374: The Great Demon God ambushes Indra!

He muttered to himself; his brother's death had sounded an alarm for him.

He had been able to live for three thousand years not just because of his formidable strength, but also because of his cunning ability to assess the situation.

If it were truly the Old Man who had struck, he would never have killed only Arrogant World; the next target would inevitably be him, Xiao Jingtian!

Remaining in Dongying made him too big a target, like a torch in the dark night.

He needed to hide, to slip into the shadows and turn the tables to seize the initiative.

"Old Man... if it really is you, where could you be?"

Xiao Jingtian cast his gaze toward the vast Divine Land to the west, his eyes flickering.

His father, Laugh Three Times, had been elusive for four thousand years, but given his obsession with protecting the Divine Land, it was highly probable that he would be staying somewhere within it.

"I must find him! Confirm his movements, and confirm whether Arrogant World's death has anything to do with him!"

With his mind made up, the violent, destructive aura around Xiao Jingtian receded and internalized like the tide.

The suffocating pressure around him quickly vanished, and the dark red patterns on his skin gradually faded away.

His red hair turned a common black, and his wild face, through subtle adjustments of his muscles, became unremarkable.

With a casual grab, he snatched a set of ordinary Dongying ronin clothing from the chaotic palace ruins below and changed into it.

His entire demeanor changed drastically; from a destructive Demon God, he transformed into a travel-worn, sturdy wanderer with a slightly sinister gaze.

"From now on, I am... Zhang Wu."

He had casually chosen a Central Plains-style name, and his voice also became hoarse and low, with no further abnormalities.

The next moment, his figure turned into an almost imperceptible faint shadow, silently skimming across the sea as he stealthily headed toward the Divine Land.

He avoided all shipping routes that might attract attention, like a true ghost, merging into the vast East Sea.

Several days later, on the southeast coast of the Divine Land, in a bustling port city.

Xiao Jingtian, going by the alias "Zhang Wu," was like a drop of water merging into the ocean, mingling with the bustling crowds.

He had restrained all his aura, appearing no different from an ordinary laborer trying to make a living.

He was not in a hurry to directly inquire about Laugh Three Times; that would be like looking for a needle in a haystack and would easily alert the enemy.

He chose to start from the bottom of society, listening to the most ordinary Jianghu rumors and idle chatter in teahouses and taverns, filtering through them for any possible clues.

He squatted on the docks, carried bags, drank inferior liquor with the dockworkers, and listened to them boast about their Jianghu experiences;

He sat in the corner of a teahouse, drinking a pot of rough tea for half the day, listening to the storyteller enthusiastically recount how Gang Leader Lu of the World Society awed the East Sea, and how the myth Wuming was indifferent to fame and wealth;

He also mingled in gambling dens and dark alleys where the dregs of society gathered, extracting fragmented information about strange people and events across the Divine Land from well-informed brokers and thugs.

He also obtained the information he wanted: "Emperor Shi Tian killed the Great Boss in the East Sea!" It was being spread among the common people in a very proud manner, treated and passed down as a legendary tale.

Undoubtedly, defeating the Great Boss had made Xu Fu very happy and pleased; he was showing off again!

"So it wasn't the Old Man, but Xu Fu, that monkey who drank phoenix blood!" The blood-red color in Zhang Wu's eyes gradually spread:

"In that case, I can rest easy!"

The moon was full and the wind high; at the Peak of the snowy mountain outside the Tianmen headquarters, the cold wind was biting like a knife.

Xu Fu was pacing back and forth in the cave, thinking about how he could trade for the Dragon Turtle Essence in Lu Jiuyuan's hands.

If he could obtain this Dragon Turtle Essence, he could replace the phoenix blood, regain immortality, and wouldn't have to go to the trouble of killing the Dragon.

But for such a peerless treasure, what could he use to trade? What item could be worth this Dragon Turtle Essence?

He absolutely could not let go of the Seven Nothings Ultimate Realm; this was the foundation of his ability to live in this world right now.

If he lost this foundation, even if he could live forever, he would be beaten to death by others.

