Chapter 1079: Craving My Body

Yu Yanluo had also been watching the situation closely. Seeing Zu An in danger, she couldn't help but cry out, "Watch out!"

She wanted to rush to his rescue, but the Night Elf gave her no opportunity, striking with cunning and ruthless swordplay, almost seizing a momentary weakness to heavily wound her.

Zu An was startled, immediately realizing that the Azure Wolf King had used an ice sculpture as a decoy while simultaneously freezing and controlling him.

The Azure Wolf King was an ice-element beast, and in this ice cave, it was able to unleash 120% of its power.

Flames rose from Zu An's hand, and the ice encasing him rapidly melted. However, this took time, and the Azure Wolf King's gaping maw was already upon him.

Jian Taiding watched with excitement, secretly clenching his fists, his eyes wide and neck craned. He inwardly urged, "Bite that bastard's head off!"

Just then, Zu An's eyes narrowed, and the Azure Wolf King suddenly stiffened, its movements momentarily halted.

Zu An used this brief opening to completely melt the ice on his body. By then, the Azure Wolf King also seemed to recover from its brief daze. The two exchanged a powerful blow, each retreating several yards.

Jian Taiding was furious. "What was that idiotic dog staring at? Couldn't it just bite Zu An to death? It missed such a perfect chance."

Kong Qing, however, secretly frowned. In that instant, he seemed to feel a strangely familiar spiritual pressure. He recalled how his optical technique had been strangely countered by Zu An at the Zhenyuan Merchant Guild. He suspected Zu An must be proficient in a soul secret art, which he had just used to interrupt the Azure Wolf King's attack.

By now, seeing its attacks thwarted, the Azure Wolf King was clearly agitated and let out a long howl directed at the sky. Waves of wolf howls echoed throughout the cave, shaking the rock walls.

Immediately afterward, biting winds swept through the cave. The cave, which had previously been bright from the light reflected by countless ice crystals, suddenly grew dim. The icicles hanging from the cave ceiling began to break off and fall.

Jian Taiding cursed under his breath, hurriedly shrinking into a corner. Being impaled by falling icicles would be a truly unjust end, and he would become a laughingstock throughout the land. A Grandmaster killed by falling icicles – he couldn't bear such disgrace.

However, he soon widened his eyes, as not a single icicle fell towards him. He knew these icicles were initially scattered randomly, so some should have fallen in his direction. Yet, they seemed to have eyes, automatically hurtling towards Zu An.

He immediately understood that this was likely a skill of the Azure Wolf King. He couldn't help but marvel, noting the common saying that fierce beasts were stronger than human cultivators of the same rank. Even if he were at his peak, facing it would be quite troublesome. Furthermore, he realized these falling icicles were far from ordinary; they contained the Azure Wolf King's chilling murderous intent. A direct hit would certainly cause serious injury.

What made him gnash his teeth, however, was that Zu An showed no panic at all. Instead, he strolled casually through the arena, with the icicles always landing a second after he had moved from that spot. As a result, the countless falling icicles merely served as a backdrop for Zu An. Despite his deep hatred for Zu An, he had to admit at this moment that the fellow had a certain flair.

The Paper Bride, standing nearby, watched with glittering eyes, smiling as she looked at Kong Qing: "Mr. Kong, can I play with this man?"

Kong Qing's smile froze. He naturally knew the Paper Bride's disposition. He coughed and said, "He is someone the Princess values."

"This man has strong yang energy, and I won't break him," the Paper Bride said, licking her lips, as if she hadn't heard him. Although nominally under Kong Qing's command, her great power meant she wasn't particularly afraid of him.

Kong Qing's expression was odd. He wondered if Zu An was some kind of human aphrodisiac. Why did all these women fall head over heels for him? First the usually serene Yu Yanluo, then the Princess, and now even the Paper Bride, who had only just met him, was so eager. While he acknowledged Zu An was indeed a handsome young man, he couldn't understand why these women reacted this way. Could it be that his charm was only discernible to women?

Zu An, meanwhile, was focused, observing his surroundings. After the icicles began to fall, a thick white mist rose, rapidly reducing visibility. The Azure Wolf King's form was hidden within the dense fog, its running footsteps constantly echoing from all directions.

