I, Wang Ha, the Three Red Unparalleled Assassin

"Hahaha, are you trying to tickle me? Your power is too weak, so weak that I can't even feel your strikes."

The Star Sea Dragon King twisted his neck, his dragon eyes swirling with black and red demonic energy. He brought his right hand, with four fingers together in a chopstick shape, to strike Leticia down with a sneer.

"Let me teach you how to use a sword! Otherwise, with this terrible swordsmanship, what can you do? Juggling? You can't even launch a sneak attack. You're just a complete joke."

Outside the arena, the red light within the eye sockets of the Mountain Elder's skull mask intensified, and eerie blue ghost fire and blackish-gray death aura appeared beneath his feet.

It's unclear whether this murderous intent stemmed from seeing Leticia in mortal danger or from the fact that his prized swordsmanship had been so belittled.

Completely locked in by the Star Sea Dragon King's aura, Leticia had no time to transform into a bat and escape. She could only watch helplessly as the hand blade, no less powerful than a divine weapon, came slashing towards her.

"Oh!"

A short, muffled boom echoed through the training ground as a massive, jet-black shield, covered in jagged spikes and carved with skulls, steadily blocked the Star Sea Dragon King's hand strike.

Standing frozen in place, Leticia stared blankly at the old man's retreating figure, her little face full of astonishment.

Having prepared herself for serious injury or even death, she never expected that this adult, whom she had only met by chance, would so forcefully intervene.

The Star Sea Dragon King was also caught off guard by this situation, but having roughly sensed the strength of the Mountain Elder, he became interested in this suddenly appearing three-digit powerhouse.

Star Sea Dragon King withdrew his arm and leaped backward, widening the distance between them; his previous playful fighting attitude was gone.

Even though the Mountain Elder's spirit level had been reduced by half by 'Void Star Tai Sui', the Star Sea Dragon King still dared not be careless, because any being capable of reaching three digits would not be given away for nothing.

"Oh!"

The Mountain Elder slammed his giant shield heavily onto the ground, his right hand holding a jet-black greatsword stained with dried blood, while billowing ghostly flames burned on his barbed armor.

He glanced at Leticia slightly, then focused all his attention on the Star Sea Dragon King, his whole demeanor filled with unprecedented seriousness and solemnity.

"Go stand on the sidelines and watch. This is how my sword should be wielded!"

Chapter 78 Pre-battle buffs are a good thing

"Unknown powerful figure, would you dare to state your name? I am Tai Sui Xingjun, and I pay my respects."

Despite his drastic change in temperament, the Star Sea Dragon King still maintained his magnanimity. Out of respect for a powerful figure of the same level, he raised his hands, clasped his fists, and bowed to the Mountain Elder first.

As a transmigrator from the Celestial Empire, the Old Man of the Mountain naturally understood the meaning behind the Star Sea Dragon King's clasped hands.

This battle is merely a friendly exchange; it will determine who is better, not who lives or dies.

The old man of the mountain, who had not heard the evening bell, had no objection to this and did not hesitate to give his name.

“My name is Hassan al-Sabah, but I am nothing more than a ghost lurking in the darkness.”

Upon hearing this, a look of realization flashed in the eyes of the Star Sea Dragon King. Although he was a big and burly man, he was not a brainless brute. Otherwise, as the highest-ranking demon king, he would have been attacked by a group of righteous people long ago.

"Hassan? From an assassin cult in Central Asia? The Old Man of the Mountain?"

"Exactly."

The old man bowed slightly, his aura rising even higher, brimming with a soaring fighting spirit.

Having never fought at full strength before, he was now incredibly eager to see what the Star Sea Dragon King would do next.

As the starlight receded, the starlight surrounding the Star Sea Dragon King slowly dissipated into the air, and the simulated star creation map named 'Virtual Star Tai Sui' was shut down.

"Hmm? What do you mean by that?"

The Netherfire in the Mountain Elder's eye sockets flickered for a moment, and a sharp sword aura rose from the blade of the greatsword, his gaze fixed on the Star Sea Dragon King with considerable hostility.

"Hahaha, don't worry about it, don't worry about it."

"Hassan, if we really want to have a proper fight, this place is too cramped. So, would you mind if we moved to a more spacious area?"

Star Sea Dragon King laughed loudly, raised his hand, and suddenly clenched his fist, making the air crackle. His face was full of provocation.

"Then it may be as you wish."

After speaking, the old man of the mountain was enveloped in a surge of ghostly fire that swirled and coiled around his body. In the blink of an eye, he vanished from the spot.

