The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?!

The panda scratched its head and said.

Liu Zheng was pondering on the side; could it be that the Sphinx was coaxed by Doctor Nile to be a guard?

It seemed he was underestimating this pillar of the La Clan.

"So, did you accept?"

Doctor Nile asked.

"I accept."

The panda nodded.

"Ha, fell for it!"

Suddenly, it turned around, and two clusters of clouds appeared beneath its feet.

Then, it took a stance, and the clouds compressed like springs and bounced back up.

The panda bounced with the clouds, flying towards Qingzhu Mountain.

"You wretches, remember this grudge! We'll meet again, and battle will ensue!"

Amidst its busy escape, it didn't forget to throw in a threatening remark.

"Heh, this black-and-white chubby is quite smart after all."

Liu Zheng couldn't help but laugh.

The offer was clearly desperate. If you have no hidden skills, the wisest strategy is to escape as fast as possible.

"Not dumb indeed. But I've already issued the challenge; escaping won't be easy."

Doctor Nile seized Liu Zheng's tentacle with one hand and made a cut on the Green Emerald Dragonfly.

"Doctor, could you use your own blood next time?"

Liu Zheng complained.

"I'm a mummy; how much blood do you think I have? It's more convenient using yours."

Doctor Nile reasoned confidently.

The Green Emerald Dragonfly shone brightly, creating a gigantic dragonfly shadow above his head.

The dragonfly then vigorously fluttered its wings, summoning a whirlwind in front of the panda.

"What the heck is this!"

The panda, caught off guard, was immediately swept inside. The clouds were torn to shreds, turning the panda into a black-and-white spinning top in the wind.

"Doctor, using these treasures now, won't they go into cooldown later?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"No worries, I'm just borrowing a fraction of the power; it won't offend the Holy Artifact Spirit."

Doctor Nile explained.

"Good then."

It's a bit overkill to use a major skill for just a panda.

While Doctor Nile's summoned whirlwind temporarily restrained the panda, this youth capable of defeating the Horse Bear Spirit wasn't about to be subdued that easily.

"Damn you all, you're forcing my hand!"

The continuously spinning panda spat out a glittering, round bead. The bead hovered above its head, emitting a black and white light, instantly steadying its rotation.

"Superior inner core!"

Bai San exclaimed upon seeing it.

"You little hedgehog have some insight. Now that you've seen this, none of you will escape today!"

The panda no longer had its adorable look; its menacing face and sharp teeth were on full display, like an ancient beast.

"Devour mountains and rivers in a single breath!"

The panda opened its massive mouth and swallowed the entire whirlwind.

"Hmph!"

It snorted, spewing two white-glowing Demon-Subduing Pestles, aimed at Doctor Nile's head.

"Ha!"

It spat out a yellow-glowing Demon-Suppressing Pestle, aiming at Liu Zheng's head.

"Why does this style seem so familiar?"

While pondering, he rolled agilely like a lazy donkey, rolling four to five meters away.

Yet, the Demon-Suppressing Pestle seemed to have a mind of its own, immediately closing in on his head again.

"Don't block it head-on!"

Just as Liu Zheng was about to sacrifice his tentacles to block, Bai San timely warned him.

Although unsure why, Liu Zheng instinctively obeyed, chopping off one of his tentacles and kicking it towards the Demon-Suppressing Pestle.

This gecko-tail technique was something he had mastered through repeated practice.

With the speed of an arrow, the tentacle shot toward the Pestle, catching it off guard.

"Poof~"

As the two collided, the Pestle made a sound like a dull fart, dispersing into the wind, while the tentacle remained intact.

While Liu Zheng's tentacles could regenerate, Doctor Nile lacked that ability, opting instead to defend with his scepter.

Yet, the Demon-Subduing Pestles flew past the scepter; one struck him on the face, the other directly on the shoulder.

Two heavy blows directly made his eyes roll back, and white light burst from his seven orifices. Within the white light was a vague, broken face, his divine soul actually knocked out of his body.

"Not good!"

Bai San secretly thought, panicked, and immediately pulled a jade cicada from his medical kit, only the size of a thumb, exquisitely carved.

