I Can Extract Divine Power

’Why does everyone want to be my Deceitful Beast? This is ridiculous.’

’Amber is already enough of a handful. Any more would just be annoying.’

Seeing Shen Bai’s speechless expression, the Sunset City Lord frowned. "My life experience, my wisdom... I have far more than Red Makeup. For me to become your beast would be your good fortune."

The corner of Shen Bai’s mouth twitched. "I refuse."

The Sunset City Lord frowned. "Why?"

Shen Bai said succinctly, "You’re too ugly. I prefer those with better looks."

Of course, that was one reason.

After all, between a beautiful Deceitful Beast and a grizzled old man, anyone would choose the former.

Shen Bai wasn’t a shallow person, but his real reason for choosing Red Makeup over him was that the Sunset City Lord was far too scheming.

To say nothing of anything else, Shen Bai would never keep a ruthless man who would slaughter an entire city by his side.

’If he suddenly turned on me one day, wouldn’t I be digging my own grave?’

The Sunset City Lord’s brow furrowed. "Shallow. How can a young man like you have such shallow thoughts?"

Shen Bai shrugged, his meaning perfectly clear.

A murderous glint flashed in the Sunset City Lord’s eyes. "Do you not know the consequences of defying me?"

’Look at that. He hasn’t even become my Deceitful Beast, and he’s already talking about defiance.’

’If he actually became one, wouldn’t he walk all over me?’

Shen Bai smiled. "Wouldn’t it be simpler to just kill you?"

"HAHAHA!"

The Sunset City Lord roared with laughter. "I admit, you do have the ability of Overcoming Adversity and Attacking Upward, but it’s far from enough."

"Though I haven’t recovered to my peak, I’m still not someone you can kill."

"Over these many years, during my moments of lucidity, I have continuously refined and ultimately perfected the Hundred Truths Technique."

"I, too, can achieve Overcoming Adversity and Attacking Upward! But I am at the Void Transformation realm, while you are at Unity. How can you overcome me? That’s a gap of two Grand Realms!"

As he finished speaking, hundreds of terrifying figures flashed into existence behind the Sunset City Lord.

Each figure carried the aura of a terrifying Cultivation Technique, like Heaven and Earth were collapsing, making one tremble all over.

He was extremely pleased with himself.

Although his so-called perfection of the Hundred Truths Technique was something he achieved after becoming an aberration, and could only be done in that state, he was still immensely proud.

This was an achievement no one before him had ever managed.

Shen Bai suddenly blurted out, "You need one hundred Cultivation Techniques just for Overcoming Adversity and Attacking Upward? That’s too weak."

When he said this, the smile on the Sunset City Lord’s face froze.

"Insolence!"

At this, the Sunset City Lord finally lost his patience.

"You brat, you’re completely impervious to reason. Since you wish to die, I shall grant your wish."

"I’ll break all four of your limbs, then lure Red Makeup here. Then, I will forcibly form a contract with you."

"At that point, you’ll no longer have a say in the matter."

After saying this, the Sunset City Lord finally attacked.

The conversation was over; it was time to fight.

The hundreds of figures merged into the Sunset City Lord’s body.

The next moment, the Sunset City Lord swung a palm at Shen Bai.

The palm strike was extremely simple, with no flashy special effects.

But this simple palm strike contained a hundred different variations.

Each variation was a Cultivation Technique, carrying world-destroying power.

Cold Moon left its sheath in Shen Bai’s hand, blood-red Sword Qi intertwining with a golden radiance.

A fist and a sword met the Sunset City Lord’s massive palm.

When their attacks collided, the throne behind the Sunset City Lord turned to ash, and he was forced back dozens of steps.

Shen Bai was also sent flying, and a violent Vibration ran through the Qi in his body.

"How is this possible? You can overcome a gap of two realms? Can it be that you truly possess heaven-sent talent, the greatest of all time?"

The Sunset City Lord stared at the wound on his palm, a look of astonishment on his face.

He originally thought his palm strike would have instantly and severely injured Shen Bai.

But he never imagined Shen Bai would actually resist it and even manage to wound him.

He had seen countless prodigies, but never a young man like Shen Bai.

"You have what it takes to vie for supremacy over the world! That being the case, this contract must be signed!"

The Sunset City Lord could hardly conceal his excitement.

’A young man with the potential to reign supreme... I never thought the heavens would be so good to me, to grant me such a boon.’

The Sunset City Lord raised both his palms again.

This time, his attack was even more terrifying.

A hundred different Cultivation Techniques converged, transforming into chains of the void that locked down everything in the vicinity.

In that instant, Heaven and Earth seemed to stagnate, as if everything had fallen into absolute stillness.

Shen Bai felt his movements begin to slow.

Only the Sunset City Lord’s massive palm continued to approach at extreme Speed.

’Trying to hit me with a debuff? I’ll give you one right back.’

Shen Bai circulated the Qi in his body. The Mixed Element Array-Breaking Technique spread from beneath his feet, then enveloped everything around them.

The Sunset City Lord, who had been moving at an incredible Speed, also began to slow down.

Shen Bai struck again with his sword and fist.

The Buddha’s Light blazed, and the Sword Qi was like blood.

"BOOM!"

A tremendous roar spread out from the collision of their attacks.

Shen Bai wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, the excitement in his eyes growing more intense. "This is exhilarating! Other than Wang Tianxing from a long time ago, you’re the second person to give me such a thrill."

The Sunset City Lord was also shaken, and a Vibration ran through his cold, aberrant Qi. "Wang Tianxing? Never heard of him. But since you say that, he must be like me—a person capable of Overcoming Adversity and Attacking Upward."

"You’re already injured, I... What?"

He was about to say more, but a green light floated over Shen Bai’s body, and in the blink of an eye, he had recovered completely.

"How do you still have abilities like this?" The Sunset City Lord was utterly speechless.

Before Shen Bai’s eyes, the gold and black of his Divination Divine Power continuously intertwined.

Then, the black began to shrink, eventually vanishing completely.

’I understand now. If I agree to your proposal, that’s the real danger. If I don’t, you only have a path to death.’