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Chapter 1562 The mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 1562 The mastermind behind the scenes

With a flick of his wrist, the spear tip left three afterimages, precisely striking the two horns of the Demon Bull, the left wing of the Bone Eagle, and the seventh head of the Hydra.

Three muffled thuds exploded almost simultaneously. The three ferocious beasts were sent flying backward by the force of the spear, crashing into the herd of beasts behind them and knocking away swarms of early-stage 'Ten-Turn Immortal Emperor' beasts.

"Yaoyao!"

Wang Xian roared, and his left arm suddenly exploded into a chaotic ball of light, condensing into a light shield that covered ten thousand feet, blocking the beast tide rushing from behind.

Yao Yao followed closely behind, flicking nine silver threads from her fingertips, which instantly wrapped around the most ferocious Xuanwu beast outside the light barrier.

If you look closely, you'll find that the silver thread is actually made up of countless tiny gears, which go into the gaps in the Xuanwu beast's shell and make a "click-clack" mechanical sound.

"Stop it!"

Yao Yao's beautiful eyes lit up, and the Xuanwu Beast's massive body strangely froze in place. The law patterns on its tortoise shell were locked tightly by gears, and it could only let out angry growls.

"It's now!"

Wang Xian's light shield surged forward, forcefully carving a path through the horde of beasts.

He caught a glimpse of the crack running through the light shield, and the Emperor Dragon Spear suddenly disintegrated, transforming into billions of chaotic light threads that covered the broken bowl like a fishing net.

The moment the light threads touched the pale blue light shield, they automatically wove into an even stronger defensive layer, repelling all the flying insects and spider silk that attacked.

"Hurry up!"

Wang Xian reached out and grabbed the edge of the light shield. Chaotic energy surged into his fingertips, forcibly stabilizing the shaky, broken bowl.

At this moment, the nine-headed serpent that had been blasted away pounced back, its central head opening its blood-red maw and spewing out venom that could corrode immortal metal.

"court death!"

Suddenly, Yao Yao produced a bronze mirror, which reflected the phantom of the hydra. Venom sprayed onto the mirror was bounced back, causing the hydra's head to hiss and smoke.

Taking advantage of the hydra's pain and retreat, Wang Xian suddenly exerted his strength, pulling the broken bowl and the three Taoists towards himself.

But would the beasts give up so easily?

The Xuanwu beast, at the late stage of the 'Tenth-Rank Immortal Emperor' level, broke free from the silver threads and crashed into the light shield with shattered gears. The enormous impact made Wang Xian's arm go numb, and the chaotic light shield was instantly covered with spider web patterns.

"Watch out, Lao Wang!"

The fat Taoist roared inside the light barrier. He saw a winged wolf circle around to Wang Xian's side and behind, its claws already gathering energy capable of tearing through space.

Wang Xian seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. Without loosening his grip on his left hand, he flicked his right finger, and the fragments of the Emperor Dragon Spear tip transformed into a streak of light, precisely piercing the Winged Wolf's throat.

"These tricks aren't enough to fool you."

Wang Xian's tone was icy, and his chaotic energy suddenly erupted, blasting away all the ferocious beasts within a hundred feet. "Yao Yao, we need to leave as soon as possible!"

Yao Yao was prepared. She threw out a black gear, which transformed into a miniature teleportation array in the air. The array's core lit up with light patterns that were of the same origin as Wang Xian's inner world.

Just then, a deafening roar suddenly came from behind the herd.

The middle head of the nine-headed Qilin beast slowly lowered, its golden vertical pupils locking onto Wang Xian. The other eight heads simultaneously emitted divine light, but did not actually attack. Instead, they hurled the divine light into the void around Wang Xian, forming a golden barrier, clearly as a warning.

"These 'Heavenly Emperor-level' ferocious beasts are indeed wary of something."

