"You lecherous thief! No matter where you run, even to the ends of the earth, you must die!"
The woman in red pulled a belt seemingly from nowhere and fastened it tightly around her waist. Her expression was as cold as frost, her killing intent utterly uncontrollable. Her eyes were locked on the fleeing figure of Si Kong Zhai Xing.
"Fellow Daoist, I know who that pervert is—his name is Si Kong Zhai Xing. He's mastered the Star-Picking Hand, a miraculous thieving technique. He's undoubtedly a peerless thief. But he's also a lecherous scoundrel—he even dares to steal belts! Utterly shameless! I'm willing to assist you in capturing him."
Seeing the woman in red, Hong Ye recognized her as the cultivator who had blocked him earlier with the Sky-Shattering Thunder and immediately stepped forward.
Whoosh!
His only reply was a flash of cold silver light that pierced through his throat.
A streak of blood gleamed across his neck.
"Why?"
Hong Ye stared at the woman in red in disbelief. He wouldn't rest in peace without an answer.
"You talk too much," the woman said coldly, casting him a final glance before dashing after Si Kong Zhai Xing.
"Si Kong Zhai Xing is a pervert, but you were no better. You died without injustice," said Yi Tianxing, arriving at Hong Ye's side. He watched dispassionately as Hong Ye's body dissolved into white light.
With a wave, he swept the items Hong Ye left behind into his Spirit Pearl Space.
If the woman in red didn't want them, he wasn't going to be polite. At the very least, the Sky-Shattering Thunder was a good item. No point in wasting it.
"Fellow Daoist, you blocked an attack for me earlier. Now I'll help you catch that lecher—it's only fair. Besides, he also stole from me. I can't let that slide. My name is Yi Tianxing," he said, urging his Golden Roc forward, leaving a golden streak across the sky as he caught up to the woman.
"My surname is Dongfang," she replied icily after glancing at Yi Tianxing, and then giving Green Emperor a long look.
"So it's Miss Dongfang," Yi Tianxing nodded, understanding her attitude.
Neither of them spoke further; instead, they locked their gazes onto Si Kong Zhai Xing.
"There's a pervert!" shouted Zhu Yuanzhang reflexively, glancing behind him.
What he saw shocked him: Si Kong Zhai Xing was charging toward him—and then dashed right past.
"Wait a minute! What's that in his hand? Isn't that my Golden Silk Soft Armor?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked down, instinctively patting his body. His face darkened immediately.
He let out a furious roar.
"Catch that thief! That bastard even stole the inner armor off my body! If I catch him, I'll skin him alive and execute him by a thousand cuts!"
The fire in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart exploded. His prized inner armor—an exquisite treasure that could save his life—had been swiped right off him. This was like pulling a tiger's whiskers. Unforgivable.
Without hesitation, he slapped his mount, the Blazing Fire Dragon Pig, and charged after the thief, butt swinging wildly.
"This is a disaster! Why does this keep happening? I swear I didn't mean to steal! But this inner armor really is top-grade... What a treasure," thought Si Kong Zhai Xing, nearly in tears.
Somehow, whenever he encountered Zhu Yuanzhang, he lost control and ended up stealing something again. This time, even his hands didn't listen.
And now, having offended a lineup of top-tier experts, his chances of surviving were growing slimmer by the second.
"This is too weird... That Accursed Dog—could it really have infected me with rabies or something? What do I do now?" he thought with a bitter laugh. He tried to inspect his body with true qi, but couldn't find anything wrong—yet he knew something was off. He had completely lost control over his actions.
"Move, fellow Daoist!"
In his panic, he spotted another cultivator ahead—Liu Bang, riding a Flame Ox.
"What speed! That mount isn't ordinary," Liu Bang thought, eyeing Si Kong Zhai Xing's winged serpent with envy.
But then his eyes focused on something Si Kong Zhai Xing held in his hand.
"That's the Four Symbols Heavenly Arrow Manual! That's the supreme archery technique I was carrying!" Liu Bang reached down instinctively—and found nothing.
He let out an enraged howl.
"You stole my peerless archery manual! You damn thief!"
"It's not my fault! I lost control of my body! I've got rabies—I was bitten by a mad dog! You've got to believe me!" Si Kong Zhai Xing cried out.
He sounded sincerely wronged.
"Only an idiot would believe that!" Liu Bang bellowed, his rage boiling over.
He gave chase without hesitation.
With no choice, Si Kong Zhai Xing kept running. If he stopped now, he'd be dead. The pursuers behind him were growing more terrifying by the second.
Suddenly—
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A mountain loomed ahead. Not just any mountain, but a mountain of blades, glinting coldly in the sunlight. Each blade pointed upward, sharp and gleaming. The air around the mountain hummed with killing energy.
Xiang Yu, riding his Tyrannosaurus, instinctively halted before the mountain.
He could sense the deadly Blade Qi flowing across it. Even the wind stung his skin like a thousand knives. He feared the mountain would injure his beloved T. rex mount.
This was clearly the Third Trial. No way around it—it blocked the entire track.
"Move, fellow Daoist!"
Si Kong Zhai Xing's voice echoed behind him.
Xiang Yu turned and saw him charging over. He frowned slightly but did not step aside. How could someone like him—Xiang Yu the Conqueror—make way for anyone?
But that decision would become the most humiliating regret of his life.
Whoosh!
As Si Kong Zhai Xing approached, Xiang Yu felt a sudden sense of revulsion—but stood his ground. In his mind, no one could pose a serious threat to him.
And then—
Whoosh!
Before anyone could blink, all of Xiang Yu's clothes vanished. In an instant, he stood there completely naked—not even underwear left.
His pale buttocks were fully exposed to the world. His thick black chest hair fluttered in the wind.
Time seemed to freeze.
Si Kong Zhai Xing stood there stiffly, a pile of clothes in his hand, expression frozen in shock.
Xiang Yu froze too. The chill on his skin couldn't douse the flames of rage in his heart. His face flushed from white to black to blood-red.
Even Yi Tianxing in the distance stopped in mid-air, the corners of his mouth twitching.
Dongfang frowned and turned her gaze away.
Liu Bang looked utterly dumbfounded.
"Xiang Yu... the mighty Conqueror, born with Heavenly Twin Pupils, stripped naked by a thief… not even a thread left. This... this is history in the making," Yi Tianxing muttered, lips trembling with suppressed laughter.
Xiang Yu had been completely stripped—by another man.
And not just anyone, but Si Kong Zhai Xing, who now held his clothes in his hands like a trophy.
This would become the talk of the Eternal Continent.
"Heh, he won't come after me now... not when he has someone else to kill first," Liu Bang thought, secretly relieved. If Si Kong Zhai Xing survived, he'd absorb all of Xiang Yu's fury.
"Whoa! Big news! Look! Si Kong Zhai Xing lives up to his name as the ultimate thief—he even stripped Xiang Yu with his Star-Picking Hand. What a breeze he must feel right now!" cried out the flamboyant Brother Xiaosa, unable to contain his excitement.
"That technique is terrifying. Not only does it steal treasures, it's the ultimate clothes-stealing skill. He should be renamed Surefire Clothes-Peeling Hand!" exclaimed Hei Da Shuai.
All eyes were on the spectacle.
It was truly a world-shaking moment.
"You bastard... You want to die!"
Xiang Yu's eyes turned blood-red. His fingers clenched so tightly around his war halberd that his knuckles cracked. His long hair whipped behind him in fury, his Heavenly Pupils glowing with murderous light.
He was ready to tear Si Kong Zhai Xing to shreds.