Chapter 018: In Preparation

The terms of the agreement were that either the dwarves or the magical beasts could intervene in each other’s affairs when internal strife arose. However, Karu was quite satisfied with these conditions. The second-in-command’s stance meant that at least the magical beasts would not get involved in the dwarves’ internal conflicts. Karu’s greatest fear was that Basha and the magical beasts might unite against him—combined, their strength would make Karu’s army utterly hopeless.

Originally, Karu thought it was impossible for the magical beasts to ally with Basha. But just as he was about to kill the dwarf king, the most powerful figure among the magical beasts—the Great Leader of the Magical Beasts—intervened personally.

Karu was shocked not so much by the Great Leader’s sudden appearance but by the fact that he had allied with the dwarf king to fight against him. Karu was at the peak of a lower god’s level, while the dwarf king and the Great Leader had reached the intermediate level of lower gods. Together, they were evenly matched against Karu. Although Karu’s strength was on par with that of a mid-tier god and far surpassed that of the Great Leader or the dwarf king, he was still at a loss against their combined force.

After fighting for days and nights, the situation escalated to a battle of divine power—whichever side ran out of divine energy first would lose. Moreover, since their hands were connected, it was impossible to stop fighting. Whoever withdrew first would be directly attacked by the other’s divine power, resulting in death or at least severe injuries.

After another two days and nights of stalemate, Du Fan and the others arrived.

“Karu, you may have remembered my kindness, but so what? Do you really think you can get out of here alive in this situation?” the Great Leader said coldly.

“Hmph, we’ll see,” Karu retorted.

At that moment, Du Fan suddenly stepped behind Karu.

“Young Master Karu, how about I use this sword to slowly cut you? If one strike isn’t enough, I’ll use two; if two aren’t enough, I’ll use three. I’ll keep cutting until you spit blood,” Du Fan said, drawing the Sword of Thunder with a holy smile on his face.

“Du Fan, how dare you!” Karu snapped in anger upon hearing this.

“How could I not dare? Weren’t you quite arrogant just now? Saying that as long as you wanted to leave, no one could stop you, and that just us could hurt you. I just wanted to verify whether what you said was true,” Du Fan said with a smile. “Don’t worry, it shouldn’t hurt too much.”

With a light swing of his long sword, a finger-thick blue lightning bolt struck Karu first.

However, as the divine energy radiated from Karu’s body, the lightning bolt seemed to hit water—sparking briefly before disappearing like mud sinking into the sea.

Still, Karu’s body trembled slightly, indicating that his attack had some effect on him.

“Young Master Karu, I haven’t even struck yet, and you already tremble like this. Are you really that scared of me hitting you? If you’re afraid, just say so. Tell me, and I won’t hit you,” Du Fan suddenly began to chatter on.

Hearing Du Fan’s words, Karu’s face turned pale as he fell silent.

“Ah, Young Master Karu, speak up! If you keep quiet, I’ll really swing this sword. And hey, good boy, you said just us couldn’t pose a threat to you. Look, maybe you were wrong. Admit your mistake and tell me, ‘Boss Du Fan, don’t hit me,’ and I won’t hurt you, okay?” Du Fan said while smiling.

Hearing Du Fan’s words, Basa and Leibao beside him almost felt like vomiting!

Du Fan’s words were truly heart-wrenching. Moses, on the other hand, remained calm, thinking to himself that this perverted guy was about to pull another trick. But would Karu also end up vomiting blood from his words?

“Brother, do you think this time Third Brother will make Karu spit blood? If he can do that, that would be amazing! Making someone as strong as a god spit blood—I reckon just with his mouth, Third Brother could go down in history,” Moses was thinking when Basa spoke up, as if discussing it with him.

“Hmm, it’s hard to say. It depends on Karu’s comprehension ability. If he can’t grasp the essence of Third Brother’s words, he probably won’t spit blood. But if he can understand it, he might well shed some blood,” Moses said seriously.

It seemed that under Du Fan’s constant influence, these two guys also had quite the sharp tongues.

