232: Chapter 232 Trying to steal my monster? Even a ninth-tier monster has to step aside!

Above the sinkhole, the hundreds-of-meters-long spatial rift had not yet closed.

Marshal Huo Tianxing stood at the edge of the rift. His black trench coat was whipped up by the turbulence, and though his feet had nothing to leverage against, he remained steadily suspended in mid-air.

He scanned the battlefield.

The ground was covered in scorched rocks, spiderweb-like cracks, and mountains of Magic Spider corpses.

When he saw Night Crow and Ye Canglan, who was covered in tattered chitin and had several broken spider legs protruding from his back, he frowned.

How did this old subordinate end up in such a state?

Was he playing cosplay, turning himself into a Spider-Man?

His gaze fell upon the Mountain Demon and Tiger Fiend lying in the distance, their breathing weak, looking like two dead dogs.

Beast Seal Envoy?

Scum from the Tongyuan Society.

His gaze continued to move, and he saw Ye Xiao and Young Master Gu Lingfeng. Although the two juniors were in a sorry state, at least they were still breathing.

Thank goodness, they were all still alive.

Wait...

Didn't Old Zheng say that Samuel, the 8th Stage Judge of the Divine Court, had also come with twelve Abyss Knights at the Peak of the 7th Stage?

Where were they?

Why was there only one weird, incongruous 9th Stage Early Stage left?

Marshal Huo Tianxing's gaze finally landed on Zhou Kui—wearing a gray shirt and black leather shoes, yet his body was covered in dark red bone armor.

This person's aura was very messy, and he looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall where he had seen him before.

Forget it, it didn't matter.

Once he caught him later, there would be plenty of time to interrogate him slowly.

He had more important things to do now.

Marshal Huo Tianxing's gaze passed over everyone and finally fixed on the figure in the center of the pit bottom.

Two meters and one centimeter tall, with a tall and well-proportioned figure. He wasn't wearing a military uniform, just casual clothes, but that face—

It was indeed the candidate his mentor had taken a fancy to.

Marshal Huo Tianxing nodded silently in his heart.

Shen Qingci, that girl, certainly hadn't missed the mark with her taste.

This kid looked upright and stood steadily.

Having just experienced such a battle, he was actually still protecting the few wounded in front of him.

He had a sense of responsibility.

The more Marshal Huo Tianxing looked at him, the more he liked him, and his protective instincts flared up.

"You must be Su Ming, right?"

"Don't be afraid, Uncle Huo is late!"

Su Ming: "..."

He looked at the big man in the black trench coat in the sky, who was smiling but radiating Killing Intent, and he became even more certain.

This guy was definitely here to steal his mob!

Su Ming took half a step forward, planted his five-thousand-ton frame right there, and blocked the space between Zhou Kui and Marshal Huo Tianxing.

He raised his finger to point at Zhou Kui in mid-air and retorted unceremoniously:

"Uncle, you wouldn't be calling this guy your nephew, would you?"

Marshal Huo Tianxing was stunned. He glanced at Zhou Kui in the direction of his finger, and his eyes were filled with nothing but disdain.

"Him? Does he even deserve it?"

Zhou Kui in mid-air: "..."

That's too much!

I'm a 9th Stage at the very least!

Can you two give me a bare minimum of respect?!

Interrupting my posing is one thing, but now you're recognizing relatives right in front of me?

Seeing this, Ye Canglan, fearing that Su Ming might say something even more treasonous, hurriedly mustered his last breath and shouted:

"Su Ming! Do not be rude! This is the Federal Marshal of Dingxi—Marshal Huo Tianxing!"

Young Master Gu Lingfeng, leaning against a rock, felt wonderful when he heard the words "Marshal of Dingxi."

"Jingjing... I've made it, I've fought side-by-side with the Marshal..."

Su Ming gave an expressionless "Oh," then looked up, grinned at Marshal Huo Tianxing, and bared a mouthful of white, menacing teeth.

"Marshal, I've heard so much about you. But let's speak plainly. You came here calling me 'nephew' and yourself 'uncle,' you aren't eyeing the spoils in my hands, are you? Want to get a piece of the pie?"

"..."

The wind at the bottom of the pit stopped.

Ye Canglan closed his eyes.

This kid really dared to ask anything.

In mid-air, Marshal Huo Tianxing also choked.

He was so choked by Su Ming's words that his Adam's apple bobbed, and he nearly fell out of the sky.

Spoils?

A share of the pie?

Marshal Huo Tianxing looked at Su Ming with a face full of astonishment, his mind blank.

He had lived for nearly a hundred years and sat in the position of Marshal of Dingxi; the number of Prodigies he had seen could fill a playground.

Yet he never dreamed that his mentor's future son-in-Law's train of thought could be this bizarre!

"You've got personality!"

