Who is that?

These three simple words made the Thunder Beast roar with fury. Even though she despised the husband who had ruined her face, so much so that she wished she could kill Orochi with her own hands, he was, after all, a Demon King! Yet Xu Lai pretended not to know, a clear sign of mockery. How despicable this human is!

It must be said, the Thunder Beast had truly misjudged Xu Lai.

He really didn't know the name of the dead Sea Demon. However, the Sea Demon known as Orochi did indeed have eight heads. Xu Lai looked at the monster still writhing on the seabed and wailing in pain, a realization dawning on him. So, they're father and son.

Some time ago, the forbidden area on Mount Zijin had been opened. Orochi, seeking revenge for his disciple, had taken the initiative to attack Xu Lai. The outcome, naturally, was that he was as dead as could be. Xu Lai never expected that his opponent's son still hadn't given up.

CRACK!

The Thunder Beast's fists clenched tightly. In the dark clouds overhead, countless bolts of lightning roiled, looking ready to strike at any moment.

"When will this cycle of vengeance ever end?" Xu Lai said, spreading his hands. "There is no karma between us. I won't kill you. Take your son and leave."

"..."

Xu Huang's and Feng Lang's mouths were gaping wide enough to swallow an egg. They were shocked to learn that Orochi had indeed died at Xu Lai's hand, but they were even more shocked by Xu Lai's words.

What kind of strength and bravery would it take to tell a Demon King Realm powerhouse, 'I won't kill you today'? Could Xu Lai really be in the Divine Gate Realm?!

Recalling how they had audaciously planned to attack Xu Lai and eliminate him from the competition, their faces burned with shame. What a disgrace. It was utterly humiliating! Putting everything else aside, it was clear from what they'd seen so far that Xu Lai's Boundary completely surpassed all eleven of them. While he might not be on equal footing with a Demon King, he was undoubtedly at the pinnacle of the human Martial Dao. A peerless expert like him had even offered them guidance, yet they had retorted with, 'Are you worthy?'…

"Why didn't I just die?" Feng Lang muttered, wishing he could dig a hole and bury himself in it.

"So he was the one who saved us..." Xu Huang scoffed at himself. To think he had laughed about surviving a blow from a Great Demon, when it turned out Xu Lai had been protecting them from the shadows all along.

The words of the two ants never reached the Thunder Beast's ears. Her mind reeled with Xu Lai's casual words, and she couldn't help but bare her sharp teeth in a grin.

"Human, you are courting death!" the Thunder Beast sneered. "You injured my son, shattering eight of his heads. The wounds are so severe that his Dao foundation is damaged. Even if he doesn't die, he will lose hundreds of years of hard cultivation. You…"

Xu Lai frowned, not wanting to listen to her nonsense. He interrupted, "So?"

"So, please, go and die," the Thunder Beast enunciated, each word dripping with venom. "In Hell, take a message to Yomotsu Harukichi for me.

"Tell him it's such a pity... that he didn't die by *my* hand!!!"

With the Thunder Beast's shout, innumerable lightning bolts crashed down from the dark clouds above, carrying an apocalyptic might.

The lightning was blinding, but Feng Lang and Xu Huang didn't raise their arms to shield their eyes. Instead, they squinted, watching the bolts of lightning cascade down. Searing heat and a terrifying aura enveloped them, and they couldn't muster any thought of resistance. Their ears rang with the thunderous sound of space itself shattering.

In that brief moment, Xu Huang and Feng Lang both revealed resigned smiles. So this is the power of the Demon King Realm... even the void can't withstand it. For two mere Seventh Grades like us to die at the hands of a Demon King Realm expert... what an honor.

Then they looked at Xu Lai. He wasn't making a move, not even putting up a defense. Has he given up on resisting, too? The question was never voiced, because the lightning descended completely, its dazzling flashes continuously illuminating the night's darkness.

「On the distant cruise ship.」

On the fourth floor, Su Daiyi, Wan Yuanshan, and the others paced frantically. Half an hour ago, the twelve drones sending back footage had all lost their signals simultaneously, leaving the large screen a sheet of static. No one knew what was happening, and a heavy sense of dread settled over them. Even the Wan Family Head and Patriarch Ling, who had great confidence in Xu Huang and Feng Lang, paced back and forth anxiously.

RUMBLE—

A loud roar suddenly echoed from afar. In the distance, lightning struck down frantically from the clouds, and the dark sea flickered with a brilliant white light, as if the very bottom of the ocean had been illuminated.

"This is…" Everyone was so startled they nearly lost their footing. Ling Chaoyang exclaimed, "Could the Martial Ancestors be fighting?"

Similarly, the spectacular display of lightning sparked heated discussions among the tourists on the first three floors.

"Xiaoxiao, Lili, quick, look over there!" Ruan Lan shouted, frantically shaking her two best friends. All three girls were stunned speechless.

"Could it be an alien invasion? Or maybe some alien civilization's UFO is taking off from the seabed…" Hu Yanjie said, his voice filled with shock.

"'UFO, my ass!'" Yu Xiaoxiao smacked her boyfriend on the head. "If there were aliens, I'd drink this seawater dry!"

"Xiaoxiao, enough with the silly bets, just take a picture of me, quick!" Ruan Lan exclaimed excitedly, leaning against the railing.

Yu Xiaoxiao choked, "You're actually in the mood to take pictures right now???"

"What's there to be afraid of? That's definitely a fellow Daoist undergoing tribulation!" Ruan Lan urged. "Hurry up and take the picture! What if it disappears in a minute?"

Li Li: "..."

Yu Xiaoxiao: "..."

...

...

Aliens were indeed invading, though they had not yet succeeded. This strange phenomenon, however, had nothing to do with the Moon Clan.

The Thunder Beast bathed in the lightning, strolling leisurely as if in her own backyard as she carried her son, Yomotsu Hiraka, back into the dark clouds.

Yomotsu Hiraka was no longer in his true form but had taken on a human appearance, except that all eight of his heads were shattered. Fortunately, he still had one head left—the head of a thirty-year-old man, located on his tail.

"That inner demon of yours is on its last legs," the Thunder Beast said indifferently, her gaze sweeping over Yomotsu Hiraka. "After five more minutes of bombardment, go down, kill Xu Lai, and devour him. If you shatter this inner demon, you might even have a chance at nirvanic rebirth."

"..."

Yomotsu Hiraka stared blankly at the lightning purgatory below, a storm powerful enough to annihilate any Demon King-level monster. A sudden fear gripped him. "Mother, what if Xu Lai isn't dead? Five minutes isn't enough! Make it twenty minutes—no, it would be best to bombard him for three days and three nights!"

"'Shut up!'" the Thunder Beast snapped, her disappointment in Yomotsu Hiraka growing. Is this really my son? Cowardly as a mouse—he'll never amount to anything!

"Mother, believe me this once," Yomotsu Hiraka said, his voice trembling. "I can sense that Xu Lai isn't dead. He's watching us from within the lightning…"

For some reason, the Thunder Beast shuddered. Her gaze dropped downward, and it was as if a mocking pair of eyes was staring up at her from the abyss. It sent a shiver down her spine.

"Impossible! My Thunder Prison can kill a Demon King. Xu Lai can't escape," the Thunder Beast said grimly.

But, as if possessed, she extended the bombardment to half an hour, an attack that drained nearly forty percent of her Spiritual Energy.

The clouds drew together, the thunderbolts ceasing. Yomotsu Hiraka looked down, and his scalp prickled with terror as he screamed, "He's not dead! He's not dead!!!"

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