At that moment, hundreds of millions of wisps of mysterious yellow energy filled the sky, seemingly reaching across the eternal Primordial Era. Even heaven, earth, and the stars paled before them.
Then, great Fierce Beasts from the ancient era appeared.
They were utterly terrifying, their bodies wreathed in dark auras. Vast, oppressive, uncanny energy transformed into runes that interlaced across their flesh.
Their four thick, powerful legs seemed to have trampled through heaven and earth.
Everlasting since time immemorial, they stood between heaven and earth.
Even disciples who knew nothing of what was happening raised their heads.
At the sight, they marveled as though they were gazing upon pillars supporting the heavens.
Meanwhile, in the void, a Taotie opened its bloody maw.
Boundless dark energy gathered within that maw, as though it would annihilate all things.
"Could that be... the legendary ancient Fierce Beast! Taotie, one of the Four Great Fierce Beasts!"
"That's right. Legend has it that when a Taotie opens its bloody maw, it can swallow a hundred thousand miles of heaven and earth."
"And its body is as enormous as a mountain range from Primordial Antiquity!"
"This isn't a Taotie descending in its true form. It's merely an illusory projection."
A knowledgeable Human Race prodigy explained to the others.
Indeed, a Taotie clan existed within the Myriad Heavens and Worlds and the Eternal Immortal Domain.
Moreover, the Taotie clan was an exceedingly ancient race whose existence could be traced back to the primordial era.
Even in the Primordial Antiquity, they had competed for supremacy with such mighty races as the Primordial True Dragon Clan, the Phoenix Clan, and the Qilin Clan.
Unfortunately, they had never ranked among the foremost.
Still, they could certainly be called a clan of Heavenly Great Fiends.
At the same time, Fierce Beasts