Chapter 1086

Under the control of the Thunder Fruit, the lightning radiating from the Thunder Rune halted midair.

Then, the lightning instantly expanded several times its size, blazing like a rising miniature sun of thunder, sharply turning to surge toward the middle-aged Taoist.

"...... How is this possible!"

Under the middle-aged Taoist's disbelieving gaze, the brilliant lightning struck his chest, erupting in dazzling lightning arcs.

With a piercing scream, the middle-aged Taoist was fully engulfed by the lightning arcs.

His body convulsed continuously; finally, the lightning faded, and he collapsed to the ground, his entire body charred black, already dead.

"...... Be careful! This guy is extremely dangerous."

The mountain fox guard, previously thrown in, coughed several times, her voice weak; she barely managed to rise and stood before the three sisters of Mount Tu Shan, staring at Su Han with solemn fear.

The fox guard couldn't even defeat the middle-aged Taoist, let alone Su Han, who had effortlessly obliterated him.

But as a guard of Mount Tu Shan, she had the duty to protect the young fox spirits.

This was her responsibility and obligation—even death could not make her retreat an inch.

"...... To have a system that protects young offspring like this! No wonder Mount Tu Shan will truly rise in the future."

Su Han gazed at the fox guard and nodded with a touch of emotion.

"Yes! Every time I see elders stepping forward to protect children—even in fear, not retreating an inch—I'm deeply moved."

Bai Hu Zi's voice was low, his expression complex, his gaze distant, as if recalling something.

"Don't worry, big sister."

"They are not our enemies!"

Tu Shan Hong Hong stood up, patted the fox guard's shoulder, her voice gentle.

Then, she stepped directly past the fox guard.

Before the fox guard could stop her, she stared in stunned disbelief as Tu Shan Hong Hong calmly approached Su Han and greeted each of them in turn.

Holy shit! You actually know each other! How could a mere young fox spirit know someone who clearly ranks as a top-tier human?! The fox guard was utterly bewildered.

"President! You arrived just in time."

"If you'd come a moment later, the situation... would have become unimaginably dire."

Tu Shan Hong Hong's voice was sincere.

"You really think I didn't know what happened before?"

Su Han tapped Tu Shan Hong Hong's fox ear, "If you hadn't guessed we were about to arrive, would you have dared to provoke that middle-aged Taoist so boldly?"

Tu Shan Hong Hong's ears shot up instantly, a blush spreading across her face, "...... If you hadn't come, I definitely wouldn't have dared to provoke him—I have to be responsible for my two younger sisters."

"Ara ara! President, are you particularly interested in young Tu Shan Hong Hong? I've long heard that you supposedly have... improper interests in juvenile lifeforms! I never thought it was true."

Ba Yunzi, half her body within a gap, lounged lazily, watching Su Han and Tu Shan Hong Hong interact, her eyes glinting with amusement.

"Though you're spreading rumors, I'll overlook it since you're older."

Su Han replied calmly, "Of course, this is a special case. If you speak nonsense again... don't blame me for being uncivil."

Ba Yunzi: "......"

There's a saying: don't bring up age.

If you really push me too far, I'll challenge you in the virtual battlefield... well, Ba Yunzi knew she couldn't beat Su Han.

This reality was too cruel.

Altair wandered through the prison, occasionally tracing the walls, her voice tinged with reflection, "Indeed! Just like the world of Shokugeki no Soma I visited last time, this world... feels remarkably real."

"What's wrong... doesn't your world feel real?"

Su Han turned to look at Altair, curiosity stirring.

"The Creator's world feels real. But the world inhabited by anime characters in my world, though seemingly real and tangible, feels... somehow false when compared to reality."

Living inside it, one notices nothing amiss... but intuitively, if compared to the real world, it feels... somewhat false!

A dozen daggers erupted from her military uniform, scattering in all directions.

Altair's voice was cold, "If they are enemies, even if I go all out, President, you won't object, correct?"

Altair's voice was cold, "If they are enemies, even if I go all out, my lord the president would say nothing, would he?"

Su Han nodded.

The moment Su Han agreed, Altair's lips curled into a dazzling smile; the daggers behind her instantly gained sentience, whooshing outward with a single sweep.

Clang! Clang! Clang! The steel bars of the prison cell were all severed.

Piercing screams echoed from all around; after a few breaths, the daggers returned, spinning rapidly around Altair's body, their bloodstains completely flung off.

"Gurara! President, what's next? Rescue or kill?"

"Gulalala! President, what do we do next—rescue or kill?"

His laughter was thunderous, shaking the entire prison cell.

Bai Hu Zi's body was too massive; even this spacious prison cell barely contained him.

He shoved his left hand forward, collapsing the left wall entirely.

After stretching his body, he finally felt a bit more room.

He stretched his body, and only then did Bai Hu feel the space was slightly more spacious.

Su Han's words trailed off halfway.

The next instant, he turned his head toward the distance, a strange expression appearing on his face.

Bai Hu Zi fell silent, also turning to look in the same direction as Su Han.

"...... Ara ara, it seems something extraordinary has truly happened!"

Though Ba Yunzi lacked Su Han's and Bai Hu Zi's perceptual awareness, she easily observed the current state of Mount Tu Shan through her gaps and understood exactly what had occurred.

Ba Yunzi, though lacking Su Han's and Bai Hu Zi's Observation Haki, could easily observe the current situation in Tu Shan by using her gap, and understood exactly what was happening.

Only the Tu Shan sisters, the Bai Hu guards, and Altair stood there, bewildered and unaware of what had happened.

But soon, they felt the trembling.

In the distance, a jet-black energy column surged into the sky; a terrifying pressure expanded rapidly outward from where the column had risen.

"... Ximen Ye has broken free."

Su Han's gaze was calm; he slightly stretched his body, then suddenly smiled. "An ancient time-traveler called the Demon God... I'm curious about his true strength!"