Showdown with the Great Commander

The moment he saw this Fragment, Xuan Qing knew the Starry Sky Giant Beast had not lied. It looked like a Spiritual Treasure Fragment; not only were the laws upon it solidified, but it also carried a cluster of vitality.

Moreover, this Fragment had a faint connection to something in the unseen. That seemed to be the main body of the Fragment.

This was not a Spiritual Treasure Fragment. It had to be a method some old monster had arranged for resurrection, using it to gather Star Essence.

Another one of the Chaos Remnants. Just how many Chaos Demon Gods had survived in the Prehistoric Era? Why did he run into them everywhere?

If he had not come, who would have dealt with this problem? Hongjun, or the Heavenly Dao after it emerged?

Great God Pangu really did not trouble a second person with the same task. Why did he always run into this kind of trouble? It seemed the Great God's things were not so easy to take.

He took out the Green Lotus of Creation and activated it with all his strength. This Fragment was not simple. It would take at least a long time to deal with.

After more than three Kalpas, Xuan Qing's Magic Power was nearly exhausted before the vitality within the Fragment finally vanished, leaving only pure laws and Star Essence.

At that moment, the star directly swallowed the Fragment. Dense Star Power began to spread throughout the entire celestial body, and the ground destroyed by the Fierce Beasts began to recover its vitality as patches of green vegetation grew forth.

It seemed he would not need to expend any divine water. This star had gained enormous benefits. After this tribulation, its Origin had instead become even more abundant.

Another mass of Great Dao Merit descended. Xuan Qing and Han Xi directly absorbed it into the Merit Golden Wheels they had thrown to the back of their minds. Since Xuan Qing possessed more merit, his golden wheel slowly began to transform, and a faint golden outline gradually solidified.

It seemed this Starry Sky Giant Beast had a boss. He just did not know whether the old fellow behind it would make a move.

Probably not. Otherwise, it would not have hidden away and resorted to such methods.

Then next, he needed to deal with the Starry Sky Giant Beast's boss. It definitely was not a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, or it would have rushed over long ago after several Kalpas had passed.

The Starry Sky Giant Beast's boss should also be among the three hundred and sixty-five Zhou Tian Stars. The main stars were not places they could touch.

Xuan Qing and Han Xi began searching through more than three hundred stars. After more than thirty Kalpas had passed, the two of them had no idea how many Starry Sky Giant Beasts they had fought and killed.

They found more than a dozen Fragments. After all, the Starry Sky Giant Beasts occupied only a small portion of the stars.

After countless years of slaughter, Han Xi's physical body and realm both broke through to the Mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal. If Xuan Qing had not required her to suppress her Magic Power, her cultivation would have broken through as well.

Han Xi was happily reporting the good news to Xuan Qing when a swarm of light spots, like locusts blotting out the sky, rushed toward them.

They had destroyed too many Beast Nests, and the Starry Sky Giant Beasts had all sensed an immense crisis.

All the remaining giant beasts gathered together, forming the army before them.

"You two pieces of trash destroyed my Starry Sky lineage. Today, you will die without a burial place."

Damn, are all Starry Sky Giant Beasts this shameless? They were clearly transformed Fierce Beasts, yet they insisted on giving themselves a title. They really had no shame.

This giant beast was only at the Later Stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal, but its aura was far more robust than the others'. It should have been close to a breakthrough.

"You're the boss of this group of Fierce Beasts? Why are you so weak?"

"I am the Deputy Commander. You are not worthy of our boss's personal action."

As soon as it finished speaking, the Fierce Beasts gave Xuan Qing no time to react and immediately attacked.

With a wave of his hand, Xuan Qing placed Han Xi into the Green Lotus of Creation Space. He drew the Jade Bamboo of Creation and began to counterattack.

Facing several hundred Grand Unity Golden Immortals and countless Golden Immortal-level Starry Sky Giant Beasts, Xuan Qing felt immense pressure as well. He clenched his left hand into a fist, gripped the Jade Bamboo of Creation in his right, and crashed into the beast tide.

"Boom, boom..."

The sounds of flesh colliding echoed through the Starry Sky. Xuan Qing circulated his Magic Power, and green radiance illuminated the entire battlefield as he began weaving through the beast tide.

With one sweep of his staff, a whole swath of Golden Immortals was smashed apart and scattered through the Starry Sky. Whenever he unleashed a divine ability, countless giant beasts were annihilated.

Even Grand Unity Golden Immortals were occasionally blasted apart. Their bodies fell across the various stars and were absorbed by them, strengthening their Origins.

Seeing this, the Deputy Commander hurriedly drove away the giant beasts below the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. If this continued, the Golden Immortals would sooner or later all be killed by Xuan Qing. Who would have thought this Daoist could be so fierce?

Xuan Qing noticed the Deputy Commander's little move. He threw out the Green Lotus of Creation directly toward the Golden Immortal beast horde and shouted:

"Han Xi, don't let a single Fierce Beast escape!"

With that, he turned back and resumed his fierce battle with the Deputy Commander and the Grand Unity Golden Immortals. Some Grand Unity Golden Immortals tried to go provide support.

