After a brief outburst, Xiao Zheng finally gained the upper hand.

After slashing Charles with a Cross Slash, he felt a slight sense of relief.

In fact, fighting such a strong opponent, Xiao Zheng felt quite uneasy inside.

If Charles hadn’t been somewhat complacent, his final strike could not have succeeded.

Of course, the contribution of the Golden Bone cannot be overlooked.

At this moment, Xiao Zheng felt quite fortunate. Luckily, before setting off, he had implanted the remaining five Golden Bones into his body. Otherwise, let alone cutting Charles down, he would have fallen under Charles’s initial strike.

After all, being a strong fighter in the Supreme Realm, even without exerting full power, a single strike was terrifyingly powerful!

Xiao Zheng now stood on the shattered highway, gasping for breath.

The hand holding the blade had begun to tremble slightly, clearly due to immense exhaustion.

But Xiao Zheng did not relax, for he knew very well that the real battle was just beginning. A mere Cross Slash like the one before was not enough to kill Charles.

Sure enough.

A few seconds later, Charles, with a livid face, walked out of the dense forest.

He looked quite disheveled, and though the wound on his back had healed, the bloodstains remained.

Charles, looking at Xiao Zheng not far away, was filled with rage.

How many years has it been!

Unexpectedly, today, someone made him taste the feeling of being injured again!

For the first time in his life, Charles held an extreme killing intent towards someone!

"You will die today!"

"No one can save you!"

Charles said coldly.

Hearing this, Xiao Zheng took a deep breath and forced a smile, "Stop bluffing. In a life-and-death battle, who knows who will live or die between us!"

"Heh, let’s see about that." Charles said, then slowly flew up into the sky.

Xiao Zheng did not flinch, gathering his energy, he also flew into the sky.

Although he had consumed a considerable amount of energy, after a brief rest, his strength had partially recovered.

As both of them soared into the sky, Charles, without a word, initiated the attack.

This time, he did not hold back, truly unleashing his full strength.

A fighter at the peak of the Supreme Realm, his combat power was undeniably astonishing!

"God said let there be light!"

Xiao Zheng’s vision was instantly flooded with endless white light.

Before Xiao Zheng could react, he felt as if his body had been hit by a speeding train. His chest caved in instantly, and he spat a stream of blood from his mouth.

The intense pain restored his vision.

When Xiao Zheng opened his eyes, he found Charles already standing beside him.

"Did you really think I couldn’t do anything to you?"

"Though you have combat power close to the peak of the Supreme Realm, your true cultivation is only at the early-stage Perfect Realm."

"Killing you is a breeze."

"Everything is over."

Charles looked at the continuously bleeding Xiao Zheng, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

But soon, surprise flickered in his eyes.

Despite being severely injured, Xiao Zheng still had the strength to resist.

He gathered a battle blade in his right hand, used the handle to forcefully strike the ground, and propelled himself up with that force.

Finally, with a flash of the blade, Xiao Zheng slashed at Charles once more!

Boom!

After being hit with the heavy blade, Charles’s body was sent flying back, crashing into the ground to form a large crater!

However, he was uninjured and stood up, brushing the dust off his body.

"You can still stand?"

"Evil God, I didn’t expect you to be so resilient."

Charles’s expression was unreadable, as he looked at Xiao Zheng calmly and said.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zheng grinned, about to say something, but coughed up another mouthful of blood instead.

Seeing this, Charles sneered, "So you’re all show and no substance. That last slash must have used up all your strength, right? Let me now end your sinful life."

After saying this, he flew toward Xiao Zheng.

Xiao Zheng was still unwilling to give up. With the power of the Golden Bone, he healed slightly and raised his battle blade again, then slashed heavily at Charles!

Charles sneered inwardly, effortlessly shattering the blade formed by Gang Qi with a single palm!

"I told you, it’s all over."

Charles then delivered another palm strike, brutally hitting Xiao Zheng on the chest.

With successive heavy blows to his chest, Xiao Zheng finally collapsed, unable to stand.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to get up, but he simply didn’t have the strength to do so.

If Charles would give him time to recover, in just ten minutes, he could regain half of his fighting power. But Charles would never give him that time, no one would.

After knocking Xiao Zheng away with a palm strike, Charles slowly landed beside him.

This time, Xiao Zheng could no longer pick up the blade to resist.

Looking at the dim-eyed Xiao Zheng, Charles’s face blossomed into an exceedingly bright smile. Since the death of the first Saint Heir, he hadn’t smiled so brightly in a long time.

"Evil God, your life has indeed been glorious enough, having killed so many of our Saint Heirs."

"If you had truly grown, it wouldn’t be long before even I couldn’t deal with you."

"However, it’s unfortunate that I will not give you the chance to grow."

"Goodbye."

With a slight smile, Charles then raised his hand, ready to end Xiao Zheng’s life with a palm strike. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

With each inch his palm descended, the smile on his face grew brighter.

But before Charles’s palm could land on Xiao Zheng’s head, his smile suddenly froze. A terrifying attack flew in from the side, knocking him away entirely!

With a scream, Charles was sent hurtling into the nearby forest.

Struggling to climb out of the forest, he finally saw clearly who had just attacked him.

"Netherworld King Hades!"

"It’s you!"

Charles looked at the figure in the void, gritting his teeth in anger.

The one who appeared and saved Xiao Zheng was none other than the late-arriving Hades.

She glanced at the unconscious Xiao Zheng lying in a pool of blood, and a cold killing intent briefly flashed in her eyes. But she knew now was not the time for a showdown with Charles.

Hades quickly descended to the ground and, not minding the dirt, gently cradled Xiao Zheng in her arms.

Seeing this, Charles clutched his chest, a bit pale, and asked, "Hades, do you know what your actions signify? The Evil God is our enemy at the Bright Church, and if you take him away, you’re inciting war between the Bright Church and the Blood Clan!"

"War? Who’s afraid of whom?" Hades glanced at him, speaking with domineering disdain, "If you dare utter another word, I’ll kill you right now!"

Feeling Hades’s cold and arrogant demeanor, a look of astonishment flashed across Charles’s face, and then, he actually fell silent!