Chapter 2066: Big Bro, Stop Hitting Me, Please!

The Scorpion King was powerful. Even though he wasn’t one of the universe’s greatest beings, he was still an overlord of a region. That fact was reinforced by the lethality of his venomous tail, which could pose a threat even to some of the highest-level beings. He had invaded many worlds and brought upon them calamity and destruction, becoming more and more powerful and obtaining even more special abilities in the process.

He clearly had countless formidable skills he hadn’t used yet, but he had actually died just like that! He'd died in such a weak world, in the hands of a creature he saw as food.

I can’t accept this! That damned walnut brain scammed me!

...

The Scorpion King fell from the sky, filled with disbelief and endless regret. He had lost his life right there and then!

The Snow Lady gave Zu An a look of astonishment. She knew just how strong the Scorpion King was from fighting against him for so long. And yet he was killed in a single exchange?

On the other hand, the ghost flames in the Bramble Bone Dragon’s eye sockets were practically about to pop out. It had often bickered with the Scorpion King, and yet neither could do much against the other. How was someone like that actually killed so easily?

Even though the Scorpion King had often insulted its intelligence, making it want to strangle that scorpion bastard, the Bramble Bone Dragon still found the Scorpion King's sudden death a bit hard to accept. If it had known things would turn out like this, it would have warned it that Zu An was the one who had killed the War Priest. In that instant, the Bramble Bone Dragon felt some regret.

Even so, that regret was soon replaced by excitement. Now that the annoying scorpion died, no one else would antagonize it in the future. Once the time came to split the loot of this world, there would be one less competitor.

It looked at that pitch-black dagger in Zu An’s hand and said, “That dagger in your hand seems to contain the powerful death curse of a death deity or other great being. It is formidable, but unfortunately, it is useless against me.”

It seemed to be saying that to give itself more confidence. It even straightened its back a bit while speaking.

Right, I’m not even scared of this dagger, so what do I have to be so hesitant for?

Besides, as long as it killed Zu An, it would obtain that miraculous dagger. It could even refine the weapon into its tail to drastically increase its own strength. It could even be able to seize a top three spot within its circle! When it thought about how wonderful that would be, its mouth inadvertently cracked open into a big grin.

Zu An put away the Poisonous Prick. What the dragon said was true. Since it was already undead, the weapon would naturally useless. However, the white radiance of the Primordial Origin Sutra appeared on his fist again as he replied, “The dagger might not work, but what about this?”

A hint of fear appeared in the Bramble Bone Dragon’s eyes, but it quickly calmed down. It said, “That skill of yours does counter me, but unfortunately, I have my reflective armor’s protection!”

It actually found that quite strange. Why did this human have the keepsake of a death deity, but also a skill of light? Those two forces were always mortal enemies, so how could they both be on the same person?

Suddenly, it no longer had time to think about that, because Zu An’s fist had already arrived. However, it remarked with a grin, “You’re using brute force again? I’m just going to stand here and let you hit me!”

Zu An’s fists bombarded the dragon's body, while it didn’t move at all. Instead, it was Zu An who coughed out blood repeatedly.

A hint of worry appeared in the Snow Lady’s expression.

He’ll be in danger if this continues, right...

However, the battle she just fought against the Scorpion King had triggered her internal injuries. She couldn't help even if she wanted to. She could only try to accumulate some strength in preparation to bring Zu An away at any time.

A long time passed just like that. The Bramble Bone Dragon was starting to become a bit alarmed, saying, “Hey, why aren’t you dying yet?”

Normally, when so many vicious attacks were reflected, they would have already blasted a human into a bloody mist. Even though Zu An’s injuries weren’t light, there wasn’t any sign of him dying! Furthermore, he was getting more and more ferocious the more he fought, as if his condition was starting to improve.

Zu An wiped away blood from his lips with the back of his hand. He replied with a chuckle, “Even you haven’t died yet, so how can I die?”

His powerful constitution and regenerative prowess were a crucial factor. Even though he got injured from his own attacks being reflected, their primordial ki and his own techniques came from the same source to begin with, so those injuries were lessened as a result. Besides that, his natural regeneration was powerful, so he always maintained a certain level of equilibrium.

As the attacks continued for longer and longer, things even seemed to be slowly shifting, to the point that he was regenerating faster than his injuries accumulated. Meanwhile, it was the Bramble Bone Dragon’s aura that grew weaker and weaker. It was already tottering on the verge of collapse from the shower of attacks.

“You’re mad, completely mad! I’m not going to continue this game with you anymore!” the Bramble Bone Dragon cried, its voice shaking a bit. It suddenly gave up on attacking and fled into the distance.

“Do you think it’ll be that easy for you to get away?” Zu An retorted, a smile appearing on his lips as if to say 'as expected'.

