After clearing the level, the fairies were reborn!

The giant python, which had been watching the battle from the sidelines, was completely dumbfounded.

It lay paralyzed on the water's surface, its eyes wide and mouth agape, staring at the cracked turtle shell.

And there was the Xuanwu King rolling on the ground, watching the young man in blue robes sheathing his sword.

Its mind was blank, with only one thought echoing in its head.

He's gone mad.

Or has the world gone mad?

The Xuanwu King, who reigned supreme over the entire demon realm and aspired to the throne, was slain by this young man with a single sword strike?!

The demon race's strongest defenses were like tofu dregs in front of this swordsman...

It's too ridiculous.

too exaggerated!

"My lord..."

Tao Yaoyao was also dumbfounded. She stood on the water, her legs as weak as noodles, and she couldn't even stand up.

She looked at the cracked tortoise shell and at the once high and mighty Xuanwu King rolling on the ground.

At this moment, Tao Yaoyao suddenly felt...

It seems that my own choice was the right one.

Half an incense stick's time passed before the sword energy capable of severing the soul completely dissipated.

The giant tortoise finally stopped rolling around.

Its body twitched a few times, then slowly calmed down.

Those cloudy eyes looked at Xu Ze, at that young face, at those calm eyes, and suddenly a deep despair welled up inside them.

"you……"

Its sound was very weak, as weak as the wind blowing through an empty room:

"Who exactly are you?"

Xu Ze remained too lazy to answer.

Just like in the beginning, the other party didn't take me seriously at all.

He simply walked up to the cracked tortoise shell, reached out, and gently broke it open.

He broke off a piece of shell the size of a washbasin, its edges as neat as if cut with a knife.

He put the fragments into his storage bag, turned around, and looked at the Xuanwu King, which was still convulsing.

"I've taken your shell."

His voice was calm, as if he were talking about something trivial.

The other person slowly closed their eyes and did not speak.

He no longer had the strength to speak.

Now, his armor is gone, and his cultivation is ruined.

The once high and mighty demon king is now nothing more than a shellless turtle, at the mercy of others.

The giant python shrank to the surface of the water, looking at Xu Ze, at his calm face, at his sword, and suddenly felt a tightness in its throat.

It wanted to run, but its body wouldn't obey.

He wanted to beg for mercy, but he couldn't open his mouth.

It just stood there, frozen, waiting for death to come.

Xu Ze glanced at it.

That glance was very indifferent, as indifferent as looking at a stone.

But that one glance made the giant python's scales stand on end.

But soon, Xu Ze looked away.

He patted the little spider on his shoulder, calming Tao Yaoyao down.

"Do you have anything to say?"

After being mocked like that, the situation has reversed so quickly.

His sword strike was actually meant to 'vindicate' her.

"No, my lord."

Tao Yaoyao quickly climbed onto his shoulder, shaking her head incessantly.

My lord has already avenged me, and I am already very satisfied.

Xu Ze then nodded.

He simply turned around and walked back the way he came.

Not far away, the giant python froze in shock.

"You...you're not going to kill me?"

Xu Ze didn't even turn around; he simply took to the air.

Only Tao Yaoyao, perched on his shoulder, glanced back at the giant python and then at the shell-less tortoise, a slight smile playing on her lips.

The giant python lay paralyzed on the water's surface, watching the figure in the green robe fly further and further away.

Its mind was in turmoil, filled not only with fear but also with a hint of envy that it couldn't quite explain.

That little spider, the one it mocked, the so-called Tao Yao Yao who was supposed to be a human's 'pet,' seemed... to be much stronger than it.

But as it pondered, the python lowered its head, looking at its smooth scales and its intact body.

It suddenly realized that it was still alive.

The other things don't seem that important.

In the distance, the fog receded again.

Xuanwu Marsh returned to calm, with only the cracked tortoise-shaped mountain still telling the story of what had just happened.

Wild and untamed demon realm.

The second demon king has fallen.

……

Inside the volcano, magma surged and boiled.

Cheng Hao sat cross-legged on the protruding boulder, holding a large iron hammer in his hand, the hammerhead resting on his knees, his eyes half-closed, as if he were dozing off.

But his consciousness kept extending outward, like countless invisible threads.

We passed through the crater, through the mist, and through the swamp that had just experienced a great battle.

Then he felt it.

A sword intent is rapidly approaching.

He opened his eyes, grinned, revealing a set of white teeth.

"came back?"

Before the words were finished, a blue figure flew in from outside the crater and landed on the boulder.

Tao Yaoyao remained clinging to Xu Ze, not daring to look directly at the man before her.

Then, Xu Ze took out a piece of shell fragment the size of a washbasin from his storage bag and handed it to Cheng Hao.

The fragments are dark brown, with fine lines covering their surface, resembling tree rings or cracks on a tortoise shell.

The edges were as clean as if cut by a knife, sculpted by Xu Ze's sword energy.

The fragments were heavy in his hands, like holding a small mountain, but when Cheng Hao took them, he simply weighed them lightly, and the smile on his lips deepened.

"Good guy!"

His fingers traced the surface of the fragments, feeling the undulations of the patterns and the residual ancient bloodline power within.

"This turtle shell is even sturdier than the one you used back then."

Then, Xu Ze took out the fragment of the Chaos Bell from his storage bag.

"From now on, it's up to you."

The broken piece is only the size of a fist, dark gold in color, and covered with cracks, like a piece of porcelain that has been smashed and glued back together.

Cheng Hao's eyes lit up.

He set the shell fragments aside, picked up the remaining piece with both hands, and examined it closely.

"Don't worry, I've got it covered."

His fingers gently traced the cracks, as if caressing an injured child.

"Second brother, step back."

Xu Ze stepped back a few steps and stood on the edge of the boulder.

Tao Yaoyao jumped off his shoulder, shrank behind his heels, only her eyes showing, and looked timidly at Cheng Hao.

Cheng Hao took a deep breath and gripped the iron hammer in his hand.

The hammer head is facing down, the handle is facing up, and it is held upright in front of the chest.

The lava lake in the crater began to churn.

The heat surged in from all directions, like an invisible giant hand trying to squeeze water out of people.

Cheng Hao opened his eyes, and flames burned within them.

His pupils turned gold, like two glowing red charcoal.

The hammer fell.

"clang--!"