Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

"You should wait here because Xereth is too strong for the current you." Tian Huangjin spoke to Zhang Xiaolong [3] as she summoned her golden sword.

Zhe Wuming also spoke to him. "I know you want to help the spirit woman in your sword take revenge, but Xereth is different from all the enemies you have fought so far. Thus, you must be careful in your actions, or we cannot protect you."

"Here." Gong Ren gave a device to Zhang Xiaolong [3]. "I don't know if it will be useful in blocking Xereth's attacks, but you can keep it in case he finds you and attacks you."

"Thank you." Zhang Xiaolong [3] accepted the device.

Hun Di patted Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s shoulder. "You are still young, so I forbid you from pushing yourself, and you should run away if the situation is much worse than we expect."

"Master, you know that I'm not that weak, right?" Hun Di nodded to Zhang Xiaolong [3]. "I may not be as strong as you all, but I have many tricks. I won't run away from battle, and I won't attack Xereth recklessly. If a good opportunity opens up, I'll help you all attack him from a distance."

Hun Di nodded again. "You can do it, but you must do it if the situation allows it."

"Yes, Master." Zhang Xiaolong [3] then opened the map, and Xereth was indeed at the mountain that Tian Huangjin had pointed out before. "There's a barrier protecting that place, but I don't know how strong it is."

"Leave that barrier to me, and you guys move immediately after I destroy it." Tian Huangjin confidently said.

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The concealment formation on the mountain had prevented Xereth, still recovering from his injuries, from noticing their presence.

As soon as the flying artifact was close enough to the mountain, Tian Huangjin immediately flew out while holding the hilt of her golden sword. Golden light enveloped her body, and hundreds of golden swords materialized behind her. "Sacred Wing Severance."

Hearing the voice, Xereth opened his eyes immediately, but he was too late. In that instant, those golden swords stabbed into the barrier protecting the area, shattering it into pieces.

*Boom*

"Fuck!" Xereth flew away and took out his black scythe. 'How did this bitch find me in this realm?'

"Judgment lights." Dozens of golden rays immediately shot toward Xereth as soon as Tian Huagjin said that.

"Shit!" Xereth wanted to counter Tian Huangjin's attacks, but he was shocked by the sudden appearance of Zhe Wuming, Gong Ren, Hun Di, Ji Changlan, and Feng Jiu.

They surrounded Xereth, and Gong Ren swiftly threw the device he had prepared beforehand. Several chains quickly shot towards him, binding his hands and feet.

Feng Jiu shot several small fire phoenixes toward Xereth, and Hun Di used his soul technique to control his soul. Meanwhile, Ji Changlan had already grasped a large hammer, and he smashed it towards the demon.

Meanwhile, Zhe Wuming made several symbols with both his hands, and their area was quickly enveloped by a transparent wall that was almost invisible to the eye.

"Heh!" Xereth sneered as he shot dozens of black lights toward Tian Huangjin's golden rays, and they collided with each other. The golden rays vanished instantly, and the black lights shot toward her, which she immediately deflected.

"You guys look down on me too much, you lowly bastards!" Xereth screamed loudly as he shook off Hun Di's control over his soul, causing the Soul Emperor to spurt blood from his mouth. He also destroyed Gong Ren's device with one attack before he counterattacked Ji Changlan with his black scythe, leaving a deep slash wound on the old blacksmith's chest.

Xereth flew towards Feng Jiu to capture her, but Xue Bao returned to his beast form and swung his tail at the demon.

"Arghh!" Xue Bao screamed in pain as Xereth cut off his tail.

"Bao'er!" Zhe Wuming immediately moved in front of them and thrust both swords in his hands toward Xereth, but the demon swiftly broke them both and swung the black scythe at him.

*Clang*

Xereth immediately flew away as his attack on Zhe Wuming failed because of the invisible wall that suddenly appeared between them, and he knew that it was a void wall.

"You won't get away with it this time." Xereth spun around and blocked Tian Huangjin's golden sword.

*Clang*

"Heh! Coward!"

Xereth unleashed his darkness, forcing Tian Huangjin to stay away from him, especially since it was not ordinary darkness. He then slashed his scythe a few times, shattering the invisible wall around them. After that, he flew high into the sky, firing several attacks at them.

Zhe Wuning and the others hurriedly parried Xereth's attacks, but they were knocked back quite a distance due to the vast difference in their strength, spurting blood from their mouths.

Unlike them, Tian Huangjin easily repelled Xereth's attack, and she hurriedly flew towards him while covered in golden light.

Xereth spread his darkness as far as possible, especially since he knew that Tian Huangjin would not dare to approach him in such a situation. "I don't know how you all managed to find me in this realm, but you're underestimating me, bitch! I'm much stronger when I use my real body, and I can also use all my abilities with this."

