The Heroic Body Realm experts of the Zhong Family soared into the sky, but none of them dared to get too close.

No one noticed.

On the ground, Gu Zheng dashed about, chasing after the gray bolts of lightning.

Upon catching up, he would touch the lightning directly, allowing his body to devour it.

With each bolt of Yin Thunder he absorbed, Gu Zheng’s physique strengthened considerably. Power surged within him, and thanks to Union, his Divine Wondrous and Spirit rose in tandem.

BOOM!

A bolt of Yin Thunder was completely absorbed.

BOOM!

Another bolt of Yin Thunder was devoured until nothing remained.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM~

While Gallero vented his fury in the sky, Gu Zheng was on the ground below, using the absorbed Yin Thunder to steadily increase his power.

Until...

WHOOSH—BOOM~!!

A deafening roar that shook the heavens and the earth suddenly rang out.

From the northwest of the Capital City, a great sun seemed to burst through the gloomy sky, tearing through the void itself. Radiating vast and brilliant might, it crossed the distance in an instant, striking directly at the hundred-meter-tall Gallero as he rampaged high above, hurling down bolts of Yin Thunder.

BOOM!!

The sky-shattering boom twisted the very air. Space itself seemed to collapse as a terrifying power crushed everything, forming a massive, circular shockwave that covered the entire Royal Capital.

The shockwave became visible, churning the air as it rippled outward like waves on water, sweeping across the city in one ring after another.

At the very center of the collapsing space, under the watchful eyes of all, Gallero’s hundred-meter-tall incarnation cracked apart. Amidst the crackle of stray Yin Thunder, it disintegrated into fragments and rapidly vanished.

"Great Sun Divine Fist!?"

"I will be back..." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The last of his words echoed through the air, carrying far into the distance.

Less than three minutes after his descent, Gallero’s incarnation was annihilated.

Only motes of light remained, drifting and scattering in the air.

"Hmph~"

A cold snort traveled across the sky from the northwest.

"Everyone, listen up! Exterminate the rats from Yue Country!"

The booming voice reached the ears of every Heroic Body Realm expert from the Zhong Family.

The members of the Yong family, who were fleeing from the eastern side of the Royal Capital, immediately concealed their auras and scattered in a hurry.

"ROAR~!"

In the Royal Capital, the remaining Earth Corpses suddenly roared and began to frantically attack anyone nearby.

BOOM!

The great sun rose once more.

The tall figure who had crossed the sky, immense as a mountain, threw a punch.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Wherever the Fist Gang passed, ripples appeared in space, revealing its clear trajectory. It locked onto the charging Earth Corpses and blew them apart one by one.

It wasn’t like Gu Zheng’s attacks that merely sliced them into pieces, separating heads and limbs. Instead, the incomparably tough Corpse Puppet bodies were blown apart, shattering into smithereens, utterly and completely destroyed.

One punch for each Earth Corpse. The terrifying power was dumbfounding.

But Gu Zheng had no time to pay attention to that right now.

[Gu Zheng]

[Realm: Heroic Body·Harmonious Yuan]

[Demon Points: 1899 (1 needed for breakthrough)]

[Demon Techniques: Super-speed Self-healing, Spirit Capturing, ..., Fire Manipulation, Steel Claw, Water Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Spear of the Soul, Underwater Walking, Wind Manipulation]

[True Skill: "All Heaven Jade Void Skill Heroic Body Chapter" (Entry-level), ..., "White Crane Soaring Technique" (Perfection), "Golden Thousand Blades" (Great Success), ..., "Thunderous Waves Skill" (Perfection)]

[Equipment Effect: Bronze Elephant Body (Deactivated), Nether Heart Slave Seal, Deceptive Appearance, Lord of Hundred Insects, Eyes of Golden Flame, Fearless Hero]

...

’One point needed for a breakthrough?’

’Just one Demon Point to break through to Heroic Body: Melting Furnace!’

’That’s right. The Thunder Storage ability and the Yin Thunder I absorbed have saved me over thirty thousand Demon Points.’

’This Evil God, Gallero, is just too kind.’

’He "graciously" descended to give me Yin Thunder, saving me years of arduous cultivation, not to mention the time I would have spent hunting Demon Fiends.’

’Even for someone like me, earning thirty-eight thousand Demon Points would have taken a very long time.’

’After all, Demon Fiends know how to run away.’

’But now, it’s perfect. I can break through with just one point!’