When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Zhu Chongjiu stared wide-eyed at the enormous fist shadow hurtling down from the sky like a mountain crushing an egg. The fist shadow surged forward with overwhelming force, howling winds wherever it passed, even the long robe that Xiaotu had transformed into was being torn to shreds at any moment.

Faced with such a terrifying attack, Zhu Chongjiu was fearless. He took a deep breath, suddenly raised his right foot, and stomped down hard on the ground with all his might. With a deafening roar, the ground instantly cracked open, centered on Zhu Chongjiu. Countless dust and rubble rose into the air like a volcanic eruption, forming a dust storm that blotted out the sky and swept wildly in all directions.

Looking at Zhu Chongjiu again, he had vanished without a trace. However, the next moment, a deafening roar resounded through the sky: "Golden Blade!" At the same time, a dazzling golden blade, hundreds of feet long, rose into the sky like a golden sun.

This massive golden blade, carrying unparalleled power, ripped through the sky like lightning, hurtling straight towards the fist shadow in mid-air. In the blink of an eye, the two collided violently, unleashing a deafening roar. In that instant, the powerful energy generated by the impact spread in all directions like an atomic bomb explosion. The surrounding air was instantly vaporized by this terrifying energy shock, creating a vacuum.

Just when everyone thought Zhu Chongjiu would be blasted back to the ground by A'da's Mountain-Shaking Fist, a figure suddenly flashed past within the violent energy. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than Zhu Chongjiu!

However, he looked somewhat disheveled at this moment, his robes were torn, but his eyes remained as resolute as ever. The golden blade, originally a hundred feet long, had shrunk to only ten feet after this fierce collision. Even so, its power remained undiminished, continuing to transform into a streak of light, shooting straight towards A'da in the air.

A-Da, who was in the air, had just finished using all his internal energy to unleash his ultimate technique, the Mountain-Shaking Fist, and hadn't had time to accumulate internal energy to unleash a second move when he saw Zhu Chongjiu burst out of that violent energy and continue to attack him.

This terrified Ah Da, who could only manage to use a small defensive technique to defend himself.

However, at that moment, Zhu Chongjiu's figure rushed over like lightning. The ten-zhang-long golden blade gleamed with cold light and stabbed towards A'da with the force of thunder, about to pierce into A'da's body.

In the blink of an eye, at this critical moment, Old Yue roared, "You bastard, how dare you!" Immediately afterward, Ah Er shouted, "Stop!" These two roars were like thunderclaps in a clear sky, deafeningly loud.

At the same time, Zhu Chongjiu suddenly felt an incredibly powerful force surging towards him from behind. This force was far stronger than he had imagined, causing Zhu Chongjiu to be secretly alarmed, knowing he could not contend with it. However, he did not retreat; instead, he gritted his teeth, his expression becoming increasingly ferocious, a resolute glint flashing in his eyes.

The next moment, Zhu Chongjiu unleashed his full potential without hesitation, elevating his speed to a whole new level. The golden blade in his hand, formed from the source of gold, hailed as indestructible in the world, shone brightly, transforming into a streak of light that easily pierced A'da's body, as effortlessly as piercing a thin sheet of paper.

But something unexpected happened. Just as Zhu Chongjiu successfully stabbed A Da through, he suddenly stretched out his hands, tightly hugged A Da's body, and quickly switched their positions with amazing speed and agility.

Just then, the terrifying force that had been heading straight for Zhu Chongjiu arrived. A deafening roar followed as this incredibly powerful force slammed into A'da's back. In an instant, A'da's body exploded like a bomb. Countless fragments of limbs and flesh flew everywhere with the force of the impact, like bullets fired at high speed, slamming into Zhu Chongjiu's body.

Zhu Chongjiu's body was also riddled with holes by the remnants of this energy, and he crashed rapidly from the air to the ground.

This was only because Xiao Tu helped to hold off the attack; otherwise, even with only the remaining strength, Zhu Chongjiu, who was standing there, could only piece together the situation.

