Starting with the awakened Poison God: I choose the Master Thief.

boom!

Thousands of thick branches, each tens of meters in diameter, stretched out from the void. Despite their large size, they were so fast that even the Blood Robe Man couldn't react in time and was trapped on the spot!

"Damn it! How is this possible?!"

boom!

The blood-robed figure, shrouded in blood, took out his weapon and frantically chopped at the lush branches. In the blink of an eye, dozens of blows were delivered, yet not a single white mark was left on the seemingly tender branches.

"This is impossible! This is impossible!! He's just an ant, how could a demigod help him! It's an illusion, yes! This must be a trick played by that rat!"

"Heh, trying to stall me and rescue them? Once I shatter this illusion, I'll tear you, you rat, to pieces!"

……

"This guy seems to have gone mad; he can't even distinguish between reality and illusion."

Outside the branches, a small figure sat on a branch, swinging its legs and turning its head to look at Chu Ci with a smile.

"How was my rescue?"

Cattle!

Chu Ci didn't say anything, silently raised his thumb and smiled at Bereza, then quickly came to the sky and brought Fei Yan and Xue Ming down.

Even without the blood-robed man's power suppressing them, the two remained unconscious, their faces even turning pale.

"Why haven't they woken up yet? Wasn't that guy already trapped?" Chu Ci frowned slightly.

"I can sense something bad about them. Leave it to me."

Bellesa jumped down from the branch and went straight to Chu Ci's side. She stretched out her small hand, and warm life energy flowed into their bodies like gentle lake water. Fei Yan and Xue Ming's faces immediately turned rosy.

"Phew!"

Chu Ci finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness for you, Beresa. I really have to thank you this time."

"Oh? So how are you going to thank me? Heh heh~"

Soon, Belleza finished her treatment and turned to look at Chu Ci with a mischievous grin.

As he watched those light blue eyes, clear as a lake, slowly approach, Chu Ci scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

Indeed, given the opponent's strength, his words were somewhat superfluous.

"Haha, it's my duty to do it within my capabilities."

Chu Ci chuckled and evaded the topic, then turned to look at Fei Yan, who was still unconscious, with some confusion.

"Huh? Why aren't they awake yet? Didn't you finish treating them?"

"Hmph, I injected a little too much life energy. It will take them a while to absorb it with their king-level bodies. Don't worry, it won't harm them at all; on the contrary, it's an opportunity."

"Besides, I don't want anyone other than you to see this."

. . .

So it was all done on purpose, Chu Ci thought, feeling a little embarrassed as he looked at Beresa.

The other person seemed to have grown quite a bit taller since the last time I saw her; she was already 1.6 meters tall now, so it seemed her strength had recovered quite well.

Thinking back to the first time he saw this child, anyone who didn't know better would have thought she was someone's precious daughter.

"Hmm? Why do I get the feeling that you're thinking about something rather rude?" Belleza squinted and met Chu Ci's gaze.

"Haha, it's just a misperception, nothing more." Chu Ci quickly waved his hand, trying to brush it off.

"Um--"

Beresa stared at him for two more seconds before finally giving up.

"Okay, I believe you. By the way, what about this person? Should we kill him?" She pointed to the sphere wrapped in branches behind her.

Chu Ci nodded, a cruel smile appearing on his face.

"Of course, but before that, I need to confirm one thing."

"Hmm? What is it?" Beresa asked.

"Can you show me what's inside?" Chu Ci pointed to the branches.

"Oh, that's easy, I just need to... wait, do you mean...?"

Bellesa suddenly remembered the time when Chu Ci killed the God of Death in Saint Forest, and it seemed that the same request Chu Ci made to her back then was about this.

This made her look at Chu Ci with some confusion.

"Is it really necessary to go through all this trouble? I can easily do it for you, or do you want to kill him yourself?"

"Hehe, I won't reveal it yet. Let me see inside first, and you'll know soon enough," Chu Ci said mysteriously.

"Hmph~ You're just trying to keep us in suspense. Fine, I'll listen to you."

With a wave of her hand, Beresa caused the thick branches to gradually become transparent, revealing the figure of the blood-robed man inside, who was constantly slashing.

boom! boom! boom!

"This doesn't make sense! How can this illusion be so tough? I've slashed at it thousands of times and not a single mark has been left. Or is it that I'm using the wrong method?"

……

That's it, this guy is hopeless.

Chu Ci covered his head and smiled bitterly. He had actually been threatened by someone whose brain had gone mad at such a crucial moment. This incident could definitely be added to his list of life's shameful moments.

Forget it, let's try out the new features of Shendu first.

The master thief!

At the same moment, the blood-robed man, who was deep in thought inside, suddenly felt as if he had been bitten by a mosquito, and his life force began to drop rapidly.

"Is this... also an illusion? But why do I feel so weak? This illusion is too realistic!"

……

This guy is hopeless.