Bronze Behemoth! 790,000 Years of Cultivation! Xiong Jun: Di Tian, I Want to Taste the Flavor of Dragon Blood Now

[Target Form: Ancient Divine Beast—Bronze Behemoth!]

[Description: Refine the thin Behemoth bloodline within the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, removing impurities and allowing it to fully return to its ancestral form.

The Behemoth was a land-dominating species from ancient times that preyed on dragons.

An adult Bronze Behemoth's physical strength alone rivaled that of a Divine Official in the Divine Realm. It also naturally possessed the aura of a "Dragonkin Nemesis," suppressing the bloodlines of all dragonkind!]

Boom—!!!

As these words appeared, a bronze pillar of light filled with an ancient, primeval, and primordial aura came crashing down upon Xiong Jun's massive body like the Milky Way pouring from the heavens!

"Roar, roar, roar—!!!"

This time, Xiong Jun's cries were no longer excited laughter but agonized howls that tore from his very soul.

Within the pillar of light, the dark gold fur he had once prided himself on began falling away in great handfuls. In its place grew thick fur that gleamed bronze, as if it had been cast from metal.

Xiong Jun's bones cracked and boomed. His body, already fifteen meters tall, swelled even further, while his muscles knotted like granite hills, brimming with explosive power.

At the same time, Xiong Jun's cultivation soared.

Even more terrifying was the aura he gave off.

Beast God Di Tian had been standing nearby with his hands behind his back, his expression calm and composed. But the instant the bronze pillar of light came down, his face changed dramatically!

"This is..."

Di Tian staggered half a step back in shock. He felt the dragon blood within him trembling beyond his control, while a deep-seated revulsion and instinctive fear rose from the depths of his soul.

It was the instinctive reaction of prey when faced with its natural enemy!

"Behemoth... Dragon-eater..."

Di Tian's golden pupils contracted sharply.

"The Sky Screen actually turned him into this forbidden creature by returning him to his ancestral form!"

Behemoths came from another plane.

In ancient times, they invaded Douluo Continent and waged war against the dragon race.

An adult Bronze Behemoth had the strength of a Divine Official, a Golden Behemoth could reach the level of a God King, and a Violet Gold Behemoth was on par with the Dragon God.

The reason Xiong Jun had dared to provoke Di Tian earlier was that he believed his bloodline was no weaker than Di Tian's.

In truth, Di Tian's bloodline was equivalent to that of a Golden Behemoth.

It was far stronger than Xiong Jun's.

Before the Ferocious Beasts could recover from their shock, the sky suddenly darkened.

The clear sky was instantly blanketed by dark clouds, with lightning snakes dancing wildly. It was the Heavenly Tribulation most feared by Soul Beasts!

Because, propelled by the evolution of his bloodline, Xiong Jun's cultivation had instantly broken through the 500,000-year mark!

"Rumble—"

The first terrifying bolt of tribulation lightning had only just taken shape and was about to strike.

Within the pillar of light, Xiong Jun, now completely transformed, suddenly opened his eyes.

His small, shifty eyes had become strange, vertical pupils, shining with an intensely savage bronze light.

"Heavenly Tribulation?

Get lost!!!"

With a thunderous roar, Xiong Jun neither dodged nor used a Soul Skill. He simply swung up the bronze giant claw, twice as thick as before and glinting with a cold, menacing sheen, and tore at the sky with all his might!

"Riiip—!!!"

A grating sound of shattering rang out.

The 500,000-year Heavenly Tribulation that had only just taken shape was ripped apart by that single claw! Lightning burst across the sky like fireworks, and even the tribulation clouds were torn in two!

Then Xiong Jun's aura surged once more!

550,000 years... 580,000 years... 600,000 years!

The sky changed color again. The 600,000-year Heavenly Tribulation came down right on its heels, several times more terrifying than the last!

"Too weak!

Too weak!

Hahahahaha!"

