The two clearly felt that Qinglong’s condition had changed, yet they couldn’t say exactly what had changed.

“Damn… you and I each landed one punch, and it seems we beat him stupid.” Qiao Jiajin said.

“I think so too.”

“I have an idea.” Qiao Jiajin turned his head to look at Zhang Shan.

“What?”

“This won’t work if he continues like this.” Qiao Jiajin said with a smile. “Let’s beat him awake.”

“Good idea, it’s settled then.” Zhang Shan also moved his shoulders and walked forward.

The two came to the front, one on the left and one on the right, facing Qinglong who was gradually beginning to fall silent. They both raised their right fists.

Qinglong slowly raised his head and looked at the two expressionlessly: “Once I eliminate the obstacles… this battle can be won.”

“Obstacles…?” Zhang Shan frowned, not knowing what nonsense Qinglong was talking about.

But there was no time to lose now. This was the best opportunity to kill Heavenly Dragon. The two simultaneously thrust straight punches toward Qinglong’s face and heart.

The next instant, as expected, Qinglong disappeared from before their eyes again.

Their straight punches also struck the wall. They had anticipated this situation long ago and hurriedly turned around to respond cautiously.

But strangely, there was no trace of Qinglong anywhere in the entire room. Only Heavenly Dragon in the distance, beginning to frown slightly, remained, along with the messy bloody footprints all over the floor.

“What’s going on…?” Qiao Jiajin turned his head to look at Zhang Shan and asked with an uncertain expression. “Little Green Boy… after saying those harsh words, he ran away?”

Zhang Shan had never imagined this scenario either. Qinglong had actually left Heavenly Dragon behind on purpose and departed alone?

So what should the two of them do now? Kill Heavenly Dragon…?

“Damn, I don’t think that’ll work.” Zhang Shan said. “We still can’t touch Heavenly Dragon. Let’s go out and search!”

“Okay!”

The two decided on their plan and decisively ran to the door, then without any concern reached out to pull it.

Inside that door frame, only bare walls could be seen. There was no passageway at all.

…

Numerous “Ants” began to continuously gather at the “front of the train.”

Almost no traces of “Heaven-level” could be found on the train anymore, yet “eyeballs” still existed here. The owner of those eyeballs seemed to have some means of self-preservation, yet wasn’t as deadly as the “Divine Beasts”—clearly a “Heaven-level.”

They raised their hollow eyes to look forward. In their black field of vision, three faintly glowing spheres were clearly suspended, yet when they reached out to touch them, they could only feel flesh and bone.

One “Ant” frowned in thought for a while, then decisively straightened his finger and stabbed toward the flesh and bone. Scalding fresh blood instantly splashed onto his arm.

Xiao Ran in the deepest part of the room let out a scream, but this miserable cry didn’t reach the ears of any “Ant.”

The “Ant” who had pierced Xiao Ran’s palm at this moment received clear information—this thing was alive, and this person’s body was extremely fragile.

This person carried “eyeballs” and had hidden himself in the room. He should be a “Heaven-level” who was very afraid of death, not very difficult to kill.

The “Ant” didn’t know how to notify the other companions, and could only continue attacking Xiao Ran’s palm on his own. Little did he know that after brief contemplation, many nearby “Ants” also began making the same movements.

Xiao Ran only felt countless iron needles piercing into her palm. The sensation was painfully raw, yet she didn’t know how to dodge with this enormous palm, and could only continuously cry out in agony.

Her tears completely ruined her makeup, and her voice continuously echoed within the room.

The “Ants” clearly felt that the obstacle before them was retreating, as if it wouldn’t take long before it completely collapsed. But the next second, five “eyeballs” suddenly appeared out of nowhere before their eyes.

These five “eyeballs” had a somewhat different layout from the “Heaven-level” inside the room. They seemed to be respectively entrenched in a person’s heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys—five locations. Their brightness also far exceeded the “Heaven-level” inside the room.

More and more “Ants” were attracted by the five “eyeballs.” After all, they were really too close to them, seemingly within reach. They gradually stopped their assault on the enormous mass of flesh and bone, and instead turned one after another toward these five eyeballs that had just appeared.

Qinglong looked with an iron-blue expression at these “Ants” gathered at his room’s doorway, and said with slight anger: “Qi Xia… what a grand gesture you’ve made…”

He lightly waved his hand, and several “Ants” before him were successively knocked back by tremendous force.

“The ‘Ants’ among the ‘Ants’…” Qinglong said furiously. “Once I’ve dealt with these obstructive things, I’ll come back and let you all experience what it means to never be able to turn things around for all eternity.”

Qinglong turned his head and looked at the enormous palm in the room, his expression flashing with a trace of doubt.

The tables, chairs, and benches inside the room had all been crushed by now, and there were even several “Ants” pressed against the wall by this enormous palm.

But what exactly was this situation?

“Qinglong… is it Qinglong?!” The screaming inside the room instantly turned into cries for help. “I’m here!! I’m in the very back!!”

Qinglong’s expression turned cold. He quickly waved his hand and cut out a passage in the center of Xiao Ran’s enormous palm.

“Ahhhhhhh!!”

Xiao Ran felt that all the sharp needles from before hadn’t made her suffer such intense pain. Her “conviction” rapidly dissipated, and her right hand shrank back like a deflated balloon.

She cupped her palm and looked—the entire palm was already mangled flesh and blood, and the center had been cut open with a coin-sized opening.

“Qing, Qinglong… what’s wrong with you…” Xiao Ran cupped her palm that was streaming with blood and struggled to squeeze out a smile. “Don’t you recognize me…? It’s me…”

Qinglong’s expression was extremely angry, but finally he slowly revealed a trace of a smile: “How could I possibly not recognize you…?”

“That’s, that’s wonderful…” Xiao Ran said. “You don’t know how much suffering I endured to finally see you… I didn’t know how to restore this palm just now either, fortunately you… helped me restore it… I knew that if I kept waiting here, I would definitely see you…”

Qinglong instantly flashed to Xiao Ran’s front, reached out to pinch her neck, and slowly lifted her from the ground: “It’s this voice. You… what exactly are you?”

“Qing, Qinglong… don’t you remember…” Xiao Ran said with difficulty breathing. “Right, right… Heavenly Snake asked me to tell you… ‘the masterpiece is complete’… it’s me!”

Qinglong slowly narrowed his eyes. That’s right—if not for this phrase “the masterpiece is complete,” he really would have almost forgotten about this matter.

“The new ‘Divine Beast’?” Qinglong asked in a deep voice while gripping Xiao Ran’s neck.

“Yes! I’m the new ‘Divine Beast’!” Xiao Ran hastily agreed. “I’m ‘Qiongqi’! Qing, Qinglong… are you in a bad mood… you should let go first…”

Qinglong had absolutely no intention of letting go. His eyes were full of suspicion: “But a name like ‘Qiongqi’ will only bring disaster.”

“No, it’s not like that… This name was chosen by Heavenly Snake, not by me…” Xiao Ran denied. “Besides, I’ve helped you settle quite a few matters along the way… you should at least put me down first…”

“No need.” Qinglong said while increasing his force. “I can’t stand your voice that sounds like a death-summoning ghost.”

“Don’t… don’t…” Xiao Ran said with tears. “Qinglong… I’m truly loyal and devoted to you. Even if you kill me here and I become a wandering ghost, I’ll still help you… Then you’ll know how loyal I am to you…”