Chapter 33

Holding a pig-slaughtering knife, which would determine the success or failure, life or death of both sides, Su Xing did not dare to relax for a moment, and the struggle for the knife became even more intense.

Su Xing glanced at the huge iron ball on the ground, so angry that he gritted his teeth. The Bugatti Veyron was destroyed and turned into scrap, but that was not the worst part—it actually helped the enemy!

"It's all the fault of that iron-skinned demon! He is the root of all evil!" Su Xing's hatred for the iron-skinned demon reached its peak. He vowed to avenge the Bugatti Veyron.

When the iron-skinned demon kicked the huge iron ball and successfully blocked Su Xing, Red Fish happened to intercept the iron-skinned demon at that moment.

"Get out of my way!" the iron-skinned demon roared, his metallic voice especially cold. Without a pause, he relied on his copper-skin and iron-bones, shrugged his shoulders, and charged forward, looking like a locomotive.

Red Fish was startled. The iron-skinned demon rushed over with a roar, and she couldn't stop him. She lightly moved her lotus steps and dodged.

"Hmph!" The iron-skinned demon sneered. Everything went as he expected. Red Fish avoided, and the pig-slaughtering knife was right in front of him, closer than Su Xing.

Just as he was about to grab the pig-slaughtering knife, the iron-skinned demon suddenly felt his body become light, and he flew up into the air.

"Too far! Too far!" the iron-skinned demon panicked, having been tripped by Red Fish unexpectedly. Just as he was about to grab the pig-slaughtering knife, his copper-skin and iron-bones body flew out, surpassing the knife, and crashed into an old tree with a thud.

Crack! The old tree broke.

A hint of a victorious smile appeared on Su Xing's lips. Once he got the pig-slaughtering knife, the outcome was decided.

"Damn it!" the iron-skinned demon roared, his mechanical arm lifting up. He suddenly picked up the broken old tree and threw it at Su Xing with all his might.

It was too late. The iron-skinned demon's face turned ashen. A withered old tree could not stop Su Xing. Once Su Xing got the pig-slaughtering knife, the iron-skinned demon would be sent to the Eighteenth Level of Hell.

But at that moment, Su Xing suddenly paused, then jumped up, his body as agile as a monkey. He twisted his limbs and picked up a withered branch bird's nest from the old tree, which contained a fledgling bird that was not fully feathered, chirping pitifully.

"What's going on?" the iron-skinned demon was stunned, then his face lit up with joy. He immediately got up and rushed toward the butcher demon, who was impaled in the ground, to grab the pig-slaughtering knife from him.

"I got it!" the iron-skinned demon shouted happily, grabbing the pig-slaughtering knife, but he couldn't pull it out.

"Save me?" a faint voice came from underground. The iron-skinned demon hesitated for a moment, then sneered, "You should just die peacefully. I will avenge you!"

The iron-skinned demon yanked the pig-slaughtering knife out and laughed maniacally, "Hahahaha... With the pig-slaughtering knife in my hand, the world is mine! With my monstrous strength and copper-skin and iron-bones, and the butcher's pig-slaughtering knife, I can break out of Fengdu, no matter how impregnable it is. Then, in the vast Yin神州, I can roam freely!"

Su Xing leaped into the air, holding the bird's nest in his hand, his arms spread wide like a great eagle, gliding to Red Fish's side, his eyes cold.

Red Fish looked at Su Xing with gratitude, taking the chirping fledgling, her eyes shimmering with tears.

"Wasn't the butcher your partner?" Su Xing asked coldly.

"Partner? Butcher?" the iron-skinned demon muttered, then laughed, "Hahaha, I don't even know his name. How could he be my partner? Who would want to be partners with a pig, crude and ignorant, and most importantly, he doesn't appreciate cars. Unforgivable!"

He didn't even know his name! From the escape until now, he still didn't know the other's name!

Su Xing's eyes widened, his anger flaring. Indeed, in their previous conversation, no names were mentioned, but that was no excuse!

"Red Fish, step back. I'll deal with him!" Su Xing's face was serious, blocking the impulsive Red Fish.

"Damn it, Su Xing, you must teach him a lesson!" Red Fish pouted, her mouth capable of holding a water dipper.

"Okay, I'll do my best. You take the fledgling and run," Su Xing said with a bitter smile, pushing Red Fish away and walking step by step toward the iron-skinned demon.

The iron-skinned demon sneered, "What tricks do you have left? I've seen through you. Apart from your speed, some monstrous strength, and vicious moves, what else do you have? My defense is unbreakable, and I have the pig-slaughtering knife. You have no chance of winning!"

"No chance, huh?" Su Xing asked, smiling and walking defenselessly toward the iron-skinned demon, "Why don't you try?"

"You have some trick!" the iron-skinned demon stepped back, deeply suspicious.

"Wrong!"

The iron-skinned demon suddenly stopped, raised the pig-slaughtering knife, and made a feint, the blade's light cold and sharp like moonlight.

"Swish"

A strand of hair fell from his temple. Su Xing's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to walk toward the iron-skinned demon, closing in.

"Don't come any closer!" the iron-skinned demon swung the pig-slaughtering knife wildly, his momentum overwhelmed by Su Xing, losing his composure, and charged at Su Xing.

Su Xing sneered inwardly. Psychological warfare was his forte. Sometimes, a strong exterior didn't mean a strong interior. Destroying the interior was far easier than breaking the iron-skinned demon's hard exterior.

"Mengpo Ladles Soup!"

