The First Signs of Crisis

Yet that white figure tore through the flames and charged at him with undiminished force!

How was that possible?!

Though Crimson King was shocked, his reaction was not slow.

He could clearly sense that this human's punch was on an entirely different level from the previous one!

Crimson-red and jet-black flames erupted from his body at the same time, while his frame swelled to over eight meters tall!

Crimson Abyss Demon Body!

And it was not over yet!

"Roar—!"

Accompanied by an ancient dragon's roar, Crimson King's body expanded once more, reaching an astonishing twelve meters!

True Dragon Endowment! A bloodline skill that maximally awakened the true dragon blood within his body!

The aura he radiated now had more than doubled compared to before!

Black and crimson flames wreathed his body, the muscles of his limbs bulged, and his blood energy surged forth!

This was his all-out state!

By comparison, Sam's body, just over two meters tall, appeared exceedingly small.

Yet that small body charged forward at incredible speed like a blazing meteor.

In the end, his fist slammed into Crimson King's chest!

Ding—

Time itself seemed to freeze for an instant, followed by an earth-shattering explosion!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Crimson King's enormous twelve-meter body was actually sent flying backward!

A massive pillar of fire fanned outward, piercing several kilometers into the distance!

"Whew—"

After throwing that punch, Yu Wuyi let out a long breath.

This move released Sam's ultimate in his secondary burning state.

DHGDR—Supernova Overload, unleashed through his fist.

Its drawback was that it lacked the enormous area-wide destructive power of Meteor Fall.

Its advantage was that it concentrated all energy into a single point, granting it stronger single-target damage and piercing power than Meteor Fall!

However, this kind of attack placed a tremendous burden on his current body.

At the end of the charred trail, Crimson King was covered in wounds, with a blackened crater in his chest!

Clearly, that punch had severely wounded him!

If Yu Wuyi kept pursuing him, he would surely be able to kill him before long.

But now was not the time. With the commotion caused by that punch, Di Tian had definitely noticed something.

Di Tian possessed mastery over space and might be able to break through his Limitless. Fighting him now would be unwise.

He had already avenged the ambush. It was time to leave.

Before leaving, however, Yu Wuyi spoke coldly in Sam's voice:

"The next time we meet will be the day you die."

The voice crossed the vast distance and reached Crimson King's ears.

Blazing Flame Propulsion!

After saying that, Yu Wuyi flew toward the edge of the forest. Wisely, he chose to fly through the woods rather than through the sky.

The sky was too open. With Di Tian's strength, he might spot him.

Fortunately, he encountered no obstacles along the way, and Yu Wuyi soon flew beyond the bounds of the great forest.

He then changed direction and flew toward the Heaven Soul Empire.

Not long after Yu Wuyi left, a colossal shadow that blotted out the sky descended!

It looked over the scorched, ravaged ground, then at the heavily wounded Crimson King.

Clearly, a great battle had taken place here, and Crimson King had ultimately lost.

"Crimson King, what happened?"

Its enormous golden vertical pupils fixed on Crimson King as it waited for his answer.

Crimson King forcibly suppressed the pain in his chest and said with difficulty:

"It was a human wearing armor. I underestimated him and was severely injured by him!"

Di Tian frowned tightly. Judging by the traces at the scene, the battle had not lasted long.

In other words, that human had severely wounded Crimson King, a three-hundred-thousand-year soul beast, in a very short time.

"Was the opponent an Ultimate Douluo?"

Di Tian considered that possibility. If he were merely a Super Douluo, he should not have been capable of beating Crimson King into this state so quickly.

Crimson King shook his head and answered, "I couldn't see that human's cultivation level, but he probably wasn't an Ultimate Douluo. Otherwise, I'd already be dead."

After hearing his answer, Di Tian's brow furrowed even deeper.

Not an Ultimate Douluo?

Had humans already become this powerful?

There was no longer any trace of a human aura nearby. The other party had clearly gone far away.

"Forget it."

Since he had already left, there was no point dwelling on it.

The shadow that blotted out the sky departed, taking the heavily wounded Crimson King with it.

Di Tian was taking him back to the Great Ferocious Land to have Bi Ji treat him.

He just did not know how long it would take for this devastated battlefield to return to its original state.

Within the Heaven Soul Empire.

Since he had been flying at full speed, Yu Wuyi returned to the Heaven Soul Empire before long.

At this rate, he would soon be back in Crimson Leap City, where the Odd Jobs House was located.

"I never expected this commission to drag on for an entire month."

At first, he had thought it would be a simple task, finished with a quick trip there and back.

He had not expected so many things to happen along the way.

Thinking back on everything that had happened, Yu Wuyi laughed soundlessly.

[Warning! An existence from a higher plane is spying on the host!]

[Identifying target...]

[Identification complete! Spy information displayed!]

[Spy: First-Class God God San! (Supreme God God)]

[Warning! The spy harbors hostility toward the host!]

What?!

The sudden development made Yu Wuyi halt abruptly in midair, staring at the system notifications in disbelief.

"What is going on?"

"Tang San is watching me?!"

[Host detected to be in danger. Mysterious rule granted!]

[Mysterious Rule: Nothing may spy on the host's existence. Consumes 10 Commission Coins per month!]

[The spy has lost sight of the host!]

That solved it? As expected of my system!

But before Yu Wuyi could celebrate, another system notification made his heart leap into his throat!

[Warning! The spy has developed a sense of crisis after losing sight of the host!]

[The spy will descend upon Douluo Continent in spiritual form sixteen months from now!]

[Host survival difficulty detected to be excessively high. System rules changing...]

[Personal commissions and faction commissions added!]

[Change 1: Commission Coin rewards for personal commissions increased by 100%; roleplay rate fixed at 20%!]

[Change 2: Commission Coin rewards for faction commissions increased by 1000%; roleplay rate fixed at 50%!]

[Change 3: Upgrading ten-year, hundred-year, thousand-year, and ten-thousand-year soul rings no longer requires Commission Coins. Hundred-thousand-year soul rings changed to 50 Commission Coins!]

With such a major upheaval happening so suddenly, Yu Wuyi's thoughts were already in chaos.

Why had Tang San suddenly discovered him? And even if he had, why had he immediately become hostile?

Then there were the system's sudden changes.

Seeing the system dramatically increase the rewards out of concern for his safety, Yu Wuyi's first feeling was not excitement, but something strange.

He had noticed before that whenever he ran into trouble, the system would always give him exactly what he needed most.

This series of changes only proved it further, though he knew it most likely would not answer.

Yu Wuyi still voiced the question in his heart:

"System, why?"

But to Yu Wuyi's surprise, the system actually answered this time.

[All of the system's actions and responses are the final results derived through calculation.]

[The answer to the host's question is: the system exists to serve the host. The host's interests outweigh everything else.]

This was the first time the system had said so much, leaving him somewhat flattered.

But for some reason, a question suddenly sprang into his mind, and he blurted it out without thinking.

"System, do you have a gender?"

[According to human concepts, the system's gender is: female.]