Qiongqi Almost Thought He Had Mistaken the Grand Void Sky Whale for Someone Else!

The Northern Land wasteland.

Lu Yuan had just absorbed a new wisp of Chaotic Essence when he felt that familiar burning heat rise within him once again.

Compared to the first time he devoured the Demon God's flesh and blood, however, it was much easier to bear now.

After completing the previous transformation, his physical strength had clearly improved.

The flesh and blood in his belly, in particular, had been nourished by Chaos Origin and was gradually adapting to this higher-level power.

Lu Yuan kept his devouring speed within the limits of what his body could withstand, then closed his eyes and continued regulating his breathing.

There was still plenty of Demon God skin and flesh left in his mouth.

There was no need to rush right now.

As long as he transformed it steadily, he would have no shortage of resources for growth for a long time to come.

Just as Lu Yuan was about to continue digesting it,

A familiar Great Luo presence suddenly came from the northern horizon.

Lu Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

Qiongqi?

Why was he here again?

Qiongqi had left after their last clash.

Later, Lu Yuan had entered the Myriad Sha Abyss. Although Shen Ni had personally intervened, Qiongqi had never joined the fight again.

Now that Lu Yuan had left the Myriad Sha Abyss, Qiongqi had suddenly come after him, which surprised him somewhat.

But he did not immediately get up.

The Chaos Origin inside him was still slowly transforming, and strenuous activity would only increase the strain on him right now.

Qiongqi was fast.

Before long,

A dark red figure appeared in the sky above the wasteland.

Yet as soon as Qiongqi drew near, he gradually slowed down.

He raised his head and looked ahead.

The expression on his face, which had been prepared for this, suddenly changed.

Too big.

The Grand Void Sky Whale before him had actually grown another size larger since their last meeting!

The dark golden scales covering that enormous body, in particular, were noticeably different from before.

Fine gray-gold lines were set among the original silvery-white star patterns, giving off an extraordinarily ancient presence.

Even sensing them from afar, Qiongqi could detect the vast life force they contained.

"This..."

He could not help stopping high in the sky.

He even forgot to keep beating the wings on his back.

When Qiongqi had actually fought Lu Yuan, the latter had not yet reached a hundred thousand li in length.

How much time had passed since then?

More than a hundred and six thousand li!

Although this rate of growth was still not too outrageous for Lu Yuan himself, in Qiongqi's eyes, it was already astonishing.

After all, for such an enormous innate divine beast, every li of growth required an unimaginable accumulation of power.

Yet Lu Yuan's current growth was so fast that it was almost unreasonable.

Qiongqi could not help taking a deep breath.

"No wonder His Majesty sent me to take a look."

He now understood that Shen Ni's earlier judgment had not been wrong.

The Grand Void Sky Whale's potential was indeed even more terrifying than they had first imagined.

But Qiongqi did not approach immediately.

He soon noticed that large patches of green seemed to have appeared on Lu Yuan's back.

Qiongqi slowly swept his Divine Sense over them.

Then,

The surprise on his face deepened once more.

Woods.

Streams.

Spirit herbs.

There were even large numbers of weak spirit beasts moving about among them.

Qiongqi stared for a moment before finally speaking in a low voice.

"When did so many living creatures settle on his back?"

As a Great Luo ferocious beast, Qiongqi could naturally sense those little creatures' presence.

They were generally very weak.

The strongest among them barely reached the Earth Immortal level.

Nor did they carry much dense ferocious Sha Qi. They were clearly different from the ferocious beasts of the Northern Land, whose nature was to slaughter.

What surprised Qiongqi even more was that

Lu Yuan had actually taken the initiative to protect these creatures with a pale golden screen of light.

The screen could not be called particularly powerful.

But it was maintained very steadily.

It could block the wind pressure generated when the giant beast moved and help keep the mountains and rivers on his back steady.

Qiongqi's gaze grew stranger and stranger.

This Grand Void Sky Whale actually had the leisure for this?

Most ferocious beasts in the Northern Land lived by devouring and slaughtering.

The stronger they were, the less they tended to care about weaker creatures.

A being as enormous as Lu Yuan, in particular, could destroy vast stretches of mountains and rivers with a casual movement. By rights, he should have been even less likely to pay attention to the little things on his back.

Yet Lu Yuan had actually let them settle there.

Qiongqi shook his head.

The giant beast before him really was quite different from most of the ferocious beasts he knew.

Just then,

Lu Yuan slowly raised his head.

"Qiongqi, why are you here again?"

That familiar deep voice rang out.

Qiongqi came back to his senses and hurriedly composed himself.

"By order of His Majesty the Beast Emperor, I've come to have a few words with you."

Lu Yuan's expression changed slightly when he heard this.

Shen Ni sent him?

It looks like there's finally some follow-up to what happened in the Myriad Sha Abyss.

But he was in no hurry to speak.

He merely shifted his head slowly so that his gaze was directed toward Qiongqi.

Looking at the enormous golden eyes before him, Qiongqi could not help feeling a little strange again.

The last time he had fought Lu Yuan, he could still clearly feel his advantage in the realm of Principles.

Now, looking at him again,

That advantage was naturally still there.

But the oppressive force of Lu Yuan's physical body was placing increasingly obvious pressure on Qiongqi.

He even had a premonition.

If the two of them clashed head-on again now, he feared he would have trouble holding out even briefly, as he had before.

At the thought, Qiongqi grew even more cautious.

"His Majesty the Beast Emperor has sealed the Myriad Sha Abyss again. The Chaos Demon God Remnant Finger there will remain a vital holding of the Imperial Court."

