Chapter 326: The Giant Returns

Dong dong!

Dong dong!

It was as if the ghostly war drums from an ancient battlefield were being struck, or like a demon king dormant for eons was awakening in the dusk.

The heartbeat grew louder with each throb!

A primal, savage desire surged abruptly from the depths of Xu Xiaoshou's heart, fueled by Hong Gou's torment.

In an instant, this desire flooded like a torrent, shattering his clear mind and devouring all traces of humanity into nothingness.

Rage and release.

Became Xu Xiaoshou's sole craving!

Boom boom boom.

Hong Gou was thrilled to the point of madness; he hadn't encountered such an entertaining opponent in ages.

In fact, among all the people he had tormented and killed, this young man ranked among the top three for sheer amusement.

It was his first time seeing a human with the properties of a rubber ball.

Just smack him on the ground once, and he'd bounce back; smack him twice, and he'd bounce twice!

He never deflated!

"Too much fun!"

Moreover, after smacking him so many times, Hong Gou discovered that the young man possessed an extraordinarily abundant life force.

It was a power that even Hong Gou couldn't match, and these two astonishing abilities were both present in this boy?

If he weren't the target of this mission, Hong Gou might not have wanted to kill him at all—he'd have taken him back for some proper training!

But...

No!

"You have to die today!"

With a mighty heave, Hong Gou hurled the young man to the ground, but Xu Xiaoshou rebounded instantly, soaring into the air.

"It's time to end this."

Hong Gou's eyes glinted with mockery.

The Wang Zuo couldn't act recklessly; he had already opened his Jie Yu in the city, so those individuals must have sensed it by now.

If he delayed any longer, others would likely arrive.

"One minute..."

"It took me a whole minute to kill this boy!"

Hong Gou chuckled and shook his head, slowly raising his right hand toward the falling young man, then clenching his fingers as Ling Yuan surged wildly.

"Tian Ci."

The indifferent words slipped from his mouth.

This technique had pierced through all his targets over the past decades...

Surely, another soul would be added to his tally today!

Yet, the expected sound of penetration never came.

At the moment when the figure and the raised hand met, accompanied by a thunderous roar, a golden light descended from the sky, enveloping Hong Gou in his shocked expression.

"What is this?"

Hong Gou was stunned.

"A Ling Ji?"

"What the hell kind of Ling Ji is this?"

Every Ling Ji on this boy was so unfathomable—how had he acquired them?

With no time to think, even for someone like him, evasion was impossible at such close range.

And that descending golden light... a foot?

Its coverage was immense, containing a suppressive force that sealed off all his escape routes.

Hong Gou barely managed to adjust his fingers into a defensive stance, holding them over his head.

Boom!

The golden foot stomped down, and before Hong Gou could muster his strength, he was crushed deep into the ground.

Crack crack crack.

The sound of bones shattering spread from his fingers, up his arm, and across his body.

Hong Gou could clearly sense that under this foot, a violent golden Yuan Li rampaged outward, surging into his Qi Hai and triggering a chaotic explosion of his Ling Yuan.

He lay in the pit, his mask shattered, his face twisted and disfigured.

Licking the bitter blood from his lips, Hong Gou was dumbfounded.

This was Xian Tian level?

"I...?"

"Suspicion received, Passive Value +1."

The giant foot lifted, hovering in the void.

From Hong Gou's exposed face, one could see a pale, scarred visage, ugly scars that looked like they had been sliced open piece by piece with a dagger.

A face full of stories.

"Heh!"

Hong Gou laughed, reaching up to wipe his cheek, feeling the uneven ridges, as his body began to tremble.

"Blood?"

He had actually been stomped by a mere Xian Tian practitioner, drawing blood?

"Heh, ha ha, ha ha ha..."

Hong Gou burst into a deranged laugh, as if he'd encountered some absurdly comical event, but the massive foot came down again.

Boom boom boom!

In an instant, dozens of explosions erupted, completely distorting the ground. Under the rampage of this colossal figure, everything around shattered, and the earth wailed.

"Little guy, you're just too, too entertaining!"

"Ha ha ha, I'm getting excited!"

Hong Gou's manic laughter suddenly echoed from above.

As a Wang Zuo, how could he be successfully attacked by Xu Xiaoshou after the first strike?

That was just a mere Xian Tian, even if he could transform—what of it?

If you can't hit me, what's the point?!

As his laughter faded, a golden palm struck out, sending him flying!

The godlike force shattered the wind, slamming Hong Gou into the void.

When his form reappeared, it was as if he'd been forcibly teleported, crashing directly into his own Jie Yu.

With a hum, the Jie Yu trembled.

The energy inside couldn't be contained and leaked out through the cracks.

At that moment, the ground in Tian Sang City shook, startling everyone.

"What happened?"

"An earthquake?"

A wave of panic swept through everyone's hearts. Though it was just a minor quake, people felt an inexplicable dread.

"Something's off!"

The crowd looked around anxiously, only to see streams of black figures flying from the city lord's mansion. They were...

"The Forbidden Guard!"

"Someone's fighting in the city?"

The people lingering in the streets of Tian Sang City were terrified. This level of disturbance was beyond what a Zong Shi could cause.

If not that, then it had to be...

"A Wang Zuo?"

Though disbelief showed on their faces, they heard the Forbidden Guard's leader, a middle-aged man, shout loudly, his voice echoing through the nearby streets.

"Everyone, fall back! Stay at least ten li from the Dan Ta!"

Ten li was a distance a Wang Zuo could cover in an instant.

But it was the only way left to protect the people.

The Forbidden Guard commander, Chong Dong, gazed into the distance. In that unseen world, only he could see the faint Jie Yu tightly enclosing several streets.

"A Wang Zuo has made a move..."

He could hardly believe it, but he had no choice.

As he took to the air, his own Jie Yu unfolded from his Dantian, enveloping the trembling smaller Jie Yu.

He needed to prevent the energy inside from leaking out and harming others.

Yet, the violent energies clashing within made even Chong Dong's heart race.

"Two Wang Zuo?"

The one who could shake a Jie Yu from within, forcing its owner to crack it, had to be another Wang Zuo.

These two must be insane!

Choosing to fight in Tian Sang City?

Was the outside world not vast enough? Or did the city hold such allure that they had to battle here?

"This is suicide!"

Gritting his teeth, he directed his subordinates to evacuate the crowd while he rushed forward himself.

Outside the city.

A howling wind rushed over Xin Gugu's head.

Only when that burst of power leaked from the city did Xin Gugu shift from his casual stance to full combat mode.

"Someone's really fighting in the city? Targeting that boy?"

Xin Gugu found the world utterly absurd.

Even though he had agreed to it so readily, deep down, he never believed a mere Xian Tian could provoke a Wang Zuo to act inside the city.

That was something even he wouldn't dare do!

But now, the situation forced him to accept it.

Perhaps in this world, there were always people who lived recklessly, doing as they pleased.

"Damn it!"

Thinking about the gap between Xian Tian and Wang Zuo, Xin Gugu felt a massive headache.

Xu Xiaoshou could die, but just a few days ago, the Greedy God had entrusted him with a task.

If he died, what about the Greedy God?

In that moment, Xin Gugu cursed his short legs and lack of wings, channeling his energy into space and vanishing in a flash of blood-red light.

"Xu Xiaoshou, hold on!"

"You have to wait for me!"