Chapter 1106: You'll Die Today

Nightdemon paused for a moment and contemplated the situation. "However, I don't think the king of keys can consume many more worlds. He's essentially at his limit. If I'm not mistaken, he should be heading toward the Zongming king's jurisdiction right now."

Zhang Lie's brows furrowed. "Have you been lying to us?"

Nightdemon feigned innocence. "I've never lied to you."

Zhang Lie narrowed his eyes. "The reason you dragged this out was to give the king of keys more time to absorb these other worlds, wasn't it?"

Nightdemon shrugged. "Perhaps, but I haven't lied to you. I do favor you, and it's precisely because I favor you that I'd like to see you defeat the king of keys at his peak strength, whom I once favored in kind."

Zhang Lie frowned. "In the end, you treat the inhabitants of the three thousand worlds like your plaything—we're no different than the king of keys to you, are we?"

Nightdemon pretended to be taken aback. "If you misunderstand me in this manner, I'll be quite upset!"

Zhang Lie very much wanted to slap the king of chaos, but logic and rationality stopped him—at least for now.

Nightdemon smirked. "Are you going to keep wasting time here?"

Zhang Lie hesitated.

Nightdemon continued, "The king of keys should be swiftly approaching the Zongming world right this moment."

Zhang Lie asked, "Where is he now?"

This time, Nightdemon was direct. "Starting from the Zongming world, head straight to the south. You'll find the king of keys in your trajectory."

Zhang Lie left immediately with the members of Team Zenith, Nightdemon waving at their back. "Don't forget to attend my banquet!"

Zhang Lie found the king of keys following Nightdemon's intel.

Countless orbs of light floated out from within the king of keys' body, surrounded by a seemingly endless supply of world's energy. The worlds twinkled like stars, enmeshed within a condensed galaxy.

The worlds continued to grow and decay, propagating and declining. The galaxy was part of everything, and everything was part of it. It belonged to the liminal, the limitless—it might have been the source of life itself, so deeply connected as it was to the arcane.

It was a window to thousands of worlds, one that was independent of the three thousand worlds.

Zhang Hanxiang and Hong Xi, the weakest members of the group, felt an intense headache as they looked into the miniature, condensed galaxy.

The king of keys had grown significantly stronger than when he had made his first appearance during the superior kings' meeting. Perhaps because of the worlds he had hastily absorbed within the solar king's jurisdiction, the creation and annihilation of the worlds within the galaxy was somewhat chaotic.

The king of keys wasn't surprised to see Zhang Lie and the others arrive.

He called out, "I was just wondering how to nab all of you, so it's convenient that you've all gathered here instead."

Zhang Lie frowned. "King of keys, are you intending to destroy all the newly evolved superior worlds?"

The king of keys didn't answer the question. "You shouldn't have been able to track me—ah, it must have been the king of chaos."

Yang Ze stated, "Since you interfered with our war against the four superior kings of antiquity, you're our enemy too. Be prepared to pay the price for what you've done!"

The king of keys began to laugh, and the worlds within his compressed galaxy trembled.

"Not only do I want to interfere in your war, Zhang Lie, I also intend on destroying all three newly evolved superior worlds—to seize all the superior world's energy in your possession."

Zhang Lie asked, "You were the one who abducted Gold Comet, weren't you?"

The king of keys replied, "You cultivated an interesting pet. Unfortunately, it stubbornly refused to obey me."

Zhang Lie extended a hand. "Hand over Gold Comet."

The king of keys chuckled. "I got rid of it owing to its insubordination."

"What?!"

Zhang Lie thundered. Genetic energy exploded from his body, shaking the void as though an ocean had been unleashed.

Anyone who took care of a dog for long enough would develop feelings for it—and Gold Comet wasn't a dog.

Gold Comet had accompanied Zhang Lie almost from the start of his time in the third realm. Upon hearing that the king of keys had gotten rid of it, Zhang Lie was naturally enraged.

When the members of Team Zenith saw Zhang Lie cutting loose, they did the same.

Sun Mengmeng's bow materialized in her hands. She began to burn with purple flames, flames that rose high into the air and distorted the air around her.

Sun Xiaowu stepped forward in a burst of golden light, as though he had put on a suit of holy armor.

Yang Ze's figure turned blurry as white fog surrounded him.

Wind and storm whirled around Fang Yi, the wind like a dragon's bellow, the storm like a tiger's howl.

Li Feng flared white. A white dragon manifested to his back.

Zhou Ying's long hair fluttered in the wind, the color of crystalline jade. It gave off motes of vitality. She was so beautiful no one could take their eyes away, and golden leaves whirled around her. Each leaf was like a miniature sun, orbiting around the woman's body.

To her back was a pair of golden wings formed from energy. Above her head was a glowing sun, giving off a radiant, holy light. ?Her jade-green eyes were flecked with gold, and she seemed to have become one with the land. The vitality radiating from her was visible to the naked eye. Even the energy of the blazing suns was hers to command.

Hong Xi activated all her combat-oriented soulshards in one fell swoop. A fan of feathers materialized in her left hand, and a moonlit sword in her right. Behind her, multicolored light flared. The domain of [Eclipse] spread out beneath her feet. She walked forward, moonlight radiating from her every move. A black sun appeared behind her, sparking where it touched the moonlight at her feet.

A chilly aura emanated from Zhang Hanxiang, and snow began to fall from the void.

The members of Team Zenith were all equipped and prepared for war.

Against nine combatants on the level of superior kings, the king of keys didn't panic. Instead, he commented with some praise, "I was quite surprised by the results of the confrontation between your lot and the four superior kings of antiquity. I expected they would have dominated over you."

Zhang Lie frowned. "What are you trying to say?"

"After all, they had millennia of time and resources on their side. To think that there were still such strong combatants in the third realm… I simply don't know, Zhang Lie, whether you have any more trump cards up your sleeve. If not, you're destined to perish here."

Four black figures appeared from within the king of keys' body.