Facing the renowned Five Elements True Saber, feared yet admired by players around the globe, the Daoist's expression remained intensely fervent. He held his palms up to the sky, from which golden light streamed and transformed into a Golden Bell encircling him for protection.

Bang! Bang!

The sound of the bell boomed, and the black and red colors were swallowed up into the bell's surface as the Golden Bell burst into brilliant radiance.

Hisss! Hisss! Li Changzhou raised his hand and struck two more blows against the Golden Bell.

The colors of the Golden Bell intensified, conveying a sense of imminent explosion.

Just then, the Daoist waved his hands, and the Golden Bell, as if chained by invisible forces, followed his movement and circled above his head twice before he fiercely slammed it toward Li Changzhou.

"Explode!"

Boom!!

The Golden Bell shattered, releasing a furious power that bloomed like a lotus in the sky and sea, with streams of Qi rushing out of the lotus, whipping up waves several tens of meters high over the Bohai Sea.

With such power, one could hardly imagine the damage Li Changzhou, who was at the center of the lotus, had sustained.

The Central King watched intently, his eyes fixed on the screen.

Was he hurt?

Or perhaps, Li Changzhou was severely injured?

The blooming lotus slowly receded as if wilting. When the radiance faded, Li Changzhou emerged unscathed with "Hunger Ghost Path - Taotie" still appearing unsatisfied.

Zheng Qing gave a wry smile.

"My brother often says you've trained Taotie well," Li Qianxia said with a smile.

"...Thank you for his compliment."

Unfazed, the Daoist stood up proudly, getting up from his seat and declaring crazily, "Become an Immortal! Become an Immortal!"

His body shuddered and transformed into a fifty-meter-tall Flood Dragon that dove into the sea.

From above, one could see the silhouette of the Flood Dragon coiling under the sea.

Suddenly, with a loud bang, the dragon's tail swept through the water, dragging a hundred-meter-high wave that struck Li Changzhou with the force of Mount Tai falling.

The Central King clenched his hands in the water, thinking this strike must have—

"It's over," Li Qianxia said softly.

The hundred-meter-high wave moved slower and slower until, at a certain moment, the tail of the Flood Dragon hidden within it suddenly burst, turning into a Blood Mist.

The Central King stared blankly at the scene.

"The sea has a Water Element True Blade that my brother secretly placed in there; it's full of heavy water. I don't recommend fighting in places with the Five Elements against my brother," she explained.

Zheng Qing thought it best not to suggest it—where were the Five Elements not present?

Half of the Flood Dragon's corpse floated to the surface and slowly changed back into human form. Some rushed forward to rescue, while the scene froze on Li Changzhou, who was about to turn and leave.

"Eh~, I feel like I'm being spied on by my brother while bathing, better shut this off," she said.

With that, Beia stole a glance at Li Changzhou who stood there, his look seemingly able to penetrate reality.

The screen was clearly frozen, yet his eyes still flickered with light, making the world seem like a burst of fireworks in his view, causing Beia to feel a tingling sensation.

Li Changzhou's expression was calm, as if ever ready to give her a slight smile despite facing Human Tribulation.

Beia's heart started to race.

Zheng Qing turned the screen off. Under the water, Li Qianxia gave Beia a teasing pinch.

Beia bit her lower lip, her cheeks flushing.

In the corner, Zhou Ying clasped her hands around her legs, her eyes nervously darting around.

What didn't Li Qianxia know? Only Yang Qinglan, a fellow Immortal, could deceive her.

To avoid awkwardness, she changed the subject, "That Golden Bell Skill is really impressive."

"Yes, that's why he volunteered for Tribulation," Zheng Qing replied.

Undergoing Tribulation had one benefit, receiving full support from the Special Warfare Bureau.

"It's called 'Destructive Golden Bell,' right? My brother even gave that skill to Yafeiluna," she said.

Zheng Qing looked at her puzzled, "We reclaimed the Daoist's Identity Card. As a member of the Special Warfare Bureau, his Identity Card wouldn't be sold but kept as a relic."

"I asked my brother, becoming a Human Tribulation, the most important thing is not to be defeated, the next is to conceal your techniques—when the Golden Bell exploded, my brother had first used the remaining Black Mist—he had voluntarily exited from the Black Mist before; that scoundrel. After the Black Mist replicated the Golden Bell and couldn't withstand it, he then used 'Hunger Ghost Path.'

Zheng Qing didn't get it at first.

Once she sorted through her thoughts, she was struck dumb with disbelief, standing up instantly.

"Are you saying," she stared at Li Qianxia, "the skill replicated by the Black Mist, your brother can give to others?!"

"Yes," Li Qianxia looked up at Zheng Qing then suddenly averted her eyes, pretending to be bashful, "Qing, don't get too excited. Sit down first."

Zheng Qing blushed and quickly ducked back down into the hot spring.

Li Qianxia scooped up some water and poured it over her shoulder, acting as if nothing happened, sparing Zheng Qing any further embarrassment.

She continued, "Any skill replicated by the Black Mist, my brother can either use himself or give to others, but he can't keep it indefinitely. If not inscribed onto an Identity Card within a short period, the skill will disappear."

"That means—" Zhou Ying's eyes gradually widened.

Zheng Qing was already beyond words.

The Central King raised his cup and drained it in one gulp.

"Hmm?" Beia didn't understand what was happening, as she knew very little about players.

"On Earth, who else could be his match?" Zheng Qing sighed, "...randomly selecting skills from masters."

"A first-class Immortal can't do that; to acquire their skills, he must kill them. However, my brother is a pacifist whose dream is world peace, not a murderer."

"Hmph!" The Central King was very opinionated, almost too lazy to argue.

Would you argue with someone who 'thinks the Earth isn't round? Saying Li Changzhou is a pacifist is just as ludicrous.

Zheng Qing had a question, she asked Li Qianxia, "If that's the case, we should have heard from Italy about the use of Tribulation skills by now, but we haven't."

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