The Golden Horned Beast held its head high, the two sharp horns on its back shimmering with golden light, a flicker of satisfaction flashing through its cold, icy eyes.
From its ancestral bloodline memories, it knew this strike of its was more than enough to kill that ant.
But the very next moment.
Li Qingxu, his upper body bare, suddenly appeared in the air above its head.
On Li Qingxu's chest, a bloody gash was visible, yet the bright red blood vanished the moment it threatened to spill out.
"Slap!"
Suddenly, a massive black hand materialized in the air, a dark, oppressive expanse that slammed heavily onto the head of the Golden Horned Beast.
"Boom!"
Like a thunderbolt shattering the sky, golden and black energy erupted violently, surging outward in all directions like a tidal wave.
The Golden Horned Beast plummeted into the ocean like a falling meteorite.
Li Qingxu's figure vanished instantly, giving chase.
Inside the conference hall on the top floor of the War God Palace, the figures of the two could no longer be seen on the giant screen.
However, the life-detection instruments clearly displayed two exceptionally intense life signatures constantly colliding.
They grew stronger and weaker by turns, making it impossible for anyone to distinguish who was who.
Dozens of minutes later.
Within the Pacific Ocean, a streak of golden light pierced through the surface.
Li Qingxu, his hair disheveled and his upper body bare, appeared above the sea.
His chest was covered in a dense web of scars, yet not a single drop of blood flowed from them.
I've already warmed up the stage for you; now it's just a matter of whether you'll come or not.
Li Qingxu pondered internally, his consciousness shifting to activate his communication watch.
The connection was established.
Inside the conference hall at the top of the War God Palace, Luo Feng's communication watch suddenly rang.
"It's Councilor Li!"
Luo Feng's exclamation drew the attention of everyone present.
As he tapped to accept the call.
"Luo Feng."
Li Qingxu's voice immediately emanated from the watch.
"Councilor Li, it's me."
Luo Feng replied hurriedly.
The people around them were puzzled as to why Councilor Li would seek out Luo Feng specifically, but they remained silent and listened.
"Luo Feng, do you want that Devourer Beast to die?"
"Of course!" Luo Feng answered with unusual speed.
"Good. What if the price is that you will die as well?"
Li Qingxu's calm voice rang out, causing everyone in the room to gasp in shock.
"What is going on? Why would the death of the Devourer Beast involve Luo Feng?"
Luo Feng himself was stunned by the question.
"Councilor Li? What do you mean by that? Why would I die?"
In an instant, Luo Feng regained his composure and asked with a drastically changed expression.
"Yes, Councilor Li, given Luo Feng's strength, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to handle that Devourer Beast."
The people surrounding Luo Feng also chimed in with urgent questions.
But what Li Qingxu said next caused the expressions of everyone present to pale.
"You should all know that it is a Starry Sky Behemoth with bloodline inheritance. Every time I severed its limbs, it recovered to its original state within a few breaths. If I continue to fight it for much longer, I fear it will awaken even more innate secret techniques. If it awakens a secret technique for survival or escape and returns after reaching adulthood, then Earth will be completely finished."
"Only a soul attack can truly kill it. Therefore, I need someone with sufficiently strong spiritual consciousness to assist me in order to finish it off for good."
"Among our human martial artists, only Luo Feng meets the threshold, but he has a ninety-nine percent chance of dying."
As his voice faded, the entire conference hall fell into a deathly silence.
Everyone stared at Luo Feng with wide eyes, truly terrified by the Councilor's words.
An adolescent Devourer Beast had already pushed them to their breaking point; if an adult one were to arrive, humanity on Earth would truly be finished.
Yet, if Luo Feng were to assist, he would almost certainly die.
No one dared to ask; they simply watched Luo Feng in silence.
"Councilor Li, is there really no other way? Must it be Luo Feng? Can I not do it?"
Hong couldn't help but call out.
He did not want to see such a young martial artist go to his death, especially not while he himself was still alive.
"Hong, I understand your feelings, but this is the only way. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked Luo Feng; if I could, I would have already traded my life for the Devourer Beast's."
Li Qingxu's voice was filled with deep helplessness—the helplessness of wanting to drag the Devourer Beast to its death but being unable to do so.
"But..."
