85: Three punches to crush the devil's dream! (Two chapters combined into one, 4000 words)

Watching the Panda turn into a Squirrel right before his eyes…

Chu River subconsciously rubbed his eyes in confusion.

At this moment, he was no longer immersed in the ‘painting’ state, and only then did he hear the continuous loud noises from outside.

Looking out the window, he saw thick fog rolling, and fire and dust from exploding buildings… Demonic energy surged to the sky!

—After the entire Lin Yuan City was sealed by the Devil King Mirage’s ‘Mirage’, the Devil King Mirage no longer needed to hide with illusions.

“Has the end of the world come!?”

“No, the Fiends have entered the city!”

Chu River’s scalp tingled. As a professional, he instinctively wanted to go out and join the battlefield.

But just before stepping out, he suddenly paused… He didn’t have a painting!

What is a Painter without a painting?

It’s even more useless than a sniper without a gun, or an assassin without hands!

The only thing he had left was that unfinished scroll with just the outline of a Panda…

He suddenly realized that he was the one who needed saving the most!

Chu River subconsciously looked at the small Squirrel, cautiously squatted down, and tentatively asked:

“Brother Squirrel, you’re here to protect me, right?”

The Shadow Squirrel tilted its head, looking utterly bewildered.

…

Above Lin Yuan City, on the back of the Demon Dragon.

Seeing the Martial Saint Panda suddenly appear, Luo Yao retreated two steps, as if some unpleasant memory had been awakened.

Liu Anran pondered for a moment, then still shook her head and said:

“I remember the Panda’s abilities. Even with its current combat power, it’s still impossible to deal with the Demon King…”

“Ye Ze, if you’re not confident, don’t take risks.”

She wanted to remind Ye Ze that as long as he lived, there would eventually be hope of avenging the Demon King!

But Ye Ze didn’t like revenge; he preferred to settle grudges on the spot.

“Don’t worry, the Panda has other abilities!” Ye Ze explained. “At that time, I might need your cooperation.”

Other abilities?

Hearing this, Liu Anran and Luo Yao were instantly stunned.

Could it be that the Panda fought thirty-five on its own in the Ancient Battlefield that day, and still didn’t use its full power!???

They had already slowly begun to accept the disparity from that battle in the Ancient Battlefield.

Unexpectedly, the gap with Ye Ze seemed bottomless.

The more they chased, the more terrifying it felt!

At this moment, Liu Boyan, who was still shocked by Ye Ze’s strength, suddenly felt a familiar aura…

“Not good! It’s the aura of Abyss Pollution!”

“It seems the Demon King wants to occupy Lin Yuan City and turn it into a Pollution Land!”

Hearing this news, everyone was startled again, and even Ye Ze couldn’t help but look down quickly.

They saw strange black spots appearing on the ground where the Demon King Mirage stood, followed by a foul, decaying stench spreading from the spot, continuously expanding throughout the entire city.

The Demon King Mirage felt the expansion of the pollution, a pleased expression on his face.

So what if he had no aerial defense?

So what if he couldn’t hit Ye Ze?

Polluting the entire Lin Yuan City from within, transforming this crucial Human Race border city into a Pollution Land, was his primary objective this time!

By then, this border city of Hua Xia would become a vanguard base for the Fiends!

It held strategic significance for the Fiends’ conquest of the entire country!

As for the Humans in the sky, so what if they were let go?

He merely wanted to see what strength the Human who could kill his Fiend General possessed…

Now it seemed he was just a guy who relied on flying to escape; he wasn’t as worthy of targeting as that little girl with Space abilities!

Hmm… I can find an opportunity to mark her and kill her at a later date!

The Demon King Mirage thought to himself.

He saw some remaining Humans releasing long-range skills to attack him, but he couldn’t be bothered to pay attention, because they couldn’t break his defense at all.

In the sky, Liu Boyan and the others looked grim: “Once the Pollution Land is formed, even expelling the Fiends will be futile.”

Once the Pollution Land is formed, it means Lin Yuan City has completely fallen.

Even the fallen professionals in the entire city would transform into special Fiends to oppose the Human Race.

“We must act quickly!”

Ye Ze’s words stunned everyone again… Facing a Demon King, and they still had to act quickly?

However, in this situation, all they could do was trust Ye Ze…

Liu Anran looked at Ye Ze and said decisively, “What do you need me to do?”

“Use Space Lockdown to seal him!”

Ye Ze looked at the Demon King Mirage; the opponent’s ability to instantly move within his domain made the Panda’s domain difficult to hit, which was his only concern.

Without a word, Liu Anran’s staff condensed Space power, and she gritted her teeth: “One minute at most!”

For a Space Warlock below Tier 2 to seal a Demon King, sustaining it for one minute would require her to exert all her strength.

This was still with Luo Yao’s ‘Mana Replenishment’ assistance. “Yao Yao…”

“I’m here!” Luo Yao extended her small hand, helping Liu Anran maintain her mental power…

Space Lockdown!

