Chapter 1740: Chapter 37: Shadow Demon King (Final)

Nai Wenmo’er’s indecision didn’t last long. In just the moment of his hesitation, he had already missed the best chance to escape.

Soon, Nai Wenmo’er felt a strong presence locking onto him, forcing him to confront it head-on.

"Damn it! Since you’ve chosen a dead end, I’ll fulfill your wish!"

Even though the duck is dead, the mouth must remain firm. Even though Nai Wenmo’er felt anxious inside, he couldn’t afford to lose momentum. Upon sensing that figure, he immediately charged out with a loud roar.

"Mentor, you finally came..."

Su Changqing let out a long breath, his body felt weak as if exhausted, but he managed to stand tall in the end, eyes fixed on the shadow that continued to charge.

"Is it Big Con Man? Why did he suddenly come back! And in such a foolish way! Does he intend to clash head-on with that monster... Is he crazy!"

Ziwei’s expression also changed. Unlike Su Changqing’s relief, her face was filled with worry.

At the same time, others in the Star Alliance saw the meteor growing larger in the sky, finally realizing that the Star Lord had returned.

Some sighed with relief, knowing their Boss’s prowess, thinking they might be saved this time.

Others still felt tense, mostly warriors from the Anti-Demon Army and newcomers to the Star Alliance, who hadn’t been through previous battles nor witnessed Ji Xing’s strike firsthand. They only heard of his might without a clear concept, hence the nervousness.

On the other hand, Nai Wenmo’er felt somewhat relieved upon seeing the figure rapidly charging towards him.

Because he noticed the opponent, in this charge before battle, didn’t use Dark Speed, but fell like a meteor towards the ground. This indicated two possibilities: either a lack of strength, unable to ensure the use and execution of Dark Speed in such close combat conditions, or simply a lack of Dark Spiritual Power maximum capacity, unwilling to use it now.

Either of these possibilities gave Nai Wenmo’er a bit of comfort from his innermost depths, suggesting the newcomer might not be as powerful as imagined.

What he didn’t know was that beyond these two possibilities, other circumstances exist, and those are the most dangerous ones, which caught him unprepared.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoman was already surrounded by massive flames, his rapidly falling figure propelled by reactive force, closing in on the ground with extreme speed.

The reason he didn’t use Dark Speed was that he needed this long journey to accumulate power and increase damage.

After all, the Heroic Leap skill only amplifies power during descent, and using Dark Speed for acceleration would immediately classify him in the "flight" status, losing the strong boost for the next attack.

Looking down at the Shadow Demon King not fleeing but instead coming up to meet him, a cold smile appeared on his lips.

Just now, he completely finished nourishing the fourth Star Pattern and was ready to test his abilities, only to be unexpectedly sought out by the organization. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

This time, the location where Zhang Xiaoman nourished was a masterless planet self-selected and modified, and those aware of this could be counted on one hand, with no more than a handful in the organization, knowing he was at a critical breakthrough period and not disturbing him.

However, under such circumstances, Zhang Xiaoman still saw someone rushing to request assistance, realizing that Water Blue Star must be in big trouble; otherwise, they wouldn’t have come to find him at this time.

Fortunately, he had completed nourishing the Star Pattern, even if using the Immortal Techniques taught by Ni Yang, spending several months in total. The power boost from the fourth Star Pattern was undeniably terrifying.

Upon seeing the Shadow Demon King below, Zhang Xiaoman felt a bit uneasy at first.

Regardless, the opponent was an Extraordinary Level being, even if disrupted during the final transformation, having gone through an intensive battle with Naphaya and others, consuming a lot.

Still, Nai Wenmo’er remained a Transcendent, a true Divine-like presence in this world, powerful enough to crush all Control Level top strongmen, and one of the Dominator Level hunters at the peak of the cosmic food chain.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoman felt somewhat anxious inside because his own strength wasn’t quite at the Extraordinary Level, making him a Pseudo Transcendent realm due to his Dark Spiritual Power maximum capacity falling just shy of the true Transcendent.

Yet, this anxiety quickly turned to anger upon witnessing the situation at Water Blue Star, unable to imagine what would happen if he hadn’t come today, with everything he’d painstakingly built over the years nearly obliterated.

In this state, Zhang Xiaoman went all out, using all his power from the start, intending to settle this monster with a single strike.