"Kill!" The Patriarch of the Liu family ordered in a cold tone to the giant dragon in the sky.
"Roar~" The dragon roared, and the rain of fireballs from the sky began to descend.
"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo." Massive fireballs fell from the sky. The creatures in the city watched in terror at everything above them. Some people and resentful spirits tried to escape, but the entire world was covered by the rain of fire, and there was no escape!
"Holy crap! Does this guy really intend to blow up this world?" Fang Ming exclaimed in shock. He was also under the rain of fire, and if he didn't run, he would surely die. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Qing Mian, take us into the mirror world to avoid the attack."
When in doubt, call Qing Mian. Although Qing Mian's strength wasn't the strongest, he was number one when it came to dodging unintentional attacks. His ability was truly buggy.
Qing Mian appeared beside Fang Ming, tore open the void, and a portal to the mirror world appeared.
Fang Ming quickly told Young Master Liu to take shelter inside first, then looked at Nannuan in the sky with a prayer before following her in.
Qing Mian was the last to enter, then closed the entrance to the mirror world. At that very moment, the rain of fire from the sky instantly descended, fiercely smashing down on the spot Fang Ming had left.
"Boom! Boom!..."
The entire world began to be cleansed by the rain of fire. The screams of humans and resentful spirits rose and fell. Buildings collapsed, the earth cracked, and thick smoke billowed up.
The originally beautiful sky began to show large cracks as the world was continuously destroyed, like a mirror on the verge of shattering.
"Painter, aren't you going to show yourself yet?" The Patriarch of the Liu family sneered, pinching Little Nan's neck, making her watch her world being destroyed bit by bit.
Although this world was not afraid of destruction, it did not mean the Painter could bear to watch it be destroyed.
This world was the Painter's life's work. Every person and every resentful spirit within it could be considered his child. Even though these children could be resurrected, it did not mean the Painter could watch impassively.
Ruined ruins, roaring explosions, screaming humans, wailing resentful spirits... scene after scene reflected in Little Nan's eyes. Her expression gradually shifted from struggling to calm, and then to gentle.
A majestic aura slowly surged from within Little Nan's body, growing stronger and stronger until it reached a critical point.
"Oh? You've finally decided to come out," the Patriarch of the Liu family said with a smile. "I thought you would just stand by and watch this world be destroyed."
"Long Kong, I didn't expect that after suppressing you for a thousand years, you still haven't changed your wicked ways." Although Little Nan was being held by the neck by the Patriarch of the Liu family, her expression was extraordinarily calm. Or rather, it was the Painter.
"What nonsense are you talking about, Liu Sheng? Have you lived too long and lost your mind?" the Patriarch of the Liu family, no, Long Kong, taunted.
Someone actually attempted to wear down the wickedness of a Nether Fiend. Long Kong found the Painter's idea laughable.
"This time, I will suppress you so that you can never emerge into the world again."
The Painter said calmly, completely unfazed by Long Kong's mockery. If she could suppress Long Kong once, she could suppress him a second and a third time.
"Let's see how you suppress me this time!" Long Kong's expression twisted as he cruelly squeezed the hand that was gripping the Painter's neck.
A thousand years of accumulated resentment made Long Kong wish he could gnaw on the Painter's flesh and blood!
The Painter's neck instantly became a twisted mess, and her body simultaneously transformed into a painting.
"Hmph!" Long Kong angrily tore apart the painting in his hand and looked up at the sky. Unbeknownst to him, the Painter had already appeared on the head of the giant dragon in the sky, her body surging with lightning and fire, a suppressive aura that could quell the heavens brewing.
She was going to use the Fire Dragon Lightning Pillar that the copy used earlier! This time, it was the true original using it, the full power strike of a Nether Fiend!
"You still want to defeat me with this move?" Long Kong sneered. For a thousand years, he had studied this move countless times, all for this day! He hadn't been sleeping underground for a thousand years!
"Dragon, Rock Plate!"
"Roar!" The giant dragon let out a roar, and huge rock scales solidified on its massive body. Its entire form began to transform into rock.
At this moment, the Painter's ultimate move had already condensed. A colossal lightning pillar with a diameter of a hundred meters descended from the sky. Nine hundred-meter-long fire dragons coiled around the pillar as they descended, roaring as they lunged towards the giant dragon.
Beside them, Nannuan stood in the air, watching the battle between Long Kong and the Painter with cold indifference. As an observer, she could clearly sense the gap between the Painter's attack and the giant dragon's defense.
If her predictions were correct, the Painter—would surely lose!
"Boom! Boom!..." The lightning pillar and the nine fire dragons fiercely struck the giant dragon. The giant dragon let out a cry of pain. Large patches of stone scales and rocky flesh shattered from its body. A trickle of blood flowed from Long Kong's mouth below.
