225: The Joker can be the ace, or he can be the clown.

"Using the demon venerables remains, fused with the will of three people."

"Briefly reviving the Demon Venerable's body, but also occupying its position to prevent the Demon Venerable's descent, and finally using this remnant will to attack me?"

Kun Gous expression was solemn.

It wasnt fear of this three-headed, six-armed body, but he knew that once the opponent acted this way, this incomplete revival would be like a miscarriage, completely dissipating after its last life activity.

And this also meant that once it died, Kun Gou would no longer be protected by the Human Dao.

And whether he killed it or not, it would die.

"So that's it."

"What you're plotting for is me."

"You never trusted me from beginning to end."

"Indeed, those who Cultivate crooked Daos have filthy minds."

A smile reappeared on Kun Gous face, but it was bone-chillingly cold.

The original plan was to create a Lesser Demon Venerable and a Dragon Transformation mighty figure. The mighty figure would assist in slaying the Lesser Demon Venerable, and then the emperor would slay the mighty figure.

But observing the opponent's arrangements, it was clear they had anticipated his potential betrayal, and their target had always been him.

In this way, all conflicts pointed to him alone.

If he were slain, a massive amount of Karma would likely descend, and at a low cost.

"Excellent!"

"But do you really think that I dared to show myself without any reliance?"

"Only a shell remains, then only a shell it is. It's better than nothing."

"Alias, it's time for you to wake up too!"

Kun Gou clutched Zhou Yan's body in his hand, and his withered stone arm glowed greenish-blue, injecting into it.

Everyone stood ready.

Wang Yao reacted most fiercely, the power on his sword erupting again as he charged forward first.

Kun Gou hurled Zhou Yan's body backward, then turned to fight Wang Yao.

The remaining people also realized the importance of that body and moved to seize it.

But Kun Gou always managed to precisely intercept every attack, flashing to block their path, repelling them one by one, preventing anyone from approaching the body by even half a step.

The body began to sprout tender green shoots, while also emitting a rotten stench.

"Come on, since we must fight, I'll accompany you through this final battle."

The atmosphere in the field suddenly solidified.

Then a roar, and the final battle erupted.

The Tail Fire Tiger pounced head-on.

Kun Gous stone left arm met it, repelling the fire tiger amidst sparks and stone fragments, then his stone fist shattered it. The recoil caused blood to seep from the flesh wound.

The Heart Moon Fox's nine tails wrapped around, freezing Emperor Sizong's left leg and the edge of the wound with frost.

Kun Gou etched Law golden threads with his left hand, severing three of its tails. The remaining tails wrapped around his waist and abdomen, the chill expanding the cracks in the stone.

Emperor Sizong's will resisted, causing Kun Gous movements to pause.

The She Tail Tiger Constellation Beast transformed into a black water current, clawing at the wound.

Kun Gou forcefully drove Emperor Sizong's legs to kick, scattering the water current and fox tails, damaging Emperor Sizong's knee bone. Immediately, his stone fist swung towards the now visible She Tail Tiger Constellation Beast.

Li Wenbo appeared on the flank, golden squares in his palm covered in cracks.

"Elemental Artifact Exchange!"

Kun Gous stone fist vanished from his wrist, replaced by a golden square. But Kun Gou suddenly changed his move, kicking the She Tail Tiger Constellation Beast with Emperor Sizong's right leg.

At the same time, his hand, covered in immense power, crushed the golden square.

Li Wenbo suffered a backlash, his body cracking and shattering.

Kun Gous stone wrist regenerated slowly.

Emperor Sizong's resistance and the suppression of the Buddhist Seal severely hindered Kun Gous recovery.

Chen Wei led three thousand Soldier Souls to attack, a blood-red spear piercing directly into the junction of stone and flesh.

Kun Gou recoiled half a step, his stone arms spread open, and a phantom stone shield appeared.

The blood spear impacted, the shield phantom shattered, and three spears penetrated: one pierced his stone shoulder, and two stabbed into Emperor Sizong's upper thigh.

Emperor Sizong's Physical Body convulsed violently, and Kun Gous control was damaged. His damaged left arm exploded into stone shuttles, repelling half of the Soldier Souls.

Chen Wei merged with the remaining Soldier Souls, activated his blood-red Dharma Idol, and swung his battle-axe again.

Kun Gou met it with a mixed-blood stone shield formed from his remaining stone right arm.

The shield shattered and the arm exploded, the axe blade leaving a deep gouge in his stone chest. Kun Gou vomited blood, and the cracks on his body widened.

