Stop Fighting, This King Surrenders! (Seeking Monthly Votes, Seeking Collections)

Above the crimson sky.

Two intense energy fluctuations continuously emitted sounds like muffled thunder.

The once azure sky had transformed into an apocalyptic scene; two streaks of crimson fire illuminated the entire horizon, and a red glow blanketed the firmament.

Even the lazy white clouds were swallowed by the raging flames.

"Damnable human, take this!"

Watching the massive fire palm descend from the heavens, the Amethyst Winged Lion King let out a cold snort. With a flap of its wings, a ball of purple fire erupted from its body, hurtling upward to collide with the Heaven-Burning Giant Palm.

BOOM!

A thunderous roar exploded out of thin air.

The purple fireball and the Heaven-Burning Giant Palm collided, releasing terrifying energy. The heat was so intense that even the space itself began to ripple and distort.

"Bang!" A massive cloud of dust surged into the sky.

Countless flames rained down from the firmament like droplets, scattering across a radius of several thousand meters. The purple flames and crimson fire merged, erupting with astonishing energy.

In an instant, the mountains within a radius of several thousand meters were turned into a sea of fire. Ancient trees were incinerated, and the scale of the blaze was so vast that it seemed to dye half the sky red.

This shocking scene was clearly visible even from Green Mountain Town, hundreds of miles away.

Countless residents of Green Mountain Town stepped out of their homes, gazing at the overwhelming firelight deep within the Magical Beast Mountain Range, their faces filled with shock and terror.

Such a bizarre celestial phenomenon surely indicated that an unknown change had occurred deep within the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

For those who relied on the Magical Beast Mountain Range for their livelihood, these changes were undoubtedly fraught with death and danger.

Green Mountain Town.

Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

The Little Fairy Doctor, who had been busy in the medicine pavilion, also noticed the terrifying phenomenon.

She stopped what she was doing and walked slowly outside. Gazing at the red glow filling the sky, a trace of worry rose in her eyes.

She had been living with Xiao Ze for a month now.

Although she had never asked who Xiao Ze was, what he was doing in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, or even his name, she had managed to understand a few things after staying together for so long.

For instance, Xiao Ze would disappear for a period of time every few days, and when he returned, the scent of magical beasts unique to the Magical Beast Mountain Range would still linger on him.

The terrifying anomaly within the mountain range now was, in all likelihood, related to the senior.

Thinking of this, the Little Fairy Doctor clasped her hands together in front of her chest and murmured, "Senior, you must return safely!"

Deep within the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

On the battlefield.

After stalemating for several minutes, the purple fireball and the Heaven-Burning Giant Palm finally dissipated due to energy exhaustion.

"Take another sword from me!" The moment the Heaven-Burning Giant Palm vanished, Xiao Ze, who had been standing still in the sky, finally moved. With a flap of the Five-Colored Dou Wings on his back, his figure turned into a bolt of lightning, instantly appearing before the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

"Holy Spirit Sword Technique, First Form: Sword One!"

The Taixiao Sword was unsheathed with a sharp clang, and a fierce sword intent surged forth.

Xiao Ze gripped the longsword and slashed fiercely at the Amethyst Winged Lion King. A sharp wind blade whistled across the edge of the blade, eventually transforming into a sky full of sword energy that enveloped the Amethyst Winged Lion King's massive body.

Clang, clang, clang— The sword energy struck the body of the Amethyst Winged Lion King, producing the crisp sound of metal clashing against metal.

The terrifying sword energy could only leave white marks on the purple crystals covering its body, failing to inflict any fundamental damage.

"Human, are you trying to scratch an itch for this King?" The Amethyst Winged Lion King wore a look of disdain. It tossed its lion head, and the spiral horn atop it shot out a beam of purple fire several meters thick.

"Sword Two!" Xiao Ze's gaze remained indifferent.

He flicked his wrist, and a terrifying sword aura, dozens of feet long, erupted from the Taixiao Sword. The sharp edge rubbed against the air, emitting a piercing, thunderous roar.

