Battle Against a World Master-Level Ferocious Beast

"Roar!" The rhinoceros beast leader finally moved. It let out a thunderous roar and shot toward Zhou Yuan like lightning. The black horn atop its head tore through the air with a howling wind, aimed straight at Zhou Yuan's throat. The attack was incredibly fast and terrifyingly powerful, twisting the surrounding space. Clearly, it contained the full force of its life.

Zhou Yuan did not turn around, as though he had eyes in the back of his head. Within his awareness, every contraction of the rhinoceros beast leader's muscles and every flow of energy was clearly visible. He could even see the path of earth-element energy gathering upon its horn.

He merely shifted lightly to the side, neatly evading the fatal blow. Even the airflow from the horn did not brush the hem of his clothes.

"Zhenkong Slash." Zhou Yuan's voice rang out again as the Zhenkong Blade cleaved down with terrifying force. There was nothing flashy about the strike, yet it landed with absolute precision upon the joint between the rhinoceros beast leader's horn and skull—the weakest point of its defense.

The blade aura erupted in an instant. The rhinoceros beast leader's horn was severed directly, and its enormous body stumbled back several steps involuntarily. It had clearly suffered a severe wound.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yuan had already ridden the airflow created by the rhinoceros beast leader's retreat and drifted out of the rhinoceros beast herd's encirclement like a streak of light. He stood atop a massive boulder several hundred meters away, straight as a pine, his aura calm and undisturbed, as though the heart-stopping battle just now had merely been a stroll.

The surrounding rhinoceros beast herd charged wildly at the boulder, yet none could come within three meters of Zhou Yuan. His domain had long since spread out, suppressing every rhinoceros beast. Every movement they made was within his predictions, and he dodged every attack in the most effortless manner possible.

Every slash struck at a rhinoceros beast's weak point. Alone, Zhou Yuan moved through the siege of hundreds of Domain Lord-level rhinoceros beasts as though no one stood in his way. Not only had he successfully seized the Purple Heart Fruit, but the rhinoceros beast herd's attacks had not even touched the corner of his clothes.

A moment later, Zhou Yuan successfully killed all several hundred rhinoceros beasts. After storing all the beasts in his world ring, he said to Beibei, "Beibei, plant the Purple Heart Fruit in the world ring. Use as many universe crystals as you like."

After checking the surrounding battlefield and confirming that no valuable resources had been left behind, Zhou Yuan flew into the sky and continued patrolling the entire planet.

After spending more than half a month, Zhou Yuan finally finished inspecting the entire planet. He also wiped out five more beast herds, each a large herd with several hundred Domain Lord-level beasts. He obtained five E-grade heavenly treasures, worth tens of trillions of universe coins in total.

"Beibei, head for another supergiant planet." Standing in the spacecraft's control room, Zhou Yuan directed Beibei to operate the ship.

"Yes, Master. There is too much interstellar dust in this region, so we cannot travel through the dark universe. The journey will take around seven months," Beibei said after inspecting the surrounding environment.

The core region was unlike the shattered star belt on the outskirts. Interstellar dust was everywhere, limiting the spacecraft's acceleration and preventing it from reaching light speed. It could only fly at sublight speed. Naturally, traveling between supergiant planets took much longer.

This time, Zhou Yuan did not enter the core chamber to cultivate in seclusion. Even in space, ferocious beasts occasionally appeared in the core region. He had only brought a few spacecraft and did not want them destroyed while he was in seclusion. Otherwise, when it came time to leave the secret realm, he would have to fly out on his own.

Thus, Zhou Yuan continued searching for treasures, occasionally entering seclusion to cultivate whenever inspiration struck. In this way, Zhou Yuan spent three years in the planetary region on the outskirts of Yunyan Secret Realm's Sixth Continent. Over those three years, he searched more than a dozen supergiant planets, yet never encountered a World Master-level ferocious beast.

