See the Great Way by Breaking Through Life and Death; Create the Future with the Nine-Turn Divine Art (Continued)

Yun Xiao furrowed her brows slightly and called Xiao Bai over. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Back to Fangzhang Mountain."

She had already decided not to get involved in the Fierce Beast Tribulation. At a time like this, the best choice was to find somewhere safe to enter seclusion and prepare to advance to Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

The Eastern Continent was the Qilin Clan's territory. They lived beneath Buzhou Mountain.

She had killed a Yin Yang Qilin before, so going there probably wouldn't be a good idea.

The Northern Continent was where the fierce beasts had first emerged before sweeping across the entire Primordial Wilderness. A great terror lurked there, making it no place to stay for long.

The Western Continent belonged to Demon Ancestor Luohu. As the saying went, when the West was in turmoil, Luohu had the final say. She absolutely couldn't be disturbed while advancing to Grand Unity Golden Immortal, so that wasn't a good destination either.

The Southern Continent was occupied by the Phoenix Clan. She didn't know whether they were friend or foe, so she couldn't go there recklessly.

That left the four seas of the Primordial Wilderness, which were occupied by the Dragon Clan.

She had nearly killed the East Sea Golden Dragon, Ao Feng, so she couldn't go to the East Sea.

The North Sea? Hadn't she just heard a fierce beast howling over there?

As for the South Sea, she didn't know the area or whether it had any Innate Restrictions. It would be trouble if she ran into a tide of fierce beasts.

So the safest place now was Fangzhang Island in the West Sea.

With that in mind, Yun Xiao patted Xiao Bai's head. The two flew into the sky and turned into a streak of Flowing Light, racing toward the West Sea.

After advancing, Xiao Bai had become incredibly fast. A few months later, they reached the Western Land.

By then, not only was the tribulation's baleful aura dense, but wisps of demonic energy were also seeping from deep beneath the earth—a bad omen.

Yun Xiao and Xiao Bai skirted one fierce beast after another, then finally landed in a stretch of dense forest.

She pointed, revealing an Innate Restriction. With a flash, she flew inside.

Before long, she emerged holding several leaves from a Bodhi Tree and some Bitter Bamboo. Xiao Bai wasn't surprised in the least, and carried her onward toward Fangzhang Island.

"The fierce beasts are running rampant. This really is a calamity."

As they passed Ten Thousand Beast Forest, Yun Xiao looked at the corpses of living creatures covering the ground and couldn't help sighing.

Thankfully, she had moved the White Tiger Clan away ahead of time. Otherwise, they might have met with disaster too.

A few days later, Xiao Bai carried Yun Xiao into the depths of the West Sea. She formed hand seals and summoned Fangzhang Island.

BOOM!

Just as she was about to enter, a tremendous crash suddenly rang out in the north, like thunder exploding over the entire Primordial Wilderness!

Yun Xiao gathered her magical power in her eyes and looked north.

The sky above the Northern Continent had turned bloodred, like a hell descending from the heavens and pressing down upon the earth.

In the next instant, four figures rose from the Northern Continent. Their bodies were unimaginably huge: a single claw was as large as a star, and a casual sweep of their tails reduced ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers to dust!

The four figures stood together like an endless range of towering mountains, casting their shadows across the entire Northern Continent!

Each one radiated the terrifying pressure of a perfected Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Even from the West Sea, Yun Xiao felt a suffocating weight pressing down on her!

"Are these the Four Fierce Beast Kings?"

Looking at the four fierce beasts in the sky, Yun Xiao drew a sharp breath.

Taotie had the body of a sheep and a human face, with eyes beneath its armpits, tiger's teeth, and human claws. Its cry resembled a baby's wail. It was a monster with a sheep's body and a human face!

Chaos had the shape of a yellow sack, was red as cinnabar, and had six legs and four wings. It was a featureless, formless creature that knew music and dance—a divine bird that blotted out the sky!

Taowu looked like a tiger, with long fur, a human face, tiger's feet, pig's tusks, and a long tail. It was a ferocious beast with a tiger's body and a human face!

Qiongqi resembled Taowu in some ways; both had the body of a tiger. The one difference was that Qiongqi had the face of a blue ox and a pair of blue wings on its back. Its fur stood on end like a hedgehog's spines.

Now that the Four Fierce Beasts of ancient times had appeared together, every fierce beast began to seethe and grow violent. Their savage roars rang out from every corner of the Primordial Wilderness.

"They certainly live up to their names."

Feeling the overwhelming ferocity emanating from the north, Yun Xiao nodded.

This wasn't the Witch-Demon Tribulation, when Grand Unity Golden Immortals were everywhere and Taiyi Golden Immortals were worth less than dogs.

At the dawn of the Primordial Wilderness, Grand Unity Golden Immortals were already among the highest level of combatants.

