Seven-Colored Qilin

At this moment, the Primal Chaos Plate seemed to realize that Lin Yan was in danger as well. Its body rapidly expanded, turning into a disc several zhang tall and blocking the way in front of Lin Yan.

Like a long whale drawing in water, the ferocious Torrent of Sha Qi was forcibly sucked into the Primal Chaos Plate. The patterns on the Disc Body flickered continuously, while the Primal Chaos Seed within spun at high speed, constantly breaking down and transforming the terrifying Malevolent Qi pouring inside.

Taking advantage of the opening while the Torrent of Sha Qi was being absorbed by the Primal Chaos Plate, Lin Yan hurriedly retreated. His innate skill—Earth Escape Technique—activated, and he instantly burrowed underground. After swallowing the Torrent of Sha Qi completely, the Primal Chaos Plate spun around and followed Lin Yan into the earth.

The flames in Xie Ju's eyes flickered. He clearly had not expected this seemingly insignificant disc to be capable of devouring his attack.

What was even more infuriating was that the "Spirit Beast" that had been confronting him just moments ago had also burrowed underground, vanishing without a trace.

Naturally, the Xie Ju Fierce Beast would not let them escape so easily. With a fierce stomp of his single foot, a terrifying shockwave spread from beneath it, instantly sweeping across dozens of li.

The earth rolled continuously like waves. Lin Yan, who had just escaped underground and had not gone far, felt as if his internal organs had been shaken out of place. Even the Spirit Power within him became somewhat scattered.

He hurriedly ended his earth escape and returned to the surface. He feared that if he remained underground any longer, the shockwave might crush him to pieces.

"Damn it, this beast can actually seal off the earth qi." Lin Yan spoke with lingering fear. His most prized Earth Evasion Technique was unusable now. He could not escape even if he wanted to.

Seeing Lin Yan emerge from the ground again, the Xie Ju Fierce Beast knew that he could no longer flee. Since that was the case, he no longer seemed eager to kill this two-legged Spirit Beast. Instead, he continuously radiated suffocating pressure as he slowly approached Lin Yan, apparently enjoying this cruel sensation.

Naturally, Lin Yan was unwilling to simply await death. He prepared to reveal his Earth Dragon True Form and fight Xie Ju to the death.

Just as Lin Yan was preparing to risk everything, a clear and imposing howl suddenly came from the sky, though it seemed to carry a trace of youthful immaturity. The howl contains a magnificent righteous force, like sunlight dispersing dark clouds, instantly weakening the terrifying pressure brought by Xie Ju.

Lin Yan and Xie Ju froze at the same time, both raising their heads to look toward the sky.

In the somewhat dim sky, a massive Seven-Colored Auspicious Cloud flew toward them. Around it stretched thousands of streams of Auspicious Qi and ten thousand zhang of colorful clouds. At the center of the auspicious cloud, a divine beast strode through the air.

This divine beast resembled a deer, its body covered in Seven-Colored Scales clearly condensed from exceptionally pure Innate Wutu Essence. A crystalline jade horn rose from its head, radiating gentle yet irresistible pressure. Golden Flames like auspicious clouds burned beneath its four hooves. As it ran, sparks scattered from beneath its feet, and the Malevolent Qi in the air was instantly burned away into nothingness.

From afar, the divine beast looked incomparably majestic and magnificent. Combined with the pure Spirit Qi radiating from its body, it seemed like a celestial god descending into the mortal world.

"Qi... Kirin?!" Lin Yan blurted out, his little heart pounding wildly. This appearance was exactly like the auspicious beast Kirin from his memories of his past life—and incredibly... adorable!

The Kirin hovered in the air and looked down below. Its gaze swept over the devastated valley before finally falling upon Xie Ju and Lin Yan. To their surprise, it spoke in human language. Its voice possessed the clear brightness unique to a youth, yet it tried hard to sound mature and worldly. "Halt! What wicked creature dares wreak havoc here and disrupt the peace of heaven and earth? I am Mo Xuan, Young Master of the Qilin Clan. Since I have encountered you today, I shall uphold justice on Heaven's behalf and eliminate this scourge."

The words were full of righteous grandeur, but paired with that somewhat immature voice, they gave Lin Yan a... cute impression. This was clearly a half-grown child trying to act profound.

