But Gavin Jiang just smiled dismissively, his expression full of self-confidence as he looked at Ian Song and said, "You're not bad, but you're not qualified to be my opponent. Why not submit to me instead?"
Vrrm!
As Gavin Jiang spoke, a mysterious power completely ignored Ian Song's physical defenses and invaded his sea of consciousness, wrapping around his immortal soul and trying to forcibly change his thoughts.
"What kind of divine ability is this?"
Ian Song was a bit surprised but not panicked. His soul had undergone ten metamorphoses under the baptism of Chaos true force, possessing supreme power—even ordinary Divines couldn't compare. Any soul-type divine ability was useless against him.
As expected, his immortal soul struggled slightly and instantly snapped all those mysterious bindings, leaving him completely unharmed.
"No need for words—why don't we have a fair duel? If I win, you die; if you win, I die. How about it?"
Ian Song said, smiling brightly.
A strange look flashed in Gavin Jiang's eyes. His soul divine ability couldn't control Ian Song, which surprised him, but it didn't matter—if he couldn't control Ian's mind, he'd just destroy his body.
Who do you think you are? You're not even worthy to fight my master!
Mindy Zhang spoke up again, showing her absolute loyalty to her master.
And you're a System Host! Sucking up to Gavin Jiang like that—I'm honestly ashamed for you!
Xavier Cheng sneered.
"You want to die? Fine, I'll grant your wish!"
Mindy Zhang looked at Xavier Cheng and beckoned him over.
A flicker of hesitation crossed Xavier Cheng's face. After all, she's ranked second on the kill leaderboard, and her strength is already close to nineteenth-layer Ancestral Immortal. He knew he wasn't a match for her.
"What's wrong, scared? A coward like you isn't even qualified to talk to me!"
Mindy Zhang's face was full of disdain.
Xavier Cheng's cheeks flushed red. He strode forward and shouted, "You crazy woman, who are you calling a coward? Come on, I challenge you!"
"Heh heh! Come die!"
Mindy Zhang let out a light laugh and vanished on the spot.
Whap! Xavier Cheng's body was instantly split in two. But he didn't actually die—his Substitute Life Talisman burned, teleporting him several hundred meters away.
Killing you is like squashing a bug! Still got the guts to come at me?
Mindy Zhang looked at Xavier with utter contempt.
He was left speechless, face burning with rage—he was completely outclassed, unable to fight back at all.
Suddenly, Mindy's eyes shifted to Ian Song. Her lips curled into a mocking smile. "Ian Song, it's your turn. I'll kill you for my master!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Mindy vanished again.
Swoosh!
A razor-sharp blade of energy appeared above Ian's head. It was deadly—able to slice through even an eighteenth-layer Ancestral Immortal's body with ease. It moved insanely fast and carried a soul-slowing power.
Get lost!
Ian raised his hand and slapped the air above his head. Mindy was blasted out of stealth, sent flying by his palm.
So strong!
Everyone watching couldn't help but gasp.
Mindy Zhang is ranked second on the kill leaderboard, with more than eighty Hosts dead by her hand. Yet she couldn't stand up to Ian Song.
After crashing hundreds of meters away, Mindy's face twisted in fury. She charged at Ian again.
You're not even qualified to fight me!
Ian sneered and sent another flurry of palm strikes. Mindy was knocked flying again, and now both cheeks were stamped with five clear finger marks—an unbearable humiliation.
All of you, get in here! Kill that bastard!
Mindy was driven mad, screaming at the top of her lungs.
Gavin Jiang didn't stop her. He just watched with interest, wanting to see what Ian Song's trump card really was.
Kill him!
Including Mindy Zhang, ninety-nine Hosts charged at Ian Song, ready to kill.
You want to see my trump card? Fine, I’ll show you!
Ian glanced at Gavin Jiang, and a massive axe appeared in his hand.
It was a Divine artifact he’d snatched from a summoned Divine.
With the Divine axe in hand, Ian’s whole aura changed.
A moment ago he was like a gentle breeze—now he was an ancient, immovable mountain: vast, overwhelming, impossible to scale.
World-Cleaving Axe, First Form!
Ian swung the axe at Mindy Zhang, who was leading the charge.
The move was simple and ancient, but packed the power of Heavenly Dao itself.
In an instant, Mindy and two other Hosts were pinned in place, unable to move.
The axe swept past—and their bodies instantly crumbled to dust.
As for the Substitute Life Talisman...
Sorry, but the World-Cleaving Axe can split chaos itself—no mere talisman can stop it.
So even with Substitute Life Talismans, Mindy and the other two were truly dead.
Gavin Jiang finally spoke again, his voice tinged with shock.
You’ve fused with some kind of powerful bloodline too, haven’t you?
Ian Song looked at Gavin. The instant he killed Mindy and the other two, Gavin’s aura leaked out—a trace Ian immediately recognized: the breath of the Nightmare Demon God, one of the three thousand Demon Gods.
The Nightmare Demon God specializes in soul manipulation—bewitching, controlling others’ minds. Gavin must have used his Nightmare bloodline’s soul powers in that sneak attack earlier.
But the Pangu bloodline is invincible.
Back when the world was first created, even if all three thousand Demon Gods joined forces, they still couldn’t beat Pangu.
As the inheritor of the Pangu bloodline, Ian Song had no fear of Gavin Jiang and his Nightmare powers.
Suddenly, Gavin’s face twisted into a snarl. "This isn’t the time for our final battle. But one day, I’ll kill you!"
With those words, Gavin vanished without a trace.
At the same time, ninety-six Hosts—under Gavin’s control—charged at Ian Song like madmen.
Their minds had all been twisted and controlled by Gavin.
Unless Ian enslaved them, they would never stop attacking—and his Puppet divine ability could only be used ten times, and was weaker than the Nightmare soul powers.
So Ian had no choice but to kill them.
He unleashed his soul art, Illusion, and all ninety-six Hosts froze on the spot.
He only killed five—leaving the rest for Mona Meng, Xavier Cheng, and the others.
The kill leaderboard’s number one, Gavin Jiang, had escaped—no one knew where he was hiding.
Mindy Zhang was dead.
Meanwhile, Ian Song declared that Hosts were to stop fighting among themselves. Anyone who disobeyed would be killed on the spot.
Some Hosts didn’t take his warning seriously.
Instead, they tried to copy Gavin Jiang and Mindy Zhang.
So Ian hunted them down and split them apart with his axe—even hundreds of Substitute Life Talismans couldn’t save them.
After that, no one dared hunt other Hosts at random.
Months passed, and the Host battle finally ended.
Ian Song, Mona Meng, Xavier Cheng, and their allies all made it into the top hundred—but Gavin Jiang ranked first, not Ian.