Chapter 420: Self-Detonation

Jun Xuanming was a child of heavenly destiny, born with great fortune.

Such an enemy, as long as not killed, would have countless chances to restart, making him extremely terrifying.

Moreover, Wu Ming was an earth immortal who understood heavenly decrees—when a dragon overreaches, it invites misfortune; things rarely occur thrice. His first attempt was ambushing Jun Xuanming at Giant Tree City; the second was stealing the Immortal Riding Dragon King at Daughter Cliff. Now, this was the third!

Once Jun Xuanming survived this tribulation, he might very well transform from a trapped dragon to a soaring one, and then Wu Ming would instead fall into a disadvantageous position.

As for the key to escape? It must be the Divine Phantom Spirit without doubt!

Star Fate King thought Wu Ming wanted to compete with Jun Xuanming, but in reality, Wu Ming, who could foresee the future, had no intention whatsoever of even letting Jun Xuanming meet the Flame Emperor!

Otherwise, with the disturbance of heavenly fate, who knew what chaotic events might occur—it would truly be hard to predict.

“Jun Xuanming, die for me!”

Therefore, at this moment, Wu Ming’s killing intent had reached its peak.

To deal with such a child of heavenly destiny, an instant kill was merely wishful thinking. The previous two attempts were merely gradual depletion of his fortune, all paving the way for this decisive killing move now!

If Jun Xuanming managed to escape this time, he would truly become difficult to handle in the future.

“He actually promoted the Immortal Riding Dragon King to King rank! Impossible!”

Star Fate King stared at the majestically radiant Immortal Riding Dragon King, his eyes nearly popping out: “Dragon race matures slowly by nature. According to my calculations, it should still require at least five hundred more years to reach full maturity!”

He was also a clever man, quickly figuring out Wu Ming’s plan: “Green Snake King, quickly protect Jun Xuanming!”

Bang!

A shower of debris flew, and from the deep pit, Green Snake King’s battered figure emerged, with half his facial scales shattered: “Star Fate King… the reason I came here was still for your promise, but the previous terms certainly did not include knowingly stepping forward to die!”

“Dragon’s Claw!”

As Green Snake King hesitated, Wu Ming wasted no time, commanding the Immortal Riding Dragon King. A claw beam glowing with barrier-breaking light appeared.

Puchi!

The Golden-maned Roarer, already entangled with Azure Demon Wolf King, let out a shriek of pain as the golden fur defense on its body failed to stop the dragon claw, which tore off a large chunk of flesh, blood gushing like a spring.

“Awooooo!”

Taking advantage of the moment, Azure Demon Wolf King’s eyes flashed with emerald death rays, and a blood-red aura appeared on its claws as it suddenly attacked Jun Xuanming.

“Cursed! Green Snake King, hurry and act—I will support you too!”

Seeing Jun Xuanming take another hit and his vine armor shatter, Star Fate King gritted his teeth and summoned another King-level phantom spirit: “Star Ripples Beast, go!”

A flash of starlight, and a giant blue butterfly appeared seemingly through teleportation before the Immortal Riding Dragon King. Its two massive wings were covered in speckled star trails. As it fluttered, the Milky Way illuminated, trailing tassels, beautiful as a dream.

“Good! Star Fate King! I must admit I underestimated you before!”

Green Snake King laughed loudly, regaining confidence, and finally acted again: “Phantom Spirit Transformation!”

“Shishi!”

A circle of green light radiated from his body as his form began to twist and elongate, expanding into a ten-meter-long Triple Venom Shadow Python. In the center of its two vertical pupils appeared a human face.

“Star Fate King… I never expected you, who always kept a low profile, to be the one hiding deepest… Tsk tsk, three King-level Phantom Spirits. Throughout the Flame Continent, you must be number one!”

Wu Ming shook his head.

Besides the Star Mist Phantom Spirit currently entangled with the Great Peng Buddha King and the previously injured Star Shadow Phantom Spirit, Star Fate King indeed had a third King-level spirit!

Despite possessing such power, he had always kept a low profile—his intentions were indeed suspicious.

“What use is worldly fame to me?”

Star Fate King shook his head and roared: “Star Battle Formation!”

Buzzzz!

Star Ripples Beast flapped its wings, scattering a fine powder resembling star fragments and diamonds. It carried domain power, forming a starry array.

“Roarrr!”

Though seemingly faint, this layer of starlight was actually quite resilient, temporarily trapping even the Immortal Riding Dragon King.

“Shishi!”

The Triple Venom Shadow Python hissed and transformed into a green shadow. Suddenly, its tail came crashing down like a tidal wave.

Puh!

Wu Ming’s figure instantly blurred, allowing the snake tail to only sweep up a pile of boulders. He himself then flashed again, appearing atop the snake’s head, delivering a fierce punch straight at the human face.

“Ahh…”

Green Snake King let out a cry of pain as his massive serpent body twisted and writhed in agony.

One against three!

At this moment, Wu Ming, a King himself, was actually fighting three other Kings!

If this scene were known to outsiders, Wu Ming would immediately be hailed as the number one Spirit Tamer on the Flame Continent!

“That’s…”

The clash among the four Kings was naturally detected by the East Sea King and others nearby, their expressions shifting: “Wolf Eagle King! Star Fate King! Green Snake King!”

“And Jun Xuanming too!”

Rebellion King’s face turned grim: “No wonder Wolf Eagle King was delayed for so long—he was held up by these three Kings!”

