Beast Unleashed

"Heh... hehe... good... good!"

The ugly, deformed face of the Flesh Tai Sui was filled with manic rage. Facing the challenge from Wu Dao, it did not retreat, instead emitting a harsh, hoarse sound like a saw cutting through wood:

"You are... a tiger... but I... am also a tiger now, I... am not afraid of you!"

One mountain cannot hold two tigers.

When two tigers meet, one must die!

The shadow of the tiger that gnawed at it when it was weak had followed it for hundreds of years.

Even though it had killed that tiger after growing stronger.

Deep down, it had still retreated back then.

Facing a powerful predator.

It had tucked its tail and fled like a stray dog!

Disgrace!!

The Flesh Tai Sui was not fully formed, its intelligence incomplete; it did not know what obsession was, nor what a heart demon was.

It only knew one thing.

If it fled again, it might never become a king that roared through the mountains and forests, causing all things to bow, and it would never truly be able to let out its own cry in this cruel world!

Kill him!

Kill this tiger!

Trample upon his corpse!

Bathe in his blood!

Chew on his flesh and bone!

Roar out its own majesty to this world, to all living things!!

'Bestiality!!'

Wu Dao felt the Flesh Tai Sui's primitive bestiality surging ever higher and smiled in gratification.

Compared to conflicts born from grievances, emotions, deep-seated hatred, or racial stances.

He preferred for all things to return to nature—

The world is a fighting cage, and we are all trapped beasts!

For survival!

For evolution!

For dignity!

Engage in the purest, most primitive slaughter!

Gulp...

As it swallowed the final mouthful of flesh, the young "tiger" twitched its muscles, let out a low growl, and slowly straightened its back.

Crack, crackle—

Bones popped and the flesh-carapace vibrated.

The ten-foot-tall crimson Devil Muscle Man reappeared, its ten, half-meter-long, razor-sharp claws flashing with a cold, sinister glint!

"ROAR!!"

The lethargy of the Flesh Tai Sui vanished completely as it roared at Wu Dao like thunder, the mountain-shaking, sea-churning demonic ferocity vibrating through the wilderness.

It was telling Wu Dao.

This was its most perfect hunting state!

It would hold nothing back, locked in a fight to the death!

Whoosh—

A gust of wind, heavy with a foul stench, rushed toward him, stirring Wu Dao's dormant hot blood and stirring that strong heart of his, which beat like the core of a volcano!

Thump!!

A heartbeat!

Like thunder, like a drum, like the prelude to a volcanic eruption!

Gathering!

Whistling!

Erupting!!

Thump, thump, thump—

The war drums roared, and the lava surged forth!

"Woo woo..."

The breathing sound, carrying a strange rhythm, was accompanied by the sinister, murmuring cries of gods and ghosts, shrouding the battlefield and shaking the soul.

"Roar!!"

The Flesh Tai Sui refused to be outdone; it arched its back and let out a roar that shattered the surroundings.

The roar of a demon.

The murmurs of gods and ghosts.

The momentum of their battle surged majestically, skyrocketing wildly like two colliding floods, whistling as they clashed!

Hoo—

A long stream of blood-colored mist was exhaled.

The tyrannosaurus-like physique of Wu Dao was now covered in scorching, crimson skin, with thick, bulging veins coiled across its surface like hideous black snakes.

Every muscle on his body seemed like a piece of burning red steel that had come to life, rising and falling as they frantically squeezed out his life source.

Clang, clang, clang—

Within the brain domain.

Lock after lock was released.

His vitality skyrocketed!

In the blink of an eye—

His pupils became divine!

His face became that of an Evil Ghost!

Human bodily functions released at two hundred percent!

The God-Ghost Heaven descended once more!

This time, Wu Dao's human potential was already approaching the Heroic Domain; releasing this state again made him more than twice as strong as he had been at the Red Fire Mine.

He felt as though a volcano was hidden within his body at this moment, the infinite power acting like trapped magma, unbearable and stifling if not erupted!

Then...

Volcanic eruption!!

Boom!!

He stomped the ground!

The force, like a cannon blast, instantly caused the earth to crack and collapse!

The mud and sand rose in waves; within a five-meter radius, bat flesh fragments, gravel, and blood water all trembled and hung suspended, floating half a foot in the air!

Rumble!!

The crimson, hulking figure moved like a fire dragon, smashing through the suspended debris and exploding into sheets of red mist.

Ten meters distance!

In less than a snap of a finger!

Wu Dao, like a demon god, appeared before the Flesh Tai Sui with his fist clenched; the hideous grin that stretched to his earlobes was incredibly clear in the eyes of the Flesh Tai Sui, which had shrunk to pinpricks!

Fast!

Too fast!

His strength was completely beyond anything any previous opponent could compare to!

In a flash of lightning!

The Flesh Tai Sui only had time to turn its arms into a wall in front of its chest.

Bang!!

The next instant.

It felt as if it had been struck head-on by a Savage Whale roaming the vast sea; the irresistible, overwhelming force instantly shattered its prideful flesh armor, and its bones suffered compound fractures!

Rumble!!

Only then!