Thinking of being beaten to death, his heart suddenly gave a jolt for no reason!

A fatal sense of crisis, stemming from life's instinct and long absent, felt like ice water poured over his head, instantly sweeping through his entire body!

Something was wrong!

It was too quiet!

It wasn't that there was no sound, but that all sounds between heaven and earth—the wind, the falling snow, even the footsteps of the patrolling Disciples in the distance—had disappeared at this moment.

No, not disappeared, but swallowed and covered by a more magnificent, more violent, and purer force!

The ice cave where he was, and even the entire snowy Peak, were shrouded by an invisible, terrifying field that triggered the Origin power of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind!

"Who is it?"

Xu Fu was terrified, instantly pushing the Sacred Heart Art to its Peak, his Mysterious Ice Protective True Qi bursting out of his body, while his figure was about to turn into ice crystal particles and disperse—

However, it was too late!

A figure, as if stepping directly out of the Void Realm, appeared before him without any warning!

The man was extremely burly and sturdy, wearing a coarse cloth garment, with an ordinary face, but those eyes shone with a scarlet light in the darkness, reflecting the destructive scenes of earth splitting and heaven collapsing, of raging flames and stormy waves!

It was none other than the Great Demon God Xiao Jingtian, who had infiltrated the Divine Land under the alias "Zhang Wu"!

He didn't give Xu Fu any chance to react at all; the moment he appeared, it was a devastating, thunderous kill!

No nonsense, no probing, only the purest and most violent destructive power!

"Four Absolutes of Chaos: Ten Thousand Daos Return to Void!"

Xiao Jingtian punched out with both fists!

This punch seemed to drain all the light, sound, and energy from the surrounding space, concentrating it on his fists!

Earth! The hard ice layer shattered and annihilated like tofu!

Water! The thin water vapor in the air was instantly evaporated, turning into white mist only to be torn apart by the wind of his fists!

Wind! The violent airflow was forcibly compressed, forming a visible, distorted force field!

Fire! Extreme high temperature erupted from his fists, but not in the form of flames; instead, it merged into the distorted force field, emitting an aura that burned everything to ashes!

Xu Fu felt the space around him instantly solidify; his famous "Seven Nothings Ultimate Realm" was suppressed like never before, and the dissipation of his ice crystal particles became incredibly difficult and slow!

And those fists, concentrating the destructive Origin of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, were already upon him!

"Emperor Heaven Raging Thunder! Open, for this Old Man!!"

Xu Fu was terrified out of his wits, exhausting his thousand years of cultivation to frantically push out his strongest offensive martial art! A pitch-black pillar of thunder roared to meet those fists of destruction!

"BOOM—!!!!!"

The earth-shattering explosion only then violently erupted!

The ice cave where Xu Fu was, along with nearly half of the snowy Peak, was wiped away by the aftermath of this collision, as if by an invisible giant palm, instantly turning into dust!

"Pfft—!"

Xu Fu spat out blood wildly, his body flying backward like a kite with a broken string. His Mysterious Ice True Qi shattered inch by inch, his internal organs felt displaced, and the Protective Aura condensed from a thousand years of cultivation was as fragile as paper under this punch!

Strong! Too strong!

This power, this pure will of destruction, far exceeded the previous Laugh Commands the World!

Xu Fu instantly understood that this was definitely the even more terrifying elder brother that Laugh Commands the World had spoken of, the Great Demon God Xiao Jingtian!

"Seven Nothings Ultimate Realm! Disperse!"

At the critical moment of life and death, Xu Fu erupted with all his potential, forcibly activating the Seven Nothings Ultimate Realm. Finally, at the very last second, his body completely turned into ice crystal particles, narrowly avoiding the core impact of that destructive punch.

However, was Xiao Jingtian's attack so easily avoided completely?

"Ugh!" Xu Fu let out a muffled groan, reforming his body in the distance, his face deathly pale, his aura significantly withered.

He didn't dare to stay for even a second, not even having time to utter a threat. His figure turned into an ice-blue phantom again, pushing his Free-Willed Ascension Steps to the limit, fleeing desperately into the distant sky without looking back!