The Purple-eyed Demonic Ox, after being tricked by the Ancient Blood Demon into this place, had lost count of how long it had been since it had seen the blue sky outside the passage.
Now, the blue sky remained, but it felt as if millennia had passed.
A trace of sorrow emanated from it, unconsciously.
"Stupid ox, what are you doing? Do you still want to fight?" Long Er said impatiently.
"Moo~"
The Purple-eyed Demonic Ox roared, and its ferocious aura instantly swept through the ninth checkpoint.
Without the restriction of the passage, it unleashed its full power.
"That's more like it! Come on, let me see why you can be compared to our dragon race!"
Long Er's mind had matured considerably, but the arrogance in its bloodline had not diminished one bit.
"Moo moo moo~"
The Purple-eyed Demonic Ox, already ferocious in temper, was further provoked by Long Er and roared, charging towards Long Er.
"Well met!"
Long Er shouted and met the charge.
Dragon and ox tangled together, sometimes rolling on the ground, sometimes leaping into the air. One flicked its tail, the other swiped with its claws, fighting with fiery intensity.
Although the Purple-eyed Demonic Ox was said to have combat power comparable to dragons and phoenixes, in reality, neither its physical strength nor its racial advantage could match the ancient races like dragons and phoenixes.
Soon, the Purple-eyed Demonic Ox fell into a disadvantage, battered and disheveled by Long Er.
Zi Linling seized the opportunity and said, "Purple-eyed Demonic Ox, I know you can understand me. Now I'll give you two choices."
"First, choose one of us as your master, and we will be battle companions from now on."
"Second, I'll give you another phoenix, and let you experience the taste of a dragon and phoenix tag team!"
"Moo~"
The Purple-eyed Demonic Ox roared and, using Long Er's attack, it moved to Zi Linling's front.
Then, it unexpectedly raised a hind leg and kicked at Zi Linling.
The Purple-eyed Demonic Ox hated being threatened, hated those who kicked it when it was down, and hated humans.
Zi Linling unfortunately embodied all three.
Therefore, it put ninety percent of its strength into this kick, determined to send this peak Divine Realm human directly to the underworld.
Long Er was stunned for a moment and said contemptuously, "Stupid ox is still a stupid ox. There are so many beings being born, but none are as hasty as you!"
Xiao Hu also raised an eyelid and said pityingly, "Stubborn oxen suffer greatly. You can't seek death like this, can you?"
After the two divine beasts spoke, they didn't even move, letting the Purple-eyed Demonic Ox seek its own demise.
They had absolute confidence in Zi Linling and were not worried at all that the Purple-eyed Demonic Ox's sneak attack would succeed.
However, Xuan Yuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yu Lin's faces changed drastically. They rushed forward in panic, attempting to block the attack for Zi Linling.
Shen Liu Xing, who had been standing behind Zi Linling, stepped forward and directly blocked in front of her.
Zi Linling smiled coldly, pulled Shen Liu Xing behind her, and said coldly, "Truly a stupid ox! Take this!"
As she spoke, a five-colored, speckled sphere appeared in her hand.
Of course, this was not a real sphere, but compressed law power.
"Stupid ox, here's a ball for you to play with!"
Zi Linling said, and the sphere flew towards the Purple-eyed Demonic Ox. At the same time, she pulled Shen Liu Xing and retreated rapidly.
The Phantom Dragon Step, used by Zi Linling now, was even more potent than teleportation.
"Boom!"
The sphere hit the Purple-eyed Demonic Ox and exploded.
"Moo..."
The Purple-eyed Demonic Ox's flesh and blood flew, and it let out a pained cry.
Its strong physique was like paper in the face of the compressed "Five Spirits Blast."
"Bang!"
The Purple-eyed Demonic Ox fell to the ground, creating a deep pit.
This pit was proportional to its massive demonic beast body. If it were filled with water, it would be a small lake.
Xuan Yuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yu Lin's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Especially Shangguan Yu Lin, whose jaw dropped along with his eyeballs.
He had experienced the terror of the Purple-eyed Demonic Ox.
He had swung his fan hundreds of times tirelessly without harming the Purple-eyed Demonic Ox at all, and instead, he had always been at a disadvantage.
While the Purple-eyed Demonic Ox's terrifying spatial interference played a huge role, his own combat power was also a significant factor.
But now, the Purple-eyed Demonic Ox, which also controlled spatial power, was defeated in one move by Zi Linling, suffering a miserable defeat.
What did this mean?
It meant that Zi Linling's combat power had reached a level he could not comprehend.
Xuan Yuan Xun's bitter and helpless smile spread across his eyes.
The Purple-eyed Demonic Ox, which had taken his spear strike without a scratch, was now severely wounded by Zi Linling in one move. This shocking scene made Xuan Yuan Xun feel inferior.
Rong Guang's face was glum as he sighed in his heart, "Guild Leader, are you letting us live?"
Then, he put away his Poisonous Tree and quietly retreated to a corner, drawing circles on the ground.
Shen Liu Xing's bitterness spread in all directions.
He had always held a sliver of hope, that even if he couldn't marry Zi Linling, he could protect her.
But now, it seemed he couldn't even block a single blow for her.
Long Er and Xiao Hu showed a gloating expression.
This stupid ox, unable to pick on someone weak, got beaten up?
The Purple-eyed Demonic Ox lay on the ground, letting out pained roars.
It still couldn't understand how, despite using spatial interference and distorting space, that sphere had managed to hit it.
The Purple-eyed Demonic Ox looked at Zi Linling, its purple eyes filled with a trace of fear.
This woman before it was too terrifying, to have broken its ultimate move without any apparent effort and to have severely wounded it.
"Stupid ox, I'll give you one more chance. Either choose one of us to be your master, or I'll send you back to the womb to be reborn!"
Zi Linling's faint voice echoed, as if she were not the one who had just shocked everyone.
The Purple-eyed Demonic Ox, while groaning in pain, weighed the pros and cons of the two options in its mind.
Zi Linling's figure flashed, and she was already standing before the Purple-eyed Demonic Ox.
Looking at its bloody and mangled body, she raised an eyebrow subtly.
Then, a hundred hemostatic pills appeared in her hand.
Zi Linling waved her hands, and the hemostatic pills turned into powder, falling onto the Purple-eyed Demonic Ox's wounds.
The blood gushing from the wounds instantly stopped and quickly scabbed over.
The Purple-eyed Demonic Ox stood frozen.
It could clearly feel that its injuries had healed by seventy percent, and the residual medicinal power was still healing the remaining thirty percent.
She injured it, and then healed it?
This made the Purple-eyed Demonic Ox feel utterly confused.
Zi Linling seemed to see through its thoughts and said faintly, "Choose!"