Such a person is honest and kind. The rat king before us, however, is cunning and treacherous, far superior.
Thinking of this, the cockroach king intensified its attack, forcing the rat king to retreat repeatedly.
"Cockroach King, I'll show you my true power!" The Rat King, forced back by the Cockroach King, was filled with rage. Suddenly, a powerful black energy erupted from its body, roaring wildly and instantly forcing the Cockroach King back hundreds of meters before it regained its footing.
"Is this the power you obtained from the Dragon Ball?" The Cockroach King frowned and asked, looking at the Rat King, whose aura had greatly increased.
"I suppose so!" the Rat King replied, and the next second its body instantly rushed towards the Cockroach King. All along, it was the Cockroach King that took the initiative to attack it, but this was the first time it had taken the initiative to attack the Cockroach King.
Facing the imposing Rat King, the Cockroach King took a breath, and a powerful black energy also emanated from its body. Although it was not as ferocious as the Rat King, it was not much different.
boom………
The two collided instantly, and ripples of energy spread outwards, causing the space around them to ripple in layers, as if a force was about to shatter the void.
"Die!" At this moment, the Rat King's face was somewhat distorted by the impact of the energy ripples.
Suddenly, the cockroach king, which was colliding with it, changed its expression and began to slowly retreat. Its arms, which had been fighting against the rat king, were now trembling.
Gu Yu flew back again at this moment. Looking at the scene in front of him, he frowned. This can't go on. The Cockroach King is going to lose!
"Cockroach King, I'll lend you a hand." Gu Yu hesitated for a moment, then suddenly swung his longsword and slashed at the Rat King.
"Overestimating yourself. I'll deal with it first, then I'll deal with you." After the Rat King finished speaking, a powerful force emanated from its body. Gu Yu moved, but this time he was not blasted away. Instead, he used the Ten Directions Shift to dodge the Rat King's counterattack.
"Human, I can still fight without you," the cockroach king suddenly said through gritted teeth. The next second, its body suddenly began to convulse, and black flames burst into flames on its body.
"Ah... Demonization..." The cockroach king cried out in pain. Its body was already very strong, covered in muscles, but at this moment it became even more muscular, with its muscles increasing in size several times over, turning from black to dark red, as if it were bleeding.
Its eyes turned bright red, as if they were about to bulge out, which was quite frightening.
"They're starting to fight tooth and nail." Gu Yu thought to himself with a cold smile. Everything was going according to his plan. If the two of them didn't fight desperately, it would be difficult for them to both be seriously injured. Gu Yu was hoping that the two of them would die together, or at least be left with only a breath of life. That way, it would be much easier for him to deal with them.
"You actually burned your physical strength?" The cockroach king, who had been suppressed by him, suddenly began to suppress him in reverse, which made the rat king's expression change.
"Die!" The power emanating from the Cockroach King swept towards the Rat King, and ripples of energy spread outwards, causing Gu Yu to retreat repeatedly.
"Who lives and who dies is still uncertain." Black flames began to burn on the Rat King's body. It didn't have many muscles, but at this moment, a lot of them burst forth.
boom…………
The power erupting from both of them instantly separated them. Now, both were panting heavily, glaring angrily at each other, wanting to tear the other to pieces.
The next second, the two figures clashed, causing the air to buzz and the space to tremble. They were as fast as lightning, and the other could not be seen at all. All that could be seen were two black lights colliding continuously.
Boom boom boom…
"Fight, fight as hard as you can. Once you're gone, it will be much easier for humans to mine in Kunlun Yuanmen in the future," Gu Yu murmured.
Time ticked by, and both the Cockroach King and the Rat King had exhausted most of their strength. Their once-powerful bodies were now covered in wounds, each one a testament to the brutality of the battle. The air reeked of blood, the result of their relentless clash. Yet, an indomitable flame still burned in their eyes, as if telling each other that even with their strength nearly gone, they would still kill the other.
