177: What Golden Armored Lizard King? It was defeated in one move!

Inside the lair, the Demonic Evils, already plunged into panic due to the interruption of the ritual, felt as if an invisible giant hand were gripping their throats, making even breathing difficult.

Fear spread rapidly like a plague.

Some of the weaker Demonic Evils even began to tremble, subconsciously shrinking back, their crimson eyes filled with despair.

"He, he's here... that demon! He found this place!"

"The guards outside are all dead... even the Giant Ape Commander and the others are dead... what can we do now?"

"We can't escape... none of us can escape..."

The Demonic Evils were filled with terror, whispering amongst themselves.

Their voices were filled with uncontrollable trembling, every syllable permeating with bone-deep fear.

The expressions of the three Holy Envoys—the Golden Armored Lizard King, the Shadow Demon Lord, and the Thousand-Faced Poison Venerable—were even uglier to behold.

They could clearly feel that the pressure locking onto this place had not weakened; instead, it had become more concentrated and oppressive.

It was as if a pair of cold eyes had already pierced through the layers of the lair's barriers, seeing everything they had to offer.

Escape? That was no longer possible.

The opponent's will was like a net cast from the heavens, having long since completely shrouded this area.

Fight? That power capable of instantly obliterating everything was simply not something they could contend with!

"Scoundrel!" the Golden Armored Lizard King let out an angry roar. "Going too far! Do you really take us for lambs waiting to be slaughtered?!"

The light and shadow around the Shadow Demon Lord twisted violently, its voice becoming sharp and urgent: "Calm down! Golden Armored Lizard King! His power far exceeds our imagination; fighting him head-on is definitely not a good strategy!"

The Thousand-Faced Poison Venerable's many legs scraped the ground anxiously, emitting a harsh "rustling" sound: "Then what should we do? Just wait here to die? Or... beg him for mercy?"

"Beg for mercy?" The Golden Armored Lizard King turned his head abruptly, a violent light erupting from his vertical pupils. "Beg a human for mercy? Have you forgotten our Master's majesty? Even if we die, we must knock out a few of his teeth!"

Just as the three Holy Envoys were divided in their opinions and internal conflict was on the verge of breaking out—

"BOOM!!!" Another even heavier, more terrifying loud noise suddenly exploded!

This time, it was no longer a simple impact sound.

At the entrance of the lair, the massive stone door, formed from countless hard Ore mixed with Demonic Qi, over several meters thick, and inscribed with defensive runes, was struck head-on as if by a meteorite and shattered with a thunderous roar!

Countless stone fragments mixed with twisted metal blasted inward, and dust filled the air!

A violent wave of air surged in instantly, throwing the foul, fishy air inside the lair into chaos.

A figure, bathed in dust and flying debris, slowly walked in from outside the breached hole.

His pace was leisurely, his expression calm, and the ordinary casual clothes on his body were spotless.

This formed an extremely bizarre contrast with the surrounding flying debris and pervasive dust.

The newcomer's gaze swept casually across the chaotic core of the lair where the Demonic Evils were gathered.

It finally landed on the floating black heart and the three Holy Envoys who were facing a formidable enemy in front of it.

The corners of his mouth slowly curled into a cruel arc, and he spoke indifferently:

"Dilly-dallying, dilly-dallying!"

"You still want to knock out a few of my teeth?"

"I think you're tired of living!"

As he spoke, Chen Nian's gaze swept calmly across the entire scene, finally fixing on the slowly pulsating black heart.

His perception was so keen that he instantly realized this heart was the true source of the Demonic Qi here.

The energy it contained far exceeded the sum of all the surrounding Demonic Evils.

A flash of interest crossed Chen Nian's eyes:

"Oh? Interesting."

"So something like this was hidden here?"

"The energy is quite abundant."

"I wonder if it's enough for one punch from me?"

He completely ignored the three powerful beings, as if they were merely insignificant background props.

And his words completely enraged the Golden Armored Lizard King, who was already on the verge of going berserk.

"Human! You are too arrogant!" the Golden Armored Lizard King let out a deafening roar.

His massive feet slammed into the ground, making the entire lair hum and vibrate.

The giant axe burning with ghostly green flames in his hand was raised high, and terrifying Demonic Qi gathered frantically.

"How dare you desecrate the sacred heart! Go to hell!!"

His arm muscles knotted, and using all his strength, he fiercely slashed the giant axe, which had condensed terrifying power, toward Chen Nian!

An incomparably huge, pitch-black axe gleam wreathed in ghostly green evil fire tore through the air, carrying a destructive aura, and instantly struck before Chen Nian!

This strike gathered all of the Golden Armored Lizard King's strength, and its power was enough to easily split a small mountain!

However, facing this earth-shattering strike, Chen Nian couldn't even be bothered to lift his eyelids.

"Trash!"

Chen Nian spat out these two words indifferently, not even looking at the terrifying axe gleam.

He just casually raised his right hand and waved it lightly toward the Void Realm in front of him.

The action was understated, as if he were merely shooing away an annoying flying insect.

However, the moment he waved his hand—"Hum!"—a formless yet vast and boundless terrifying power, like an invisible giant wave, exploded with a roar!

That pitch-black axe gleam, capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, the moment it touched this power, was as if it had slammed into an invisible, indestructible barrier!

"Crack!!!" A crisp shattering sound rang out!

The axe gleam couldn't even advance a single inch before it crumbled and disintegrated, inch by inch, like fragile glass!

This wasn't the end!

After crushing the axe gleam, that formless power did not lose momentum.

It continued to sweep forward like a tsunami, accurately striking the Golden Armored Lizard King's massive body!

"Bang!"

The Golden Armored Lizard King was as if struck head-on by a high-speed star!

He didn't even have time to let out a scream.

The next second—"BOOM!!!!!"—his body, like a balloon inflated with excessive gas, exploded with a roar!

Hard bone armor, knotted muscles, warm blood, shattered internal organs... mixed together, exploded outward in a radial pattern!

Red, white, black... instantly staining the dark red ground behind him even more hideously terrifying!

One-shot kill!

A casual wave of the hand!

The Golden Armored Lizard King, with strength reaching the Peak of the Sixth-Tier Demonic Evil and revered as a "Holy Envoy"... was directly blown apart in mid-air! Not a single bone remained!

【Ding! Killed the Sixth-Tier Demonic Evil 'Golden Armored Lizard King', obtained 29533 points!】

The System's notification sound rang crisply in Chen Nian's mind.

Silence!

A deathly silence instantly shrouded the entire lair!

All the Demonic Evils, whether they were the ordinary Demonic Evils participating in the ritual or the other two Holy Envoys, all froze in place!

Their eyes were wide open, their mouths hung open unconsciously, and their brains completely crashed from processing this scene that far exceeded the limits of their understanding!

What happened?

The Golden Armored Lizard King... is dead?

That intruder just waved his hand casually.

And blew the Golden Armored Lizard King apart?!

How is this possible?!