Who are you calling a stable boy?!

"Here, only you and I will fight to the death."

At this point, Cosette paused, as if deep in thought.

"...If I could die loyally at the hands of the strong, that would be the ending I've always dreamed of."

It gazed at Zheng Jing, his image clearly reflected in its six sapphire-like compound eyes.

"Besides, it's still uncertain who will emerge victorious."

Zheng Jingyi raised an eyebrow.

He could taste the flavor.

There's definitely something wrong here.

However, no matter what the problem was, it wouldn't stop him from properly responding to the pure and sincere martial artist in front of him.

"it is good."

Zheng Jing nodded, raised his stick in one hand and held up his palm in the other, and bowed to Cocytus.

"Zheng Jing".

As he spoke, his four arms materialized from nothingness, and his domineering battle aura surged forth, instantly melting away all the frost and snow within a hundred miles, turning this extremely cold alien world into a barren wasteland.

Amidst the scorching heat of the fiery inferno, only a touch of icy chill remained beneath Cocytus' feet.

That was the icy aura that it constantly emitted, desperately trying to preserve the last inch of territory for this glacial ruler.

Looking at Zheng Jing, who had six arms and fiery eyes, Cocytus held a large katana over two meters long on his uppermost two arms, striking a righteous and aloof pose. His lower forearms held a hammer and axe close to his body.

"Cocytus".

Golden eyes and blue pupils faced each other like this.

"That is, to distinguish between superior and inferior."

"It's a matter of life and death."

Zheng Jing extended his palm forward and made a move towards Cocytus.

"please."

Without hesitation, Cocytus accepted the opportunity to take the lead – as the challenger!

In an instant, the two warriors, one as fiery as the other as icy, clashed in battle!

Let's see how this fight goes:

The cold wind howls, the earth is parched and scorched.

The little monkey's breath is fierce and scorching, like boiling oil splashing across the heavens and earth.

The King Insect's armor, cold and bright like jade, freezes and rises, turning life and death into a cycle of darkness.

One died a loyal death for his master, while the other lived a life of righteousness and good deeds.

The God-Slaying Blade is swift and sharp; the Jade Silver Halberd surpasses even the dragon.

The octagonal hammer weighs a thousand pounds, and the broad, black axe leaves no survivors.

With each movement of its four arms measured, it teaches the mischievous monkey to stand and bow its head.

But then Zheng Jing saw the golden cudgel, which he wielded in three separate forms.

The great axe shattered and the hammer fell; the silver halberd broke and the dragon tendon snapped.

The divine iron is hard, and Zheng Jing is fierce; it will terrify the insect king.

Twenty-one divine weapons were hidden, but one day they were revealed amidst wind and fire.

First strike the head, then pierce the heart; the sharp blade and the sinking weapon are both deadly.

The Insect King unleashed its full power, displaying its indestructible might.

The clanging and banging sounds continued, a testament to the relentless hammering and forging process.

Good Zheng Jing, he keeps churning the iron rod without stopping, beating the insect king until he can't get any rest.

The string of a crossbow is always the first to break, and the edge of a steel knife is always the easiest to damage.

No matter how many divine weapons you wield, you will inevitably perish under the golden cudgel!

In this battle, Zheng Jing and Cocytus exchanged blows for no more than twenty rounds. Of the twenty-one weapons Cocytus carried, only the God-Slaying Blade Emperor remained in his hand.

With those twenty Cocytus, it was already certain that weapons below the divine artifact level could neither harm Zheng Jing's golden body nor withstand his incomparably powerful staff.

As for whether a divine artifact can even come into contact with it...

Cocytes dared not draw a conclusion.

It suspects that the world-class prop Zheng Jing possesses is likely the stick in his hand.

Therefore, its only chance of winning right now lies in the supreme greatsword in its hand, the [God-Slaying Blade Emperor].

This weapon, once used by its creator Takemikazuchi and later gifted to him, is the sharpest of the 21 weapons in the Cocytus collection.

Since his encounter with Zheng Jing, he has always protected this only divine weapon among his hidden weapons, even at the cost of breaking both of his forearms, all in order to find an opportunity to defeat Zheng Jing in one blow.

No matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't find an opportunity to reverse the situation.

He has four hands to use, but Zheng Jing has six arms to use.

In that instant, Cocytus experienced for the first time in his life how terrifying it was to have an opponent with two more arms than him in close combat.

Now, with the destruction of the twentieth hidden weapon, if he is still unwilling to give up defeating Zheng Jing, then he only has two paths to choose from.

First, the God-Slaying Blade Emperor, a gambling artifact, could withstand the club in Zheng Jing's hand, which was very likely a world-class item.

two--

For the first time, Cocytus, who had been trying to dodge and parry the incoming stick, stopped in his tracks as it was thrust at him!

No, it's not about stopping!

—It turned around and headed straight for Zheng Jing!

"puff!"

With a muffled thud, the staff, imbued with Zheng Jing's divine power, easily pierced through the armor of the Cocytus King, and a chilling aura emanated from it.

But this didn't stop Cocytus from moving!

"drink--"

With a roar that seemed to cleave through all the obstacles in front of him, Cocytus brought down the God-Slaying Blade Emperor that he had raised high above his head!

"--when!!"