The others hadn’t reacted yet, but Naixiu couldn’t hold back any longer and started giggling nonstop.
Ever since becoming a god, Karu had harbored an arrogant attitude, thinking he was above everything. He never imagined he would be laughed at like this.
Driven by this humiliation, Karu let out a loud shout, pushed forward with all his strength, and then retreated!
The Dwarf King and the Commander didn’t allow Karu to escape. As Karu suddenly exerted force, the two also stopped abruptly. As they retreated toward him, their divine powers surged violently toward him.
Karu did manage to back away, but under their assault, he let out a groan and spat out a mouthful of golden-red blood.
Despite being injured, Karu still shouted, “Du Fan, you really drive me crazy!” As soon as he said that, he slapped Du Fan with his palm.
The slap hit Du Fan right in the chest. Amidst the cries of shock from the Dwarf King and the Commander, a burst of white light appeared around Du Fan, and he was sent flying by the blow.
Clearly, these two leaders were unaware of Du Fan’s absolute protection ability.
Seeing Du Fan sent flying at a distance, the Commander and the Dwarf King rushed forward and tightly surrounded Karu.
Not far away, Du Fan used wind magic to skillfully change his form and landed steadily once again.
“Everyone, back away! Stay as far away from them as possible,” Du Fan called out as soon as he stabilized.
Having been hit by Karu’s slap earlier, Du Fan knew full well how terrifying Karu’s strength was. Everyone else, except Naixiu, would be seriously injured if hit by Karu’s palm, if not killed outright.
Hearing Du Fan’s words, they immediately realized they were no match for Karu and stepped back far away.
Fortunately, Karu didn’t see these people as opponents at all. In his eyes, only the Dwarf King and the Commander were real rivals.
The three of them quickly engaged in a fierce fight.
As soon as they clashed, Du Fan sensed that the Dwarf King’s unique space was slightly shaking. In that strange, yellowish space, it was clearly trembling.
Standing aside, Basha said to Du Fan, “Third brother, you’re really amazing. Although it wasn’t you who directly caused Karu to spit out that blood, your words still played a huge role!”

“Third brother, you’re really getting better and better. From now on, I really need to learn more from you. Being able to make your opponent spit blood without even lifting a hand—such skills are truly astonishing. If you have the chance, please teach us more,” Moses said with a smile, continuing Bashah’s words.

Bashah’s words were still okay, but hearing Moses’s words, Du Fan clearly felt something was off.

“Elder brother, are you praising me or insulting me?” Du Fan asked.

“What do you think?” Moses smiled but remained silent.

“Why? It sounds really awkward to me!” Du Fan said.

“Hehe, I’m just learning from you right now,” Moses said with a loud laugh.

The three god-tier experts were having a lively fight in the dwarf king’s room. But in Du Fan’s eyes, these so-called god-tier experts were merely much stronger in terms of absolute power.

God-tier absolute power was on a completely different level from humans!

Under absolute power, all intricate techniques and magic were useless. Thus, any god among humans would be invincible.

Under absolute power, any trickery was just an illusion—easy to break through!

Although Karu spat out some blood, it didn’t seem like his strength had significantly declined. Karu was still the supreme commander, and the battle between him and the dwarf king was now tied.

The last chance had been lost. This didn’t mean Du Fan’s attempt to intimidate Karu earlier was a success; from a certain perspective, it might have been a failure.

If those people had attacked Karu immediately upon entering, he might have already died. But Du Fan’s seemingly triumphant trick instead stimulated Karu’s potential, allowing him to escape from the predicament.

“What should we do? We can’t get involved—how can we help?” Bashah said, staring at his father.

If these people interfered in the fight between the god-tier experts, they would only be a burden! Not only would they fail to provide any real help, but they might even make things worse!

This was also the view of those who had been watching from the side the entire time, observing the battle between Karu, the dwarf king, and the supreme commander of the magical beasts.

“It seems we can only offer remote assistance,” Du Fan said.

When Du Fan said this, everyone turned their gaze toward Naixiu.

Naixiu nodded at their gazes.

“Princess Feile! Supreme Commander! Keep Karu pinned down! Don’t give him a chance to escape!” Du Fan shouted loudly toward the area where the three were fighting.

Hearing Du Fan’s words, the Dwarf King and the Grand Commander indeed surrounded Karu even more tightly. Hearing Du Fan’s words, Karu naturally understood that the people over there were about to take action against him. Karu roared continuously, trying hard to break through the combined attack circle of the Dwarf King and the Grand Commander, while staring intently at Du Fan’s side. From his appearance, it seemed he wanted to break through and attack Du Fan and his group. Du Fan also stared fixedly at Karu, and soon, a blazing spark emerged between their gazes. Then Du Fan gave a slight smile—a signature smile typical of someone at the pinnacle of the Holy rank. Seeing Du Fan’s smile, Karu’s heart tightened; it seemed the attack from Du Fan’s side was imminent. Worrying, Karu immediately became more vigilant. Since he couldn’t break free from the combined attack circle of the Dwarf King and the Grand Commander, he might as well prepare for the attack coming from Du Fan, Bashaa thought. At that moment, the Dwarf King and the Grand Commander tightened their grip on Karu even more.