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As for stalling for time... that's fine too. Since there's no danger to my life, I can just treat it as practice to hone my combat skills.

With that in mind, Qiu Tu agreed.

He took a step forward, then his acting exploded as he glared at the jackal, "Why can't I fight a fair and square battle!"

"I'll show you that Princess Zhaoji doesn't just choose pretty boys based on their looks!"

Zehime: .....

Jackal: ....

Although somewhat speechless, seeing Qiu Tu "fall for it," the jackal still endured the "mental attack" and fought with Qiu Tu.

It must be said that although the jackal's talent was average, its strength was still quite good.

Facing Qiu Tu, a newly promoted unorthodox Rank 6 fighter, both his experience and strength far surpassed Qiu Tu's.

So after only a few rounds, Qiu Tu was already at a disadvantage.

However... defeating Qiu Tu was not the goal; the goal was to buy time. Therefore, seeing that Qiu Tu had been suppressed, the jackal did not dare to use its full strength, but instead held back its attacks.

This is exactly what Qiu Tu needs.

Along the way, Qiu Tu experienced many major battles, but most of them were simply crushed by the "Order Space." Fierce battles were extremely rare.

He is now a Tier 6 Cataclysm and will soon be heading to the "Boundless Heart Sea - Core Area".

Once they reach the "core area," given humanity's circumstances, they will most likely experience many battles.

However, it's impossible for all the enemies he fights to be weaker than him. Once he encounters an enemy stronger than himself, the "Order Space" will become ineffective.

This made Qiu Tu, who wasn't particularly good at fighting, somewhat worried.

Fortunately, Qiu Tu recently obtained the "Sealing Jade," a cataclysmic ability of the Little Yaksha.

This cataclysmic ability is almost a perfect fit for Qiu Tu's situation, and it greatly increases the upper limit of Qiu Tu's strength.

Thus, Qiu Tu encountered a new problem. Although he raised his strength ceiling with the help of the "Sealing Jade", he did not have the combat power to match this strength.

Therefore, Qiu Tuqian began to try using his third cheat, "getting something for nothing," to hone his swordsmanship in a short period of time.

After so much training, Qiu Tu's swordsmanship has become quite proficient.

However, having never experienced actual combat, Qiu Tu couldn't help but feel apprehensive.

Now that Qiu Tu has such a good test subject, he is naturally going to make the most of it!

So Qiu Tu took this opportunity to practice his swordsmanship, which he had learned through "getting something for nothing," on the jackals.

With a chilling glint, the sword in Qiu Tu's hand transformed into streaks of silver light, dancing in the open space in front of the palace!

Sometimes it's like a dragon emerging from the sea, majestic and powerful; other times it's like a flying silver snake, moving nimbly amidst sharp whistling sounds, tearing through space!

At first, the jackal just casually accepted the attacks and dodged, but gradually it started to sense that something was wrong.

Because Qiu Tu's swordsmanship is improving at a speed that is almost visible to the naked eye.

From being a little green at the beginning, to getting started, to becoming proficient, and finally even becoming quite skilled!

And this change happened in just a few minutes.

The feeling was like... Qiu Tu had long since mastered this sword technique, but had forgotten it, and was slowly regaining it through battle.

'Terrible, so terrifying....' The jackal's face remained expressionless, but he was inwardly utterly shocked.

What shocked him even more was that as Qiu Tu's swordsmanship improved, the pressure Qiu Tu exerted on him also began to grow stronger!

At first he could handle it easily, then he could only be slightly distracted, and now he has to be completely focused!

But that's not all. A few days ago, the Nine-Headed Lion and the Jackal analyzed that Qiu Tu most likely hadn't broken through to the 6th rank and was just bluffing.

But now, Qiu Tu's aura, the continuous power of cataclysm, and his powerful mental strength all prove that he has indeed advanced to the 6th rank!

Upon closer examination of Qiu Tu's strength, it was discovered that he had not yet reached the 6th rank (the amplification of the second rank region)!

'The nine-headed lion has ruined me!'

The jackal roared inwardly, wishing he could devour the nine-headed lion alive!

