This colossal Fierce Beast had burst onto the scene and swallowed the mighty Lion King, a being at the Pseudo Demon King Level, in a single gulp. What hope of resistance did a group of mere Demon Spirits have?
It seemed that anyone below the rank of Demon King was fated only to be eaten by this malevolent Fierce Beast.
"Run! This monster is not something we can deal with!"
It was every demon for themselves. The crowd of demons had been happily watching the show like spectators, but who would have thought they’d be the ones facing annihilation?
’To the Demon King’s Castle! The three Deep Mountain Demon Kings are there.’
But strangely, after swallowing the Lion King, the colossal Fierce Beast suddenly froze as if paralyzed, standing stock-still in a daze.
The savage eyes under its forelegs turned vacant, its entire body completely rigid.
"What’s going on? The monster stopped moving. Could it be indigestion?"
In such a short time, the monster had devoured two Demon Spirits and a powerhouse at the Pseudo Demon King Level. With three Lifebound Golden Cores in its belly, it was a miracle it hadn’t already burst.
Any demon who managed to become a Rank Three Demon Spirit was exceptionally cunning. Spotting this opening, one of them bellowed, "Don’t run! Attack together and kill this monster!"
Instantly, a barrage of terrifying attacks converged from all directions, bombarding the colossal Fierce Beast’s body all at once.
BOOM... BOOM... BOOM...!
The ground trembled and dust filled the air. The colossal Fierce Beast was completely overwhelmed by the countless attacks, disappearing from sight. No one knew if it was dead or alive.
The demons attacked continuously for a full ten minutes before finally stopping. When they looked, what they saw made their hearts pound with terror.
ROAR...!
The Fierce Beast’s roar once again tore through the sky. Its colossal form had grown even more imposing, now standing nearly twenty zhang tall—a veritable moving mountain.
The demons were horrified. ’What kind of constitution does this Fierce Beast have? After all that, it doesn’t have a single wound, and it even grew bigger! Don’t tell me it already digested and absorbed the Lifebound Golden Cores it swallowed???’
’That’s way too fast.’
"Run!"
Once again, the crowd erupted into chaos. They now understood the true terror of this Fierce Beast.
’It’s invincible.’
Inside the Demon King’s Castle, the three Deep Mountain Demon Kings turned their gazes, their faces etched with shock.
"That’s an Ancient Exotic Beast. So, an Exotic Beast really has appeared in our Yaoling Mountain Range."
A shimmering light flowed through the Fox Immortal King’s eyes. Even though she had foreseen this, she was still shaken by the actual sight of the rampaging Fierce Beast.
"The appearance of this Exotic Beast... with its massive head and gaping maw... could it be..."
The Yellow Demon King and Gray Demon King looked at each other, a trace of terror in their expressions.
The Fox Immortal King seemed to know their thoughts and stated with certainty, "That’s right. This is the Taotie, one of the Four Ancient Fiends, a creature of insatiable greed and gluttony."
"Now you should realize I wasn’t being an alarmist. With the Ancient War Ruins opening again, the scale of this event may be no less than the one thousands of years ago. Even a Taotie has now made its appearance."
The Yellow Demon King’s expression soured, but he noticed something unusual. "It’s a Taotie, no doubt, but isn’t its power a little... weak?"
Weak?
Spoken like a true Deep Mountain Great Demon King. The Fierce Beast had appeared and immediately devoured three Demon Spirits, one of whom was at the Pseudo Demon King Level, yet the Yellow Demon King still called it weak.
The Gray Demon King also said, "This Taotie is a bit weak. It doesn’t match the power of an Ancient Exotic Beast."
They were all Demons who had survived the cataclysm of the previous Ancient War and understood all too well that Ancient Exotic Beasts were typically Rank Four beings.
"Let’s stop with the wild guesses," the Fox Immortal King said. "We can’t just be spectators any longer. While this Taotie’s power may not live up to the legends, it’s still more than enough to handle Rank Three Demon Spirits. We’ll subdue it first and figure out the rest later."
