Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

"Ah? Wait a moment, Fellow Taoist, did you say this exotic beast Kun has legs? Could such a powerful True Spirit exist in the Cosmic Sea? How have I never heard of this before?"

Hearing Yi Chen speak with such vivid detail, the Destruction Evil Lord was momentarily stunned and interrupted aloud.

"Fellow Taoist, you are mistaken. It's Kun, not Kunpeng. This Kun refers to the 'Kun' in the terrestrial element, not the Kun of the Kunpeng."

"Kun is a True Spirit born from the gathering essence of the earth. I only learned about it from ancient books."

Yi Chen immediately gave the Destruction Evil Lord a dissatisfied glance.

This dog interrupted him, completely derailing his train of thought.

"Ah, my apologies. Fellow Taoist, please continue. So what is the third Great Divine Power possessed by this Kun, the True Spirit born of the earth's essence?"

Seeing the skeptical look on the eye-covered creature, Yi Chen felt unconcerned. He feigned a shocked expression and continued his introduction,

"This third divine power is truly extraordinary!"

"This Kun's third divine power… When I merely gazed upon it from afar, just being touched unintentionally by its outer ripples was enough to trap me under its influence."

As Yi Chen spoke with such conviction, a hint of somber darkness flashed in the Destruction Evil Lord's eyes. A blood-red light shimmered briefly, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a strange Great Han covered head-to-toe with numerous vertical pupils. Mimicking sincerity, he clasped his hands toward Yi Chen and said,

"If that is the case, then it seems Black Scorpion has little chance of survival. However, I must slay this exotic beast. Please, Fellow Taoist, enlighten me on what exactly is this third Great Divine Power?"

"Apologies, the truth is, I also know very little about this third divine power. I only heard an ear-piercing shriek, and in an instant, my mind was engulfed in a blinding white light!"

"What's even more terrifying is—!" At that moment, Yi Chen suddenly stood up!

"What is even more terrifying?" The Destruction Evil Lord silently retreated a hundred miles.

"What's more terrifying is that, at that time, I couldn't use any of my divine skills! I felt as though I was under the control of some kind of law, and I couldn't help but want to sing!"

Yi Chen kept a stern face. Seeing how wary the Destruction Evil Lord was, he immediately grabbed the tea on the pavilion table and drank it all in one gulp.

"What? Such a Great Divine Power actually exists?!"

"In that case, many thanks for sharing this with me, Fellow Taoist."

"Fellow Taoist, the mountains and rivers may someday bring us back together. Should fate allow, let us drink and revel again in the future. Or, if it pleases you, you can find me in the Blood and Flesh Nest. Rest assured, I shall host you generously and ensure your satisfaction!"

The Destruction Evil Lord's eyes flickered. He clasped his hands and, with a turnover of his palm, pulled out a black flying boat. Transforming into a blood-red escape light, he entered the flying boat. With a pulse of mana, the flying boat expanded to a length of a hundred miles, ready to transverse the void.

Swish! Swish!

At this moment, neither noticed the fleeting sinister smirks that crossed their faces just as they turned their backs to each other!!!

"Die!"

Two voices rang out simultaneously, in perfect unison.

In a distant area along the Star Road, an ominous ray of deathly Primordial Magnetic Gravity had been charging for a long time. Under Yi Chen's guidance, it suddenly erupted, sweeping directly toward the trajectory of the black flying boat.

Yi Chen himself revealed his Soul's manifestation and abruptly appeared above the black flying boat. Both his massive hands gripped the vessel's ends as Extreme Origin energy permeated the surrounding space. He forcefully manipulated the trajectory of the distant magnetic beam, slicing the black flying boat in two.

What a joke!

As if.

Yi Chen would never believe that this evil creature bore no ill will toward him. The destructive forces from its earlier battle with Black Scorpion were far too intense to hide.

Expecting to escape with mere words was an insult to his intelligence.

At the very least, one must fight before they can walk away unscathed. One decisive strike could preclude a hundred hidden dangers!

And if he could obliterate the enemy in one blow, wouldn't that be even more worthwhile?

Black Scorpion was like this, and the even more formidable evil eye creature before him, Yi Chen estimated, would be worth at least two hundred billion Deep Red Points.

Compared to this being, the Heavenly Ghost and Blood Sinner, who had fused their Super Dao Fruit through bizarre methods, were like crippled weaklings.

"Ha! Did you honestly believe me?!"

"Strike first to gain the upper hand! Take this, you mangy cur!"