If it weren't for the Nine-Headed Lion's nonsensical analysis, he might have already discovered the secret of Zhao Ji's strength and then packed his bags and ran away!

Fortunately, although Qiu Tu was not a beginner at the 6th level, his strength had not increased much, and he could still suppress Qiu Tu.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even have had a chance to buy time for the Nine-Headed Lion!

At that moment, just as the jackal was thinking this...

Suddenly! The world changed color! The sun and moon went dark!

The entire "Summer Ridge Region" seemed to have encountered something extremely terrible. The sky and the earth were shattered, and cracks spread rapidly like a vicious spider web! Trees were crushed like fragile building blocks!

The mountain collapsed! Instantly reduced to ruins! The dust that rose blotted out the sun! The river was blocked, and the water overflowed everywhere like a runaway horse!

And a gigantic maw, as large as the entire world, slowly opened and bit the whole area in one gulp!

Everything in the region, including the sky, the earth, the rivers, and the mountains, was swallowed up in one gulp!

Of course, this also includes Zhao Ji, Qiu Tu, and... the jackal in this world!

Clearly, in order to successfully ambush Zhao Ji, the Nine-Headed Lion not only went so far as to destroy the entire "Boundless Heart Sea Region," but also planned to devour his own subordinates!

Time seemed to slow down at that moment...

The jackal, realizing the nine-headed lion's intentions, was filled with hatred and disbelief, its eyes bulging with rage!

Qiu Tu's face was also filled with fear and rage!

Of the three, only Zhao Ji seemed to be terrified by the Nine-Headed Lion's divine ability to "devour the world," her brows furrowed as she stood there blankly.

Time seemed to slow down tenfold, one second, two seconds, three seconds...

The nine-headed lion, whose giant mouth was gradually closing, now had a more ferocious grin on its face.

After all, once the cataclysmic power has been activated to this extent, it is very difficult to escape or stop it.

"Devouring the Sky and the Sun" is an extremely powerful cataclysmic ability, and it is a famous divine skill throughout the entire "core area"!

The effect is that it can forcibly devour enemies whose rank is no higher than its own, and absorb a portion of the opponent's power, rank, abilities, and special talents!

The biggest limitation of this cataclysmic ability is its excessively long cooldown time and preparation period. Otherwise, it could easily rank in the top 10 of the "Core Area" cataclysmic abilities!

Even so, when the giant maw closes, almost all creatures locked onto by "devouring the sky and sun" are doomed to die!

Therefore, when the Nine-Headed Lion discovered that Zhao Ji, Qiu Tu, and the Jackal had all been locked onto by his cataclysmic abilities, in his mind, Zhao Ji, Qiu Tu, and the Jackal were already dead!

Just as the nine-headed lion was thinking that, three seconds later, Zhao Ji finally made a move.

A rare look of disbelief appeared on her face. Then, with a wave of her hand, the longsword in Qiu Tu's hand was in hers the next second.

Then, ignoring the devouring power that had spread to her feet, she coldly said to Qiu Tu, "Watch closely, this sword strike is called 'Heaven-Opening'."

After saying that, she flicked her wrist, and the long sword in her hand, seemingly slow but actually fast, slashed forward without any fancy moves!

In that instant, the world seemed to fall silent.

The sounds of heaven and earth shattering, trees breaking, and mountains collapsing have all vanished without a trace!

It was as if the entire world existed only in that one sword!

That sword was clearly not aimed at Qiu Tu, but his vision, his world, seemed to exist only for that sword light that stretched across the heavens and earth, like a silver crack in the sky!

"Aww—" The next second, a miserable cry rang out between heaven and earth!

A silver line suddenly appeared in the middle of the giant mouth that had already swallowed the entire world!

Immediately afterwards, the silver line expanded rapidly, splitting open to both sides!

A massive surge of cataclysmic power poured in! The regional mist between the boundless sea of ​​the mind surged toward the three of them like ocean waves!

Clearly, with the destruction of "Devouring the Sky and Sun", the region was also completely shattered!

This place will soon be shrouded in the power of cataclysm and regional fog. After a period of time, a new "Boundless Heart Sea Region" will be generated!

