"Edison, you're really going to attack us?"
"Have you thought about the consequences?"
Shivelle's voice rang out, cold and steady.
Edison paid her no mind.
"For my son, I have no other choice. Even if those two arrive, my decision will not change."
Cloud Hand.
His aura linked with the clouds in the sky. A giant milky-white hand formed from the clouds and swept down toward the three Ninth-Rank Emperors below.
"Edison, you old bastard! You dare attack us!"
"Enough talk. It's been a long time since I sparred with Edison anyway. Let's fight!"
"Bear Bomb!"
"Stone Palm!"
"Crow Feather Arrows!"
"Explode!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A Ninth-Rank battle was terrifying. Even the surrounding space began to tremble.
"Good thing I already moved everything out of the relic. Otherwise this would've been troublesome."
Zhao Xuan glanced toward the relic entrance and breathed a sigh of relief.
The four Ninth-Rank Emperors were now fully engaged with one another.
"Ultimate Bear Bomb!"
"Hundredfold Petrification!"
"Black Feather Blade!"
Brilliant lights exploded in the sky like fireworks.
"Beautiful lady, what exactly is your ability? Let me experience it for myself."
"If I'm not mistaken, those four probably aren't your match, are they?"
"Hmph. Your eyesight is quite sharp."
"And yet someone like you chose to provoke me. I really don't know if you're impulsive or just foolish."
When a woman is beautiful enough, she doesn't need to do anything to attract attention.
Shivelle was that kind of existence.
Even standing still, she radiated charm.
"Hahaha!"
"Of course it's because you're beautiful. If I had to fight those three guys, I'd probably have nightmares tonight."
"Pah! Who are you insulting? I'm not any worse-looking than Shivelle!"
The Bomb Fruit user immediately caught Zhao Xuan's sarcasm.
His ears were clearly very sharp.
A bomb over three meters wide formed in his hands.
"Go! I'll blow you to pieces!"
Before the bomb could reach Zhao Xuan—
A milky-white giant hand grabbed him tightly.
The explosion detonated midair, shockwaves scattering everywhere.
"Edison, you old bastard!"
"You dare block me? I'll kill you first!"
"Hmm. Old Mr. Edison is truly doing his job well. Looks like I don't need to worry about that side anymore. Good. I can focus on having a proper match with Miss Shivelle."
Dragon-Man Form.
Zhao Xuan's combat power skyrocketed.
The boost from breaking into Seventh Rank was beyond description.
Wrapped in blue lightning, the small dragon-man looked overwhelmingly imposing.
"What a mysterious fruit. No wonder you can fight across ranks."
"But today, you ran into me. That's unfortunate for you."
"Zhao Xuan, have you ever heard of a power that can grant life?"
As she spoke, Shivelle casually picked up nearby plants.
A purple mist flowed from her lips.
In the next moment—
The plants underwent drastic transformation.
Some became tree demons over five meters tall.
Others turned into flower monsters, their eyes growing from both sides of their petals like man-eating plants.
"One, two… eleven."
"That many? Looks like I'll need to put in some effort."
Ten life-infused plant monsters stood before him.
Their eyes were dull, lifeless.
But their attack power was hundreds, thousands of times stronger than before.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Vines shot up from the ground, rapidly wrapping around Zhao Xuan.
Shave.
His figure flickered continuously as he severed the vines again and again.
But something shocking happened—
The fragments that fell to the ground regenerated into new entities.
They seemed impossible to kill.
Thunder Bagua · Iron Fist!
Lightning gathered.
Zhao Xuan smashed his fist into the ground.
A massive crater appeared.
All lifeforms in the area were pulverized instantly.
"Miss Shivelle, is this all you've got? Can you bring out something more challenging?"
"Oh? Something challenging?"
"I do have something like that. But I wonder if you can endure it."
"If you can't… you'll die here."
"Hmph. I'm happy to oblige. Whatever you bring, I'll take it."
A domineering aura burst forth from Zhao Xuan.
What if she was Ninth Rank?
In his eyes, Shivelle was still just a woman—nothing particularly special.
"Very well. Then experience this."
"Great gods, allow the strongest from another world to descend upon this one!"
Her chant echoed through the space.
Shivelle spread her arms as if embracing the sky.
"So she has both the ability to grant life and to summon beings from another world… No wonder she's so confident. I really underestimated her."
A gate to another world opened.
Purple starlight poured down.
From within the light—
A massive claw slowly stepped out.
Then a huge head followed.
A raccoon-like face, savage and grotesque.
Its body stretched over fifteen meters long.
Even in Dragon-Man form, Zhao Xuan looked small before it.
Unless he fully transformed using the Azure Dragon Fruit, this thing would be no more than a kitten.
But it didn't end there.
Shivelle wasn't playing around.
A single creature could not possibly represent the full extent of her power.
She was serious.
Another figure emerged.
A giant humanoid with a wild boar's head, wielding a spiked club and dressed in thick fur armor.
More grotesque than the other Ninth-Rank Emperors.
At the same time, slithering out beside it—
A massive emerald-green python appeared.
Its scales were crystal-clear. If used as jewelry, they would be priceless.
Three holy beasts descended.
Shivelle's true ability was finally revealed.
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