I Am Your Natural Enemy

In the Void, it was as if a Great Sun had suddenly ignited.

Within the Great Sun, a hulking Soul Devouring Beast had every tentacle and oral limb twined with flowing light as the souls of its victims were forcibly pulled from their bodies, bit by bit.

No matter how you dissect the term ”Soul Devouring Beast,” its most fundamental instinct remains intact.

For the souls yanked out, varied in form, the connection between their soul and flesh was instantly severed.

”You’re still too young, don’t just eat anything. Keep it for now, and we’ll talk about it later. If you dare eat recklessly, you won’t be allowed to eat paintings anymore.”

The foolish son wanted to pretend not to understand Wen Yan’s meaning, but unfortunately, this kind of connection conveyed the meaning directly, not through spoken words. Feigning ignorance was not an option.

Looking at those misshapen and cracked souls that had been pulled out, some were even contaminated. After thinking it over, the foolish son decided not to bother. He had already tasted the flavor of apple puree, which was tastier than milk. These souls were not even as good as milk. Apple puree was already so delectable that he dared not imagine how tasty the souls in those paintings must be. The foolish son may have been simple-minded, but he knew how to choose the tastier delicacies.

In the Void, a cluster of souls from the Different Races, having been torn out, were now bound and floating there.

The Heavenly Hound was nearly scared witless; it immediately fled as soon as the sun ignited.

It had only sensed a very dangerous creature that seemed to want to escape amidst the chaos. But it hadn’t anticipated danger to this extent. Dozens of demons rushed in without slowing down and went straight into the mouth of the beast, getting wiped out completely. Merely approaching it made the hound feel like its soul was detaching, and it experienced a moment of dizziness as the Soul Devouring Beast moved.

After bursting out, it once again felt the fluctuation it had sensed earlier. This fluctuation was something it had caught when the opposition reinforced their defenses due to the changes. The Heavenly Hound dashed toward it, fearing the Soul Devouring Beast might catch up from behind, and desperately tried to rush outward. However, no sooner had it tricked the others following behind than it committed the same mistake, moving too fast to stop in time.

The moment it burst through the rift, it was naturally suppressed by the power of the Great Tomb.

Outside the Great Tomb, the Diviner Master was performing a ritual. The Great Tomb, once unified and blessed by Wen Yan, wielded even greater power than when Bai Jiahui emerged last time.

The flesh of the Heavenly Hound began to disintegrate as it squeezed through the rift. Behind it, the power fluctuations of the Soul Devouring Beast continued to shimmer; it didn’t dare to stop.

It was beginning to regret its decision; if it had known, it would have brought along those bastards that forced it into this mess. With the flesh dissolving, all its power would turn to naught, and it must start over from scratch. Thinking of the Demon Fox, its regret deepened. If the Demon Fox had passed through this rift, its flesh would surely disintegrate, and the thing it desired would also be lost. So why even come here? Now faced with danger on both sides, being trapped in the middle left it utterly stuck. Either lose the soul or the flesh; it had to choose one.

In the end, the Heavenly Hound clenched its teeth, channeling all the special power accumulated in its body directly into its soul. Then, using its flesh as a shield, it charged straight out. By sacrificing its physical body, it could burst through this rift.

These past few days, it had been probing with its innate ability. There were no powerful Creatures on the other side, and the degree of Spiritual Qi Resurgence was far lower than in the Great Wilderness. I heard that the strongest person here is still guarding another rift and doesn’t dare to leave.

Within the Great Tomb, the moonlight’s brilliance overflowed from the rift. A large red dog burst out of the rift, and as it did, its flesh disintegrated, vanishing into ashes and smoke. Its soul, accompanied by that moonlight, successfully escaped the rift, rushing out of the Great Tomb like torrential water.

In the sky, the bright moon hung high, its light shimmering like water. The moonlight that fell from the sky mingled with the moonlight that surged out of the Great Tomb. In the blink of an eye, within a radius of several miles, it seemed to darken instantly as all the moonlight converged to a single point. Within that point, the silhouette of a moon-hued dog gradually took shape.

Wen Yan raised his head and saw the outline of the large dog, seemingly howling at the moon, and a prompt appeared before him.

”Heavenly Hound. The natural enemy of all moon-worshipping demons. Unlike other demons that worship and absorb moonlight, the Heavenly Hound devours it rapaciously. Where the Heavenly Hound exists, no Creature can absorb the moonlight, nourish their spirituality, and awaken their Spiritual Intelligence. When the Heavenly Hound devours the moonlight, within its territory, all moonlight is lost, and other Creatures see no moonlight. Just as the Bright Moon is devoured by the Heavenly Hound, hence the legend of the Heavenly Hound eating the moon.”

”A Heavenly Hound that has abandoned its physical form, with a soul carrying some of the Essence of the Bright Moon. If it manages to escape with its life and devours the Essence of the Bright Moon from this world, the Bright Moon will no longer nurture the Emperor’s Syrup. The zombies in the Zombie Cave won’t need to come out to bask in the moonlight anymore.”

”Temporary Ability: Flame Emperor’s Seal. Because of your past deeds, you qualify to use this Hand Print and borrow a portion of the Flame Emperor’s power.”

「At the same time, elsewhere.」

The Old Celestial Master concealed his energy, his eyes slightly closed, sitting on the Dharma Altar. His energy had merged with everything around him, making him imperceptible to others. Even if they saw him, without sensing his presence, they would still feel that everything was harmonious.

The Cloud Sea, which had been calm for several days, suddenly began to churn violently. The Old Celestial Master slowly opened his eyes, a trace of a smile on his face.

He and his opponents across the Void had been in a remote duel for many years now, and these fellows still wanted to play tricks on him. In order to break free, these fellows caused disturbances on both sides, making him think the Different Races had all gone to the Great Tomb Rift. If he were not still by the Cloud Sea, those fellows would take the opportunity to burst forth from this side. Unfortunately, those fellows on the other side didn’t know that this world had already entered the second phase of the Spiritual Qi Resurgence, which had distinctly accelerated. Many people had already changed beyond comparison. He didn’t need to go there himself anymore.

The Old Celestial Master stood up, watching the turbulent Cloud Sea. The clouds and mist rolled aside, revealing what seemed like a massive rift stretching several miles within the Cloud Sea. With a Magic Sword in hand, the Old Celestial Master watched quietly until he could clearly sense something trying to emerge.

The Old Celestial Master formed a Tao Finger with his right hand and held the Magic Sword with his left, starting the ritual on the Dharma Altar and chanting the Curse Scripture.

”Jade Pure Primordial Qing, true talisman bears witness, push forth the dual qi, merge into the true one, Five Thunders, Five Thunders, hasten to the yellow calm, Misty Transformation, thunder roars swiftly, hearing the call they arrive, quickly issuing the yang voice, winds howl by the muddy shores, dispelling and bewitching phantoms, suppress and capture the malevolent, haste, haste as the law commands.”

As the incantation was chanted, the Dharma Altar under the Old Celestial Master suddenly erupted with a might far exceeding that of the past. Bolts of lightning fell as if constructing a grand avenue of thunder in the sky. The sound of thunder was like drums, rumbling continuously. Amidst the flashes of lightning, faint silhouettes appeared. As the lightning glinted, the constructed avenue descended from the sky and penetrated the massive rift in a flash. Suddenly, the sky brightened as thunder poured down like water.