A faint, helpless smile hung on Shen Luo's face.
That girl Zi Yan had no sense of discipline whatsoever.
Hovering in midair, Han Feng shifted his gaze from Zi Yan to Shen Luo, a flicker of wariness crossing his eyes.
"As a Dou Zong, don't you fear disgracing yourself with this sneaking and thieving?"
His voice was low, his tone probing.
Just as he had suspected, no Dou Huang expert could have plundered so many factions!
"I, Han Feng, have no quarrel with you. If you need pills, you need only ask. I would gladly befriend you!"
Shen Luo shrugged and walked slowly to Zi Yan's side. Moonlight fell over his black robes, lending him an air of mystery.
The Gold and Silver Elders' pupils widened, and they stood close together.
They had never heard of Shen Luo.
No such Dou Zong had ever appeared in the Black-Corner Region.
Still, fortunately for them...
His aura was only that of a Two-Star Dou Zong. He was not strong enough to sweep them all aside!
"I'm afraid the Medicine Emperor lacks the ability to refine the pills I want!" Shen Luo smiled. "Han Feng, you've spent so many years scouring the Black-Corner Region for heavenly treasures. Why not give them to me instead?"
"So you intend to take them by force?" Han Feng said coldly. "Even a Dou Zong cannot disregard me so brazenly!"
Shen Luo tilted his head.
"Is that so?"
He lightly stamped his foot.
An aura of utmost savagery erupted from his body, like a Primordial Ferocious Beast opening its eyes.
Within the Black-Corner Region, I am invincible.
The pressure Shen Luo unleashed weighed heavily on everyone's heart.
Han Feng's pupils contracted sharply.
"What... what is this aura?!"
The Gold and Silver Elders' expressions changed drastically at the same time.
They had lived for many years and encountered Dou Zong experts, yet they had never felt such terrifying pressure from any of them.
Elder Gold's voice was hoarse. "Something's wrong with this brat!"
Elder Silver said gravely, "Attack together. End this quickly!"
Han Feng did not hesitate. He swept his hand forward. "Attack!"
Before his words faded, thirteen Dou Wangs and several Dou Emperors sprang into action at once.
Multicolored Dou Qi blossomed in the night sky, dazzling as fireworks yet laden with deadly intent.
Shen Luo did not even look at them.
He turned and pulled Zi Yan behind him, shielding her.
"Stay behind me. Don't run around."
Zi Yan bit her lip and obediently nodded.
Though she usually ran wild, she knew when to fool around and when to behave.
Shen Luo raised his head, fixing his gaze on the Gold and Silver Elders charging toward him.
The two had already activated their secret technique, and their combined aura now rivaled that of a Two-Star Dou Zong.
"Tyrant Fist."
He casually punched out.
There were no fancy moves, no dazzling radiance of a Dou Technique.
Only power in its purest form.
Where the force of his fist passed, the air burst apart, forming a visible ring of shock waves.
Bang!
The Gold and Silver Elders were sent flying by a single punch.
Blood trickled from the corners of their mouths.
Disbelief covered their faces.
What the hell was this?
Weren't you a Two-Star Dou Zong?
Why did you seem even stronger than Mo Tianxing of the Black Emperor Sect?
Having landed his first blow, Shen Luo began hunting the Dou Wangs charging at the front.
He lifted his right hand, targeted a five-star Dou Wang, and swung his fist straight at him.
The Dou Wang had already gathered all his Dou Qi into his hands, but Shen Luo was too fast for him to react.
Before he could even scream, his entire body exploded in midair, becoming a cloud of blood mist.
The force of the punch swept the blood mist backward, splashing it across the faces of two Dou Wangs behind him.
Their pupils widened, and they instinctively tried to stop.
But Shen Luo had already moved.
Like a phantom, he appeared behind them. Both hands shot out, seized their heads, and smashed them together.
"Bang!"
Both heads burst like watermelons.
Blood and brains sprayed everywhere.
Three Dou Wangs had died in an instant.
From beginning to end, it had taken no more than a single breath.
Silence fell over the scene.
The remaining ten Dou Wangs stopped in midair, their vicious expressions turning to terror.
