"Damn it! Where is he? Where did he go?"
Seeing the sudden disappearance of the hamster Pudding and Jiang Yuan, Feng Yang's face instantly twisted with rage as he roared wildly around him.
Meanwhile, Mr. Han, who had been standing at a distance helping Jiang Yuan keep watch, was initially startled by their sudden vanishing act. After silently sensing for a moment, a knowing smile crept across his lips. He lightly tapped his foot on the ground, and an invisible ripple flowed from beneath his sole toward the hidden location of Jiang Yuan and the hamster Pudding.
"Snap!"
After using the "Group Invisibility Spell," the hamster Pudding and Jiang Yuan huddled together, afraid to move. Any movement would expose their position. Just then, a faint ripple stirred in the space where they were concealed, accompanied by a soft cracking sound that made the demon tooth general searching for them grin with delight!
"So you're hiding here! Die!"
Feng Yang locked onto the spot and hurled his long spear with vicious force. The spear transformed midair into a massive black serpent, lunging with bared fangs toward Jiang Yuan's hidden location!
"Honey, your invisibility spell's not reliable!"
Watching the black serpent hurtling toward him, Jiang Yuan chuckled in mock complaint, shoved the hamster Pudding aside, and rapidly retreated. But as he revealed himself and dashed backward, the serpent conjured from Feng Yang's spear suddenly curved midair and shot straight for Jiang Yuan again.
Just as the black serpent was about to sink its fangs into Jiang Yuan, the colossal Sacred Beast Xuanwu, as massive as a small mountain, spat a water pillar toward him. Instantly, a shimmering blue shield shaped like an eggshell enveloped Jiang Yuan.
"Boom!"
The black serpent slammed into the blue shield around Jiang Yuan, and a damage number floated before his eyes.
-1,500,000!
Jiang Yuan breathed a quiet sigh of relief. The "Water Healing Shield" granted him a barrier equal to fifty percent of the Sacred Beast Xuanwu's health—a whopping 7.5 million shield points. This amount of damage was nothing more than a tickle to Jiang Yuan with the shield on!
With the shield in place, Jiang Yuan felt emboldened. He stood there nonchalantly, letting the tooth general Feng Yang attack him freely.
"Put some muscle into it! Did you skip a meal?"
As Feng Yang's spear repeatedly jabbed into him, only to have the damage nullified by the shield, Jiang Yuan picked his nose and shot a sidelong, mocking glance at his opponent.
"Damn it! This guy's too tough!"
By now, Feng Yang had realized just how monstrous Jiang Yuan was. A thought of retreat crept into his mind. He feigned a strike, then swiftly pulled back and dashed toward the spatial rift.
"Get back!"
But the moment Feng Yang neared the rift, Mr. Han, who had been waiting nearby, raised his hand and swatted him away with a single slap!
"Xuanwu's Secret Art: Water Annihilates the Eight Wastelands!"
At the same time, Jiang Yuan commanded the Sacred Beast Xuanwu to unleash its secret skill!
Pillars of water engulfed Feng Yang's body, and strings of -160,000 damage numbers popped up above his head. This was the fixed damage from the skill, originally 80,000 per second, but doubled thanks to the hamster Pudding's buff and the amplification from Jiang Yuan's [Soul-Devouring Ring]!
As the Sacred Beast Xuanwu executed its secret skill, the giant tortoise and the azure serpent kept attacking relentlessly. In just over ten seconds, Feng Yang's health had been whittled down by over twenty million, leaving him with less than half!
At this point, Feng Yang finally felt the sting of death's approach. He lost all will to fight and desperately tried to flee toward the spatial rift.
"Smack!"
What drove Feng Yang mad was that Mr. Han, clad in a moon-white robe, stood like a gatekeeper, ruthlessly batting him away every time he got close to the rift!
"Han..."
Panicked, Feng Yang shot a puzzled look at Mr. Han and started to speak, but the man furrowed his brow, lunged forward, and slammed a heavy palm into Feng Yang's chest!
"Pfft!"
Mr. Han's strike was clearly lethal. Feng Yang's body flew backward like a broken kite, spewing a mouthful of blood midair!
Just then, the Sacred Beast Xuanwu summoned by Jiang Yuan raised its thick front leg. Seeing Feng Yang hurtling toward it, it showed no mercy and stomped down hard!
As Xuanwu's massive limb crashed into the ground, Feng Yang's body burst like a watermelon crushed underfoot, emitting a dull "thud"!
Then, Jiang Yuan saw a rainbow of light pillars explode across the ground!
"Ding~ Congratulations! You have defeated the demon elite: Tooth General Feng Yang, gaining 60,000,000 experience points!"
A notification chimed, and the demon tooth general Feng Yang fell!
But before Jiang Yuan could retrieve the loot dropped by Feng Yang, the mountain-sized Sacred Beast Xuanwu suddenly turned, facing Mr. Han, and slowly raised its front leg!
"Oh no!"
Startled, Mr. Han had one hand ready behind his back, only to see the Sacred Beast Xuanwu's front leg lift briefly before its entire form dissolved into a shower of light particles and vanished!
"Brother Jiang Yuan, the demon whelps are all dealt with. I'll take my leave now!"
As soon as Feng Yang was slain by Jiang Yuan, Mr. Han strode over, said his piece, then flashed to the Moon-Gazing Platform. With a wave of his hand, he swept up the stone table, stools, and wine dishes. Tapping his toes lightly, he disappeared into the night in a few bounds.
"This Mr. Han is quite mysterious!"
Just then, the hamster Pudding scampered over, grabbing Jiang Yuan's arm and remarking.
Jiang Yuan didn't dwell on Mr. Han's odd behavior. His attention was fixed on the pile of colorful light pillars on the ground in the distance.
"Look, something good dropped!"
Jiang Yuan pointed at a red light pillar, his face lighting up with excitement as he looked at the hamster Pudding!
"Oh! Red? Mythical gear! Let's go!"
Following Jiang Yuan's finger, the hamster Pudding let out a delighted squeal and dashed toward the light pillar.
"Ding! Congratulations, player Hamster Pudding, on obtaining Mythical equipment [Burning Lotus Flame Staff]!"
Another notification rang out, and Jiang Yuan's face beamed with joy. That tooth general from the demon realm had indeed dropped a summoner's mythical weapon!
Seeing the hamster Pudding pick up the staff, Jiang Yuan walked over to start collecting the other gear and items scattered on the ground!
"Ding! Congratulations, player Jiang Yuan, on obtaining item: Sect Token!"
"Ding! Congratulations, player Hamster Pudding, on obtaining Heavenly Martial Coins*100!"
"Ding! Congratulations, player Hamster Pudding, on obtaining Epic equipment [Netherworld Divine Thorn]!"
"Ding! Congratulations, player Jiang Yuan, on obtaining Immortal Crystal Beads*1000!"
"Ding! Congratulations, player Hamster Pudding, on obtaining item: Divine Teleportation Scroll!"
"Ding! Congratulations, player Jiang Yuan, on obtaining Epic equipment [Soul-Shattering Sky Raiment]!"
"Ding! Congratulations, player Jiang Yuan, on obtaining Heavenly Martial Coins*100!"
As the notifications kept chiming, Jiang Yuan gathered all the dropped items and gear. After tallying them up, he found that the tooth general Feng Yang had dropped one Mythical piece, two Epic pieces, a pile of Immortal Crystal Beads, gold coins, and special items!