Chapter 159: The True Contest

076 was full of disbelief, its eyes trembling wildly from shock.

How I did it has nothing to do with you; you're not worthy to ask, let alone know.

System Xiao Dian's expression was calm as he extended three fingers and placed them before 076.

Now, I give you three seconds to consider.

Three...... one!

076:???

The countdown had barely begun when it already ended.

Xiao Dian's eyes flashed, he lifted his leg high, a deathly stillness coiled around his calf, and unmatched power surged forth.

He was about to stomp 076's head into pieces.

Just then!

Whoosh!

A sharp long whip suddenly appeared, blocking Xiao Dian's front.

It came at extreme speed, straight at him; Xiao Dian frowned slightly and dodged sideways.

Bang!

The whip's residual force had not dissipated, it struck a nearby mountain, and the powerful force pierced a huge hole through the mountain.

Damned thing...

Almost disfigured me.

Xiao Dian looked toward the direction of the attack.

The attacker was a high-level demon sent by the Lustful Court!

Release 076, otherwise you'll regret being born in this world.

The high-level demon coldly stared at Xiao Dian; its appearance was abnormal, like a blend of male and female voices.

Release it?

Xiao Dian sneered, "I won't release it!"

Not release?

The high-level demon's face darkened; a long whip shot out from its blood holes, immediately aiming at Xiao Dian.

On this planet, with your status, you have no right to say 'no'.

I say release, you must release, otherwise...

Bang!

However,

the high-level demon's words had not yet faded.

Xiao Dian sneered, under the astonished gazes of the many aliens,

he stomped and crushed 076's head.

With a sound like an axe splitting a watermelon, red and white matter sprayed everywhere, and 076's skull instantly became countless fragments.

Xiao Dian lifted his head, arms crossed, looking contemptuously at the high-level demon,

On this planet, you alien trash have no right to order anyone!

Go die!

Xiao Dian pointed; the coffin suspended in the air turned into lightning and shot toward the high-level demon.

Foolish Lan Xing worm, you're seeking your own death!

The high-level demon widened its eyes; immediately, ripples of invisible waves spread from its forehead.

The ripples collided with the coffin, the resulting airflow like blades, easily cutting through mountain after mountain.

Suffer death!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The high-level demon manipulated the whip; the edges of these tough weapons grew barbs and screamed forth.

One after another, they kept thrusting at Xiao Dian; fortunately Xiao Dian was agile and dodged each one.

Hmph, you've been tricked!

The high-level demon curled the corner of its mouth into a sinister smile.

Immediately, the whip that Xiao Dian had just dodged suddenly reversed direction, as if sentient, striking back at Xiao Dian!

Now, go die!

The high-level demon's abdomen split open a large hole; a man-eating flower capable of infinite extension opened its disgusting maw, filled with slime and corrosive substances, aimed at Xiao Dian.

Before him was the man-eating flower,

behind him came a sudden whip strike.

No way to avoid!

It seems this contest is about to end.

076's resurrection relied on the stone coffin, but this white-clad woman easily killed it. However, in terms of attack power, the high-level demon far surpasses 076.

Number One, we are ready to act; hope that when Lan Xing is destroyed, it won't produce too much energy shock.

Number Two Order Guardian stretched lazily, already having sentenced Xiao Dian to death in his heart.

But just then!

A surge of power suddenly spread.

The immense impact almost blew the Number Two Order Guardian away.

Huh?

"What kind of joke is this — still not dead??"

Er hao looked back at the battlefield in shock.

Between the man-eating flower and the long whip, Xiao Dian gently snapped his fingers with a crisp snap.

Formless energy of annihilation rapidly spread outward, and the powerful pressure it contained actually brought the man-eating flower and the long whip to a halt.

"This — how is this possible!"

The high-ranking demon's eyes went wide as he exclaimed in astonishment.

"Nothing is impossible. Now, die!"

Xiao Dian focused his mind, and two invisible giant hands seemed to reach out from the void — one gripping the man-eating flower tightly, the other seizing the long whip.

Squelch!

The sound of tearing flesh rang out.

With a thought, Xiao Dian's two hands wrenched with sudden force, brutally ripping the man-eating flower and the long whip out of the high-ranking demon's body!

The man-eating flower in particular still had intestines, lungs, and other organs attached to its roots — a thoroughly nauseating sight.

"Something this disgusting should vanish from the world completely!"

With a wave of Xiao Dian's hand, pitch-black flames instantly swallowed the man-eating flower and the long whip.

The high-ranking demon's face turned deathly pale in an instant!

"You — you — you!"

It looked down at its profusely bleeding abdomen, its face going ashen in a flash.

As a high-ranking demon of the Desire Cult,

its desire was to cultivate various aggressive plants from across the universe, forming them into a powerful plant legion.

Therefore,

it used its own body as a petri dish without hesitation,

letting plants grow inside it until they finally merged with its body.

"What a madman. No normal creature would ever do such a thing!"

"A desire puppet like you must be utterly destroyed, leaving no future threat behind!"

Xiao Dian pointed.

The coffin hovering in the air surged forward once more — this time like a bamboo-piercing longsword.

Squelch!

It pierced straight through the high-ranking demon's skull!

From the severed neck, dark purple blood kept pouring out — scalding, highly corrosive, and bubbling.

"Heh. You came in so menacing, but now it seems you're nothing but a weak little bug."