Xiao Hei, who had been watching the battle anxiously from afar, instantly traversed the distance of a thousand miles to catch Zhu Chongjiu. As Zhu Chongjiu slammed onto Xiao Hei's back, he coughed up several mouthfuls of pale golden blood.

Seeing this, Xiao Jin was about to carry Zhu Chongjiu away, but Zhu Chongjiu stopped him. "Xiao Hei, don't run yet! If we don't deal with that old bastard, none of us will escape!"

Ninth Brother, that old man's strength should already be at the Saint level. How can we possibly deal with him? If all else fails, I'll hold him off for a while, you run first.

Xiao Hei, what nonsense are you talking about? There's a saying from Ninth Brother's hometown that's very relevant right now.

What are you saying, Ninth Brother?

"Below the Saint level, I am invincible; above the Saint level, I am one for one."

Today I'll show you how Ninth Brother slaughters a Saint!

Just as Zhu Chongjiu was communicating with Xiao Hei, Yue Lao and A Er were standing where A Da had been attacked. Yue Lao took out a palm-sized black porcelain bottle, muttered some incantations, and a gray phantom was instantly absorbed into the bottle.

After Yue Lao finished this action, he handed the porcelain bottle to A Er and then turned and flew towards Zhu Chongjiu.

It's more accurate to say it teleported here than flew here.

The older man's figure suddenly disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was only a kilometer away from Zhu Chongjiu.

Old Yue, his face grim, addressed Zhu Chongjiu: "I never expected that you, an ant, would possess such abilities. Speak, which family's young master have you come from for training?"

Haha! So you're trying to find out my weaknesses since you can't beat me?

But I'm sorry to disappoint you, I do have powerful connections. However, even I don't know who they are.

After saying that, Zhu Chongjiu took out the Wuxiang Sword, which he hadn't used for a long time, from his storage ring.

Hmm? A Saint-level weapon!

He does seem to be a young master from a minor noble family; otherwise, there wouldn't be any Saint-level weapons available for human use in this world.

No matter who you are, if you kill Ah Da, I will definitely take you back to my young master to explain. I advise you to obediently come with me to avoid suffering more.

Upon hearing Elder Yue's words, Ah Er roared from behind like a madman, "Elder Yue, I want to avenge Ah Da, please grant my request!"

"Step back. You are no match for him. Don't let your personal feud ruin the young master's plans. Besides, I have already collected A-Da's soul. When we return to Dao Immortal Palace, I will have the young master intervene and have A-Da's body resurrected."

Hearing Yue Lao's reprimand, A'Er fell silent. He simply stood there, glaring fiercely at Zhu Chongjiu.

"How's your consideration going? My patience is limited."

As soon as Yue Lao finished speaking, Zhu Chongjiu said, "Who are you? And who is your master? Do I look like someone you can just mess with?"

"If you won't listen to reason, then don't blame me for being impolite." With that, as he raised his right hand, a large, transparent hand appeared in the space in front of Yue Lao.

As Yue Lao's outstretched hand clenched, the transparent giant hand simultaneously reached out to grab Zhu Chongjiu.

With a loud shout from Zhu Chongjiu, "Killing Sword!" a hundred-meter-long invisible sword aura slashed towards the transparent giant hand.

However, at this moment, Elder Yue spoke up disdainfully, "Feint to the east while attacking in the west? A petty trick."

Having said that, Elder Yue stopped his grabbing motion towards Zhu Chongjiu and instead flicked his sleeve and waved his hand.

It turned out that after Zhu Chongjiu activated his killing sword, he rushed towards Elder Yue at top speed and swung his sword down.

Yue Lao originally thought that his palm strike could easily block Zhu's sword attack. After all, there was an insurmountable gap between the strength of a Saint-level and that of an Emperor-level, whether it was their understanding of the elements of heaven and earth or their knowledge of all things in the universe.