Marshal Huo Tianxing was so angry he laughed.

He waved his large hand, ripples of space appeared around him, and he instantly vanished from mid-air.

The next second, he appeared directly in front of Su Ming, his tall frame like a mountain separating Su Ming and Zhou Kui.

With his back to Su Ming, his gaze locked onto Zhou Kui in the distance, and the Law of Space of a 9th Stage Middle Stage turned into a visible, deep blue barrier, protecting Su Ming behind him securely.

"Su Ming, take your comrades and retreat quickly! The upcoming battle will be very dangerous!"

Marshal Huo Tianxing gave the order without looking back, his tone filled with unquestionable authority.

"Leave this ghost thing to me."

"Today, I'll crush his bones inch by inch to vent your anger."

However...

Su Ming, behind him, was completely unconcerned with that pressure.

Retreat?

Are you kidding me!

If I retreat, who does this mob count for?

Does the gear that drops belong to you or me?

What if you have bad luck and smash this top-tier bone armor?

These are all my assets!

"Not necessary."

He said calmly, "I could stand here and let him hit me, and he still couldn't hurt me."

In the distance, Zhou Kui's face twitched wildly, and the giant scythe of the Underworld River, condensed from Law, in his hand emitted a harsh buzzing sound.

A little monster whose Physical Body was so perverted he could hard-carry a 9th Stage.

An old-school 9th Stage Marshal with a solid Foundation and intense Killing Intent.

This situation was no longer a question of whether he could kill Su Ming, but whether he could leave this place alive today!

The key was that these two people were more arrogant than the other!

Neither of them took him seriously!

I am the True God!

I am the protagonist of this world!

Zhou Kui was roaring wildly in his heart, but his reason told him that this game couldn't be played, and he had to run now.

As long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood!

Zhou Kui's toes quietly shifted back half an inch.

He swore that when he returned next time, having achieved an existence surpassing Silver Blood, he would definitely tear this pair of ignorant "uncle and nephew," along with their Divine Souls, into pieces!

Marshal Huo Tianxing keenly sensed the fluctuation in Zhou Kui's aura and his undisguised intention to escape.

He frowned, afraid that the opponent would be desperate and self-destruct before leaving, hurting his precious nephew.

Must resolve this quickly!

It was time to let this kid open his eyes and see how a true 9th Stage powerhouse fought!

Thinking of this, Marshal Huo Tianxing no longer hesitated.

He decided to first throw this ignorant "nephew" to a safe place.

As for Su Ming's earlier comment about "couldn't hurt me," he didn't take it to heart at all.

Young people, it's normal for them to be hot-headed.

After all, this kid's code name was "King of Posers," and loving to pose was engraved in his bones.

"Listen to your uncle, this is a 9th Stage, not a place for you to show off."

Marshal Huo Tianxing raised his hand, his five fingers reaching for Su Ming's shoulder.

The movement wasn't fast.

But the Law of Space in his palm had already spread out, preparing to send Su Ming and the others behind him out of the sinkhole.

Su Ming's brows knitted together completely.

You look like a decent, honest man!

And you actually laid a hand on me!?

Is stealing a mob so justifiable?

The moment Marshal Huo Tianxing's hand was about to touch Su Ming's shoulder.

Su Ming raised his arm and, as if swatting a fly, casually pushed it aside.

The movement was light, and he didn't use much strength.

But with this single motion, the terrifying mass of five thousand tons was mobilized. The moment his arm swept through, the gravitational field on its surface caused visible ripples in the surrounding space.

"Slap!"

The back of his hand struck Marshal Huo Tianxing's forearm.

Marshal Huo Tianxing's eyelids twitched.

He only felt that he hadn't been slapped by an arm, but had been rammed head-on by a starship traveling at full speed.

A terrifying, irresistible force surged into his body from the point of contact.

Marshal Huo Tianxing didn't even have time to use spatial displacement; half of his body lost control, and he flew sideways.

"Boom!"

A section of the rock wall hundreds of meters away collapsed.

His black trench coat was buried by rubble, with only his two legs left outside, twitching unconsciously.

Everyone: "..."

The entire sinkhole went completely silent.

Even the Underworld River behind Zhou Kui stopped flowing.

The survivors, every single one of them, were petrified on the spot.

What... what just happened?

The dignified Federal Western Frontier 9th Stage Marshal was just... swatted away like that?

Su Ming shook his hand, his face nonchalant, as if he had really just swatted away a fly.

He turned around and looked at Zhou Kui, who was completely dumbfounded in mid-air, the corner of his mouth curling into a smile so kind it was hair-raising.

"Oh my, sorry for the embarrassing display, Boss Zhou.

Now, no one is protecting you anymore."

He extended his finger and beckoned to Zhou Kui.

"Hurry down, let me send you on your way!"