Wang Xian understood. Although their pressure was terrifying, they always kept a distance of a thousand feet from him. Especially when he unleashed his chaotic power, a trace of fear flashed in the eyes of the Qilin beast.

"Stop dawdling!"

Yao Yao's voice was urgent. The silver threads she was controlling had been broken by the Xuanwu Beast, and the ferocious beast was charging towards her in a rage. "I can't kill a ferocious beast at the 'Tenth-Rank Immortal Emperor' level!"

Without further hesitation, Wang Xian exerted force with his left hand, pulling the broken bowl-shaped light shield into the teleportation array's range.

The three Taoist priests inside the light barrier were already terrified, but Erpang reacted quickly, dragging Dapang and Xiaopang into the teleportation array.

As Wang Xian turned around, the Xuanwu Beast's giant claws were already within reach. He crossed his arm, and the chaotic energy condensed into a shield, forcefully blocking the attack.

"boom--"

The violent impact caused the void beneath Wang Xian's feet to collapse into a black hole. He groaned, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but used the recoil to leap into the teleportation array.

Yao Yao followed closely behind, waving her hand and throwing out a handful of black powder. The powder landed and turned into countless miniature bombs, which exploded in the horde of beasts, creating spatial turbulence and temporarily blocking the pursuit.

The roar of the nine-headed Qilin shook the heavens and the earth. The golden manes on its nine heads stood on end, and eight divine lights intertwined in front of it, almost forming a tangible cage.

But as the white light of the teleportation array grew brighter and brighter, and Wang Xian's figure was about to disappear completely, its giant claw, which was suspended in mid-air, did not fall.

"Roar--!"

The outermost head spewed out a blazing inferno, but deliberately deviated by an inch, crashing into the open ground a hundred feet away from the teleportation array, exploding into a sea of ​​fire.

In the end, it could only watch helplessly as the light of the teleportation array devoured those figures, and its nine heads turned simultaneously toward the black plain vortex behind it, letting out a roar full of unwillingness.

Those ferocious beasts at the 'Tenth-Rank Immortal Emperor' level don't have so many concerns.

The nine heads of the Hydra simultaneously crashed into the light barrier of the teleportation array, but were repelled by a suddenly lit chaotic pattern, shattering several of its scales. The Xuanwu beast that broke free of the silver threads roared and slammed its carapace into the light barrier, causing ripples to spread across the barrier. However, it was shaken so badly that it tumbled over, and several more cracks appeared on its carapace.

"Bang bang bang!"

More ferocious beasts pounced, attacking the teleportation array with their claws, fangs, and innate supernatural powers.

However, the teleportation array had already been integrated with the power of chaos, and the light patterns flowing on its surface were like living things, and each collision could rebound with terrifying impact.

As soon as a magma-spitting bull approached, it was blasted away by the rebounding light and crashed into the distant herd of beasts, crushing more than a dozen relatively low-level ferocious beasts.

As the teleportation array's light fully erupted, all the charging ferocious beasts were pushed away by an invisible force.

When the white light dissipated, only a slowly closing ripple of space remained, as if no one had ever stayed there.

The herd paced restlessly in place, letting out unwilling roars, but could no longer find their target.

The nine-headed Qilin coldly swept its gaze over its restless subordinates, raised its giant claw, and swatted away the noisiest winged wolf, venting some of its anger. Then it turned and strode back into the black plain, its massive body disappearing into the vortex, leaving behind only a mess of ruins and the still roaring herd of beasts.

In his inner world, Wang Xian clutched his left arm, still pale from the impact of the Xuanwu Beast. The Emperor Dragon Spear had reformed in his hand, the chaotic light threads at its tip still flickering. "Tell me," Wang Xian's voice was icy, his gaze sweeping over the three Taoists huddled together, "What exactly did you do in the ancient tomb of the Divine Firmament Holy Court? How could you breach the lair of a 'Heavenly Emperor-level' ferocious beast?"

