Wherever the five-colored hand swept past, space tore apart and the mist dispersed. The figures shattered with it, dissolving into wisps of black mist that vanished without a trace.
Where the mist cleared, an enormous beast emerged.
It was a ferocious beast shaped like a black panther, pitch-black all over, with a hazy black halo swirling around its body.
Its blood-red eyes fixed on Li Qingshan, brimming with greed and savagery.
A strange marking lay on its forehead, shaped like a slowly revolving vortex that radiated a heart-pounding spiritual power.
An ancient ferocious beast—a Nightmare Beast!
Li Qingshan's pupils contracted.
Nightmare Beasts were ferocious beasts from ancient times that fed on spiritual power. They could create illusions and lure their prey into dreams, then exploit their vulnerability to devour their Primordial Spirits.
These beasts were immensely powerful. Even an expert at the Immortal Lord Peak could fall into their trap with a moment's carelessness, their Primordial Spirit devoured and their life and Dao extinguished.
According to legend, powerful Nightmare Beasts in ancient times could even devour Immortal Kings. They were savage beyond compare!
The illusions just now had been this Nightmare Beast's handiwork!
Had his Dao heart not been steadfast, allowing him to awaken in time, he would likely have fallen into its trap.
"What a vicious, treacherous beast!"
Li Qingshan's gaze turned cold, murderous intent surging.
The Nightmare Beast seemed to sense that Li Qingshan was not to be trifled with. A flicker of apprehension crossed its blood-red eyes, and it turned to flee.
It moved with incredible speed, its body blurring into a black streak that shot into the depths of the mist.
"Trying to leave?"
Li Qingshan sneered and activated the Great Teleportation Immortal Art. In a flash, he appeared in the Nightmare Beast's path.
**"Great Slaughter