Become One with Me, Giant Demon

After Zhu Tianming was sent flying by a single hammer blow, Phantom Hand You Baojiang immediately seized the opportunity and leaped out. Wearing sharp steel claws, he closed in on Ge Mu like a phantom.

You Baojiang knew the giant demon Ge Mu was powerful, but he showed no trace of retreat.

He had already reached the peak of Earth Treasury Warrior, yet had made no further progress for years and could find no chance to break through. Now, a Heaven Treasury Warrior stood before him. How could he shrink back and let this opportunity slip away?

Even if he died today, he would die on the path of seeking the Dao, with no regrets!

You Baojiang's eyes were incomparably resolute. His twin claws transformed into hundreds of phantoms as they clawed for Ge Mu's throat.

"Hmm?"

After sending Zhu Tianming flying with one hammer strike, Ge Mu had been about to turn and slaughter his way back toward the separated giant demon forces. But then he saw another human radiating a unique aura charging at him, forcing him to stop.

Still, it made no difference to him.

Ge Mu glanced over, then swept his great hammer sideways with a backhanded swing. The enormous hammer moved far faster than You Baojiang's attacks.

You Baojiang tried to dodge, but quickly realized that the giant hammer had locked onto him completely. His pupils contracted sharply. "Can't dodge it!"

"Bang!"

The next instant, You Baojiang flew backward like a rag doll, receiving the same treatment as Zhu Tianming.

"This kind of power... it's like a meteor falling from the sky—impossible to resist."

Only then did he truly understand how powerful Ge Mu was. Even while airborne, he kept spraying blood from his mouth.

"Hah!"

Just as You Baojiang was defeated, a woman in red charged out from behind Ge Mu with a sharp cry.

It was Dancer, one of the Ten Great Experts!

"Bang!"

Dancer flew backward like a cannonball.

The remaining three Great Experts exchanged glances. None of them retreated, but neither did they challenge Ge Mu alone. Instead, they joined forces and attacked from three directions at once.

Sure enough, after joining forces, the situation improved somewhat. The three were not instantly defeated by Ge Mu. Instead, they tangled with him for... five seconds!

Once five seconds had passed, one hammer strike per person sent all three flying in succession. They hit the ground and could not rise again.

A group of martial artists who had originally followed behind the Ten Great Experts, intending to steal the kill at a critical moment, felt their hearts turn cold at the sight. Their steps toward Ge Mu grew heavy and hesitant.

Even the ten publicly acknowledged strongest humans, fighting together, could not withstand a single exchange with Ge Mu. Who could possibly kill that monster?

How could they win a battle like this?

At that moment, an angry curse came from somewhere. "Damn it! We've come this far. If we don't rush up and slash him once, we won't be able to live with ourselves!"

"Charge! All together! At the very least, we have to leave a scar on him!"

"There are so many of us! Let's take him together!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The martial artists' courage swiftly scattered beneath Ge Mu's swinging great hammer.

Reality proved that courage was only one part of strength. It could not wholly replace strength.

Before absolute power, courage could only move hearts.

But surely they could not use courage to move Ge Mu's heart?

Thus, the force formed by the martial artists of the jianghu was like a shooting star in the night sky. After a brief moment of brilliance, it quickly dimmed.

After the martial artists left the stage, the armored soldiers, organized by their commanders, tried to keep Ge Mu and the giant demon army from rejoining each other.

However, it was futile.

Under Ge Mu's great hammer, armor and flesh were like paper, easily torn apart and mixed together...

In the blink of an eye, Ge Mu had slaughtered his way back into the giant demon army and once again led them in a charge. "For the rise of the giant demons!"

Countless giant demon roars shook the heavens. "For the giant demons!"

"The Ten Great Experts have been defeated. They couldn't even hold Ge Mu back..."

The Second Prince, stationed nearby and directing the battle, stared at the battlefield below and murmured, "What I feared most has happened. To a certain extent, a Heaven Treasury Warrior truly can determine the outcome of a battle."

He could already foresee the human army gradually collapsing beneath the giant demons' rapid assault...

And human soldiers who could no longer fight in formation were simply no match for the giant demons.

If they wanted ultimate victory, they would need to fill the battlefield with countless lives and let Ge Mu slaughter them.

Then, taking that opportunity, they would have to keep killing giant demon soldiers until only Ge Mu remained.

But such a tactic was far too brutal for humanity.

Moreover, not everyone could charge forward without fear of death like professional soldiers.

The Second Prince let out a long breath. He still had a cavalry reserve under his command, but he did not want to commit it yet. "Wait a little longer..."

Xiang Dongping gripped the saber in his hand tightly. His eyes were bloodshot as he watched soldiers fall in waves, and his heart twisted in agony.

It reminded him of what he had heard not long ago in Luo Family Village: a wife who had lost her husband threw herself into a river, the children left behind died of illness soon after because no one could care for them, and only a little dog remained silently waiting at the door...

And these soldiers before him, surely they too had reasons they had to survive?

There had to be people behind them waiting for their safe return, didn't there?

"Does humanity really have no one who can deal with Ge Mu?"

"How could this happen..."

Liu Yueling stared blankly at the battlefield in the distance, her mouth hanging open for a long time.

This outcome had clearly exceeded her expectations.

