Chapter 1060: Diminishing the Fog
Both kings were stalling for time.
The king of black fog chuckled coldly. "Haha, I might want to give you some time, but I'm afraid the other superior kings won't let me."
Li Zongming knew what was going on, but he still asked, "What does this have to do with the other superior kings?"
The king of black fog, realizing that he had misspoken, hurriedly corrected himself, "No, it's nothing..."
Li Zongming had to work hard to feign ignorance. To be honest, he didn't feel as though he could keep it up—his opponent's acting skills were atrocious. He was barely able to hide his laughter.
After all, Li Zongming knew even more than did the king of black fog. If the king of black fog were on the first layer of understanding, Li Zongming was on the second.
The king of black fog felt as though he could layer another veneer of justification over his claims. "This decision was made jointly by the various superior kings."
Although he could directly attack the Zongming world, the king of black fog didn't want to do so. He could sense that Li Zongming's aura had grown even stronger than it had been during the meeting. It was clear that he had already digested part of the spoils he had earned during the meeting.
If they were to start fighting, the king of black fog, who was only a clone, might not be able to best the Zongming king. Furthermore, he hadn't seen any sight of Zhang Lie, so the king of black fog preferred to be more cautious.
There was no rush; he could take down Li Zongming once his allies had captured the two newly evolved superior worlds. This was something that the other superior kings had agreed to, as well.
The king of black fog continued, "Given your attitude, I assume you won't hand over one of these worlds, then."
Li Zongming shrugged. "Why should I hand over something that belongs to me by right?"
While the king of black fog and Li Zongming delayed each other, a beam of golden light slashed apart the air.
Even the king of black fog and Li Zongming could barely catch a glimpse of Gold Comet despite being superior kings. The golden scythes tore apart the face formed by the black fog.
"What's this?"
As Gold Comet slashed its scythes, the black fog scattered. The king of black fog cried out, "King of Zongming! What bastard is this?"
Li Zongming shrugged. "Who knows?"
The king of black fog was immediately incensed by Gold Comet's actions.
"You dare!" The black fog struck at Gold Comet.
"Let me help you, king of black fog." The image of a giant beast appeared behind Li Zongming's back. It had scales in six colors, with a pair of golden wings behind its back. It had a long, narrow mouth, with eight horns on its head like a golden crown. A ring of light glowed behind him as brightly as the sun.
Radiant light illuminated the void, scattering the black fog.
The black fog frothed, almost on the verge of exploding.
Li Zongming laughed. "My goodness! I'm sorry, that was a blunder!"
Although the king of black fog's brain was just fog, that didn't mean that he was stupid. "So you already knew of the plan. Who told you?"
Li Zongming feigned ignorance. "What are you talking about, king of black fog? I don't understand what you're saying at all."
The king of black fog's voice rose. "Even now, you're still trying to pretend you don't know anything?"
Li Zongming shook his head. "What could you be referring to? I'm not pretending—I simply don't know."
Gold Comet had continued scything at the fog during their conversation.
"Damned bug!" The king of black fog began to froth. As though the tides were rising, the void filled with black fog in the form of a tsunami.
"King of black fog, let me assist you!" With another burst of radiant light, Li Zongming blocked off the black fog's impending attack.
The king of black fog cursed, "Zongming king, I'm coming for you next!"
"King of black fog, what are you talking about? I was trying to help you, but we simply didn't coordinate! The opponent's too fast. We need to work together," Li Zongming cried out, even as he sent more beams of light scattering through the void and piercing the king of black fog's form.
Gold Comet's scythes crossed each other. It whirled in the void, forming a golden drill and penetrating the black fog from a different direction.
The black fog roiled as Li Zongming frowned. The king of black fog was a difficult opponent to deal with.
Li Zongming cried out again, "Sorry, sorry, king of black fog, I was mistaken!"
The black fog slowly condensed and formed a human face once more. "Li Zongming, you've already infused the seven superior worlds' worth of energy into the Zongming world, haven't you?"
"King of black fog, it's approaching again!"
Li Zongming yelled out. Golden light condensed. The king of black fog looked in the direction that Li Zongming was pointing, wary of an actual attack, only to find Gold Comet suddenly speeding into him and piercing him through from behind.
As the black fog continuously dissipated from Li Zongming and Gold Comet's attacks, it slowly lost more and more of its volume.
Li Zongming cried out, "King of black fog, I already warned you! Why were you so careless?"
"You!" If not for Li Zongming's sudden shout, Gold Comet's sneak attack wouldn't have succeeded. The black fog frothed and roiled, then exploded.
Li Zongming gasped. "King of black fog, did you explode out of anger?"
The fog began to rotate rapidly in the air, forming a pitch-black tornado. Gold Comet did the same, forming a golden tornado and smashing into the nascent black one.
Li Zongming struck at the tornado with beams of light, supporting Gold Comet and helping to dissipate the tornado. He called out, "King of black fog, it seems like you're struggling to deal with a mere insect! Do you need some more assistance?"
"Li Zongming, I'll kill you today!" The king of black fog even became unable to maintain his human face.
If not for Li Zongming's "assistance", the king of black fog wouldn't have fared so badly against Gold Comet. He didn't care about stalling for time any longer; instead, he struck with full force.
Meanwhile, Gold Comet's speed had grown to such an extent that its afterimages made it look as though there were hundreds of its clones attacking simultaneously.
The king of black fog couldn't help but be shocked. "Just what is this bug? Where did the king of Zongming find such a pest?"
As a superior king of antiquity, he was experienced and knowledgeable, but he had never seen the likes of Gold Comet before. An insect that was even faster than a superior king—it was shocking.
Gold Comet and Li Zongming struck simultaneously once again, diminishing the black fog further...
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