Over The World, Beyond Heaven

"No matter what happens, we must protect Master and keep him safe!"

The Scaleless Armored Serpent hurriedly shouted to the other warlords to help it block Zheng-Fu as soon as it saw him move and rush towards the direction of the demon monster beast supreme commander.

Huh!

"No need for you to tell me. I know my duty, and I have to do it. After all, he and I have a grudge!" Infernal Flame Golden-Armored Lion retorted in dissatisfaction.

Even if Scaleless Armored Serpent did not tell it, it would do that anyway. Because it hated and resented Zheng-Fu so much. And it was the first to charge at Zheng-Fu with all its energy, without thinking about any consequences. It just wanted to stall for time and injure Zheng-Fu so that he could not get close to its supreme commander.

Yaaaaaaak!!!

[Golden Flame Lion Claw]

"You guys really aren't scared, are you? Good! Then come all at once… Hah!?"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Groooaaaan!!!

At first, Zheng-Fu thought that this Infernal Flame Golden-Armored Lion warlord would not be that strong after advancing to the sixth level of the Great Deity Stage, but its claw attack this time was even more powerful than before, and its claws were also covered in poisonous energy. Zheng-Fu, therefore, had to change his strategy a bit and chose to defend against that attack first.

Ha ha ha!

"How is it, you bastard? This is the true fusion attack of our warlords!" Infernal Flame Golden-Armored Lion laughed out loud in satisfaction when he saw his nemesis having to defend hard and retreat several steps.

Huh!

"It's a pretty good attack, but it's still too weak. If you're going to kill me with this skill, you probably can't do it. But if you use it to massage me to relieve my stiffness, it should be fine!"

In fact, Zheng-Fu did not dodge because he was scared. He just wanted to know what was hidden in that attack. And he could sense that there were two more mysterious energies hidden within it. One was Lightning Element Energy, which could paralyze the enemy if they were not careful. The other was Earth Element Energy, which could freeze the enemy. Those who did not know that these two hidden energies exist would be instantly attacked by both curses at the same time, and those persons might even meet their end.

However, Zheng-Fu knew this secret, so he was not afraid of the next attack and provoked the Infernal Flame Golden Armored Lion even more, causing him to attack him again.

You talkative bastard!

"Good! Then, how about taking my attack again?!"

[Golden Flame Lion Claw]

Of course, Infernal Flame Golden Armored Lion, and the other demon monster beast warlords did not expect that Zheng-Fu would be able to figure out the secret of their combined attack so quickly. That made them confident and immediately attacked Zheng-Fu again.

Huh!

Deal with those two first!

Hah!?

Hold it, Infernal Flame Golden-Armored Lion!

And both of you too!

Although Zheng-Fu's voice was not very loud, it was loud enough for the Scaleless Armored Serpent, who had a very good sense of danger, to hear and learn that something was wrong and that it was very dangerous, to the point that he could kill all of them. So, to prevent such a disaster from befalling them, it quickly stopped the Infernal Flame Golden-Armored Lion and the two other warlords who were hiding.

Tch!

"It's too late!"

Flap! Flap!

Slash! Slash!

Augh!

However, it was too late. Suddenly, two figures rushed towards the two demon monster beast warlords who were hiding and swiftly killed them without them having any chance to react.

Damn it!

Scaleless Armored Serpent warlord could only curse furiously as it saw two more of his comrades being killed, leaving only it and Infernal Flame Golden-Armored Lion. But that was only for a moment, as in the next second, the Infernal Flame Golden-Armored Lion was also killed by Zheng-Fu.

Stab!!!

Yo… yo… you!

Auuuuugh!!!

As soon as the Infernal Flame Golden-Armored Lion heard Scaleless Armored Serpent's shout, it tried to stop and retreat, but… suddenly Zheng-Fu rushed forward and stopped in front of it before he stabbed his sword through its body and cut through its heart. Although it did not die immediately, it could not do anything anymore, except stutter out in resentment towards Zheng-Fu, and finally became lifeless.

"Now, it's only you left. Should you continue fighting or give up?!"

Huh!

"Even if I have to die, I won't let you interfere with Master's energy leveling process!"

Die!

Sigh...

Take care of it!

Zheng-Fu let out a long, pathetic sigh. He had already thought that it would definitely not give up. So, he ordered his two clone figures to kill it on his behalf. Previously, Zheng-Fu had not summoned them because they were adjusting their energy levels to catch up with Zheng-Fu's. However, this time, they had only moved up to the late fifth level, one level lower than Zheng-Fu.

Flap!

Slash!

Augh!

[Test; 10/10 Completed]

Hah!?

"Why did it complete?! Since the last two were only at the seventh level of the Great Deity Stage!"

