C1935 Loving to Eat Meat

The Abyssal Leviathan's eyes flashed with a savage glint as it snarled menacingly.

Its reputation in this world was far from stellar.

Countless alien beasts, Blood Warriors, cultivators, and Monster Lords had fallen to its might, their numbers too many to recall.

Yet, when it came to vanquishing foes, it acted with swift finality, ending confrontations with a single, lethal bite.

Engaging in vile acts of humiliation, such as the dark hound clutching the half-heart of Lizard's offspring, was something it could never bring itself to do.

Nor did it see any value in such behavior.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The pulsing of the old Lizard's heart echoed like a stampede of beasts across the plains, his forehead creasing like rolling hills.

The Abyssal Leviathan quickly realized that the greenish-gray dark hound from the Otherworld was intent on forcing Lizard to reveal his true giant beast form and plunge into a frenzy.

In such a state, cosmic giant beasts like himself and Lizard would gain immense strength, their bodies becoming more resilient and impervious to pain.

Their bloodline mysteries would enhance to a certain extent.

However, the consequences were stark; in a frenzy, they would lose all sense of reason, their beast souls thrown into disarray, incapable of coherent thought.

If Lizard were to succumb to a frenzy out of rage and grief for his slain offspring, escape would be futile. A battle to the death would be inevitable.

Either the six Beast Gods would perish, or he would be dismembered by the Wasteland's six Beast Gods. Just like his kin, he could end up under the savage assault of the dark hound and Hawk God, their fangs tearing into his flesh, indulging in his fresh blood.

"Perhaps you should take a moment to cool off?"

Noticing the Abyssal Leviathan teetering on the edge of madness, Yu Yuan attempted to defuse the tension.

Perched atop the Dragon Slaying Stage, Yu Yuan, who was in the process of constructing the Starway, felt repulsed by the dark hound's actions. In the ancient tongue of evilkind, he remarked, "To think a mere cur from the Wasteland could ascend to the rank of Beast God."

"Cur?"

The dark hound's eyes, crimson like a curved moon, swiveled briefly before it turned its gaze upon Yu Yuan.

Seven globs of viscous, dark red blood, oozing with fiery essence, cascaded toward Yu Yuan on the Dragon Slaying Stage. The substance, wrapped in flames, reeked so foully it could corrode flesh and vitality, and it carried the scent of sulfur.

Narrowing his eyes, Yu Yuan discerned seven burning pools of flame deep within the sticky blood. These were indeed artifacts from the Otherworld.

"The Wasteland still harbors rare treasures."

With a frown, Yu Yuan shook his head, first ejecting the Abyssal Leviathan from the Dragon Slaying Stage, then transforming the stage itself, shimmering like a seven-colored crystal, into a lengthy blade.

Immersed in golden radiance, the Dragon Slaying Stage didn't wait for the blood to approach; it struck swiftly.

"Split!"

Seven strands of golden light, each like a strand from the Star River, streaked by with lightning speed, and the surrounding void appeared to be sealed by a Chronospatial Lock. The viscous blood and the flame pools within were all penetrated by the dazzling golden light.

The corrosive substance transformed into chunks of filthy remnants that puffed to the ground.

"Dark Tower!"

The Hawk God, suspended like a bolt of silver lightning, released a deep black iron tower from its beak. Constructed of numerous dark chains, the tower bore the rust and ancient marks of many years.

Whoosh!

The black iron tower, ignited by the Hawk God's bloodline lightning, enveloped Yu Yuan and the Dragon Slaying Stage with its hollow base.

Swoosh!

Beneath the Dark Tower, a silver pool of lightning coalesced, with tiny bolts darting through it like fish.

"Space Restriction."

The Hawk God's icy gaze locked onto Yu Yuan and the Dragon Slaying Stage, preventing any spatial teleportation within that region of the void.

Space was momentarily forbidden.

Yu Yuan's plan to transform the Dragon Slaying Stage into a Starway, allowing Zhong Chichen to usher in reinforcements, was thwarted by the sudden appearance of the Dark Tower.

"I knew something was amiss."

From a great distance, the Beast God, hastening toward the scene, bellowed, "Good thing Soderis brought the Dark Tower. With this demonic edifice, the faintest spatial tremor in the Aihoyari will be erased into nothingness. Starborne Lizard, isn't it? The spatial shift you need to pay dearly to use is now off-limits."

