I Want It All!

Li Dao felt his scalp prickle as the battle above his head grew fiercer and fiercer.

He had never imagined that such a small action would set off a chain reaction that dragged even Spirit Transformation Realm ferocious beasts into the fray.

The shock waves pouring down from overhead made the Black-and-Yellow Furnace around him tremble.

"If they catch me, I'll be in deep trouble!"

"And if this keeps going, I won't be able to hold out here either."

A ruthless gleam flashed in his eyes. He spread his wings and shot straight out of the water.

Crack, crack, crack-

The moment the Xuanhuang Divine Furnace around him broke the surface, it shattered, dissolving into wisps of white light in midair.

Purple Snake lashed its tail, its terrifying strength instantly blasting several nearby ferocious beasts apart.

Spotting the winged Li Dao in midair, it spat a bolt of purple lightning straight at him.

Zzzzt-

As Li Dao watched the purple lightning reach him in the blink of an eye, he circulated his blood and qi like a surging river.

A Xuanhuang Divine Furnace immediately formed before him, while the wings behind him folded forward, shielding him like a shield.

Boom-

Crack-

The Xuanhuang Divine Furnace blocked the purple lightning, but it held for only a moment before being breached.

It broke into fragments that fell into the Taiyin River.

The golden shield before him lasted only a few breaths before it, too, was pierced.

Just as the purple lightning was about to punch straight through his body, streaks of lustrous radiance rose from his skin.

The brilliant golden glow almost solidified, draping Li Dao in a golden coat.

Boom-

Weakened by layer after layer of defenses, that terrifying strike was finally stopped by Li Dao's golden body.

Though he had blocked it, Li Dao still felt his blood and qi churning within him.

He now had a much deeper understanding of the strength of Spirit Transformation Realm creatures.

But Purple Snake was the most shocked of all. Seeing its attack blocked, its eyes filled with disbelief.

A single Spirit Transformation strike could wipe out a whole swath of Cave Heaven Realm cultivators, yet its attack had been stopped by a Blood Moving cultivator-and a human brat at that!

After the shock passed, only intense killing intent remained in its eyes. Such a monstrous prodigy should never be allowed to exist!

Rumble, crack-

But in the next instant, the great gate, which had been glowing faintly red, suddenly opened.

A straight beam of crimson light shot into the clouds, and the earth trembled slightly.

The gate swung wide open, revealing a black vortex behind it.

Feeling another bolt of purple lightning hurtling toward him, Li Dao swept his divine power over his damaged wings, repairing them instantly.

With a mighty beat of his wings, he sped toward the vortex.

But there was still a lurking sneak!

The instant the gate opened, a Spirit Transformation Realm Purple Pole Fox that had been hiding nearby shot out like lightning.

Li Dao's heart jolted. He had never expected an oriole to be waiting in the wings.

The Spirit Transformation ferocious beasts still fighting among themselves saw the culprit behind all this chaos and the crafty Purple Pole Fox racing ahead.

Instantly enraged, they swiftly broke apart and charged after the human and the beast.

At the very front, the Purple Pole Fox heard the impotent fury behind it, and its lips curved into an almost human sneer.

It glanced at Li Dao following close behind and paid him no further heed. He was nothing but an ant.

Seeing the vortex within arm's reach, it felt a flicker of delight.

But just as it was about to step inside, a crimson-white light flashed. The Purple Pole Fox was swept by it and burst straight into bloody pulp.

At this sudden turn, Li Dao, who was following closely behind, instantly halted in midair.

His heart lurched as he stared at the Purple Pole Fox's pulverized remains.

"What's going on?"

Just as a chill ran through his whole body, he realized that nothing had happened to him.

"Could there be a cultivation realm restriction?"

No sooner had the thought occurred to him than the next development confirmed his suspicion.

The Lihuo Demon Bull came charging over, only for several crystal chains to sweep up from the bottom of the Taiyin River.

They wrapped directly around the Lihuo Demon Bull.

"Moo-"

With all four limbs firmly bound, it roared in fury, and streaks of crimson flame erupted across its body.

Yet when those spiritual flames fell upon the crystal chains, they had no effect whatsoever.

Instead, the chains binding it gave a slight shudder.

The mountain-sized Lihuo Demon Bull instantly became a cloud of bloody mist and ice crystals.

Chunks of blood-colored ice stood along both banks of the Taiyin River, and the noisy scene fell silent.

The two Beast Kings following close behind the Lihuo Demon Bull instantly stopped when they saw its flesh explode in midair.

The scene suddenly became eerily strange.

Myriad ferocious beasts stood outside the chains, while Li Dao stood alone within them.

The two sides stared at each other, evoking the imposing sight of one man holding off an army of a million.

A keen gleam flashed in his eyes as he watched the beasts outside, eager to move yet deeply wary.

He lingered no longer. His wings beat, and the Xuanhuang Divine Furnace appeared around his body.

Shielding him from the constantly encroaching Taiyin Qi, it allowed him to approach the vortex swiftly.

He threw a punch, instantly parting the curtain of water before him, then shook the profound ice that had formed off his fist.

He leaped onto the steps before the vortex, then turned to look at the ferocious beasts watching from outside.

Li Dao was in no hurry now. He stood before the steps, waiting for those beasts to come over.

"Creatures at the Spirit Transformation Realm or above can't get in? Well, sorry about this."

"Everything inside-I want it all!"

Seeing that Li Dao had not entered at once, the two Beast Kings prowling outside seemed to discern his intentions.

They roared, and the Cave Heaven Realm ferocious beasts behind them charged at him in unison.

The dense Taiyin Qi alone was enough to make them suffer. When they finally drew near, a pair of iron fists as ponderous as mountains awaited them.

Boom, boom, boom-

Li Dao watched the endless tide of ferocious beasts without a trace of fear, his eyes brimming with fighting spirit.

His fists swung so fast they left afterimages. The Blood Moving ferocious beasts that managed to make it through by sheer luck burst into bloody pulp the moment they stepped onto the stairs.

In mere moments, the steps before the vortex were covered with corpses encased in profound ice.

Li Dao shook the blood off his hands, the fighting spirit in his eyes soaring ever higher.

Even through the curtain of water, the ferocious beasts felt a savage, primordial aura surge over them like a tide when his gaze swept across them.

They could not help retreating. In the eyes of the two Beast Kings,

Li Dao now radiated a blood-red aura of slaughter. Though he was only a child, his imposing presence surpassed even that of a Pure-Blooded Creature.

Their eyes filled with venomous hatred. Had it not been for the restrictions, they would have charged over long ago.

On the bloodstained steps, seeing that no more ferocious beasts were coming, Li Dao shook the blood off his body.

He turned and headed toward the vortex behind him.

"After this ordeal, those beasts shouldn't be foolish enough to come in and seek death!"

That was exactly the result he wanted. He had no desire to be disturbed while collecting the treasures.