Although she broke through the "Devouring the Sky and Devouring the Sun" divine skill with one move, there was no joy on Zhao Ji's face.

She said calmly, "Let's go."

Then he vanished in a flash.

At this moment, the jackal was already shocked by Zhao Ji's terrifying strength.

That's "Devouring the Heavens and Sun"! It's one of the top-ranked cataclysmic abilities in the "Boundless Heart Sea - Core Area"!

Once unleashed, there is virtually no room for resistance! Countless human masters and evil gods have fallen victim to this divine skill.

As a result, in front of Zhao Ji, he was as fragile as paper, easily sliced ​​open with a single sword strike!

However, although shocked by Zehime's strength, the shrewd jackal also keenly realized that this was his chance.

Because of the shattering of the region, Zhao Ji was the first to leave the "Boundless Heart Sea," and now she only has Qiu Tu by her side.

Qiu Tu was no match for him, so he could easily run away!

Thinking this, the jackal gritted his teeth and prepared to rush into the regional fog, first run out of this area, go to other areas, and avoid Zhao Ji!

As a result, just as he was about to run away!

Suddenly, he felt a tightness in the back of his neck, and all the strength in his body was sealed away as if the tide had receded!

In just a short moment, he actually went from a level 6 Great Evil God to an ordinary living being?!

This exaggerated change left the jackal dumbfounded.

'Could it be that Lady Zhao has returned and captured me alive?'

Thinking this, he also looked intently at the enemy who had subdued him in one move.

As a result, the next second, he froze on the spot.

Because that enemy was none other than Qiu Tu, with whom he had just fought to a standstill, and who was even slightly at a disadvantage!

'how so!?'

The jackal felt his head spinning. He wanted to ask Qiu Tu what was going on.

But Qiu Tu couldn't care less about him at this moment. He grabbed him by the back of the neck, flipped the world upside down, and returned to the "real world"!

The jackal was also forced to pay the price for its arrival and was brought to the real world by Qiu Tu.

Upon arriving in the real world, Qiu Tu casually pulled out a rope and tied up the jackal before looking around at the surrounding scenery.

At this point, Xialing City was in complete chaos.

Even though the "Fox Face" palace is located on the outskirts of "Summerhill City," the four people's ranks are too high, so the world barrier and spatial separation are still broken.

A huge chasm has been cracked open in the sky above the entire "Xialing City"!

The power of cataclysm poured into the real world like a flood.

The aftershocks of Zhao Ji's terrifying attack ravaged the real world. Countless buildings collapsed, trees snapped, the earth shattered, and heavenly fire descended! The entire world resembled the apocalypse!

Fortunately, Summerhill City is a disaster zone controlled by an evil god; otherwise, just dealing with the aftermath and impact of this battle would have cost the shelter a huge amount of resources!

At that moment, just as Qiu Tu was thinking that, his gaze finally fell on Zhao Ji, who was not far away.

At this moment, a huge lion carcass lay at Zhao Ji's feet. The carcass was split in two, as if it had been cleaved in two from head to tail with a single sword strike.

Clearly... this is the remains of the nine-headed lion after its fall.

Even though she had won, Zhao Ji still frowned slightly as she looked at the corpse in front of her, as if there were some questions she didn't understand.

Upon seeing this, Qiu Tu quickly dragged the jackal toward Zhao Ji and then considerately inquired, "Your Highness, you seem to have been somewhat puzzled? Is... is there something wrong with the Nine-Headed Lion?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's question, the captured jackal pricked up its pointed ears, eager to hear how Zhao Ji would evaluate the Nine-Headed Lion.

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's question, Zhao Ji nodded slightly and then said coldly, "There is indeed a problem."

"Is the 7th tier of the 'Boundless Heart Sea - Core Area' really that weak now?"

"I waited for several seconds, wondering if there was some kind of trap hidden in his cataclysmic ability."

"That's it...?"

Qiu Tu:? ?

Jackal: ? ? ?

To be honest, at that moment Qiu Tu really couldn't tell whether Zhao Ji was serious or just showing off.