Divine Might! The Second Wave!

Taishu Jing had cleared all the fierce beasts from the sky. He had Little White descend a little lower to provide support.

Seeing Taishu Yun still standing on Little Fire's back, looking as though he wanted to make a move but was forcibly holding himself back, Taishu Jing's mouth twitched. He felt that his elder brother was overthinking things. When it was time to act, he should act. Hadn't he taught him that before?

Although this was only the initial stage of the Beast Tide and no Third-Order Fierce Beasts had appeared yet, Taishu Jing knew roughly what his brother was thinking. He simply wanted the Clan Members to gain experience. But experience was experience; first, they had to stay alive. He guessed Taishu Yun was conflicted—wanting to act, yet worrying about this and that.

"Brother, loosen up. There are plenty of fierce beasts here; it won't matter if you kill a few. They'll naturally handle what comes afterward. We don't need to worry about it. Maybe we only get this one chance, so don't be so hesitant. If you ask me, just do it!"

After shouting at Taishu Yun, Taishu Jing felt that his brother was still too young and loved to burrow into a dead end. At a time like this, he needed his wise, mighty, most handsome, invincible, and adorable little brother to enlighten him.

So what if my brother is the protagonist?

As his little brother, I can still teach him how things are done!

Thinking that, Taishu Jing felt utterly refreshed. With a lift of his hand, several streaks of arrow-light shot forth, pinning several Second-Order Fierce Beasts that were still charging over in the distance to the ground.

"Yes, Jing is right. I was too caught up in a dead end. Why should I bind my own hands and feet? I just need to let loose."

As though he had suddenly awakened, Taishu Yun's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and the knot in his heart vanished at once. He said to Little Fire, "Little Fire, I'm going down to protect them. Support me from the sky."

With that, Taishu Yun leaped down and landed directly atop a fierce beast, crushing it beneath his foot. Then his fists began to fly, blasting apart every fierce beast that appeared before him. He was fiercer than the fierce beasts themselves as he alone crushed his way toward the beast horde.

Meanwhile, Little Fire supported the others from the sky. Tyrannical flames spread out from Little Fire's body, reducing every fierce beast they touched to ash. These flames had fused Sun Dao, Fire Dao, and its own Phoenix Fire, making them incomparably domineering.

The sea of flames churned. The moment Little Fire joined the battle, the pressure on everyone eased greatly.

Wherever those tyrannical flames passed, there were only the mournful cries of fierce beasts, followed by scorched corpses left behind like blackened charcoal.

"That's the eldest young master!"

"Heavens, he's so strong!"

"I'd believe it even if someone said he was a hatchling of an ancient fierce beast!"

"..."

As for Taishu Yun, after casting off the burden in his heart, his entire being brimmed with battle intent—the battle intent stirred by the desire to protect. His fists were like Divine Iron, and one punch blasted several fierce beasts apart. He slaughtered wildly amid the beast horde, his hands and feet like weapons, unstoppable against all.

Taishu Yun had already plunged deep into the beast horde, several zhang ahead of everyone behind him. To strengthen his killing power, Dao Law Runes flickered around him, wrapping his whole body in a hazy glow. The auras of countless Great Daos—thunder and lightning, light and darkness, the five elements—bloomed from his body.

One man became an army!

For a time, the number of fierce beasts charging forward sharply dwindled. Many people could now join forces to deal with a single fierce beast. This was all due to Taishu Yun unleashing his divine might, directly slaughtering the fierce beasts back a considerable distance.

"Taishu Feng, your eldest son is truly formidable. This old man is convinced."

Looking at the figure ahead who slaughtered First- and Second-Order Fierce Beasts as easily as killing chickens, Wang Hao laughed heartily. Holding a battle spear, he cleaved the fierce beast before him in two.

"Haha, being convinced is enough. Just don't compare yourself to him, or you'll fall into despair," Taishu Feng said half-jokingly.

"Of course. I know that comparing people only makes people furious."

The slaughter continued, but it had now become Taishu Yun's stage alone.

Awooo!

After everyone killed the final Second-Order Fierce Beast, the Flame Tiger, they looked at the figure ahead, standing like an impassable heavenly chasm, and reverence rose in their eyes.

"Father, you can withdraw and rest for now. Third-Order Fierce Beasts are coming. Leave them to my brother and me."

Divine light bloomed from Taishu Jing's eyes as he looked into the distance. Another wave of fierce beasts was charging toward them. Although they were not as fast and numbered several times fewer, there were still several hundred of them, their Sha Qi nearly condensing into substance.

Judging from the aura emanating from them, Taishu Jing could confirm that they were all Third-Order Fierce Beasts. They had formed another beast horde and were advancing toward this place, seemingly determined to flatten this little town.