However, something unexpected happened. With a roar of "Ah!", Yue Lao's entire arm shot into the sky, followed by a loud shout: "You ant, I don't care who you are, today I will make sure your soul is scattered and you are never reincarnated. Take that supreme divine weapon that injured me as my apology."

Just as he rushed in front of Elder Yue, Zhu Chongjiu, who was holding the Wuxiang Sword, switched it to the great sword behind him and slashed down.

Yue Lao initially didn't take it seriously, but by the time he realized the danger, it was too late.

However, it must be said that the reaction speed of a Saint-level expert is remarkable. If it were nighttime, in that split second, the greatsword would not have severed an arm, but rather the head of an elderly person.

After Zhu Chongjiu landed a successful blow, he was filled with regret, but he had no choice but to retreat quickly to give himself room to react when Yue Lao attacked.

However, Zhu Chongjiu's idea was good, but in the end, his speed was not as fast as Yue Lao's, and he was far behind him.

With his remaining arm, Yue Lao rushed towards the retreating Zhu Chongjiu and swung his palm. Upon seeing this, Zhu Chongjiu called out, "Xiao Tu, Xiao Jin."

Xiao Tu and Xiao Jin reacted quickly, activating their defensive techniques just as Zhu Chongjiu was about to speak.

Xiao Jin first used his true form to raise a giant golden wall in front of Zhu Chongjiu, and Xiao Tu also stopped turning into robes and used his true form to firmly wrap Zhu Chongjiu inside his body.

Even so, when Yue Lao's palm strike hit Xiao Jin's golden wall, it shattered with a crash, and the gold pieces scattered in all directions, then struck the small earth that was enveloping Zhu Chongjiu.

With Xiao Jin's defense and buffer, the force of the palm strike was reduced by several times, and Xiao Tu was not shattered like Xiao Jin. However, the force, like a mountain pressing down, still shattered Zhu Chongjiu's bones and internal organs within Xiao Tu's body.

At the same time, this single attack caused Xiao Jin and Xiao Tu to revert to their original forms, appearing as two clusters of elemental spirits instead of human shapes. Zhu Chongjiu knew that this attack had forced Xiao Jin and Xiao Tu back to their original forms, and it would be impossible for them to recover in the short term.

Zhu Chongjiu held the great sword in his hand, spitting out blood mixed with bits of flesh and internal organs, calmly gazing at the crazed Yue Lao in the distance.

Xiao Hei then came to Zhu Chongjiu's side and said, "Xiao Jin and Xiao Tu have completed their mission. Now let Xiao Hei take the hit for Ninth Brother."

Zhu Chongjiu looked at Xiao Hei, who had now transformed into his original form, which was a thousand feet tall, and secretly transmitted his voice, "Xiao Hei, go behind me. Ninth Brother is about to unleash a powerful attack. After I finish casting it, your task is to take Ninth Brother and run away, understand?"

After hearing Zhu Chongjiu's telepathic message, Xiao Hei pondered for a moment and asked, "Brother Jiu, you're not lying to me?"

"When have I ever lied to Xiao Hei? Hurry up, that old bastard will be here soon."

After storing his severed arm in his storage ring, Yue Lao calmed down. Looking at Zhu Chongjiu, who was ten thousand meters away, he said, "How many years has it been since I've suffered such a serious injury?"

I never imagined that I would be toyed with like this by you, a tiny ant.

"This was all caused by underestimating our strength! Today, I'll show you the power of the Heavenly Official!"

Having said that, Elder Yue lifted one hand into the void, and at the same time, the entire earth seemed to want to be lifted up as well.

This shattered world cannot withstand the full force of a celestial official's attack. However, as a reward for severing one of my arms, I will use the maximum power this world can withstand to kill you.

That way, I'll show you some respect.

Just then, Prince Zhurong and the remaining old man in the Shijincheng Palace nearby, and the Shenxu King in the distant Shenxu Palace, all looked in this direction.