With Zhang Yucheng watching over them, they weren't worried about being beaten so badly they wouldn't be able to get out of bed the next day.

Ji Zuodao felt a little more at ease, after all, he had witnessed Taibai Xinghui's healing abilities.

As long as you're still breathing, I guarantee I'll give you plenty of milk.

"but……"

His eyes darted around, and that mischievous glint in his eyes started to appear again:

"A Dharma form fighting against supernatural powers? How is that possible? It's a level suppression! Isn't this obviously an attempt to humiliate me?"

Or... a sneak attack?

Once the thought popped into my head, it sprouted like spring chives, impossible to stop.

Ji Zuodao's face instantly plastered with a sincere smile, as if he were a humble junior seeking guidance from a senior, and his tone towards Deputy Director Liu was incredibly obedient:

"Uncle Liu, how about this... three, two, one, countdown, then we start fighting, okay?"

"It looks formal! It has a sense of ceremony! And it gives me, the younger generation, a bit of a heads-up, doesn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Deputy Director Liu calmly lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled a smoke ring.

Behind the smoke, a cunning, all-knowing smile appeared on the square face.

"Okay."

He had a cigarette dangling from his lips, his voice muffled, yet it carried an air of nonchalant confidence, as if to say, "Do whatever you want, I'll take it."

"You decide."

"Alright! I'm going to shout it now!"

Ji Zuodao was overjoyed, feeling that his operation was absolutely flawless.

Once I count to two, I'll strike first and catch him completely off guard!

He cleared his throat, focused his breath, and spoke in a loud, clear voice:

"three!"

The word "two" hadn't even been uttered yet—

"boom--!!!!!!"

Without warning, a hideous gash suddenly split open in the scorched earth beneath our feet!

Immediately afterwards—

"call--!!!"

The Samadhi True Fire erupted with a roar! Soaring into the sky!

"I'm lying down..."

Ji Zuodao's smug smile froze instantly.

He only managed to utter half a syllable before he was blasted into the sky by the raging torrent of flames, solidly and without any embellishment!

The feeling was like your internal organs were protesting, and your bones were groaning.

"groove……"

The last half of his profanity was still stuck in his throat, not yet uttered—

Overhead, a shadow fell.

Ji Zuodao stiffly and slowly raised his head.

Suddenly, a stone mountain wreathed in blazing flames crashed down on him!

"boom--!!!!!!"

Smoke and dust billowed into the sky! The earth trembled violently!

Deputy Director Liu, with a cigarette dangling from his lips and eyes squinting, watched the rising miniature mushroom cloud and slowly exhaled a long, satisfying smoke ring.

Top-tier lung capacity.

Cool.

"..."

The smoke and dust slowly dissipated.

There was no sound at the bottom of the hill.

Deputy Director Liu raised an eyebrow, preparing to say something like, "Young people still need to hone their skills more."

"boom--!!!!!!"

The small, solidly packed mountain of flames suddenly trembled!

Then, as if violently lifted from the inside by an invisible giant hand, it crashed over, rolled to one side, and scattered sparks and pebbles everywhere.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust.

A dharma image, seated atop a twelve-petaled red lotus of karmic fire, slowly rose from the depths of the smoke and dust.

The Blood Sea Daoist Robe fluttered without wind, and the phantom images of billions of living beings wailing and sinking on it appeared and disappeared.

The Wheel of Sin behind his head slowly rotated, and as it turned, it seemed as if countless worlds were being born and annihilated in the midst of slaughter.

The dark red karmic fire burned silently, scorching and slightly distorting the surrounding space.

"Holy crap."

The cigarette that Deputy Director Liu was holding in his mouth fell to the ground.

He stared blankly at the slowly rising image of the deity, his eyes wide open.

Beside him, Zhang Yucheng, who had been standing with his hands behind his back, observing from the sidelines, also widened his eyes slightly at this moment.

A rare hint of surprise flashed across those usually calm and collected eyes.

Red lotus, karmic fire, blood-red robe...

And there's that ancient, fierce, and murderous aura that can be clearly sensed even from a great distance...

"The Styx River... Ancestor?"