The Fox Immortal King vanished from the Demon King’s Castle. The Yellow Demon King and Gray Demon King exchanged another look before they, too, vanished on the spot.
The next moment, the three Deep Mountain Demon Kings appeared in the sky directly above the Fierce Beast Taotie. The panicked demons saw them and their hearts surged with relief. They were saved! With the three Deep Mountain Demon Kings appearing together, the monster’s doom was sealed.
The Fierce Beast Taotie was extremely perceptive. It saw the three figures materialize above it, sniffed the air, and the eyes under its forelegs instantly blazed with insatiable greed, turning bloodshot as if it had just seen the most delectable meal in the world.
ROAR...!
With a world-shaking roar, the Fierce Beast Taotie erupted. It leaped into the air with unparalleled ferocity, its monstrous maw gaping wide, ready to swallow all three Deep Mountain Demon Kings in a single bite.
"Truly a Taotie. What an appetite."
Half-concealed by her flowing White Silk, the Fox Immortal King flipped a Jade Hand and sent a gentle palm strike down toward the mountain-sized Taotie.
Space instantly twisted and warped. The Fierce Beast Taotie seemed to suffer a cataclysmic blow. Its colossal body shuddered violently before it was smashed irresistibly into the ground.
BOOM...!
Dust exploded into the air and countless fissures spiderwebbed across the ground. The Taotie let out several agonized howls, but it couldn’t get back up. Instead, it opened its mouth and spewed a disgusting green liquid—not blood.
"Long live the Fox Immortal King!"
The watching demons erupted in cheers. The most beautiful woman in the Yaoling Mountain Range was also one of its most powerful. With Demon King Liu absent, she was arguably the strongest of them all.
A single, seemingly effortless palm strike had flattened the Fierce Beast. It was an incredible display of power.
"Its actual power is nothing special, but its physique is astonishingly tough," the Yellow Demon King commented.
A greedy light, much like the Taotie’s, appeared in the Gray Demon King’s eyes. "Looks like we’re about to get our hands on another Beast Pill from an Ancient Exotic Beast."
"How can the infamous Taotie be this weak?" The Fox Immortal King hadn’t expected a single palm strike from her to be enough to make it spew fluid.
"Second Sister Fox, why overthink it? Weaker is better—makes it easier to clean up. There’s no need for you two to lift a finger. I, the Rat King, will take care of this Taotie."
"Then we’ll leave it to you, Younger Brother Hui."
The Gray Demon King’s Demon Qi flared. A terrifying, phantom-like image of a giant rat materialized above his head as he charged toward the Taotie on the ground.
ROAR...!
The Taotie was utterly fearless, afraid of nothing in heaven or on earth. It just opened its mouth and lunged forward to bite.
Unfortunately for it, its opponent this time was a true Deep Mountain Demon King. The Gray Demon King battered it relentlessly, forcing it to spew out disgusting, clump after clump of green liquid.
ROAR... ROAR... The Taotie shrieked, its features contorting with savagery. A brutally violent aura sprayed from it wantonly as it tried desperately to swallow the rat.
After a dozen exchanges, the Gray Demon King burst into laughter, thoroughly enjoying the fight. What could be more satisfying than pummeling the legendary Taotie?
ROAR...!
Suddenly, the Taotie seemed to realize it truly couldn’t defeat this humanoid rat. Like a great machine, the massive head and mouth bypassed the Gray Demon King and leaped upward.
"It’s trying to run?"
’Wait... no.’ The demons saw the Fierce Beast Taotie was actually charging toward the giant black sphere high in the sky.
The black sphere was a manifestation of Tu Xiao’an’s Dark Power, and inside, the great battle between the snake and the hedgehog was still raging.
’Does the Taotie intend to charge into the black sphere?’
Strange expressions appeared on everyone’s faces. If the Taotie really did charge into that massive black sphere, its death would be even more miserable.