With a spatial divine ability, Xuan Qing imprisoned them. While withstanding the attacks of the other giant beasts, he moved to destroy the Grand Unity Golden Immortals trying to leave.

The Prehistoric Era did not count years. Eight Kalpas passed like this.

Xuan Qing swung his staff. With a whoosh, starlight exploded. His strike missed, and there were no enemies left around him.

In the distance, only a few scattered, crippled giant beasts remained, huddled together with the Deputy Commander. They stared at Xuan Qing in horror. The other Starry Sky Giant Beasts had already all been killed by him.

Xuan Qing came back to his senses and found his mind filled with baleful energy. Suppressing his killing intent, he lowered his head to look at himself. He was not in much better condition.

Half of his body had been destroyed, his Magic Power was nearly depleted, and even his Primordial Spirit had developed a few cracks. Exhaustion filled him.

This battle had nearly drained him dry. Xuan Qing only wanted to sleep properly; his mind was almost unable to hold on.

But the battle was not over yet. He could not let down his guard.

With the help of the Green Lotus of Creation and the Water Bell, Han Xi had also dealt with all the giant beasts and had not suffered much injury.

Han Xi immediately flew toward Xuan Qing, carefully supporting him with a face full of worry.

"Brother, are you alright?"

"It's nothing serious."

Xuan Qing had to stay alert against the enemy's boss.

"Use the Water Bell to suppress them. If their boss comes, we can still maneuver and delay for time. Protect me now." After saying that, Xuan Qing directly sat down.

After waiting for one Kalpa, more than half of Xuan Qing's injuries had recovered, yet no reinforcements from the other side had arrived.

Xuan Qing was immediately puzzled. Nearly ten Kalpas had passed already. Why had the boss not reacted?

Xuan Qing slapped the Deputy Commander awake.

"Where is your boss? You're nearly wiped out, yet there's still no reaction. Is he really that heartless?"

The Deputy Commander looked utterly confused. He looked around, then sensed the passage of time. In an instant, he began laughing. After laughing, he directly perished.

Something was wrong. As the remaining boss of the Fierce Beasts, even if it was not a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, it should at least be at the Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal. There was no way it could not sense the battle here.

"Could it be trying to break through and has no time to bother with us?"

Han Xi suddenly interjected.

Xuan Qing suddenly recalled the strange smiles on the faces of the beasts that had just died. They definitely knew something, yet would rather perish than say it.

Were they afraid he and Han Xi would flee? Or was there another scheme?

Their plans had been ruined by him, so they would definitely not rest until one side was dead. Once it broke through, it would surely come to kill him.

"Brother, what if it breaks through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm? We should leave the Starry Sky!"

Seeing that Xuan Qing wanted to go to the enemy's lair, Han Xi hurriedly tried to persuade him.

"No. If I leave the Starry Sky, it will be difficult to find the Primordial Fire Source Essence. I've already suppressed my cultivation to its limit. There is no way back."

"You leave the Starry Sky. I'll go alone. Don't worry, with the Green Lotus of Creation, even if it breaks through, it cannot do anything to me. I can still escape."

"Brother, how about I hide instead? If I leave, you'll have to face the danger alone. If anything happens, I can still help."

Xuan Qing thought for a moment. The Starry Sky Giant Beasts had no Primordial Spirits. If Han Xi truly wanted to hide, they might not be able to find her. If it had not broken through, Han Xi possessed a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and could provide him some support.

Xuan Qing said firmly to Han Xi:

"Alright. You cannot come out without my permission. If it has broken through, I'll lure it toward the Solar Star, and you'll take the chance to leave. I definitely won't die.

"If it has not broken through, find an opportunity to strike it hard while I'm fighting it."

After discussing some more battle details, the two set out for the final Zhou Tian Star.

The entire star was deathly silent, with only a faint pressure emanating from it. This Fierce Beast should have been in the midst of a breakthrough.

Both Xuan Qing and Han Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it had not broken through yet, things were fine. Xuan Qing turned and nodded at Han Xi.

Han Xi instantly hid herself.

Xuan Qing brought out the Green Lotus of Creation to conceal his aura, then took out the Jade Bamboo of Creation and filled it with Magic Power before quietly sneaking inside.

Upon reaching the cave from which the pressure emanated, Xuan Qing directly unleashed a full-powered staff strike. The Green Lotus of Creation also smashed down viciously.

"Boom! Bang!"

"Aah!"

Three tremendous sounds spread across the entire star as an enormous wave of energy swept outward beyond it.

A ten-thousand-foot Fierce Beast flew out from the crater, blood continuously pouring from its body. One of its wings had also been broken.

These two attacks had not only interrupted its breakthrough, damaging the Star Essence within its body and causing it to devolve into a half-Fierce Beast, but had also worsened its injuries, dropping its realm to the Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

"You're that piece of trash?"

The Great Commander of the giant beasts hated him to the bone. Not only had he destroyed the source of the Starry Sky Giant Beasts' birth, he had also nearly exterminated the newly born giant beasts.