With a flick of his right hand, Mu Jinyu quickly stored the Bi Fang Cauldron back into the storage bag.
Then, his gaze turned towards the two major battlefields not far away.
At this moment, the Lord of Beast Slayer City, due to facing the weakest among the Five Great Demon Kings—the Frightening Cloud Soul-Splitting Rabbit—was fighting an evenly matched battle with the Rabbit King. However, as time passed, the Rabbit King began to fall behind, and given enough time, it should not be a problem for the City Lord to kill it.
But Wu Zhiming, despite his bold words, after killing one Demon King, said he would come and help break them down individually.
Yet now, he was completely at a disadvantage against the Chasing Cloud Thunder Kirin. If given time, it was possible for the Kirin to tear Wu Zhiming apart alive!
"Sigh, relying on others to help you is really unreliable!"
Mu Jinyu shook his head slightly and sighed softly. Then he unfolded his Transparent Domain, teleporting next to the Thunder Kirin, and with the Fist Seal in hand, a single Overturning Heaven Seal sent the Kirin flying!
"Hmm? How did you?!"
Wu Zhiming was startled to see Mu Jinyu suddenly appear and help him knock the Thunder Kirin away!
He had been wondering how to quickly deal with the Thunder Kirin and then assist Mu Jinyu, knowing the latter was only at the third layer of the Fanxu Realm and would certainly struggle against the Three Great Demon Kings.
But he hadn't expected that before he had the chance to lend a hand, Mu Jinyu showed up to assist him instead!
Could it be...
Wu Zhiming suddenly imagined Mu Jinyu struggling to withstand the combined assault of the Three Great Demon Kings, fleeing to him for help!
"Sigh..."
Wu Zhiming immediately let out a bitter laugh, turning back guardedly.
Unfortunately, there were no three demon kings roaring and charging as he imagined; behind him was absolute calm, only marked by the scars left by an overwhelming fire.
"This..."
Wu Zhiming was stupefied.
"Roar!"
Then, the roar of the Chasing Cloud Thunder Kirin echoed behind him.
The Kirin's roar lacked any trace of mockery or disdain, filled instead with exasperated fury!
Wu Zhiming quickly turned back to see the Thunder Kirin, capable of teleportation, being battered and wounded, running around in chaos by Mu Jinyu!
Upon witnessing this, Wu Zhiming's pupils constricted sharply, disbelief glimmering in his eyes!
He couldn't imagine how the Mu Jinyu, merely at the third layer of the Fanxu Realm, could beat the Thunder Kirin into such a state.
He himself, being at the peak of the fifth layer of the Fanxu Realm, having comprehended a special domain, with a record of slaying a seventh-layer opponent, still found it hard to gain any advantage over the Thunder Kirin!
But Mu Jinyu could easily handle the Thunder Kirin like this!
Perhaps...
The absence of the Three Great Demon Kings, Mu Jinyu's opponents...
Were they all slaughtered by Mu Jinyu?
This thought barely emerged in Wu Zhiming's mind before he shook his head, finding it utterly absurd.
It had been less than half a quarter of an hour since Mu Jinyu engaged the Three Great Demon Kings—how could he possibly slaughter them in such a short time?
Was there possibly an elder among the Beast Slayer City who took action and disposed of the Three Great Demon Kings?
Wu Zhiming speculated randomly.
At this moment, Mu Jinyu struck the Thunder Kirin again, turned his head to shout at Wu Zhiming: "Why are you standing there stunned? Go help the City Lord!"
"Ah? Not..."
Wu Zhiming, hearing the words, stopped his wild thoughts, collected himself, and quickly declared: "The City Lord can still hold on himself. Let's deal with this Thunder Kirin together!"
"No need!"
Mu Jinyu teleported, chasing after the Thunder Kirin, saying: "You and the City Lord should join forces, finish off that rabbit quickly, and return to the city to deal with the beast tide. Fighting the Thunder Kirin together is just wasting time!"
"Ah?"
Wu Zhiming felt a bit dissatisfied hearing Mu Jinyu's words. He then angrily thought, 'Fine, considering he won't be killed by the Thunder Kirin for a while, as he suggests, I'll first help the City Lord then go with him to rescue Mu Jinyu after defeating the Rabbit King!'
Fostering the notion to let Mu Jinyu endure some hardship, Wu Zhiming then hurriedly flashed over to assist the City Lord in fighting the Rabbit King together!
The City Lord, already having the upper hand, was startled to see Wu Zhiming coming to his aid, saying: "Hmm? Warrior of Wu Kingdom, have you taken care of the Thunder Kirin? Then hurry up and help that young man over there. I can manage here!"
Wu Zhiming replied with a bitter smile: "Help with what? Those Three Great Demon Kings disappeared, and I didn't defeat the Thunder Kirin. That's Mu Jinyu tangling with the Thunder Kirin, telling me to help you first!"
"What?" The City Lord, hearing Wu Zhiming's words, paused for a moment, then turned back to find no trace of the Three Great Demon Kings—just devastation left by a raging inferno!
He then turned his gaze to Mu Jinyu, intensely battling the Thunder Kirin.
Seeing this, he froze for a moment before exclaiming in admiration: "Nothing short of a remarkable young man, truly a prodigy of this generation!"
Wu Zhiming, upon hearing these words, punched away the Rabbit King charging at him with red eyes, pondering:
"City Lord, do you think those Three Great Demon Kings were slain by Mu Jinyu? How is this possible, less than half a quarter of an hour, if he were at the peak of the Seventh Layer of the Fanxu Realm, I could believe he could do it. But being only at the peak of the Third Layer of the Fanxu Realm, such a big difference, to endure half a quarter against the Three Great Demon Kings would impress me, let alone counter-killing them, seems utterly unrealistic!"
"Sigh..." The City Lord sighed softly, saying: "And that's why he's such a prodigy, capable of what even geniuses can't achieve!"
"And there are indeed prodigies in this world who can cross multiple realms and slay opponents with a single strike!"
The City Lord's last words were filled with despair and helplessness.
Wu Zhiming, hearing this, was startled. He understood an ordinary cross-realm battle wouldn't incite such dread in the City Lord, used with such despairing tone meant an extraordinary conflict.
He quickly asked: "City Lord, what battle achievement are you talking about?! To warrant such a tone?"
The City Lord reminisced: "Years ago, on my travels outside, I witnessed a battle in the Yan Kingdom, a young man at the Seventh Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm faced a peak Seventh layer of the Fanxu Realm powerhouse. Normally, this would mean the young man's doom, but... in the end, the Seventh Layer powerhouse was slain with a single sword strike by the young man!"
"What?" Wu Zhiming, hearing this, was filled with disbelief!
A Seventh Layer Divine Transformation Realm, a single sword strike to kill a Seventh Layer Fanxu Realm!
This is simply impossible!
Yet the City Lord didn't say more, as his mind vividly brought back the image of a white-haired young man, empty-eyed, sheathing his sword while his gaze turned bewildered, murmuring repeatedly about "many years ago"...