"Oh no, it's the Primal Chaos Beast — the Nine-Headed Lin!" Yang Mei exclaimed in shock.
Everyone immediately went into high alert. Having just weathered the Chaos Storm, they were now facing such a formidable enemy, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.
Although Tongtian and Six-Eared Macaque's cultivation was still shallow, they showed no fear of battle; on the contrary, they were excited.
Taichu looked at the two of them and hurriedly reminded them, "Don't be careless. This ferocious beast's cultivation is far superior to mine. You two are behind us."
Tongtian gripped his sword tightly, while Six-Eared Macaque pricked up his ears, listening intently to the ancient beast's movements, trying to find its origin.
Taichu made the first move, unleashing a burst of Primal Beginning Qi towards the ancient beast.
The ancient beast simply shook its head, thus deflecting the attack.
Yang Mei waved the willow branch, and thousands of willow twigs coiled around the ancient beast like serpents.
The ancient beast roared and spewed flames that burned through the willow branches.
The group exchanged glances, none of them daring to make the slightest move.
"This ferocious beast is too powerful, but why is it clinging to us so tightly?"
"The appearance of the Nine-Headed Lin indicates the Present World a great treasure. It is guarding it, and we must have entered its territory."
"With the Chaos Storm in front and the Primal Chaos Beast behind, it seems we have no choice but to fight it out!" Kui Ox said helplessly.
"Absolutely not! This ferocious beast possesses at least the strength of a ninth-level Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal. It is not something that can be defeated by brute force alone."
"I observe that although this ferocious beast is powerful, it is not very intelligent. Let's find its weakness."
Yang Mei narrowed his eyes slightly, shook his head, and looked at the ferocious beast:
"This ferocious beast has nine heads, and thus possesses the power of nine laws. We had only heard rumors about it before, but had never seen its true form. Now that we have encountered it, we are probably going to die here today."
Just as everyone was speculating, the Nine-Headed Lin launched another attack.
Its nine heads opened their mouths simultaneously, spitting out nine beams of light that shot towards the crowd.
Everyone scrambled to get out of the way, and the scene became extremely chaotic.
Tongtian's heart stirred, and he used magic to fly high into the sky, trying to find a weakness in the Nine-Headed Lin.
However, a single beam of light was enough to send Tongtian flying.
Six-Eared Macaque used his innate supernatural abilities to explore whether there were any treasures in the surrounding area.
However, even Six-Eared Macaque could not withstand the roar of the ferocious beast.
Even so, Six-Eared Macaque still gritted his teeth and persevered.
Suddenly, Six-Eared Macaque's eyes lit up. "I heard a strange sound. The treasure might be down below. There's Fault Line here."
Xuan Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Junior brother, even if you know, what can you do? This ferocious beast is extremely dangerous. Don't listen to it. Stay behind us and be safe."
Taichu formed hand seals and unleashed a powerful force towards the ground, instantly creating a crack in the ground.
Seeing this, the Nine-Headed Lin became even more frenzied and rushed towards the crack without regard for anything else.
Yang Mei shouted and poured his magic power into the willow branch, which quickly grew larger and longer, and lashed out fiercely at the Nine-Headed Lin.
This finally halted the Nine-Headed Lin's advance temporarily.
The ferocious beast stopped advancing, but instead roared to the sky, its voice deafening, as if the Hundun itself were about to collapse.
"This is a terrible situation. If this continues, it will attract other ferocious beasts, and we won't be able to leave even if we want to."
The roars of the ferocious beasts intensified the Chaos Storm.
The storm vortex spun wildly, growing increasingly intense, and the space around it was rapidly compressed.
The group was forced to get close to the ferocious beast in order to barely maintain their footing.
Yang Mei cast a spatial magic array, creating a temporary vacuum zone in the storm, which allowed everyone to barely maintain their balance.
Xuan Yuan gritted his teeth and looked at Taichu: "Master, there are ferocious beasts blocking our way and storms raging behind us. I'm afraid we can't escape today. Your unfilial disciple wants to lure the ferocious beasts so that you can take everyone away while we're at it!"
Taichu's face turned ashen, and he roared, "No! With your master here, you can't act recklessly!"
