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Just as Bi Hai's flute music began to rise, an ancient and immense will suddenly invaded Hao Chen's mind. His movements slowed by more than half, and seizing the opportunity, Jixin took a side step and, with a fierce right fist, directly smashed into Hao Chen's abdomen.

Originally, Hao Chen felt he could defend against such an attack, but the flute music from Bi Hai affected him, slowing not only his body's movements but seemingly his thought process as well.

Thus, watching the powerful and heavy punch come his way, Hao Chen only managed to condense a delicately crafted shield of Mana in front of his abdomen. Then Jixin's punch sent him flying, but because of that delicate shield's appearance, about fifty percent of the punch's force was absorbed.

However, even the remaining fifty percent made Hao Chen spew fresh blood, his internal energy roiling uncontrollably.

After all, Jixin was a practitioner of Body Cultivation; he didn't cultivate Spells or Magic Treasures, simply tempering his body to be the strongest weapon. Thus, even a normal punch from Jixin was immensely powerful, let alone a Full Force Strike during combat. But before Hao Chen could catch his breath, Jixin had already appeared in the air beside Hao Chen's backwards flight.

Without giving Hao Chen a sliver of time to react, Jixin's body twisted, and his right leg chopped down fiercely. This strike, devoid of any fanciness, hit Hao Chen's chest without any defense and was followed by a whip kick, an elbow strike, a knee smash. A series of attacks brought Hao Chen crashing down from mid-air.

By the time the last punch had driven Hao Chen into the ground, Jixin suddenly retreated. At the same time, the music from Bi Hai's flute, which had been constraining Hao Chen's movements, changed; the original mournful tune turned into a vigorous and heroic melody, like an unstoppable charge of thousands of troops.

Just as the flute's tune changed, suddenly above Hao Chen, a dragon made entirely from the music's Illusion Transformation appeared. Although formed from sound waves, this dragon looked as lively as a real one. After appearing, it roared and then dove straight at the severely injured Hao Chen on the ground.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the dragon, transformed from sound waves, collided with Hao Chen on the ground. Upon hitting Hao Chen, the dragon plunged into his body as if a clay ox entering the sea. But it wasn't over yet; after this dragon, six identical ones appeared out of the Void, one after another.

At this, Bi Hai cracked a slight smile, and with a thought, the six dragons flew down one after the other. However, as the subsequent dragons slammed into Hao Chen, Bi Hai suddenly frowned and without a word, grabbed Jixin and fled. They had just escaped a hundred meters when they abruptly stopped. Two other people were standing in front of them.

From these newcomers' aura and the insignia on their clothes, they were from Annihilation Demon Nation, which takes the nine-headed hydra as its totem. All people from Annihilation Demon Nation embroider a nine-headed hydra on their chest, and that unique Demonic Qi set them apart from individuals of other Divine Nations.

By then, Bi Hai realized that escape was futile, and the only option was a desperate fight. Knowing that flight was impossible, Bi Hai simply let go of his worries. Suddenly feeling movement behind him, he turned his head slightly and saw a person in blood-red Battle Armor lifting Hao Chen out from the human-shaped crater on the ground.

Then this person took out a Jade Vase, poured out a few golden Elixirs, and fed them to Hao Chen. Only then did the one in blood-red Battle Armor slowly stand up, lifting a similarly blood-red halberd that had been stuck in the ground and casually placing it on his shoulder. He looked up at Bi Hai and Jixin, then turned to look at the individuals from Genesis Divine Nation who had arrived later.

"Myriad Gods Hall, Myriad Spirits Realm, and a member of Genesis Divine Nation, that makes three Soul Beads. With the two on the ground, that's five. Haha, what great luck!" he laughed wildly, seemingly not considering the three individuals as threats.

It was then that Bi Hai took a closer look at the person in blood-red Battle Armor. However, as soon as he saw the halberd on the person's shoulder, Bi Hai's eyes twitched, and he inwardly cursed his luck. If it were anyone else, the two might have a chance to fight for their lives and perhaps escape, but they had not expected this person; now there truly was no escape from death.

"So it's the Demise Cloud Halberd, Bu Yun. I've long admired your reputation. May I ask why you and your associates have surrounded us? What business do you have?" Though Bi Hai knew the situation was likely inescapable, he did not resign himself to fate. With a smile, he greeted them while rapidly thinking of a way to escape.

