After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

The twelve witches' energies were connected, and on the oily ground, the dark red patterns of the Myriad Gu Devouring Heart Array suddenly lit up and spontaneously combusted.

A cold, viscous force field suddenly descended, filling the entire workshop with the stench of rust and rotting flesh.

This is not a simple suppression of spiritual energy.

Countless tiny Gu worms swam within the force field, following the scent to burrow into the air, attempting to penetrate Zhou Ran's skin, devour his blood and qi, and corrupt his soul.

He also heard the whispers of countless dead souls.

Sharp, pleading, and venomous, the formation was trying to break down his defenses.

Zhou Ran paused for the first time.

The surging blood and qi in his body, as fluid as mercury, began to circulate somewhat obstructed.

"it works."

The snake-faced witch could not suppress the excitement in her voice.

Through the Gu worms, they could sense that Zhou Ran's invincible aura had been forcibly reduced by at least 30% by the formation!

That's enough.

In Zhou Ran's pair of purple-gold pupils, there was no panic, no solemnity, only an indifference as if looking at a dead man.

"Is that all the progress you've made?"

He lifted his right foot and brought it down heavily.

boom!

This time, it's no longer just a simple release of qi and blood.

Behind him, a phantom image of a Buddha, about ten feet tall, materialized, with his hands clasped together.

This is a Buddhist robe formed by the power of vows.

Compared to other techniques, it lacks lethal power, but it's sufficient for dealing with these Gu worm spirits.

A purple-gold demonic fire erupted from beneath his feet, forming a destructive ring of flames that swept outwards!

Yin and evil things are most afraid of pure yang fire.

But Zhou Ran's fire is not pure yang.

Instead, it is a fusion of the blood and qi of the Primordial Overlord Body and the Asura Demon Fire that burns all things.

The purple-gold flames that exist specifically for destruction.

This is the true way to deal with all evil and underhanded methods!

hiss hiss hiss—

The tiny insects in the air, upon touching the raging flames, vanished into wisps of smoke without even being able to utter a mournful cry.

The array patterns burning on the ground were quickly curled and charred by the flames, and the energy circuits that made up the array broke one after another!

"puff!"

The twelve witches maintaining the array's core were violently shaken, spitting out a mouthful of blood and swaying.

The formation has been broken.

From startup to destruction, it all happens in the blink of an eye.

But the time they gained was enough.

Just as Zhou Ran broke the formation, a blur too fast to catch appeared behind him, accompanied by a condensed blade of light.

Song Zhentian!

This is a killing weapon that combines the genes of a Golden Core cultivator with cutting-edge technology.

Without showing any emotion, he seized the fleeting opportunity and stabbed Zhou Ran in the back of the neck!

This strike combined the spiritual power of a Golden Core cultivator with the precise calculations of modern technology. Its speed caused ripples in space, and the blade crackled with a ghostly blue lightning bolt that pierced through armor.

when!

A piercing clang of metal clashing echoed throughout the arena.

Song Zhentian's demonic blade struck Zhou Ran squarely on the neck.

The enormous reaction force caused a series of sparks to erupt from the joints of his robotic arm.

The blade sliced ​​through his skin, and crimson demonic blood seeped out.

Just then, beneath the bronze skin of Zhou Ran's neck...

A fine, black scale emerged on its own, embedding the blade firmly between the flesh and skin, making it impossible to advance any further.

"You call this the Golden Core?"

Zhou Ran turned around, his purple-gold pupils filled with mockery.

His left hand reached out and grabbed Song Zhentian's metal head.

Song Zhentian's backup system reacted extremely quickly. The armor on his other arm cracked open, and a miniature cannon flashing with electricity was already aimed at Zhou Ran's chest.

But it was too late.

Zhou Ran clenched his five fingers.

boom!

Song Zhentian's half-mechanical head, along with the sophisticated prosthetic eye and central processing unit inside, was crushed on the spot!

The mixture of electric sparks and brain tissue fluid splattered everywhere.

But Song Zhentian did not fall.

The headless body, driven by the backup system, suddenly opened its chest armor, revealing its true core.

There, a golden elixir, radiating brilliant golden light and covered with intricate patterns, is spinning at high speed!

Zhou Ran!

