"I can also guess that no one told you the real situation here before you came, and you were tricked into coming." Li Xi laughed heartily in his heart as he looked at the panicked gaze of the barbarian Kai Qi. This big fool was too easy to trick.
"Speak, how do you want to die?" After teasing him, Li Xi looked at Kai Qi, who was depressed knowing he had been tricked, and put on a judging demeanor, "Or do you want to surrender? If you are willing to surrender, I can spare your life."
From the day the barbarian Kai Qi stepped out of the Ice and Snow Plateau, he knew that death was inevitable. He put the fact that he had been tricked out of his mind and faced hundreds of thousands of demon armies with a resolute expression, "The children of ice and snow never surrender to evil. You can chop off my head as a trophy to brag about, but you will never get my weakness."
Li Xi, with his single eye, constantly pondered how to deal with him. It would be a pity to kill him like this. A level six barbarian was also a rare master. The air became still when Li Xi didn't speak. The demons around seemed to sense the precursor to a storm, not daring to breathe. They all speculated how their tyrannical ruler would execute this unruly human.
The barbarian Kai Qi, lying on the ground, also understood the situation. Without a trace of hesitation or thought of self-preservation in his eyes, he generously prepared to meet his death.
"Barbarian, your noble quality has earned my respect. I can give you a chance to challenge me. As long as you can hit me once, I will let you leave alive."
The barbarian Kai Qi did not feel happy when he heard there was a chance to live. Instead, he frowned and asked, "What if I lose?"
Li Xi, transformed into an Enflamed Demon, raised a finger. Golden light flashed at the tip, and an evil smile appeared on his lips, "If you lose, you will be forcibly enslaved by me and grovel at my feet for the rest of your life."
Kai Qi looked at the golden light at the tip of the finger, and the faint pressure and aloof, brilliant radiance emanating from it. Even though he had seen so many demons without fear, his pupils trembled like an earthquake at this moment. At the same time, the smile on Li Xi's lips seemed to him to be the most terrifying thing in the world.
'This is actually divine power.'
Although Kai Qi was straightforward, he was not stupid. He could feel the terrifying power dormant within this Enflamed Demon. The oppressive sense of power hidden in the air was something even the two-headed golden dragon Adrian would be ashamed of.
Thanks to the invasion of the main world by demons during the Great Chaos, the barbarian Kai Qi had also witnessed the strength of Enflamed Demons. On the battlefield, Enflamed Demons were the focus of all attention and the ultimate deterrent. Each appearance required a large number of experts to contain them. To kill one required an extremely powerful being. Throughout the Great Chaos, the number of Enflamed Demons killed was countable.
Such beings were already beyond his ability to contend with. He had once joined forces with others to stop an Enflamed Demon, and the result was that the grass on the graves of his comrades was now over a meter tall. He had only survived by relying on the barbarian's innate talent.
However, that Enflamed Demon was definitely not as powerful as the one before him. Even if an Enflamed Demon was powerful, it had its limits. But this Enflamed Demon, exuding a suffocating aura, was simply a monstrous anomaly among Enflamed Demons! Ordinary Enflamed Demons were incomparable to him.
Kai Qi's honest estimation was that ordinary Enflamed Demons would not last more than five rounds against him.
If it were just these, the barbarian Kai Qi would accept it, as there was always someone better. An Enflamed Demon that could rule a small realm must have something unusual about it. But how could it possess divine power?
He had never heard of demons becoming gods!
Whether he became a god or not, Kai Qi didn't care. Such major matters would naturally be handled by powerful beings, and he, a small barbarian, didn't need to worry about it.
But the moment he saw the divine power, he knew that the Enflamed Demon's threat of forced enslavement was absolutely true. Divine power was that miraculous!
What bad luck! He had never heard of an Enflamed Demon having divine power. This was the first time he had seen it, and it was his enemy.
"Enflamed Demon, give me my weapon. There are only barbarians who fall on the path of charge, not children of ice and snow who are enslaved."
"Alright, I'll grant your wish." Li Xi glanced at Rasi, the insect soldier, standing beside him.
Upon receiving the order, Rasi stepped forward, unlocked Kai Qi's shackles, and returned his great axe.
With his great axe, which could have served as a doorman for a dwarf, in hand, Kai Qi felt a sense of connection, as if it were an extension of his limbs. His master-level martial arts allowed him to achieve a state of oneness with his weapon, a realm that was almost the ultimate pursuit of mortals.
