Appearance

"Boom!"

Lin Cheng's figure abruptly vanished. When he reappeared, he was already behind the Night Demon Manor Lord. The bones throughout his body gave off a strange hum as he threw an utterly unremarkable punch—yet it carried the force of a volcanic eruption gathered within it.

His fist collided with the invisible barrier, unleashing a terrifying impact that shook the earth and mountains.

"...Pfft."

The Night Demon Manor Lord's expression changed. He let out a muffled groan, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

"Bastard!"

He whirled around, but Lin Cheng had long since vanished.

"Boom!"

Another tremendous blast came from behind him. The Night Demon Manor Lord suddenly staggered, his face turning several shades paler.

"Damn it, you forced my hand!"

If he wanted to kill Lin Cheng, relying on defensive power alone definitely would not work. He had been hesitating until now. Originally, he had thought his opponent was merely an ordinary Immortal Vortex. Even if Lin Cheng was stronger than him, it could only be by a limited margin—perhaps he might not even be stronger at all.

In that case, the price of killing him would not be too great.

It was still bearable.

But when he realized that his opponent was an Immortal Vortex at Great Perfection, he immediately sensed that things were going badly.

Killing an Immortal Vortex at Great Perfection was scarcely easier than killing seven or eight ordinary Immortal Vortex experts at once. Naturally, the price he would have to pay was much greater as well.

But things had come to this. There was no other path.

"..."

Trembling, the Night Demon Manor Lord gritted his teeth and pulled a tiny white-jade statue from his robes. It depicted an incomparably handsome human man, a gentle smile on his face that gave him