C1636 The Top Group of Alien Beasts

In a secluded corner of the Gray Domain, the Great Demon God Grec sat upon a massive red crystal altar. Towering in stature, with a dense beard obscuring half his face, he wore a gentle smile. This sprawling altar, spanning thousands of acres, was his innate Life Altar, brimming with unfathomable secrets.

Countless strands of red crystal lightning wove through the altar, pulsing with a mysterious blood light that seemed to whisper the arcane secrets of life's essence at every moment. This enigmatic Life Altar was versatile; it could transform into a formidable weapon or morph into an impenetrable shield.

Surrounding Grec were bizarre rock formations and three Ninth Level alien beasts. Among them was the Ash Divine Crocodile, a native of the Gray Domain. This behemoth stretched thirty thousand feet in length, its body sheathed in brown rock. Its vast eyes, speckled with peculiar markings, induced a sense of disarray in Grec's soul upon each encounter.

The Ash Divine Crocodile was a creature of legend, seldom venturing from the Gray Domain, perhaps only once in hundreds or even thousands of years, making those aware of its existence exceedingly rare.

Another of these creatures was the Raymon Beast, standing nine thousand feet tall with an appearance akin to a colossal groundhog. Its fur, upon closer inspection, was composed of countless threads of lightning. Within its green eyes, miniature thunderous constellations swirled, harboring the intrinsic laws of lightning.

Defeating the Raymon Beast and extracting its eyes would offer the Thunder Sect's esteemed cultivators profound insights into the near-primal lightning Dao Law, enabling them to forge potent lightning artifacts.

Wai Zhuo, if present, would have treasured the sight of the Raymon Beast, for the lightning law concealed within its gaze held the enigmatic knowledge he yearned to decipher.

Had Wai Zhuo actually arrived, he would have discovered that the Raymon Beast originated from the lightning-restricted realm of the Outland Devaputra. Born in that distant world, it wandered the Outer Star River in search of deeper lightning truths, striving to shatter the constraints of its lineage.

Regrettably, the Raymon Beast was merely an alien beast, neither a Starry Behemoth nor a Demon God of the vast expanses.

The creature had not undergone a true metamorphosis, so its intelligence remained its Achilles' heel. Despite amassing an immense reserve of violent lightning power, it was incapable of breaking free from the constraints of its lineage.

It was perpetually stuck at the Ninth Level, tantalizingly close to the Tenth Level, yet that final step was as insurmountable as a chasm.

A Three-legged Golden Crow stood upon a sphere of intense sunlight, its body shimmering with a golden radiance. A mere flutter of its resplendent wings released an uncountable number of Sun Essence Fire sparks.

This enigmatic Golden Crow was worshipped like a deity by numerous sects within the vast human realms.

The Divine Bird was always associated with the sun and was believed to be the first alien beast to decipher the sun's fiery secrets.

Its likeness adorned many murals within the Primordial Yang Sect and the Red Devil Sect. Its image also graced ancient arrays, Totem Pillars, and atop various altars.

At this moment, the most formidable Three-legged Golden Crow in the cosmos, alongside the Ash Divine Crocodile and the Raymon Beast, had encircled Grec.

Their intent was not to slay Grec but to safeguard themselves.

They were aware that upon his intrusion into the Gray Domain, Grec had slain four of their kin, alien beasts who, though slightly inferior, were also at the Ninth Level.

They were clueless about Grec's lunacy, why he had stormed into the Gray Domain, and why he was slaughtering his own kind.

"You are all quite remarkable. Should you uncover those secrets, you would inevitably become a significant threat to us. Therefore, I must eliminate you now," Grec declared, seated upon the grand Life Altar. His forehead, neck, and the back of his head sprouted eyes of blood, keeping the three alien beasts in clear view.

He was there by the decree of the Yang Meridian's source.

The Ash Divine Crocodile, Raymon Beast, and Three-legged Golden Crow had long prowled the Gray Domain. Initially, they hunted the Starry Behemoth's offspring in hopes of breaking through to the Tenth Level.

These three were different from the four Ninth Level alien beasts Grec had previously dispatched; they had successfully hunted and consumed the young of the Starry Behemoths.

As a result, they had grown stronger and more intelligent than the other four alien beasts.

