Hearing Xuan Zi's words, Ma Xiaotao looked at him in confusion.
"Elder Xuan… from the way you said it, have you seen this Spirit Beast before?"
Xuan Zi took a deep breath, forcefully calming the turmoil in his heart, and slowly nodded.
"When you were out on a mission before, that Spirit Beast once appeared in Shrek City."
"At the time, its aura was just as terrifying—it directly triggered an alert across the entire Sea God's Pavilion. But it only appeared briefly before disappearing."
He paused, a trace of regret surfacing in his tone.
"Yan Shaozhe and I searched for a long time back then, but we couldn't find it. I never expected it to appear here…"
Ma Xiaotao suddenly understood.
"So that's why…"
No wonder Xuan Zi had reacted so strongly—they weren't strangers to that existence.
Xuan Zi looked ahead again before making a firm decision.
"Xiaotao, let's go take a look."
"Okay!" she agreed without hesitation.
She, too, wanted to see what kind of divine being possessed such overwhelming power.
Just as they were about to leave, Xuan Zi suddenly remembered something.
"Don't forget the Spirit Bone from the Flame Demon Lion."
Ma Xiaotao froze for a moment, then quickly reacted.
The earlier pressure had been so overwhelming that she had nearly forgotten about it.
That was an extremely rare Right Leg Bone, perfectly compatible with her Evil Fire Phoenix—an invaluable treasure.
"Understood!"
She immediately returned to the corpse, carefully extracted the crimson-glowing Spirit Bone, and stored it in a specialized pouch before tying it securely at her waist.
With that done, the two no longer delayed.
Wrapped in Xuan Zi's spirit power, they shot forward like lightning toward the source of that terrifying aura.
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Moments Later…
When they arrived, what greeted them was silence.
No Liu Yuan.
No Mega Rayquaza.
Only devastation.
The dense forest had been erased, leaving behind a vast clearing—as if a god had wiped away a piece of the world.
At the center lay four massive corpses.
Wind Hunting Demon Apes.
Each one had been cleanly sliced in half. The cuts were smooth as mirrors, and there were almost no signs of struggle.
This wasn't a battle.
It was an execution.
Xuan Zi landed slowly, his brows tightly furrowed.
"…We're too late."
He sighed, unable to hide the regret in his voice.
Even though they had only missed it by minutes, that mysterious existence had vanished completely—without leaving even a trace.
That ability alone was terrifying.
Ma Xiaotao inhaled sharply.
"All four of these… are over seventy-thousand-year Spirit Beasts. And this one… is close to ninety thousand…"
Her voice trembled.
To slaughter four such beasts simultaneously—
That existence had to be at least hundred-thousand-year level.
Xuan Zi shook his head.
"Forget it. We're leaving."
Since the target was gone, there was no point staying.
But just as he turned—
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
Three terrifying auras exploded from the distance, rapidly closing in!
Xuan Zi's expression changed instantly.
"That aura…!"
Not just powerful—
Savage. Ancient. Overwhelming.
One of them even made his heart tremble.
"Not good! Xiaotao, get behind me!"
He pulled her back instantly.
Golden light erupted from his body as his Martial Soul activated.
Nine optimal spirit rings rose beneath his feet as the terrifying power of the Taotie Divine Ox surged outward like a tidal wave.
His entire body tensed.
Ready for battle.
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The Arrival of the Vicious Beasts
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Three figures tore through space and landed before them.
Di Tian.
Xiong Jun.
Emerald Swan.
They had followed the residual aura all the way here.
But what they found—
Was nothing.
Only an empty battlefield.
And four butchered corpses.
Their already tense emotions snapped instantly.
Then—
They saw the humans.
And the corpses beside them.
Silence fell.
"Humans…"
Emerald Swan's gentle voice now carried a chilling edge.
Di Tian's gaze turned icy.
As the Beast God, every high-level Spirit Beast here was under his protection.
Yet now—
Four of them had been slaughtered like animals and discarded on the ground.
And standing right beside them—
Xuan Zi, fully armed.
Did this even need explanation?
"ROAR—!!!"
Xiong Jun exploded with rage, his claws gleaming with killing intent.
Di Tian stepped forward.
A tyrannical Dragon Aura erupted, crashing violently against Xuan Zi's presence.
"Damned humans."
His voice was cold enough to freeze the air.
"You dare slaughter my people in Star Dou…"
"Today—you will pay with your lives."
Xuan Zi's heart sank.
He had already recognized this existence.
"Are you… Beast God Di Tian?" he asked heavily.
Di Tian didn't answer.
He acted.
A sphere of black destruction energy condensed in his palm—
Then transformed into a dragon-shaped blast that tore through space itself.
"Die."
"Taotie's Guard!"
Xuan Zi roared, activating his defense.
"BOOM—!!!"
The collision shook the earth.
Shockwaves obliterated the surrounding forest, tearing up the ground itself.
Xuan Zi staggered slightly, blood and Qi churning violently.
His pupils shrank.
So strong…
Is this the true power of Di Tian?
Even Elder Mu… might not win against him.
I definitely can't.
I have to explain this!
"STOP!"
Xuan Zi shouted urgently.
"This is a misunderstanding! Those Spirit Beasts were not killed by me!"
He was truly innocent.
He had arrived barely two minutes ago—and now this disaster had fallen onto his head.
But Di Tian only sneered.
His gaze shifted past Xuan Zi… and landed on Ma Xiaotao.
More precisely—
On the pouch at her waist.
From within it, the lingering aura of a freshly slain Spirit Beast still leaked out.
The scent of blood.
Resentment.
The Flame Demon Lion.
Di Tian pointed at it, his voice filled with killing intent.
"Not killed by you?"
"Then explain that Spirit Bone."
Silence.
Xuan Zi turned his head—
And saw it.
The Spirit Bone.
His face turned deathly pale.
His heart dropped straight into the abyss.
…It's over.
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