Chapter 2430: Dog Couples Have No Martial Ethics

The three Dragon Kings transformed into colossal dragons a hundred zhang in length. While they were indeed enormous in their usual form, compared to their current adversaries, they seemed no more than slightly larger snakes.

Despite this, they still circled Zu'an continuously, exclaiming, "Thank you for your assistance, Your Excellency! How could we possibly let you fight alone!"

Even the North Sea Dragon King, deeply afflicted by the death energy, stood near Zu'an in his human form, clearly prepared to join the fray.

Zu'an noticed the enormous palm print on the North Sea Dragon King's waist. Although the death energy was contained, a major battle could easily disrupt the balance, potentially corrupting his body.

So, he moved and appeared beside him.

The Mermaid Queen was startled. She thought he wanted her to help with healing, but she didn't have an effective remedy for this kind of death energy; she could only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.

Her delicate hand was raised, about to pluck the strings of her instrument, but Zu'an had already raised his hand, remotely drawing something from the North Sea Dragon King's waist.

The North Sea Dragon King was startled to see Zu'an suddenly appear beside him. After all, they had recently had a conflict over Princess Peacock, so seeing Zu'an raise his hand, he initially thought it was a sneak attack.

But he immediately reconsidered, thinking, *A major battle is imminent; why would he attack me?*

In that brief moment of hesitation, a black hole seemed to appear in Zu'an's hand. He immediately felt the death energy, which had made him wish for death, gradually weakening.

He looked down in surprise and joy. Sure enough, the grayish-white color on his waist was being visibly absorbed, and it quickly and completely left his body.

Seeing this, the Mermaid Queen quickly warned, "Be careful, this death energy is extremely potent."

She worried Zu'an didn't realize its potency and might accidentally be harmed by it.

She knew that just moments ago, the entire elite of the sea race had been helpless against this malevolent death energy. Only the guardians, by sacrificing their life force and channeling pure faith, could barely offer any resistance.

"It's fine," Zu'an said, withdrawing his hand. While such death energy might be troublesome for other powerful cultivators, he had absorbed it from the North Sea Dragon King's body using the Gluttonous Sky-Swallowing Art, then instantly refined it with the Primordial Chaos Scripture.

Seeing his calm expression and no visible abnormality on his body, the sea race members were both surprised and delighted, acknowledging that this individual was truly unfathomable.

The North Sea Dragon King bowed respectfully to him, saying, "Thank you for saving my life, Your Excellency!"

He hadn't expected Zu'an to disregard their previous grievances and felt both ashamed and impressed.

Zu'an helped him up, saying, "Dragon King, you exaggerate. The most important thing is for everyone to work together to resolve the current crisis."

He was now slowly realizing that he might truly need to participate, uniting the sea race and the demon race to defeat the powerful outer-realm demons, just as had happened in history.

"Huh, the death energy has no effect on you? How is that possible?" came the astonished and bewildered voices of the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced beings from the opposite side.

Zu'an stared at the four giant monsters opposite him, equally shocked. The cultivation of each monster seemed to be no less than that of Mogad in his peak state. Furthermore, Zu'an had a faint feeling that this might not even be their full power. *Is this the true strength of the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced beings?* he wondered.

"You just called yourselves the Wu Tribe," Zu'an questioned, "Are you the Wu Tribe from the ancient Lich War?" He couldn't help but be curious. In his impression, weren't the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced beings ghost messengers from the Underworld? How had they become part of the Wu Tribe?

Hearing his words, the top powerhouses of the sea race looked puzzled. "What Lich War?" they seemed to wonder.

The Wu Tribe and the Demon Race?

Then why are we, the sea race, helping the demon race suppress these enemies?

They vaguely remembered certain ancient historical wars, but they were too distant for anyone to recall the specifics of those battles.

From Zu'an's tone, he seemed to know more than them, confirming that he was indeed unfathomable.

All the sea race powerhouses looked at Zu'an with expressions of awe.

The Mermaid Queen's eyes shimmered, and her gaze toward Zu'an's figure grew increasingly gentle.

"Heh heh, if you want to ask questions, first contend with this great axe in my hand," the Ox-Headed giant sneered, snorting white steam from its nostrils. It swung its great axe at Zu'an again, clearly still resentful that its previous strike had been firmly blocked.

With a gentle force, Zu'an sent the Mermaid Queen a safe distance away, instructing, "Be careful."

Then, Zu'an directly met the great axe. This time, he didn't passively defend. Instead, he drew the Tai'a Sword, and following his sword art, a colossal phantom sword appeared around him, surprisingly comparable in size to the great axe.

The colossal sword and the great axe clashed, and the impact triggered a massive tsunami at their center. Both the sea race's army and the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced soldiers were forced to retreat a considerable distance.

The great axe in the Ox-Headed giant's hand was flung backward by the recoil, and the giant himself staggered back several steps.

Given his immense size, those several steps constituted a considerable distance for an ordinary person.

Zu'an, however, stood motionless in place.

Witnessing this, the morale of the entire sea race instantly surged, and they cheered and applauded for Zu'an.

"How is this possible?" the Ox-Headed giant exclaimed, eyes wide. It had never expected that it, who had always prided itself on its strength, would actually be at a slight disadvantage in a direct confrontation!

Anger filled its heart, its eyes turned red, and its muscles swelled by another circle. "Again!" it roared.

Rage value from the Ox-Headed giant: 399,399,399...

With that, it swung its great axe at Zu'an with even greater speed, delivering a ferocious chop.

Zu'an was about to make his move when he suddenly felt many pulsating musical notes appear around him. He instantly felt his speed, strength, and other attributes increase by at least twenty percent compared to their usual levels.

Furthermore, there was a whole host of various blessings, including energy recovery, enhanced defense, and resistance to various spells.

Although he already possessed some similar abilities, these blessings still provided significant assistance.

He glanced back at the beautiful figure. The Mermaid Queen smiled gently at him, and as she stroked the Deep Sea Qin in her arms, her red lips slightly parted, and a series of enchanting, ethereal chants, "Ah ah," emanated from her throat.

Although there were no lyrics, only a single syllable, she hummed it with various tones, pronunciations, and rhythms, creating truly the most beautiful song in the world. This was the unique gifted blessing of the Mermaid Queen.

Feeling his affirmative gaze, her lips curved slightly upward, a hint of pride on her face, as if to say, "I am not the kind of 'flower vase' who only gets protected by men."

Previously, she hadn't known Zu'an's fighting style, so she hadn't dared to assist him casually. However, having witnessed his battles several times over the past few days, she now had a good grasp, confirming that her blessings were indeed perfectly suited to his current state.

With the Mermaid Queen's blessings enhancing him, Zu'an swung his sword, and its power was immeasurably greater than before.

Even though the Ox-Headed giant had entered a berserk state, it was still repelled by a single sword strike, retreating even further than before.

Ox-Headed giant: "..."

Seeing this, the Horse-Faced giant beside it grinned, as if wanting to laugh but not daring to.

Feeling its companion's angry glare, it immediately changed its tone: "This pair of despicable individuals lacks martial ethics, ganging up on you! Brother Ox, I'll help you!"

With that, it swung the trident in its hand and attacked the Mermaid Queen in the distance.