The fat Taoist priest shrank his neck, and was about to speak when Erpang secretly tugged at his sleeve.

The chubby Taoist priest held the broken bowl, his eyes darting around, not daring to look Wang Xian in the eye.

"Mute?"

Yao Yao toyed with the bronze jar she had taken from Da Pang's arms, a few drops of golden liquid still clinging to its rim. "Weren't you quite the troublemaker outside? You even dared to steal 'Qilin Milk.' Do you know what this means to that nine-headed Qilin?"

"How were we supposed to know that was Qilin's milk?" the fat Taoist priest finally couldn't help but defend himself. "The jar was just sitting on the stone platform, and it looked like a treasure, so we just grabbed it... Who knew that so many ferocious beasts were hiding in that broken whirlpool!"

"Just taking it casually?" Wang Xian laughed angrily. "You almost ripped a hole in the 'Eternal Universe' just by taking it casually! Do you know what level that nine-headed Qilin was? It was a genuine 'Heavenly Emperor'! If it had really attacked, not only the three of you, but even Yao Yao and I would have been finished!"

The fat Taoist priest quickly smiled obsequiously, "Hehe, isn't that what we need here for, Immortal King?"

"Don't give me that!" Wang Xian glared at him. "You guys were lucky this time. That Qilin didn't dare to make a move for some reason, otherwise we'd all be beast excrement by now!"

As they spoke, the group arrived at 'Cephalosa'.

Yao Yao casually tossed the bronze jar to Wang Xian, the golden liquid still warm on her fingertips: "See for yourself, this thing is not simple."

Wang Xian took the jar, which was icy cold to the touch. He opened the jar and a spiritual aura that was many times more mellow than ordinary immortal wine rushed out. The golden liquid flowed slowly inside the jar, like melting stars.

"Such pure life energy..." Wang Xian clicked his tongue in amazement. "No wonder the nine-headed Qilin reacted so strongly. This thing can probably help its origin advance even further."

Yao Yao shook her head, dipped a slender finger into a drop of golden liquid, and gently sniffed it.

In an instant, her pupils contracted sharply, a hint of shock flashing in her vertical pupils: "No... this is not ordinary Qilin milk."

The liquid at her fingertips did not evaporate; instead, it turned into a wisp of golden mist, within which several extremely fine yet supremely majestic patterns could be vaguely seen.

"This is... the aura of the laws of the 'Celestial Realm'!"

Yao Yao's voice trembled with disbelief, "Although it's faint, it's absolutely true! This sense of order and pressure can only be found in the primordial elements of the 'Celestial Realm'!"

Wang Xian's heart stirred, and he quickly circulated his spiritual power to investigate.

Sure enough, deep within that pure energy lay several faint patterns of laws, which vaguely corresponded to the 'celestial realm' he had seen in Yao Yao's memory fragments.

“This jar… or rather the liquid inside, most likely comes from the Celestial Realm.” Yao Yao’s tone became serious. “What exactly did the ancestors of the Divine Firmament Holy Court hide in the ancient tomb? Could the black plain behind that vortex be related to the ‘Celestial Realm’?”

The three Taoist priests also came over, their faces, which had been showing some grievances, now filled with curiosity.

The fat Taoist priest clicked his tongue: "I never expected that a casual theft would lead to a 'celestial' treasure..."

"Shut up!"

Wang Xian glared at him irritably, then put the bronze jar away. "This isn't over. All three of you will spend the next hundred years reflecting on your mistakes with the Blood-Draining Starfish, and you're not allowed to step out of here!"

The fat Taoist priest wanted to argue, but Erpang stomped on his foot hard, so he could only shut his mouth in a huff.

Wang Xian stared at the bronze jar in his hand, his brows furrowed: "Is this really 'Qilin Milk'?"

He initially thought this thing was the milk of a Qilin, but the laws contained within it didn't seem like the milk of a living being at all; it was more like some kind of rare and precious treasure.