Actually, when he first heard that this bone dragon could reflect an attack threefold, he'd also felt a lot of pressure, as if he couldn't possibly win. And yet, when he thought more about it, how could the laws of the world permit the existence of a skill without any flaw? Besides, the dragon wasn’t even able to reign undefeated in the world of monsters through relying on its skill. That meant it definitely had to have a weakness.

At first, he'd tried all kinds of attacks and eliminated one possibility after another. Eventually, he'd deduced that a set price had to be paid in order for the bone dragon to use its ability. That cost could manifest in all sorts of ways. Even though he couldn't figure out what it was, there was something that he was sure of, which was that the Bramble Bone Dragon couldn't pay that cost limitlessly.

That was why he had endured the injuries and continued to pressure his opponent into doing so, knowing that the key to victory here would hinge upon who gave in first. Fortunately, Zu An’s body had already been tempered by the Primordial Origin Sutra several times. It was already stronger than that of a dragon, and together with his powerful regenerative ability, he had managed to last until the end.

The Bramble Bone Dragon frantically fled into the distance, but why would Zu An ever fear another in terms of speed? He used Grandgale and his position-swapping skill in quick succession and quickly caught up to it. The purification power of the Primordial Origin Sutra surrounded his fist as he unleashed punches on its head once more.

The Bramble Bone Dragon’s special patterns flickered continuously. Zu An could sense that the reflected power was growing weaker and weaker, which made him more and more confident. The power of his punches also grew stronger and stronger. In the end, the dragon's patterns erupted into a burst of dazzling brilliance before fading out completely.

Just then, Zu An’s fist landed on the dragon's head. Wisps of white smoke appeared, and the dragon screamed bitterly in pain. The destructive power of primordial ki against the dead was too powerful!

“Big bro, I was wrong! Stop hitting me, please!”

“Didn’t you tell me to keep hitting you just a moment ago?”

“Big bro, it was this little dragon who was wrong just now! I hope that big bro can be open-minded enough to not mind the wrongs of someone petty like me...”

“But the way you acted earlier was too despicable. I just can’t let it go without beating the shit out of you.”

“...”

The two ran around just like that, with one fleeing and one chasing. The Bramble Bone Dragon became slower and slower, and its pleading became quieter and quieter. It cried out softly, “Big bro, I really can’t take it anymore... I’ll really die if you keep going...”

“Then why don’t you first tell me why you were trying to refine that snowy mountain?” Zu An asked; he reduced the force he was using a bit, but didn’t stop completely. Otherwise, the dragon's reflective ability could recover again.

“That’s because boss said that this snowy mountain was the final barrier, and that as long as we refined it, he would have a way to fully unlock the seal!” the Bramble Bone Dragon hurriedly replied.

Zu An was startled. It turned out the monsters’ invasion had already gotten this far and they were going to fully unlock the seal soon! He asked, “Who is your boss?”

“Boss is boss...?” the dragon tentatively answered.

Bang!

It got a huge punch in return, almost putting out the ghost flames in its eye sockets. It hurriedly said, “The Snow Lady has seen him before! It’s the one who was shining all over!”

“Oh?” Zu An thought,

No wonder the Snow Lady couldn't see their true appearance through the light.

He asked, “What is your boss’ name? How does his strength compare to yours and that scorpion’s?”

“I don’t know the boss’ name because I spent less time with him. Everyone calls him boss and no one dares to speak his name directly,” the Bramble Bone Dragon said. “As for his strength, we wouldn’t be a match for him even if all of us worked together.”

Zu An immediately felt discouraged.

Could it be that this boss or whatever’s strength has already reached alevel where even his name can't be spoken?

In the great tomb where he met Jing Teng, there had been many powerful beings whose names he couldn't even utter. Even now, he still had a deep impression of the pressure they had given him.

“Then what kinds of skills does your boss have?” Zu An asked after thinking to himself for a bit.

“Will you let me go if I tell you?” the Bramble Bone Dragon asked as its ghost flames swirled around.

“As long as your intelligence has enough value, I can consider letting you go,” Zu An said seriously.

“Will you make a vow on that?” the Bramble Bone Dragon asked; it didn’t really believe him. It just felt that these words were too ambiguous.

“Fine, I’ll make the vow,” Zu An said. In truth, he didn’t really mind. Either way, he was quite good at things like wordplay. He had trapped quite a few people with it in the past.

When the Bramble Bone Dragon heard his vow, it sighed in relief and asked, “Then can you not hit me first? I really am about to be burned to death.”

Primordial ki had a powerful scorching purification power against the undead. Naturally, it didn't feel particularly good.

“The faster you speak, the less pain you’ll feel,” Zu An said without stopping. He couldn't give a fellow like this even a moment to catch its breath.

“I’ll talk, I’ll talk! His ability is...”