Duel with the Great Commander

Seeing 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 revival, meant to gather Star Essence.

Another Chaos Remnant. 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 its emergence?

Great God Pangu really did not trouble a second person with the same matter. Why did he always encounter such trouble? It seemed Pangu'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 it.

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

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

It seemed he would not need to expend Divine Water. This star had gained enormous benefits; after surviving this ordeal, its Origin had instead become even richer.

Another mass of Great Dao Merit descended. The two of them directly sent it into the Merit Golden Wheel behind them. Since Xuan Qing had accumulated more Merit, his golden wheel began slowly changing, and a faint golden outline gradually solidified.

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

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

Then their next task was to deal with the Boss of the Starry Sky Giant Beasts. It definitely was not a Grand Luo Golden Immortal; otherwise, after several Kalpas had passed, the Boss would have rushed over long ago.

The Boss of these Starry Sky Giant Beasts should also be on one of the three hundred and sixty-five Zhou Tian Stars. The primary stars were not places they could touch.

Xuan Qing and Han Xi began searching through the more than three hundred stars. After over thirty Kalpas had passed, neither knew how many Starry Sky Giant Beasts they had slain.

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

After countless years of slaughter, Han Xi's physical body and cultivation both broke through to the Middle Stage of Primordial 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 descended upon them like locusts.

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

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

"It was you two pieces of trash who destroyed my Starry Sky beast lineage. Today, you will die without a burial ground."

Damn, are all Starry Sky Giant Beasts this shameless? They were clearly transformed from Fierce Beasts, yet they insisted on putting some label on themselves. They really had no shame.

This giant beast was only at the Later Stage of Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, but its aura was much more robust than the others'. It should have been close to breaking through.

"You're the Boss of this pack of Fierce Beasts? Why are you so weak?"

"I am the Deputy Commander. You are not worthy of our Boss taking action."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Fierce Beasts attacked without giving Xuan Qing time to react.

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

Facing several hundred Grand Unity Golden Immortals and countless Starry Sky Giant Beasts at the Golden Immortal realm, Xuan Qing felt enormous 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.

Bang, bang, bang!

The sounds of flesh colliding echoed through the Starry Sky. Xuan Qing circulated his Magic Power, and azure light illuminated the entire battlefield as he darted through the beast tide.

With a single sweep of his staff, a whole group of Golden Immortals shattered and scattered through the Starry Sky. Once his divine abilities emerged, countless giant beasts were annihilated.

From time to time, even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal would be blasted apart. Their bodies fell upon 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, Xuan Qing would sooner or later kill every last Golden Immortal. Who knew this Daoist would be so fierce?

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

"Han Xi, do not let a single fierce beast escape!"

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

Xuan Qing used a spatial divine ability to imprison them. While enduring 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. In this manner, eight Kalpas passed.

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

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

Xuan Qing came back to himself and found his mind filled with Malicious Qi. Suppressing his killing intent, he lowered his head to look at himself. He was not much better off.

Half his body had been destroyed, his Magic Power was nearly depleted, and even his Primordial Spirit had developed a few cracks. He was utterly exhausted.

This battle had nearly drained him dry. Xuan Qing only wanted to get some proper sleep; his mind was about to give out.

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 on her side. She had not suffered any serious injuries.

Han Xi immediately flew toward Xuan Qing, carefully supporting him with a worried expression.

"Brother, are you okay?"

"It's nothing serious."

Xuan Qing had to remain alert against the enemy's Boss.

"Use the Water Bell to suppress them. If their Boss comes, we can still hold him off and buy time. Protect me for now." After that, Xuan Qing directly sat down.

After waiting for a Kalpa, most of Xuan Qing's injuries had recovered, yet they still had not seen any support from the other side.

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

Xuan Qing slapped the Deputy Commander awake.

"Where is your Boss? You're almost wiped out, yet he still has not reacted. Is he really that heartless?"

The Deputy Commander looked utterly bewildered. He glanced around, sensed the passage of time, and instantly began laughing. Once he finished laughing, he directly perished.

Something was wrong. As the surviving Boss of the Fierce Beasts, even if it was not a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, it should at least be a Perfected Primordial Unity Golden Immortal. There was no way it could not sense the battle happening here.

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

Han Xi suddenly interjected.

Xuan Qing suddenly recalled how strange the smiles of those giant beasts had been when they died. They definitely knew something, yet they would rather perish than speak.

Were they afraid he and Han Xi would flee after being frightened? Or was there another plot?

Their plans had been ruined by him. They would certainly fight to the death. Once it broke through, it would definitely 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 intended 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 have already suppressed my cultivation to its limit. There is no way back."

"You leave the Starry Sky. I will 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 will have to face the danger alone. If anything happens, I can still help."

Xuan Qing thought about it. The Starry Sky Giant Beasts had no Primordial Spirits. If Han Xi truly wanted to hide, it might not be able to find her. If it had not broken through, Han Xi's Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure could also provide him some assistance.

Xuan Qing said to Han Xi with certainty:

"Alright. Without my permission, you cannot come out. If it has broken through, I will lure it toward the Solar Star while you seize the chance to leave. I definitely will not die.

"If it has not broken through, find an opportunity to give it a vicious blow while I fight it."

After discussing more battle details, the two set off toward the final Zhou Tian Star.

The entire star was deathly silent, with only a faint pressure emanating from it. This fierce beast should be in the midst of breaking through.

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

Han Xi instantly concealed herself.

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

When he sensed the cave from which the pressure originated, Xuan Qing directly unleashed a full-power staff strike, while the Green Lotus of Creation smashed down viciously as well.

Boom! Crash!

Three tremendous sounds spread across the entire star as a massive surge 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 off.

Those two attacks had not only interrupted its breakthrough, damaging the Star Essence within its body and causing it to regress into a half-fierce beast, but had also worsened its injuries, dropping its realm to the Peak Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.

"So you are that piece of trash?"

The Great Commander of the giant beasts hated him to the bone. Not only had Xuan Qing destroyed the source from which the Starry Sky Giant Beasts were born, but he had also nearly exterminated the newly born giant beast clan.