Three Dou Wangs killed in a single exchange?
Where the fuck had this monster come from?
Han Feng's pupils also contracted violently.
Everything had happened so quickly that even he had been unable to save them!
But he was, after all, a Peak Nine-Star Dou Emperor who had survived countless battles to the death. He quickly regained his composure.
"Don't let him scare you! However strong he is, he's still just one man!" Han Feng shouted sharply. "Gold and Silver Elders, the three of us will hold him back. Everyone else, seize that little girl!"
The Gold and Silver Elders exchanged a glance and nodded together.
Their figures flashed, appearing on Shen Luo's left and right.
Ranked first and second on the Black List, they had fought together for decades. Their coordination was engraved into their very bones.
Golden and silver Dou Qi intertwined in the air, forming an enormous two-colored vortex that engulfed Shen Luo.
"Gold and Silver Strangulation Formation!"
Both men roared at once.
The vortex spun rapidly. Countless golden and silver Dou Qi blades slashed in from every direction, sealing Shen Luo inside.
Shen Luo raised an eyebrow.
"Interesting."
He did not dodge. Purple threads of blood filled the sky as he allowed the Dou Qi blades to strike his body.
"Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!"
A rapid barrage of metallic collisions rang out.
Those blades could have torn an ordinary Dou Wang to pieces, yet they left only faint white marks on Shen Luo's skin. They did not even break it.
The Gold and Silver Elders' expressions changed simultaneously.
"Wh-what kind of monster is this?" Elder Gold's voice trembled.
Even Mo Tianxing, a peak Four-Star Dou Zong, could not have taken this attack with his flesh alone!
Shen Luo rolled his neck, producing a series of crisp cracks.
"Nice tricks, but they're a little short on force!"
"My turn."
He stamped his foot fiercely.
The ground beneath him cracked like a spiderweb, and the earth within a hundred zhang collapsed at once.
Propelled by that stomp, Shen Luo shot into the sky like a cannonball, lunging straight at Elder Silver.
Elder Silver reacted swiftly. His hands formed seals, and silver Dou Qi condensed into a thick shield before him.
Shen Luo slammed his fist into the shield.
"Crack!"
The shield shattered.
The remaining force sent Elder Silver flying, blood spraying from his mouth. His body smashed through three walls before finally coming to a stop.
"Damn you!" Elder Gold's eyes nearly split with rage.
He frantically drove his Dou Qi, shaping it into a gigantic golden phantom that punched toward Shen Luo's back.
Without even turning his head, Shen Luo drove an elbow backward.
The golden phantom's fist collided with the tip of his elbow.
"Boom!"
The golden phantom's entire arm exploded into specks of light.
Elder Gold grunted, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. He swiftly retreated to Elder Silver's side.
"Han Feng! What are you waiting for?!"
Han Feng's face was grave.
He had long since gathered his power, condensing a ball of deep-blue flame in his palm.
Sea Heart Flame, the heavenly flame ranked fifteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.
"Die!"
The deep-blue flames transformed into a roaring fire dragon that lunged straight at Shen Luo's face.
This was a high-level earth-rank Dou Technique from Starfall Pavilion.
Although Han Feng was only a Peak Dou Emperor, his heavenly flame and high-level Dou Technique raised his combat strength to rival a one- or two-star Dou Zong.
Watching from a distance, Zi Yan's heart leaped into her throat. "Shen Luo, watch out!"
Just as the fire dragon was about to strike Shen Luo, black radiance suddenly blazed from within his body.
A terrifying devouring power erupted.
The fire dragon slammed straight into Shen Luo, only to vanish without a trace like a clay ox sinking into the sea.
Han Feng froze.
"You... who exactly are you?"
A cold smile curled Shen Luo's lips.
"Not bad."
In close combat, he had the Heavenly Tyrant Body.
Against techniques, he had the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
Neither physical nor magical attacks could affect him.
Only an immense disparity between the two sides could break through.
But right now, Shen Luo was a Dou Zong, while Han Feng and the Gold and Silver Elders were Dou Emperors-one relying on a heavenly flame, the other two on a combined technique.
They were nowhere near enough!
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