The Ten Great Experts, whom she regarded as human legends, had actually been defeated so easily.

While Liu Yueling was still dazed, Zhuang Hong's lips curled into a smile.

His eyes fixed tightly on a giant demon following behind Ge Mu, and he could not help murmuring, "Found it. It's that one!"

Liu Yueling came back to her senses. "Found what?"

Zhuang Hong casually pointed. "I told you before that I was looking for something. I found it. It's over there."

After saying that, he stepped forward and ran swiftly down the small dirt slope, racing toward the battlefield.

"Woof woof!"

Xiao Bai sprang up at once, then followed closely behind Zhuang Hong.

Liu Yueling's face changed drastically. She frantically waved her hands. "Hey, Zhuang Hong, come back! The giant demons are breaking through in our direction. If you charge over now, you'll run straight into the giant demon army led by Ge Mu. It's too dangerous..."

But how could she call him back now? She could only watch helplessly as Zhuang Hong disappeared into the distance.

She did not know that Zhuang Hong's entire body and mind were now fixed on that giant demon.

At this time, led by Ge Mu, the giant demon army once again easily tore through the human army and charged ahead at tremendous speed.

While the giant demon army had yet to complete its turn, the human commanders immediately reorganized their formations and rallied morale, preparing for the giant demons' next assault.

Just then, the scouts who had been following the commanders all alerted their generals. "General, look over there! One person is charging head-on toward the giant demon army alone."

The generals looked up and indeed spotted a somewhat slender figure rushing from afar, charging directly against the giant demon army at incredible speed.

The sight filled the generals with a measure of admiration, and a feeling of tragic grandeur rose within them.

This person actually had the courage to charge into the giant demon army alone!

Though he was destined to be smashed to pieces, his courage soared to the heavens.

If everyone were like this, why worry that the giant demons could not be destroyed?

The contrast of this scene was striking.

It was not only the scouts and generals in the army who saw it. Many others who had been watching Ge Mu's movements also noticed.

"Look, who is that? He's actually charging straight at the giant demon army. Has he gone mad with wanting Ge Mu's head?"

"Who is he? He's too far away to see clearly. Does anyone with sharp eyes recognize him? Once the war is over, we can at least erect a monument for him to record his heroic deed."

"I don't recognize him! Huh? Why does it look like there's a little puppy following behind him? That puppy's legs aren't long, but it runs pretty fast."

"A puppy following behind him? Don't tell me that puppy is white?"

"It is white."

After Zhu Tianming was injured, he and the other martial artists had temporarily retreated to the side to regulate their breathing and recover. Hearing everyone's discussion, he could not help standing up to look.

Once he saw clearly, his pupils contracted sharply, and he blurted out, "Hand of God—Zhuang Hong?"

Everyone around him was stunned.

"That person is Zhuang Hong, the Number One Expert Under Heaven everyone has been talking about?"

You Baojiang and several other Ten Great Experts had been regulating their breathing as well. Upon hearing this, they stopped and stood up to look.

You Baojiang said in astonishment, "It really is Zhuang Hong..."

Dancer's once rosy red lips had turned pale. She asked curiously, "With a little white dog following behind him, it should indeed be Zhuang Hong. They say that little dog is the famous Thousand Shadow White Dragon...

But why is he charging head-on into the giant demon army? Is he trying to throw his life away?"

Another of the Ten Great Experts sighed regretfully. "So that is Hand of God—Zhuang Hong? I had wanted to meet him after this battle ended, but it seems I won't get the chance now. Ah, what a pity for such a hero."

In their eyes, this was a suicidal act. There was absolutely no chance of survival.

Only You Baojiang and Zhu Tianming, who had met Zhuang Hong before, stared at that slender figure with bright eyes.

A sliver of hope rose in their hearts. If it's Zhuang Hong...

But it quickly faded from their eyes. Even if he is personally powerful, even if he truly possesses the ability of Shadow-Splitting Shift, the final outcome will not change under the charge of an army led by Heaven Treasury Warrior Ge Mu. He will surely be smashed to pieces.

Xiang Dongping, on the other side, also saw the figure and cried out, "Zhuang Hong? What is he doing?"

The Second Prince frowned. "He is the Hand of God—Zhuang Hong you mentioned? No matter how strong he is, what use is this? It is merely a moment of reckless bravery. If those jianghu martial artists could follow my orders and be used by me, how could things have reached this point... sigh!"

Everyone who saw this scene, whether they knew Zhuang Hong or not, instinctively believed that he would soon become an unrecognizable lump of mangled flesh.

Yet the courage Zhuang Hong displayed earned everyone's respect.

He had done something they did not dare do, something they did not even dare imagine.

In many people's eyes, even if not a trace of his body remained, this deed would still be enough to go down in history.

However, no matter how much courage pierced the heavens, it could not change the final result.

This was merely an insignificant little interlude on the battlefield.

Everyone sighed inwardly. What a pity!

Still, they instinctively stared fixedly at that slender figure, wanting to witness his final moment of glory with their own eyes.

As Zhuang Hong charged toward the giant demon army, he narrowed his eyes and fixed his gaze on the giant demon holding the Skull Scepter. He reached back and grasped the Dragon Tendon Sword.

He did not think too much about it. He merely wanted to claim his prey as quickly as possible.

"Become one with me, Giant Demon!"