Looking at Lu Yuan, Qiongqi said seriously, "His Majesty told me to tell you that, since you already took that piece of Demon God flesh and blood, you may dispose of it as you see fit. The Imperial Court will not pursue the matter for now."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan breathed a small sigh of relief.

That was a good outcome.

He had already seen that, powerful as Shen Ni was, he also had to consider the entire Ferocious Beast Imperial Court.

The core of the remnant finger in the Myriad Sha Abyss had been exposed, and many great Divine Ability users from the outside had begun paying attention.

Shen Ni truly did not have much attention to spare for a continued dispute with him right now.

But Lu Yuan did not think Shen Ni had completely backed down, either.

Shen Ni was the emperor of the ferocious beasts, after all.

The gap between their strength still existed.

A temporary ceasefire was clearly more beneficial to both sides at present.

"All right."

Lu Yuan replied slowly, "I've already got what I wanted, and I don't intend to return to the Myriad Sha Abyss for now."

Hearing this, Qiongqi finally relaxed a little.

But he was not finished.

"His Majesty also said that the important Sha Veins throughout the Northern Land are all under the Imperial Court's control. If you continue cultivating in the Northern Land, you'd best not devour those core earth veins at will anymore."

Lu Yuan thought for a moment.

"What about the scattered Sha Qi in other places?"

Qiongqi answered, "Those never had any clear owner to begin with, so you may naturally take them as you please. What the Imperial Court cares about are the main Sha Veins that have long supported the kings and sustained the various cultivation grounds."

Lu Yuan nodded.

"Understood."

The demand was not hard to understand.

Shen Ni controlled the entire Northern Land, so of course he did not want to see Lu Yuan eat his way across it and suck all the Imperial Court's important resources dry.

But Lu Yuan already had the Chaos Demon God's flesh and blood.

He truly had no use for that ordinary Sha Qi in the near future.

In that case,

There was little need to stay in the Northern Land and compete for resources.

Lu Yuan raised his head and looked toward the distant horizon.

"I'm planning to leave the Northern Land and see other places."

Qiongqi was visibly taken aback.

"Leave the Northern Land?"

"Yes."

Lu Yuan's tone was perfectly natural. "The Primordial World is so vast, and I only woke up recently. I should get out and look around. Staying in the Northern Land all the time isn't very interesting."

Qiongqi fell silent for a moment.

An indescribable feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

He knew perfectly well how much commotion Lu Yuan had caused since awakening in the Northern Land.

Heaven-Splitting Hou, Qiongqi himself, Shen Ni—nearly all the Imperial Court's top experts had dealt with this giant beast.

Lu Yuan had devoured vast quantities of Sha Qi from the Myriad Sha Abyss, which had also lost a piece of Chaos Demon God flesh and blood.

And now Lu Yuan was actually saying

He planned to go out and look around.

Qiongqi looked at him and finally could not help speaking.

"You really do go wherever you please."

Lu Yuan smiled slightly.

"There's nothing tying me down right now. Wherever there are more resources and the conditions are suitable for cultivation, that's where I'll go."

Qiongqi did not try to persuade him further.

He had already experienced that side of Lu Yuan's character.

Even Shen Ni had failed to recruit him in person back then, so getting Lu Yuan to change his mind now would obviously be even harder.

Qiongqi pondered for a moment.

"In that case, I'll report your plans to His Majesty."

"There's one more thing."

Lu Yuan looked at him.

Qiongqi continued, "His Majesty has already ordered the kings of the Northern Land not to provoke you. If you're merely passing through their territories, naturally no one will stop you."

Lu Yuan was somewhat surprised to hear this.

Shen Ni had actually arranged even that.

It seemed that although the Beast Emperor was domineering, he was clearheaded enough in handling matters.

"Then thank him for me."

Lu Yuan said slowly, "What happened in the Myriad Sha Abyss before was a matter of each side relying on its own abilities. From now on, as long as the Imperial Court doesn't come looking for trouble, I won't go over there and stir things up for no reason either."

Hearing this, Qiongqi finally nodded.

"That's for the best."

He had been worried that, because of his earlier clash with Shen Ni, Lu Yuan would harbor hostility toward the entire Ferocious Beast Imperial Court.

Now it seemed.

This giant beast really had no such intention.

As long as he had enough resources.

He could not even be bothered to pick fights with others.

Qiongqi beat its wings again.

It prepared to leave.

Before leaving, however, it could not resist looking back at Lu Yuan's enormous body.

"Lu Yuan."

Lu Yuan raised his eyes.

"What?"

Qiongqi fell silent for a moment before finally saying, "The next time we meet, I'm afraid you'll have grown quite a bit bigger again, won't you?"

Lu Yuan thought for a moment.

"Probably. I still haven't finished eating what's in my mouth."

The expression on Qiongqi's face froze.

It instinctively looked at Lu Yuan's massive mouth.

There was still Demon God flesh and blood left inside?

His body had grown more than a thousand li just now, and he had only digested part of it?

Qiongqi took a deep breath.

Then it slowly turned around.

"Take your time cultivating, then."

It no longer felt much like asking any more questions.

If it kept asking.

It would probably get another nasty shock today.

Qiongqi gave its wings a powerful beat.

A streak of dark red light shot into the sky.

It soon vanished into the sea of clouds to the north.

Lu Yuan watched it leave, then turned his attention back to himself.

Since Shen Ni had no intention of pursuing the matter further for the time being, he really could leave the Northern Land without worry.

As for where he would go.

He already had a general direction in mind.

East of the Northern Land, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi would gradually grow denser.

There should also be plenty of things over there suitable for his growth.

Lu Yuan slowly spread his enormous fins.

His massive body, which had been hovering above the wasteland, finally began to move again.