Tian Huangjin frowned as she shot her golden rays, but they were instantly absorbed by Xereth's darkness. 'His darkness is stronger than I imagined.'

"Hahaha!" Xereth laughed at Tian Huangjin's expression. "You could defeat me easily when I used my spare bodies, but you won't be able to do it this time."

Xereth suddenly felt something coming from behind, and he immediately swung his scythe behind him, but his attack only hit empty air.

"Another rat, huh? A fast rat." Xereth muttered as he tried to find the whereabouts of Zhang Xiaolong [3], who decided to make a move after he helped Hun Di and the others. "Your ability should be an invisibility ability, right? I don't know how you can have such an ability, and I also can't track you anywhere because of your high speed, but you will never be able to get close to me or hurt me with such an ability."

After he said that, Xereth looked at Gong Ren and the others, but he was only interested in Feng Jiu. "Someone has captured Feng Yichen, so I will capture you and turn you into a dark phoenix, and you will become my plaything."

Feng Jiu shuddered upon hearing that, but Zhe Wuming and the others immediately flew to her side to protect her.

"Hey! Foolish demon! Can you get an erection?" Xereth frowned as Zhang Xiaolong [3] said this using his Qi from afar so that the demon couldn't track him. "Feng Yichen has been by your side for hundreds of thousands of years, but she is still a virgin to this day. Thus, I doubt your status as a man, and I am sure you cannot have an erection."

"Pfftt." Feng Jiu and the others burst into laughter hearing that.

"You bastard!" Xereth immediately attacked in various directions, including towards Feng Jiu and the others. However, Tian Huangjin immediately flew in front of them and protected them from his attacks.

"Hahahaha!" Zhang Xiaolong [3] laughed loudly. "Oh, by the way, Feng Yichen's moans sounded erotic, did you know that? Unlike you, I was a healthy man, and he couldn't stop writhing beneath me, and he kept begging me to satisfy her."

Xereth suddenly realized something. "You must be the damn brat who has disrupted all my plans, including my plans in the Blue Water Realm."

"It's good that you noticed, but you won't be able to do anything to me."

"Hmm?" Xereth looked up at the sky as a giant, ethereal demon claw appeared above him. "A demon? Impossible! How can a demon like you hold that damn sword?"

"Because I'm a special demon."

Xereth instantly shattered Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s demon claw, but it was quickly replaced by a bright white circle with many symbols on it, causing the male demon to gasp in shock.

"Exorcismus!"

Countless white lights immediately rained down towards Xereth, and the male demon tried to thwart them with his darkness. However, Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s light element is different from other light elements, and those white lights instantly purify the darkness.

"What the fuck!" Xereth immediately flew away from Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s attack range, causing those white lights to rain down on the mountain below. "How is this possible? How can a demon like you use the light element?"

Zhang Xiaolong [3] said nothing, took out his Qi gun, channeled his light and fire elements into it, and fired it towards Xereth.

*Swoosh*

"What the hell is that?" Xereth immediately swung his scythe and shot a crescent-shaped darkness at it, and the two immediately collided in the air.

*Boom*

However, Zhang Xiaolong [3] overcame the demon's attack, and it continued speeding towards Xereth, forcing the demon to avoid it.

*Boom*

Another explosion was heard as Zhang Xiaolong [3] hit the mountain, leaving a large hole there. 'Shit! I will be seriously injured if I get hit by that attack.'

Xereth gasped in shock as the white circle appeared again, and it was not just one but several of them, followed by several ethereal demon claws. Spiral flames also shot towards him, especially after Zhang Xiaolong [3] used the Hellflame Incantation.

A light female figure of a winged race appeared in the distance with a white bow and arrow in her hand, and she shot it toward Xereth. He easily destroyed the white arrow, but she continued to shoot her arrows at him.

"Exorcismus!"

Those white circles immediately dropped countless white lights towards Xereth, forcing the demon to flee away. 'Shit! I have to think of a way to find that bastard's whereabouts, or he will continue to attack me without me being able to fight him back.'

Unbeknownst to Xereth, Zhang Xiaolong [3] had already moved behind Feng Jiu and the others, and he gave them some instructions. 'Senior Huangjin, I know you don't dare to approach his darkness, but you can attack him without worrying about it, and I will absorb it into my body.'

"All right." Tian Huangjin immediately led them to fly towards Xereth, but Zhang Xiaolong [3] stopped Feng Jiu, especially since the demon was going to target her.

Xereth, who was busy avoiding the white light, frowned after sensing their movement. He shot his darkness toward them, but it quickly disappeared as it was absorbed by Zhang Xiaolong [3].

"Shit." Xereth accelerated his flight speed as a golden light shot out from Tian Huangjin's golden sword. Without his darkness, he did not dare to face her attack directly, especially since she was stronger than him. 'Damn it! I'm going to die here if I don't do something.'