Wang Yao wielded the celestial master sword, thrusting it towards the Alias behind Kun Gou.

Kun Gou turned sideways, blocking the sword with Emperor Sizong's waist and abdomen.

The wooden sword entered the body, lightning erupted, spreading along the cracks to the stone. Kun Gou swung his stone arm to force Wang Yao back, leaving the celestial master sword embedded within, continuously causing damage.

At this moment, the demon venerables remains arrived.

Six fists, carrying the triple wills of desolation, Battle Intent, and calculation, struck.

Kun Gou was hit by four fists on his stone body, and two fists on the side of the wound and Emperor Sizong's left knee.

Amidst the sound of bones cracking, this composite body was sent flying, rebounding off the force field. The stone body was dented, Emperor Sizong's left leg was bent backward, and the wound expanded.

The demon venerables remains raised its six arms again.

Kun Gou squeezed his remaining strength to unify his body, deliberately triggering the chaotic power of the Buddhist Seal.

Buddhist light flashed, and the three wills within the demon venerables remains clashed, causing its movements to freeze.

Kun Gou's stone arm pierced into the node of his own chest and abdomen, pulling out a dark, mixed ball of light.

Emperor Sizong's remnant body rapidly lost its vitality, the stone body accelerated its disintegration, and the Buddhist Seal was almost extinguished.

He threw the ball of light towards the demon venerables remains.

The demon venerables remains shattered the ball of light.

The conceptual Law contained within took effect, and its three arms, along with their manifest wills, vanished.

Kun Gous state was on the verge of collapse.

The remaining powers of the Tail Fire Tiger, Heart Moon Fox, and She Tail Tiger Constellation Beast regrouped and pounced.

Chen Wei's blood-red giant's remnant form rose again.

Wang Yao remotely controlled the celestial master sword to intensify the destruction.

The demon venerables remains lost balance, its remaining three eyes glowing crimson as it hatefully struck.

Kun Gou scanned, seeing green shoots thriving on the Alias's neck, its revival imminent.

He actively met the attack.

The Tail Fire Tiger bit Emperor Sizong's right ankle, and Kun Gou shattered its core with his crumbling stone shoulder.

The Heart Moon Fox's ice cone pierced Emperor Sizong's abdomen, and Kun Gou crushed its head with his stone jaw.

The She Tail Tiger Constellation Beast tore at the last connecting part of the wound, and Kun Gou plunged his stone elbow into its eye.

The blood-red giant's battle-axe struck Kun Gous back neck. Kun Gou pressed his back against the axe blade, dragging it towards Wang Yao's lightning magic.

Lightning and fire intertwined, the giant was annihilated, and Chen Wei fell unconscious.

Kun Gous stone back was pierced, and Emperor Sizong's body carbonized.

The demon venerables remains' last three fists struck his stone chest and carbonized flesh.

The rock disintegrated, turning into ordinary stone.

Emperor Sizong's body turned to ashes.

The descending will flickered one last time.

Kun Gou finally "looked" at the Alias.

Greenery covered its neck, Law vines spread, and decay and vitality achieved a perfect cycle—the Alias awakened.

A trace of comfort came from the will, then dissipated.

Crushed stones and ashes fell upon the green shoots.

The Alias's power fully unfolded.

Decay and new life indiscriminately eroded the battlefield.

The embers of the fire tiger grew mold, the ice dust of the Heart Moon Fox grew mushrooms, the water flow of the She Tail Tiger Constellation Beast became putrid, Chen Wei's wounds grew abnormally long, the demon venerables remains' will went mad and collapsed, and the celestial master sword's power was exhausted, falling to the ground.

In the chaos, no one paid attention to the pile of shattered stones and ashes anymore.

The headless green body stood still, life and death cycling, the Alias's power silently permeating.

And at this moment, the headless green body continued to change, a finger extended, and black-green light surrounded the pile of shattered stones.

Kun Gou returned to the battlefield.

"I said it before, if I dare to show myself, I naturally have..."

Kun Gou suddenly felt something amiss and quickly turned his head, only to see the body that should have been exuding terrifying power actually drooping and falling directly, the decay on it rapidly receding, and the tender shoots also beginning to wither.

"How could this be?!"

"Meng Zhang, is this also your doing?!"

Kun Gous gaze was like electricity, instantly penetrating space, seeing Zhou Yan, who was rapidly fleeing towards the outer area and whose Physical Body was slowly Rebirthing.

On the reconstructed Physical Body, the Buddhist Seal had already disappeared.

