The devil's flames are raging, the trump card!

In the distance, demonic flames raged, incinerating the black mist within the ruins.

A shadowy figure, hundreds of meters tall, resembled a dark cloud, eclipsing half the sky.

The immense pressure and aura made Lin Xuan feel his soul tremble.

That was the power of a Tier 4 professional!

"The Otherworld’s movements are so fast!"

Lin Xuan’s face changed drastically, his eyes wide.

He stared at the towering figure in the distance, unable to believe it.

According to his friend Zhang Fan, the Otherworld had been able to contend with Blue Star for over five hundred years precisely because they possessed Demon Race members equivalent to Blue Star’s highest combat power.

That is, Tier 4 professionals!

One must know that across two civilizations and hundreds of billions of people, there were only four Tier 4 professionals in total, two from each civilization.

Yet, as soon as the passage between the two civilizations in the underground palace was opened, the Otherworld immediately sent one.

Were they not afraid of an ambush?

"Zhang Fan said that the combat power of Tier 4 professionals from both civilizations is comparable."

"And a major war broke out a hundred years ago."

"Since then, Tier 4 professionals from both sides haven't appeared on the battlefield for nearly a century."

"Now, they’ve rushed over so impatiently."

"Could it be that the Otherworld has some new method, or that both of their Tier 4s have arrived?"

Lin Xuan’s brows furrowed deeply.

The figure of the professional shrouded in monstrous demonic flames in the distance was still somewhat ethereal, indicating that he was currently in the interlayer between the ruins and reality.

This was knowledge Lin Xuan had just learned at Mingzhu University, and he hadn't expected to use it today.

However, if his guess was correct and both of the Otherworld’s Tier 4s had come to Blue Star, a colossal battle was likely to erupt!

"I wonder if my Frost Domain can withstand it."

Lin Xuan had tried, but at his current stage, he couldn't hide within his Frost Domain.

This was naturally related to the opponent's oppressive aura.

Under normal circumstances, the physiques of the Demon Race were similar to those of Blue Star humans, unable to undergo gigantification.

However, there were no absolutes.

As long as a professional reached Tier 4, they could gigantify their body!

It was said to be a sign of becoming a god.

Therefore, many professionals referred to Tier 4 as the Demigod Realm!

Besides gigantification, another characteristic of the Demigod Realm was the domain.

The opponent was a Demigod.

He hadn't even fully entered the ruins yet, but he had already annihilated Lin Xuan's attack and fixed him in place.

These were all powers of the domain.

Of course, Lin Xuan’s current Frost Domain was different from a Demigod Realm’s domain.

His was, at most, a semi-finished domain.

Naturally, it was suppressed by the opponent.

Of course, Lin Xuan wasn't afraid.

Although his body couldn't move, his mind was still active.

He quietly extended his consciousness and retrieved the two iron pellets from his backpack space.

This was a safeguard.

In reality, with the aura of a Tier 4 professional, a Demigod, Lin Xuan believed that Blue Star’s two Tier 4 powerhouses, General Li and Einstein, would soon sense it and rush over.

"Hehehe, naughty boy, you’re really not being good."

"Big sister is truly angry this time, you know."

Not far away, the Puppet Master struggled to her feet, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

Lin Xuan’s earlier attack had directly put her into a severely injured state.

In this state, at best, she couldn't move; at worst, she would directly faint.

At this moment, her HP bar hovered at just over fifty percent.

Although she was out of critical condition, she still felt unwell.

No choice; she had no more healing potions.

The Puppet Master straightened her head, which Lin Xuan’s punch had just knocked askew.

She panted as she came before Lin Xuan.

Her hot breath exhaled onto Lin Xuan’s neck, tickling him.

"No, if you’re recovering, just recover; why are you panting?"

Lin Xuan was speechless, wondering if he should break free now and just kill this vixen first.

However, to do so, he would have to release the iron pellets from his backpack.

These were the life-saving trump cards General Li had given him!

One sword pellet could unleash three of General Li’s attacks.

The other could withstand three attacks from a Tier 4 professional.

Such powerful trump cards were Lin Xuan’s confidence to always take risks.

Lin Xuan believed that releasing them would definitely resolve his current predicament.

But that would be too wasteful.

He decided to wait a little longer.

According to what the vixen in front of him had shouted before she nearly died, she had been in contact with this Tier 4 professional from the Otherworld for a long time.

And now, not only had the Tier 4 professional not killed him, but even the recovering Puppet Master had come to tease him.

Lin Xuan felt there was an opportunity to exploit.

"The sword pellet should be able to buy a lot of time."

"Definitely enough for Senior Li and the others to get here."

The Puppet Master panted a few times.

Seeing that Lin Xuan couldn't move, she stopped teasing him and sat down cross-legged, forming hand seals.

She seemed to be casting some kind of skill.

Lin Xuan saw that the HP bar above her head actually slowly increased a little.

"This recovery speed…"

"Does she have equipment that restores vitality?"

It was well known that monsters had terrifying automatic HP regeneration, especially bosses.

But professionals were very weak in this regard.

In the later stages, it could almost be considered nonexistent.

For someone like the Puppet Master to regenerate HP just by standing still, and at a speed faster than some bosses, this was not a normal recovery rate for a professional.

Lin Xuan thought about it and felt it made sense.

After all, she was a top-tier Tier 2 professional and had lived for over two hundred years.

She would likely have equipment similar to the Overlord’s Armor, which automatically regenerates HP out of combat.

However…

Lin Xuan gently furrowed his brow.

The Puppet Master was very tall, nearly 1.8 meters.

Now that she was sitting cross-legged in front of him, her head was just at his waist level.

"This position is quite awkward."

Lin Xuan glanced down, looking twice.

The JK top she had just changed into was one size too small, and it was a suggestive version.

He just had to look down to see a large expanse of white.

Hmm… nice benefits.

However, Lin Xuan quickly averted his gaze.

He always remembered that the Puppet Master’s name was Matthias Chernin.

That sounded too much like a man!

Crack—crack—!

From the distant sky came sounds like shattering glass.

Lin Xuan’s heart pounded.

That wasn't glass; it was the boundary barrier between the ruins and reality!

Currently, it was known that only Tier 4 Demigods could break it slightly.

Yes, only slightly!

Lin Xuan still remembered that three days ago, when he was in class at Mingzhu University, his lecturer had said that Tier 4s could break a few boundary barriers.

This could prove that the power level of the mythological figures within the ruins was also roughly around Tier 4.

After all, ordinary monsters within the ruins couldn't leave, but there had been instances of mythological figures breaking through the ruin barrier, disappearing on Blue Star, and then quickly returning.

Thinking of this, Lin Xuan suddenly froze: "I was truly foolish."

"There's no need to wait for Senior Li; this is the Guanghan Palace Ruins!"

"If the opposing Demigod dares to come over, he’s invading the Guanghan Palace Ruins."

"Won't Wu Gang make a move?"

Lin Xuan thought, no longer paying attention to the sitting Puppet Master.

Instead, he looked towards the distance, where the Otherworld’s Tier 4 professional had appeared, and also where Wu Gang’s axe had previously appeared.

Boom—!

As Lin Xuan watched, a massive sound echoed across the heavens and earth.