But looking at the Enflamed Demon, who sat on a chair made of ten-thousand-year-old cold jade without even moving, any pride in his martial arts seemed comically useless.
The barbarian Kai Qi adjusted his mindset, let out a muffled grunt, and his internal battle energy surged instantly.
The barbarian Kai Qi knew that against such an opponent, he only had one chance to attack. If he thought pessimistically, he might not even have that one chance. The battle energy circulating within him had reached its limit, and his entire body was protected by a humming layer of battle energy, emitting a soft light that illuminated the surroundings, like a small star.
Li Xi clearly saw in his single eye that Kai Qi was increasing his combat power at all costs, even if it meant exhaustion and injury after the battle. However, whether Kai Qi's current exertion would damage his meridians was not something Li Xi needed to consider.
Facing the strongest enemy in history, Kai Qi would not hesitate if he could overdraft his entire life to gain multiplied combat power.
The sharp hissing of battle energy on the axe blade began, like hundreds of hunting birds letting out angry roars.
Kai Qi stomped his feet firmly into the ground, his mouth involuntarily opening as a low growl reverberated in his throat.
"Grow."
His original height of over two meters, stimulated by battle energy, instantly surged to three meters. His arms and legs thickened considerably. The surrounding soil was blown away by the battle energy emanating from him, and his hair stood on end. His specially made armor was stretched to its limit, making him look like a small giant.
Li Xi had seen this most common battle energy secret technique many times.
"Boom."
The barbarian Kai Qi, whose prelude was slightly long and preparation complete, exploded the ground and leaped high into the air. His great axe was like the ultimate move of the creator tearing apart heaven and earth at the beginning of creation.
All his battle energy was concentrated on the great axe, which shone brightly, as if a star was tearing through the atmosphere and crashing to the ground. This was Kai Qi's strongest move in his life. He believed that even an ordinary Enflamed Demon would not dare to meet this attack head-on. After this move, his body would fall into a state of severe weakness.
However, as the barbarian Kai Qi descended from the sky, he suddenly saw that the Enflamed Demon, who had been sitting, suddenly had one arm swell to twice its original size, as if a dwarf had been fitted with an orc's arm, extremely disproportionate.
Just as Kai Qi was trying to figure out what was happening, he saw the Enflamed Demon pull out a serrated long blade from behind his chair, emitting a scorching heat.
What kind of serrated long blade was this?
The barbarian Kai Qi considered himself well-traveled, but he had only heard of such a weapon in epic stories. In reality, he had never even seen such a large weapon. Who other than an ultimate expert could wield such a weapon?
In just one glance, this twenty-meter-long serrated long blade left an indelible impression on the barbarian Kai Qi's mind. It was so long, so heavy, and the wind it stirred whistled loudly. Facing it was like dueling a mountain. Compared to it, his great axe was like a child's toy, ridiculously small.
Li Xi did not strike down. Instead, he swung the blade horizontally and brought the body of the blade down heavily, as easily as swatting a fly with a fly swatter. Kai Qi, who was bursting with life just a moment ago, was sent crashing to the ground the next second, creating a human-shaped crater half a meter deep. Kai Qi, embedded within, was motionless, his life or death unknown. The weapon also extinguished its battle energy, faithfully accompanying its master.
Li Xi's arm, which had swelled to twice its size, was a newly drawn "Partial Amplification Technique," obtained from a lottery after completing a mission to slaughter evil gods overseas. He had kept it unused until recently, drawing it out when he had some free time a few days ago.
Li Xi then inserted the serrated long blade he had used behind his chair. This serrated long blade appeared lighter than the hammer Li Xi usually used, but in reality, it was twice as heavy as the Enflamed Demon's preferred hammer. It also possessed a high-temperature attribute, making it unusable by ordinary Enflamed Demons. This was why Li Xi could wield it with relative ease.
A golden divine light shot out from Li Xi's fingertip and struck the unconscious barbarian Kai Qi. Kai Qi remained oblivious, still in a coma.
After an unknown amount of time, the barbarian Kai Qi gradually regained consciousness. He heard continuous prayer sounds, "Great Silkworm God Alice, you are our safe harbor, you are our life protector, you are the god of the abyss, you are the destination of all life under your rule. May you exist with time, may you be with the world."
"Silkworm God Alice? Which deity is this? I've never heard of her?"
The groggy barbarian Kai Qi moved his fingers. Every bone in his body ached indescribably, but Kai Qi felt it slightly and immediately relaxed. This was because despite the seemingly heavy injuries, not a single bone was broken. These were minor injuries.
