"Snake Spirit, if you really give this great beauty to this King, then this King won't hold today's matter against you."

The Bull Demon King roared with laughter. His figure blurred, leaving a trail of afterimages as he executed Shift Form and Position.

SWISH...!

In the blink of an eye, he materialized right in front of Luo Ziyun, towering over her by a head and a half.

Anyone else would have screamed in terror, but not only was Luo Ziyun unafraid, her lively, beautiful eyes held an enchanting, soul-snatching allure.

The Bull Demon King leaned in and took a deep breath. 'A subtle fragrance hangs in the air... So fragrant, so very fragrant. This scent makes me feel like I'm in a garden of blooming flowers, a place I'd never want to leave. A beauty's natural fragrance surpasses any expensive perfume in the world.'

"Beauty, stick with me, and I'll let you enjoy a life of luxury. You'll eat the finest food and drink the finest wine. I'll give you anything you want," the Bull Demon King said, spreading his arms to give Luo Ziyun a bear hug.

Luo Ziyun giggled. As flirtatious as a blossoming flower, she took a graceful step and cleverly dodged him. With a charming smile, she purred, "Will you really give me *anything* I want?"

Her beauty was already world-toppling, and this display utterly bewitched the lecherous Bull Demon King.

"Yes, yes, yes! Beauty, even if you wanted the stars from the sky, I would pluck them for you."

"Giggle... I don't want the stars." Luo Ziyun's beautiful eyes danced, a smile gracing her rosy cheeks. Her voice was soft, her breath like a fragrant orchid. Out of the corner of her eye, she shot a glance at Tu Xiao'an, who was watching the show from the side. A cunning glint flashed in her eyes.

Tu Xiao'an caught her gaze. 'This is bad,' he thought. 'This vixen is trying to screw me over.'

"I want to have snake soup. Kill this Snake Spirit for me."

The bewitching allure in Luo Ziyun's eyes had the Bull Demon King utterly spellbound.

'Just as I thought. The only reason this vixen was being so cooperative was because she was hatching a wicked plan.'

She was turning his own trick back against him.

"Yes, yes, yes! The beauty wants snake soup, so I'll kill this Snake Spirit and make it for you!" The Bull Demon King agreed instantly, unable to refuse her.

"Well then, I'll be cheering for you. I'm waiting for you to kill this Snake Spirit," Luo Ziyun giggled, shooting another glance at Tu Xiao'an.

Her look seemed to say, 'Think you can mess with me? I'll destroy you.'

'You wretched woman! Just you wait, I'll get you back for this!'

Tu Xiao'an finally understood what they meant when they said "women are trouble." Especially a peerless beauty like her. With a cruel heart, a woman like that could bring ruin to an entire nation.

'They've truly perfected the art of "killing with a borrowed knife."'

Of course, this was just some playful banter between Tu Xiao'an and Luo Ziyun.

"Hey, Bull Demon King, are you serious? I gave this woman to you, and now you want to kill me?"

Tu Xiao'an gave him a look of profound disappointment.

The Bull Demon King clicked his tongue and grinned. "Snake Spirit, my apologies. The beauty wants snake soup, so you might as well do a good deed and see it through to the end. Just grant me this one favor."

As the saying goes, "To die for a beautiful woman is a romantic fate." The Bull Demon King was consumed by lust; a beauty like this had long since made him lose all self-control.

"'Grant you a favor?'" Tu Xiao'an glared at him, exasperated. "I'll grant you a one-way trip to hell, you stupid bull who only thinks with his lower half!"

Come, thunder...

Tu Xiao'an waved his hand. A flash of white light appeared over the Bull Demon King's head, and the air filled with the CRACKLE of electricity as a bolt of Thunder struck down instantly.

Ugh...

The Bull Demon King let out a muffled grunt and his entire body shuddered as electricity coursed through him.

In the span of a single breath, the electricity coursing over the Bull Demon King dissipated. His large, bell-like eyes glinted with surprise. "Another Elemental Attribute Ability? You, Snake Spirit, are truly heaven-defying."

