Heavenly Dipper Giant Beast

Chapter 31: Heavenly Dipper Giant Beast

Following the resonance of the Source of Earthly Fiend, He Yu arrived at the source of the sensation, only to find nothing. A wave of confusion washed over him; the resonance of the Source of Earthly Fiend had been unprecedented, and he was certain that such a unique reaction must be extraordinary. It was highly probable that it originated from the Source of Heavenly Dipper, yet the area before him was indistinguishable from anywhere else, leaving him deeply perplexed.

Focusing his senses, He Yu could feel that the Heavenly Stellar Qi in the vicinity was indeed denser than elsewhere, which clearly indicated that this place was far from ordinary.

"How strange. What could be the reason for this?" He Yu pondered.

Whoosh!

A sound so faint it was nearly imperceptible sliced through the air toward He Yu's left shoulder. Its speed and the subtlety of its movement had reached a level beyond He Yu's imagination; he only sensed it the moment it was about to strike, and it was already too late to dodge.

Boom!

His entire left shoulder exploded, and his left arm fell away. Fortunately, his body was composed of a mixture of the Light of Taichu and Earthly Baleful Qi; otherwise, a flesh-and-blood body would have been left dead or crippled by such a devastating blow!

The severed arm transformed into golden-black Light of Taichu and Earthly Baleful Qi, wrapping around his shoulder and restoring it to its original state in an instant. The true terror of the Primordial Avatar lay in this: as long as its source remained unextinguished, it was an immortal, indestructible, and unmaimable existence.

"An enemy?" To be ambushed so suddenly without even reacting proved that the enemy was formidable—at the very least, a Loose Immortal. This was utterly inconceivable to He Yu. He had only reached the early stage of a Loose Immortal by using the Primordial Avatar to cheat the system; how could there be another existence of such caliber? After all, the Innate Gods and the descendants of Pangu had yet to take form or emerge into the world!

Whoosh!

Another sound of air being torn apart struck toward He Yu's heart. It was sharper than the last, its speed significantly increased, and the sound of the void being ripped open was even louder.

"Hmph!" Now that he was prepared and the movement was more pronounced, how could he be ambushed again? He Yu leaped to the side, dodging the invisible, razor-sharp force. However, before he could steady himself, another force—no less powerful than the first—slammed into his back. With a loud boom, half of his back was shattered, the wound reaching three inches deep.

"Damn it!" A surge of rage welled up in He Yu's heart. Since he had transmigrated to the Primordial World, when had he ever been so humiliated? It was one thing to be outmatched in strength—he could always catch up—but to not even see the enemy's face or know their location was infuriating.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

A series of piercing sounds rang out, all faint and difficult to track. He Yu struggled to dodge several, but there were always follow-up strikes waiting. For a time, waves of sharp force battered his body, causing his golden-black Light of Taichu and Earthly Baleful Qi to scatter and struggle to reform. Though he suffered no lasting damage, the situation left him incredibly frustrated.

He had to identify the enemy's position first; as for their cultivation, he would know it the moment they clashed.

The invisible sharp forces arrived from all directions. They were not fired in volleys, but one by one. He Yu clearly perceived that the unknown enemy was rapidly shifting positions to launch continuous attacks. The speed at which they changed locations to create the illusion of simultaneous strikes left He Yu pale with shock; it was nearly equivalent to teleportation.

Since his eyes could not see the invisible force, He Yu simply closed them and focused his consciousness. The situation improved significantly. Under his mental perception, it felt as if sharp arrows were flying at him from all sides. Though invisible, their flight trajectories were crystal clear. He immediately began to weave and dodge according to his senses, moving rapidly within a range of several meters. He evaded every incoming invisible strike, and the scattered Light of Taichu and Earthly Baleful Qi seized the opportunity to converge once more.

"Roar!"

After a long while, no more invisible forces could strike He Yu. The hidden enemy, unable to contain its frustration, let out a furious roar and appeared not far in front of him.

Looking at the ambusher, He Yu couldn't help but gasp. It was a giant beast hundreds of feet long. Its head resembled a Tyrannosaurus Rex, its body that of a tiger, and its entire frame was covered in dense, needle-like spikes like a hedgehog. It had four claws and three tails, and its entire body was golden, shimmering with a cold, sharp metallic luster. Those spikes constantly extended, retracted, bent, and twisted, resembling swords more than whips. The strange whistling sound it made as it tore through the void was enough to chill one's blood. When it clenched its four claws, massive air explosions echoed, and as its three tails lashed out, countless golden shadows enveloped its entire body. Its pair of black eyes, several meters in diameter, were as deep and vast as black holes. But what shocked He Yu most was the aura it radiated.

