When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

The giant hippopotamus launched the first attack, opening its mouth, which was a full fifth the size of its body, and biting at Zhu Chongjiu!

Zhu Chongjiu looked up and saw that a huge mouth that blotted out the sky had already enveloped him!

"Damn, that throat is so thick, I can see your stomach!" With a teleportation, Zhu Chongjiu appeared outside the giant hippo's gaping maw, then teleported again to the hippo's massive neck. Zhu Chongjiu shouted "Myriad Gods Fist!" A deafening boom followed as a fist shadow ten zhang in size struck the hippo's neck, sending its massive body swerving a hundred meters to the side!

Fortunately, the giant hippopotamus is not only huge, but also has four strong legs that are like pillars supporting the sky, which helped it stabilize its body and prevent it from falling over!

Even so, the giant hippopotamus roared in pain.

Xiao Hei, who was watching from the sidelines, shouted, "Brother Jiu is mighty! Brother Jiu is awesome!"

Actually, Xiao Hei is helping the mastermind. On the surface, he's cheering for Zhu Chongjiu, but Xiao Hei's innate supernatural power is sonic power! This little guy is cunning and wicked.

After being punched by Zhu Chongjiu, the giant hippopotamus immediately glowed with an earthy yellow light!

After throwing a punch, Zhu Chongjiu looked at his fist, which was already slightly bruised, and sighed inwardly; Damn, this defense is amazing. Even after I upgraded, a punch with eight-tenths of my strength couldn't penetrate it. Let alone penetrate it, it only made the outer skin a bloody mess. For such a big guy, this is at most a superficial injury.

Zhu Chongjiu gritted his teeth, hardened his heart, and unleashed a thousand punches at the spot where he had thrown them before. Ya ya ya... Wa wa wa... I don't believe I can't break through you, ah ah ah ah...!

Zhu Chongjiu's first five hundred punches were blocked by the earthy yellow light emanating from the giant hippopotamus. It felt like he was hitting steel. However, with the immense force of his punches, Zhu Chongjiu managed to push the giant hippopotamus back a thousand meters!

After more than 500 punches, the earthy yellow light emanating from the giant hippo was finally shattered by Zhu Chongjiu. Seeing the earthy yellow light break, Zhu Chongjiu became even more energetic and unleashed another 500 punches. From the initial skin breaking on the giant hippo's neck to the current bloody mess, the giant hippo could not withstand Zhu Chongjiu's thousand punches and was finally knocked to the ground!

After being knocked down by Zhu Chongjiu with nearly a thousand punches, the giant hippo struggled to get up!

Zhu Chongjiu, panting heavily, looked at the fallen giant hippopotamus, then at its hands with bones exposed. Zhu Chongjiu was shocked by what he saw.

Hmm? He knew about the pale golden blood, so why were the bones also a pale golden color? It seemed like a good thing. From the movies and novels he had read before, he could summarize that mutations always made people stronger.

However, after seeing the pair of broken and bruised hands that were slowly healing at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, Zhu Chongjiu angrily said: "Since I debuted, when have I ever suffered such a serious injury?" After seeing the giant hippopotamus about to get up, Zhu Chongjiu took a step forward and rushed out!

Ah, frozen for thousands of miles, Yang God Finger, Ten Thousand Gods Fist, Sky-Splitting Kick, Hidden Dagger in the Snow, ah ah ah…!

As Zhu Chongjiu fought, he shouted, "I'll let you get up! I'll let you get up!" Little Black, who was watching from the side, covered his eyes with his claws, which had huge gaps showing, and said, "So lewd! So violent! Minors shouldn't watch this! Oh my god, it's too damn brutal!"

The giant hippo lay in the bath, having been tortured by Zhu Chongjiu for a full half hour. The surrounding bath had been evaporated by Zhu Chongjiu's magic, revealing the bottom of the bath!

At this moment, Zhu Chongjiu lay on the only good patch of skin on the fallen giant hippopotamus, foaming at the mouth and convulsing all over. He was exhausted from overexertion.

