Qi Xia stood up and took a slow step back, calculating that the time was about right. If he didn’t retreat a bit—
He had a feeling something might splash onto his face.
The two men struggled and pulled backward with all their remaining strength, only to find the rope still completely unmoved. The last shred of their competitive spirit had been utterly exhausted.
“Damn it… Did that bitch nail herself to the ground or something?” Brother Wang gritted his teeth.
“Can’t be… We saw her lie down with our own eyes…” the fat man muttered. “What kind of weight is this…?”
As they spoke, their voices gradually grew weaker, and they practically slumped onto the rope.
“No… I can’t do it…” Brother Wang slowly loosened his grip. “Stop pulling back for now. This rope’s too tight… If we keep tugging from both ends, I can barely breathe…”
He glanced down at his hands—there was barely any intact skin left.
“Alright…” The fat man nodded, his straining arms gradually relaxing. “Seriously, why didn’t you tie a dead knot around your waist like I did? Why just wrap it around?”
With only one side exerting force, the rope, no longer under tension, slackened and drooped limply.
“Wrap it around? What kind of nonsense are you spouting?” Brother Wang snapped. “There are only two ends to this rope—one with you, the other with Earth Bull. What the hell was I supposed to tie a dead knot to?”
As he spoke, something felt off. The rope seemed to be tightening again.
“Ow… Hey… Stop pulling…” Brother Wang felt his abdomen constrict. “What the hell is going on?”
“I-I’m not pulling…” the fat man stammered. “Something’s wrong…”
Before they could even look down to check the rope, they saw Earth Bull in the pit, curled into a ball, clutching her own feet tightly.
The next second, her entire body suddenly expanded, launching her out of the pit like a spring.
The two men were yanked forward by the immense force, stumbling a few steps before losing their balance.
But Earth Bull’s movement didn’t stop there. Midair, she twisted her waist violently—her upper body turning right, her legs swinging left—as if gathering momentum.
At the peak of her rotation, she unleashed an astonishing burst of strength, spinning in midair like a top.
The motion was clearly inhuman, but after undergoing extreme physical enhancement, her body defied all logic.
In an instant, the two men were sent flying forward like bullets, blood spraying from their mouths with a sharp *whoosh*.
Qi Xia barely caught the sound of Brother Wang coughing weakly before falling silent—after all, the rope was wrapped around his waist, and tightening one end was equivalent to slicing him in half.
Everything happened within two seconds. Earth Bull reeled the rope in like a fishing line, coiling it tightly around herself and dragging the two men right to her feet.
By the time the dust settled, not a single scream had been uttered.
Blood spilled from both men’s mouths—at that speed of impact, it was nearly impossible for an ordinary person to survive.
And with the rope now entirely in Earth Bull’s hands, there was no question: she had won the match.
Qi Xia stepped forward cautiously, taking in the brutal scene. Brother Wang still had the rope wrapped around his waist, but it had tightened so much that his torso was now as thin as a calf.
His eyes were bloodshot and bulging grotesquely, his tongue lolling out.
He was undoubtedly dead.
The fat man was in slightly better shape—his spine had clearly snapped, leaving him lying at a right angle. His teeth chattered uncontrollably, unable to form words, blood gurgling from his mouth in a sickening *clack-clack* rhythm.
“I won. You were right—burst strength can indeed win a match.” Earth Bull stood up, unwound the rope from her waist, and approached the fat man. Softly, she said, “You survived. You don’t have any *Dao*, but you’re free now. Go.”
The fat man lay there, his eyes rolling toward her. His lips twitched, but no sound came out.
He seemed paralyzed by terror, even forgetting his pain.
“Or… I could help you,” Earth Bull offered. “Your spine is broken. Even with the best medical care, it’d take months before you could stand again. Or… you might never walk at all.”
The fat man just trembled, staring at her in silence.
“If you want my help, blink.” Earth Bull loosened the rope around him. “I can carry you out, and you can figure things out from there. I have guests here—I can’t keep you.”
The fat man hesitated for a long moment, as if genuinely weighing his chances of survival. Finally, he blinked, his entire body shaking.
With all his teammates dead and himself critically injured, dying slowly on the streets was a worse fate than a quick end here.
Seeing his response, Earth Bull glanced back at Qi Xia. “You’re my witness. He asked for death.”
“Yeah,” Qi Xia nodded. “I saw it. He asked for death.”
Earth Bull rose, lifted her foot, and brought it down on the fat man’s head.
Like a watermelon bursting, sticky pulp splattered across the ground.
“Sorry you had to see that,” she said impassively.
“I’m in a hurry,” Qi Xia replied. “Give me one chance.”
Earth Bull looked up at the bead hovering above Qi Xia’s head—it was already teetering precariously.
“Me? Not a good idea.”
She grabbed both corpses and hurled them away with terrifying force, the sheer momentum stirring a gust of wind around her.
Then she dusted off her hands, unbuttoned the bottom of her suit and shirt, and rolled them up, tying them around her waist.
Her bullhide-colored abs were now exposed, the muscle definition so sharp it looked carved by a blade.
“*Dao City* really is more interesting,” Earth Bull murmured. “I’ve been holding back for too long.”
“Forgive my boldness,” Qi Xia said.
As the black bead teetered on the verge of shattering, Qi Xia locked eyes with Earth Bull and asked the one question he needed answered—the key to confirming whether his plan was sound.
“Earth Bull,” he called softly. “Can I trust you?”
The moment the words left his mouth, the wobbling black bead finally stabilized. It drifted for a brief moment before settling between Earth Bull’s brows.
Her expression shifted slightly as she glanced at the bead hovering there. Then she undid her too-tight tie and tossed it aside.
“You can trust me completely,” she said.
***BANG!***
The bead shattered instantly upon hearing her answer—without a hint of hesitation.
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