'First ice, then fire, and now Thunder. It's simply mind-boggling.'

"'So, scared yet?' Tu Xiao'an asked, lifting his chin smugly."

'That's right. This Snake King is just that amazing.'

"Haha..."

The Bull Demon King threw his head back and roared with laughter. "Snake Spirit, if you were Rank 3, I would turn and flee without a moment's hesitation. But alas, what a pity..."

"You haven't reached Rank 3. What's the use of having a few more Elemental Attribute Abilities? Below Rank 3, all are ants. You are merely a slightly stronger ant. Before this King, your Elemental Abilities are nothing but flashy, useless tricks."

As he finished speaking, the Bull Demon King erupted with an incomparably tyrannical aura. Billowing Demon Qi surrounded him, and his entire figure blurred once more. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Tu Xiao'an's pupils constricted. He retreated abruptly, falling back into the villa's main courtyard.

Somehow, the Bull Demon King was already on him like a shadow, looking like a Demon Lord of Mayhem. A fierce gale whipped around him, and the air crackled with violent explosions.

"Snake Spirit, die!"

The Bull Demon King formed a claw with one hand and lunged for Tu Xiao'an. His feet seemed to be still, yet he closed the distance at a frantic pace.

"Ding... Host's human form has sustained one percent damage."

"Ding... Host's human form has sustained two percent damage."

"Ding... Host's human form has sustained three percent damage."

...

The Bull Demon King hadn't even touched him, yet Tu Xiao'an's human form was continuously taking damage.

The aura of a Rank Three Demon Spirit alone was lethal. Weaker creatures caught within it would be instantly torn to shreds.

Tu Xiao'an's human form was illusory to begin with and had very weak defenses. It couldn't withstand the terrifying aura of a Rank Three Demon Spirit.

'Damn it, and I just put these clothes on.'

"Five Thunders Strike the Head!"

Tu Xiao'an kept backing away, trying to keep his distance from the Bull Demon King. He needed to stay at least ten feet away.

Within ten feet, the Bull Demon King wouldn't even have to lift a finger; his aura alone would be enough to make Tu Xiao'an's human form collapse.

Tu Xiao'an wanted to handle this with a bit more finesse; he didn't want to just transform into his thirty-meter Purple Gold Snake form at the drop of a hat. This was a suburban villa. A disturbance that big would be a nightmare to clean up.

CRACK...

A rumbling bolt of Thunder crashed down on the Bull Demon King's head. Instead of being hurt, his face seemed to glow, and his large, bell-like eyes flashed with a sinister, cold light.

"Haha... Snake Spirit, is that paltry Thunder of yours supposed to be tickling me?"

"Thunderclap!"

CRACK... CRACK... CRACK...

In an instant, more than a dozen bolts of Thunder struck the Bull Demon King's head in quick succession. Electric light flashed nonstop, accompanied by the eruption of nearby Thunder Shocks. A cloud of white smoke enveloped his tall, powerful frame.

Suddenly, a voice roared from within the white smoke, "Break for this King!"

The Bull Demon King shuddered, and all the electricity coursing over him instantly dissipated. A furious wind raged, blowing all the white smoke away.

Hmm?

Tu Xiao'an's gaze sharpened.

He saw that the Bull Demon King, who had looked like a fat man in a white robe, had undergone a massive transformation.

He grinned savagely, revealing a ferocious smile. His head had transformed into an ugly, monstrous bull's head. Two sharp, thick horns, a good half-meter long, jutted out like gleaming daggers. His entire body was now covered in a thick layer of black fur, and his height had swelled to over ten feet. His white robe had long been torn to shreds.

He was now a tall and mighty member of the Bull Race, a ten-foot giant. A black aura around him intensified, swirling and seething, blotting out the sky above the villa until not even the moonlight could pierce through.

So this was the terror of a Rank Three Demon Spirit. Its combat power was far greater than that of Celestial Master Zhang's Rank Three Snake Flood Dragon.