The cockroach king's carapace was crisscrossed with cracks, like shattered porcelain, while the rat king's body had lost its former luster, becoming messy and dirty. Their movements were no longer agile, and each attack was accompanied by heavy panting, but even so, they still used their last bit of strength to try to deliver a fatal blow to their opponent.
Gu Yu looked at the two guys; their fighting ability had been greatly reduced.
"Cockroach King, I'm going to kill you."
boom…………
The Rat King punched the Cockroach King, sending the Cockroach King flying backward.
"Heh..." The cockroach king, which had been knocked away, looked at the rat king and suddenly chuckled coldly, "Rat king, you want to kill me? Have you forgotten something?"
The Rat King, which was about to charge at the Cockroach King, suddenly stopped. Its expression changed repeatedly. It had indeed forgotten that when the Cockroach King burned its life force to fight it, it had forgotten the most important person: Gu Yu. At this moment, it could be said that it was completely exhausted. The human it had previously looked down on now had the opportunity to kill it, which made its pupils shrink.
"Rat King, you said I was overestimating myself before. Now I'd like to try and see if I'm still overestimating myself." Gu Yu had already appeared behind the Rat King.
"Damn humans, even though I am now on my last legs, I am still not someone you can fight against," the Rat King said, looking at Gu Yu.
"Is that so?" Gu Yu played with the wooden sword in his hand for a moment. The next second, he moved and suddenly slashed at the Rat King. The Rat King dodged immediately, and Gu Yu's slash missed. The wooden sword in his hand spun around again.
The Rat King hurriedly activated its power and reached out to grab Gu Yu's wooden sword.
boom………
The wooden sword was grabbed by the Rat King, and its blade energy was instantly crushed. This scene seemed somewhat familiar, but the next second, a power suddenly erupted from Gu Yu's body, and a light shone on Gu Yu's finger. The "Heaven-Shaking Finger" shot directly towards the Rat King's chest.
Bang... Pfft...
Suddenly, a blood-red sword shot out, and the Rat King was forced back several steps. Gu Yu, however, hovered in place, gripping his sword with both hands, and suddenly slashed down at the Rat King again.
The Rat King hurriedly dodged again. At this moment, its power was getting weaker and weaker. The painful injuries on its body and the weakness after burning its source energy made it feel that something was very wrong.
"Humans, kill it, it's dying," the cockroach king said upon seeing this.
"Alright!" With a movement of the Ten Directions Shift, Gu Yu instantly appeared behind the Rat King and unleashed a Heaven-Opening Slash.
The Rat King was about to dodge, but its body suddenly twitched due to weakness and injury, which slowed its movements and allowed it to be struck directly by the long sword, severing a large chunk from its shoulder.
"Ah..." A shrill scream suddenly came from the Rat King's mouth.
"Human, spare my life! I don't want the Demon Dragon Pearl anymore!" The Rat King suddenly begged for mercy. As a peak Emperor Realm cultivator, it had no choice but to give up everything and compromise in order to survive.
"Humans, kill it!" The cockroach king was panting heavily; its condition was actually much more serious than that of the rat king.
Gu Yu looked at the Rat King, brandished his wooden sword, and attacked the Rat King again.
When the Rat King saw Gu Yu attacking it again, its expression changed drastically. Just as it was about to dodge, a dark shadow suddenly appeared behind it, and the shadow pierced its body with a claw.
puff…………
The Rat King spat out a mouthful of blood, its eyes filled with resentment. It had been a powerful and influential rat king for countless years, and now it had died just like that.
"Corpse Beetle King, well done." Gu Yu praised the Corpse Beetle King, who was standing behind the Rat King.
"Thank you, Master." The Corpse Beetle King said respectfully to Gu Yu. Then, with a swipe of its claws, it ripped out the Rat King's heart and swallowed it whole.
As the Rat King's body fell below, the rat monster army, which was fiercely battling the cockroach monsters, continued its journey.
"Human, the Rat King is dead. Can you give me the Demon Dragon Ball now?" The Cockroach King breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the Rat King's death. It forced itself to stand up and said to Gu Yu.