Zhang Yucheng murmured softly, his voice filled with disbelief.

He had vaguely sensed before that the murderous aura that caused the entire city to tremble when Ji Zuodao broke through was not simple.

But I never expected...

The Dharma form that this kid conjured was actually this gentleman?

"This is fucking..."

Deputy Director Liu finally recovered from his initial shock, bent down to pick up the cigarette that had fallen to the ground, and without caring about the dirt, put it back in his mouth, took a deep drag, and squeezed out the second half of the sentence through gritted teeth:

"...That was terrifying."

The Dharma form, to some extent, is a direct manifestation of a Qi cultivator's path, mental foundation, and even future potential.

The formation of "Venus" (the planet Venus) usually indicates a path of scheming and reconciliation.

The "Bull Demon King" is destined to be a fierce, valiant, and reckless man who will fight anyone who dares to defy orders.

The emergence of "True Martial Emperor" signifies a decisive and ruthless general who can effectively govern a region.

But the one in front of me...

Styx Ancestor?

The Lord of the Netherworld Blood Sea, who wields the power of slaughter and is consumed by karmic fire, is neither immortal, god, Buddha, nor demon. He is one of the oldest, most ferocious, and most unscrupulous evil stars since the beginning of time!

Is this the kind of appearance a normal person should have?!

This kid usually seems sly and wicked, but is he really this fierce at heart?!

Deputy Director Liu suddenly realized that his "fiery mountain pressing down" welcoming ceremony just now...

Isn't that a bit too gentle?

The smoke and dust completely dissipated.

Under the Styx Dharma Image, Ji Zuodao patted the dust off his body, rubbed his still somewhat stuffy chest, and grimaced.

He looked up at Deputy Director Liu, his eyes filled with grievance and his tone with indignation:

"Uncle Liu! That's not fair!"

"What happened to the three-two-one rule?!"

"I'd barely uttered 'three' and 'two' was still brewing in my throat when you slammed this ultimate move right in my face?!"

"Using supernatural powers to attack a Dharma form and then resorting to sneak attacks! They have no shame whatsoever!"

"I was at least planning to count to 'two' before launching my sneak attack! You... you went all out the moment you said 'three'! Have you no sportsmanship at all?!"

Deputy Director Liu stood there stiffly, speaking with an air of self-righteousness.

"Uncle Liu, this is your first lesson in navigating the world!"

He held up one finger, shook it, and spoke with a serious expression and an earnest tone:

"Remember this, kid! If you can use your hands, don't talk nonsense! If you can strike first, don't wait to strike later!"

"You're so slow and hesitant when it comes to ambushing me; you can't even get to eat shit while it's still warm."

Ji Zuodao smirked, and in his heart, he drew a painful lesson:

Damn it, that's still not shameless enough.

That was really dangerous.

The moment the Samadhi True Fire shot into the sky, he almost instinctively activated the Karmic Fire Red Lotus in his spiritual sea and withstood it.

When the mountain crashed down on him, he had no time to dodge, nor could he withstand it.

He simply transformed into a thin human skin and "whoosh" disappeared into the crack in the earth.

A true paper doll trying to survive.

Once the hill was overturned and the dust settled, he "bulged" up again, transformed back into human form, and casually revealed his Styx Dharma form to make a show of himself.

"Phew... thankfully I have plenty of ways to save my life."

At this moment, a fierce determination also welled up in Ji Zuodao's heart.

His eyes darted around, and he shouted at Deputy Director Liu:

"Uncle Liu! Look at you, you've already taken such a big advantage of your nephew, it's not too much for you to give me a break, is it?"

"If word gets out, it will be considered a story of mentoring younger generations, a truly admirable act!"

Deputy Director Liu chuckled upon hearing this.

He knew perfectly well: that little bastard was definitely up to no good.

but……

Deputy Director Liu exhaled a smoke ring and waved his hand dismissively:

"Alright, I'll let you have a go."

He genuinely didn't care.

There's a whole level of difference between them.

At best, the Dharma Aspect Realm can only use basic attacks.

What's wrong with letting Ji Zuodao make one move?

Can it really turn the world upside down?

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