Luo Hao gave Rei Ao a long, probing look.
The man before her might speak with an almost languid air, yet the unfathomable pressure rolling off him warned her not to treat him lightly.
Since he had no intention of taking a hand in the matter, all the better.
Clenching her pearly teeth, she turned away from Rei Ao and forced all her attention back onto Monkey King. In the next instant, her aura surged to its absolute peak.
Monkey King charged again.
With a crisp shout, Luo Hao pressed her palms together before her chest. Scarlet battle‑armor flared around her, erupting in ten‑thousand‑fold radiance. Myriad arcane runes gathered in mid‑air and fused into a gigantic golden seal—one of her Authorities.
The seal fell with world‑shattering might and smashed down on Monkey King.
Howling in despair, the deity tried to raise its great cudgel to block, but in the face of Luo Hao's fully‑unleashed Authority, any resistance was futile. The golden seal swallowed the god in a blink.
A violent flood of power swept across the entire Mount Fuji Area, turning scores of 500 meters of space into a maelstrom of raw energy.
When the light at last subsided, Monkey King's enormous body had vanished, leaving only flecks of golden motes drifting in the air.
Yet unlike every previous god‑slaying, Luo Hao did not sense that familiar force dragging her soul into the Netherworld for judgment.
She frowned, did not depart immediately, and instead turned toward Rei Ao and Pandora, her eyes full of puzzlement. She strode through the sky toward them, phoenix‑eyes fixed on Pandora—especially the free, lively aura around the girl that was no longer shackled by the Netherworld.
"You are …" Luo Hao's voice quivered with disbelief. "Each time I slew a Heretic God, the one who bestowed new Authorities upon me…?"
Pandora planted her fists on her hips, grinning with delight. "Ya~ You recognized me, Luo Hao! That's right, I'm Pandora—but I'm no longer that old crone trapped in the Netherworld!"
She pointed at Rei Ao. "He—Rei Ao—shattered every seal. I'm free!"
"And—" She deliberately drew out the word, "from now on, this world will never see another God‑slayer born~"
Luo Hao's expression changed. No more God‑slayers? She knew all too well what that implied. Her gaze swung to Rei Ao, as though studying some unprecedented existence, shocked and searching.
Just then, Pandora lifted a hand; a golden orb of light condensed at her fingertip—the remnant Authority of the slain Monkey King. With a casual flick, she sent the orb into Luo Hao's body.
"The Netherworld may be gone, but leftover Authorities still need sorting~" Pandora said with a bright smile. "This one's Monkey King's. It's yours!"
Instinctively absorbing the power and feeling fresh strength bloom inside her, Luo Hao's look toward Rei Ao grew yet more complicated. After a long silence she finally spoke, her tone grave yet burning with fighting spirit.
"You are strong, Rei Ao-sama." She paused, meeting his eyes head‑on. "Would you care for a match? I relish challenging the mighty."
Rei Ao's lips curled in amusement. "A fight? Certainly. But fighting for nothing is dull—shall we add a little wager?"
"A wager?" Luo Hao arched an eyebrow, clearly intrigued.
Rei Ao's gaze raked boldly over her, appreciation undisguised, his words almost domineering in their frankness: "Simple. If you lose, marry me."
Luo Hao froze. She had imagined wagers of gold, authority, even priceless treasures—never this roguish demand. Her phoenix eyes narrowed, yet instead of anger her lips curved in an odd smile. This man's unfathomable strength, brazen manner, and disarmingly direct speech… she found she did not dislike them.
She laughed softly, brushed a lock of hair from her brow, and flashed a dashing grin. "You want Luo Hao? Very well—if you have the skill."
With a beckoning gesture, crimson battle‑qi erupted around her. "Show me what you've really got, man who set me free!"
"As you wish." Rei Ao smiled. His aura shifted. He did not unleash his full might, merely drew on a fraction of the power of his Ten Incarnations.
The battle exploded at once.
Rei Ao's figure flickered like a phantom around Luo Hao; every punch warped space, yet each deftly avoided her vitals—he was toying with her. Luo Hao answered with superhuman martial instincts and Authority‑enhanced strikes, fist and foot weaving a storm.
"You're holding back!" she soon realized, face darkening. "Show your true power! I, Luo Hao, demand a proper defeat—not your charity!"
Rei Ao shrugged. "Since you insist …" With the barest effort he swept a hand.
A terrifying red dragon‑claw of pure energy materialized. Wherever it passed, space cracked, time itself seemed to stall. The claw did not strike Luo Hao, but cleaved the sea behind her.
An earth‑shattering crash. Far out over the Pacific, a rift thousands of li long split the ocean surface. Waters heaved back to reveal the pitch‑black seabed; space‑time raged within the fissure, collapsing into absolute void.
And at the claw's fringe, a scrambling, battered figure fled for dear life—the King of Swords Doni, who had come hoping to "watch the fun," only to find extinction looming the moment he approached.
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