This strike was brilliant, with sword rain falling like a waterfall.

It felt as though everything in the world could be cleaved asunder by this single strike.

Swish— The sword energy swept past, splitting the purple flame in two.

It wasn't over yet. After executing the 'Holy Spirit Sword Technique, Second Form', Xiao Ze's figure became ghost-like. He tapped his toes in the void, suddenly splitting into hundreds of phantoms. They appeared in front, behind, and to the sides of the Amethyst Winged Lion King, surrounding it completely.

Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique: Myriad Transformation Phantom!

As an Earth-tier movement technique, Myriad Transformation Phantom was incredibly powerful. It not only increased speed but could also be used in combat. If cultivated to perfection, one could even manifest ten thousand phantoms.

These phantoms were indistinguishable from the real person, and as they shifted and moved, they would inevitably conceal the true body and confuse the enemy.

Unfortunately, the current Xiao Ze could not yet achieve such a powerful effect; he could manifest at most a hundred phantoms.

Though not many, it was barely enough to deal with the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

"Sword Three!"

"Sword Four!"

"Sword Five!"

"..."

With the Amethyst Winged Lion King serving as a qualified punching bag, Xiao Ze unleashed everything he had learned to his heart's content.

The three Earth-tier Dou Techniques were constantly shifting in his hands, as he tirelessly sought out the optimal solutions.

Xiao Ze's combat experience was also steadily improving through his battle with the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

If the Amethyst Winged Lion King had been able to barely put up a resistance against Xiao Ze at the start, it was beginning to feel overwhelmed as the battle dragged on.

Xiao Ze's cultivation base was already higher than its own, and he possessed three Earth-tier Dou Techniques to boot.

Had Xiao Ze not been intentionally tempering his own combat experience, the Amethyst Winged Lion King would already be on the verge of death.

Damn it, how is this human so strong?

We've been fighting for an hour already, how does he still have so much energy left?

Doesn't he ever get tired?

High in the sky, the Amethyst Winged Lion King panted heavily as it dodged the attacks.

The battle had now been raging for an hour.

It was beginning to run out of stamina; the purple crystals that originally covered its body had become pitted and scarred under the opponent's onslaught, and in some places, purple blood was even seeping out.

No, if this continues, I'm going to die!

The Amethyst Winged Lion King cast a wretched look at Xiao Ze, only to find that the man's expression remained as calm as ever. Not only was there no sign of disarray on his person, but there wasn't even a single bead of sweat on his forehead.

Every one of the opponent's attacks still brought with it the same incomparable pressure as before.

"Sword Nineteen!" Xiao Ze said with a calm expression, flicking his wrist lightly.

A rugged sword aura whistled out once more; the massive beam of light seemed capable of splitting the firmament, growing rapidly in the Amethyst Winged Lion King's purple beastly pupils.

I can't take this head-on, I'll die!

At this critical juncture, the Amethyst Winged Lion King hurriedly erupted with the last of its energy, and surging purple flames burst from its body like steam.

In the end, the terrifying sword aura grazed its body and landed heavily on the thousand-foot-tall peak behind it.

"Boom!" Just as the Amethyst Winged Lion King was congratulating itself on escaping disaster, it suddenly felt the earth beneath its feet begin to tremble, and countless plumes of dust rose from the ground.

It stiffly turned its head.

It was shocked to see that the thousand-foot-tall peak had been ruthlessly shorn of a corner, leaving behind nothing but a perfectly smooth cross-section.

Beyond that, it also saw a sword scar over a thousand meters long carved into the earth, a hideous fissure that stretched all the way to the other side of the mountain range.

Countless boulders and ancient trees had been obliterated by this single sword aura.

Is he even human? The Amethyst Winged Lion King gulped, its purple eyes filled with shock.

Seeing Xiao Ze raise his longsword once more, it didn't hesitate in the slightest. It plopped down onto its knees, raised its front paws high, and begged for mercy: "Spare me, human! This King surrenders, this King surrenders!"