Chapter 146

If Su Han were to see this here, he would recognize that this giant snake is not much different from the Sha Luo snake he had killed before.

"You killed my offspring! Your crime is unforgivable! If the murderer carries thorns on his back to beg for mercy and kills himself, I will destroy only one city and then withdraw."

The Sha Luo Snake Emperor roared.

"You're dreaming!"

Han Li roared; now, he was utterly unlike the reserved man he had been when facing Su Han—his blood and qi boiled, his entire skin burned a crimson red like a branding iron, his hair whipped wildly like a furious male lion.

"The human race fears no war! Your offspring dared set foot in human cities—they were doomed from the start! Whoever they are, even if merely an ordinary person! In Huaxia, in humanity, we will die to protect him."

"Then die!"

The Sha Luo Snake Emperor opened his mouth, and terrifying flames surged forth like molten lava, engulfing all eight directions.

Han Li's body suffered severe damage; large patches of his skin melted under the flames, making him appear monstrously grotesque—but despite the searing pain coursing through every part of his body, he showed no change, charging straight toward the flame-spewing Sha Luo Snake Emperor.

He laughed. He roared.

"A Grand Master cannot… be insulted!"

He could bow before fellow Grand Masters of humanity, but before a fiercer beast, he vowed never to stop.

A Grand Master cannot… be insulted! Humanity cannot… be insulted.

Han Li's fist, fueled by his entire blood and qi, pierced through the molten flames; his flesh withered under the heat, revealing faint white bone fragments.

Yet he still gathered all his strength and slammed it hard against the Sha Luo Snake Emperor's chin.

The Sha Luo Snake Emperor's head tilted sideways, then let out a roar, jerking violently and flinging Han Li flying.

"Puh!"

Han Li spat blood, barely alive.

The Viceroy instantly stepped in front of Han Li, facing the Sha Luo Snake Emperor directly.

"Old Jiang, retreat quickly! This isn't an enemy we can fight… No, we were wrong from the start."

Han Li laughed, unafraid.

Yet his eyes held despair.

He did not fear his own death, but feared his failure would turn Jiangnan Province into a hell on earth.

"This is a Yizunda Grand Master! A living Yizunda Grand Master."

"Ah… I know that!"

The Jiang Viceroy watched the Sha Luo Snake Emperor step closer, step by step, feeling that… ultimate pressure; a smile formed on his face, but it was strained.

"Facing a Yizunda Grand Master, we have no chance of victory."

"What I should do right now is… abandon you all! Even abandon Jiangnan entirely."

"Contact the central authority in the shortest time possible, and have them send a Grand Master-level strength to resolve this."

"But I truly dare not retreat…"

Not because I don't want to, but because I dare not.

The Jiang Viceroy's voice trembled, yet his spine remained straight as he faced the Sha Luo Snake Emperor.

Facing this legendary beast, he glared coldly.

"If I retreat, I betray my title as Viceroy…"

The Xu Viceroy, coughing blood nearby, suddenly burst into laughter, as if not in a desperate situation at all—his eyes glowed, as if flames burned within.

He spoke slowly, each word deliberate, his voice low yet immensely powerful.

"A Viceroy's duty! To guard and shepherd one region! Even in death, no regret!"

Viceroy… signifies far more than power.

It signifies an obligation.

To guard and shepherd one region! If the Jiang Viceroy retreats, he desecrates every past Viceroy—and desecrates… himself, who once held the line.

So he dare not.

Nor can he.

Han Li gave a bitter smile, struggling weakly to his feet: "Then there's no choice… let's die here together."

As for what happens to Jiangnan Province, we've done our part."

And in the distance.

Li Xuezhu, watching the scene through binoculars, trembled lips, face utterly pale: "Heaven, are you listening?"

A Yizunda Grand Master-level Sha Luo Snake.

Li Xuezhu remembered clearly.

In her previous life, a cave outbreak did occur near Jianghai City.

But back then, the leader was only one Grand Master.

This time, seeing so many Grand Masters gathered, Li Xuezhu felt certain of victory, so she came here.

But now? A Yizunda Grand Master? What a joke.

A Yizunda Grand Master? One wave of pressure, and Li Xuezhu would be crushed into blood paste.

"Why is my memory so wrong?! Damn it! Am I even really reincarnated? Or did I cross into a parallel world? This makes no sense…"

Li Xuezhu felt dizzy.

She had verified her memories elsewhere—everything was fine—but here in Jianghai City, it was as if she'd been cursed.

The historical trajectory in her memory was utterly shattered.

Li Xuezhu silently swore in her heart: if she survived this time, she would immediately.

Leave Jianghai City—far, far away—and never return to this backwater town in her life.

This backwater town is truly cursed.

"I gave you chances! Since you persist in resisting, even if your nation's Grand Master comes to my domain, I still have words to say."

The Luo Shehuang's face was icy, and its voice chilled the Four Sect Masters to the bone.

It opened its mouth, and terrifying flames erupted instantly.

"Die!"

In the next instant, before the Viceroy and Han Li, a girl with pink hair appeared.

She wore an elegant maid's uniform.

She casually extended her hand.

Her voice was calm, gentle.

"Let me see what abilities the Burn-Burn Fruit my master gave me truly possesses."

The next moment, the terrifying flames halted abruptly before the girl.

The flames, as if possessing their own life, now truly saw their master and became utterly submissive.

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