"Go ahead — tell me how you want to die," the Queen said to Chu Zhiyuan.
"How I want to die? My, you sure know how to talk big."
"It seems I need to show you my power, or you truly won't understand what I'm capable of."
After finishing those words, Chu Zhiyuan actually hurled the half-completed immortal weapon out of his hand.
The moment the half-completed immortal weapon left his grasp, it immediately unleashed a torrent of scarlet aura. That scarlet aura merged with the one radiating from Chu Zhiyuan himself, and to everyone's astonishment, they fused together to form an enormous beast made of scarlet flames.
That aura beast bore some resemblance to Chu Feng's Four Symbols Secret Technique, except it was not only incomparably massive — it was also grotesque and hideous in appearance, a bloodthirsty demonic creature.
Once the aura beast appeared, the scarlet flames that had been trembling moments ago suddenly stopped wavering entirely. They now radiated an overwhelming momentum, as if ready to challenge the Queen head-on.
ROOOAR—— A furious roar erupted without warning, and the colossal aura beast lunged at the Queen, charging in to kill.
"Hmph."
Yet for all its terrifying might, the Queen simply let out a soft snort. She stood rooted to the spot, not moving an inch. But the dark black aura she released had already swept in from every direction, launching a full assault on Chu Zhiyuan's aura beast.
The aura beast carried tremendous momentum, but before the dark aura of the Queen — born from the Asura Spirit World — it still looked pitifully small.
After a brief clash, the aura beast's momentum was quickly suppressed by the Queen's dark aura, looking as though it could no longer hold its ground.
"Egg, be careful. That Chu Zhiyuan — he seems to have another card up his sleeve."
But even though the Queen had seized an absolute advantage the moment she struck, Chu Feng still had his brows tightly knitted, unable to resist secretly warning Eggy.
He had been watching Chu Zhiyuan closely the entire time. He noticed that even though Chu Zhiyuan's aura beast had clearly been suppressed, with its master's life in imminent danger, Chu Zhiyuan's face showed only annoyance and unwillingness — not a trace of fear.
That told Chu Feng that Chu Zhiyuan definitely still had something hidden. Otherwise, he could not possibly be this brazen and fearless.
AOWWW—— A shrill cry of pain pierced the air. In the next instant, a massive eruption of scarlet aura exploded outward like a volcanic detonation, blazing in every direction.
The aura beast that Chu Zhiyuan had condensed with the help of the half-completed immortal weapon had been completely annihilated.
Right now, the dark aura released by the Queen surged like an army from the depths of hell, surrounding Chu Zhiyuan on all sides.
Yet even so, Chu Zhiyuan remained utterly composed, without a shred of panic.
"Chu Feng, do you remember what I said earlier?" Chu Zhiyuan asked.
"What did you say?" Chu Feng asked.
"I said that today, no matter what happens, you will die right here," Chu Zhiyuan declared.
"Arrogant fool — you can't even save yourself, yet you still dare say something like that? You really won't cry until you see the coffin. This Queen… will show you today the kind of torture only the Asura Spirit World can dish out. I'll make you wish you were dead — you'll beg me to kill you."
The Queen was thoroughly enraged by Chu Zhiyuan's words. As she spoke, the dark aura transformed into countless razor-sharp claws, reaching out to seize Chu Zhiyuan.
This was no longer simply about taking Chu Zhiyuan's life. The Queen genuinely intended to make him pay a devastating price.
BZZZ—— But just as the countless dark claws were about to close around Chu Zhiyuan, everything in this stretch of heaven and earth seemed to freeze in place.