Tian Huangjin immediately stopped flying as she stopped the others, especially after Xereth took a device. "Send us back! Otherwise, we will die!"

Zhe Wuming and the others looked confused by that, and Zhang Xiaolong [3] asked her. 'What do you mean by that?'

"Do as I say!" Tian Huangjin urgently shouted.

Zhang Xiaolong [3] instantly enveloped their bodies with his aura, and he teleported them to Feng Jiu's side. Then, he opened the gate to the Xianjin Realm and pushed them into it, and he followed behind them.

Xereth realized it was too late, and the gate had disappeared from the realm. Moreover, he had already activated his device and couldn't cancel it. "Shit!"

A black light shot out from Xereth's device towards the sky, causing the sky in the realm to rumble violently. Soon, a giant beast descended from the sky, which was none other than Taotie, one of the four perils.

Taotie is a mythical evil beast, embodying endless greed and insatiable hunger. Its hideous body is a chaotic amalgamation of various beasts. The strong, muscular limbs of a lion, the scaled back of a dragon, and the twisted horns of an ancient ram. Its thick, matted fur changes color from old charcoal to molten orange, and bright red markings circle its body like cursed runes.

Taotie is known to devour whatever it encounters, from enemies to entire landscapes, leaving nothing behind but barren wastelands. Legends say it can never be truly satisfied, cursed to an eternal hunger that fuels its monstrous rampages.

'Damn it!' Xereth immediately stowed his scythe and prostrated himself in the air as Taotie's figure fully appeared, causing him to tremble violently due to his miscalculation.

Taotie looked at Xereth with its ember eyes before looking around the area around the realm. "Why did you summon my avatar to such a disgusting place? Have you succeeded in carrying out all your duties?"

"M... master, I haven't managed to find them." Xereth answered in a trembling voice. "Master... please forgive me... I... I made a miscalculation, and I had already summoned your avatar when they disappeared."

Taotie narrowed its eyes at Xereth before shooting a blackish-red light at him, and it latched onto his head directly. It read all his memories, including his battle with Tian Huangjin and the others just now. "I didn't expect the situation of the three mortal realms to have changed so much compared to the last time I came down here. Moreover, there is a living being who can use light and dark elements simultaneously, and the ability to open the gate is familiar to me."

"Master... the ability to open the gate is an ability belonging to the Heavenly Fox Race, and that race is the direct descendant of the ten-tailed fox."

"Did you fail to catch those two foxes?" Xereth nodded, explaining to Taotie about Tian Baixing and Tian Baixing.

"What a useless slave!"

"Gahh!" As soon as Taotie attacked him, Xereth cried out in pain. "Master... please give me a chance. I will definitely find them and capture them, and I will also take care of the others."

"Humph!" Taotie snorted disdainfully. "You are lucky that I can't come down here, so I will give you another chance to complete all your tasks. If you fail to complete them when the time is up, I will eat you alive, and you will never be able to reincarnate."

After saying that. Taotie's avatar immediately disappeared, allowing Xereth to breathe a sigh of relief. He immediately stood up and attacked the entire area of ​​the realm to vent his frustration. "Fuck! All of this happened because of that damn kid! I have to find him and capture him as soon as possible, or he will continue to ruin my plans.

Since they already knew where he was hiding in that realm, Xereth decided to leave that place and go to another realm.

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"What exactly happened? Why did you ask me to take us away?" Zhang Xiaolong [3] questioned Tian Huangjin.

Tian Huangjin let out a soft sigh before explaining to them. "The device that Xereth took out earlier was a device to summon Taotie's avatar."

"Taotie!" Zhang Xiaolong [3], Feng Jiu, and Xue Bao shouted at the same time.

"That's right." Tian Huangjin then continued. "Taotie is one of the ancient evil mythical beasts, and his strength is not inferior to the five-clawed golden dragon, Long Wuzhao. Even if it's just his avatar, he can kill all of us, and we won't be able to reincarnate if he swallows us alive."

Zhang Xiaolong [3] nodded in understanding. "I've heard that Taotie is the embodiment of greed and insatiable hunger, and he will swallow everything in front of him, be it living or non-living things."

"Yes." Tian Huangjin nodded at him. "Taotie's abilities are far beyond your imagination; not even the ten demon gods in the Paradise Realm dare to face him head-on. No humans, natural races, or demons are able to defeat him. The only ones who can fight him and the other three evil mythical beasts are those ancient mythical beasts like Long Wuzhao."

Zhang Xiaolong [3] let out a soft sigh. "I'm sure Xereth will leave the Starry Star Realm after today's incident, so we have to track his whereabouts again. By the way, can he still use that device?"

"Yes." Tian Huangjin then turned around. "I will track Xereth's whereabouts, and I will contact you if I manage to find him."

- To Be Continued -