"Zeng Tian!!"
Upon arriving, the Auspicious Beast's pupils contracted sharply, and her heart shook.
Then she saw Zeng Tian, drenched in blood, and the wavering flame on his tail, on the verge of going out.
With a flash of movement, the Auspicious Beast ran to Zeng Tian's side.
Seeing him covered in blood and barely clinging to life, the Auspicious Beast wept uncontrollably and immediately cried out to Bi Ji beside her, "Sister Bi Ji, hurry and save Zeng Tian! He's not going to make it!"
Bi Ji nodded gravely at the sight. Emerald light appeared in her hands as she prepared to treat Zeng Tian's injuries.
But just then, Zeng Tian suddenly stood up.
Seeing Zeng Tian abruptly rise, the Auspicious Beast felt a little relieved. After all, this meant his condition was better than she had expected.
So the Auspicious Beast immediately continued urging him with concern, "Zeng Tian! Lie down and let Bi Ji treat you! Her healing abilities are very powerful. She can definitely heal you."
Yet Zeng Tian gave no response to the Auspicious Beast's concern.
Just as the soul beasts began to wonder what was happening, Zeng Tian's body suddenly grew scorching hot and became shrouded in a layer of deep red light.
The nearly extinguished flame on his tail suddenly surged upward. In an instant, it rose taller than his body, reaching over three meters, like a ribbon of fire fluttering in the wind.
Then Zeng Tian lifted his foot and slowly began walking toward Xiong Jun. With every step, the flame on his tail grew a shade blacker.
"Something's wrong! Stop him!"
The Scarlet King was the first to snap out of his daze. With a flash of red light, he placed himself in Zeng Tian's path.
"Zeng Tian, what's wrong with you? Stop!"
The Scarlet King tried to bring Zeng Tian to his senses, but Zeng Tian did not pause in the slightest and kept advancing.
At the same time, a deep red Fire Claw suddenly formed around Zeng Tian's right claw, and he swung it at the Scarlet King.
Bam!
The next instant, the Scarlet King was sent flying over a hundred meters and landed at the edge of the crater.
"Pfft!"
A mouthful of scorching, dark red blood spurted from the Scarlet King's mouth. His aura weakened, making it clear that he had suffered a grievous injury.
But the Scarlet King paid no attention to that. Instead, he stared in shock toward Zeng Tian and warned the soul beasts present:
"Be careful! His moves are almost five times as powerful as they used to be!"
The Scarlet King often sparred with Zeng Tian, so he knew the power of most of Zeng Tian's moves like the back of his hand.
The move Zeng Tian had just used was clearly Fire Claw, but how could Fire Claw possess such tremendous power? It was practically five times stronger than when Zeng Tian had fought him before.
Even if Zeng Tian had held something back, adding the aid of the current Sunny Day still could not have increased the move's power fivefold.
If Zeng Tian truly possessed such fighting strength, how could Xiong Jun have driven him to such desperate straits just now?
While the Scarlet King spoke, the flame on Zeng Tian's tail had already turned entirely black and blue.
Then all the energy within Zeng Tian's body abruptly compressed, finally becoming a small orb shaped like a DNA helix.
Immediately afterward, strange black-and-blue flames erupted over Zeng Tian's body. Within those flames, his body began to evolve.
A moment later, the black-and-blue flames covering him dissipated, and a completely new Zeng Tian appeared before the soul beasts.
After being bathed in those black-and-blue flames, Zeng Tian's originally orange-red skin had turned entirely gray-black. The area from his lower jaw to the tip of his tail became sky blue, while blue, claw-shaped protrusions grew from the front and back of both shoulders.
At the same time, the tips of Zeng Tian's horns turned blue, and the insides of his wings became dark blue. The lower edges of his wings divided into several curved, angular points, while the protrusions on his wings became sharp claws.
Had anyone familiar with Pokémon been there, they would certainly have recognized him as Mega Charizard X, one of Charizard's Mega forms.
Roar!!!
After becoming Mega Charizard X, Zeng Tian roared furiously and beat his wings hard, turning into a streak of black-and-blue light as he shot away.
Seeing Zeng Tian fly off, the young Auspicious Beast immediately said anxiously to the somewhat dazed Bi Ji, "Sister Bi Ji, let's hurry and follow him! Zeng Tian's injuries are so serious, and he hasn't even been treated yet! Going out now will definitely put him in danger."
"Oh, right... let's hurry!"
Hearing the words beside her, Bi Ji finally recovered from the shock of Zeng Tian grievously injuring the Scarlet King with one blow and then evolving. The wings on her back flapped, and together with the Auspicious Beast, she turned into a streak of emerald light and followed him.
"That Xiong Jun actually awakened his Behemoth bloodline even further!"
Di Tian looked at Xiong Jun, whom he held in his grasp, and a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.
Behemoth Giants were the sworn enemies of the True Dragons, and the power of their bloodline was not the slightest bit inferior to that of True Dragons.
For a very long time, Behemoth Giants had even fed on dragons.
The reason Xiong Jun constantly caused trouble for him and refused to submit to his authority was, to some extent, the influence of that bloodline.
"No wonder Xiong Jun suddenly went berserk. The Behemoth bloodline is exceptionally violent. Mastering it is nowhere near as easy as mastering a Dragonkind bloodline."
Dragonkind bloodlines were extremely compatible with other bloodlines. Moreover, dragons were lustful by nature, so most soul beasts possessed at least a trace of Dragonkind blood, though it was so diluted that it was essentially impossible to discern.
These Dragonkind bloodlines did not affect their hosts. They merely granted them greater strength and a higher ceiling for their potential.
But the Behemoth Giant bloodline was different. Not only was it violent, it was also extremely hostile to other bloodlines. It was nothing short of a miracle that the dark gold terrorclaw bear could inherit part of the Behemoth bloodline.
At that moment, Di Tian finally understood Xiong Jun's earlier actions. He had not truly been fearless; his bloodline had clouded his mind, leaving him unable to control himself.
At that thought, Di Tian suddenly felt a headache coming on.
If Xiong Jun really had disregarded his authority and attempted to kill Zeng Tian, that would have been simple enough. He could just kill him, and Zeng Tian could fill the gap left in their fighting strength.
But now, Xiong Jun had not been trying to challenge his authority. Rather, the further awakening of his bloodline had caused him to lose control of his mind.
Though he was still at fault, his offense did not warrant death.
Moreover, with his bloodline further awakened, Xiong Jun would inevitably become stronger. Killing him so readily would be something of a waste.
Looking at the still-struggling Xiong Jun, Di Tian could not help snorting coldly. "You had better hope nothing has happened to Zeng Tian. Otherwise..."
No matter how he looked at it, Xiong Jun had started this whole affair. Had he not insisted on testing Zeng Tian, things would never have reached this point.
And even if it was a test, it should have ended the moment Dark Gold Dreadclaw appeared and Zeng Tian had demonstrated his abilities.
Everything afterward had been Xiong Jun acting on impulse, bringing matters to their current state.
Then Di Tian tightened his Dragon God Claw again, preparing to take him to check on Zeng Tian.
Yet just then, a streak of black-and-blue light shot up from below at tremendous speed, heading straight for Xiong Jun, who was imprisoned within the Dragon God Claw.