Thinking of the terrifying serrated long blade that had struck him before he lost consciousness, he felt like a small boat in a storm, with no other outcome than to be torn to shreds.
The barbarian Kai Qi recalled everything that had happened before he lost consciousness and suddenly remembered what the Enflamed Demon had said. He had lost. He was so scared that he immediately sat up and saw everything happening around him.
Beside him, in front of the totem of the so-called Silkworm God Alice, a dense crowd of demons and insect soldiers knelt, their prayers echoing through the plane, so devout that one would doubt if these followers would die willingly for this Silkworm God Alice.
The barbarian Kai Qi cautiously looked at the powerful Enflamed Demon behind him. He was still sitting on his chair, his single eye contemplating something, mysterious and unfathomable. The terrifying serrated long blade that had sent him flying was stuck behind his chair.
Because he had woken up, the Enflamed Demon's single eye looked at him. Kai Qi could see a hint of a provocative gaze in the Enflamed Demon's eye. But he had lost, so he had to accept it. Kai Qi picked up his great axe and stood up resolutely, "Enflamed Demon, I am inferior in skill. I have lost, but do not think of being enslaved by demons."
After saying that, he turned his neck towards the blade of his axe. If this strike were accurate, it would surely result in him being dismembered.
An almost invisible thread suddenly shot out and wrapped around Kai Qi's great axe. Li Xi gave a gentle pull, and the great axe was yanked away, preventing Kai Qi from committing suicide.
"What are you doing? We barbarians will resist to the death!" Kai Qi shouted angrily. Although he didn't know what effect this ostentatious threat could have, he still resolutely expressed his decision.
Li Xi picked up Kai Qi's great axe and faced the red light belt in the sky. A very faint cold energy emanated from the great axe. This was from the ability of a rare metal found under the permafrost layer unique to the Ice and Snow Plateau, which allowed the person who used a weapon made from this metal to maintain a calm mind at all times.
Li Xi commented, "A good weapon."
"If you can tell me who tricked you into coming here, not only will I not enslave you, but I will also let you go."
The barbarian Kai Qi was about to retort and ask his unasked questions, but Li Xi immediately pointed at him and said in a dictatorial tone, "I will only give you one chance. I only want to know who tricked you, not who assigned you the mission. This does not violate your rules. Think carefully before you answer."
Kai Qi hesitated to speak. Not mentioning the person who assigned the mission, but only the person who tricked him, could buy him a chance to live. Although everyone knew that these two people were the same, finding a different reason allowed Kai Qi to convince himself that he was not violating his mercenary code.
He had been tricked several times in the underground mercenary world. The mastermind behind it was a mortal enemy. If he had a chance to pit against him a few times, Kai Qi would definitely not let go of such an opportunity. Although he didn't know why this terrifying Enflamed Demon was asking this question, relatively speaking, the Enflamed Demon in front of him had no great enmity with him. Kai Qi's expression changed several times. He was tempted!
"Donahue."
"Whoosh."
The great axe instantly flew back into Kai Qi's hands. "Go. If you are still here after ten breaths, you will never be able to return to the main world for the rest of your life."
Kai Qi didn't care what terrifying schemes the Enflamed Demon had. Being released as promised was already beyond his expectations. He took out his teleportation token, and within four breaths, a white light flashed, and Kai Qi disappeared from the small realm, faster than a startled rabbit.
"Donahue, Donahue," Li Xi murmured, his mind constantly recalling information about Donahue.
He was one of the founders of the underground mercenary world, just like the two-headed golden dragon Adrian. He usually appeared to outsiders with an image of fairness and justice. Li Xi never expected him to be the one causing trouble behind the scenes.
Combined with what the evil god Silkworm, now called Alice, had said before, human mercenaries who were teleported to kill evil gods and take their divine power were captured by vampires. It was obvious that someone in the underground mercenary world was colluding with vampires to harm powerful humans. Su Dan Novel Network.
However, since his arrival, he had ruled the small realm with absolute strength and had driven away the vampires and the ruler of the opposing realm, Balo Enflamed Demon. Such a huge change in the small realm had disrupted certain people's plans. Those who had planned the subsequent trap would certainly not sit idly by and would send people to investigate the situation. Li Xi had delayed his return to the main world, waiting for the appearance of the mastermind. Now, through Kai Qi's words, Li Xi was almost certain that this person was one of the founders of the underground mercenary world—Donahue.