"Roar...!"
A streak of golden light suddenly shot in from the distance.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion charged at the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm first, fangs bared, intent on swallowing him whole.
"Auspicious Beast! Wait!"
The Scarlet King was shocked. The Auspicious Beast was too impulsive!
No matter how useless the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was, he was still a million-year soul beast, and he was at the final stage of his transformation.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion ignored him, diving from above and pouncing on the faint silhouette of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
"Come on! You're so annoying! Can't you just let me make my sacrifice in peace?"
"I'm going to teach you all a lesson!"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm twisted his chubby body and shouted in exasperation.
He had only just sealed away a tenth of his power, and now he was being interrupted. It was infuriating.
"Roar...!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was about to pounce on the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. She was only four or five meters away.
"You're all picking on me! Do you really think I'm an easy target?"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm flew into a rage.
The Ferocious Beasts had used him as a blood bag while he was underground.
Now that he was finally out, the Ferocious Beasts were still bullying him. What the hell was the point of escaping?!
His old grudges and new resentments burst forth all at once. A powerful wave of mental energy surged out, crashing straight into the Three-Eyed Golden Lion!
"Boom...!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was pinned in the air by the force, her eyes blank.
The Scarlet King didn't even release Liu Feng from his jaws. He rushed over from behind, shielding her from most of the Soul Power in the attack.
At the height of his ascension, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm managed to maintain a delicate balance against the Scarlet King and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
They all hung suspended in midair, as if frozen in place.
Vast mental energy spread through the surroundings, and the world seemed to change.
Any living thing that entered this field would be stunned into an idiot.
"Don't blame me!!!"
"No one can stop me! Not Ferocious Beasts! Not even gods!!!"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm yelped and hollered, growing more and more arrogant.
Liu Feng dangled in midair, held in the Scarlet King's jaws. By all rights, the mental energy should have turned him into an idiot by now.
But a faint purple glow shielded him.
He looked up and saw that the Sprite Dragon Egg was trembling rapidly, undergoing a transformation!
"Buzz...!"
The Sprite Dragon had once possessed god-level power. After hatching to form a contract with a new Sprite, it would grow stronger again alongside its partner.
It could only hatch once the Sprite reached the Soul Emperor level.
Now, with Liu Feng inside the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's energy field, something completely unexpected was happening!
Within the invisible energy field, the pure Soul Power that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had yet to seal away poured into the Sprite Dragon without end!
It was like a giant sponge, greedily soaking up water.
At the same time, heat rose inside Liu Feng's body. This power seemed to be transforming him!
One of the Scarlet King's heads turned toward him. "Liu Feng, what's happening to you?"
"I... I'm fine."
Liu Feng answered in a trembling voice. He could feel that this was a good thing!
If the Sprite Dragon could hatch early, the boost to his combat strength would surely be enormous.
But his body was too "frail" right now, slowing down the Sprite Dragon's absorption of energy.
"What's going on with my Soul Power? Why can you still absorb it?"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm cried out in shock.
He had briefly controlled the Scarlet King and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and was sealing Soul Power into Huo Yuhao's body at the same time.
But Liu Feng was competing with him for the limited energy!
After all, Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts had suppressed him for ten thousand years. He didn't have much Soul Power left.
And now Liu Feng was forcibly taking it from him too. He was practically on the verge of tears!
Without his stockpile of Soul Power, his plans to become a god would be even more hopeless!
"Don't steal from me! Waaaah..."
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm wailed in despair.
If he'd known, he might as well have sacrificed himself to Liu Feng instead!
Liu Feng watched him coldly. If the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm hadn't used his name to escape, he might not have bothered helping him.
After all, Sea God Tang San would most likely be watching as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sacrificed himself to Huo Yuhao.
He didn't want to get involved in that mess.
But since the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had done this, he was definitely going to stick his nose in!
Besides, the Sprite Dragon was practically cheering as it absorbed the energy.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm soon realized that he was sealing away Soul Power more slowly than Liu Feng was absorbing it!