Then, the beast suddenly lunged from an unusual angle. Zu An shifted his body, narrowly dodging the attack, but just as he was about to counter, the beast vanished back into the thick fog. An ordinary person would only be able to follow its footsteps to adjust their defensive stance, and with the constant barrage of falling icicles, they would easily become disoriented. A single moment of vulnerability in defense would be seized by the opponent.

However, Zu An was no ordinary person. After a moment's thought, he decided against passive defense. Instead, he suddenly spoke: "What are you looking at?"

"What's it to you?" A guttural, strange-sounding reply, unlike that of a normal human, soon came from a direction within the thick fog. High-level fierce beasts already possessed sentience and could communicate with humans. Previously, the Azure Wolf King hadn't spoken because it was too lazy to talk to humans, but this time, under the compelling effect of Zu An's "What are you looking at?" skill, it had no choice but to respond.

After speaking, the Azure Wolf King paused, truly baffled as to why it had said such a thing. "Found you!" In that moment of its distraction, Zu An instantly locked onto his target, used Great Wind Teleportation to appear beside it, and unleashed a continuous barrage of combination punches at its jaw.

*Thud, thud, thud!*

The sound of punches landing solidly made many in the arena wince. "Why is he constantly hitting the Azure Wolf King's head?" Everyone, including Yu Yanluo, shared this question. It was common knowledge that wolves had "copper heads, iron bones, and tofu waists." This man wasn't attacking the softest spot, the waist, but instead chose to hit the hardest, the head.

The Azure Wolf King was initially rather pleased, thinking its skull had been tempered countless times and was exceptionally hard. A normal human cultivator's punch would likely shatter their own hand bones. Little did it know, despite its careful calculations, the moment a punch landed on its jaw, its entire head instantly buzzed, as if a large bell had been placed over its head and was being vigorously hammered from the outside.

It roared repeatedly, desperately trying to counterattack, but the initiative was lost. Each time its elemental energy began to gather, it was dispersed by the opponent's sand-bowl-sized fists.

Seeing the Azure Wolf King pinned to the ground, blood streaming from its mouth, Jian Taiding swallowed hard. "Is this guy even human? His physical strength is greater than that of a high-level fierce beast?" He couldn't help but feel a little fortunate that, although he had been injured by Zu An twice, at least he hadn't been beaten so terribly in front of an audience.

Eventually, Kong Qing couldn't bear to watch anymore. He coughed and said, "Brother Zu, stop. It surrenders." The crucial point was that Zu An wasn't using killing blows, so Kong Qing couldn't directly intervene to save the beast; he could only speak up.

Upon hearing this, Zu An finally stopped. "My apologies, I might have been a bit heavy-handed. Oh dear, have all its teeth fallen out?" He held four of the Azure Wolf King's canines in his hand, looking apologetic, but showed no intention of returning them. These four Azure Wolf King teeth were of a much higher grade than any he had obtained before; it felt like one could be worth several.

The Azure Wolf King shot him a resentful glance. Beasts of this level were quite intelligent and naturally understood that Zu An had been relentlessly hitting its head precisely for these teeth. It seemed to be thinking, "Brother, you should have just asked! I would have given them to you directly."

At this point, Kong Qing patted its head. "After we go back, I'll give you some spiritual medicine to nourish you. Your teeth should grow back soon enough." The Azure Wolf King was almost in tears, rubbing its head affectionately against Kong Qing's leg and whimpering, like a husky that had been wronged outside, just short of wagging its tail.

At this moment, the Paper Bride walked forward with a swaying grace. "It seems those two won't finish their fight anytime soon. It appears the final outcome will rest on you and me."

Zu An remembered Yu Yanluo's warning, becoming inwardly cautious, yet maintaining a smile on his face. "Miss, your dress is truly beautiful. Which silk shop made it? I'd like to buy a few for my friends too."

Yu Yanluo, who was still fighting nearby, couldn't help but glance sideways at him. She certainly wouldn't wear such a sinister-looking dress.

Jian Taiding was even more dismayed. "That's a wedding dress! And you're offering to buy a few for friends? He's truly a philanderer. Why isn't sister-in-law angry to hear this?"

Kong Qing, however, looked worried. This fellow clearly wasn't the type to settle down; he definitely wouldn't stay with just one woman. The Princess would likely have headaches in the future.

The Paper Bride, however, giggled, shaking with laughter. "Little brother, your words are truly sweet. Come, let big sister have a taste." With that, she let out a string of eerie laughter, then transformed into a red blur and shot straight to his side, puckering her lips to kiss Zu An.