42: The curtain falls

Zhou Xing decided to end the fight quickly at this moment.

The opponent was clearly exhausted, and any extra talk could lead to unforeseen variables.

After all, it was common for both heroes and villains to fail because they talked too much.

His figure flashed suddenly, closing in on Blood Rose.

"Bang!"

"Pfft!"

A simple punch slammed heavily into Blood Rose's abdomen before she could even react!

A mouthful of blood sprayed out as Blood Rose's body flew backward and crashed heavily into the ground.

Blood Rose struggled to get up quickly, gritted her teeth, and looked at Zhou Xing—

"Undying Body!"

At this moment, the patterns all over her body glowed as if they had come to life, and her body was covered in a layer of Corrosive Light.

The wound on her abdomen healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Zhou Xing's gaze turned cold, and without the slightest hesitation, he charged forward again.

His tactical sense allowed him to clearly capture the subtle fluctuations throughout Blood Rose's body, thereby finding her weaknesses.

"Bang!"

Another heavy punch; this time, Zhou Xing aimed for Blood Rose's chest.

Her pupils constricted, and Blood Rose hurriedly raised her hand to block.

Power of Decay condensed in her palm as she pushed out with a strike.

However—

The effect of Boiling Battle Intent caused Zhou Xing's power to continuously increase.

Seeing the counterattack, Ice-Fire Power instantly surged onto Zhou Xing's fist, which slammed heavily into her palm.

"Ah—!"

The terrifying force directly turned Blood Rose's entire arm into a mist of blood, causing her to scream in agony.

The momentum of the punch didn't diminish as it slammed heavily into Blood Rose's chest!

"Crack!"

The sound of ribs snapping was clearly audible. Blood Rose groaned and flew backward once more.

"Damn it... how is this guy's power getting stronger and stronger? It's already no less than the Control Mid-Stage."

Blood Rose struggled to get up, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, while the decay patterns were working at full capacity to repair her bodily injuries.

Even at the site of her severed arm, buds of flesh emerged and grew frantically; it wouldn't be long before it was restored to its original state.

This was a powerful decay-healing ability Blood Rose had obtained after Awakening by fusing with a divinity fragment of the god of corrosion—Undying Divinity.

The strongest aspect of this ability was that the heavier the injury, the faster the recovery.

Watching Zhou Xing approach again, Blood Rose grinned hideously and pressed her palms together with lightning speed—

"Corrosion Domain!"

"Boom—!"

With her as the center, everything within a ten-meter radius instantly turned into a foul-smelling swamp. Toxic mist emerged, causing Zhou Xing's figure to stall.

At the same time, countless spikes rose from within the swamp, stabbing toward Zhou Xing.

Close combat was not her forte, so she would increase the distance between them as much as possible.

"Shadow Leap!"

But just then, Zhou Xing's figure seemed to teleport for an instant,

strangely crossing the swamp and appearing behind Blood Rose.

"Slash!"

A battle axe appeared in his hand, and he swung it horizontally toward Blood Rose's neck.

"Ugh..."

In the next instant, Blood Rose's head was separated from her body and sent flying.

Blood spurted out from her neck.

Even now, the Undying Divinity in Blood Rose's body continued to function, as waves of grayish-black energy converged toward her neck.

One of her hands even turned into a blood-colored vine, extending out in an attempt to pull her head back.

"A deathbed struggle!"

With a cold snort, the battle axe in Zhou Xing's hand left his grip, smashing toward Blood Rose's flying head.

Immediately after, he threw a punch toward the back of Blood Rose's heart.

"Puchi!"

His terrifying power, which had already increased several times over due to the passive effect of Boiling Battle Intent, instantly pierced through Blood Rose's chest.

Her heart was completely shattered.

In the distance, Blood Rose's head was struck head-on by the Energy Battle Axe, splitting it in two.

Having lost both her head and her heart, the Undying Divinity on Blood Rose's body completely collapsed,

and finally, her entire body turned into a pool of foul-smelling pus and was annihilated!

The divinity fragment was also temporarily collected by the System.

"This... how is this possible..."

Not far away, Black Tiger had just woken up from his unconscious state only to witness the scene of Blood Rose being completely killed.

His expression changed drastically in terror.

Meanwhile, Zhou Xing's figure flashed, and he was already in front of Black Tiger.

Without a word, he kicked Black Tiger in the chest, instantly crushing his heart.

"Ugh..."

Black Tiger's mangled body jolted, his pupils dilated, and he soon stopped breathing.

After collecting the divinity fragment dropped by Black Tiger, Zhou Xing's figure flashed and appeared where Silver Fox and Monsoon were.

Both of them looked to be in very bad condition, especially Monsoon; while unconscious, the toxins had now completely covered his face.

If no intervention was made, once the toxins invaded the brain, even a deity would be unable to save him.

As for Silver Fox, Zhou Xing pondered for a moment and looked at Yun Feng, who was walking over. "Captain Yun Feng, this guy is essentially the mastermind this time. How do you want to handle him? Should we kill him directly or..."

Yun Feng was quite injured, but it didn't affect her movement.

Looking at Zhou Xing, her expression was somewhat complex. "I didn't expect you to have such formidable strength right after your Breakthrough. This time, we The Watchers have truly found a treasure.

With your strength, there's a very high hope of you entering the Special Training Camp."

Then Yun Feng looked at Silver Fox. "We'll Seal his divinity. Once Monsoon wakes up, we'll discuss it and try to extract enough information from him."

"Hmm? What's this?"

Just then, Zhou Xing's expression tightened as he sensed two auras of the Control Realm.

Sure enough, in the distance, two figures approached from afar and quickly arrived nearby.

It was Minister Yue and Hou Yao, who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

Looking at the surrounding mess, especially seeing Black Tiger's corpse and the now-restrained Silver Fox, both of them were shocked and incredulous.

"You two certainly arrived 'on time.' If I'm not mistaken, this must be Minister Yue? As for the other one, I assume he's the person in charge of Furnace Fighting?"

Yun Feng didn't give them a friendly look, speaking with a touch of sarcasm.

As for Zhou Xing, he gave Yun Feng a look, restrained his aura, and remained silent.

He wanted to see what purpose these two had for coming here.

"Are you Yun Feng, the captain of the Star City Watchers' 'Sun Squad'? May I ask what happened?"

Minister Yue pointed at Silver Fox in Zhou Xing's hands, asking despite already knowing the answer.

"It's obvious. Four Control experts from Divine Gene launched a joint attack on the Watcher Stronghold. After a major battle, this is the result.

Is there a problem?"

Minister Yue's expression changed slightly; he clearly hadn't expected Yun Feng to be so blunt.

With a forced laugh, his gaze shifted to Silver Fox, who was being held by Zhou Xing.

"For Divine Gene to be so arrogant is truly detestable." He struck a pose. "However, Silver Fox has a special identity and represents Divine Gene. How about we interrogate him together?"

A hint of greed flashed deep in Hou Yao's eyes as he added, "Indeed, we 'Crucible' can also assist..."

"Heh!"

A cold laugh interrupted him.

Hou Yao frowned and turned toward the source of the sound—it was Zhou Xing.

"What are you laughing at? And didn't you see me talking to your master? Do you have no sense of decorum?" Hou Yao narrowed his eyes, his tone unfriendly.

His entire body erupted with a Control aura, pressing down on Zhou Xing...