The space where the Demon King Mirage was located instantly froze.

Just like how the Mantis couldn’t use Void Shuttle back then, he couldn’t teleport anymore either!

“Hmm! What does this mean?” The Demon King Mirage was immediately stunned.

At the same time.

Ye Ze immediately made his move, Skill Enhancement, Martial Saint Domain!

["Skill Enhancement - Super" activated!]

["Obtained Enhancement: Martial Saint Domain - Super!"]

A Level 60 Demon King’s attributes were ridiculously high; a head-on confrontation was absolutely not an option.

But with a super-enhanced domain, after weakening his attributes, the situation would be different!

["Martial Saint Domain - Super: Upon activation, the Martial Saint suppresses all enemies with an aura, reducing the opponent’s four-dimensional attributes. The reduction value is equal to 75% of the Martial Saint’s four-dimensional attributes!"]

The Martial Saint leaped down, crashing into the ground like a meteor falling from the sky!

Activate, Martial Saint Domain - Super!

The surroundings seemed to plunge into darkness, with only the Tai Chi pattern on the ground shining brightly, enveloping the Demon King Mirage.

Domain versus Domain!

But the legendary Martial Saint Domain, coupled with super enhancement, instantly suppressed the ‘Mirage’ where the Demon King Mirage was located.

“Not good, how can a low-tier also have a domain skill!”

The Demon King Mirage’s expression changed. He also possessed a domain and naturally knew the danger, immediately preparing to teleport away.

However, due to the Space Lockdown, he could only stay in place, forced to endure the domain’s effect.

[Domain active, Demon King Mirage’s attributes reduced:

Strength -417, Constitution -399, Agility -403, Spirit 309!]

“How can this be!” The Demon King Mirage truly began to be shocked.

Fiends are the race that values strength and hierarchy the most.

From beginning to end, the Demon King Mirage had never taken this group of mere Tier 1 professionals seriously.

But now, he felt things were beyond his expectations!

Bang—!

At this moment, the Panda unleashed a punch, carrying a 100% critical hit from [Aggression Like Fire]!

Before the Demon King Mirage could fully react, the punch, imbued with Martial Saint Aura, caused the ground to tremble and dirt and rocks to fly from its mere aftershocks.

“Damn it!”

The Demon King Mirage’s aura dissipated slightly, and he roared in anger, “Damn it—!”

How could he, a king among Fiends, be beaten to such a state by these low-tier ants?

The loli girl Luo Yao immediately perked up, “Well done!”

She suddenly felt that being teammates with Ye Ze was so exhilarating!

They were actually gaining the upper hand against a King-level Fiend that even the main force of the Demon Suppression Army had to avoid!

She even wanted to shout ‘666’.

But Liu Anran was not optimistic, and anxiously shouted:

“Only half a minute left!”

“His resistance is getting more and more violent!”

Needless to say, Ye Ze also saw it… The Demon King Mirage was unleashing his signature skill, illusion!

The Panda lost its target!

The Demon King Mirage’s attributes were too high; even after being greatly reduced, he still had overwhelming mental power compared to the Panda and anyone else.

In the sky, golden light flickered in Ye Ze’s pupils…

“Panda, Mantis, hit exactly where I tell you to!”

As a Summoner, a mental link is established with summoned beasts, and those with strong mental power can directly communicate with their summoned beasts through thought.

And Ye Ze, he could do just that!

It didn’t matter if the Panda and Mantis couldn’t see the Mirage; they didn’t need to see it at all, they just needed to unconditionally follow orders!

The Martial Saint Panda immediately turned upon hearing the command and punched directly into the illusory empty space before him!

Bang—!

“How can you also see through…”

The Demon King Mirage was struck hard by the Panda again.

Before he could even catch his breath, a Void Rift opened on his body, and terrifying Annihilation energy mercilessly crushed the entire space.

“Ahhh—!”

Mirage, as a Demon King, had never been, nor had he ever imagined he would be, so severely wounded!

Indeed, with the Demon King Mirage’s defense, even with reduced constitution, he could still withstand the full burst of the two beasts.

“Don’t get too arrogant with me!”

The Demon King Mirage was almost insane, completely disregarding consumption, unleashing dozens of mist Shadow Doppelgangers in succession, [Illusion Break Strike].

These Doppelgangers, similar to Shadow Doppelgangers, would deal damage not much different from the main body if they hit. Even if the Panda was hit by this wave, it would surely die!

This was the Demon King Mirage, whose mental power, even when weakened, still surpassed everyone else’s.

But Ye Ze used another Squirrel Shadow Clone, and just as the Panda was about to be attacked, he swapped again!

The Panda returned to the Demon Dragon.

The target of the Demon King Mirage’s full counterattack became the swapped Squirrel Shadow.

As for the Mantis, it directly vanished into the Void.