The Star Sea Dragon King's eyes narrowed, his knees bent slightly, and he suddenly exerted force, shattering the earth and shooting into the sky with a deafening roar.

Upon seeing this, Leticia immediately spread her bat wings and chased after the Star Sea Dragon King's figure, which was about to disappear into the horizon.

Demiurge, who flew after Leticia immediately, unleashed a super speed comparable to Leticia's with a few flaps of his bluish-gray demon wings.

"There seems to be some good shows to watch today. It would be great if I could join in and play a match myself."

Scáthach couldn't contain her excitement when the Mountain Elder blocked the Star Sea Dragon King's hand strike. As a true battle maniac, she naturally wouldn't miss this upcoming epic battle.

Holmes was bewildered when Scáthach casually drew several mysterious runes on her body and then flew away. This left the great detective, who knew no magic, somewhat at a loss.

"Hey, Miss Meryl. Aren't you a magician? Hurry up and perform a magic trick to lead us to catch up!"

The drowsy Mary was shaken awake by Holmes. The girl opened her violet eyes, glanced around, and then slowly closed them again, muttering something carefree.

"Go ahead and fight if you want, I'll just keep slacking off."

Holmes's hand holding the pipe froze, one eyebrow raised high, and he gave Mary a speechless look.

He turned his head to look at the horizon and sighed helplessly.

After recalling the long run that had nearly exhausted him a few days earlier, Holmes gave up on his plan to catch up.

"Should I ask Edison and Tesla to help me make a hang glider or something after a while? Even elementary school detectives have so much advanced technology these days, there's no reason why I, the ancestor of detectives, shouldn't have any?"

The Mountain Elder, moving at full speed, concealed his aura completely, his speed undiminished, and his body shone with magical radiance as he silently chanted the names of one amplification spell after another.

"Flight! Blessing! Infinite Barrier! Essence of Life! Divine Magic Barrier! High-Level All-Attribute Enhancement! Penetration! Extraordinary Intuition! High-Level Resistance Enhancement! Perception Amplification! Dragon Power! High-Level Hardening! Enhanced Slashing Power..."

He received countless positive buffs, so many that even the old man of the mountain couldn't remember them all.

Facing the Star Sea Dragon King, the first equally powerful opponent he had encountered since entering the Little Garden, the Old Man of the Mountain, for the first time in a long time, displayed the cautious attitude that had long been forgotten.

High in the sky, some distance from the Little Garden Knights' headquarters, two beams of light, one dark blue and one dark red, were flashing and colliding. The shockwaves from their clash dispersed the thick, snow-white clouds.

The Netherfire burst forth like dazzling fireworks behind the Star Sea Dragon King, and the Mountain Elder, activating his Aura Concealment, silently slashed down the raised greatsword.

Since the old man of the mountain did not intend to kill, he did not carry out his vow to let the dying see his mask.

The Star Sea Dragon King, who was on high alert, felt a chill run down his spine just as the sharp greatsword was about to touch his skin.

Without any hesitation, he lunged forward, flipped and turned in mid-air to attack the Mountain Elder, his fist, which struck like a meteor, was shrouded in a red light imbued with magic.

The scattered ghostly flames gathered together, and the figure of the Mountain Elder vanished without a trace into the air just as the Star Sea Dragon King's fist was about to strike him.

"Tsk, as expected of an assassination order, their tactic of fleeing immediately after a missed attack is utterly disgusting."

"Since you won't come out, then I'll force you to!"

After repeatedly missing his attacks by the narrowest of margins, the Star Sea Dragon King grew increasingly agitated, his overwhelming and ferocious demonic power shaking the heavens and stirring up the winds and clouds.

Leticia and Demiurge, who had just arrived, were caught off guard and were forcibly pushed back by the magical storm that swept across the area.

Demiurge stared at the center of the battlefield with his colorless, diamond-like eyes, his face contorted with rage yet filled with worry.

"How could Lord Mountain Elder risk his life like this? If you were trying to use this opportunity to test the strength and mysterious power of the local experts, there would be no need for such measures. There are many other ways to gather specific information."

"Although I cannot comprehend the profound and abyss-like thoughts of the Supreme Being, as a servant, I cannot stand idly by and watch my master fight while I cower on the sidelines!"

Just as Demiurge was about to activate his Demon Tri-Transformation and force his way into the battlefield, he was blocked by a red demonic spear, and Leticia's gaze followed him.

"What do you want to do? Demiurge, right? That should be the name."