"I am willing to go."
Before Hong could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Luo Feng.
At this moment, Luo Feng was dressed in a golden robe, his mind ethereal and clear, his eyes flashing with a dazzling light.
Within the depths of his consciousness, Babata had gone completely insane.
He had waited fifty thousand years for such a successor, and now, that one and only successor was going to throw his life away.
How could he possibly accept this?
"Good. You have one minute to say goodbye to your family. Hong, have your fighter jet bring Luo Feng here. Here are the coordinates."
As the voice faded, the communication ended.
"Luo Feng."
"Councilor Luo."
Inside the hall, the smiles had vanished from everyone's faces; they looked at the incredibly young councilor with complex expressions.
This powerhouse, only twenty-two years of age, was now going to trade his life for the sake of all humanity on Earth.
In the Bright Moon Residential Quarter of Jiangnan Base City, Luo Feng knelt to bid farewell to his family before resolutely taking flight and entering the Primordial Fighter Jet.
"Whoosh."
In the blink of an eye, the fighter jet turned into a streak of light, vanishing into the night.
Inside the Primordial Wisdom Fighter Jet.
Luo Feng's expression was calm; no matter how Babata tried to persuade him, he could not be swayed.
His mind was made up, especially after learning that Xu Xin was pregnant with their two children; his resolve had only grown firmer.
"Luo Feng, I will help you."
"Find five Planetary Level martial artists as sacrifices. Use the Six-Pointed Secret Technique to burn and completely absorb their souls, merging them into the Void Tower, then execute the desperate technique of the Void Tower."
Perhaps moved by Luo Feng's determination, or perhaps for some other reason, Babata finally compromised.
"No, Babata. Sacrificing myself is enough; there is no need for others to die."
Luo Feng's voice was low but incomparably firm.
"But what if your soul and consciousness aren't enough? You'll die, and the Golden Horned Beast will still be alive!"
"Since Councilor Li only called for me, he naturally has absolute certainty."
Though Luo Feng had his own doubts, for the sake of his family and his unborn children, he had no other choice.
Two hours later.
Above the Pacific Ocean, the Primordial Wisdom Fighter Jet hovered. As the hatch opened, Luo Feng stepped out in his black combat suit.
"Are you ready?"
Watching Luo Feng, who wore a smile on his face, Li Qingxu stepped through the air toward him.
If Luo Feng hadn't come, he would have truly killed this Golden Horned Beast himself.
"I was ready while I was still on the jet."
Luo Feng nodded.
Within his sea of consciousness, a blood-red pagoda stood, its internal space vast and boundless like the universe, with three blood-red miniature planets emitting wisps of red mist.
"Then let's go."
As the words fell, Li Qingxu placed a hand on Luo Feng's shoulder and took a step forward, vanishing from the spot in an instant.
Thirty thousand meters beneath the seabed, within the rock layer.
The massive body of the Golden Horned Beast was coiled in the darkness, wisps of golden light flickering faintly across its entire frame.
Its previously severed limbs and wings were now knitting together with flesh and blood, skin stretching and scales emerging as they rapidly regenerated.
But in the next instant.
A golden fist, carrying a terrifying momentum that could suppress the heavens, slammed directly into its skull.
"BOOM!"
The seabed shook violently, and its head was instantly shattered.
"Luo Feng! Now!"
Li Qingxu's figure appeared, and the moment he shouted at Luo Feng, a small golden sword condensed from divine consciousness shot from between his brows and plunged into the body of the Golden Horned Beast.
It was driven solidly into the transparent, golden-glowing crystal sphere embedded within its body.
"Crack."
Following a crisp sound, a faint fissure appeared on the surface of the transparent crystal sphere, and the small golden sword dissipated.
"Golden Horned Beast, go to hell!"
Luo Feng's eyes flashed with a fierce, murderous light.
"Go!"
A Void Tower, invisible to the naked eye, spun like a sharp drill, traversing the two-hundred-meter distance directly and instantly plunging into the body of the Golden Horned Beast.
"Luo Feng, the rest is up to you."
Li Qingxu stood quietly to the side, watching in silence.
A few breaths later.
Suddenly, the Golden Horned Beast erupted with a terrifying aura, as if a star were collapsing in its final moments.
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