My disciples are all villains.

Although Lu Zhou was not as strong as Lan Xihe and her 13 Birth Charts, he had his supreme mystic power and his item cards. The supreme mystic power was like having two additional Birth Charts. Moreover, Lan Xihe did not sprout the eleventh leaf so her strength was likely not as strong as a true Thirteen Chart expert.

Lu Zhou did not use the Deadly Strike Card on Lu Wu since it seemed like it did not harbor any ill intention toward Duanmu Sheng. If Lu Wu only coveted the Great Void Seed, there was no need for it to part with so much essence Qi just to keep Duanmu Sheng alive.

Boom!

Lu Wu landed on the island, causing the earth to shake violently and stirring up waves on the lake.

Lu Wu rose to its feet. Its eyes burned brightly as it exerted force to push the mountain-like Confinement Seal up, causing its bones to creak as a result. Then, it suddenly swept its tail out, sending the rubble and debris on the island toward Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou manifested his astrolabe and pushed it forward.

When the astrolabe flew toward Lu Wu who was bearing the weight of the Confinement Seal, it opened its mouth wide, spitting out white mist.

"Flaming Golden Lotus."

Lu Zhou had learned from his mistake. How could he allow Lu Wu to freeze him again? A golden lotus that burned with karmic fire bloomed under his feet immediately.

…

"Golden lotus with karmic fire? Is this his Birth Trial ability? This person is a little strange..." Ye Wusheng frowned.

"Strange? Brother Ye, didn't you say he has only passed two Birth Trials at most? He'll still have to flee if he meets the Venerable Masters…"

Ye Wusheng shook his head. "No… I can't say that for sure now…"

"..."

There were many things that could not be judged based on their appearance. Some people hid their strength so deeply that many people were fooled.

…

When Lu Wu saw the flaming golden lotus, it said, "New… skill? Old Thief Lu… don't even think… of… experimenting… on me…"

Lu Wu sent rocks and boulders toward Lu Zhou again before it leaped up into the clouds.

Lu Zhou easily deflected the rocks and boulders before he looked up into the sky and said, "If you have tricks left, hurry up and use them all now."

As soon as Lu Zhou's voice fell…

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Icicles rained down from the sky toward Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou's figure flashed continuously, avoiding the icicles. Occasionally, he would launch a blue palm seal to destroy the icicles.

This lasted a while until Lu Wu finally said, "Do you… really intend… to force me…"

Lu Zhou looked at the clouds and flew up.

At the same time, Lu Wu swooped down from the clouds, baring its fangs and claws that glinted under the sunlight. Its fur stood on end like swords.

Bang!

Lu Zhou launched another palm seal. Then, he rode on his momentum and flipped in the air before he joined his palms together.

In just an instant, palm seals filled the sky like butterflies fluttering in the air and surrounded Lu Wu.

…

"What an exquisite attack…" Ye Wusheng could not help but clap when he saw this scene.

"I don't understand."

"Lu Wu's body is too big, and a human's body is very small. With this technique, he can take advantage of the blind spots around Lu Wu's body to dodge the attacks. No wonder he didn't use his avatar. The avatar is too big so it's like a huge target for Lu Wu. Although many people are aware of this, not many dare to act like him in front of a beast emperor…" Ye Wusheng explained.

"Look! It's using its freezing ability!"

…

Swoosh!

The temperature in the surroundings dropped rapidly.

"Absolute Zero?" Lu Zhou sensed the danger that loomed over him. The cold reminded him of the Sea Spirit Pearl. No, in fact, the cold was even more dangerous than Absolute Zero. He could feel a slight lag when he moved. It was as though Lu Wu had frozen time or the air. Was it space distortion?

Bang!

Lu Wu swiped its claws at Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou lifted his astrolabe to block Lu Wu's claw but was pressed down.

The temperature continued to drop as the void began to ripple and distort.

…

Ye Wusheng looked down at the lake. All the fishes were once again frozen. "As expected of a beast emperor. Retreat."

Ye Wusheng and Ye Cheng hurriedly retreated.

Ye Cheng said as he moved, "It seems like he's not a match for Lu Wu..."

"It's too early to jump to conclusions…"

…

Lu Wu roared, letting out another soundwave that swept out in all directions.

Lu Zhou was restrained by the distorted space.

The island, the lake, and the rocks were as fragile as paper faced with the soundwave.

Only Duanmu Sheng remained unharmed; he was wrapped in a ball of essence Qi that kept the cold at bay.