Behind those Third-Order Fierce Beasts, Taishu Jing saw a... dinosaur!

That was right, a dinosaur!

But this dinosaur was clearly a fierce beast. It had no dragon horns, its legs were exceptionally thick, while its two claws were tiny. Its long dragon tail was covered in deep azure dragon scales with a metallic sheen.

Its pair of Dragon Eyes were dark gold, different from the deep azure color of the rest of its body, carrying an air of majesty. It sat at the rear of the Third-Order Fierce Beast horde. Clearly, it was a Fourth-Order Fierce Beast.

"Alright, Jing'er. You and Yun'er must be extra careful," Taishu Feng replied.

He greatly wished to help, but with his strength, he could not deal with genuine Third-Order Fierce Beasts, much less such a large number of them.

Taishu Feng and the three Family Heads led everyone back. The coming battle was one they could not interfere in.

Bang!

With one punch, Taishu Yun killed the final Second-Order Fierce Beast. He was already covered from head to toe in blood, all of it Beast Blood. He stopped and looked back at the corpses strewn across the ground. He had slain them all within the span of half an hour.

"Brother, are you tired?" Taishu Jing and Little White arrived above Taishu Yun.

"I'm fine. Though these fierce beasts were weak, there were many of them, so I did get to stretch my muscles properly," Taishu Yun said with a smile.

"That's good. A group of Third-Order Fierce Beasts is coming from behind, and a few of them can fly. Leave those to Little Fire and Little White; with their strength, they'll be more than able to handle them. I'll help you wipe out these pigs for slaughter. Oh, right, there's a big one behind them. I'm wondering whether we should take it out," Taishu Jing said as he jumped down from Little White.

"Fourth-Order? Then let's take it out. I don't know whether I can beat a Fifth-Order Fierce Beast, but a Fourth-Order one won't be a problem. Once we finish these Third-Order Fierce Beasts, we'll make a move on it," Taishu Yun decided.

He knew very well that once fierce beasts advanced to the fourth order, they would enter the heart of the Cloud Dream Mountain Range. True Beast Kings existed there, protecting and nurturing those fierce beasts with potential until they became Beast Kings themselves.

Therefore, fierce beasts above the fourth order rarely appeared before people. In the overwhelming majority of cases, one could only see them during a Beast Tide.

Moreover, the Desolate Continent was so vast. It was not only the Cloud Dream Mountain Range that housed fierce beasts. Beyond it lay even greater marshlands, rivers, seas, and sacred mountains, all inhabited by fierce beasts. There were even existences more powerful than Beast Kings dwelling within them.

"Mm, that's what I was thinking too. Hehe," Taishu Jing said with a smile. He also had his sights set on that dinosaur.

"Little Fire, Little White, leave the fierce beasts in the sky to you."

Roar!

Cry!

Little Fire and Little White answered, soaring into the sky as they stared at the dozen or so flying fierce beasts approaching from ahead, ready to have a good time.

Though they were all Third-Order Fierce Beasts, Little White and Little Fire were, after all, a True Dragon and a Divine Phoenix. Their bloodlines were inherently a level higher. When fierce beasts fought, differences in bloodline created obvious suppression, affecting their strength. There were not no fierce beasts in the world that could suppress Little White and Little Fire in terms of bloodline, but they were exceedingly rare.

Beyond their bloodline advantage, Little White and Little Fire's strength had also soared tremendously. Among Third-Order Fierce Beasts, they were already invincible. Even against Fourth-Order Fierce Beasts, they dared to fight—and might even Kill Across Realms.

Thud, thud, thud!

Smoke and dust filled the air as another wave of fierce beasts charged over. They were all Third-Order Fierce Beasts, and their presence was entirely different. Yet to Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing, they were still not worth mentioning. One against many—they were just that confident! Just that badass!

As the beasts drew closer, Little Fire and Little White had already rushed toward the flying fierce beasts, wanting to end the battle quickly before going to assist Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing.

Very soon, fierce beasts began falling from the sky, their corpses carrying flames and lightning. One Dragon and One Phoenix moved through the heavens like fish in water, effortlessly beating those fierce beasts. Whether in physical strength or the might of their Innate Divine Techniques, they were not on the same level.

Bang!

"Jing, let's go."

Taishu Yun stomped a deep crater into the ground and shot straight toward the beast horde. With a single punch, he blasted the leading Two-Headed Rhinoceros flying, sending it crashing into several fierce beasts behind it. Bright red Beast Blood sprayed out, and it lost its life in the blink of an eye.

"So violent. Is this the aesthetics of violence?"

Taishu Jing pondered it briefly, but the movements of his hands and feet did not slow. He kicked out, sending a fierce beast with its bloody maw wide open flying away. A streak of arrow-light followed, piercing through it and killing it.