After defeating all the demon monster beast warlords, his final test was a success. This greatly puzzled Zheng-Fu, because for the tenth test, he needed to collect three advanced Great Deity Stage evil souls, but he had only killed two, the Infernal Flame Golden-Armored Lion and the Scaleless Armored Serpent. As for the other two warlords, they were only at the late sixth level of the Great Deity Stage, which was not considered an advanced level and thus could not be counted.

Whooooosh!!!

Flap!

Hah!?

[Test completed]

Suddenly, a palm-sized plaque appeared in front of Zheng-Fu, with prominent golden characters that read, 'Test completed'. And on the back of this plaque, there was also a message written: -

[Congratulations to the test taker for passing the test. This is the test pass plaque. You can use this plaque to leave here. If the plaque is lost or destroyed, you will never be able to get out of here any longer.]

Hah!

"Just this!? Really?! Don't tell me this is the reward for passing the tenth test! Oh, this must be a dream. I must be dreaming!"

Zheng-Fu almost fainted when he realized that the plaque in his hand was the reward for passing the tenth, a most brutal (for others) test that required a lot of effort to pass. That plaque should not even be a reward. It was proper for him to be sent back after passing the test. And he should have received a reward, but it turned out that this plaque was a reward that allowed him to leave there. So, Zheng-Fu tried to think that he was just dreaming.

Booooooom!!!

Groaaaaan!!!

Ah!

"So, this isn't a dream, right? Not only was the reward bad, but I even let that supreme commander increase its energy level. Could there be anything worse than this?!"

Zheng-Fu was brought back to his senses by the energy explosion and the roar of the demon monster beast supreme commander, which helped Zheng-Fu realize that he was not dreaming but facing reality.

[Special Test: Collect the soul of 0/1 utmost Great Deity Stage evil demon.]

Hah!?

"You still dare to give me another test?! Miscreant! And look, you're ordering me to collect the utmost Great Deity Stage evil demon soul? Since you didn't give me anything useful, what can I use to fight a demon of that level? Huh!"

Zheng-Fu was furious when he saw a message pop up in front of him informing him of another special test that he had to complete.

[Achievement Reward: Fragment of Lord Ming-Suan-Kong's memory]

Ah!

A fragment of Lord Ming-Suan-Kong's memory?!

"What is it? Or is it the memory of the Supreme Deity Stage entity?!"

Zheng-Fu's anger just now immediately calmed down when he saw the second message informing him of the reward he would receive. It did not contain this detail at first, but after he became furious, it clarified further, as if someone was controlling these messages to appear.

Zheng-Fu was very curious about the 'fragment of Lord Ming-Suan-Kong's memory'. If he were to interpret it directly, he thought it should be the memory of a Supreme Deity Stage entity called Ming-Suan-Kong. However, there was also a chance that it was not. So, if Zheng-Fu wanted to know exactly the fragment of Lord Ming-Suan-Kong's memory, he would have to pass this test first.

"An utmost Great Deity Stage evil demon soul? That means the soul of the highest ninth level of the Great Deity Stage evil demon, right? Then I have to fight this demon monster beast supreme commander and kill it, to pass the test! Huh! Don't let me find out who's playing a joke on me. If I find out…, I'll slash his pate apart!"

In the chaotic and confusing place within the depths of the Testing Tower...

You little brat!

"Everything I have given you is the best and proper, but you're still not satisfied and want more, you greedy brat! Rascal kid! You, insatiable brat who never stops requesting! You... Huh!"

A very strong and mysterious soul was sitting there, looking at the reflection of Zheng-Fu's ongoing event in a small basin of water in front of him. And the owner of this soul was Lord Ming-Suan-Kong.

In the past, he was the owner of this Testing Tower, but something happened before he died, so he sealed his soul and memories here. Of course, a Supreme Deity Stage entity like him must have always been respected and feared. Therefore, he was very dissatisfied with Zheng-Fu's thoughts and greed because everything he gave Zheng-Fu was extremely rare, but Zheng-Fu was dissatisfied and did not stop cursing him.

"I'm even a Supreme Deity Stage entity, how dare you speak so rudely to me! Just wait and see, you little brat, I'll make you stuck here forever. Huh! You want to slash my head apart!? Dream on!"

No matter how much Lord Ming-Suan-Kong was dissatisfied with Zheng-Fu, he could do nothing but curse and use some of the Testing Tower's rules that he could still control to tease Zheng-Fu. That was, he helped speed up the process of increasing the energy level of the demon monster beast supreme commander. And to provoke Zheng-Fu into falling into his trap, he gave him a special test and revealed the rewards that he would receive when passing the test. He believed that Zheng-Fu would definitely accept and take the test.