“This isn’t breast milk at all.” Yao Yao twirled the wisp of golden mist between her fingers and said with a smile, “This stuff is the primordial spiritual liquid guarded by the Qilin clan of the ‘Heavenly Realm.’ Its real function is… catalysis.”

"catalytic?"

The fat Taoist priest leaned closer, almost bumping into Yao Yao's shoulder. "Catalyze what? Promote the growth of immortal herbs or accelerate cultivation?"

Yao Yao flicked her finger, and the mist transformed into a ray of light that shot towards the potted plant next to her.

It was a newly planted spiritual root that would normally take at least ten thousand years to bloom, but at this moment it sprouted, bloomed, and bore fruit at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally withered due to its rapid growth.

"You see that?" Yao Yao pointed to the withered spiritual root. "This thing can forcibly stimulate the potential of a living being, allowing it to break through its cultivation level in a short time, but the price is a weak foundation and a sharp reduction in lifespan. Those 'Tenth-Rank Immortal Emperor' level ferocious beasts just now..."

Before she could finish speaking, Wang Xian interjected, "Something is definitely wrong. Although the venom of that nine-headed serpent is highly corrosive, it lacks the accumulation of laws that a 'Ten-Turn Immortal Emperor' should have." He rubbed his chin. "Now that I think about it, their cultivation levels were simply forced."

The chubby Taoist priest suddenly shuddered: "Then...then the nine-headed Qilin was also summoned?"

"It's hard to say." Yao Yao shook her head. "The celestial laws on its body are very pure, not like a catalytic product. But those ferocious beasts at the 'Tenth-Rank Immortal Emperor' level..." She looked at Wang Xian, "Have you noticed that their attack patterns are very simple? Apart from instinctive physical collisions, they have almost no other means."

Wang Xian nodded.

During the battle just now, he noticed that these ferocious beasts were far less agile than cultivators of the same realm, as if they were puppets with pre-programmed routines.

Especially that winged wolf, its flanking maneuver was ridiculously stiff, making it a sitting duck for him.

“That makes sense.” Yao Yao tapped her fingertips on the bronze jar, making a crisp sound. “‘Qilin Milk’ is a catalyst, and those ferocious beasts… are the ‘products’ of the catalyst. Someone is deliberately cultivating them, and the cultivation method is quite crude, only pursuing the level of cultivation and not caring about the quality.”

"Who would do such a thing?"

The fat Taoist priest stroked his chin, then his eyes suddenly lit up. "Could it be the ancestor of the Divine Firmament Holy Court? Wanting to use these ferocious beasts as guards?"

"You're overthinking it. Although the Divine Firmament Holy Court is currently the most powerful force, that's because of the 'data-driven rules.' To put it bluntly, the ancestors of the Divine Firmament Holy Court are probably not as powerful as one of the current elders."

Wang Xian shook her head.

Yao Yao suddenly chuckled, her eyes sharpening: "If it's not the Divine Firmament Holy Court, is it possible that the 'rules' themselves are behind this?"

"Data-driven rules?"

Wang Xian's heart skipped a beat.

"Who else could it be?"

Yao Yao opened her hand, and a light blue data stream appeared in her palm. It was the data-driven rule unique to the 'Eternal Universe'. "Think about it, what is the data-driven rule best at? Quantifying everything, accelerating processes, and setting 'goals'. Need resources to raise ferocious beasts? It can turn the entire Black Plain into an energy converter; need to control ferocious beasts? It can use rule shackles to restrict their intelligence, retaining only their fighting instincts."

She paused, then pointed to the golden liquid in the bronze jar: "And 'Qilin Milk' is the core energy of this 'nurturing system.' The aura of 'celestial laws' ensures that the catalyzed ferocious beasts have sufficient primal strength. Even if their foundation is weak, their realm is at least a genuine 'Ten-Turn Immortal Emperor.'"