The area within a radius of nearly a hundred miles was stained red with the blood of the giant hippopotamus. At this moment, the giant hippopotamus's huge body, like a blood gourd, lay motionless on the ground, with only its huge belly rising and falling, proving that it was still alive!

Zhu Chongjiu also realized that this giant hippopotamus had one crucial point that Xiao Hei hadn't mentioned: it truly lacked any agility whatsoever. It was only good for being hit. Needless to say, its strength was immense, as evidenced by its size. Furthermore, its defense was the highest Zhu Chongjiu had ever seen. He could beat it with all his might for half an hour without killing it. If this continued, he might not even be able to penetrate its skin, and its internal organs might be injured by the force of his punches. Otherwise, the giant hippopotamus wouldn't have been spitting blood.

Zhu Chongjiu lay on the giant hippopotamus, analyzing the battle situation while recovering his strength.

Xiao Hei flew to Zhu Chongjiu's side and exclaimed in surprise when he saw Zhu Chongjiu's appearance. "Brother Jiu, what's wrong with you? Did you eat something wrong? Did you get food poisoning? Why are you foaming at the mouth? I told you that there are a lot of parasites in crocodile meat, and I told you to cook it a little longer, but you insisted that fish meat should be eaten tender, otherwise the texture would not be good. Now look what happened!"

Zhu Chongjiu glanced at Xiao Hei, then stood up, wiped the white foam from the corner of its mouth, and said, "Stop shouting, or you'll shake its brains into mush."

At this moment, Xiao Hei also looked at the giant hippopotamus under him. It was spitting out blood just now, and now there was a lot of white foam in the blood. Damn it, Ninth Brother, look, it's spitting out its brains!

Zhu Chongjiu: Get out!

Xiao Hei carried Zhu Chongjiu into the air. Zhu Chongjiu said to the giant hippopotamus in the marsh, "Get up quickly. Although you are seriously injured, I know you are not in mortal danger!"

After hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words, the giant hippo struggled to its feet and said, "Human, you win. I will forgive and forget about the time you killed my Emperor-level member of the Divine Void Swamp. You can leave now!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongjiu's lips curled into a wicked smile. "Oh my, it seems some people never learn their lesson. I used to work for others and they'd pay me three or four hundred a day. I've been working for you for half a day, and in the end you just say you can leave. You're even worse than those heartless bosses! At most, they'll deduct a little, but you don't want to pay a single penny. Besides," Zhu Chongjiu raised his hands and continued, "let's not even talk about wages, are you not planning to pay any medical expenses either? Do you want me to report you to the labor bureau?"

Xiao Hei coughed twice, and seeing that Zhu Chongjiu ignored him, he shook his body. Zhu Chongjiu noticed Xiao Hei's actions on his back and said impatiently, "What are you doing, Xiao Hei? You have lice on your body." Xiao Hei whispered, "Brother Jiu, I don't have lice on my body. Look at your hands!"

Zhu Chongjiu glanced down and saw his raised hands, white as jade. He suddenly raised his hands to his eyes and looked at them over and over again. "Damn it, where are my injuries? I know they can heal on their own, but they can't be this fast. They should at least wait until I pay the medical bills!"

Zhu Chongjiu awkwardly lowered his hands and said again, "Hippopotamus, stop dawdling. We already agreed before the fight started. If I win, you have to hand over all your treasures! Now that I've won, you should keep your promise."

The giant hippopotamus said in a hoarse voice, "You did say that, but I didn't agree, so it doesn't count as my promise."

After the giant hippopotamus finished speaking, Xiao Hei scratched its huge head with its paw and looked up at Zhu Chongjiu, saying, "Brother Jiu, I think what the giant hippopotamus said makes sense, but something just doesn't feel right."

Zhu Chongjiu slapped Xiao Hei across the face and said, "Kid, what are you interrupting for? What do you think you know about adult matters?"

Then, looking at the giant hippopotamus, he said, "I hit you because you didn't agree to give me the treasure. If you had agreed, would I still have hit you?"

Enough with the nonsense! The winner takes all, the loser is condemned! Don't you monsters always let strength decide the outcome?

