Chapter 1496: Is That All You Got?

“An ant should not overestimate itself...” The Burning Nether Holy Lord growled and bent his knees a little. The ground shattered, and he took off into the sky. There was a moment of silence before his humongous body began falling toward the Rakshasa King. It was easily a hundred times the force the Rakshasa King had used to knock the Burning Nether Holy Lord backward.

It was like the fall of the heavens itself.

There was no time to get up or get away. The Rakshasa King let out a full-throated roar as crimson flames washed out of him. Wherever the flames went, Strangers who failed to dodge out of the way in time were killed, countless buildings were melted into a puddle, and thousands of kilometers of land turned into a molten hell.

ROAR!

The Rakshasa King raised both of his arms and slammed his feet into the ground. Crimson lava immediately gushed out like a hundred volcanos toward the Burning Nether Holy Lord.

The Burning Nether Holy Lord was engulfed in the sea of lava in just the blink of an eye. His demonic fire went out, and large chunks of his flesh were melted or scorched black.

The Burning Nether Holy Lord could not seem to feel the pain though. He continued to plummet until his feet slammed heavily into the Rakshasa King’s arms. Like a flipped basin, the molten hell was crushed to splinters, and molten lava spilled everywhere. The entire Rakshasa Land was engulfed in molten lava just like that.

Inside the molten lava, the Rakshasa King’s arms were pinned down by the Burning Nether Holy Lord. So, he lifted his head and headbutted the god demon in the stomach instead.

The Burning Nether Holy Lord did not move, but the headbutt put a large hole in his stomach. Dark green demonic fire gushed out of it.

The next moment, the Burning Nether Holy Lord bent down and grabbed the Rakshasa King’s head with his right hand. While pressing the Stranger’s head into the molten lava, he made a left fist and punched him in the chest.

There was a terrible explosion as half of the Rakshasa King’s body exploded. However, molten lava flowed into the wound and repaired his tattered body.

The Burning Nether Holy Lord cared not for his regeneration. He kept punching the Rakshasa King again, and again, and again.

He wanted to see if the Rakshasa King could heal faster than he could punch him to shreds.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!

Every punch the Burning Nether Holy Lord threw possessed enough strength to break the heavens and sunder the earth. The molten lava never stopped healing the Rakshasa King, but there was also nothing he could do to stop himself from exploding over and over.

......

“Heavens... what power!”

Far, far away, the five Sages who had been trailing after the Burning Nether Holy Lord perceived the impossible power permeating the air and let out a deep, murky breath. They were stunned to put it mildly.

They weren’t just talking about the Burning Nether Holy Lord. The Rakshasa King was quite something as well.

The Rakshasa King might be having his ass beaten like a kid right now, but that was only because his opponent was the Burning Nether Holy Lord, a god demon. If they were the ones who were fighting the Rakshasa King, then he would absolutely kick their ass left, right and center.

They didn’t mean a one-on-one fight either. They meant an unfair five-on-one fight against the Rakshasa King.

They did not think the tables would turn if Old Man Profound Firmament joined them either. The six Sages of the Profound Alliance could gang up on the Rakshasa King, and the Rakshasa King would probably annihilate them like children.

Actually, scratch that. He would absolutely fuck them up ten out of ten times without fail.

The Rakshasa King was just that scary.

A thousand years ago, the Profound Alliance had mustered all their strength and dealt the Rakshasa King a heavy blow. They had defeated the Rakshasa Kingdom and restored the dignity and glory of the human race.

Put it that way, and it sounded like the Profound Alliance had achieved a total victory. However, those who actually fought in that war knew that it was anything but.

The Profound Alliance had sustained an unbelievable amount of losses during that war. Seven Sages of the the top factions leading the Profound Alliance—the Southern Sea Sword Sect, the Floating Light Celestial Island, the Xixa Abode, the Sun Worship Divine Kingdom, and the Profound Moon Dynasty—were killed in action, and five suffered grievous injuries. They had lost countless more Half-Sages, Truemen, and Grandmasters.

