217: captivity

Bull Demon King's attitude of facing death fearlessly caused the eyes of the Iron Pagoda Country powerhouses surrounding him to flash with apprehension.

The reason was simple: although Bull Demon King's strength was only mid-fourteenth level, if he went completely berserk, he could take several peak fourteenth-level Fierce Beasts and Humans with him to their deaths.

As the saying goes, a cornered beast is the most dangerous; no one wanted to put themselves in the most perilous position at this moment.

Noticing the fear in the eyes of the surrounding fourteenth-level Fierce Beasts and Humans, the five fifteenth-level powerhouses simultaneously roared to boost their morale.

Subsequently, a peak fourteenth-level black bull, seemingly completely roused to ferocity by this sound, had blood-red eyes and charged directly at Bull Demon King.

"Moo~"

The moment the bull's roar sounded, Bull Demon King noticed the black bull, whose size was nearly identical to his own and whose level was even one minor stage higher. Without fear, he hoisted Qingyang onto his back and charged directly at the opponent.

"Boom~"

The instant the two fierce bulls collided, the peak fourteenth-level black bull, which had one foot already stepped into the fifteenth level, was instantly knocked down by Bull Demon King. Its limbs went "thump~" and softened, and it lay directly on the ground, its aura gradually disappearing, dead.

In contrast, although Bull Demon King successfully killed the black bull, his head was buzzing from the impact, and he saw double.

Just as Bull Demon King shook his head to clear it, a Human whose strength reached the mid-fifteenth level suddenly appeared above Bull Demon King's head.

Then, the opponent chuckled and said to the many powerhouses surrounding Bull Demon King in the distance: "Do you know how to kill a bull? You have to start from behind their horns, above the neck. That's their weakest spot."

As he spoke, the opponent had already drawn a heavy sword, a full meter and a half long. Looking at its style, it seemed like a heavy sword used by Central European knights. He gripped it tightly with both hands and plunged it directly into the back of Bull Demon King's neck.

The moment the entire meter-and-a-half-long heavy sword was plunged into the back of Bull Demon King's neck, the previously raging Bull Demon King's eyes suddenly widened, and with a "boom~," he fell to the ground. His life or death was unknown.

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Ge Xing Islands, core area.

As Bu Bai and Blood Town also fell into slumber to break through to the fifteenth level, Qian Hao had been experiencing a persistent twitching in his eyelids for some unknown reason these past few days.

For this, Qian Hao even went to great lengths, re-evaluating his plan, but found no errors.

Seeing Qian Hao's restless appearance, Ba Qing, who was beside him, felt somewhat speechless.

"Seriously, what's wrong with you these past few days?"

Hearing Ba Qing's question, Qian Hao also couldn't figure out what was wrong with himself, but he finally said, "You Yue, how is the situation on Qian Yunjing's side now?"

Beside him, Ba Qing immediately grinned with his tiger mouth and quickly spoke.

"It's great, couldn't be better. You don't know, these sea Fierce Beasts are actually stronger overall than those on land, and there are more of them.

These past few days, Xuan Ming and the others, following your arrangements, led the nine major East Sea forces to simultaneously investigate the East Sea side.

They even killed several forces, but most of them were led by thirteenth or fourteenth-level powerhouses. Based on this trend, Bull Demon King and Pan Lin should be able to return and break through in at most two months.

By then, let Qing Yang be a bare commander, staying alone in Black Africa, hahaha."

Ba Qing's teasing slightly relaxed Qian Hao's state of mind.

But then, Qian Hao asked again, "How about Black Africa where Qing Yang is? Are there any problems?"

"What? Can I assume you're worried about Qing Yang? With his combat power and cautious nature, you're worried about him? If our Ge Xing Islands were breached, that Rainforest wouldn't even be affected.

Besides, didn't Bu Bai and the others say when they came back? Currently, Qing Yang has only ordered everyone to investigate the situation of various parties in Black Africa and hasn't said anything about fighting with any force."

Days passed like this, until the evening of the ninth day. Just as Qian Hao's unease reached its peak, above the Endless Sea, a small dark-skinned person wearing grass shorts suddenly flew towards the Ge Xing Islands.

Currently, the Ge Xing Islands were in a state of lockdown.

So the moment that small dark-skinned person quickly flew towards the Ge Xing Islands, Ba Qing immediately sensed his weak energy fluctuations.

The next second, Ba Qing's tiger body was instantly surrounded by a gust of wind, and with a "whoosh~," he appeared directly beside the small dark-skinned person.

Seeing Ba Qing's appearance, which looked like he could kill him with just a glance, the king was so frightened he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Get lost, don't you know what place this is?"

While saying this, Ba Qing suddenly flicked his tiger tail, and with one swipe, he sent the small dark-skinned person disappearing towards the end of the Endless Sea.

After returning to the Ge Xing Islands, Qian Hao immediately asked Ba Qing, "What happened?"

"Nothing, a lost small dark-skinned person. I've already sent him away."

Somewhere in the Endless Sea.

"Bang~"

With a splash, the small dark-skinned king was thrown into the sea, his face blank. He surfaced and looked around blankly.

A few seconds later, the small dark-skinned king suddenly let out a scream.

"Holy cow, that tail swipe sent me flying for three days' worth of travel! Is it that powerful?"

As he spoke, the small dark-skinned person wasn't angry. After flying out of the sea, he shook off the seawater and continued to fly towards the Ge Xing Islands with persistent effort.

Three days later, when the small dark-skinned person reappeared in Ba Qing's senses, Ba Qing was completely enraged.

"Is there no end to this? Does he think he's living too comfortably?"

The next second, Ba Qing's White Tiger body had already arrived beside the small dark-skinned person again, and he had already raised his tiger paw, ready to swat the opponent to death directly.

"Wait a minute, stop, your Pan Lin's horns were snapped off by someone... What the heck!"

Before he could finish speaking, the small dark-skinned person disappeared into the Endless Sea again.

"Do you really think our Ge Xing Islands are that easy to talk to? If you dare to appear again, I will definitely kill you. This is your last chance."

As he spoke, Ba Qing returned to the Ge Xing Islands.

However, just as Ba Qing returned to the inner island and faced Qian Hao's questioning gaze, the small dark-skinned person's words suddenly popped into his mind.

"Pan Lin's horns were snapped off... Wait, what happened to Pan Lin?"

At this moment, Ba Qing's entire body produced afterimages, and instantly, bursts of sonic booms were generated. He stepped on the sea and chased towards the direction where the small dark-skinned person had gone.

After chasing for several minutes, when Ba Qing saw the small dark-skinned person still flying freely in the sky from a distance, Ba Qing suddenly leaped off the sea, bit the small dark-skinned person, and turned back towards the Ge Xing Islands.

The king, who had been completely bewildered throughout, sat down on the ground near Qian Hao the moment he fully reacted. He stiffly turned his head, looking at Ba Qing and Qian Hao, his mind buzzing for a moment.