You lost today, are you going to disgrace your demon beasts?

The giant hippo looked at Zhu Chongjiu, pondered for a moment, and then said, "How about this, I can give you half of my treasures as an apology for admitting defeat. If you want more, then we really have no choice but to fight to the death. Although I am not as agile as you, I still have one Emperor-level, dozens of Royal-level, and hundreds of King-level. Even the defensive power of the King-level in my clan is almost comparable to that of your human Emperor-level sorcerers. Human, I advise you to think carefully before making a decision!"

Upon hearing Lietian Hema's words, Zhu Chongjiu, who was sitting on Xiao Hei's back, slowly stood up, reached out and grasped the hilt of the great sword behind him, and slowly pulled it out. As he pulled it out, he said fiercely: "I didn't want to kill you, not because you are so powerful, but because of the Divine Void King behind you!"

Because after a while, I might still need to ask your King for some favors. I want to give him face and not want to kill a local tyrant and make a big fuss. But it seems I'm already giving you face. As the old saying goes, "Good advice is hard to persuade a damned ghost." You're asking for death, so I'll grant your wish!

As soon as Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, the great sword was fully drawn. The little black dog under his feet was shivering and its teeth chattering from the cold sword energy!

Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words and seeing the sword he had drawn, the giant hippopotamus on the other side felt a chill run through its body, as if the blood inside its body had frozen and its heart was about to stop beating!

At this moment, the giant hippo quickly spoke up, "Human, we can talk, we can talk!"

Zhu Chongjiu replied: "Damn it! I gave you a chance, but you were useless!"

After speaking, Zhu Chongjiu said in a deep voice, "Killing Sword." Zhu Chongjiu held the sword with both hands and swung it upwards. Instantly, a giant white sword more than a thousand feet long slashed towards the giant spirit hippopotamus!

The moment the giant sword was unleashed, the giant hippopotamus uttered a "No!" before its massive body was cleaved in two by the sword energy!

Zhu Chongjiu held the great sword in his left hand. The blood of the giant hippopotamus on the sword was being rapidly absorbed by the sword. He raised his slightly trembling right hand and pointed at the giant hippopotamus that had been split in two, saying: "Little Black, you see now, right? Its intestines are spilling out all over the ground, and it doesn't even move or make a sound. This giant hippopotamus is quite a man!"

Xiao Hei was already terrified. Even so, after hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words, he thought to himself, "You're talking nonsense!"

Just as Zhu Chongjiu unleashed the Killing Sword, deep within the Divine Void Mountains, the Divine Void King, who had been meditating and cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the Divine Void Swamp!

Hmm? What is it in this divine void that makes me feel threatened?

The Divine Void King turned his head again, his deep eyes gazing at the center of the Divine Void Continent. Could it be that something has come out from there?

After thinking it over, the Divine Void King rejected his own idea, thinking to himself: Impossible. If it came out from inside, I'm sure I wouldn't be able to find it. If it's something that even I can't find, then it would definitely come looking for me the moment it comes out!

After analyzing all thirteen moves without finding a clear conclusion, Shenxu Wang had no choice but to send telepathic messages to the various earth vein masters, instructing them to report any unusual or unfamiliar events to him.

After the message was sent out, the other two landowners of the ley lines responded, but the giant hippopotamus of the Divine Void Swamp did not reply. The Divine Void King did not think much of it, assuming that the hippopotamus was cultivating or something. The main reason was that the Divine Void King believed that even if something happened, anyone could be in danger, but the giant hippopotamus would not die. The giant hippopotamus's defense was so strong that even he would not be able to kill it easily!

Zhu Chongjiu and Xiao Hei had no idea that the commotion they had caused had already reached the Divine Void King across two hundred thousand miles.

Xiao Hei turned around and looked at Zhu Chongjiu on his back and asked, "Ninth Brother, at the last moment, the Giant Hippo was about to agree, why did you still kill it?"

They're being unreasonable; why keep them around for the New Year?

But didn't you say you had something to discuss with the Divine King and didn't want to offend him?

Xiao Hei, if you're going to follow your Ninth Brother, you have to understand one thing!