The Creator's legacy, the blade infused with everything Cocytus, struck Zheng Jing's forehead, producing a resounding, awakening sound.

In an instant, the sound resounded throughout the entire world.

"really......"

His premonition came true, and a satisfied murmur escaped the martial artist's lips.

"A brilliant victory..."

As the last trace of life dissipated from those jade-like compound eyes, Zheng Jing flicked his wrist slightly, and with a soft sound, pulled the golden cudgel out of Cocytus's body.

Shaking off the remaining icy blue bloodstains, Zheng Jing picked up the stick and reached out as if to pat Cocytus, but his hand stopped just as he raised it.

Then, he took a step, circled around, and brushed past the towering Cocytus.

Back to back, Zheng Jing waved his hand as he walked.

"A beautiful defeat."

Chapter 305: Standing Up and Kicking Out

Putting away the Mountain and River Map, Aura sat on the back of the giant chameleon and hurriedly tried to escape into the depths of the mountains and forests.

That was an opponent that even Cocytus, in the extremely cold alien environment, could not defeat.

What's even more frightening is that Zheng Jing's composed demeanor doesn't seem like he's faking it at all.

In other words, even amidst the interference from the otherworldly realm of the Mountain and River Map, Zheng Jing did not expend much effort to defeat the fully armed Cocytus.

Aura knew very well that even if she unleashed all the magical beasts she had tamed within the Mountain and River Map right now, she would still have no chance of defeating such a formidable enemy...

She was naturally furious and wanted to avenge Cocytus's death, but she also knew that she didn't have the ability to do so.

Moreover, it wasn't just this side that suffered a setback; Aura could also sense that the magical beasts sent to attack the survey team members were in dire straits.

Although she wasn't directly present to provide various aura-like abilities, the 15 magical beasts sent there were at least level 75.

This configuration was prepared based on the combat effectiveness demonstrated by the two scout teams that the expeditionary force had previously lost at the hands of the Great Tomb when they were annihilated.

In theory, they should have been able to take down the survey team, which was already outnumbered and had no protection from Zheng Jing, in a short period of time!

Relying solely on her mental connection with the magical beasts, Aura couldn't accurately determine why they were suffering repeated defeats, and she had no time to concern herself with such matters at the moment.

She cannot die here like Cocytus.

Although she and Cocytus could be resurrected in the Great Tomb of Narrator after dying in battle, just like Narberal, the valuable items they carried could not be easily replicated!

Aura didn't know whether Zheng Jing was simply unaware of the value of the God-Slaying Blade Emperor, or whether he had developed a so-called mutual appreciation between martial artists with Cocytus. In any case, he did not take the God-Slaying Blade Emperor left behind by Cocytus.

Therefore, when she put away the Map of Mountains and Rivers, this precious artifact had already been stored in Aura's dimensional backpack.

In addition, she possesses the "Map of Mountains and Rivers," a world-class artifact even more valuable than the God-Slaying Blade Emperor.

She could die under Zheng Jing's stick, but the Map of Mountains and Rivers could not fall into Zheng Jing's hands!

Knowing that she could neither kill nor trap Zheng Jing, the only thing Nayaula could do now was to protect the Mountain and River Map and the God-Slaying Blade Emperor.

pity.

"sand!"

The giant chameleon braked suddenly, causing Aura, who was riding on its back, to lower her body.

"how--"

Aura was about to ask a question when she looked up and choked up.

"Huh? You..."

Carrying his golden cudgel, Zheng Jing squatted on a rock about half his height, his golden eyes staring at Aura on the back of the giant chameleon: "Hiss, Brother Ke is one thing, but why are you, a little girl, here to die?"

He scratched his cheek.

"Tell me, what happened? Has Prisoner changed his ways?"

"..."

Aura did not respond.

With one hand on the map of mountains and rivers tied to her waist and the other on the back of the giant chameleon, she kept her eyes fixed on Zheng Jing, secretly using her mental link to call all the surviving magical beasts around her to come to her.

A level 100 Aura's entire class composition can be said to revolve around the main class of Beastmaster.

With this ability, she has over a hundred magical beasts at her disposal, and through her various aura abilities, these beasts can almost all possess combat capabilities exceeding level 80 in actual combat.

However, this time she only brought 15 of her most elite magical beasts with her, while the rest of the magical beasts could not be mobilized at will because they needed to continue guarding the Great Tomb.

...Okay, she has to admit that when that annoying guy made her work with Cocytus, the Nightfall Expeditionary Survey Team, she did think that guy's tactical judgment was at least correct.

With 15 elite magical beasts under her control, fully equipped with Thessex, plus the Mountain and River Map she possessed, there was no reason why she couldn't defeat this so-called investigation team.

So, if she could turn back time and slap her past self, Aura wouldn't hold back!

As for now, she certainly doesn't fantasize about defeating Zheng Jing with the remaining magical beasts.

Aura had no choice but to try, sending the monsters swarming forward and using her power-up to hold off Zheng Jing, buying time for her retreat...

But, will the monsters have enough time?

“Little girl, for Brother Ke’s sake, leave your things here and go.”

Upon hearing Zheng Jing's words, Aura was taken aback.

"thing?"

Zheng Jing pointed to the map of mountains and rivers behind Ya Wula's waist.

Considering Cocytus's unwavering loyalty to his tastes, sparing Aura's life is acceptable.