Lin Yan found this Kirin mighty and adorable, but the Xie Ju Fierce Beast did not feel the same. The peaceful aura surrounding the Kirin gave him an instinctive feeling of disgust and threat. He raised his head and let out a low roar at the Seven-Colored Qilin in the air, then fiercely stomped the ground with his single foot. A thick Torrent of Sha Qi shot straight into the sky.

"Hmph! A mere trick, and you dare show off before an expert?" The Seven-Colored Qilin, Mo Xuan, snorted disdainfully. Light flashed from his jade horn, and a pale gold barrier appeared out of thin air around him. When the Torrent of Sha Qi struck the barrier, it melted and collapsed like ice and snow meeting the blazing warmth of spring, unable to stir even a ripple.

"My turn." The Seven-Colored Qilin shouted. The Golden Flames around his four hooves suddenly flared, and his body instantly became a streak of seven-colored flowing light as he dove toward the Xie Ju Fierce Beast below.

Qilin Steps on Heaven!

Following Mo Xuan's shout, each step of his seemingly light hooves made the void tremble. Rings of golden ripples spread from beneath his hooves, carrying a vast force capable of cleansing Qiankun as they enveloped the Xie Ju Fierce Beast.

Squelch! With a dull impact, one of the Seven-Colored Qilin's hooves landed upon the Xie Ju Fierce Beast's hard skull. It was like a hammer smashing into a watermelon.

In an instant, red and black matter splattered everywhere. The enormous body of the Xie Ju Fierce Beast crashed to the ground, and countless streams of Malevolent Qi leaked from his cracked skull in all directions. Yet they were quickly purified into nothing by the golden light shot from the Seven-Colored Qilin's jade horn.

Instant kill!

"This... is he really that strong?" Lin Yan stood dumbfounded.

He knew that the Qilin Clan was one of the few powerful races in heaven and earth, but this apparently underage Little Qilin had disposed of a Heavenly Immortal Level fierce beast that had nearly killed him so effortlessly? Was this the strength of a top-tier Innate Divine Beast? It was simply absurd.

After easily killing the Xie Ju Fierce Beast, the Seven-Colored Qilin descended to the ground, and the Golden Flames beneath his hooves instantly withdrew. He casually tossed his head toward Xie Ju's corpse, seemingly quite pleased with his "battle record."

He turned to Lin Yan and asked, "Hey, are you all right? That fierce beast didn't hurt you, did it?"

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Lin Yan repeatedly cupped his hands toward him and said sincerely, "I am Lin Yan. Many thanks to Elder Mo Xuan for saving me. Had Senior not arrived in time, this Junior would likely have died at the hands of that fierce beast today." Lin Yan's gratitude came entirely from the heart. This truly counted as a life-saving favor.

"Haha, what did you call me? Senior? No one has ever called me Senior before. Say it again and let me hear it." The Seven-Colored Qilin ignored Lin Yan's gratitude, but clearly greatly enjoyed being addressed as Senior. He looked at Lin Yan with an expectant expression.

"Huh?" Lin Yan did not react for a moment. Something about this tone seemed off.

"Your cultivation is only at the Earth Immortal Realm, so calling me Senior is perfectly reasonable. Besides, I just saved your life. Calling me Senior once won't cost you anything. Hurry, hurry, say it again so I can hear it." Seeing that Lin Yan remained silent with a bewildered expression, the Seven-Colored Qilin hurriedly urged him.

"Se... Senior?" Lin Yan said softly.

"Haha, that feels great! Someone finally calls me Senior too!" The Seven-Colored Qilin threw back his head and laughed.

"No need for such ceremony. Drawing my sword to aid those in need is simply this senior's duty. Besides, fierce beasts like this defile heaven and earth; they ought to be killed on sight. You juniors need not feel grateful over it." The Seven-Colored Qilin tried hard to put on the bearing of a lofty senior as he spoke to Lin Yan.

Hearing him speak like that, Lin Yan suddenly felt like laughing. What he said was not wrong, but why did it sound so... childish?

This Seven-Colored Qilin loved imitating the mannerisms of adults so much. Could he really just be a half-grown child?