The Three Ancestors of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans—Ancestral Dragon, Ancestral Qilin, and Yuanfeng—were all merely perfected Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

"Taotie, Chaos, Taowu, Qiongqi!"

Just then, a flash of red light streaked across the southern sky. In the next moment, a stunning woman appeared before the Four Fierce Beasts, displeasure filling her phoenix-shaped eyes.

"You've unleashed the fierce beasts to throw the Primordial Wilderness into chaos. What are you plotting?"

At Buzhou Mountain in the east, a man in purple shot into the sky, bringing with him a radiance of auspicious light that scattered the blood-red clouds.

"If you won't heed our warning, we'll kill you."

The East Sea churned. A moment later, waves surged a billion feet into the air, carrying a man slowly skyward as terrifying dragon might swept across heaven and earth!

Speak of the devil!

To Yun Xiao's surprise, Yuanfeng, Ancestral Qilin, and Ancestral Dragon had appeared together. They faced the Four Fierce Beasts in the north, and the entire world seemed to freeze.

Seven perfected Grand Unity Golden Immortals!

These were the strongest combatants in the Primordial Wilderness at present. At least, perfected Grand Unity Golden Immortals were the most powerful beings known to the world.

Seven different beams of light shot into the sky, their murderous intent sweeping across the eight directions and the four seas. Countless living creatures cowered on the ground, trembling and daring not to look up.

"A single thought gives life; ten thousand bones wither. Only by proving the Dao through slaughter can one transcend heaven and earth."

Taotie, one of the Four Fierce Beasts, spoke in a human tongue. Its voice sounded like a baby crying at night, shaking blood from people's noses and mouths and shattering their Primordial Spirits!

"Proving the Dao through slaughter is your own path. We have no interest in stopping you."

"But if you kill dragons, phoenixes, and qilin, then you've strayed from that path."

Ancestral Dragon spoke. His voice was ancient yet vast, echoing through the sky and lingering long after.

"If we're to prove the Dao through slaughter, then we must kill all living things. Dragons, phoenixes, and qilin have not escaped the Primordial Wilderness, so they are among them."

Qiongqi replied. Its blue ox face looked as though it were crying and laughing at once. Surrounded by blood clouds, it looked utterly terrifying.

"Then there's nothing more to say."

Ancestral Qilin spoke calmly. He and Yuanfeng stepped forward together, taking their places beside Ancestral Dragon.

Those who followed different paths could not work together.

But if the path they chose brought disaster upon others, they would have to bear the consequences of karma entangling them.

The seven Grand Unity Golden Immortals faced off across the Northern Continent. Half the sky was awash in blood-red light, the other half in immortal radiance, the two forces crashing against each other again and again.

RUMBLE!

The heavens and earth spun upside down, and the world shook. The mountains across a vast radius teetered, while mighty rivers and waves flowed backward. Countless chasms split open in the earth, spewing ten-thousand-foot jets of underground fire that burned everything!

At that moment, all living creatures were so terrified they hardly dared breathe. They hid themselves, afraid the disaster might reach them.

"They're both called ancestors. Why is the difference between them so great?"

In the East Sea, Whale Ancestor trembled slightly. For some reason, someone suddenly came to mind.

It seemed that ever since he had met that woman, he had grown more and more timid...

"Though they're powerful, they still can't compare to that woman in bearing."

Ao Feng spoke softly, his expression full of reminiscence.

It was over...

Seeing Ao Feng lost in memories, Whale Ancestor was utterly speechless.

That guy had fallen far too deep.

"Xiao Bai, you're the first White Tiger in heaven and earth. Watch their battle closely. It'll do you a great deal of good."

Above the West Sea, Yun Xiao drew back the foot she had been about to step through the restriction with.

Watching a battle between Grand Unity Golden Immortals could teach her plenty. Besides, the West Sea was far from the north. Even if they could feel the pressure, the aftershocks of the battle wouldn't reach this far.

BOOM!

At that very moment, the Four Fierce Beasts moved!

Their boundless ferocity spread like an ocean, dyeing the sky and earth bloodred. Everywhere it passed, one towering mountain after another crumbled to dust. The living creatures beneath them exploded one after another, their cries of agony filling the wilderness!

"Roar!"

Taotie opened its enormous maw. A black vortex gathered inside, swallowing the mountains, rivers, plants, and spirits before it whole.

Even time and space seemed about to be swallowed. They faltered for a moment.

This was Taotie's Natal Innate Divine Ability, Devour Heaven and Earth. It could swallow anything tangible and refine it within its belly!

BANG!

Behind Taotie, Chaos spread its wings and soared high. As its four wings beat, a black ripple spread outward, accompanied by a beautiful, melodious tune. Within it, graceful figures danced in a bewitching display.

Chaos knew music and dance, but this music and dance were songs of slaughter and dances of soul-destruction!