Chapter 440: The Terror of Xiao Diao — A New Interruption Arises!
The three Reincarnation Stage experts from the Heavenly Demon Marten Clan who had followed Xiao Diao were left visibly shaken by what they'd just witnessed.
They knew Xiao Diao well—his pride, his temper, his defiance of authority—but they had never imagined that someone like him would willingly bow his head to two human cultivators.
And yet, that's exactly what had just happened.
While the rest of the Beast Domain was still stunned, Lin Fan and his brothers didn't care. The four of them, finally reunited after so long, simply began chatting, catching up with ease and warmth that only true brothers could share.
After a short reunion, Xiao Diao lifted his head and looked toward the distant figures of the Sky Dragon and Golden Ape Beast Marshals. His demonically handsome face once again brimmed with arrogance.
"Let me handle the rest," he said coldly. "I can't have you three always hogging the spotlight."
Lin Fan chuckled. "As you wish."
With Lin Fan's current strength, defeating both remaining Beast Marshals on his own would pose no challenge at all. But since Xiao Diao wanted to take charge, he had no reason to intervene. Watching would be a nice break.
Lin Dong and Xiao Yan naturally had no objections either.
As countless stunned gazes fell upon them, Xiao Diao turned, stepping forward slowly. A terrifying aura of killing intent exploded from his body like a tidal wave.
Up above, the Sky Dragon and Golden Ape Marshals both grew visibly tense.
"Pick one. Solo or tag team. Either way, I'll crush you," Xiao Diao said icily, his sharp gaze fixed on the two.
"Don't get ahead of yourself! This is the Beast Domain, not the territory of your Heavenly Demon Marten Clan!" the Sky Dragon Marshal barked, anger rising.
Golden Ape's expression shifted. He hesitated for a moment, then cupped his fists toward Xiao Diao. "Friend, I'll no longer take part in today's fight. If I've offended your brothers earlier, I sincerely apologize."
Xiao Diao turned his head and glanced down at Lin Fan and the others. "Well? What do you three say?"
Lin Fan smiled faintly. "Didn't sound like an apology earlier. And now you want out? Not unless you submit to Thunder Abyss Mountain. Otherwise, you're leaving in a coffin."
Golden Ape's face darkened instantly. Anger flickered in his eyes.
"Golden Ape! Are you really going to back down now? Will you be someone's pawn forever?" the Sky Dragon Marshal shouted, clearly desperate now that the situation had turned against them.
Golden Ape scanned the members of Thunder Abyss Mountain. His expression twisted with indecision before finally replying, "If your Marshal can defeat me one-on-one, I'll consider pledging allegiance."
He wasn't foolish. Thunder Abyss's new marshal was Xiao Yan, only at Full Completion of the Death Profound Realm. Against his own Reincarnation-level strength, he was confident.
"Still playing games?" Xiao Diao sneered.
Behind him, one of the Reincarnation-stage martens stepped forward. "Brother Diao, I'll handle the Golden Ape. You focus on the Sky Dragon."
"Fine." Xiao Diao didn't argue. Although he could fight both of them alone, killing them both would take time. Since they planned to eliminate them anyway, it was better not to waste any.
The two Beast Marshals grimaced.
Their earlier confidence evaporated as the Heavenly Demon Marten Clan's terrifying presence filled the sky.
The Sky Dragon Marshal clenched his fists. He had no choice now but to fight.
Even so, he wasn't entirely hopeless. While Heavenly Demon Martens were dangerous, he still believed he could retreat safely when the time came.
With that in mind, he stepped forward, blood-red wings unfurling behind him as life and death energy surged outward. He pushed his Reincarnation strength to its peak.
"Let's see just how terrifying the Heavenly Demon Marten Clan truly is," he growled, and launched forward.
Xiao Diao's lips curled into a cruel smile. With a flap of his thousand-foot bat wings, he vanished in a flash of black-purple light. Gale-force winds tore across the land.
The moment Xiao Diao disappeared, the Sky Dragon Marshal shot backward nearly ten thousand feet, eyes wide with caution.
SHHHRIP!
Before he could breathe, the space behind him cracked open violently. A palm, glowing with black-purple light, blasted through the rift—charged with overwhelming life and death energy.
The punch crushed the air around it, tearing space as it fell.
The Sky Dragon Marshal spun, shocked by the sheer speed, and his arm instantly grew blood-red scales. He roared and punched out with all his strength.
BOOM!
Fist met fist.
The resulting shockwave was apocalyptic. All air within ten thousand feet vanished, the space emptied by the clash. A vacuum formed.
Meanwhile, on the other battlefield, the other marten elder had engaged the Golden Ape Marshal in a brutal brawl.
Golden Ape's power was considerable, but against the elite of the Heavenly Demon Marten Clan, he was still clearly at a disadvantage—barely able to defend.
After a furious exchange, both the Sky Dragon and Golden Ape Marshals were badly wounded, reeling under the Martens' relentless assault.
All across the Divine Treasure Mountains, cultivators from every corner of the Beast Domain stared in shock.
These two were among the Beast Domain's strongest elites, feared even by the eight Beast Marshals. And yet, they were being beaten like amateurs.
The Heavenly Demon Marten Clan's might was overwhelming.
Then, just as Xiao Diao was preparing to deliver the finishing blow to the Sky Dragon Marshal—
Two figures suddenly appeared, interrupting him.
"Friend of the Heavenly Demon Marten Clan, perhaps it's better to show mercy. There's no need to go so far, is there?"
A dragon's roar rumbled through the sky.
Two powerful auras—at the Reincarnation Stage—pressed down from above.
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