Boom! The half-body that the Mechanism Beast King had ejected as a shield, and which Li Xiaoya had pierced through, lost its power and crashed to the ground with a deafening roar. The ground shook, sending up a cloud of dust.
Though it took time to describe, only a few breaths had passed between Li Xiaoya unleashing his power and charging at the Mechanism Beast King and the beast's repeated defenses and counterattacks. That alone showed how fierce the battle had been. The onlookers stood dumbfounded. This was no longer a battle on the level of the Core Condensation Stage.
Li Xiaoya himself was astonished. The Mechanism Beast King's swift reactions and mighty divine abilities hardly seemed like those of something built from mechanisms. It was almost as though someone were controlling him from behind the scenes.
Someone controlling him from behind the scenes? Li Xiaoya was startled by his own thought, but the sight before him shocked him even more. The Mechanism Beast King had been blocking his view earlier, but now that he had reached the other side, he could finally see what lay behind him. The glittering golden light was coming from an enormous golden gate. Gold light flowed across its surface, giving off a dazzling yellow radiance. A huge relief of a Mechanism Beast King was carved across the gate, which bore an enormous golden lock. Above it, three gleaming golden characters spelled out "Golden Treasure Tower."
"Golden Treasure Tower?" Li Xiaoya murmured at the sight. "Could this be the exit?"
"Graaah!" Before Li Xiaoya could think further, the Mechanism Beast King let out another deafening drone.
"Hm?" Li Xiaoya's vigilance surged, and he hurriedly looked back. The half-body lying on the ground was melting into a pool of liquid. The hole he had pierced through