"Respected Cockroach King, thanks to your help, otherwise I would never have been able to kill the Rat King. I am very grateful to you for this, but I really don't have the Demon Dragon Ball." Gu Yu said to the Cockroach King.
"What did you say?" The cockroach king's expression suddenly changed upon hearing Gu Yu's words. "You can't go back on your word!"
"Cockroach King, now is not the time for you to bargain with me. I'll give you a choice: either die or submit to me," Gu Yu said, looking at the Cockroach King.
"Human, you..." The cockroach king's expression changed repeatedly. It suddenly realized something and was filled with a thousand regrets. But what was the use of regret now? If it hadn't fought the rat king to the death, the rat king would have killed it.
In truth, if it hadn't come, perhaps all of this could have been avoided. As for hoping that its minions would save it, that was a joke. Those guys, although they usually treated it with utmost respect and obedience, were actually hoping for its death! Once it was dead, they would be the new kings, or even emperors, of the cockroach monster.
Actually, you can't blame those cockroach monsters. You have to blame themselves. If they didn't want to solidify their position and not allow a new cockroach king to be born, those cockroach kings wouldn't have acted this way.
"Human, I no longer want the Demon Dragon Ball. You and your companions may leave. Moreover, I swear I will never be an enemy of humans again," the Cockroach King hurriedly said.
“Hehe…” Gu Yu looked at the Cockroach King with amusement. This was a peak Emperor Realm cultivator! He knew the Master-Servant Contract. If he could subdue the Cockroach King and bring it back to Earth, he would have a peak Emperor Realm bodyguard. He could practically walk around with his head held high.
At this moment, Gu Yu felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have killed the Rat King earlier. He should have controlled it and formed a master-servant contract. And there was also the Corpse Beetle King from the Thunder Dragon Palace earlier. Both of them were at the peak of the Emperor Realm!
"Human, even if I die, I will never submit to you. Don't even dream about it." The Cockroach King, seeing Gu Yu looking at him with amusement, steeled his resolve and said.
"Oh! Is that so?" Gu Yu looked at the cockroach king. "Submit to me and you can live. I can even give you benefits and help you become a god in the future! But if you choose to die, you will have nothing."
"I will never submit to you, so give up on that idea!" the cockroach king said, looking as if it would kill at any moment. This made Gu Yu frown. The master-servant contract was good in every way, except for one thing: it could not be forced, and the other party had to be willing.
"Hmph! To be able to submit to your master is a blessing you've accumulated over eight lifetimes, yet you don't know how to cherish it." The Corpse Beetle King couldn't stand it any longer and spoke directly.
"Hmph!" Upon hearing the Corpse Beetle King's words, the Cockroach King immediately said, "You are also a Corpse Beetle King, very close to the Emperor Realm, yet you are willing to be a dog for humans. What a despicable wretch."
"I'll kill you." Upon hearing the cockroach king's words, the Corpse Beetle King became enraged and swung its dragon claws to kill the cockroach king, but Gu Yu stopped it.
"Cockroach King, you are very arrogant, but your arrogance is worthless. There is a saying among us humans: 'Death is the end.' You submit to me, but you only submit to me. You are still the high and mighty Cockroach King, and you can still lead your cockroach monster army. But if you die, you will really have nothing left. I hope you can think this through carefully," Gu Yu said again.
"I..." The cockroach king hesitated. Although it couldn't get over the mental hurdle, as Gu Yu said, if it died, it would lose everything. Pride and dignity meant nothing in the face of life.
"Cockroach King, I believe you should know that the rulers of this place were once the Dragon Clan." Gu Yu looked at the somewhat hesitant Cockroach King and pressed on while the iron was hot. "You should also know something about the power of the Dragon Clan. Do you know how they were wiped out? And what are the black and white forces here, and those forces that you dare not touch?"
“Of course I know,” the Cockroach King replied. “It is gods and demons. The black and white power is the divine source power and demonic source power evolved from the power of gods and demons.”
