Battle of Heavenly Rank

Little Black's combat power far exceeded the expectations of both Commander Gu Chen and Beishan Lie. In their memories, this black cat had indeed surpassed the Heaven Grade and reached the Heavenly Star Realm, but it had never been this terrifying. Let alone the two of them joining forces—even one of them alone should have been enough to stop Little Black.

Perhaps they might even have held a slight advantage.

Yet the situation before them told them otherwise. They had been wrong—wrong about everything.

Little Black's growth over the years had been far more terrifying than they had imagined. This level of strength had likely already surpassed the Heavenly Star Realm and reached, at the very least, the level of the Tribulation Moon. Even in the Heavenly Realm, it would be an existence capable of holding down an entire continent.

"How could it be this strong?!" Beishan Lie's eyes widened in disbelief.

At that moment, a grotesque wound stretched across his chest, nearly cutting him in half at the waist. Waves of searing pain constantly reminded him that, even though his strength had undergone transformation after transformation and far surpassed what it had once been, he was still nowhere near a match for this black cat.

"I understand now. Just as it said, perhaps it truly devoured and digested every treasure left behind by the Immortal Emperor... The Immortal Emperor's lifelong collection was exchanged for the strength this black cat now possesses. That is not so strange after all."

Commander Gu Chen was in slightly better condition than Beishan Lie, but he was still no match for the black cat.

"Damn it, we miscalculated!"

Beishan Lie's expression was furious, filled with both shock and confusion. "If this black cat possessed such overwhelming strength, why had it never acted all these