Xiao Dian spread his hands.

In just a few short minutes,

she had crushed and dispatched two XXX-level terrifying entities with overwhelming ease.

Such astonishing battle results made the onlookers across three planets collectively suck in a sharp breath.

"This — this is way too exaggerated!"

"Those were XXX-level beings! On any planet, they're not to be underestimated."

"Some XXX-level beings can even rule and dominate entire planets!"

"And they died just like that? That makes no sense!"

"No — it definitely can't be that simple."

"XXX-level beings don't die easily!"

Sure enough, that was correct.

Immediately after,

the 076 that had turned into chunks of flesh flew frantically toward the stone coffin, where the darkness was bottomless.

These pieces of flesh visibly assembled themselves together, and once everything was in place —

the previously dead 076 had successfully resurrected!

After its resurrection,

the aura it radiated was even more formidable than before.

"Lowly creature, I gave you a chance, but unfortunately you didn't cherish it."

"So now, you must die!"

With a wave of 076's hand, a massive surge of black mist poured out from behind the stone coffin.

The black mist extended without limit, ultimately forming a giant with only an upper body — one hand holding an enormous shield, the other gripping a greatsword.

Its demonic eyes sent chills down the spine.

"Now, attack!"

076 gave the command.

The massive figure behind it raised the greatsword, traced an arc through the air, and brought it crashing down.

The tremendous force tore through the air — fortunately, Xiao Dian dodged quickly.

This caused 076's attack to miss.

And it wasn't just 076.

The recently slain high-level demonic beast was stirring as well.

From its broken neck, a seed emerged, devouring the surrounding blood and growing wildly.

It sprouted, grew, and ultimately bore a single fruit.

And this fruit—

was none other than the high-level demonic beast's already-destroyed head!

Immediately after, it let out an unfriendly sound,

"No matter how many times I go through it, I can never get used to the feeling of death."

"This feeling is truly unbearable."

Out of greed, the high-level demonic beast had long since fused its body with the plant.

Its body concealed all kinds of plant seeds.

So, whether it was a severed hand or foot, an injured body, or even a destroyed head—

as long as a seed remained inside,

it could be reborn.

Even resurrected.

Just like 076, the resurrected high-level demonic beast no longer underestimated Xiao Dian, and its strength was several times greater than before.

But the matter was not yet over!

In the sky,

the enormous Nine-Claw Beast Emperor thrashed its thick tentacles, roaring, releasing power that shook heaven and earth.

It too wanted to join the battle!

At this moment,

three great XXX-level terrifying existences had joined forces completely, intending to take Xiao Dian seriously.

"I understand now—they lost to that woman in white before entirely because they underestimated their enemy and didn't take it seriously, thinking they could easily dispose of her with a casual fight."

Er hao, the Orderly One, said, "But after their previous failures, they've buckled down and no longer look down on their opponent."

"The real contest begins now."

"Yi hao, how about we make a bet?"

Hmm?

The cold Yi hao said flatly, "Fine. What's the bet, and how?"

"Let's bet on who will win this showdown. The stakes are one hundred Order Coins."

Order Coins were the common currency of the Orderly Ones; in addition, races on thousands of planets also used Order Coins.

Its purchasing power could not be measured by any currency on Earth.

"One hundred Order Coins?"

"Not much. So you think the monsters from the three great planets will win?" Yi hao asked.

Er hao nodded. "Naturally."

"However, if you don't want to bet, it's not too late to back out now—so you won't say I bullied you later."

"No need."

Yi hao waved his hand, his gaze locked on Xiao Dian. "I think the terrifying existence from Dragon Nation will win."

"Though the odds aren't high, it's hard to say for sure."

Hmm?

"If that's the case, then I'll gladly accept those one hundred Order Coins."

Er hao looked smug, as if victory were already in hand.

On the battlefield.

The three terrifying existences formed a triangular formation, trapping Xiao Dian within.

"We were careless just now. Now, you have no chance of victory!"

076 gave a cold snort and dashed toward Xiao Dian in a single stride.

The phantom giant behind it followed closely, the massive shield in its hands as solid as a city wall.

Seeing this, Xiao Dian frowned and thrust a palm toward 076.

In an instant, a giant claw wreathed in black qi slammed into the phantom giant's massive shield, and black smoke billowed from the explosion.

Before one wave could settle, another rose.

Xiao Dian had just repelled 076 when a black shadow in the sky instantly enveloped her.

Looking up, she saw a vast net woven from thorns, its barbs coated in venom—even a thick-skinned dinosaur would die instantly if pricked by it.

"Let's see where you run this time!"

The great net was like a giant hand of the high-level demonic beast; under its control, it pressed down on Xiao Dian from all sides.

Xiao Dian frowned slightly and shouted, "Xiao Guan!"

"Tear it apart for me!"

The coffin suffused with the aura of death charged forward once more.

It soared into the air, rising vertically, ribbon-like auras intertwining until they finally condensed into a white phoenix, piercing straight through the oncoming giant thorn net in a single strike!

Then, Xiao Dian leaped up.

Standing atop the coffin, behind her was that extraordinary, divine white phoenix.

Her expression was proud, looking down on all directions.

Her eyes seemed to say,

That's it?

"Oh my, what a sly one!"

The gaze of the high-level demon beast and 076 was exceptionally fierce.