Su Xing's expression was calm. He stepped back, dodged the iron-skinned demon's slash, and grabbed his wrist with a flower-like movement, using his opponent's force against him, and flicked the pig-slaughtering knife away.

The "Mengpo Ladles Soup" move was executed by Su Xing with such skill and natural talent.

"What!" the iron-skinned demon was shocked. Just as he was about to speak, more surprises awaited him.

Earlier, Su Xing was like a coiled venomous snake, vicious and sharp. Now, he was more like a grandmaster, calm and composed.

"Tai Chi."

Su Xing spoke softly, his eyes like a deep, unfathomable spring, pinpointing the iron-skinned demon's center of gravity. His body moved fluidly, easily evading the iron-skinned demon's bear hug, and he placed his hands under the center of gravity, kicking the iron-skinned demon's heels.

"Ugh."

The iron-skinned demon was suddenly stunned, feeling the world turn upside down as he fell.

"Bang!"

As the iron-skinned demon hit the ground, his mechanical arm propped him up, and he hammered the ground with both arms, standing up vertically, and then punched Su Xing sharply.

"Four ounces to move a thousand pounds."

Su Xing's body was supple. He swung his arms, caught the iron-skinned demon's fist, and turned it, using his opponent's force against him.

"Bang!"

The iron-skinned demon's abdomen was hit by his own fist.

It wasn't over. Su Xing's body was fluid, his hands wrapping around the iron-skinned demon's waist. The nine force channels rotated, generating immense power, lifting the iron-skinned demon, and then throwing him with a circular motion.

"Bang!"

The iron-skinned demon flew out and hit a tree as thick as a bowl. The confrontation lasted only a moment, and the iron-skinned demon was thrown away.

"Hmph, the subtlety of Tai Chi is indeed profound. Fortunately, my master forced me to learn it," Su Xing coldly said, walking toward the fallen pig-slaughtering knife, preparing to use it to finish off the iron-skinned demon.

But coincidentally, the pig-slaughtering knife fell next to the butcher demon.

Just as Su Xing was about to pick up the pig-slaughtering knife, a metallic roar came from the bushes. The iron-skinned demon, shoulders hunched, charged at Su Xing like a metal locomotive.

Su Xing's lips curled, his body crouched, and he prepared to use a jack to throw the iron-skinned demon away.

"Be careful!"

At that moment, Su Xing saw a red figure rush toward the iron-skinned demon.

"Red Fish!" Su Xing shouted. He could withstand the iron-skinned demon's charge, but right before his eyes, the iron-skinned demon's arms, like pincers, grabbed Red Fish, and they flew out like a lead cannonball.

As they flew past Su Xing, his pupils suddenly constricted. He saw the pig-slaughtering knife embedded in the iron-skinned demon's back, piercing through him and hitting Red Fish.

"When did this happen!" Su Xing suddenly felt a darkness before his eyes, rushing over madly, pulling out the pig-slaughtering knife, kicking the iron-skinned demon away, and holding Red Fish.

"What's going on! Why did you! We are not related!" Su Xing held Red Fish's cold hand, shouting.

"The iron-skinned demon blocked your view. The butcher demon wasn't dead. He picked up the pig-slaughtering knife and stabbed from behind, trying to kill both you and the iron-skinned demon," Red Fish said pitifully, her head tilting to one side, her breath faint. "The fledgling is dead."

Su Xing looked over and saw that the fledgling in the withered leaf nest no longer chirped. The ghost body was damaged, the soul unstable, and it would soon dissipate in the netherworld.

"The fledgling is dead, but you mustn't die. Live on for the fledgling!" Su Xing tightly held Red Fish's hand, tears streaming down his face.

"Hehe, hehe..." The butcher demon, weak and lying on the ground, had used all his strength to stab the pig-slaughtering knife into the iron-skinned demon's back. His ghost body was broken and ragged, barely alive. "Hehe, cutting the iron-skinned demon doesn't feel good. I want to cut people, the feel of flesh and bone..."

Red Fish looked at Su Xing, her pale face faintly smiling, "Su Xing, I have a secret to tell you. Just listen, don't speak."

"Okay." Su Xing nodded solemnly.

"I am not human. My soul's true form is a small red fish. I came to the netherworld after death, just like the fledgling, alone and helpless, until..."

Red Fish's voice grew weaker. Su Xing's eyes widened, tears streaming down his face. He leaned down, his ear close to Red Fish's lips.

"Because of that great person, I could transform into a human... I really envy humans, I really envy them... When I saw you leave the old tree and the fledgling, and when you saved the fledgling, I was really moved."

"You didn't just save a weak fledgling's soul; you saved my heart. Only then did I truly understand human emotions... I really want to be human in my next life..."

"Su Xing, do you think I can be human in my next life?" Red Fish asked.

"Of course, definitely!" Su Xing held Red Fish's hand, nodding heavily, tears streaming down his face.

It was a kind lie. With the pig-slaughtering knife piercing through her, her soul was unstable, and the result would be her soul dissipating in the netherworld, unable to enter the cycle of rebirth.

Red Fish lay quietly in Su Xing's arms, her human ghost body becoming blurry, her limbs transforming, and a red fish tail appearing.

"Su Xing, do I look... human now?" Red Fish asked pitifully, her large fish eyes hopefully looking at Su Xing.

"You are the most human person I have ever seen!" Su Xing said solemnly, without a hint of a lie!

"..."

At that moment, Red Fish had transformed into a red fish, her mouth opening and closing, a tear falling from her fish eyes.

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