Xiong Jun went wild with arrogance and leaped into the air, shooting straight toward the clouds.

Both claws lashed out, churning through the storm as if he were tearing apart scraps of cloth.

This was a 600,000-year Heavenly Tribulation, powerful enough to reduce an ordinary Ferocious Beast to ashes!

Yet before the evolved Bronze Behemoth, it was as fragile as a child's game!

With another sharp ripping sound, the 600,000-year Heavenly Tribulation was destroyed!

But it wasn't over yet!

The immense energy brought by the return of his bloodline seemed inexhaustible, and Xiong Jun's cultivation continued to soar!

650,000 years... 680,000 years... 700,000 years!

"Boom—"

The 700,000-year Heavenly Tribulation was a terrifying ordeal even Di Tian had to treat with utmost seriousness.

The world sank into darkness. Only purple-black lightning roared, as if the heavens themselves were enraged.

Yet Xiong Jun, now transformed into a Bronze Behemoth, had gone completely berserk.

He threw back his head and roared, his voice rolling out in waves so powerful that it scattered some of the thunderclouds.

"This old bear's a Behemoth now!

A divine beast!

What can a mere Heavenly Tribulation do to me!!!"

Blinding bronze light flared over Xiong Jun's body. Braving billions of bolts of lightning, he charged into the heart of the tribulation clouds, swinging his claws wildly. Every strike carried monstrous force enough to shatter the void.

As all the Ferocious Beasts stared in stunned silence, the 700,000-year tribulation clouds—an emblem of destruction—were torn to pieces by the primeval behemoth!

Devoured!

Xiong Jun even opened his mouth and swallowed the remaining essence of the lightning in one gulp, then let out a satisfied burp!

Finally, when Xiong Jun's aura reached 790,000 years, its frenzied ascent gradually came to a halt.

The core area of the Star Dou Great Forest lay in ruins.

In the middle of the wreckage stood a towering Bronze Behemoth, thirty meters tall.

His cultivation was only 790,000 years, yet the suffocating pressure he gave off was in no way inferior to that of the 890,000-year Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King!

"Phew..."

Xiong Jun exhaled a breath of stale air. When it touched the ground, it corroded the rocks to dust.

Xiong Jun slowly turned around. His bronze vertical pupils, gleaming with ferocity, greed, and ambition, fixed on Di Tian nearby.

The air froze.

The Scarlet King tucked his tail between his legs. The Ten Thousand Demon King's branches trembled, while Bi Ji was so frightened that she hid behind Zi JI.

Every Ferocious Beast could feel the terrifying tension, like a drawn sword poised to strike.

In the past, Xiong Jun had been unwilling to submit to Di Tian, but he'd only dared to curse him under his breath or occasionally test him. One beating was enough to make him behave.

That had been because of the absolute gap in strength, and the bloodline suppression of the dragon race over the bear race.

But now...

Xiong Jun looked at Di Tian and slowly spread his lips, revealing a mouthful of interlocking fangs. He had the look of a predator gazing at its prey.

"Boss..."

Xiong Jun's voice had become low and hoarse, with a metallic rasp. He no longer sounded as simple-minded as before; instead, a chilling coldness and arrogance seeped through.

"My cultivation's still a hundred thousand years behind yours..."

He raised the Bronze Terrorclaw, powerful enough to tear apart the firmament, and gave the empty air a light swipe. Five pitch-black cracks immediately split open in space.

"But this Behemoth body... seems like it really wants to taste the flavor of dragon blood..."

A provocation!

An outright provocation!

With a Behemoth's body and 790,000 years of cultivation, Xiong Jun's confidence had swollen beyond measure.

He could clearly feel that the dragon might that had once made him tremble now seemed... almost delicious.

He believed he could win now!

He could even kill Di Tian and claim the throne of the Beast God!

(I relaxed at the start of the month yesterday and forgot to update. Sorry!)