A Void Shadow Beast Not Inferior to a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

They had no fixed form, appearing only as clusters of twisted darkness, yet each one radiated a dangerous aura.

A thousand-year soul beast.

Shadow Charm.

A soul beast unique to the Shadow Valley, living near the Shadow Space Rift and surviving by devouring life.

Bai Lan counted them.

At least twenty.

He looked toward Elder Mu.

Elder Mu stood where he was, motionless.

He had absolutely no intention of intervening.

Bai Lan smiled.

He took a deep breath and turned to look at Yinxing.

"Let's go together."

Yinxing nodded.

The next second—

Silver light exploded!

Yinxing's figure vanished from where she stood, transforming into a silver streak of light as she charged at the nearest Shadow Charm!

Dimensional Slash!

A silver flash swept past, and the Shadow Charm was sliced in two, dissipating into black mist.

At the same time, Bai Lan raised his hand.

The Contract Book materialized in his palm.

Golden light flickered!

The massive form of the Tiangang Bamboo appeared behind him!

The golden bamboo body was exceptionally dazzling in the darkness, and three hundred and sixty golden leaves detached from the bamboo tips simultaneously, hovering in mid-air!

"Tiangang Arrow Formation!"

Bai Lan let out a low shout.

The next second—

Three hundred and sixty golden streaks of light shot out simultaneously!

Arrow Rain coverage!

In the darkness, the golden light tore through the night sky, each streak of light accurately striking a Shadow Charm!

Sshhh, sshhh, sshhh, sshhh—

Black mist exploded!

One Shadow Charm after another turned into nothingness!

But there were too many Shadow Charms.

No sooner had one batch been wiped out than more surged forth from the darkness.

Bai Lan's eyes narrowed.

"Yinxing!"

Yinxing understood.

Her figure flashed, appearing above Bai Lan.

Her butterfly wings spread wide.

Void Domain!

In an instant, centered on Bai Lan and Yinxing, the darkness within a hundred-meter radius began to distort.

Those Shadow Charms that had charged in instantly lost their sense of direction.

They hovered in mid-air, not knowing where to charge or who to attack.

Their Spatial Perception was completely chaotic.

Bai Lan seized the opportunity.

"Tiangang Arrow Formation, second wave!"

Three hundred and sixty golden lights shot out once again!

The Arrow Rain descended!

The Shadow Charms fell in droves!

Black mist filled the air.

But Bai Lan did not stop.

He knew this was merely an appetizer.

The real opponent had yet to appear.

Sure enough—

The moment the last Shadow Charm dissipated.

A low, deep growl echoed from the darkness.

The sound seemed to come from the deepest depths of the earth, or perhaps from the other side of the Shadow Space Rift.

It carried endless chill.

And terrifying pressure.

Bai Lan's pupils constricted.

He sensed an aura.

That aura was stronger than Yinxing.

Much stronger.

"Elder Mu..."

He spoke instinctively.

But there was no response from behind him.

He turned to look.

Elder Mu was gone.

Bai Lan was stunned.

The next second, Elder Mu's voice came from the darkness:

"Kid, this is your real opponent."

"Let me see how long you can hold out."

The voice vanished.

Leaving only endless darkness.

And that terrifying aura drawing ever closer.

Bai Lan took a deep breath.

He looked at Yinxing.

Yinxing was looking at him too.

"Master," she said, her voice very calm, "that thing is at least fifty thousand years old."

Fifty thousand years.

Bai Lan was silent for a second.

Then, he smiled.

"Fifty thousand years, is it?"

He turned his head, gazing into the depths of the darkness.

"Come on."

Behind him, the golden light of the Tiangang Bamboo grew more intense.

At his side, Yinxing's butterfly wings trembled slightly.

Deep in the darkness, the growling drew closer.

A massive black shadow slowly emerged.

It was a giant beast.

Resembling a black panther, yet ten times larger.

Its entire body was pitch black, its fur like flowing shadows, and its eyes were a ghostly purple.

Standing in the darkness, it was as if it were the darkness itself.

Void Shadow Beast.

Fifty thousand years.