As for those previous dark suspicions, they naturally weren’t mentioned anymore.

“But they are three Kings! Wolf Eagle King can actually hold his own against three at once?”

Donghai Wang wore an expression of utter disbelief.

“Jiji!”

“Roarrr!”

“Zhaazha!”

Not only Donghai Wang and Rebellion King, other Gold King Phantom Spirits also noticed Wu Ming and the others.

To them, this scene was even more shocking, after all, four human King Spirit Tamers had appeared on their own territory!

Therefore, exchanging glances, they suddenly let out simultaneous roars.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Startling sound waves traveled far, immediately provoking responses from several King-level presences.

At this moment, the entire Immortal Deathless Holy Mountain seemed to awaken.

In the distance, a towering fire ape and the figures of several other King Phantom Spirits slowly emerged. In the sky, a mass of fiery clouds descended, revealing the Fire Flamingo King in the center.

“King-level auras—there are over a dozen of them?”

Donghai Wang’s face turned pale. This far exceeded his previous estimate.

At this point, he had completely abandoned any thoughts of profiting from the chaos and was now considering how to escape with his life.

“Tsk tsk!”

Wu Ming, naturally feeling this more acutely, said: “Have we attracted all the Kings of the Immortal Deathless Holy Mountain?”

“Wolf Eagle King! How about we call it quits today?”

Star Fate King’s eyes flickered, making a suggestion: “Otherwise, if we mutually exhaust each other, we’ll only become prey for the Phantom Spirits, a laughingstock across the continent!”

Hearing this, Green Snake King slowly retreated, clearly showing agreement.

Jun Xuanming’s face was flushed with fury, but he said nothing.

After all, in their view, both sides were evenly matched, making this the best possible resolution for today.

“I refuse!”

Wu Ming laughed loudly, replying without hesitation.

“Wolf Eagle King! Have you gone mad? Do you want us all to die together?” Green Snake King cried out in alarm, clearly quite frightened.

“Star Fate King, I know what scheme you’re plotting! Listen well! Today I don’t care about you or Green Snake King, but Jun Xuanming must die!”

Wu Ming feinted at the disinterested Green Snake King and charged straight at Jun Xuanming.

“Cursed! Golden-maned Roarer! Metal Element Immortal Art!”

Jun Xuanming’s eyes were bloodshot, and his vine armor automatically extended numerous tendrils, lush and green, forming a forest world.

Though he claimed not to fear, he was actually deeply terrified, immediately deploying all his hidden cards.

“Hehe! Azure Demon Wolf King! Moon Devour! Great Peng Buddha King! Wrath of the Buddha King!”

Wu Ming’s mind stirred, and Azure Demon Wolf King howled at the moon, exerting a massive suction force on the Golden-maned Roarer.

Great Peng Buddha King flapped its wings with a shriek, its body seemingly forged from gold, emitting a holy glow with flowers raining from the sky and golden lotuses rising from the earth. Its face transformed into an angry expression, unleashing a wave of apocalyptic flame!

“This is…”

Even Star Fate King’s Star Mist Phantom Spirit, though also a King, was forced to retreat under the flames, only managing to barely resist by joining forces with Green Snake King.

“Five Elements Immortal Art—Samadhi True Fire!”

Flames of three colors appeared on Wu Ming’s hand as he pushed them toward the forest domain.

Zila!

A single spark landed and immediately spread like wildfire, with thick smoke billowing. Wu Ming himself flashed again, appearing before Jun Xuanming.

“Dongfang Shuoming!”

Jun Xuanming was greatly alarmed, his vine armor emitting a thick green glow.

“You think hiding in a turtle shell will protect you?”

Wu Ming sneered, and a massive Lava Tyrant instantly appeared above Jun Xuanming, crashing down like a mountain.

Boom!

The ground sank another layer, Jun Xuanming’s aura was firmly suppressed at the bottom, though not significantly weakened.

His vine armor was transformed from a ten-thousand-year-old Azure Dragon, a King-level spirit. A mere Peak Lord-level Lava Tyrant couldn’t break through the defense.

But immediately, Wu Ming swiftly retreated, his face showing determination: “Self-Destruct Technique!”

Boom boom boom!

A massive black mushroom cloud rose, and a torrent of shockwaves violently spread outward.

A Peak Lord-level Phantom Spirit using this kind of self-destruct technique could already threaten Kings! Not to mention, the Lava Tyrant wasn’t an ordinary Peak Lord! On its body, accumulated were massive fire element essences, even some leftover world power from before, which Wu Ming now detonated together!

Puchi!

A flash of light, and a figure was thrown out from the explosion center—it was Jun Xuanming!

But now, his ten-thousand-year-old Azure Dragon had been severely impacted, peeling off his body, cracking inch by inch, clearly gravely injured, even on the brink of destruction!

“Jiji!”

On the battlefield of Donghai Wang, the Blazing Flame King suddenly sensed the aura of his cub. With a furious roar, he ignored both Donghai Wang and the Rebellion King, charging wildly toward Jun Xuanming.

“Great chance!”

Seizing the opening created by Blazing King’s departure, Donghai Wang and Rebellion King exchanged a glance and quickly followed suit.

Their intelligence was extraordinary. They knew that at this point, fleeing would be pointless. Instead of directly retreating down the mountain, they charged toward Wu Ming, preparing to combine the power of three Kings for one last breakthrough attempt!