?Phone reading A sudden attack struck—the magical lord instinctively raised his long sword to block, unaware that metal conducts electricity, and the lightning struck him directly. Instantly, he felt numbness throughout his body, leaving him unable to evade the two fire dragons that surged at him from the front. Crack… crack… Hush… Hush… After the lightning and the fire dragons vanished, the lord’s sparse hair stood on end, and a stream of white vapor erupted from his mouth. The surrounding giant crickets were furious. Though not particularly tall, they remained loyal and eagerly opened their mouths, ready to launch energy orbs. "None of you move!" he shouted. "I want to fight this Chinese man alone—otherwise, they’ll say we're using numbers to outclass him!" The crickets promptly closed their mouths and obediently retreated several dozen meters, clearing a larger space for their lord. Qin was delighted. He hadn't expected his opponent to be so decent—though he had the chance to gang up and overwhelm him, he had instead chosen to go it alone. Either his brain has been nibbled by giant cockroaches, or he simply lacks the intelligence to see things through. What's humble, what's the code of chivalry—everything's just empty rhetoric. Winning the battle is what truly matters. Only someone with a missing strand in their mind would act magnanimous in front of an enemy. Clearly, the current demon lord, whose head was being gnawed by the giant beetle, must have lost that very strand. Now he's missing it entirely. With a sudden burst of energy, he swings his long sword, producing a series of sharp, crisp slashes. Qin, eyes widening, can't believe it—could this man have any blood relation to the Sun Kingdom's ninjas? The way his sword slashes resemble those of the Sun Kingdom ninjas is strikingly similar. That doesn't make sense—those Sun Kingdom ninjas are all tall, no taller than 1.6 meters, while this one stands over three meters tall. Could there be any familial connection? As he directs his flying swords to meet the attack, he simultaneously strengthens the protective aura around his body. Clang—clang—clang. The sword slashes meet the flying swords and produce a clear metallic sound, which surprises Qin greatly. A blade of light couldn't be blocked by the flying sword, striking the spiritual force shield with a solid "thud." Immediately, Qin Sha sensed slight blockages in several meridians. He quickly took a deep breath, adjusting the flow of spiritual energy within his meridians to restore his peak condition as swiftly as possible. Undeniably, this magical warrior before him was no ordinary opponent—his sword stroke was merely a casual one, suggesting he had the capacity to unleash powerful techniques. He must be taken seriously. Shh-shh-shh… More sword beams poured in. Drawing on his earlier experience, Qin Sha burst seven or eight scrolls and silently chanted the incantations for the "stone wall" and "ice spear" spells. The higher-grade scrolls proved reliable, forming a dense defensive network that successfully absorbed each incoming beam of light. Swoosh—boom— After being accelerated by the stone wall spell, the ice spears surged forward at three times their original speed, blazing into a radiant streak aimed directly at the magical leader. The opponent immediately attempted to evade, but while successfully dodging the chest, failed to avoid the abdomen, where the ice spear struck with a powerful crash. Thud… The leader was thrown several meters away, his face showing clear pain—clearly the impact of the spear had been severe. He held his abdomen with one hand, gritting his teeth as he continued to slice out streams of swordlight. "Romance turned to look at her," "You mean the demon lord is actually stronger!" Heavily balanced, He Liang offered his assessment: "They've adopted a steady, consistent approach—advantages become more evident the longer they persist. Of course, I'd much prefer my husband to win!" Crack… crack… To his surprise, the other managed to calmly evade the attack, despite still unsteady on his feet. How could that be? It was simply too much. The Demon Lord couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Chu-Hua cultivators, your surprise attacks have lost all effectiveness against me. From now on, you'll just have to watch and die!" Qin countered with a firm reply: "My tactics are far from over. Don't get too confident—soon, you'll suffer a major setback!" This time, he launched an upgraded version of the Fire God hand grenade. Of course, even a small nuclear bomb wouldn't be enough to knock out the opponent, let alone this one. He chose to throw it specifically to draw the Demon Lord's attention. Boom! The hand grenade exploded mid-air. Having suffered so many defeats before, the Demon Lord had been cautious and adopted a defensive stance. Yet, the explosion turned out to be surprisingly weak. Only then did he realize he had been outwitted. He roared, "Chu-Hua people, take your lives!" Then, he charged at him swiftly, raising his long sword high, as if he intended to cleave him in two with a single strike. Qin remained calm and composed. Now equipped with two single-soldier laser weapons, he reasoned that since these weapons could cause even the massive flying cockroaches to temporarily lose their vision, they should certainly be effective against their masters as well. The magical leader, unaware of the weapons in his hands, maintained his speed and continued charging forward.