Taiyuan curled his lips into a faint smile and casually extended a finger, pointing beside the Magic Beast. A streak of sword light flashed, piercing through the brow of a much smaller young Magic Beast at its side.
Its entire body collapsed onto the ground, utterly silent.
"Now this is what it means to wipe them out root and branch."
"Human, you're courting death."
In an instant, the Magic Beast flew into a rage. Its blood and qi surged through its body as its mountain-like frame slowly rose, its pair of eyes fixed fiercely on Taiyuan.
"You couldn't even withstand a single move from me at your peak, much less now. I'll give you one last chance: hand over what you have, or tell me where that thing is."
Taiyuan said coldly. His patience had already been worn away by this hulking creature before him.
"You killed my child, and now you still want what I have. Even if I die, I will never let you have it."
The Magic Beast rumbled, then raised its enormous hoof and stomped toward Taiyuan. That hoof carried an overwhelming weight, as though even an immortal would be crushed to death beneath it.
Yet there was not the slightest trace of fear on Taiyuan's face. He merely raised a hand and slapped through the air.
Before the Magic Beast's enormous hoof could fall, its massive body had already turned into a cloud of blood mist.
"Too much nonsense."
Taiyuan said disdainfully. Then he reached into the void and grabbed. A ball of light, not yet able to return to heaven and earth, was caught in his hand.
This thing was the Magic Beast's soul. With a slight movement of Taiyuan's body, the ball of light before him was completely absorbed.
Once he had absorbed