Did the air compressed by Wu Dao's supersonic movement explode violently to both sides behind him!

The surging, violent airflow carried the falling flesh debris, and the muddy, blood-soaked ground shot out like waves, instantly clearing a path as if a sea of blood had been split in two!

Rip!!

The terrifying, savage force did not fully dissipate after crushing the arms.

The legs of the Flesh Tai Sui plowed two one-foot-deep furrows into the ground like a tiller.

After being dragged for five or six meters, its ten-foot-tall, heavy physique was sent flying like a ragdoll, smashing into a Rooted Stone as tall as two men and causing it to crack into thousands of pieces.

"Hehe... that's not enough power!!"

A voice low and demonic rumbled from the throat of Wu Dao, expressing his deep dissatisfaction.

A twisted, evil ghost smile hung upon his face.

With a series of cracks, he twisted his neck, bent his legs, and exerted force that shattered the earth, launching himself forward and detonating the air as his right leg swung like the tail of a great whale toward the head of the somewhat dazed Flesh Tai Sui!

Whale Cleaving Stance!!

BOOM!!

Crack, crack—

Boulders exploded and pulverized, sending gravel flying in all directions like bullets, piercing through leaves and thudding deep into the surrounding tree trunks.

Whoosh!!

From within the smoke and dust.

Wu Dao's figure, like an evil ghost, whistled as he charged out, tearing through the haze, giving the Flesh Tai Sui—which had survived the first blow—no chance to catch its breath, nor holding back a single ounce of strength as he slammed into it!

He had allowed the Flesh Tai Sui the opportunity to recover.

The reason was to ensure the nutritional value of this "meat" would not be too heavily compromised.

If he were merely gluttonous.

He could have easily finished off the Flesh Tai Sui while it was weak and vulnerable.

But the "meat" obtained that way would have had too little nutrition to satisfy his appetite!

Therefore.

He needed to ensure the prey's nutritional value was worth the effort he expended, all while ensuring it wouldn't lash out and injure him, the hunter.

The Flesh Tai Sui at this moment.

Perfectly matched the expectations in Wu Dao's heart.

The thorns had already been mostly plucked away by Meng Qingshan and the others.

All he had to do was crush it with absolute power and end the hunt quickly, preventing the prey's nutritional value from leaking away too much.

To be honest.

If his progress in Potential Liberation weren't so low and his physical body so fragile at this moment.

Wu Dao would have wanted to unleash the Second Day Secret Technique from the Stealing Heavenly Secrets Breathing Technique to kill the Flesh Tai Sui instantly.

What a pity...

Bang, bang, bang—

Rumble—

Within the Dark Forest.

Earth collapsed, stones exploded, and massive trees were shaken to the ground!

The roaring, vibrating dust rose in waves, surging and magnificent.

After its initial evasion.

The Flesh Tai Sui grew vicious, no longer dodging or avoiding, but engaging in a wild, bloody slaughter with Wu Dao, colliding in a frenzy and incessantly destroying the surrounding terrain.

"Roar, roar, roar—"

"Haha, yes, yes, just like that, hit me, hit me, don't you dare dodge!!"

Wild roars.

Manic laughter.

It was as if two primordial beasts were fighting for the position of overlord.

A tragic and ferocious aura spread throughout the darkness, reaching every corner of the wild.

Beasts in the distance trembled, lacking even the courage to flee under the crushing pressure of such absolute apex predators.

Roar!

Suddenly, the Flesh Tai Sui's roar grew intense, filled with high spirits and abnormal excitement!

Boom—

BOOM!!

In the darkness, Wu Dao's Lava Demon-like figure flew backward, smashing into the ground to blast out a crater, then rolling and tumbling continuously, trailing a wake of dust.

Thud!!

The massive body of the Flesh Tai Sui compressed the air as it slammed into the ground, missing the chance to crush Wu Dao's head by a mere hair's breadth.

Ten meters away.

Wu Dao's body was covered in blood and gore, with hardly a single intact patch of skin, and blood flowed like small streams gathering at his feet.

At this moment, he felt extremely displeased!

It was not because he could not defeat the Flesh Tai Sui.

It was because this bastard had once again squeezed the origin power of his Demon Core to maintain his peak state!

This was cutting into his own flesh!!

"ROAR--"

A pained roar filled with infinite hatred erupted from the Flesh Tai Sui.

Its own condition was poor; its left arm had been smashed into a pulp by Wu Dao and hung limply at its side.

Its ten-foot-tall frame was covered in crater-like fist marks that reached the bone, with rotting flesh mixed with shattered bone fragments, creating a truly horrific sight.

If not for its reliance on the Demon Core.

In this state.

Forget about fighting, it wouldn't even be able to move a single inch!

However.

It was not anxious; it even felt a sense of triumph in its heart.

Because.

It could sense that the "tiger" before it was nearing its limit.

The longer this dragged on.

The more intense the burning of his life force became.

By using the Demon Core to keep dragging this out.

The tiger would be drained of his life by his own power, burning himself to ash!

When that time came!

Victory would belong entirely to it, and it would usher in a true metamorphosis!

Thanks to Chenmo Jiuyue and Shi Polu for the tips.