The Demon King Mirage’s full-power strike hit nothing, only the nearby steamed bun shop and ramen shop collapsed with a roar…

The cooldown for the swap, after the Martial Arts Mastery bonus, was only twelve seconds, helping the Panda dodge a fatal blow.

And just as the Space Lockdown was about to end, the Panda leaped down from the Demon Dragon again!

A punch descended from the sky!

It directly smashed a deep pit into the ground.

Upon seeing this, Liu Boyan, Teacher Xia Qing, and even the surrounding city defense army were all dumbfounded…

A Tier 1 professional, beating a Demon King to this extent!

Unheard of!

In fact, if it were anyone else, they wouldn’t even dare to dream so boldly!

Some of the city defense army, even those relatively far from the battlefield, seeing such destructive power, thought the City Lord had returned…

In the deep pit, the Demon King Mirage was in a daze.

Their Fiend attack had a well-thought-out plan…

In the plan, as long as the Lin Yuan City’s only high-tier City Lord could be lured away, the rest would just be a group of weak low-tier Humans.

Even if Mirage was a mental-type Demon King, dealing with them was still more than enough.

Then spread the Abyss Pollution, occupying the entire city… The plan was going so smoothly!

Why was he being so utterly defeated by a Tier 1 Human?

“The Human Race, truly resilient.”

The Demon King Mirage appeared from the deep pit, his voice filled with anger.

He didn’t want Lin Yuan City anymore!

What was more urgent now than Lin Yuan City was to eliminate that Tier 1 Summoner!

Whenever a great era arrived, the Human Race would produce individuals who could turn the tide!

Repeatedly thwarting the Abyss’s offensives!

Compared to destroying a city, eliminating such a genius in advance was more urgent!

“You will surely die!”

The Demon King Mirage stared at the figure in the sky, his voice gritted, deciding to bring this intelligence back to the Abyss!

Then, with more Demon Kings personally arriving, he wouldn’t fear that he wouldn’t die!

Liu Anran’s face was pale, and she apologized upon seeing this: “The Space Lockdown, I can’t maintain it anymore…”

A Demon King-level opponent was truly too resilient!

Even with reduced constitution, he still possessed high defense and endured for a full minute…

Luo Yao also collapsed from exhaustion; replenishing mana had completely drained her.

Mist began to rise, and the Demon King Mirage’s figure vanished, leaving the range of the Martial Saint Domain…

Everyone’s expressions became tense and filled with lingering fear.

Within the mist, the Demon King Mirage’s arrogant voice seemed to come from all directions:

“Low-tier is low-tier, do you think you can kill me!?”

“A King, is not called a King for nothing!”

The Demon King Mirage, with all his attributes restored, theoretically had enough power to regain control of the situation.

But he decided to leave, determined to return to the Abyss and bring back reinforcements to crush this Human Summoner!

The feeling of destroying a Human Race genius excited him even more!

But at this moment, facing a situation that worried everyone.

Ye Ze let out a long breath, his mind calm…

“It’s over.”

Because, under the Eye of Insight’s investigation, the Demon King Mirage’s HP…

Only one-quarter remained!

That is, 25% of his health.

“Mantis…”

Ye Ze spoke softly, and a Void fluctuation flashed across the battlefield.

The Mantis’s pupils suddenly bloomed with dark purple light, like two shining supernovas.

The Demon King Mirage was continuously teleporting away, secretly pleased.

But the next moment, darkness enveloped his vision. As the Demon King Mirage was momentarily stunned, a pair of gigantic pupils appeared above him, radiating an aura of destruction and annihilation.

“No, no—” The Demon King Mirage panicked.

Because his body was instantly and powerlessly torn apart, even completely annihilated, turning into nothingness…

Void Killing Eye, unstoppable!

…

Outside the white forbidden barrier that enveloped Lin Yuan City in a mist.

Wu Ming personally led a five-tier squad, rushing at full speed.

“It really is a forbidden barrier, prohibiting signal transmission and anyone’s entry or exit.”

Wu Ming said anxiously, “Su Xi, hurry, break the barrier!”

Such a barrier set up by a Demon King, even their group of Tier 5s couldn’t break through.

They could only rely on Su Xi, as a ‘Mentalist’, to invade the barrier with her mental power and thus achieve the effect of breaking it.

However, this method of breaking the barrier would take a considerable amount of time.

Wu Ming’s heart grew increasingly worried:

“Please, please, don’t let anything happen to anyone!”

In the squad, the white-dressed woman Su Xi quickly approached the barrier.

She placed her hand on the barrier, preparing to begin invading it…

However, the next moment, a sound of shattering echoed from the barrier.

The forbidden barrier broke in response!

“Holy crap! Su Xi, you’re amazing, when did your mental power become so strong!?”

“The Demon King’s barrier broke in one second!”

Wu Ming cheered, and several Tier 5 experts in the squad also looked surprised and delighted, rushing forward.

Su Xi blinked twice in a daze, her entire being seemingly somewhat stunned:

“But, but I haven’t even acted yet…”