"Chuang Shangjun, what is going on with you? Did something unexpected happen?" an alien beside him, whose beard resembled that of a black ape, looked toward Chuang Shangbeidao with deep concern.

"By the Sun God, the opponent actually possesses such a formidable, peerless expert!" Only then did the suffocating feeling in Chuang Shangbeidao’s chest dissipate, and he spoke in a grave voice.

"A peerless expert? Do you mean someone on the level of that old fellow Gu Han? Even if the opponent is an expert, they shouldn't surpass Lord Chuang Shang, right? Even Gu Han, the foremost expert on the Profound Profound Continent, might not be a match for you, Lord Chuang Shang!" the man asked curiously, with a hint of teasing in his tone.

The speaker was named Takahashi Tikoku, a peak expert at the third level of the Saint Venerable rank, a second-tier Supreme Heavenly Ninja. He was just one step away from advancing to the fourth level of the Saint Venerable rank.

This man had always viewed Chuang Shangbeidao as his ultimate idol; in his mind, "Chuang Shangbeidao was an invincible existence!"

Therefore, the accent in which he asked the question was quite relaxed.

"The foremost expert? Gu Han is no longer the foremost expert on the Profound Profound Continent. At least, Gu Han wouldn't be a match for that person just now, because I am not his match either!" As Chuang Shangbeidao uttered these words, both sides of his face were as black as charcoal.

"Ah?! Nani?!" Takahashi Tikoku was utterly stunned, his mouth hanging open like a startled hippopotamus. This cry of surprise was actually emitted from his female form, but the sound was still like a broken gong, completely devoid of grace.

"Nani," like "Baga," were native words of the alien race; the former meant "What," while the latter meant fool or bastard, likely the most common curses among the aliens!

"Such a person exists in this world? Then where is he?" The other ten or so individuals also exclaimed in unison.

Even Chuang Shangbeidao, the recognized foremost expert of the alien race, admitted he was inferior; this showed the terrifying extent of the other person’s power, clearly reaching an incredible level!

"That person is about fifty li ahead in the direction I was just looking! Just now, our eyes met!" Chuang Shangbeidao's face was exceptionally grave. Even now, he dared not look in that direction again. That stabbing sensation just now was profoundly etched into his memory, nearly causing injury to his very soul! This result completely extinguished his will to contend!

Yet, Chuang Shangbeidao clearly sensed that even while their strengths clashed, the other man stood proudly in place, gazing down at him and the dozen or so people with him across that vast distance, his eyes imbued with an aloof, almost disdainful gaze.

The look was sharp, chilling!

Upon hearing Chuang Shangbeidao's explanation, the dozen-plus people simultaneously strained their vision, looking intensely in the direction Chuang Shangbeidao had been staring.

"Everyone, be careful. Do not rashly meet his gaze!" Chuang Shangbeidao was startled. If he himself was inferior, others engaging in a spiritual battle with that person would certainly lead to catastrophic consequences.

The dozen-plus individuals immediately understood upon hearing this, and they quickly turned their heads. Each one felt that within their pupils, they seemed to have caught a glimpse of a faint white shadow, standing solitary and defiant against the wind!

However, Takahashi Tikoku turned his head half a beat too late because he was somewhat dazed, determined to clearly see the appearance of the person who had defeated his idol.

He seemed to have just caught sight of a white figure faintly flashing through the night sky, attempting to focus his gaze to clearly discern the person's face. Just then, Chuang Shangbeidao’s warning arrived timely. As Takahashi Tikoku hastily tried to turn away, he saw the opponent apparently noticing his peeking, and his gaze shifted slightly...

It was merely such a casual, slight shift, yet in that instant, a gaze of extreme sharpness locked onto Takahashi Tikoku! He had no chance to evade!

A tyrannical spiritual force, seemingly substantial, shot across the fifty-plus li of space with lightning speed!

Takahashi Tikoku suddenly felt a strange blankness in his consciousness. In that inadvertent glance, he seemed to witness endless, boundless killing intent, all transforming into chilling streams of cold current, relentlessly flooding into his mind!

An indescribable, sharp pain erupted, and illusions flashed before his eyes. In his mind, he suddenly saw another world!

Before him appeared mountains of countless corpses, and innumerable skulls were grinning maliciously at him. Skeletal figures, stark white bone arms, reached out toward him, their sole aim his throat, as if intent on strangling him to death!

Takahashi Tikoku could even feel that bone-chilling touch... a rolling sea of blood, and within that sea of blood, countless, uncountable, brutally cruel, grotesque faces surged up from the surface, still dripping specks of crimson plasma, accompanied by piercing shrieks, hurtling toward him!

A nameless terror seized Takahashi Tikoku’s heart, and he could no longer suppress a scream that sounded inhuman. His entire body trembled violently, his eyes fixed and vacant. All vestiges of his Saint Venerable rank, second-tier Supreme Heavenly Ninja status, and standing as one of the leading experts of the alien race were gone. Then, his body staggered, and he fell straight down from the sky.

Chuang Shangbeidao reacted the fastest, seizing Takahashi Tikoku’s falling body with a casual maneuver. He asked gravely, "What did you see? Why are you so terrified!"