Only then did he suddenly realize what a grave mistake he had made earlier, under the multiple influences of unknown power, the Buddhist Seal, and Emperor Sizong's will.

He had actually revived his fifth brother using Zhou Yan's body when Zhou Yan might still have had a chance at life.

That was Meng Zhang!

Even in Reincarnation, he was a terrifying existence with a high status.

This must be his doing!

"Meng Zhang! You deserve to die!"

With the plan failed, Kun Gou went completely mad and charged straight towards Zhou Yan.

Everyone present was either dead or injured, unable to provide support.

Hearing the furious roar from behind, Zhou Yan looked bewildered.

What did I do now?

Wasn't that body meant as bait, to make Kun Gou discover the abnormality of the flesh ball later, so Zhang Feng could use his methods?

He used it up, fought for a long time, and I thought it wasn't needed anymore, so I grew my body back. Who did I offend now?

But Zhou Yan wasn't stupid.

Given the opponent's speed, he would never escape.

Fortunately, the opponent still took the time to utter threats, giving him room to maneuver.

He turned around and released the remaining Room Sun Rabbit, Root Earth Badger, Neck Gold Dragon, and Jiao Mu Jiao - Star Soul together.

Indeed, as soon as he turned back, Kun Gou had already rushed close, engaging in battle with the four newly manifested world bosses.

Zhou Yan was about to continue running, but was suddenly scooped up by a hand.

When he came to his senses again, he was already at the edge of the outer city.

"No need to look around, it was I who saved you."

Zhou Yan suddenly looked at the source of the voice, Emperor Gaozong floating in the air.

"I..."

"Your Core Formation Stage reaction is no match for his speed."

"If he wants to kill you, you can't escape."

"I intervened for a moment, allowing you to release those things, and it was I who brought you here, out of danger."

"Then..."

"The upcoming battle will be the finale."

"It might be very tragic, but you have done enough."

"I promised someone I would keep you safe."

"So, you can leave."

Zhou Yan couldn't interject a single word and was choked.

A thought suddenly arose in his mind.

This old guy couldn't possibly read minds, could he?

You old fool... "Ah! Hiss~"

Emperor Gaozong looked at Zhou Yan, who was clutching his forehead and crying out in pain, and the corner of his mouth curled almost imperceptibly, then quickly suppressed it.

"I don't read minds."

Zhou Yan looked at Emperor Gaozong with a look of disbelief.

This rotten old man is very bad; he probably still remembers me burning the chess piece.

Speaking of which, are these mighty figures all old children? Having lived so long, they've become especially vengeful.

"Cough cough, you really should go." Emperor Gaozong lightly coughed twice.

"I will do my best to look after your friends and fellow disciples."

"Compared to them, you, who are at the center of the opponent's wrath, are in greater danger."

Emperor Gaozong pointed in a certain direction.

Zhou Yan looked, and there was nothing there.

Turning back to ask, Emperor Gaozong had already vanished, leaving only a Sound Transmission in his ear.

"Go in this direction, someone will meet you."

Zhou Yan's expression was strange at this moment, and he couldn't help but have an idea.

I'm at least the current MVP, right?

Making me leave the field, could it be that he wants to monopolize the spoils of war?

Moreover, Kun Gou seems to have used all his trump cards and is like a candle in the wind. If I stand here now, what can he do to me?

"Meng Zhang! I will capture you alive, eat your flesh, and sleep on your skin!"

In the distance, Kun Gou pushed away the four bosses, his gaze like an arrow, seemingly glancing at Zhou Yan from afar.

Zhou Yan suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

Fortunately, the next moment, a glowing figure in the outer city had already rushed up. It looked like the young emperor, who had recovered and once again borrowed power.

He and Kun Gou fought again, preventing the latter from attacking Zhou Yan.

And at this moment, Zhou Yan, who had just been in his original spot, had already disappeared.

As soon as the opponent shouted the first word, he had started running, and now he was almost at the edge of the great formation.

"Phew~ I suddenly feel energetic and want to run a couple of laps to warm up."

"This isn't me chickening out!" Zhou Yan consoled himself.

Just as he approached the purple-black opaque barrier, the barrier in front of him instantly shattered like a mirror, peeling off in pieces.

A ray of sunlight from the outside world shone through the broken part.

A figure stood silhouetted, reaching out to Zhou Yan and pulling him towards the light.

"Good brother! I've come to save you!"

Zhou Yan also saw the person clearly at this moment; it was none other than his best (temporary experience card) brother, Mu Qianqiu.

"Old Mu! I've missed you so much!"