"Master!"
"Shut up!"
Xuan Yuan had never seen Taichu so angry before, so he dared not utter another word.
Upon hearing this, Six-Eared Macaque turned bloodshot. He had been on the verge of breaking through, but had been suppressed for a long time and was now unable to exert his strength.
Hearing his senior brother prepare to fight to the death to save everyone, Six-Eared Macaque's fighting spirit surged, and he could no longer suppress it.
"Quickly protect your junior brother in the middle, he's about to break through!"
Upon hearing Taichu's words, the group looked over and saw that Six-Eared Macaque was already on the verge of breaking through.
Taichu, Yang Mei, Kui Ox, Xuan Yuan, Tongtian, and the others surrounded Six-Eared Macaque in the middle.
"Roar—roar roar—!"
Six-Eared Macaque revealed his Demon Ape True Body, his voice shaking the heavens and even forcing the Chaos Storm to retreat somewhat.
At this moment, Six-Eared Macaque had already broken through to the second level of the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
The Six-Eared Macaque Demon Ape True Body, with a fighting spirit soaring to the sky. Holding the Primal Chaos Staff, it seemed to have the air of looking down on the world.
However, after Six-Eared Macaque's breakthrough, an even more unexpected scene unfolded.
Suddenly, the Primal Chaos Beast, the Nine-Headed Lin, shrank in size and lay prostrate on the ground, emitting a low "woo-woo!" sound.
"He is recognizing God!"
Yang Mei stared in astonishment at the scene before her; it was truly unbelievable.
"That's right, it is indeed recognizing its master!" Taichu echoed, but Taichu brows were furrowed, and he dared not let Six-Eared Macaque walk over easily.
Let alone Six-Eared Macaque, even Taichu himself would find it difficult to escape unscathed if he got close to a ferocious beast, let alone Six-Eared Macaque, who had just broken through to the second level of the Primordial Chaos Realm.
Seeing the ferocious beast still prostrate on the ground, Taichu looked at Yang Mei with a solemn expression:
"Brother Dao, judging from the intelligence of ferocious beasts, it shouldn't be fake. But are these Primordial Ferocious Beast so easy to recognize their masters?"
"It's hard to say, but it must be related to Six-Eared Macaque revealing his Demon Ape True Body. Ferocious beasts only acknowledge strong individuals as their masters. Otherwise, he would have done so long ago!"
Yang Mei's reminder put Taichu at ease. He remembered that when he fought the ancient giants, Six-Eared Macaque had been called the true god.
Presumably, this ferocious beast, which is not particularly intelligent, also thinks so.
Taichu looked at Six-Eared Macaque and gestured for Six-Eared Macaque to go forward.
Six-Eared Macaque was also surprised; he hadn't expected this to happen after his breakthrough.
But he quickly calmed down and slowly walked towards the Primal Chaos Beast.
When Six-Eared Macaque stood in front of the Primal Chaos Beast, it was as docile as a kitten, rubbing its head against Six-Eared Macaque's leg.
Six-Eared Macaque gently stroked its head, placing his palm on the beast's head.
Six-Eared Macaque imprinted the mark into the beast's body, and the beast offered no resistance, which put everyone at ease.
Taichu's face showed a look of satisfaction. "I never expected my disciple to have such an opportunity. Six-Eared Macaque is truly blessed!"
Xuan Yuan looked at Six-Eared Macaque excitedly. "Junior Brother, how many levels of the Great Luo Heaven is your divine beast?"
Six-Eared Macaque chuckled, "Master, Senior Brother, it has the eleventh level of the Primordial Chaos Realm!"
"The eleventh heaven?"
Everyone stared wide-eyed and gasped!
"No wonder he could suppress so many of us so easily; he actually reached the eleventh level of the Heavenly Realm."
Just as everyone was talking, Nine-Headed Lin gestured for Six-Eared Macaque to go inside.
The group followed the Nine-Headed Lin deeper into the Fault Line, where an ancient stone gate appeared before them.
The door was covered with mysterious runes, radiating a powerful restrictive force.
Slowly pushing open the stone door, everyone discovered that what appeared before them was a destroyed and shattered world.