"No more! No more fighting!"
The Bone Demon King waved what remained of his bone staff and forced out a few dry chuckles. "Little brother from the Human Realm, this king admits defeat."
The Bandage Ghost King was even quicker. Half its body was scorched black, and it dropped straight to the ground. "The Ghost Realm-this king admits defeat," it mumbled.
Then it buried its face in the dirt and played dead.
Nobody knew how many ribs Green Ox Ancestor had broken. He lay on the ground, coughing for a long while.
He looked up and saw Xiao Yan walking toward him again, dragging his ruler. Trembling with fright, he hurriedly raised a hand.
"Wait, wait, wait! This ancestor admits defeat! I admit defeat!"
Green Ox Ancestor waved his hand as he coughed up blood. Not a trace of dignity remained on the face of the Demon Realm's longstanding Taboo as he shouted in a panic.
"Calm down, little brother. This ancestor admits defeat."
He was terrified that if he spoke a moment too slowly, Xiao Yan's ruler would come crashing down on him!
The sight of Ancestor Li Shan of the Immortal Realm falling was still fresh in his mind!
Xiao Yan swung his heavy ruler out into the void. A sea of nine-colored flames still churned beneath his feet as he looked down at the three old monsters.
"You really admit it?"
"We do, we do!" Green Ox Ancestor nodded as if pounding garlic.
"No more fighting?"
"No more! No more!" the Bone Demon King and Bandage Ghost King said in unison.
Xiao Yan tilted his head and asked another question. "Coming to join the fun again next time?"
The three Taboos shook their heads in unison, their heads wagging like pellet drums.
They had decided that after