Lu Zhou felt his arms, fingers, and legs stiffen and grow numb.

"So strong?" Lu Zhou had no choice. Just as he was about to use Thunderblast to knock Lu Wu back, his blue avatar in his Dantian's sea of Qi began to emit the supreme mystic power. The supreme mystic power then surged into his Eight extraordinary meridians and his veins, spreading to all corners of his body. With that, cold air was quickly dispelled, and the blue avatar disappeared.

Lu Zhou turned to look at Lu Wu. "Since you like the cold so much, I'll give you a gift…"

The fusion-grade Purple Glazed Tile appeared in Lu Zhou's palm as soon as he finished speaking. As he mobilized his Primal Qi, the Purple Glazed Tile that was as bright as the moon flew out.

In just an instant, the temperature rapidly fell again. The same freezing energy that seemed to distort space itself from before spread out and swept toward Lu Wu.

"Another… new… move? Despicable!"

…

Ye Wusheng turned pale in fright. "That's a Venerable Master's move! Go! Quickly!"

Although the duo was far away and could not see clearly, they knew for Lu Zhou to be able to use a technique that could suppress Lu Wu's ice ability, he had to be a Venerable Master. Even from such a distance, the impact of a Venerable Master's attacks was not something they could withstand.

"Brother Ye, aren't we going to watch anymore?"

"Our lives are more important!"

The duo did not even turn to look back and disappeared into the forest like two streaks of light.

...

Ye Tianxin and Conch had Cheng Huang's protection; they retreated and advanced in with perfect timing, hence, they were not affected too much.

…

Lu Wu's body stiffened. Then, he seemed to have been frozen into a statue and dropped down from the sky. Only its eyes were rolling around in their sockets. It mobilized its essence Qi to try and dispel the cold air when…

Boom!

A palm seal fell without any warning on Lu Wu's body.

At some point, Lu Zhou had appeared above Lu Wu without it noticing. He pressed his hand down as the palm seals from the Daoist's Nine Cuts Hand Seals descended one after another. His voice was dark as he asked, "Are you convinced yet?"

Every palm seal landed accurately. It was not long before Lu Wu felt a tearing sensation.

In an extremely cold state, even steel would turn fragile. If the ice around Lu Wu shattered, Lu Wu would shatter along with it.

Lu Zhou moved his hand again. Energy from all directions gathered forming a tornado. The Expansive Heavenly Energy's palm seal that contained the supreme mystic power increased in size before it fell again.

Lu Wu's survival instinct was stronger than ever. Its fur stood on end before its essence Qi surged out explosively from its body.

Boom!

The ice encasing Lu Wu cracked, turning into fragments that shot out in all directions.

Alas, the palm seal from the Expansive Heavenly Energy continued to fall.

Bang!

The palm seal landed on Lu Wu's spine.

Lu Wu was too tenacious.

A Thunderblast Card appeared in Lu Zhou's hand at this moment. He said in a deep voice, "Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are determined by the heavens."

Dark clouds began to gather in the sky.

Lu Wu spun around, facing Lu Zhou. It looked at Lu Zhou unblinkingly and kept retreating. It could feel an invisible pressure pressing down on him. At this moment, its psychological defenses seemed to break as it called out, "Wait!"

"Hmm?"

"I admit defeat." Lu Wu's hind legs trembled slightly. It had to admit defeat. If it continued to fight, it knew it would continue to fall to an even more disadvantageous position.

Lu Zhou nodded in satisfaction as he put away the Thunderblast Card. "People say your intelligence isn't inferior to humans' intelligence. However, I think you're rather stupid…"

"..." Lu Wu lowered its head and made a strange, stuttering noise.

Lu Zhou continued to say, "If you were smart, you could've avoided this pain..."

Lu Wu painted heavily; its chest rising up and down. Its eyes were filled with unwillingness as it said, "The mighty Venerable… Master… has stooped so low… to bully… the weak…"

"Bully the weak?" No matter how Lu Zhou looked at it, he could see now the word 'weak' was related to the beast emperor in front of him.

"Lu Tiantong... are you really... going to take him away?" Lu Wu asked, clearly unwilling.

Lu Zhou wanted to say again that he was not Lu Tiantong but discarded that idea since Lu Wu seemed afraid of Lu Tiantong. He asked, "What are you going to do if I take him away?"

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Lu Wu dug its claws into the ground enduring the suffocating feeling that was brought about by Lu Zhou's words.