Chapter 41: Even If You Fight Well, Can You Fight This?

The last drop of blood rain fell to the ground, and the sky, once like a sea of blood, gradually returned to its usual state.

The blood moon still hung high, but its red hue had dimmed significantly.

Crunch!

The man in the scarlet cape crushed the last skull beneath his boot, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly.

Clap, clap, clap…

Myza slowly emerged from the desert, clapping his hands slowly.

"I must admit, you are probably the strongest person I've ever seen in my life," Myza began. "You won. I can't kill you indeed."

"Haha, how interesting." The man eyed Myza. "Even now, you don't seem to worry about what I can do to you?"

"So…" Myza raised an eyebrow. "What can you do to me?"

The man swung his heavy sword, and golden flames turned Myza's body to ashes.

But in the next second, Myza walked out from a different direction.

"Are you throwing a tantrum?" Myza tilted his head. "Why? Weren't you having fun just now?

"Heh," the man scoffed. "It's your attitude that's truly annoying."

With that, he slashed again.

This time, before the sword even struck, Myza's body turned to ashes on its own.

And in the next moment, he was walking up from behind the man.

"Stop wasting your effort. Getting mad at the yellow sand in the desert won't hurt the desert itself." Myza shook his head. "You can't kill me… No, maybe you can find a way to kill me, but unfortunately, you wouldn't dare."

"Ha? I don't dare?" The man looked up, glaring at Myza. "Why? Just because of that powerless lantern in the sky?"

"Heheh, exactly," Myza chuckled. "Because ultimately, you are a 'person' who wants to rule the world, and you certainly wouldn't like a calamity being unleashed."

The man's brow furrowed. He looked up at the blood moon in the sky, and an invisible force gathered around him. The next moment, a burst of energy exploded, and he shot toward the blood moon.

Myza watched him, first surprised, then with a strange look of hopefulness in his eyes.

Light flashed, and with a slash of his sword, golden flames soared into the sky. The golden crescent seemed to divide the sky in half as it slowly flew toward the blood moon.

However, as the golden flames touched the red moon, it rippled like an illusion.

Seeing the scene he had anticipated, Myza sighed.

Soon, the man returned, landing on the ground with an annoyed expression.

"You better hope I don't figure out how to deal with your lantern," the man said coldly. "Otherwise, that will be the day you die."

"Oh, go ahead and try. Want me to give you a hint?" Myza shrugged. "Have you heard of arcane pollution?"

"Pollution from destructive forbidden spells?" The man frowned. "So, you're saying…"

"Yes, it seems you understand," Myza said with a smile. "The sort of pollution that can corrode even elemental spirits. There's no better way to deal with it than to let it naturally dissipate over time. This moon is crafted using the pollution itself as the core, woven with arcane arts. After creating this monster, even I do not know how to resolve it. If you can, feel free to try."

"Madman." The man's brow twitched. "Are you trying to turn the world into a wasteland?"

"The old me certainly thought so." Myza smiled. "As for now… whether to unleash this monster on the world or not depends on you."

The man stared at Myza for a few minutes, eventually raising his right hand and pointing his finger at Myza. He pointed for a while but couldn't say anything.

Finally, he sheathed his sword, nearly gritting his teeth as he uttered, "Fine. You're the first to make me suffer a loss in all these years. Be proud of yourself and stay holed up here for the rest of your life."

With that, he glared at the blood moon once more, then with a swish of his cloak, he flew off.

Watching the figure of the man in the scarlet cloak grow smaller, Myza sighed. "Haa, in the end, I still couldn't die…"

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In the underground, Yaine held the flower pot with Liu Ji in it, lost in thought.

Looking at the lush green leaves, she felt a strange sense of envy. If she could also turn into a potato, wouldn't she be able to forget her worries and live a carefree life?

If only that were possible…

If it were really possible, she would seek her revenge and then turn into a potato and plant herself in some remote wilderness, like Liu Ji did, and lose herself in time for a thousand years.

While in her daydream, she suddenly felt the flower pot in her hands tremble.

Before she could react, there was a cracking sound, and the pot split open, revealing a large, pale body.

Liu Ji had suddenly transformed back!

And because Yaine had been holding the pot, Liu Ji appeared in her arms in a princess-carry position.

For a moment, there was complete silence as everyone stared in shock at this strange scene.

Yaine was also stunned, staring at Liu Ji in bewilderment.

Then, to everyone's surprise, Liu Ji suddenly hugged Yaine tightly.

"Whoaa…"

That came from Osar.

Girunini and Mervant stared wide-eyed.

Calidora covered her mouth.

Yaine was completely frozen in place.

This moment seemingly frozen in time lasted for a few seconds before Liu Ji suddenly realized what was happening. He exclaimed, "Ah!" and quickly let go, frantically trying to explain, but struggled due to his limited language skills and not knowing what to say.

All of a sudden, he seemed to remember something and froze up.

He looked down at himself…

Completely naked.

Liu Ji's face immediately showed an expression of sheer horror.

Yaine, still in a state of shock, instinctively followed Liu Ji's gaze downward…

She immediately let out a scream and, with a push, threw Liu Ji to the ground.

At that moment, Osar reacted the quickest, grabbing Liu Ji's clothes from the side and quickly covering him with them.

Of course, it would have been better if the clothes weren't backward.

Liu Ji didn't care about the clothes being backward; he had just rushed to put them on. His face was now bright red, and with the hood hanging around his neck, he looked rather comical.

Just then, Myza entered the room.

He looked around, stroking his chin thoughtfully.

"Well, I came to tell you the good news that the Tyrant has left," Myza said. "But judging by the situation, did I miss something interesting?"

"Ah! Mr. Myza, could you help me explain to them?" Liu Ji said, seeing Myza as a lifesaver. "I just got too excited because I couldn't change back before and then suddenly did… uh, and then…"

"Don't worry about it." Myza laughed. "Come with me later; I have something I want to discuss with you."

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