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"You bastard! Stop right there!!"

The roar of iron hooves exploded like thunder through the filthy streets of Shattered Hoof Town.

He mounted a ground dragon clad in rough bone armor and began to rampage, its massive body recklessly smashing through pigmen and debris blocking his path, chasing after Liu Nian in a frenzied manner.

Here, he is king! He is the ruler of all bastards, and whoever he wants to kneel must kneel! Whoever he wants to die must die!

But now, some lowly pig-man dares to play tricks on him! He's utterly courting death!!

That damned, filthy bastard dared to hit Dynasa's bastard! The rage in Iron Hoof's heart almost burned away his reason.

He was going to catch this guy and torture him in the most cruel way possible! Skin him? Pull out his tendons? That would be too easy on him! He'd tie him to a pillar, cut off a piece of his flesh every day to feed the dogs, then heal him with healing magic, then cut it off again! He'd make him wish he were dead! And all the good stuff on his stall… it all had to be his!

Liu Nian (Big Rotten Teeth) ran wildly ahead in a panic, stumbling every now and then, looking like a pig-man who was scared out of his wits and only cared about escaping.

He deliberately chose to navigate narrow, chaotic alleyways, using the terrain to slow down the pursuit of the earth dragons behind him, while intentionally or unintentionally leading the iron hooves towards the outskirts of the town.

"Run? Let's see where you can run to!" Iron Hoof cursed viciously as he urged the earth dragon forward.

He didn't summon his personal guards—dealing with a mere street vendor was no big deal, and he wanted to vent his anger himself. He wanted to enjoy the struggle and fear of the man like a toy toying with its prey, and then watch him torture himself to death in despair! In the end, he would become a blood sacrifice!

Broken Hoof Town was not large to begin with, and in no time, Liu Nian rushed out of the simple wooden and stone wall.

The wilderness outside the wall was more open, but also more desolate, with only sparse withered grass and exposed gravel.

Liu Nian was panting heavily, his speed had obviously slowed down, and he kept looking back in fear at the approaching iron hooves.

"Haha! Out of energy now, you bastard!" Seeing this, Iron Hoof's eyes blazed with ferocity. He urged the Earth Dragon to accelerate and the distance between them quickly closed.

Finally, on a rocky beach about two or three miles away from Broken Hoof Town, the Earth Dragon pounced and blocked Liu Nian's path.

Liu Nian was so frightened that he stumbled and collapsed to the ground, looking up at the iron hooves that rode on the back of the ferocious dragon, which looked like a demon god. His whole body trembled like a leaf.

Iron Hoof leaped off the back of the earth dragon, its heavy body slamming into the ground with a slight tremor.

He approached step by step, carrying that terrifying double-edged battle axe, a cruel and gleeful smile on his face.

"Run! Why did you stop running? Hmm?" The iron hoof's voice was mocking and full of malice. "Weren't you pretty tough just now? Daring to touch my girl! I've been in a really bad mood lately, extremely bad! It's all that bastard Liu Nian's fault! You're unlucky to have run into my line of fire!"

He walked up to Liu Nian, and the huge shadow completely enveloped the slumped Liu Nian.

He leaned down, his scarred and grinning face almost touching Liu Nian's, the stench of bad breath and blood filling the air.

"I've changed my mind. I won't let you lick my hooves anymore." Iron Hoof's voice was like a viper's hiss. "I'm going to skin you alive! Then heal you with a healing spell, then skin you again! Heal you again! I'm going to repeat this a thousand times! So that every inch of your flesh will remember what happens when you offend the great Iron Hoof!"

He stretched out his giant hand, clad in metal gauntlets, and reached for Liu Nian's hair.

However, just as his fingers were about to touch the other's filthy mane—

The iron hooves froze.

Because he saw Liu Nian's eyes.

Those pig eyes, which should have been filled with fear, humility, and despair, were now terrifyingly clear.

There was not a trace of panic, only a subtle, undisguised teasing, like a cat playing with a mouse.

That's absolutely not the look a dying prey should have!

A chill ran up from the iron hoof's tailbone to the back of his head without warning!

His fighting instincts, honed through years of battles and countless life-or-death experiences, sounded the highest level of alarm at this moment!

Danger! Extreme danger! Something's wrong!

"You..." Iron Hoof uttered a dry syllable, instinctively trying to back away and raise his battle axe.

But it's too late.

Liu Nian, who was slumped on the ground, slightly curved the corners of his mouth upward.

Then, Iron Hoof felt a blur before his eyes, and the surrounding scenery rippled, twisted, and shattered violently, like water on which a stone had been thrown!

The wilderness outside Shattered Hoof Town, the gray sky, the cold, jagged rocks, even the restless, pawing earth dragon beside him... everything faded and disappeared in an instant!

Instead, there was a dark purple space, flowing, vein-like light bands, and a black crystalline ground.

Avici Hell!

Ironhoof's heart was pounding in his throat! He had heard Gru and the other pigmen describe this terrible place over and over again!

This is the domain of that human demon Liu Nian!

Anyone who enters will have all external bonuses, including equipment, potions, enchantments, titles, and bonds, stripped away!

He looked down at himself in horror.

really!

The Immortal King's breastplate and shoulder armor that he was so proud of, which shone with a dark gold luster, were gone!

That menacing legendary helmet is gone!

The double-edged battle axe that had accompanied him in battle for many years was also gone!

Even the other odds and ends on her body, such as wristbands, belts, and boots, were all gone!

At this moment, he was only wearing a rough, thin, gray-white beginner's cloth robe with no attribute bonuses!

The simple clothes he wore on his three-meter-tall, muscular body looked both comical and... incredibly fragile.

An indescribable feeling of weakness and coldness enveloped him.

The powerful strength, surging vitality, and solid defense that he usually possessed as naturally as breathing all vanished from him at this moment.

In his current state, only his basic attributes remain; his health... is only around one million!

"No... Impossible! Where are my equipment?!" Iron Hoof roared in shock and rage, his voice echoing in the deathly silence, trembling slightly even he himself didn't realize. He frantically pounded his body, trying to retrieve his powerful armor and weapons, but all he could touch was rough cloth.

He suddenly looked up and stared ahead.

That damned "Rotten Tooth" was still slumped on the ground, but his posture had completely changed.

Instead of cowering in fear, they stretched lazily.

Even more surprisingly, right in front of him, the other person leisurely patted off non-existent dust from their buttocks and then stood up.

Liu Nian still sported his signature rotten teeth. He stretched his neck and hummed a tune: "In my territory, you have to listen to me~"