It was all because of the Rakshasa King.

Just in case it wasn’t clear enough, the Rakshasa King had singlehandedly killed seven Sages and grievously injured five. In exchange, they only managed to grievously injure the Rakshasa King instead of killing him.

That was how powerful the Rakshasa King was.

𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

The worst part? After a thousand years of rest and recuperation, the Rakshasa King hadn’t just achieved a full recovery. He was also stronger than before.

Without exaggeration, the Rakshasa King could singlehandedly wipe out the entire Profound Alliance as he was.

If not for the Burning Nether Holy Lord, they had no doubt that it wouldn’t take long for the Profound Alliance and all of humanity to revert to their previous pitiful state. They would have become slaves of the Rakshasa Kingdom once more.

But now, the Rakshasa King that absolutely no one could handle was having his ass handed to him by the Burning Nether Holy Lord. He was unable to put up the slightest bit of resistance either. It showed just how powerful and scary the Burning Nether Holy Lord was.

Thank goodness the Rakshasa King and the Burning Nether Holy Lord had gone after each other instead of them. Otherwise, they would rather cut off their own heads and save themselves some pain.

“The heavens bless the Profound Alliance and humanity!”

The Sky Scorching Great Emperor murmured. Now, they only prayed that the Rakshasa King and the Burning Nether Holy Lord would end each other’s lives.

After all, no one knew if the Burning Nether Holy Lord was good or evil; friend or enemy of humanity. Although he was currently helping them, it was frankly better if he perished here. The Rakshasa King needed to die as well because he was an existential threat not even the entire Profound Alliance could defeat. If he survived, then they would die. So, he must die as well.

Even if things did not go the way they wished, the Burning Nether Holy Lord and the Rakshasa King would still be dealing a terrible blow to each other. They were the winning fishermen no matter how they looked at it.

The Sages couldn’t help but smile when they thought until this point.

It was at this moment Danxia Zi suddenly spoke up, “Do you really think it’s a coincidence?”

The Sky Scorching Great Emperor and Celestial Suppressing Wisdom King looked at him at the same time. “What do you mean?”

Danxia Zi explained, “Think about what happened just now. The first people the Burning Nether Holy Lord saw upon awakening are you and I. However, he did not try to attack us. The place he was resting was obviously closer to humanity than it was the Rakshasa Kingdom as well. But instead of attacking us, he went after the farther target instead.”

“Do none of you find his behavior strange?” No one here was an idiot. They immediately figured out what Danxia Zi was trying to say. “You mean... Elder Profound and our young friends are behind this?” Danxia Zi nodded. “It is the only possibility.”

There was no explaining why the Burning Nether Holy Lord did not attack them or go to the Profound Alliance otherwise. There would also be no explaining why he was fighting the Rakshasa King to the death.

Was there a chance the Burning Nether Holy Lord was friendly toward humans? Was there a chance he had a grudge against the Rakshasa King? Was there a chance he loathed Strangers?

They were all possibilities, but they weren’t very likely.

Therefore, it was most likely Elder Profound and the two young friends’ doing.

Empress Yue Su mused, “They might still be alive then.”

Danxia Zi said seriously, “I believe so.” The Sea Dividing Sword Sage echoed in agreement. “Elder Profound knows many esoteric Magia, secret arts, and methods. He wouldn’t have died this easily.” “If what you say is true, then what they’ve done today would be remembered for eternity!” The Celestial Suppressing Wisdom King commented.

Empress Yue Su said seriously, “Since we’ve confirmed that the Burning Nether Holy Lord’s strange behavior is tied to Elder Profound and our two young friends, and we’ve also confirmed that he does not harbor any ill will toward us, I believe we should take action.”

The Sky Scorching Great Emperor looked at her. “What do you want to do?” Empress Yue Su replied matter-of-factly, “I want to help, of course.”