Half of those dozen or so planets had already been searched by others and contained nothing of value, but every unexplored planet yielded gains. In total, he acquired more than thirty World Master-level treasures, worth nearly a hundred trillion universe coins.

"Master, a ferocious beast is approaching!" Beibei suddenly warned.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan hurriedly opened the hatch and flew out of the spacecraft. He casually stored the ship away and took out the Zhenkong Blade. A black giant beast several kilometers long flew out from beside a planet to his front left. It had a horn on its head, scales several meters wide covering its entire body, thick and powerful limbs, and a slender tail. Faint cyan secret patterns could be seen on its scales.

"Third-stage World Master. Perfect for testing the ultimate move I just created." Judging from its aura, Zhou Yuan determined that the beast was a third-stage World Master. It was precisely the target he had been seeking for so long. Zhou Yuan returned to his two-hundred-meter true form, and the Zhenkong Blade likewise enlarged into a massive blade more than a hundred meters long.

As Zhou Yuan stared at the ferocious beast, it also noticed him.

"Roar!" The beast unleashed an angry roar laced with a spiritual attack. Even in space, it could be heard clearly. Then it charged toward Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan raised his blade and met it head-on. Man and beast collided at sublight speed.

Bang!

The Zhenkong Blade struck the giant beast's horn. Zhou Yuan spun and swept past in the direction from which the beast had come, while the beast rushed past him.

Zhou Yuan's gaze sharpened. He could clearly sense that this third-stage World Master-level ferocious beast was far stronger than any opponent he had encountered before.

Although his comprehension of the Earth Origin Law and the Space Origin Law was higher, the beast itself possessed greater strength and speed. Overall, they were evenly matched. Ending the battle quickly would likely not be easy.

"Interesting. It seems this battle will be quite exciting." A faint smile appeared on Zhou Yuan's lips as he swung the Zhenkong Blade again. Earth-element secret patterns and spatial secret patterns lit up across the blade at the same time, releasing a terrifying pressure.

Sensing Zhou Yuan's attack, the beast suddenly turned. The horn atop its head howled through the air as it stabbed toward Zhou Yuan's chest. The strike was incredibly fast and terrifyingly powerful, slightly distorting the surrounding space. Clearly, it contained the full force of its life.

"Zhenkong Slash!" Zhou Yuan's voice remained calm, but the Zhenkong Blade had already cleaved out with a howling wind. This was the ultimate move he had created by combining the heaviness and suppressive intent of the Earth Origin Law with the sealing intent of the Space Origin Law.

The instant the blade swung out, the earth-yellow Earth Origin Law and silver Space Origin Law erupted simultaneously, forming a massive law domain that completely sealed the surrounding space.

The beast clearly had not expected Zhou Yuan to suddenly unleash such terrifying power. It was already too late to evade. It discovered that an invisible force had suppressed its body tightly, making movement exceptionally difficult, as though it had fallen into a swamp.

"Roar!" The beast let out an enraged howl and fully activated the Wind Origin Law within its body, trying to break free from Zhou Yuan's seal. Its limbs were thick and powerful, clearly containing terrifying strength. It suddenly raised a forehoof and stomped toward Zhou Yuan's chest. Its massive body came crashing down like a small mountain, carrying terrifying force.

Zhou Yuan did not choose to dodge. Instead, he swung the Zhenkong Blade again to meet the attack. His Zhenkong Slash could not only seal space, but also suppress an opponent's power. No matter how strong the beast was, it could not easily break through his seal.

"Zhenkong Slash!" Zhou Yuan's voice rang out again. The Zhenkong Blade howled through the air as it unleashed another blade aura containing the power of two laws. The strike was incredibly fast and terrifyingly powerful, twisting the surrounding space. Clearly, it contained the full force of his life.

Sensing Zhou Yuan's attack, the beast suddenly turned, its horn stabbing toward Zhou Yuan's chest once more. This strike was even faster and more terrifyingly powerful, slightly distorting the surrounding space. Clearly, it was one of its killing moves.