That was because Huo Yuhao's body was far inferior to Liu Feng's!
"It's over, it's over! If all this Soul Power runs out, they'll definitely come after me!"
"If I can't escape, little Yuhao will probably be killed too!"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm thought anxiously.
The Scarlet King and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion stared at him coldly, their killing intent surging.
Desperate, a cold glint flashed through his eyes.
All at once, every sound in the world vanished. The silence was terrifying.
Dark clouds filled the sky, as if the sun had disappeared entirely. Everything grew dim.
A rumble like an explosion of thunder rang out.
An immense pressure descended from the sky, so crushing it was hard to breathe.
The Ferocious Beasts all stared upward in terror, a fear rising from deep within them!
"We're done for...!"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm instantly gave up control of the Soul Power and burrowed into Huo Yuhao's body.
He would rather give up his life source than stay behind!
As soon as the Scarlet King landed, he shielded the comparatively petite Three-Eyed Golden Lion beneath his chest.
They stared up into the sky, trembling uncontrollably.
The Ferocious Beasts' fear of tribulations was etched into their blood!
But what appeared wasn't a thunderbolt!
A stream of gray energy came plummeting down, as if drawn by an enormous force.
It shot straight toward them.
"That's not my tribulation...?"
"Then I'm done playing with you! Run, run, run!"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suddenly unleashed all of his Soul Power in a single burst.
He was giving up almost all of his Soul Power just to escape with his life.
Controlling Huo Yuhao's body, he shot away in an instant, drawing out a long streak as he fled. He narrowly avoided the gray energy.
"Roar...!!!"
At the same time, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion hated the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to the core. She chased after him and bit down hard on Huo Yuhao's lower leg.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm let out a scream, dangling like a fish on a hook as he thrashed wildly.
Liu Feng's heart clenched. That feeling of being watched grew even stronger!
A blue-haired man's figure appeared faintly in his mind.
Tang San!
He was still watching from above!
"Let him go!" Liu Feng shouted urgently.
He had no idea what Tang San would do!
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion released Huo Yuhao, then opened the third eye on her forehead!
A brilliant beam of golden light shot from it, slamming into Huo Yuhao's back.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm let out a pained cry. His spirit body melted away like snowflakes.
His presence was rapidly fading, but he had no time to care. With the last of his will, he quickly took Huo Yuhao and vanished.
The gray energy stalled in midair, as if it hadn't expected that!
Its original target had been Huo Yuhao!
But now he had run away...
The next moment, it turned toward Liu Feng and shot at him in an instant!
The Scarlet King opened his mouth and spat out a pillar of black-red fire, but it couldn't damage the gray energy at all.
"!!!"
The Scarlet King was horrified as he watched the gray energy rush into Liu Feng's forehead.
"Liu Feng...!!!"
Liu Feng fell where he stood, landing on the Scarlet King's massive foot.
The strange phenomenon in the sky vanished at the same moment. Dusk was approaching, and the horizon glowed orange-red.
After landing, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion retched a few times and spat out a scrap of insect skin. She stomped on it furiously several times.
Then she looked at Liu Feng, whom the Scarlet King had set down on the ground.
Liu Feng lay peacefully, the purple light above his head dense and solid. It continued to waver, as if some living thing were about to hatch from it.
"What happened to Liu Feng?"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion lay beside him, licking him a few times with concern.
The Scarlet King said anxiously, "That gray energy that appeared just now burrowed into Liu Feng's forehead. I don't know what it was!"
He gently touched Liu Feng's forehead, then let out a breath of relief.
"But Liu Feng's in excellent condition right now! His body and soul are both very active, and there's no sign of injury."
"Then why is he unconscious?"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion asked in confusion.
"..." The Scarlet King said nothing. He didn't know either.
The two Ferocious Beasts watched Liu Feng closely with all four of their eyes.
Gradually, a faint glow appeared across Liu Feng's skin, and it began to change...
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