This was one piece of a jade set, including a pair of jade eye covers, a pair of jade earplugs, a pair of jade nose plugs, one White Jade Cicada, a jade chrysanthemum plug, and a jade yin plug, collectively called the Jade Nine Orifice Plugs. It could prevent corpses from decaying and souls from scattering, avoiding transformation into either zombies or wandering ghosts.

Now there was only one jade cicada, so naturally, it couldn't be as effective. But it could stop Doctor Nile's divine soul from completely leaving his body.

Just as Bai San was about to place the jade cicada into Doctor Nile's mouth, a sun disc reappeared above his head.

The disc, like a true star, absorbed all the detached souls back, then they re-entered Doctor Nile's body.

He blinked his eyes, his pupils returning to normal again.

"A direct method of extracting souls, it's truly wondrous. If I didn't know Anubis had already fallen, I would think you're his priest,"

Doctor Nile exhaled and said.

The power of the Sun God Ra was comprehensive and formidable, but the ability of Death God Anubis was more mysterious and stealthy, leaving no defenses.

He was startled here, not knowing that the panda above was even more terrified.

The two breaths of "Hum" and "Ha" were its trump card, yet they accomplished nothing.

One's escape after a narrow miss was tolerable, but another could take two hits unharmed – is there still justice?! Are there still laws?!

"Run!"

The only thought in the panda's mind was to escape.

Although his master had instructed that anyone who saw its inner core must be eliminated to prevent future troubles.

But the problem is, now it's the one that's a future trouble!

"Bang!"

The panda slammed heavily onto the ground, dust making it look disheveled.

But it didn't care about its appearance, directly started kowtowing three times.

"Master, save me!"

The panda shouted loudly.

As its words fell, seven rays of white light spurted from its seven orifices, forming a person dressed in a Feather Robe, with a blue face, red hair, and three lumps the size of pigeon eggs on his forehead.

"You little brat, as your master, my remaining soul resides in you to cultivate the three souls and seven spirits, but you treat me like a life-saving straw,"

the Feather Robe man began cursing loudly as soon as he appeared.

"If I die, master, you will be scattered too,"

the panda argued.

"Fool, I know, or else I would've left you to fend for yourself long ago."

The Feather Robe man glared at it, then looked at Liu Zheng and the others.

"A practitioner of divine arts, someone with the body of a god, a Hedgehog Spirit, a Body Refining Cultivator..."

The Feather Robe man frowned, his gaze sweeping past the rigged vehicle.

"And an overstuffed Cow Demon, that's not a concern. Hmm?!!!"

The Feather Robe looked under the car, eyes almost popping out, soul body slightly shaking.

"You little brat, don't you use your brain when robbing? So many people and you dare take action?"

He cursed loudly.

"Ah? Master, aren't there just five people?"

The panda said in confusion.

"I told you to practice spells more often, but you wouldn't listen, only indulging in pleasure. There are dozens of Donkey Ear Spirits hiding under the car you can't even see."

The Feather Robe man reprimanded harshly, like iron not turning into steel.

"Donkey Ear Spirits..."

Liu Zheng and his group all revealed knowing smiles.

Setting aside the positions of both parties, the Feather Robe man's descriptions were quite accurate.

"Ah, then let's run, master."

The panda cried out in horror.

"Shut up and listen to your master's instructions,"

the Feather Robe man commanded, turned to the crowd with a forced kind face.

"Fellow Daoists, this humble Daoist greets you,"

he clasped both hands in the Zi-Wei gesture, slightly bowed his head and said.

"Greetings, Daoist,"

Seeing this, Liu Zheng stepped forward from the crowd to return the courtesy.

"From where do you fellow Daoists come?"

The Feather Robe man asked.

"We came from the city and were stopped by your disciple asking for a toll fee. It was initially set at sixty thousand as a gesture of goodwill. To my surprise, your disciple raised the price, demanding a million. Such dishonest behavior, what have you to say, Daoist?"

He questioned.

"This..."

The Feather Robe man rolled his eyes, hurriedly thinking of an excuse.