Scáthach, who had just arrived, stopped Demiurge's reckless behavior. With the wisdom of the Demon Realm that granted her the ability to see far, she looked at the swirling black and red cloud vortex ahead.

"As the subordinate of the Old Man of the Mountain, you must trust the master you serve. Otherwise, such presumptuous behavior will arouse the displeasure of your superior. You should carefully weigh your loyalty against the actions you should take."

Demiurge stopped what he was doing after hearing Scáthach's words. Looking at Scáthach and Leticia blocking his way, he wasn't confident he could break through their blockade in a short time, so he gave up the idea and decided to watch the battle more closely for the time being.

However, Demiurge remained prepared in case anything went wrong with the Old Man of the Mountain.

Even if it meant his death, he would do everything in his power to shield the Supreme Being from an attack with his own body.

The Old Man of the Mountain reappeared high in the sky, this time directly in front of the Star Sea Dragon King.

A fierce shield bash sent the unsuspecting Star Sea Dragon King staggering backward, followed by a black greatsword that flashed like lightning, slashing towards the side of the Star Sea Dragon King's neck.

The Mountain Elder's greatsword was wreathed in Netherfire and death energy, and he had applied every possible buff to the thick-skinned Star Sea Dragon King.

"Hand over the head!!"

The Star Sea Dragon King, who had been led by the nose from beginning to end, roared in anger. His dragon eyes widened, and the anger he had been holding back flared up like oil being poured on a fire in the face of danger.

Cornered by the Mountain Elder, the Star Sea Dragon King once again revealed his trump card that could turn the tide of battle, and the starlight representing the laws descended in response.

"Virtual Star, Tai Sui, activate! Let the cosmic stars revolve, simulate the star creation map!!"

Chapter Seventy-Nine: Deathwing

"Thorn--!"

Although the activation of 'Virtual Star Tai Sui' halved the spirit level of the Mountain Elder, his fully buffed greatsword still managed to pierce through the Star Sea Dragon King's tough dragon scales, leaving clearly visible wounds on his body.

Golden dragon blood flowed down the Star Sea Dragon King's body, which was as hard and sculpted as if carved by a knife and axe. Dark gray death energy clung to the wounds, which also bore burn marks left by the Netherfire.

Having suffered a great loss, the Star Sea Dragon King took a few steps to widen the distance between himself and the Mountain Elder, while the Mountain Elder, feeling that he had been weakened, retreated temporarily out of caution.

After losing control of its power, the black and red cloud vortex dissipated in the sky. Although its existence was quite brief, this strange phenomenon had already alerted the surrounding communities on the ground.

The various communities, who had been forced to hold the Gift Game because they thought another terrifying demon king had descended, temporarily put aside their usual prejudices, gathered the elderly, women and children together for protection, and united their existing fighting forces into one place.

Under the terrifying threat of life and death, neither piles of gold and jade nor any petty gains are worth mentioning.

The most important thing is to be alive.

Noticing the commotion below, Leticia, acting in the spirit of a miniature garden knight, leaped down and flew towards the noisy community, intending to explain the situation and restore order.

High in the sky, the Old Man of the Mountain and the Dragon King of the Star Sea stood silently facing each other, the somber atmosphere growing ever heavier, as if even the air itself was about to stop flowing.

As a Protoss and a pure-blooded dragon, the Starsea Dragon King possesses extraordinary regenerative abilities, but the wounds inflicted by the Mountain Elder are not so easily dealt with.

The Mountain Elder glanced at the Star Sea Dragon King's shoulder, where the bleeding had stopped, and once again raised his unremarkable two-handed greatsword, launching a preemptive attack based on the principle of 'strike while the iron is hot'.

The Star Sea Dragon King's physical skills had long since reached the pinnacle, but he was still slightly inferior to the Mountain Elder, who had honed his skills through three lifetimes of cultivation.

The Mountain Elder, whose spirit level had been halved, wisely refrained from a direct confrontation with the Star Sea Dragon King. Instead, he employed his usual assassination tactics, using his superior skills to temporarily stalemate the Star Sea Dragon King.

With his senses fully activated, the Star Sea Dragon King, despite being injured, was as aggressive as a dying beast, his punches accompanied by sonic booms, as he closely followed the elusive figure of the Mountain Elder.

The clouds in the sky were pushed far away by the shockwaves generated by the battle between the two, forming a huge ring in the air. At the center of the ring was the place where the Old Man of the Mountain and the Dragon King of the Star Sea were fighting.