“Lowly ant…”
The moment the armored warrior spoke, Jared’s eardrums throbbed with pain, and the space around began to fracture inch by inch.
The voice seemed to emanate from the depths of the hell, carrying with it the mournful walls of countless lost souls.
Jared’s pupils contracted. The pressure from a Wandering immortal Realm presence pressed down on him, almost crushing his breath. But gritted his teeth, letting the lethal intent had just absorbed surge wildly within.
Crimson flames ignited once more on the Dragonslayer Sword.
“Perfect timing!” With a furious roar, shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, aiming the blade at the gap in the armored warrior’s throat.
The massive axe came sweeping across with crushing force.
Jared barely dodged by twisting his body, the axe wind slicing past his shoulder and shredding a large portion of his clothes.
Using the momentum midair, twisted and stabbed at a joint in the armor, but the mithril deflected the strike, scattering sparks.
The armored warrior countered with a backhanded swing. Jared raised his sword to block, but the immense impact numbed his arms and forced back dozens of steps.
***
Inside the city lord mansion, the subordinate had already delivered Jared’s profile.
When Maceo saw that Jared was only an Immortal Realm Level Eight, shot up from his chair, his expression full of disbelief.
How could an immortal Realm cultivator, just freshly guided onto the path by the heaven and earth laws, be so powerful?
Maceo glanced at the copper mirror’s projection and turned pale instantly.
“A Wandering Immortal Realm demonic zombie appeared, and that kid’s still holding his own?” He stared hard at Jared battling the armored warrior, veins bulging at his temples.
He knew full well that in all of Rhino City, not a single Immortal Realm cultivator could go up against someone from the Wandering Immortal Realm. The gap between those realms wasn’t just one level. It was an entire class, an entire world apart!
Maceo stared in stunned silence as the battle in purgatory grew fiercer.
Jared’s flames were scattered again and again by the massive axe, and his body had accumulated several deep, bone-revealing wounds.
Yet, every time was injured, could absorb the residual lethal intent from the attacks of the armored warrior through his Dragonslayer Sword. This, in turn, served to refine and strengthen his own energy.
He quickly realized that although his opponent’s cultivation was high, his combat style was rigid, relying purely on brute force.
“Got you!” A gleam flashed in Jared’s eyes.
As the axe drove into a corner once more, suddenly abandoned his sword and formed a seal with both hands. The flames around turned into chains that wrapped around the giant axe.
In the split second that the armored warrior was stunned, Jared surged forward. The supreme positive flame condensed in his palm slammed down onto the warrior’s helmet.
The mithril helmet screeched as it melted, and the green ghostfire inside distorted under the searing heat.
The armored warrior roared in rage, trying to break free, but Jared clung to like a bone-deep parasite, pouring all his strength into the fire.
“Shatter for me!” With a deafening roar, the helmet exploded, revealing a blazing skull underneath.
At some point, the Dragonslayer Sword had reappeared in Jared’s hand. It came down with unstoppable force.
In that instant, the skull was split in two. The armored warrior collapsed with a thunderous crash, crumbling into a pile of white bones.
Jared dropped to one knee, gasping for breath. His wounds visibly closed as the aura within surged, on the verge of a breakthrough.
Maceo watched everything unfold, slumped in his chair, his back soaked in a cold sweat. He stared at the blood-soaked Jared standing firm in the copper mirror, waves of shock rolling through his heart.
The young man had not only slaughtered a thousand demonic zombies but had also defeated a Wandering Immortal Realm demonic zombie with a nearly impossible strategy. Such talent and skill were no less than those of the legendary prodigies of ancient times!
If Jared turned out to be a demon spirit, then Rhino City was in grave danger.
“We must send someone to keep an eye on him!” Maceo abruptly slammed the table as stood up, his eyes flickering with a complex array of emotions.
He wanted to recruit Jared under his command, yet feared might be a threat from the demon spirits.
And at that very moment, Jared had no idea that his battle had been watched in its entirety by Maceo, the lord of Rhino City.