"Good to know." Gu Yu nodded upon hearing the Cockroach King's reply. "Then do you know my identity?"
"Aren't you a human?" the Cockroach King said, making it even more obvious that Gu Yu was a human no matter where he was.
"You're wrong, I am a god and a demon." The next second, Gu Yu's aura changed instantly. The blessing of the Yin-Yang Amplification Array disappeared, and Gu Yu released the power of the god and a demon. Although his aura and cultivation level decreased, in the eyes of the cockroach king and the corpse beetle king, this made them extremely terrified.
"The power of gods and demons, are you really a god or demon?" The Cockroach King was utterly shocked. Perhaps they didn't know much about gods and demons, but as the current ruler of the Dragon Realm, it had dominated for countless years and knew a thing or two about some things. Perhaps it could doubt that Gu Yu was talking nonsense, but the power of gods and demons on Gu Yu's body was undeniable. In the past, it had also tried to step into the area covered by the power of gods and demons, after all, it was very curious about that place. However, it had only stepped in a little and almost died inside. Since then, it had never dared to have any illusions about that place again.
“That’s right, I am indeed a god or demon, but I need time to grow. It should be an honor for you to make me a servant of a god or demon!” Gu Yu asked, looking at the Cockroach King.
Judging from the cockroach king's expression, Gu Yu could tell that this guy had a great deal of awe and even fear for gods and demons.
"Follow me, and you'll be more than just a mere Divine Realm expert. I'll make you an Emperor, an Ancestral Realm expert..." Gu Yu began to make grand promises.
"I am willing to submit, Your Majesty the God and Demon," the Cockroach King suddenly said. What reason did it have not to submit at this moment? Gu Yu was a God and Demon, and to be a servant of a God and Demon was its honor. No matter how powerful the Dragon Clan was, in the eyes of the God and Demon, they were nothing but ants. It did not doubt Gu Yu's words at all. Following Gu Yu, it felt that it was true. Not to mention the God Realm, even the Great Emperor Ancestral Realm was infinitely possible.
Upon hearing the Cockroach King's words, a smile appeared on Gu Yu's lips. He was surprised that the power of gods and demons could have such an effect.
"Give me a drop of your essence blood," Gu Yu said to the cockroach king.
"Okay." Without the slightest hesitation, the cockroach king gave a drop of its own essence blood to Gu Yu's hand.
"Do not resist, accept my primordial spirit power," Gu Yu said. Then he also released a drop of his own blood, made a hand seal, and an ancient rune appeared. The two drops of blood immediately flew towards the ancient rune. Then Gu Yu injected a wisp of primordial spirit power into the rune, and the rune instantly flew towards the cockroach king.
The cockroach king was stunned when it saw the ancient runes, but it did not resist. It let the runes fly to its forehead and then disappear into its brow.
Suddenly, a binding force emanated from the cockroach king, and its pupils became dazed and confused. At this moment, Gu Yu realized that he had formed a master-servant contract with the cockroach king.
Buzzing...
A stream of energy emanated from the cockroach king's forehead, and its eyes became increasingly dull. After a while, its eyes gradually regained their clarity.
"Master." The cockroach king immediately knelt down before Gu Yu and respectfully called out.
"Get up!" Gu Yu waved his hand, appearing calm and composed on the surface, but inside he was incredibly excited. He had gained another subordinate, a subordinate at the peak of the Emperor Realm! And a subordinate who would never betray him.
"Tell your henchmen to stay away from my friends," Gu Yu ordered the Cockroach King.
"Yes, Master." After receiving Gu Yu's order, the cockroach king endured its injuries and immediately emitted a piercing sizzling sound.
As the hissing sound rang out, the cockroach monsters immediately prostrated themselves on the ground and respectfully kowtowed.
With a wave of his hand, Gu Yu caused the Six Harmonies Demon-Suppressing Array surrounding everyone to disappear instantly, and the God-Slaying Array Plate returned to Gu Yu's hand. At this moment, only two top-grade source stones on the God-Slaying Array Plate still had energy.
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