Silence.
When Hong and Thunder God both entered the Devouring Beast’s body, almost everyone’s heart was in their throat. However, no one could see what was happening inside the Devouring Beast.
“Babata, can Hong and Thunder God win?” Luo Feng asked anxiously.
“Don’t worry. Hong and Thunder God are the two greatest martial geniuses on Earth, and both are extremely intelligent and decisive. To deal with the ‘Devour’ ability, Hong prepared so much metal debris. He probably worried that the Golden Horned Beast could swallow it all, so he even brought a large bundle of hydrogen bombs. This ensured that the Golden Horned Beast would not dare swallow them.”
“Hong took advantage of that opportunity to prepare his ultimate technique. Clearly, that technique required time to build up and prepare.”
“When the enraged Golden Horned Beast used its claws to scatter the metal debris, Hong’s ultimate technique was released at exactly the right moment. One move led perfectly into the next. It was beautifully executed,” Babata sighed. “Luo Feng, don’t worry. Judging from their performance from beginning to end, they were obviously fully prepared. Now that they are inside the Golden Horned Beast, it cannot attack them with its claws and other methods. Their chances of success have risen to fifty or sixty percent.”
How could Luo Feng feel reassured by those words?
He simply could not.
Luo Feng stared fixedly at the screen.
“The Golden Horned Beast is one of the highest bloodlines among the starry sky beasts, yet it actually allowed Hong and Thunder God to pierce its scales and enter its body. Honestly… it’s far too immature. Its combat techniques are terrible,” Babata could not help saying. “Every battle I’ve seen from it has relied purely on brute force.”
Indeed, with the Golden Horned Beast’s power and natural talents, if it had better combat skills or was a little smarter, it would never have ended up in such a situation.
“If it were any stronger, we’d have even less hope,” Luo Feng thought unhappily.
“That’s not what I mean. I suspect this Golden Horned Beast is extremely young, having only just entered its growth stage. It probably lacks experience because of its age. Its attack methods are far too simple and crude,” Babata explained.
Physical abilities and talents were innate.
But experience, skill, mentality, cunning and deceit all required gradual development after birth. Even geniuses such as Einstein on Earth, or military masterminds like Sun Wu from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, were naive when they were infants. If this Golden Horned Beast were allowed to grow for ten thousand or a hundred thousand years, it would become unimaginably terrifying.
But now?
It was still very young. Yet even this young Golden Horned Beast had already pushed humanity on Earth to the brink of collapse.
Above the Pacific Ocean.
“Woo…”
“WOO!!!”
The Golden Horned Beast let out furious cries of pain. Streams of golden light spread across the surface of its scales, sometimes penetrating into its body as it tried to kill the two hateful humans inside.
Clearly.
Because the battlefield was inside its own body, the Golden Horned Beast could not release those golden lights too recklessly, otherwise it would be injuring or even killing itself.
“Boom…”
The Golden Horned Beast’s entire body suddenly shook. A trace of pain and fury appeared in its dark golden eyes as bright red blood flowed from its mouth.
“Boom…”
A strange vibration caused the Golden Horned Beast to raise its head and roar in agony. Red droplets of blood began seeping from the layered gaps between its scales.
“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”
As it roared in pain, more and more blood seeped from its scales. In only about ten seconds, its entire body was covered in blood. At first it continued roaring in agony, but gradually the sound weakened until it stopped completely. Then suddenly…
Its dark golden eyes dimmed, its enormous scaled wings drooped, and its huge body began falling powerlessly towards the sea below.
In China, on street screens, televisions in homes, and military barracks…
“Its life force is weakening!”
“The Devouring Beast’s massive life force is rapidly declining. It’s at eighty percent of its previous level, then seventy, sixty, fifty, forty, thirty…” An incredibly excited voice echoed everywhere across China. Not only China, but the entire world was experiencing unprecedented excitement.
“We won!”
“We won!”
“Victory!”
Voices trembling with emotion and even tears rang out. People all over the world erupted into celebration. At that moment, regardless of age, gender, race, or nationality, humanity rejoiced together.
Inside the martial arts hall of the Extreme Hall in Yangzhou City, everyone exploded with excitement.
Everyone was shouting.
“It worked! Its life force has disappeared!” Luo Feng stared at the screen, where the blood covered corpse of the Golden Horned Beast was falling through the air. He was overwhelmed with excitement.
It had actually died!
This terrifying monster that had nearly driven humanity into despair had finally been killed! My God! At that moment, Luo Feng could hardly believe that happiness had arrived so suddenly.
“What about Hong and Thunder God?” Luo Feng stared carefully at the screen.
The commentator’s voice sounded.
“To everyone on Earth, we must share some heartbreaking news. We can no longer detect any life force signatures. In other words… although the Devouring Beast has died, Earth’s two strongest martial artists, the two Hall Masters, Hong and Thunder God, have sacrificed themselves. They are heroes, heroes who saved the entire world!”
Silence.
The martial arts hall quickly became quiet.
“Not necessarily.” Babata’s voice sounded in Luo Feng’s mind. “Hong and Thunder God may not be dead.”
“Not necessarily? But didn’t they say no life force could be detected?” Luo Feng felt a surge of excitement and hope.