The earlier Primordial Magnetic Gravity death ray had, in fact, been powered by Yi Chen's Dao Fruit. Utilizing the vast range of his Gravity Dao Fruit, he had created it much like how he crafted energy projectiles during his deadly struggle with the Hundred-Headed Demon Wolf.

It might have taken a while, but the power was immense, and it had been launched from such a great distance that it fell outside the Destruction Evil Lord's Divine Sense.

More importantly, it granted him the crucial first strike, akin to landing consecutive blows in a turn-based game, securing him a massive advantage.

Thanks to the inherent vastness of Yi Chengzi's Gravity Dao Fruit, such maneuvering was entirely within his grasp.

This premeditated preparation was one of the reasons Yi Chen had detected the Destruction Evil Lord long before their confrontation.

With the ferocity of his boundless foundation, Yi Chen's Soul manifestation caused the black flying boat to crash and shatter as he slammed its two severed halves together in a righteous sneak attack!

Boom!

The black flying boat disintegrated into ash. Yi Chen's feral expression became even more twisted, only to shift to astonishment as he looked up toward the distant horizon!

It was the metallic pavilion where he had rested earlier.

——

"Die!"

"Foolish Taoist, Black Scorpion must have died by your hand! And you dared fabricate tales of some exotic beast Kun to deceive me."

"Having gazed upon you for this long, the power of my Great Annihilation Divine Light has already reached unfathomable strength. This time, you shall perish!"

"No matter how cunning you are, you'll still drink my foot-washing water!"

In the void, an enormous, grotesque sphere of flesh covered with vertical eyes suddenly materialized behind the pavilion. A massive gash formed at its center, and from all its eyes erupted beams of horrific deathlight infused with ceaseless destructive power, hurtling toward the pavilion....

On the pavilion, the Taoist's figure slowly dissipated, as if it were an image being erased from a painting.

However, witnessing this scene, the Destruction Evil Lord's delight and malice froze on his face, then turned into indifference.

Amidst the dark and frigid Star Road, both Yi Chen and the Destruction Evil Lord felt a chilling trace of dread rising in their hearts.

Their murderous gazes locked!

"Curse your mother, shameless wretch! You dared to ambush me!" Yi Chen roared in fury.

"You struck first!" replied the Destruction Evil Lord coldly.

For a moment, the two descended into an eerie silence.

"Your technique was impressive. It even deceived me completely. I genuinely believed you boarded that flying boat. Fine, take it back." Yi Chen finally broke the silence and courteously returned the shattered remains of the flying boat to the distant evil eye creature.

Shameless! It was Yi Chengzi's first time encountering such a devious entity. The Cosmic Sea version, indeed, lived up to its treachery.

"That was merely a split-off part of myself."

"Fellow Taoist, your spatial sealing technique that severed my flying boat is quite fascinating. I had not expected your Dao Fruit to extend so far, with such tremendous divine power!"

Even the Destruction Evil Lord could not help but sigh.

Where did such a shamelessly powerful Taoist come from? A deceitful sneak attacker no less!

A Taoist of such capabilities should surely have some renown, yet he had never heard of him before.

"My cultivation methods operate just so!"

Even pathways were Dao. Yi Chen followed up, elaborating along with the Destruction Evil Lord's observations.

For a moment, there was a subtle sense of mutual admiration between the two.

Another eerie silence fell over them until, this time, the Destruction Evil Lord spoke first:

"Fellow Taoist, should I... just leave?"

"Today, let us consider this encounter as a meeting of fates. Let's pretend we never crossed paths!"

"Ah? And the death of Black Scorpion, you won't pursue it?" Yi Chen was taken aback. To think Bo Xun had subordinates of such craftiness....

"What are you talking about, Fellow Taoist? I merely shelter under Lord Bo Xun's banner; I haven't sold my life to him. Would I risk it all over such a trivial matter against a powerhouse like you?"

"Well said, Fellow Taoist! It's not worth our lives for mere points!"

"Furthermore, if I may be frank—my issues with that Black Scorpion had everything to do with him. He picked a fight with me while I was peacefully traveling the Star Road. Without any other choice, I dealt a lethal blow!"

"Had I known he was one of your subordinates, I would not have struck so hard. For this, I sincerely apologize!" Yi Chen said, his tone softening in response.

"Ah, I already suspected as much."

"Black Scorpion was too reckless. Fellow Taoist, do not take it to heart. His demise was his own doing."

"In fact, Fellow Taoist, you don't seem like a Taoist at all. I presume you're one of those Bandit Cultivators roaming the Star Road, aren't you?"