Luosa swept his gaze across the crowd, then smiled with a chuckle. "I truly didn't expect the Devil's Den to conceal so many Heavenly Tribulation mighty figures."
The Giant holding Vajra Living Buddha looked Luosa up and down, then burst into wild laughter. "Hahaha! What kind of bullshit Demon Lord—you're nothing more than an ant!"
With that, he hurled Vajra Living Buddha to the ground in front of Luosa, adding with utter disdain, "This idiot actually thought someone putting on a front like you was all that great, completely unaware that his backer is just all show!"
Luosa was not angered by his contempt. After all, these were lawless madmen of the Taixuan Realm who had been forced to hide in the Devil's Den because their lifespans were exhausted or they were being hunted down.
Unless he displayed strength that could crush them, this arrogant bunch would never understand what it meant for there to be heavens beyond the heavens. Luosa happened to possess this strength, so he was in no hurry to make a move.
Merely taking a rough look at Vajra Living Buddha's injuries, Luosa frowned. "You lot sure are ruthless. Beating him black and blue is one thing, but how come you even smashed his manhood?"
"Huh?" The Giant froze, then grinned savagely. "So what? If you want to avenge him, it takes strength. Do you possess such heaven-shaking and earth-shattering power?"
Luosa raised a hand in provocation. "If you want to see my skills, use your life to test them."
"And what if I do?" The Giant gave a side-eye to a burly man beside him, signaling him to step forward and take Luosa down.
That burly man was extremely confident in his own strength. He stepped forward, swinging two fists the size of millstones. "This grandfather is the Fist-Fighting Demon! Relying on these two iron fists, I have fought across the world without a single match. I am at the Heavenly Tribulation Stage 9th Layer, and I have already survived two Heavenly Tribulations!"
Luosa wore an indifferent expression. This Fist-Fighting Demon was merely at the Heavenly Tribulation Stage 2nd Layer, and that three-meter-tall Giant had probably reached the 6th Layer. Although those in the early stages of the Heavenly Tribulation were immensely powerful, facing someone at the 6th Layer meant certain death in a single second.
Therefore, Luosa paid no attention to the Fist-Fighting Demon. The remaining few were also around the 2nd or 3rd Heavenly Tribulation layers. The only one truly worthy of attention was this three-meter Giant.
Just as he was observing the Giant, the Fist-Fighting Demon's entire body erupted with imposing aura. Golden light flashed violently atop his massive fists; he had actually refined his fists to be as sharp and indestructible as divine weapons!
"First style of Beidou Divine Fist! The Submissive Dragon Regrets!"
The Fist-Fighting Demon let out a fierce roar, leaving Luosa speechless in his heart. Could these two completely different techniques be lumped together? Before he could even speak, he was heavily struck right across the face by a punch!
With a dull, muffled thud, Luosa's body shot into the Blood Sea like a shooting star, kicking up a splash of blood before falling completely silent. Seeing this, the Fist-Fighting Demon burst into wild laughter.
Swiping at empty air with his fist, he laughed aloud, "The guy putting on a front has finally been exposed! A piece of trash who can't even take a single punch from your grandpa dares to call himself the master of the Devil's Den!"
As his voice trailed off, he glanced back down at Vajra Living Buddha sprawled on the ground and sneered, "You idiot, do you still think he can save your life? Trying to trick us into serving him as master without even looking at your own weight!"
Vajra Living Buddha remained silent at these words. When he was on the verge of death, he had entered the Devil's Den, and in order to survive, he absorbed the power of the Devil's Den to turn himself into a Living Corpse. He had been able to feel the transformation that occurred when Luosa took control of the Devil's Den.
However, cultivators like the Fist-Fighting Demon were not like that. They merely lived within the Devil's Den and had nothing to do with the den itself, and thus they could not sense that marvelous feeling Luosa possessed as the master of the Devil's Den.
Just as the Fist-Fighting Demon was rambling on incessantly, a huge whirlpool suddenly appeared in the calm Blood Sea. Right at the center of the whirlpool, Luosa slowly rose. Although his avatar had taken a direct hit from a punch, not a single trace of injury could be seen on it.
Luosa raised a hand to rub his face, then smiled. "Is this the strength of the Heavenly Tribulation Stage 2nd Layer? Weaker than I expected."
"What!" Fury surged in the Fist-Fighting Demon's heart. No one had ever dared to say his fists were weak. He immediately moved to fly up and hit Luosa with another punch, letting him witness the true might of these iron fists!
Yet the moment he left the ground, he was pressed down by a massive hand. Turning his head, he saw it was none other than the Giant who could beat him to a pulp. The Fist-Fighting Demon blurted out, "Boss, don't stop me! I'm going to pound him into minced meat!"
The Giant shot him a fierce glare that silenced the Fist-Fighting Demon instantly, then said, "Are you an idiot? Above the Blood Sea Forbidden Land, everything gets dragged down. This brat is weird!"
Only then did the Fist-Fighting Demon snap back to his senses. With a solemn expression, he looked toward the hovering Luosa and muttered to himself, "Even Heavenly Tribulation Cultivators leave not a single bone behind when they fall into the Blood Sea. Unless it's a zombie body that can use the Blood Sea to temper its physique... could this brat be a zombie?!"
The Giant did not answer, instead asking Luosa with a grave expression, "Who on earth are you? Clearly a living person with a beating heart, yet you are able to remain unswallowed by the Blood Sea."
Luosa looked at the Giant and chuckled softly. "I am Luosa, Sovereign of the Devil's Den. And who might you be? Before entering the Devil's Den, you must have also been a renowned figure in the Taixuan Realm."
The Giant was silent for a moment before finally shaking his head and saying, "Abandoned by heaven and earth, I am merely a nameless nobody."
"Interesting. You want to bury your past, but entering the Devil's Den to seek survival is the most desperate choice of all. As a dignified Heavenly Tribulation Stage 6th Layer expert, how could you be forced to such a state?" Luosa was quite interested in his past and could not help but begin deducing it.
Just as the Giant was about to speak, he saw Luosa nod and smile slightly. "So that's how it is. The Sect Master of the Giant God Sect, driven to alienation by power—what a pitiful fellow."
"What? How could you know that!" The Giant was instantly shocked. He never expected Luosa to know about such a thing, and a flash of killing intent crossed his eyes. This was the cruel reality he was unwilling to face.
It wasn't that he lacked the ability to slaughter those traitors; rather, the people closest to him had betrayed him. Entering the Devil's Den was simply to avoid facing those people, and here in the Devil's Den he could still slaughter at will to mask the pain within his heart.
Luosa looked at the Giant with deep pity. "Emotions are your weakness. Those people exploited precisely this point to force you to yield the entire Giant God Sect. Yet you have survived here for far too long, unaware that the Giant God Sect has already been wiped out."
"What kind of nonsense is that! My Giant God Sect is a top-tier sect in the Taixuan Realm. Even without me, there are still over a dozen powerful cultivators at the Heavenly Tribulation Stage!" The Giant's expression shifted drastically as he glared at Luosa with irrepressible fury.
"This seat is the Sovereign of the Devil's Den, capable of foreseeing the past and the future. The Giant God Sect perished ten thousand years ago, an event that shook the entire Taixuan Realm. If you don't believe it, there are cultivators from the Fairy Pavilion and the Leg Hair Brotherhood right now in the Devil's Den. Just ask them and you'll know," Luosa said indifferently. This was precisely the opportune moment to subjugate the Giant.
The behemoth that destroyed the Giant God Sect was not something a few Heavenly Tribulation cultivators could contend against. If the Giant wanted revenge, he could only rely on the Devil's Den and on Luosa!