105: First, call me "Dad" and let me hear it.
Immediately following them were the heavy-armored bear-shaped and elephant-shaped "Bone-Eaters."
Their massive bodies were also rapidly disintegrating, like sandcastles meeting the ocean waves.
The entire process was silent and noiseless.
Yet, it carried a bizarre and terrifying quality that made one's scalp tingle with numbness.
In less than ten seconds.
An undead army composed of over a hundred "Bone-Eaters" was just... gone?
Only a dozen or so of the strongest "Bone-Eaters," those who had reached the Divine Ability Realm, were still struggling at the edge of that invisible "Death Domain," but their bodies were also being constantly eroded and weakened.
Upon the throne.
The Skeleton Monarch's crimson soul-fire flickered violently.
Its newly born intelligence clearly could not comprehend the scene unfolding before its eyes.
Its army... where did it go?
"This... this is..."
Capybara watched this scene, which could only be described as a miracle, and stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.
What was going on?
Could it be that this boss had broken through again in just half a day?
"No... that's not right..."
Capybara's quantum core whirred at high speed as it suddenly noticed a detail it had overlooked.
That Infant... from beginning to end, had been sitting right next to that black sword tip!
That sword tip that looked unremarkable and was used by him like a brick!
Buzz—
It was as if a bolt of lightning flashed through Capybara's mind!
It finally understood!
"An array! It's an array!"
It screamed out loud.
"Boss... he used that sword tip as the array eye to set up a massive-scale 'Decay' domain!!"
That wasn't a simple Decay Aura!
Instead, using the Saint King Level fragment of the demon sword of annihilation as the core, he had drawn upon the aura of Death and Decay within this Land of the Forsaken, combined it with his own Decay Aura, and created a... temporary large-scale instant-kill domain!
That Baby Bully never intended to go head-to-head with the opponent from the start!
He seemed to be sitting there arrogantly provoking them, but in reality, he was secretly laying down a certain-kill trap!
He had turned this thousand-meter radius of heaven and earth into his own home field!
Any enemy that stepped into this domain would suffer the dual erosion of "Decay" from both the world and himself!
Thinking through all of this, Capybara felt a chill rush from the base of its tail straight to the top of its head.
This Infant... his heart is too black!
This was no reckless brute with a hard head!
This was clearly a calculating old schemer to the bone!
When it looked at Su Jue again, its gaze was no longer just one of awe.
It was... fear!
The kind of fear felt when facing an unknown and uncontrollable existence!
...On the battlefield.
Su Jue stood up and patted the dust off his buttocks.
He glanced at the dozen or so Divine Ability Realm "Bone-Eaters" still struggling, then looked at the clearly bewildered Skeleton Monarch on the throne.
He grinned.
"The appetizers are finished."
"Now, it's time for the main course."
Saying this, he pulled the fragment of the demon sword of annihilation from the ground and shouldered it once more.
Step by step, he walked toward the throne.
With every step, the gray ripples beneath his feet grew stronger.
The power of the entire "Decay Domain" began to converge toward the sword tip in his hand.
That originally pitch-black and lightless sword tip actually began to emit a gray glow at this moment.
Carrying the gradually glowing demon sword fragment, Su Jue walked step by step toward the Skeleton Monarch.
The dozen or so Divine Ability Realm "Bone-Eaters" still struggling at the edge of the domain seemed to sense a fatal threat and couldn't help but let out shrill shrieks, wanting to flee.
But Su Jue merely spared them a glance.
"Noisy."
As the words fell, the gray light gathered on the sword tip suddenly exploded!
The power of the entire "Decay Domain" was instantly drained!
Buzz—
A visible gray shockwave spread out in a ring with Su Jue as the center!
Those dozen or so Divine Ability Realm "Bone-Eaters" didn't even have a chance to struggle before they were turned to dust in the shockwave.
[Ding! Absorbed Divine Ability Realm 'Bone-Eater' x14!]
['Decay Law' Affinity +2.1%!]
['Law of Death' Affinity +7%! Current total affinity: 8.5%!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host! 'Law of Death' comprehension has reached the elementary threshold, awakening Divine Ability: Death Gaze (Elementary)!]
[Divine Ability: Death Gaze (Elementary): Can designate a target and apply a Death mark. The marked target's vitality will continuously drain, with a certain chance of instant Death!]
Oh, this is good!
Having cleared all the small fry, Su Jue's gaze finally landed on the "solitary ruler" sitting upon the throne.
The Skeleton Monarch had also lost its nerve.
Its body, composed of energy, was trembling violently.
It was born in this Land of the Forsaken and had devoured countless remnant souls of its kind to step by step reach where it was today, becoming the ruler of this region.
It had seen existences with more powerful auras than this Infant, such as those King Realm adventurers who occasionally stumbled into this place.
But it had never seen such a bizarre, such an unreasonable way of fighting!
He didn't move until necessary, but once he did, it was a certain kill!
Its hundred-man army was simply vulnerable before the opponent.
This was no longer a crushing blow on the level of power.
This was a dimensional reduction strike on the level of laws!
Watching the Infant carrying the "weapon of mass destruction" get closer and closer, the Skeleton Monarch's recently born intelligence made the decision that best suited biological instinct.
—Beg for mercy!
[...Strong one... spare my Life...]
Its raspy intent once again entered Su Jue's mind, only this time, it was filled with humility and fear.
It even stood up from the massive white bone throne and, facing Su Jue, slowly... dropped to one knee!
A Divine Power Realm Ninth Layer Peak was kneeling to a tiny human Infant!
If this scene were to spread, it would be enough to shock the entire Barbaric Star!
In the distance, Capybara and Niu Tuo were completely numb.
What had happened today had far exceeded the limits of their understanding.
However, facing the Skeleton Monarch's plea for mercy, Su Jue just stopped and tilted his head.
"Spare you?"
Shouldering the sword tip, he walked a circle around the kneeling Skeleton Monarch, as if inspecting a piece of merchandise.
"It's not impossible."
Hearing this, the Skeleton Monarch's red soul-fire immediately brightened, as if seeing hope for survival.
[...I... am willing... to submit...]
It hurriedly expressed its loyalty.
[...To serve... you...]
"Submit?"
Su Jue laughed.
"Do I need a collectible like you who doesn't even have teeth?"
Skeleton Monarch: "???"
Collectible?
It didn't understand what this word meant.
"If you want to live, fine."
Su Jue pressed the sword tip against the Skeleton Monarch's forehead.
The cold, deathly, and destructive power made the Skeleton Monarch's soul tremble.
"First, call me Daddy."
A kind smile appeared on Su Jue's face.