Pretending To Be A Boss

Even so, it was just the instant the Eye of the Mirror berated, that the horrific cutting left behind one of the arms of the Taowu, but after the arm was severed, the Taowu's speed became even faster.

Yuan Mist decided not to dwell on it any longer. The longer the Taowu fought, the faster it became. Time was not on his side, so he turned his gaze toward the mass of black fog.

Inside the black fog hid the leader of the three-headed serpent swarm, the snake-haired female demon Gorgon.

A shrill howl emanated from within the black fog, but even the sound itself was discontinuously severed.

The Undying Xuan Bird watched this scene, feeling nothing short of horrified.

It had no doubt that creatures like the Gold-Breaking Beast and the Gorgon, these terror beasts, could kill this human in an instant.

But, likewise, in this human's domain, all creatures were equal; whether they were of the orange tier or the purple tier, all would be cut into countless pieces along with the space.

The black fog shattered, space rifted. Only after Yuan Mist's gaze moved away did the space begin to slowly recover, but Gorgon suffered a horrific fate, its body already split into seven parts.

Even the Soul Crystal, radiating an orange light, had cracked open.

A creature that once posed the greatest threat to Tang Xian was thus resolved without any complications.

This terrifying scene caused the Gold-Breaking Beast to immediately change its direction, abandoning the unbreakable Bai Mansheng and, without hesitation, darting toward Yuan Mist with the speed of lightning, following a zigzagging trajectory.

Yuan Mist frowned slightly, his gaze tightly following the Gold-Breaking Beast, but he could never quite catch up to it.

Just as the Gold-Breaking Beast thought it was about to succeed, just as its sickle-like arm was about to strike Yuan Mist, the surroundings began to change. Beneath Yuan Mist's feet, the terrain and the frosty rain and snow seemed to converge onto one spot.

As a result, Yuan Mist's position shifted slightly.

[The battle is not yet over!]

This was Yuan Mist's original ability, Telekinesis altering the environment, making everything around seem seamless.

Though the Gold-Breaking Beast missed its strike, it did not give up. With a nimble turn, it lashed out with another slash.

But during that brief pause, Yuan Mist's gaze had already locked onto the Gold-Breaking Beast.

The Gold-Breaking Beast felt only a terrifying, brutal force pulling at itself, and all its struggles were in vain.

The next instant, the space around was fragmented, shattering in all directions, and the Gold-Breaking Beast couldn't even feel its own body.

But at that moment, a layer of deathly grey appeared on it.

The only force that could contend with the power of spatial rules was another set of rules.

Nether River Conveyance.

At the moment a creature was about to die, the Undying Xuan Bird forcibly entered the state of Nether Walking, transferring the opponent's life force to a safe location.

Space fractured, and at the Gold-Breaking Beast's arms and ears, there were neat cuts.

Yet, it ultimately survived.

It glared at Yuan Mist with rage but also a hint of wariness.

[To be driven to such a state by a human! It is a disgrace I've never suffered before!]

Bai Mansheng, witnessing this duel, was utterly astonished. Yuan Mist, the usually silent and reticent child, nearly killed two chieftains of a myriad of beasts in succession.

But more intriguing was the Undying Xuan Bird.

The Undying Xuan Bird, a mythical creature rumored to be able to enter the special dimension known as Spiritual Purgatory. What Bai Mansheng had not anticipated, though, was that the Xuan Bird could also forcibly bring other beings into that dimension.

Yuan Mist's breathing became slightly heavier, and his sight was ever so faintly blurred.

Even the Eye of the Mirror, capable of cutting through space itself, was not without considerable cost to his physical stamina.

[Gold-Breaking, do not act rashly. From now on, your task is to draw the human's gaze, but remember not to attack recklessly. The number of times ordinary creatures can enter the Spiritual Purgatory is limited.]

Tang Xian also heard this conversation.

Tang Xian, ensnared in the spider's web, roughly guessed the battle situation outside of the web. It seemed there had been a significant turn of events, and the Gold-Breaking Beast had nearly died.

Feeling the web's sticky grip on him weakening, Tang Xian began to devise his strategy for fighting once he broke free of the spider's web.

Meanwhile, Yuan Mist's gaze shifted onto the Undying Xuan Bird.

Feeling the pull and suction of the Eye of the Mirror akin to a black hole, the Xuan Bird was filled with immense dread. Humans, after all, were a prolific species, and over the past several hundred years, it had gradually come to realize that humans had firmly established themselves in this world.

Although to most beasts, humans were always considered weak beings.

But now, there had finally emerged among humans those capable of confronting the topmost terror beasts head-on.

Such individuals must be few, yet this represented a symbol. Once given hope, humans could become extremely terrifying.

[This human must die!]

Wings that blazed like blue flames instantly turned to a desolate silver-grey.

Just as the Xuan Bird was about to be torn asunder alongside space, it once again fled into Spiritual Purgatory.

Spiritual Purgatory was much the same as the real world, only filled with the shells of roaming lost souls.

Only once the spatial laceration had ended did the silver-grey layer on the Xuan Bird revert once again to its vibrant blue.

Yuan Mist clenched his teeth, having concluded inwardly. The two spatial laws seemed not to conflict, and for now, he could do nothing about the Xuan Bird.

Simultaneously, the Gold-Breaking Beast began to act. It was the quickest of these calamitous creatures, forcing Yuan Mist to remain wary.

His tyrannous transformation had activated the Eye of the Mirror.

But while the Eye of the Mirror was powerful, Yuan Mist himself was still unable to withstand the assault of calamity-level creatures.

He was like a mage with high offense, low health, little mana, and thin armor.