This is a gift that Mr. Da prepared for you!

Song Zhentian's remaining consciousness roared through his golden core, filled with mechanical coldness and fanaticism.

"burst!"

The light of the entire golden core contracted to its limit in an instant, converging into a singularity of terrifying density.

A destructive energy capable of leveling an area within a mile is about to erupt.

Self-destructing Golden Elixir!

A Golden Core cultivator's final counterattack is enough to threaten any expert of the same or even higher level!

However, at this critical moment of life and death.

In the corner, Xiao Rou, who had been watching the carnage like a spectator, suddenly let out a string of silvery, sickly laughter.

No.

We can't let him die.

He's dead, who will conquer me now?

Who will trample on me?

Who will use that power that makes my very soul tremble to tear me apart completely?

There will never be another man like him in this world.

Everything he has should be mine!

"Get out of here!"

Xiao Rou's voice is both sharp and sweet.

"You are mine, your life, your strength, your everything, and they can only be mine!"

She suddenly bit her fingertip, and with a strange technique, she drew an eerie pink rune in the air from the bead of crimson blood.

A translucent, butterfly-shaped Gu worm flew out from between her eyebrows.

The Gu worms floated in the air, and with each vibration of their bodies, they emitted a strange and alluring fragrance.

Obsessive Poison!

One of the three forbidden Gu techniques of Black Witch Village: It does not kill, but seeks mates!

Feeding on the most obsessive desire for intercourse, it can plunge all things into depravity!

It ignored Zhou Ran's domineering blood and qi, as well as the destructive energy that the Golden Core was about to unleash.

The Gu worm had only eyes for the brightest and most "magnificent" golden elixir.

That Gu worm was like a moth drawn to a flame.

He crashed headfirst into Song Zhentian's golden core, which was about to explode!

The energy of the Golden Elixir suddenly became disordered.

That pure destructive power was forcibly injected with a completely contradictory and chaotic aura.

It teetered on the brink of exploding, yet could not break free.

It was forcibly sealed off by that obsessive Gu.

The energy of the Golden Elixir is guided and no longer seeks destruction; the energy circulates endlessly within it.

Song Zhentian's consciousness roared in disbelief within his golden core.

"Holy Maiden!"

What are you doing?!

"I told you, you mustn't kill him."

Xiao Rou licked the blood off her lips, smiling innocently, but her eyes held a madness in them.

"Now, he's mine."

It was this moment of stillness.

Zhou Ran's left arm plunged into Song Zhentian's chest cavity, and the blood and qi of the Primordial Overlord Body withstood the violent energy turbulence.

He grabbed the restless golden pill, along with the butterfly-shaped Gu worm crawling on it, and held it in his hand!

Thank you.

Zhou Ran gave Xiao Rou a pale smile.

At the same time, he was also very relieved.

With the power of the second level of the Overlord Body, he was confident that he could block the explosion of this artificial golden pill.

If this woman were to use some kind of Gu worm against me, it would be extremely troublesome.

His divine sense transformed into a demonic blade, crushing Song Zhentian's last remaining soul fragments, and then forcibly plundering the memory patterns on the surface of the golden core.

Countless fragmented images flashed by.

Finally, he pinpointed a clear coordinate.

The East China Sea, where the Kuroshio Current and the warm current meet, is 300 meters below the sea surface.

A black submarine, resembling a giant sea monster.

Mobile base.

"Susa".

Zhou Ran withdrew his hand, and the violent golden core completely calmed down in his palm.

He also firmly sealed the possessive Gu inside, rendering it unable to move.

He walked up to Xiao Rou, who was slumped on the ground, and his shadow completely engulfed her.

"You went to such lengths, even betraying your allies, just to put on this show for me?"

Xiao Rou looked up at the god-like man in front of her.

His aura, his power, his gaze—everything about him made her tremble.

Zhou Ran slowly squatted down, grabbed her delicate chin with one hand, pulled her close, and their lips almost touched.

In those purplish-gold pupils, there was an undisguised desire to invade and plunder.

"I've heard that the position of Holy Maiden of Black Witch Village requires the strongest man to claim it?"

He shook the still-warm golden pill in his hand.

"Consider this golden pill my betrothal gift."