Chapter 477 - 274: Xiaobai vs. Ancient Magical Beast
The peerless Demon King concealed its appearance with Immortal Technique, making it hard for outsiders to see its true form, revealing only a humanoid shape.
Upon reaching the level of Immortal Beast, one can transform into human form, making it difficult for ordinary people to distinguish the difference.
However, the one opposite is Zhong Nan, a person whose eyes cannot be deceived by such spells.
This is a nine-headed serpent, known as the Nine Netherworld Snake.
The Nine Netherworld Snake is a very unique kind of beast, as serpents mostly evolve towards the dragon, a type of Immortal Beast.
But the Nine Netherworld Snake is different; it is one of the few celestial-grade serpents. Even if it evolves into an Immortal Beast, it remains in serpent form.
It is said that it inherits the bloodline of the Ancient Magical Beast, the Nine Infants, with nine heads corresponding to nine elemental forces: poison, fire, ice, lightning, soul, erosion, strength, void, and life.
When the nine elemental forces reach their peak, the Nine Netherworld Snake can step into the realm of Immortal Beasts.
At this moment, the Nine Netherworld Snake is in human form, wearing a black robe with silver linings, its eyes reflecting nine-colored illusions, and long hair like liquid Profound Ice cascading to its ankles.
Among the high-ranking humans, they have long been aware of this peerless Demon King’s existence and have bestowed upon it a unique name:
Ming.
Ming is listed as a top-tier Forbidden Beast in the Dubhe Pavilion, while Jie is acclaimed as a potential Forbidden Beast, marking them as extremely dangerous individuals.
Ming looked down, gazing at Zhong Nan and said, "It seems that time is running out."
"Are you referring to the time for the match, or my time?" Zhong Nan asked.
At this moment, Ming laughed heartily, "Actually, you don’t have much time left. Why must you force an ascension and battle me?"
Zhong Nan said nothing, merely watching the arena below, then spoke:
"Who do you think will win?"
"The Red-Eyed Beast has the bloodline of an Ancient Magical Beast. The reason it could be born is largely because of you..." Ming looked at Zhong Nan and said, "You know well enough that your existence has already influenced the fortune of the Cangling Ancient Country."
Zhong Nan remained silent, merely watching quietly, though after a moment, the corner of his mouth surprisingly lifted in a smile.
....
In the arena, at this moment, the atmosphere between the two races had reached its peak.
The time for the final match was finally approaching, and Lin Chen called Xiaobai onto the stage, prompting a tsunami of cheers from the audience.
Yin Shi, seeing Xiaobai appear, smiled and said to the Undying Phoenix, "Phoenix King, do we still need to postpone?"
The Undying Phoenix, upon hearing this, narrowed its pupils but smiled, "Lord Yin, there’s no rush."
Speaking, the Undying Phoenix glanced back at the Dragon Scorpion King, who immediately understood.
At this moment, a beast’s roar echoed to the heavens, followed by a red figure descending ghost-like from the sky, landing on the arena with a massive crash.
"Wow, such a grand entrance."
"The fancier the entrance, the weaker the combat power."
"Still putting on airs."
The audience, seeing this scene, remained unimpressed, even ridiculing it.
To them, if Lin Chen’s level thirty-four Spirit Beast could win, then Xiaobai, representing Lin Chen, surely couldn’t lose.
Until many veteran human experts stood up, their pupils shrinking.
"What’s wrong?" a young man asked his nervously tense father beside him.
The father clenched his fists, speaking with a somewhat hoarse voice, "Demon Beast Red-Eyed."
Those around, upon hearing ’Demon Beast’, all swallowed hard.
Demon Beasts and Spirit Beasts are not the same; Demon Beasts delight in slaughter, showing no distinction between the Human Race and the Demon Race.
During the Celestial Beast Era and even the Late Taichu, there were no stories of Demon Beasts, for they had long been extinct.
Historical records state that in the origin time of Taichu, the world was divided into three major races:
Human Race, Demon Race, Demon Race.
The three races coexisted peacefully until the atrocities committed by the Demon Race, who slaughtered not only the Human Race but also the Demon Race.
The first collaboration between the Human Race and the Demon Race was to fight against the Demon Race.
The two races united, and the Demon Race couldn’t resist, eventually disappearing into the river of history.
Later, although discord and conflict arose between the Human Race and the Demon Race, both maintained restraint.
Because back then, the Demon Race would start with blood sacrifices of entire cities.
"Are you crazy?!" Yin Shi, upon seeing the Red-Eyed Beast, was furious.
The Undying Phoenix said, "It has been asleep for tens of thousands of years, has already purged its demonic nature, and regained its rationality."
"Demonic bloodline is demonic bloodline, it can’t be suppressed..." Yin Shi roared.
Yet the Undying Phoenix ignored him.
It also didn’t wish to employ this Red-Eyed Beast, but this wasn’t its decision—it was Ming’s.
As for why Ming could find it, and why it appeared beneath the Celestial Realm Mountain, no one knew.
At this moment, the Red-Eyed Beast stood in the arena, gazing around with a somewhat dazed expression.
It had slept so long, too long to remember why it was buried there.
But just as Yin Shi said, the demonic bloodline is uncontrollable; at this moment, looking at the audience below, at Xiaobai on stage, and the Spirit Beasts around, it didn’t hear cheers—all it saw was food.
However, it refrained from showing its desires, exercising absolute restraint.
Because it knew that if it indulged its desires and the powers present detected it, it couldn’t survive.
The Demon Race also promised it that if it helped the Demon Race win this arena match, it would be allowed to leave.
...
After the name Red-Eyed Beast spread, the audience erupted—who could have imagined that in the Celestial Beast Era, they would witness a real Demon Beast.
"What difference is there between Demon Beasts and Spirit Beasts? Aren’t they just bad Spirit Beasts?" Some audience members expressed their doubts.