Mid-stage Loose Immortal!

The beast before him possessed the cultivation of a mid-stage Loose Immortal—a full realm higher than his Primordial Avatar!

"Eh? The Source of Heavenly Dipper?" Seeing the golden crystal in the center of the beast's forehead, He Yu immediately recognized it as the Source of Heavenly Dipper. Having the Source of Earthly Fiend within him, his sensitivity to the Source of Heavenly Dipper was incredibly intense.

"It really is! The resonance of the Source of Earthly Fiend was the Source of Heavenly Dipper. But why has the Source of Heavenly Dipper formed a giant beast?" He Yu thought, stunned.

Wait... wait!

A giant beast?

Could it be...!

A thought sparked in his mind. The current time was very close to the Era of Giant Beasts, and the aura of Gods and Devils was beginning to spread throughout the Primordial World. However, that applied to the land of the Primordial World; he was currently in the Heavenly Dipper Layer, which would be the first to come into contact with the aura of Gods and Devils.

"That must be it. Otherwise, how could the Source of Heavenly Dipper form a giant beast? And one with mid-stage Loose Immortal cultivation at that." He Yu now had a basic understanding of the Heavenly Dipper Giant Beast, yet he was horrified. He hadn't expected the influence of the Gods and Devils to have already begun. The Heavenly Dipper Layer must have been exposed; judging by the beast's mid-stage Loose Immortal cultivation, it hadn't reached the most severe stage yet, or it would at least be at the Earth Immortal level.

"That was close! That was truly close! If I had come any later, and the Heavenly Dipper Giant Beast had reached the Earth Immortal or Heaven Immortal level, trying to obtain the Source of Heavenly Dipper would have been no different from seeking death!" He Yu felt a lingering fear. Although the beast's cultivation was a level higher than his Primordial Avatar, he now possessed confidence.

Roar!

A cruel and violent glint flashed in the beast's black eyes. It roared, and its figure flickered, merging into the void, becoming invisible and intangible. This sight made He Yu frown, and he began to think rapidly. The Source of Heavenly Dipper, like the Source of Earthly Fiend, could shape the sky of a world and cultivate the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Transformations.

As the source of the heavens, it was natural for it to merge into the firmament, just as his Primordial Avatar could barely merge with the earth—though achieving the level of mastery displayed by the Heavenly Dipper Giant Beast was beyond him.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A hurricane suddenly erupted, rushing toward him like a torrential flood or a massive tidal wave. Its power was not inferior to the Firmament Gale below.

Although the hurricane seemed to come from all directions, He Yu's consciousness told him that the beast was shifting its position with near-instantaneous speed.

Shifting forms and changing positions!

"This Heavenly Dipper Giant Beast is far too timid!" He Yu thought, feeling stifled. Its mid-stage Loose Immortal cultivation was higher than his! And with the formidable body of a God-Devil beast, why resort to ambushes? Ambushes were for the weak to use against the strong; the truly powerful had no need for them, as all tricks were meaningless before absolute strength. The beast's behavior was very strange.

Whoosh!

Relying on his senses, He Yu transformed into a golden-black rainbow, dodging through the minute gaps in the hurricane. It was twice as difficult as dodging the invisible sharp forces, but under the insight of his consciousness, he managed to evade them successfully.

Roar...!

Seeing that the ambush was fruitless, the beast's roar erupted. The surrounding ten miles trembled under the sound, the Heavenly Stellar Qi became chaotic, and the hideous, hundreds-of-feet-long body of the beast appeared.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...

As soon as the Heavenly Dipper Giant Beast appeared, the countless spikes on its body lashed out like whips and swords, stabbing, slashing, and whipping toward He Yu. Accompanying the beast's attacks were the sounds of tearing, explosions, and strange whistles.

"Hmph!" With a cold snort, a sharp glint flashed in He Yu's eyes. Facing the terrifying onslaught, he moved with lightning speed, attempting to temporarily avoid the brunt of the attack.

"Eh? What? This...!" Just as he reached ten miles away, He Yu discovered a massive restrictive force. Even changing direction was impossible; clearly, the entire ten-mile radius had been sealed. This shocked him. While it was nothing for a mid-stage Loose Immortal to seal a ten-mile area, it was extremely difficult to make it so that an early-stage Loose Immortal could not break through.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Bang! Boom!

The dense barrage of spike-whips and swords descended with the power to destroy everything. Under this pressure, the void vibrated, and the Heavenly Stellar Qi and the hurricane were thrown into total chaos.