"Haha, I know you, the expert from Myriad Gods Hall, Divine Bi Hai. And the one beside you must be Jixin from Myriad Spirits Realm, right? What will it be, handing over the Domain Bead or fighting to the death? But don't worry, if you decide on a fight to the death, I won't let anyone else interfere!" Having said that, he signaled with his eyes to the two people from Annihilation Demon Nation.

Although those two were not subordinates of Bu Yun, they still respected Bu Yun's formidable reputation. Thus, they nodded, walked towards the person from Genesis Divine Nation, and subtly surrounded him.

Seeing the people from Annihilation Demon Nation approach, the person from Genesis Divine Nation chuckled lightly and then said, "Bu Yun, do you really think you're so all-powerful? Do you believe that these two small fries can stop me?

Haha, truly, ignorance knows no fear!" After speaking, there was no visible action, but when they looked again, the person had already appeared in front of Bi Hai and Jixin.
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"Oh? I thought you were just a nobody, but turns out you're a big fish! Announce your name; I do not slay the nameless under my Demise Cloud Halberd!" Although he said this, Bu Yun was still discreetly channeling spiritual power, preparing to strike like thunder at any moment.

He hadn't expected to misjudge so poorly; seeing this person's energy fluctuations before, they seemed to be merely a typical Nine Patterns Supreme, so he hadn't paid much attention.

Putting other things aside, just the instant teleportation from before, even he had only caught a glimpse of a shadow. How could someone with such speed be weak? The advantage once held by his side had vanished. Three against three, and with the strength of the person from Genesis Divine Nation being an unknown quantity, there was a good chance that his side might end up in grave danger this time.

"Me? Lin Xi. A nobody from Genesis Divine Nation! You, a top ten expert of Myriad Demons Country, wouldn't know my name." Lin Xi said with a smile. However, he suddenly paused, seemingly noticing something, and then the smile on his face became even more radiant.

"Bu Yun, I'm telling you, you're dead meat this time, believe it or not?" As Lin Xi spoke, he took three steps forward, then pointed two fingers into the void, and a green-colored ruler appeared out of thin air. After the ruler appeared, Lin Xi did not take it in hand, but let the green ruler float in midair.

Bu Yun, seeing this peculiar ruler, became even more puzzled. If this ruler were a powerful Divine Weapon, Bu Yun could be certain that Lin Xi was definitely a hidden master of Genesis Divine Nation. But the unsettling part was that the fluctuations emitted by the green ruler were those of an ordinary weapon. Compared to his own Demise Cloud Halberd, this ruler was practically trash.

Though Bu Yun was perplexed, he still didn't act rashly. He couldn't be sure whether Lin Xi was pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger or just putting on an act because no matter how Bu Yun probed, he only found energy fluctuations fitting a typical Nine Patterns Supreme.

With such power, he could easily kill Lin Xi—if perhaps Lin Xi merely had unusual speed and his combat power was not actually outstanding, then maybe he was just bluffing to scare him away?

While Bu Yun pondered, his Divine Sense, which he had been using to probe Lin Xi, suddenly caught a very faint flaw. As Bu Yun was about to strike, he noticed a flicker of panic in Lin Xi's eyes. The panic flashed by, and Lin Xi's expression and movements didn't show any oddities.

So, Bu Yun felt even more assured that Lin Xi was just a facade, though the act was quite convincing, but that fleeting look of panic gave him away.

Therefore, Bu Yun feigned deep thought, and just as Lin Xi looked towards Hao Chen on the ground, severely injured by Bi Hai, Bu Yun abruptly launched an attack. His Demise Cloud Halberd turned into a Demon Cloud, with a thunderous force it cleaved towards Lin Xi.

But at that moment, Bu Yun suddenly thought something was wrong, and without any hesitation, his intuition, honed through years of survival in deadly situations, prompted him to throw his Demise Cloud Halberd backward as he quickly moved a hundred meters to the right.

Just as Bu Yun had struck, he had suddenly felt that Hao Chen, who had been half-sitting on the ground, stood up and launched an attack towards him. Without hesitation, Bu Yun parried with his Demise Cloud Halberd, then took the opportunity to dash away. When he reappeared a hundred meters away, Bu Yun turned back and saw Hao Chen holding a blood-red stick and chuckling at him.

"I told you, you are going to die here today, and you didn't believe it!" While Bu Yun was astonished, Lin Xi's voice came from beside his ear.