398: Chapter fled in embarrassment

Facing this sudden and unusually fierce strike, Luo Xiu didn't even lift his eyelids, his expression as calm as still water.

"I have to admit, there's some truth to what that guy said: Before entering the King Realm, you are ultimately just an ant!"

Before his words had fully fallen, Baili Ziyuan's attack, carrying the might of overturning mountains and seas, had already lunged towards Luo Xiu's temple!

However, unexpectedly, just as this earth-shattering attack was about to reach Luo Xiu, it came to an abrupt halt as if it had slammed into an indestructible transparent wall!

In an instant, an invisible force erupted between the two.

The originally calm space instantly became twisted and turbulent. Beyond the invisible barrier, space rippled violently like water, waves spreading outwards in circles.

Yet, Luo Xiu, standing within it, was like someone strolling leisurely, completely unaffected by this powerful impact.

Seeing such an unbelievable scene before his eyes, Baili Ziyuan's eyes widened in astonishment, his face filled with disbelief.

Only at this moment did he truly realize the vast, insurmountable gap between himself and Luo Xiu, like a chasm.

"This... is this the terrifying strength possessed by a top-ranked Sequencer?"

He muttered to himself, his heart filled with shock and astonishment.

Before this, he had sparred with the Dragon King and found that with his phasing ability, he could barely evade the attacks of a King Realm Expert.

But now, facing Luo Xiu, his proud phasing ability was completely useless. The other party easily dissolved his full-force strike into nothingness.

Recalling the Shadow Lord's attitude towards him back then, and the unfathomable strength of Luo Xiu that he personally experienced now, Baili Ziyuan finally fully realized.

Just as Baili Ziyuan was filled with despair, thinking he was surely going to die, Luo Xiu suddenly released his hold and let him go.

"Hmph, how could King easily strike against a mere ant!

At the very least, wait until you've stepped into the King Realm. Otherwise, you little nobody aren't even qualified to be a snack for King!"

Luo Xiu said dismissively, his words full of contempt and arrogance.

At this moment, Baili Ziyuan greedily gulped down fresh air, as if he had just escaped from the brink of death.

Just in that instant, facing that utterly terrifying pressure, he truly felt the approach of death, even believing for a moment that he had already perished.

However, what he never expected was that the other party would spare him at the last moment and not deliver the killing blow.

Nevertheless, upon hearing the other party's arrogant and condescending words, Baili Ziyuan, though unwilling, still chose to remain silent.

Because he had not mistaken the suffocating terror he felt just now in the slightest.

He knew very well that if the other party truly wanted his life, they could easily erase him from existence with just a thought.

"Could you tell me, what is your sequence number?"

Baili Ziyuan's expression was unusually solemn. His eyes were fixed on Luo Xiu before him, and in the depths of his eyes, there was not the slightest hint of resentment, but rather a blazing flame of fighting spirit.

Because he firmly believed that if he successfully broke through to the King Realm one day, he would definitely not be as pathetic and at the mercy of others as he was today.

In fact, Baili Ziyuan was not without backup plans; he still held powerful trump cards.

Unfortunately, after witnessing the astonishing strength displayed by the other party, he knew clearly that even if he used all his trump cards at this moment, he could probably only barely last three seconds.

After all, the gap between the two of them now was simply too vast, completely on different levels!

"It seems you are truly ignorant of these matters. Did that guy Shadow not reveal even a bit of information to you?"

Luo Xiu stood tall like a pine tree with his hands behind his back, his gaze condescending as he looked down at Baili Ziyuan before him.

However, at this moment, Baili Ziyuan couldn't help but secretly grumble and lightly complain in his heart: "Hmph, that detestable Shadow Lord is truly obsessed with money!

He actually charges a fee for any kind of information. Even if Great Xia is financially strong, it can't withstand such excessive consumption."

At the same time, he was also very clear in his heart that the person standing before him at this moment was absolutely extraordinary.

Not only was this person's own strength extremely powerful, but his abilities were also mysterious and unfathomable, and he seemed to have a considerable relationship with that Shadow Lord.

Thus, if he wanted to know something, he could probably get the answer easily just by asking.

He might not even need to ask proactively; that Shadow Lord would regularly report important information to him.

This kind of special treatment was simply worlds apart from the situation Baili Ziyuan faced.

Suddenly, a hearty and unrestrained laughter rang out; it was Luo Xiu's laughter.

After laughing, he said with an arrogant expression, "Hahaha..., King's sequence is 001, the undisputed strongest under the seat of God!

King knows you are unwilling, but what can you do about it?

This is the law of the jungle. When you successfully break through to the King Realm, you can challenge King again.

However, if you are defeated at that time, you must be prepared to fall!"

After speaking, an imposing aura of power, like Mount Tai crushing an egg, descended violently like a storm.

That powerful pressure seemed capable of crushing everything in the world, causing suffocation and fear.

Baili Ziyuan, at the center of this aura, felt his body tremble violently, as if he had been struck hard by a heavy hammer.

Immediately after, his throat tasted sweet, and a mouthful of bright red blood spurted out from his mouth like an arrow, drawing a shocking arc in the air.

"You... you are actually 001!"

Baili Ziyuan's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

Although he was severely injured at this moment, he still endured the intense pain and stared intently at Luo Xiu before him.

However, after just a moment, the expression on Baili Ziyuan's face suddenly changed to one of realization.

"No wonder... no wonder he is so powerful. Perhaps only a being with such terrifying strength is worthy of being 001!"

Facing this opponent who couldn't even withstand the aura he emitted, Luo Xiu's expression gradually turned cold.

"Now you can scram. If you continue to be in the way here and affect King's mood, then King will absolutely not show mercy again!"

Hearing Luo Xiu's threatening words, Baili Ziyuan couldn't help but be startled.

He knew deeply that the other party was not speaking idly. If he didn't leave this place quickly, he feared his life would truly be in danger.

Thus, he no longer dared to hesitate at all and quickly circulated the remaining ghost power within his body.

He saw his body tremble slightly, instantly transforming into a mass of illusory light and shadow, disappearing from the spot in the blink of an eye.