Thousands of spikes tore through the air, and within the mere ten-mile radius, He Yu found himself under immense suppression, making an already perilous situation even more dire.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

He Yu pushed his speed to the limit, crisscrossing the ten-mile space to form a golden-black web of light. Under his evasive guidance, countless spikes collided violently with one another, producing thunderous metallic ringing, with each impact unleashing a fierce gale of force.

Time flowed away like water, and the giant beast's offensive gradually slowed. Suddenly, all the spikes retracted. Seeing this, He Yu paused his movements, watching it with suspicion. Before his eyes, the giant beast's expression shifted drastically, and wisps of black qi slowly permeated its eyes, gradually covering its face.

Within the black qi, the giant beast's face looked terrifyingly ferocious, clearly in extreme agony. It glared at He Yu with unwilling resentment before its form turned and merged into the void, vanishing. However, the Heavenly Stellar Qi in the immediate vicinity, which was denser than elsewhere, clearly told He Yu that the beast was still hiding nearby and had not gone far. As for whether it was unwilling to let him go or simply unable to leave, he could not say.

Could it be that this black qi is the reason the giant beast didn't close in for its sneak attacks? The previous scene piqued He Yu's curiosity. Under the influence of the black qi, the beast was clearly unable to attack, which explained why such a powerful creature had chosen to hide; it seemed it was wary of this very black qi.

To be able to make a Heavenly Dipper Giant Beast wary—the terror of this black qi was evident!

Could it be the aura of Gods and Devils? A jolt went through his heart as a thought emerged. The giant beast had been born from absorbing the aura of Gods and Devils; if the time was short, it was possible it possessed some of that aura that had yet to fuse with its body.

If it makes the giant beast this wary, it must be the aura of Gods and Devils. In that case, I need to end this battle quickly. Although the influence of the Gods and Devils' aura was currently in his favor, once the Heavenly Dipper Giant Beast fully integrated it, its cultivation would surely rise significantly. The gap was already vast; what would happen then?

Rumble!

Waves of sword momentum spread out, and the Sword Qi flickered, emitting a strange, piercing whistle. The Primordial Sword was already in his hand; having been nurtured in the Source of Earthly Fiend for some time, the Primordial Sword had absorbed a great deal of Earthly Baleful Qi, and its power had increased substantially.

Although He Yu was unsure of the exact grade his Primordial Sword had reached, it could not be low—at the very least, it possessed immense lethality against Loose Immortals.

Once the Primordial Sword appeared, the surrounding atmosphere turned solemn and murderous. A sword was a weapon of slaughter, and the Primordial Sword was a leader among them; naturally, its presence was formidable. He feared that any divine weapon or sharp blade of later generations would shatter under its pressure.

Whoosh!

A light breeze stirred. Though it was extremely subtle, He Yu's focused senses perceived it down to the finest detail.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and the Primordial Sword in his hand transformed into a golden rainbow, slashing toward the giant beast's hiding spot. Around the golden rainbow, a giant sword shadow a hundred feet long took form.

One sword strike, and the heavens and earth trembled!

This strike descended as if Pangu were splitting heaven and earth, the sword momentum surging forth to imprison the space for several miles. The giant beast had nowhere to hide; if it wanted to escape, it would have to break the confinement of the sword momentum, but was that even possible?

The sword momentum confinement unleashed by He Yu, with his early-stage Loose Immortal cultivation combined with the Primordial Sword, could only be described as terrifying. Not to mention a giant beast at the mid-stage of the Loose Immortal realm, even a late-stage Loose Immortal would find it difficult to break through in an instant.

The golden rainbow carried the momentum of splitting mountains and cleaving peaks as it headed toward the beast's hiding spot. Under this strike, the giant beast's form was forced to manifest. Its face was filled with terror, and the wisps of black qi covering its face began to slowly converge toward its eyes. As the beast's aura increased by a notch, He Yu knew his guess was correct: that black qi was indeed the aura of Gods and Devils.

At this moment, the giant beast was clearly unable to act due to the aura of Gods and Devils, which brought a surge of joy to He Yu's heart. The Primordial golden rainbow he slashed down with gained yet another layer of power.

"Hahaha! Heaven helps me! Now that this giant beast has no power to resist, how could it possibly withstand the edge of the Primordial Sword with only its physical defenses?" He Yu seemed to have already seen the scene of the Heavenly Dipper Giant Beast being split in two by his blade, the Source of Heavenly Dipper finally in his grasp.