Zhong Honglian and the others looked at the winged giant lizard with shock and fury.
When they had just been speaking with the giant lizard disguised as "Li Feilong," they had not sensed the slightest trace of exotic beast aura.
Even Chi Zhenshan, who personally knew Li Feilong, had not noticed anything amiss.
If it had suddenly launched a sneak attack while they were completely unprepared, would they not have been gravely injured—or even killed on the spot?
Just thinking of that possibility made even top A-rank Transcendents like Zhong Honglian and the others feel their scalps go numb, their hairs standing on end.
At the same time, they also realized—
At such a critical juncture, for an exotic beast to occupy Li Feilong's identity and infiltrate among humans, it had to be the mastermind behind this Exotic Beast Rampage!
The moment they realized this, the A-rank Transcendents immediately took action.
"Take him down!"
With Zhong Honglian's voice, blazing golden flames like a great sun burst forth, transforming into a prison of fire rushing to bind the winged giant lizard.
At the same time, Chi Zhenshan surged with energy, You Chunsheng distorted the space around him, Gao Chen and the others also activated their powers…
Multiple A-rank powers erupted at once, changing heaven and earth in an instant, the very ground beginning to crumble and collapse.
Numerous attacks closed in.
Yet the winged giant lizard did not move a muscle.
In its blood-red vertical pupils, there was only the reflection of the White-Haired Man's figure.
"Weak?"
The Ever-Changing Lizard did not know how the White-Haired Man had learned its name.
After all, that was merely the code name they had given one another after absorbing human knowledge.
But regardless of how the other party knew, it was very clear: by human standards, it was by no means a weak existence.
Just like the humans surrounding it—though they had already reached the "apex of A-rank" by human measure, to it, a fellow "A-rank," they posed no threat at all.
As living beings, these humans were as weak as all the others…
Or perhaps it should be said, it was simply too strong.
From the moment of their birth, they stood above all other living things.
They were…
「Ultimate Life」
Light shifted, its form twisted.
In an instant, the giant lizard, ten zhang long, vanished into thin air, replaced by a half-grown boy standing in its place.
Expression cold, he raised his right hand, releasing a domain.
[Sole Law of Self]
Flames, energy, space…
All fluctuations vanished in the blink of an eye, the world returning to stillness.
Whether Zhong Honglian, or Chi Zhenshan, or the other instructors—
At this moment, all were stripped of their powers, unable even to remain aloft, reverting to mere mortals, one after another plummeting from the sky.
Even You Chunsheng revealed a look of horror, staring in shock at that boy—
It was Yunyang!!!
That lizard had actually transformed into Yunyang's form, and even unleashed his personal talent!
What exactly was it? How could there exist such a terrifying exotic beast in the world?!
"Yunyang's" eyes were cold.
This was its ultimate ability, [Ever-Changing].
By analyzing the life essence of a target, it could transform into an identical lifeform, including talents, attributes, profession, energy level, and so forth.
If it devoured the target's life, it could achieve a perfect transformation, evolving even memory, past, and future, utterly replacing them.
Moreover, it could freely control the degree of change, choosing only to copy specific abilities while retaining its own energy-level strength.
This allowed low-rank abilities to be unleashed with high-rank effects.
Before arriving here, it had already roamed the world, analyzing the abilities of many S-rank talent bearers.
Even Yunyang just now had not escaped; by briefly observing him, it had swiftly completed analysis.
Though the analysis time had been short, without absorbing Spiritual Blood, it had only copied a single talent. But that alone was more than enough for it to crush these A-rank humans.
At this moment, with just one thought, it could kill them all!
But at that instant—
A voice rang out.
「Return to your true form」
The White-Haired Man raised his hand and made a casual swipe.
In an instant, the disguise shattered, the Ever-Changing Lizard reappeared, and its suppressive domain dissolved.
Zhong Honglian and the others regained their powers, springing up in shock, retreating in fear.
Had it not been for the White-Haired Man, with their powers stripped just now, they might have become the first A-rank Transcendents in history to fall crippled from the sky… If not for their low altitude, they might even have died on impact.
