Ninth In the World

At a glance, Di Jiu knew that Jing Xihua was no match for that man. Jing Xihua did not seem to have attained the late-stage Dao Integration Realm, and his injuries had yet to completely recover as well. How could he possibly be able to fight in that state?

Before the two of them could start fighting, Di Jiu walked out.

“Head, this bastard destroyed our restaurant’s signboard. I attempted reasoning with him, but he suddenly attacked me.” Lightning complained in tears when it saw Di Jiu.

Everyone, including the spectators and the burly man, immediately looked at Di Jiu.

Lightning seemed to be very respected there, but the truth was that everyone was wary of the level-eight Defense Array in that place and the person Lightning called Head, who was behind the Mountain Gaze Restaurant.

After all, anyone who could open up a restaurant in the Mountain Gaze Forbidden Zone and set up a level-eight Divine Defense Array would not be simple. Many cultivators came to the Mountain Gaze Forbidden Zone, but no one had seen this expert. Since Di Jiu had finally come out, he naturally became the center of attention, as everyone wanted to know just how powerful this Head was.

The person who paid the most attention to him was Jing Xihua, who was disappointed when he saw Di Jiu. The reason he had forked out the valuable Five-Element Chaos Qi to hide there was not because he was rich in any sense of the word, but because he believed that someone capable of such things could not possibly be ordinary. He had gone there in search of one thing only: protection.

Now, it seemed that his judgment had been wrong. Based on the Dao rune fluctuations emitted from Di Jiu, Di Jiu most certainly had yet to attain the Primordial Chaos Realm and could even be a Primordial Dao cultivator. Jing Xihua understood why Di Jiu had only come out now and had let Lightning take charge: It was because Di Jiu was too weak.

Since Di Jiu had nowhere to hide now, he’d had no choice but to come out. How could he not when someone was trying to demolish his store?

What exactly was that finger move?

Di Jiu’s shock could not be compared to the shock of the burly man. The latter stared at Di Jiu dumbly, for this was the very first time he had witnessed someone of a lower cultivation level successfully blocking the Primeval Void-Breaking Finger.

That ‘death’ word was truly terrifying. If Di Jiu’s cultivation level had been stronger, the roles would have been reversed.

This was not what shocked him the most, however. It was the fact that Di Jiu was fine despite enduring an attack from the Primeval Void-Breaking Finger. What kind of body was that? Even a Sacred Body could not possibly be so powerful.

“Who are you exactly?” The burly man took a deep breath and did not launch another attack. Based on that strength, it was clear that Di Jiu was no ordinary cultivator.

Di Jiu bellowed in laughter, throwing out nomological array flags continuously. He slashed down with the Heavenly Aqua Saber again as the Heaven-Opening Writing Brush continued to accumulate Dao rune strength in mid-air.

“You caused trouble at my restaurant and destroyed my signboard, yet you are asking who I am. Eat this saber first!” Di Jiu did not care that his opponent was slightly stronger than him. It was only when he fought with such people that he derived great joy and was able to improve.

There was no reason to cut the battle short when Di Jiu enjoyed it.

Jing Xihua, who was thrown to the side by the impact of the collision, sucked in a deep breath. He was so powerful!

As expected, someone who could open up a restaurant in the Mountain Gaze Forbidden Zone could not possibly be ordinary. His guess had been correct. This young man, who was a self-proclaimed Head, was simply too powerful. Jing Xihua knew very well just how formidable that burly man was. The reason he was able to escape was not because of his strength but because he used his brains.

It was truly laughable that he had previously thought that Di Jiu was a paper tiger who dared not come out.

“Stop! This fight between us is meaningless, as it will not reach a conclusion!” hollered the burly man anxiously. He knew very well that Di Jiu was not afraid of his Primeval Void-Breaking Finger, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Di Jiu seemed to not have heard him. The Heavenly Aqua Saber transformed into a boundless killing aura before locking onto the burly man. Then, it slashed down with the intent of splitting this entire void into two.