He did not want Hong and Thunder God to die like this.
“No. The life force detectors on Earth were obtained from the ruins of an interstellar fleet. Those detectors actually have detection limits. When a life force falls below a certain threshold, the detector cannot detect it. Furthermore, the equipment itself is no longer in perfect condition. It probably cannot detect life forces weaker than a beginner level apprentice warrior,” Babata explained.
“No!”
A terrified cry suddenly rang out in the martial arts hall.
“The… the Devouring Beast has stopped.”
Luo Feng froze. Xu Xin froze. Everyone froze.
Luo Feng immediately looked at the screen. The Golden Horned Beast’s corpse, which had been falling helplessly, had indeed stopped descending and was now floating in the air.
Moreover, the display showed that the Golden Horned Beast once again possessed life force.
“The Devouring Beast’s life force is increasing!” the commentator exclaimed in shock.
Everyone was stunned.
“How… how is this possible…” Luo Feng stared in disbelief.
Why was it so hard to kill?
So much had been sacrificed. Why would this Devouring Beast still not die?!
The Golden Horned Beast floated in the air as its life force grew stronger and stronger. It recovered to ten percent of its former level, then continued rising. Twenty percent. Thirty percent. It stopped increasing only when it reached roughly thirty percent.
…
Countless people across Earth fell into despair.
Countless people burst into tears.
Countless people dropped to their knees in agony.
Dear God!
Above the Pacific Ocean.
The Golden Horned Beast slowly opened its eyes. Its dark golden eyes were dim and weak.
It had never come so close to death.
This time had been even more dangerous than the attack from the B6 grade laser cannon.
“Woo.”
A weak and low growl emerged.
The Golden Horned Beast looked down at its abdomen.
Two blood covered figures, one in black and one in white, slid out from the bloody hole in its stomach before falling towards the ocean below.
The Golden Horned Beast stared at them.
These two seemingly insignificant humans had brought it closer to death than ever before. This painful lesson taught it a truth.
Even against seemingly weak opponents, one must fight seriously and with full strength.
“Whoosh.”
The Golden Horned Beast swung its claw.
Splash!
A silver white humanoid stood above the Pacific Ocean. Suddenly, its body expanded dramatically.
From roughly two metres tall, it instantly grew to two hundred metres in height.
A two hundred metre tall silver giant, nearly the same size as the Golden Horned Beast.
“Woo!”
The Golden Horned Beast was shocked and stared at the silver giant below.
Silver liquid seemed to flow across the giant’s surface. The moment it appeared, it extended a huge hand, positioning itself between Hong, Thunder God and the Golden Horned Beast.
“Crunch!”
The claw smashed into the giant’s hand, leaving a deep dent. Yet once the Golden Horned Beast withdrew its claw, the dent repaired itself automatically.
While one silver guardian blocked the Golden Horned Beast, another silver figure grabbed Hong and Thunder God and rapidly fled into the distance.
There were two Liquid Silver Guards in total.
Luo Feng had previously instructed Babata to arrange them. If the opportunity arose, they were to rescue Hong and Thunder God.
“Woo!”
How could the furious Golden Horned Beast tolerate seeing the bodies of the two humans it hated most being taken away?
With a flap of its wings, it instantly bypassed the Liquid Silver Guard blocking its path and pursued the other one.
In terms of speed, the Golden Horned Beast was indeed very fast. The Liquid Silver Guard could travel just over ten thousand metres per second.
The Devouring Beast quickly caught up.
“Whoosh!”
The fleeing Liquid Silver Guard suddenly expanded, transforming into a giant silver figure that completely wrapped around the Devouring Beast.
Meanwhile, the other Liquid Silver Guard quickly picked up Hong and Thunder God and continued fleeing.
Only after some time did the Devouring Beast finally break free.
“Woo!”
The Devouring Beast glared angrily at the Liquid Silver Guard below, which had already shrunk back to human size.
This strange thing was slower than it was, and its attacks were even weaker than those of the man in black and the man in white.
But it had one advantage.
Its entire body was like liquid and could rapidly expand, allowing it to cling to opponents like sticky glue.
No matter how powerful the attack, the Liquid Silver Guard could absorb and disperse it.
The Devouring Beast understood.
With two Liquid Silver Guards working together, there was no way it could reclaim those two human bodies.
“Woo!”
Severely wounded and weakened, the Devouring Beast merely let out an angry growl before diving straight into the ocean.
In the corridor outside the martial arts hall of the Extreme Hall in Mingyue Residential Area, Luo Feng held a mobile phone.
His face was ashen.
“Yes, I sent them. It’s useless. The Liquid Silver Guards can only restrain opponents and provide protection. They cannot kill the Devouring Beast.”
Luo Feng ended the call with Jia Yi.
Others were shocked by the appearance of the two Liquid Silver Guards and even felt a glimmer of hope.
But Luo Feng knew very well.
The Liquid Silver Guards were a product of advanced cosmic technology, designed with a very specific purpose.
Protection.
“What do we do? What do we do? What exactly do we do? Babata, tell me, what should we do?”
Luo Feng was on the verge of madness. He closed his eyes in anguish, a glimmer of tears appearing at the corners of them.