Bai Lan looked at it, the corners of his mouth curling upward slightly.

"Yinxing."

"Present."

"Tiangang Bamboo."

The golden light trembled slightly.

"Attack together."

He took a deep breath and stepped forward.

"Let me see—"

"Just how strong a fifty-thousand-year beast really is."

"My third Contract Beast!!"

"Your master has arrived!!"

At this very moment.

Deep within the darkness, those deep purple eyes were locked onto Bai Lan.

The fifty-thousand-year Void Shadow Beast radiated a suffocating pressure just by standing there.

Its size was immense.

With a shoulder height of thirty feet and a body length exceeding fifty feet, it stood like a moving mountain.

Its pitch-black fur swayed without wind, each strand appearing alive, gently undulating in the darkness and devouring the surrounding light.

The most terrifying part was its eyes.

The deep purple vertical pupils held no emotion, only pure indifference.

It was as if it were looking at an ant.

Bai Lan stood his ground, looking up at the giant beast.

His palms were slightly sweaty.

Fifty thousand years.

He had witnessed Yinxing's strength when she was at the fifty-thousand-year mark.

She had slaughtered over a dozen two-thousand-year Gale Wolves in three seconds.

But now—

Yinxing was already at one hundred thousand years.

And the Void Shadow Beast before him was also at fifty thousand years.

Yet, its aura was even stronger than Yinxing's had been at that stage.

"Master."

Yinxing's voice echoed in his ear, carrying a rare note of gravity:

"Its aura is wrong."

Bai Lan asked, "What's wrong with it?"

Yinxing was silent for a second, then said:

"It carries the aura of the Shadow Space."

"It might have... lived in the Shadow Space for many years."

"Within the Shadow Space, its strength is in no way inferior to a hundred-thousand-year soul beast!"

Bai Lan's pupils constricted.

Shadow Space.

Elder Mu had said it was another dimension; once pulled in, one could never come out.

But this Void Shadow Beast before him—

Not only did it survive and emerge, but it had also integrated the power of the Shadow Space into itself?

"Interesting," Bai Lan muttered.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart.

Fifty thousand years, fused with the power of the Shadow Space.

It was indeed strong.

But he was no longer that six-year-old child from before.

He had the thirty-thousand-year Tiangang Bamboo.

He had the hundred-thousand-year Void Butterfly Empress.

And he also had—

Himself.

"Yinxing."

"Present."

"Engage it head-on."

Yinxing nodded: "Yes."

The next second, her figure vanished from where she stood.

Space Folding.

When she reappeared, she was already hovering above the Void Shadow Beast.

Her butterfly wings unfurled.

Void Domain!

In an instant, the darkness within a hundred-meter radius began to twist violently.

The space surrounding the Void Shadow Beast became chaotic, rendering normal perception completely useless.

But that giant beast—

It didn't budge.

It merely raised its head to look at Yinxing.

A flicker of mockery flashed through those deep purple eyes.

Yinxing's pupils constricted slightly.

The next second, the Void Shadow Beast moved.

It didn't run.

It teleported.

Its figure vanished from its spot, and when it reappeared, it was already behind Yinxing!

A massive claw swiped down!

Shadow Claw!

Yinxing's expression changed, and she flashed aside, narrowly dodging the blow.

But the claw grazed her shoulder, tearing away a spray of silver blood mist.

"Yinxing!" Bai Lan's pupils shrank to pinpricks.

Yinxing retreated dozens of meters, clutching her shoulder.

The wound was not deep, but the Shadow Power was already eroding her body.

"Master," she said, her voice remaining calm: "It also possesses spatial abilities; under the enhancement of the Shadow Space, it is not the least bit inferior to me!"

Bai Lan fell silent.

Void Shadow Beast.

Shadow element, plus a trace of spatial element.

A trace?

The hell do you call this a trace?

The giant beast hovered in mid-air, looking down at them.

In its deep purple eyes, there was still only indifference.

It was as if it were looking at two ignorant challengers courting death.

Then, it spoke.

"One hundred thousand years... Void Butterfly Empress..."