"Blood! All blood! And endless bones—they want to kill me—" Takahashi Tikoku trembled, his eyes vacant, his voice laced with sheer terror. His hands clawed uselessly at the air, seemingly still warding off something in that empty, illusory world...

The dozen or so top experts of the alien race, witnessing his vacant stare that seemed to pierce directly into another world, couldn't help but shudder simultaneously!

Takahashi Tikoku was by no means incompetent; he was one of the recognized powerhouses of the alien race, possessing the concrete strength of a third-level Saint Venerable!

That was a majestic third-level Saint Venerable! A peak second-tier Supreme Heavenly Ninja!

Such a powerhouse was terrified into this state by a mere look!

How terrifying must the person opposite them truly be!?

Chuang Shangbeidao acted decisively, clapping a palm onto Takahashi Tikoku’s head, then injected a stream of his own purest mental energy into him. Like a clear spring pouring into his skull, it instantly revitalized his spirit, and he finally regained consciousness.

But Takahashi Tikoku’s four eyes darted everywhere, refusing to glance even once more toward Jun Moxie’s position!

A single exchange of glances had shattered the courage of this Supreme Heavenly Ninja!

What manner of imposing power was this?!

"This person's strength is unfathomably deep; I fear it already surpasses the scope of our ability to handle alone," Chuang Shangbeidao looked worriedly toward the carefree white silhouette in the distance, sighing deeply, his voice filled with infinite disappointment.

Just days ago, after heading to the front lines to meet his old rival Gu Han, Chuang Shangbeidao’s heart had been entirely set!

Because, based on his perception, no one on the continent's side was his match anymore!

Since his only rival from those years, Gu Han, had declined rather than improved, his current rank was at least a full stage and a half below Chuang Shangbeidao’s!

Even the strength of the Profound Profound Continent's foremost expert was now insignificant; what resistance could the Profound Profound Continent possibly mount!

The outcome of this battle seemed predetermined; the Divine Sun Clan had firmly grasped the reins of victory!

On the continent’s side, there was one other leader from the Heaven’s Punishment Forest, that breathtakingly beautiful female expert whose strength was indeed formidable, having reached the Saint Monarch level, but her power was slightly below Gu Han’s—insufficient to contend with him in the short term!

Another significant gain was that the two Saint Monarch powerhouses, Xia Changtian and Ji Bowen, who had long guarded Heavenly Pillar Mountain, had vanished without a trace...

This "vanishing" was not equivalent to merely hiding their tracks or not being present at this location; it was the intuition of true experts. Xia Changtian and Li Bowen might have permanently "disappeared" due to some exceptional circumstance!

Thus, comparing the high-level strengths between the two sides, the alien race was confident of an absolute upper hand, and their military strength also held an absolute advantage—there was no reason for defeat in this war!

Based on all these factors, Chuang Shangbeidao was brimming with confidence for this battle!

But Chuang Shangbeidao never expected that in just one day, his sweet dream would be shattered. A heaven-defying, super expert had appeared out of nowhere on the continent’s side! While this person's appearance did not immediately reverse the entire tide of the war, it certainly steered the situation into an unknown direction!

This person’s existence caused the Divine Sun Clan’s meticulously laid plans to completely fall apart. If the Divine Sun Clan were to launch an all-out attack, they would need to concentrate all six Saint Monarch experts, including himself, to surround and attack this individual. They would even need to prepare for mutual annihilation to have even a chance of killing him!

And even with such sacrificial preparation, it was still merely a possibility, not a certainty, of the final outcome!

Chuang Shangbeidao felt a bitterness welling up inside him.

What he didn't know was that his estimation was flawed in some aspects. In some ways, he overestimated Jun Moxie, and conversely, in other ways, he underestimated him!

Jun Moxie’s current cultivation level was roughly equal to Chuang Shangbeidao’s, perhaps even slightly inferior; however, Jun Moxie himself consistently existed in a unique, skewed state where his spiritual power surpassed his cultivation.

Furthermore, with the Hongjun Pagoda, a super cheat device, capable of aiding him anytime, anywhere, Young Master Jun's spiritual power ceiling had reached a height sufficient to defeat Zhan Chunhui. And most importantly, Jun Moxie had brought over almost all of the killing intent from his previous life, which accounted for that sharp gaze capable of piercing the very heavens!

The world of his previous life, while not having martial artists of as high a tier as this world, must not be forgotten: the Evil Monarch of his past life was the universally recognized King of Assassins! The inherent, invisible kingly killing aura formed by standing at the pinnacle for so long could not be compared to ordinary killing intent!

A regional lord, while unable to compare with a great nation in terms of inherent strength or military might, could possess a bearing equivalent to that nation's supreme ruler! This was the noble demeanor cultivated by occupying an unparalleled high position in a small world!

And Jun Moxie brought this complete sense of looking down on all things, of transcending the common masses, with him! Even if he were nothing else, the moment this killing aura manifested, he was still a king!

Even if he possessed only insignificant Ninth-Grade Profound Qi, when this killing aura appeared, he was still the Monarch of Evil!

He was still the King of the Dark Night!