Starting with helping Zhao Kai ascend the throne in the snow

"I'm not playing anymore, I'm not playing anymore..."

"Run! How can we mere mortals possibly kill a monster..."

"I don't want to die here..."

As dawn broke and another hour passed, many martial artists snapped out of their frenzy. Upon seeing the scene littered with severed limbs, they turned ashen-faced with fear and lost all desire for the monster.

The fighting quickly stopped. Shen Qing looked up and saw that Lu Qi, surrounded by enemies, was soaked in blood from head to toe, turning into a blood-red leopard demon. He was breathing heavily, his face filled with cruelty, and his eyes, apart from a slight fatigue, were extremely excited.

According to Shen Qing's guess, Lucci could fight for at least another day to completely exhaust his stamina in such a high-intensity battle. Moreover, it would require continuous attacks, without giving Lucci any time to rest. Otherwise, with the support of his Zoan-type Devil Fruit ability, his recovery speed would far exceed that of the Snow Warrior.

For a powerhouse like Lucci, aside from opponents of the same level who can inflict significant damage, even a large number of weaker individuals are ineffective against him, at most only depleting his stamina. (For example, Jack the Drought fought Nekomamushi and Duke Inuarashi on the back of Zunesha for three days and three nights without showing any signs of fatigue.)

Fortune favors the bold. Although many martial artists were frightened by Lucci's power, many others were unwilling to give up on the monster before them. Therefore, they hesitated and surrounded him, neither moving forward nor leaving, hoping to take advantage of the chaos and become the final winner.

Looking at the carnage around him, with at least four thousand martial artists dead, Shen Qing felt a pang of pity. These martial artists were all dragged down by him to be used as scapegoats, to hold off Lu Qi and buy time for the old sword god and Han Shengxuan to recover. Otherwise, they wouldn't be lying dead all over the place.

Noticing Shen Qing's unusual behavior, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng walked over to him and gently took his hand, saying, "Shen Lang, don't overthink it. You didn't force them. In the end, they died because of their own greed."

“Miss Xuanyuan is right. When you’re out in the martial world, you have to know your own limitations. Those who overestimate themselves and want to get things beyond their capabilities should be prepared to pay with their lives. The martial world is never a charity or a place for reason; it’s a bloody arena of fame and fortune.” Just then, Han Shengxuan’s voice suddenly rang out from behind Shen Qing.

Shen Qing turned around and saw that the old sword god and Han Shengxuan had gotten up from their meditation. Thanks to the powerful effects of the sea king's flesh, they had recovered their internal energy.

Immediately, both of them looked solemnly at Lu Qi not far away, feeling a deep sense of apprehension about the strength of the guy in front of them.

A true expert's skill is immediately apparent. From the moment Lucci appeared in the snowy world until now, in the nearly two hours of fierce battle, Lucci has hardly stopped to rest. The countless corpses around him are the best proof of this, yet he still maintains unfathomable fighting power, which is what makes him most terrifying.

"Lord Shen, where did this leopard demon come from?..." As the situation became tense, Wen Hua shifted his gaze from Lu Qi in the encirclement, and then, upon seeing Shen Qing's figure, he shamelessly walked over as if they were old friends.

Seeing Wen Hua's actions, Wu Liuding and Cuihua followed out of curiosity, also wanting to know where the leopard demon came from. During the recent battle, because they arrived late, they were isolated on the outskirts of the crowd and could only watch helplessly as Lu Qi slaughtered his way through the crowd. This made them feel fortunate, as they secretly compared their own strength with Lu Qi's and realized that even if they rushed in, they wouldn't have much of a chance of winning.

As Li Chungang and Han Shengxuan recovered, Hong Biao, Li Yibai, and the others who had been holding the line on the periphery of the crowd breathed a sigh of relief and retreated to Shen Qing's side, standing behind Xuan Yuanqingfeng.

As two powerful experts at the first-grade Vajra realm, they had never witnessed such a brutal scene. A leopard demon that appeared out of nowhere was so strong that they almost lost their confidence. Human life was worthless, like grass. Lu Qi could kill dozens of martial artists with a single move like the Tempest Kick. They were so frightened by Lu Qi's brutality that they almost lost their courage.

"He's not a monster, uh..." Shen Qing answered casually when Wen Hua asked, but realized he had let something slip as soon as he finished speaking.

"Not a monster? Then what is he?" Wen Hua had only asked casually, but Shen Qing's words made his eyes light up, and he immediately became interested and asked curiously.

Wu Liuding, Cuihua, and the others also turned their gazes over. Huang Qing and Qi Jiajie, who had been hiding their identities in the crowd, had also been watching the commotion. Upon hearing Shen Qing's words, their eyes flashed with a sharp light, and they immediately perked up their ears.

"It's nothing, he's just a monster." Faced with Wen Hua's repeated questioning, Shen Qing smiled awkwardly and tried to bluff his way out of it.

Thousands of warriors have died or been injured in the fight to slay the leopard demon and gain benefits. There are still tens of thousands of warriors watching from all sides. If Shen Qing were to tell them now that the leopard demon in front of him was just someone who ate a Devil Fruit, the angry crowd would probably tear him to pieces. He can only play along and insist that Lu Qi is the leopard demon so as not to give himself away.

Hearing Shen Qing's clumsy explanation, the group's faces twitched. They felt their intelligence had been deceived, but seeing Shen Qing's unwavering conviction that it was a leopard demon, they had no way to refute him and could only remain silent. Their initial intention to rush forward and slay the demon immediately faded. After all, what stood before them wasn't a monster, and Shen Qing's evasive and ambiguous statements made it hard for them not to suspect that they had been tricked.

On the other side, not far from the battlefield, Xie Guanying looked at the white bowl in his hand, which had calmed down again, with a lot of questions in his mind. Just now, the fortune dragon in the white bowl in the city had suddenly started spinning wildly, but just as he rushed in the direction indicated, the fortune dragon suddenly seemed to have lost its target and became quiet again.

Just as he was wondering why this was happening, he spotted Lu Qi chasing after Li Chungang and Han Shengxuan. He then followed them closely, hiding in the crowd, and witnessed Lu Qi single-handedly taking on many opponents and slaughtering them.

Similarly, Lucci's formidable combat power deeply shocked Xie Guanying. Such strength was almost invincible, and he couldn't imagine who could match him.

Despite boasting of being the number one person in the Land of Immortals and having seen a lot of the world, he was still so shocked that he lost his composure.