Chapter 111

He wanted to escape, but it would only be a futile effort.

Indeed, not long after, as space rippled, Dongfang Bubai staggered back into view.

This time, Dongfang Bubai did not flee; frightened, he took a deep breath and slightly suppressed his inner panic.

"You are Zhang Sanfeng, the force behind Like Lan Ran?" Dongfang Bubai fixed his gaze on Luo Fu, but for some reason, merely glancing at him made his emotions tremble toward collapse.

That instinctive feeling made him shudder.

Clearly, the gap in strength between the two sides was unimaginably vast.

"In a sense, you could say that," Luo Fu said.

"Why kill me? I have no grudge against you," Dongfang Bubai pleaded.

"Nothing personal—it's just a task," Luo Fu smiled. "But if you want a reason: you sought to kill Lin Pingzhi—he's my person. So today, you must die."

"Don't push me," Dongfang Bubai shouted, voice fierce but heart weak.

Inside, he screamed wildly.

"System, system, come out! I've encountered an enemy far beyond my power—what can you do? If I die, there'll be no host left."

"Please complete your task."

"What task? Right now, my life is what matters!"

"Please complete your task."

"F—"

Dongfang Bubai's heart sank; it seemed asking the system for help was impossible.

In Dongfang Bubai's mind, only the system could possibly help him now.

But the system gave no response—what could Dongfang Bubai do?

"Let me see what tricks you've got, transmigrant," Luo Fu reached out a hand toward Dongfang Bubai.

An invisible force appeared in the void, slowly closing around Dongfang Bubai.

"Ding-ding-ding: Detection of power far exceeding host's level—activating system's residual power."

Just as Dongfang Bubai fell into despair, a voice sounded in his ear.

It filled him with joy—the system truly could surprise him.

"Boom—"

An immensely terrifying power surged forth from within Dongfang Bubai.

Compared to this power, his former strength—already that of a Land Immortal—was like a river versus an ocean.

This was not a one- or two-fold increase.

It was a tens, even hundreds of times increase.

At this moment, blood-red light filled the space around Dongfang Bubai, tangible as substance.

Flowers of sunflower bloomed in the void.

Each sunflower carried power capable of annihilating heaven and earth.

Even Zhang Sanfeng and Like Lan Ran nearby sensed it—the sunflowers held unspeakable terror.

"This transmigrant's power has risen again," Zhang Sanfeng sighed. "If it were me, resisting now would be nearly impossible."

"This must be the transmigrant's special trait," Like Lan Ran said grimly. "Too bad he met the group owner—such resistance is futile."

As a Death God elder, Like Lan Ran could see even more clearly the gap between Dongfang Bubai and the group owner Luo Fu.

That gap—even if the transmigrant multiplied his power a hundredfold—was still ant versus god.

Naturally, in this state, Dongfang Bubai now possessed power sufficient to challenge Like Lan Ran.

At this moment, with the system's power, Dongfang Bubai shattered through Land Immortal and entered an ineffable state.

Heaven and earth lay within his grasp—even the entire Proud World.

He was the sole one, the supreme existence of this world.

"Whoever you are, die," Dongfang Bubai, feeling this power, laughed wildly.

Dozens of blood-red sunflowers shot straight toward the grasping hand; Dongfang Bubai believed their power could shatter his opponent.

Each sunflower contained power enough to obliterate a great mountain.

And now, countless sunflowers filled the air—not just a few.

But thousands, tens of thousands, stretching endlessly.

This alone could instantly destroy a small city.

No wonder Dongfang Bubai had such confidence.

The difference between his former Land Immortal power and this was like heaven and earth.

Now, he could kill his past self with a single finger.

When the blood-red sunflowers struck that ethereal hand, a chorus of explosions erupted.

Heaven and earth blazed with brilliant crimson light.

The original night turned into a grotesque crimson world beneath the blood-red glow.

The power exploded in the void; heaven and earth seemed torn apart, the ground heaved constantly—pure apocalypse.

The Wu Lin people nearby, witnessing this, were utterly stunned.

They would never think this was a battle between Wu Lingaoshou.

Had some god descended?

"Ha! Success!" Dongfang Bubai, panting, smiled as he watched the sky filled with roaring sunflowers.

But clearly, his smile did not last long—his eyes widened in utter disbelief.

He saw that the vast, void-hand had not been affected at all—it continued pressing toward him.

It wouldn't take long.

He, Dongfang Bubai, was about to face the attack of that existence head-on.

"Impossible. This is impossible." Dongfang Bubai roared. "This is all an illusion."

At this moment, Dongfang Bubai was terrified. With the system's help, his strength had undergone an unprecedented surge.

This surge made him feel as though he were truly invincible under heaven.

But the scene before his eyes had instantly dragged him, Dongfang Bubai, back to his original form. That was the reason the Fangbubai Society had collapsed.

"I won't die, I won't…"

Dongfang Bubai's face twisted. He let out a terrified roar, and the blood-colored light on his body actually transformed into blood-red flames.

Those flames leaped and burned.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz…"

Then Dongfang Bubai took out his embroidery needle. Endless flames, like moths darting into a flame, swiftly condensed into the embroidery needle before his eyes.

This made the embroidery needle ceaselessly wail and tremble.

The embroidery needle, originally gleaming with silver light, had also turned red, with blood-colored flames leaping upon it.

"Hold on, I must hold on."

Dongfang Bubai said in a low voice.

This embroidery needle was a divine weapon and supreme treasure he had obtained from completing a mission.

If it were the him at the level of a Land Immortal, he could not have destroyed this embroidery needle.

But now, his power surpassed that of a Land Immortal by who knew how much.

As this divine weapon before his eyes was infused with his power, Dongfang Bubai could feel the embroidery needle on the verge of collapse at any moment.

"Ding…"

Once all those blood-colored flames had been infused, the embroidery needle emitted a sound like the cry of a kingfisher.

"It's done…"

Delight surfaced in Dongfang Bubai's eyes.

"Sunflower Manual — using life as the vessel, the Annihilation Strike…"

Dongfang Bubai gripped the embroidery needle, his figure transforming into a streak of blood-light that surged toward that illusory giant hand, charging forward without retreat.

Heaven and earth were also stained by the blood-colored light, lingering for a long time without dispersing.

"Boom…"

An even greater roar of thunder sounded across heaven and earth.

The red blood-light struck the illusory giant hand, and terrifying force surged forth without cease.

This was the Annihilation Strike in which Dongfang Bubai truly unleashed every ounce of his power — also the mutual-destruction move within the Sunflower Manual.