"Such a powerful extraordinary being."
A voice echoed through the empty bar as Chen Xiang felt a terrifying force rising from beneath his feet, forcing him to lift his foot inch by inch. The alluring woman effortlessly raised his nearly two-meter-wide foot. She licked her lips, saying, "You look... quite delicious!"
With a focused expression, Chen Xiang channeled all his strength into his right leg and unleashed an explosive kick. "Die!" The earth-shattering force made the woman's expression shift, but she seemed too late to evade.
*Boom!!!* The entire seven-story bar shook, spiderweb-like cracks spreading from the dance floor to the walls.
"Wait!" Chen Xiang realized he hadn't felt her soft body beneath his foot... he hadn't hit her! His scalp tingled as he looked up, spotting the alluring woman casually leaning against the railing on the seventh floor. How could she move so fast?
"Interesting fellow," she remarked, brushing dust off herself. A high-stemmed glass appeared in her hand, and she drained it with a graceful motion. "I'll play with you for a bit."
With that, she vanished, the glass falling toward the ground as she reappeared above him! Her long leg came crashing down, and Chen Xiang felt a sharp pain in his head. In fury, he reached for her, but she vanished again, landing gracefully back on the seventh floor, catching the falling glass with ease.
Chen Xiang touched his head, finding blood. He glared up at her, saying, "Traveler's Path?" He recalled from textbooks that after entering the realm of the extraordinary, beings received unique abilities—gifts from the gods.
The void walkers could achieve phasing, while the traveler's path offered *Blink*. But this woman wasn't following the rules!
"Curious, are we?" She yawned. "You seem strong... how about a few hundred nights with me in exchange for your life?"
Chen Xiang chuckled at her exquisite features, "You..."
"Too young." She poured another glass, sighing, "Boring."
In an instant, Chen Xiang bent his spine like a taut bow, employing a secret technique to stomp the ground twenty-three times in half a second, building power to explode forth!
"Useless..." The woman blinked, vanishing from the seventh floor to appear at his feet, lightly grabbing him. *Thud!* A chunk of flesh was torn from his ankle.
Not a big deal. At ten meters tall, losing a layer of skin meant little.
"You're quite troublesome," she said, licking the blood splattered on her face. She blinked into the air, chanting something as divine energy surged in her palms. "I'll break your neck."
She blinked again, landing on his collarbone, her hand poised to grasp his throat. Unable to dodge, blood spurted from his neck. In a surge of power, he slammed his weight down, combining immense physical and mental force to pin her!
The alluring woman's expression changed; her blink failed, but she didn't hesitate to unleash her extraordinary physique, chanting the name of the traveler and sketching runes with her hands as divine energy roared!
"Close combat is the most crude form of battle," she declared.
With a mighty blow, she struck back!
"Roar!!" Chen Xiang forced her into the ground, causing her to cough blood as her organs shifted under the overwhelming force. Infuriated, she blinked away, reappearing at his left side.
Chen Xiang transformed his fists into claws, swinging at the alluring woman, but his strikes only stirred up air. She had already vanished, appearing at his side again. Each time he swung, he missed—again and again. The woman buzzed around like an annoying fly, impossible to hit.
"Clumsy brute," she smiled. "You can't even touch me, just a beast roaring in futility..." With that, she blinked and soared high into the air.
At that moment, the intricate runes in her hands were complete. The greatest distinction between extraordinary beings of the Outer Gods and those of lesser status was their ability to wield divine power granted by the gods, manipulating the four elements to emulate nature's might!
"Fire." She spread her hands, summoning divine energy into a blazing inferno.
"Wind!" She conjured a fierce gust, forming four invisible chains that bound Chen Xiang's arms and torso.
"Earth! Water!" The ground rolled, swallowing his legs and solidifying around them, while steam filled with divine energy surged into his mouth and nose, forcing him to cough violently.
Bound by wind, trapped by earth, water flooding his lungs, and fire searing his eyes! The sensation of suffocation took hold as his lungs filled with vapor, and the intense heat scorched his vision, blurring everything.
The woman blinked once more, the wind lifting her as she hovered in mid-air. She gazed down at the giant before her. "Big guy, where does your power come from? I'm curious about such strength at this level..."
As she spoke, she tightened her fist, intensifying the flames and the onslaught of steam!
In the shadows, Su Luo observed the scene with a shake of his head. "The kid has potential, but against a truly extraordinary being—one whose soul can casually blink through space—he's outmatched..." Just as he was about to intervene, he suddenly paused.
"What's this?"
In the next moment, Chen Xiang, ensnared by the raging winds and solid earth, suddenly became indistinct. He was phasing!
Chen Xiang didn't worry about exposing his status as a "God-favored" in front of Su Luo. He wasn't a God-favored; that wasn't his true trump card.
In an instant, Chen Xiang materialized right in front of the alluring woman. She was taken aback, intending to use her traveler's ability to slip away, but at that moment—
A fierce burning sensation erupted within her organs, accompanied by whispers from the abyss, overwhelming her mind with chaos!
"Black Flame..." The searing pain slowed her reaction for just a second.
And in that second, Chen Xiang seized her soft body with both hands, blood streaming from his eyes as he grinned savagely.
"Little fly..."
"I've got you now!"