Unfortunately, they were not Starry Behemoths. They lacked the ability to directly fuse the bloodlines of slain young beasts with the heart of a giant beast, nor could they break the shackles of their bloodlines to unlock the secret of advancing to the Tenth Level.

Their power lay in their more potent flesh and blood, which granted their bloodlines a substantial boost, and in turn, a longer lifespan than that of the average alien beast.

For the time being, that was the extent of their capabilities.

However, should they have the chance to leave the Gray Domain and discover that the Demon Phoenix had officially welcomed the alien beast tribes from beyond, willing to share the secrets of ascending to the Tenth Level, and perhaps even the enigma of eternal life for beasts, what choice would they make?

They would undoubtedly become the Demon Phoenix's trusted lieutenants!

With their power and level of blood energy, these three elite alien beasts hidden within the Gray Domain could soon rival the likes of the White Divine Tiger and Lvliu, becoming formidable beings of terror.

At that point, the task of eliminating them would become a hundred times more difficult for Grec and the source of the Yang Meridian.

The Demon Phoenix had already rallied all the alien beasts from beyond, clearly signaling an impending invasion of the Dim Starfield.

As the ruler of that Starfield, the source of the Yang Meridian couldn't simply stand by. It mobilized its forces to weaken the most powerful alien beasts.

The Ash Divine Crocodile, Raymon Beast, and Three-legged Golden Crow were identified as the most significant potential threats.

This led to Grec's covert mission into the Gray Domain—to prevent these alien beasts from aligning with the Demon Phoenix and to nip the threat in the bud.

With a crackle, thousands of thick, dark green lightning bolts erupted from beneath Grec, following the Raymon Beast's guttural roar. They surged towards the Life Altar with ferocious intent.

The Three-legged Golden Crow spread its expansive golden wings and with a powerful flap, a myriad of tiny suns, the essence of the great star itself, materialized and bombarded the blood-red crystalline altar with thunderous force.

The Ash Divine Crocodile, the largest and most formidable of them all, did not rush into action. Its eyes, speckled with eerie markings, were fixed on Grec, then slowly began to sink, transforming into what seemed like two vast abysses.

The chasm within its gaze appeared akin to the primordial breach in the heavens when the first layer of the sky was rent asunder.

This enigmatic pit exerted a potent warping influence on living creatures, the laws of nature, and numerous souls.

Though the Blood Devil was an Outland Devaputra as well, its proficiency in matters of the soul paled in comparison to other Outland Devaputras, having shifted its focus to the enhancement of its corporeal strength.

Thus, when Grec witnessed the Ash Divine Crocodile's arcane maneuvers, he was involuntarily drawn to observe.

Upon gazing, it seemed as if his very blood and spirit were on the verge of being engulfed by the abyss.

The myriad bolts of lightning from the Raymon Beast and the countless Sun Essence Fire orbs from the Three-legged Golden Crow were all thwarted by the Life Altar, leaving Grec unscathed.

Conversely, the cryptic chasms formed by the eyes of the Ash Divine Crocodile left Grec reeling with vertigo.

Elsewhere, thousands of miles distant.

The Dragon Slash Platform floated tranquilly, as Yu Yuan harnessed its extraordinary power to pinpoint Grec's whereabouts.

With Grec manifesting his might and activating the Life Altar, he shone like a beacon in Yu Yuan's perception.

Consequently, the entire vicinity around Grec was bathed in the light of the Dragon Slash Platform.

"Ash Divine Crocodile, Raymon Beast, Three-legged Golden Crow."

With a mere glance, Chaos Roc identified the origins of the three alien beasts, remarking to Yu Yuan, "They are on par with the Violent Bear, each at the Peak of Ninth Level. They have not ascended like the Qilin or the White Divine Tiger simply because they have yet to discover a method suited to them."

"And this method, the Demon Phoenix has likely already deciphered and is no longer concealing it."

"Grec's presence here signifies his desire to prevent their escape from the Gray Domain alive. He does not wish for them to learn that the Demon Phoenix has altered its stance, ready to embrace them and divulge the secrets of its blood."

A fierce and covetous gleam emerged in Chaos Roc's eyes. "These three possess immense blood power, second only to the Starry Behemoths! I must consume them!"

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