Zhong Honglian: "It is…"
"An Ultimate Beast that can transform into and mimic all things." The White-Haired Man said, "Just watch. Leave this to me."
His voice carried a faint hint of laughter.
Hearing him, Zhong Honglian and the others felt inexplicably reassured. After a brief hesitation, they decisively retreated.
That display of the Ever-Changing Lizard transforming into Yunyang had left their hearts pounding.
Since the White-Haired Man had said so, they would leave it to him.
On the other side, the Ever-Changing Lizard stared fixedly at the White-Haired Man.
Twice now!
Not only had he seen through its perfect transformations, he had forcibly dispelled them twice!
He was even completely unaffected by [Sole Law of Self]!
How was this possible?!
Elsewhere, Jiang He listened as Old Jiang relayed the battle, feeling the same confusion.
"You ignored [Sole Law of Self]?"
"I am the 'Observer,' after all." Old Jiang's smile was relaxed.
Facing a terrifying Ultimate Beast, he even had the leisure to converse with Jiang He, sharing and analyzing the situation.
This was called showing the seller's demo, teaching by example.
"This is a true X-rank Profession, giving me the ability of 'Observation.'"
"As long as I don't take the initiative to attack, I am merely a spectator, unaffected by outside influence."
Jiang He said: "But you just attacked!"
"Oh, that's true." Old Jiang replied. "No matter. This type of domain ability has an 'effective range.' Even if it cannot be fully negated, as long as I create the result of being 'outside the range,' I can still ignore it."
"I have an eraser that can erase domains; I also have quasi-spatial abilities that let me shift dimensions…"
Jiang He understood.
Old Jiang meant that mere [Sole Law of Self]—he had ten thousand ways to break it.
Right now, he was teaching him how to counter such abilities.
So, a skill-abuser, huh?
The Ever-Changing Lizard had no idea the White-Haired Man still had the mind to teach a child mid-battle.
It watched him warily, while attempting to analyze his life essence.
Yet strangely, though it exerted its ultimate ability to the fullest, the man before it remained nothing but a fog.
Unseeable—utterly unseeable!
Unable to analyze directly, the Ever-Changing Lizard turned its thoughts. It recalled that each time the man dispelled its transformation, he had spoken a phrase.
This was the hallmark of the S-rank talent [Word-Spirit]!
Clearly, he had used Word-Spirit to command it to undo its transformation!
If that was the case…
The Ever-Changing Lizard's form shifted, instantly becoming a golden-furred macaque.
It bore six ears and four arms, bizarre and uncanny.
This was [Ultimate Beast: Six-Eared].
Yes—the Ever-Changing Lizard, able to transform into all things it had analyzed, naturally included other Ultimate Beasts!
They were its true source of power!
At this moment, it unleashed the Six-Eared Macaque's ultimate ability.
[Stealing Heaven]
Though similar to the Ever-Changing Lizard, the Six-Eared Macaque was also utterly different.
Where the lizard leaned toward copying and transformation, the Six-Eared was dominance and plunder.
No need for analysis, no prerequisites—it directly seized the opponent's ability and talent. The one plundered was left with nothing at all… this was true tyranny!
In an instant, the ultimate ability took effect.
The "Six-Eared Macaque" successfully plundered the White-Haired Man's ability, a smile spreading across its face.
Without Word-Spirit, you…
Wait?
The "Six-Eared Macaque" froze, stunned.
"An eraser?!"
"Like it?"
Even without expression, the White-Haired Man's delight was evident.
In a flash, he appeared before the "Six-Eared Macaque," threw a punch, and spoke:
「Return to your true form」
His fist struck its face, shattering the macaque's shell, reverting it into the massive Ever-Changing Lizard, smashing it deep into the ground.
Amid flying dirt and rock, the Ever-Changing Lizard's mindset began to waver.
No…
Even if he had an eraser, I already stripped him of his talent.
How could he still break my transformation?!
Between us, who is truly the Ultimate Life?!
Elsewhere, Jiang He also felt a little dumbfounded.
"'Return to your true form'… Who taught you to use 'Word-Spirit' like that?"
Old Jiang laughed: "You just tell me—does it work, or not?"
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