In the briefest flash of thought, the Cthulhu Beast had yet to set aside its desire for revenge and bloodlust.
Yet its body had already begun to react with keen instinct.
It was a warning born of pure intuition.
As the space around it rippled abnormally, a spatial rift swiftly opened. Once it was wide enough for the Cthulhu Beast to pass through,
it would use the rift to put a safe distance between itself and the Sky Peng Horizontal.
It wasn't that the Cthulhu Beast was overly cautious or cowardly.
Rather, its first period of slumber had been forcibly interrupted, and its dependents had suffered heavy losses in a short time, forcing it to hasten its awakening.
As a result, the Cthulhu Beast had already suffered severe adverse effects!
To preserve as much of its growth potential as possible, the Cthulhu Beast had been forced to make a choice.
It had retained some of its future potential at the cost of greatly aggravating its current injuries.
In turn, the Cthulhu Beast was currently in a "severely wounded" state!
Of course, as one of the Legendary creatures, even when near death, it could often retain most of its combat strength.
Compared with its peak, the Cthulhu Beast's combat strength had not fallen by much—around twenty percent.
The real issue was the decline in its overall life force and recovery ability, caused by its reduced overall energy level!
At its peak, the Cthulhu Beast could withstand massive amounts of damage without so much as flinching.
But now, it was like a beautifully crafted porcelain vessel riddled with cracks inside.
Its exterior still looked pristine, retaining most of its ornamental value.
Yet it was far more fragile than when it was whole!
Against an equally powerful opponent, it would inevitably show weakness