Chapter 4945

“Ants.”

The moment the armored warrior spoke, Kai’s eardrums throbbed painfully, and the surrounding space began to crack.

The voice sounded as if it came from the underworld itself, carrying the mournful cries of millions of tormented souls.

Kai’s pupils contracted sharply. The oppressive force from the Scattered Immortal Realm bore down on him like a mountain, making it almost impossible to breathe.

Yet he gritted his teeth, forcing the evil energy he had just absorbed to surge wildly through his body, and red flames reignited on the Dragon-Slaying Sword.

“Perfect timing!”

With a roar, he shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, thrusting his sword straight at the armored warrior’s throat.

The giant axe swept toward him with tremendous force. Kai barely dodged by leaning sideways, the gust of wind from the axe slicing off a large chunk of his clothing.

Using the momentum, he flipped midair and thrust his sword at the vulnerable joint of the armor, but the black iron deflected the strike with a burst of sparks.

The armored warrior countered with a backhanded swing, and Kai raised his sword to block. The impact numbed his palms and sent him staggering back dozens of steps.

Meanwhile, in the City Lord’s Mansion, the servants had delivered Kai’s background information.

Upon seeing that Kai was merely an eighth-grade cultivator in the Immortal Transformation Realm, the Gadfly shot up from his chair, his eyes filled with disbelief.

How could a newly-advanced cultivator, led here by the Avenue itself, be this powerful?

He glanced again at the image reflected in the bronze mirror, his face turning pale.

“A powerful demon corpse from the Scattered Immortal Realm has appeared. How can that kid possibly fight it?”

Staring at Kai locked in fierce combat with the armored warrior, veins bulged across the Gadfly’s forehead.

After all, in all of Rhino City, not a single practitioner in the Transformation Realm could stand against a Scattered Immortal Realm opponent. The gap between them wasn’t just a difference in realm — it was a difference of class, of status, practically a gulf between worlds.

The Gadfly stared in a daze as the battle in the purgatory grew increasingly fierce.

Kai’s flames were repeatedly cleaved apart by the giant axe, and his body was covered in wounds so deep that the bone was visible.

Yet each time he was injured, he used the Dragon-Slaying Sword to absorb the residual evil energy from the armored warrior’s attacks, causing his own aura to become even more refined.

He quickly noticed that, despite the opponent’s high level, the warrior’s combat style was rigid, relying solely on brute strength to overwhelm his enemies.

“Found it!”

A sharp gleam flashed in Kai’s eyes.

As he was once again forced into a corner by the sweeping axe, he suddenly dropped his sword, formed seals with his hands, and the flames around him transformed into chains, binding the giant axe.

The instant the armored warrior hesitated, Kai seized the opening, rushing forward and pressing a palm of condensed yang fire directly onto the opponent’s helmet.

Squeak—

The black iron helmet let out an agonizing, grinding sound as it began to melt under the intense heat, and the phantom green ghost fire within twisted violently.

The armored warrior roared and struggled to break free, but Kai clung to him like a burr, pouring all his strength into the flames.

“Break for me!”

With a loud roar, the helmet exploded, revealing a burning skull underneath.

At some point, the Dragon-Slaying Sword had returned to Kai’s hand, and he brought it down with devastating force.

The moment the blade cleaved the skull in two, the armored warrior’s body collapsed into a heap of bones.

Kai knelt on one knee, gasping heavily for breath. His wounds visibly healed at a remarkable speed, and his aura showed signs of an impending breakthrough.

The Gadfly witnessed all of this, slumping back into his chair as cold sweat drenched his back.

He stared at the image of Kai standing amidst the blood-soaked battlefield in the bronze mirror, his heart churning with emotion.

This young man had not only slaughtered thousands of demon corpses but had also defeated a powerful Scattered Immortal Realm demon corpse in an almost unbelievable manner. With such talent and ability, even the legendary ancient prodigies could not compare!

If Kai truly belonged to the demon clan, then Rhino City would be in grave danger!

“Someone must be sent to monitor him immediately!”

The Gadfly slammed his hand down on the table and stood up, the light in his eyes flickering between admiration and fear.

He wanted to recruit Kai for his own cause, yet also dreaded the possibility that he might be a hidden threat.

Meanwhile, Kai remained unaware that his fierce battle had been witnessed by the city lord, the Gadfly.