However, Long Kong's lips gradually curved into a mad smile. As the lightning pillar in the sky dissipated, he began to laugh wildly.
"Hahaha, Painter, Painter, you're nothing more than this!"
High in the sky, the Painter's face was somewhat pale. The giant dragon opposite her had half its body destroyed by the lightning pillar. However, one had to remember, this was merely Long Kong's companion beast! As long as Long Kong was alive, the companion beast's recovery was merely a thought for him!
She had lost this move.
Long Kong's growth over the past thousand years was not to be underestimated. Even though he was suppressed underground, his strength had been constantly increasing!
Nannuan looked at the situation in the sky with a solemn expression. No, things were definitely not that simple.
She knew that beings like Nether Fiends were related to immortality. Nannuan had already guessed Long Kong's abilities quite accurately; it was a form of elemental dominion. Anything related to elements could revive him!
But the Painter... this move, the Fire Dragon Lightning Pillar, was definitely not her strongest technique. Such a purely offensive move could not possibly sustain the Painter's immortality!
As expected, when the Painter saw Long Kong's smug look, a smile suddenly appeared on her face.
"What are you laughing at?" Long Kong asked, his voice filled with anger.
"I'm laughing at your stupidity," the Painter said with a faint smile. "You can be one step ahead of me in your talent domain. I must admit, you do have some strength. If you promise me you'll sincerely repent and guard the gate of this world for me, I'll grant you your freedom." Young Master Liu once said that the Painter was not a bloodthirsty Nether Fiend, and that was indeed the case. She didn't like fighting. The reason she defeated Long Kong with this elemental form move back then was to make Long Kong realize the gap between them.
But she didn't expect that over the past thousand years, Long Kong had been completely consumed by hatred and had not considered this matter at all.
"What?!" Long Kong's expression turned furious upon hearing the Painter's words. He truly hadn't considered this. He had always thought the Painter, like him, possessed elemental talent, but it turned out not to be the case!
However, he would never agree to guard the gate for the Painter like a dog, even if it meant dying today!
"What have you decided?" the Painter asked calmly. Although it wasn't intentional, her demeanor carried a hint of condescension and arrogance, which was a common trait among Nether Fiends. They all considered themselves superior to other beings and looked down on them.
"Consider? Long Kong sneered. "I'll consider your mother."
With that, his body shot towards the sky like a sharp sword, continuously growing larger. The five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth continuously surged around his body. The giant dragon in the sky roared and rushed straight into Long Kong's hand.
"Boom!—" A giant that reached the heavens appeared in the world. The moment it landed, the entire world shook, and even the white clouds only reached its chest.
His entire body was composed of five elements forming an ever-cycling world: a wooden body, flowing water veins, armor of metal, a heart of fire, and a sword of rocky dragon!
Long Kong displayed his current most powerful form!
Seeing Long Kong's stubbornness, the Painter's eyes turned cold. She reached out and took a brush from the void, then began to paint in mid-air.
The surging ink gradually condensed into the likeness of Long Kong's current form. A moment later, a lifelike ink wash dragon appeared. "Go!"
The ink wash painting grew in the wind, its appearance becoming more and more like Long Kong's current form.
"Boom!" Long Kong's replica descended from the sky, smashing heavily onto the ground.
Two colossal beings faced each other.
"Painter, is this your method?" Long Kong sneered. "A replica with only about seventy percent of my strength, how can it fight me?"
"Is that so?" The Painter's expression remained calm as she drew a piece of Xuan paper from the void and wrote something on it.
Then, the Painter threw what she had written towards Long Kong's replica. It was actually a poem!
The moment the poem came into contact with the replica's body, it instantly merged into it, and the replica's strength surged by several notches!
Long Kong was filled with doubt and fear, staring cautiously at the replica before him. He then looked at the Painter in disbelief.
"You can actually strengthen your replicas with poems?!"
"Why do you think I use the Cloud Immortal Poetry Gathering as the cyclical point for this world every year? It's to collect the excellent poems and paintings constantly produced in this world to enhance my abilities," the Painter explained coldly, wanting Long Kong to die with understanding.
"Hmph! It's only strengthened to be slightly stronger than me. A replica is not necessarily my match!" Long Kong roared, then threw a punch, smashing fiercely at the opponent.
The replica did not back down, throwing a fist to meet the attack.
"Boom!" Both recoiled a step, streams of water splashing from their bodies, but quickly flowing back.
"Nothing special!" Long Kong tested the replica's strength and immediately began to strategize. His advantage lay in his mastery of power. He didn't believe this replica could perfectly utilize the power within its body as well.
The Painter saw this and remained expressionless.
"Do you know the gap between you and it?"