The majestic tenth-level Starbeast made its presence known in the Dark Phoenix's territory. Clutching the severely mangled body of an Abyssal Winged Lizard, it would occasionally shove the slightly smaller creature into its mouth and tear at it as if it were sugarcane.

"As I feasted on your offspring, I deduced your abilities through the freshness of their blood," the Starbeast taunted the Lizard with a sneer. "Your mastery of spatial power is lacking. You can't escape the Dark Tower's suppression. Why not surrender and let us devour you?"

The leader of the initial cohort of Beast Gods then turned its attention to the Abyssal Leviathan. "Two!" it exclaimed in excitement. They had dispatched six Beast Gods to ambush the Starborne Lizard, fearing they might not have enough to share. To their surprise, they had snagged two big catches! With the addition of the Abyssal Leviathan, dividing the spoils among them would be much easier. It also noticed the unique and wondrous bloodlines of both the Abyssal Greater Basilisk and the Abyssal Leviathan.

Yu Yuan, trapped by the Chronospatial Lock of the Dark Tower, was outright disregarded. As a human, his use of the Dragon Slaying Stage's power was predominantly spiritual energy, lacking the display of overwhelming vital energy. They had done their homework before arriving; their king had educated them on this world's knowledge. They were aware that in the Everlands, the Dark Phoenix's ancestral home, there existed a group of rare and special humans. These humans didn't depend on their physical forms or bloodlines but instead refined a force known as spiritual energy within their bodies to grow stronger. They were also adept in the art of Mind Magic.

Humans were certainly a significant threat in their eyes, but tragically, the physically frail humans weren't considered a delicacy. Even if they went to the trouble of killing and consuming them, the payoff was minimal.

"Father..." The eighth-level Abyssal Winged Lizard, still alive in the clutches of the Hawk God Soderis, let out a mournful cry. Its heart remained intact, preserving its tenacious life force.

Meanwhile, a young beast, left with only its head and a few limbs, yelled from a distance in the starry expanse, "Run! They're too numerous, so forget about me and escape!"

This young beast, which had pinned its hopes on the Lizard and had even threatened the Hawk God before the Lizard's arrival, was now filled with regret.

Regretting its decision not to call for help through its bloodline, the creature lamented its fate.

"You seem to have found your answer," Hawk God Soderis said with a light chuckle. "After using you to lure him here, along with a Cosmic Giant Beast, I was tempted to devour you immediately, as you had outlived your usefulness."

"However, since you've brought me an unexpected surprise, and an eighth-level bloodline is barely enough to pick my teeth with... I will grant you the privilege of watching your father die!" With that, Soderis tossed the mutilated eighth-level youngling into the vastness of space, confining it within a makeshift cage of branches.

"Yu Yuan!" The Lizard's deep voice called out.

"I'm here," Yu Yuan responded.

"When the time comes, I won't be able to spare a thought for that poor child. If you can, please try to save him. He is the last of the bloodline I can sense," the Lizard spoke with a tone of desolation.

"I'll do everything in my power," Yu Yuan assured him earnestly.

"Thank you." With a gesture of respect, the Lizard elder from the Silverscale Tribe gave a slight bow to Yu Yuan. As he straightened up, the last of the Cosmic Giant Beasts from an era shared with the Titan Spinosaurus and the Secular Bird Queen entered a complete frenzy.

This frenzy was unlike any seen before, even differing from that of the Abyssal Leviathan, as if it had ascended to a higher plane. The power coursing through him was the wildly chaotic force of the Abyss, a perfect match for his frenzied state.

With a roar, his giant beast form manifested, causing the earth to split under the strain, and nearby cosmic energy to detonate in a series of explosions.

Bang! Bang! Bang! The blood-red dark hounds encircling him burst into clouds of blood mist, too close to the Lizard's expanding form, and were obliterated by the shockwave.

In an instant, dozens of eighth and ninth-level dark hound beasts perished without a sound.

Opening his mouth, the Lizard expelled a mixture of mud, lava, and the power of the Abyss, along with his own vital energy, engulfing the bewildered dark hounds.

The dark hound was soon floundering in a sea of mud, its movements severely hindered.

"Do you fancy meat?" The Lizard's claw reached into the sea of mud, seizing a leg of the dark hound.

With a sudden, ferocious tear, a leg resembling a twisted mountain range, encased in a murky torrent of mud, broke free from the dark hound's body.

The dark hound let out a harrowing scream.

"Do you like eating meat that much?"

The Lizard, in a state of frenzy, gnawed on the dark hound's leg, spattering blood and mud in all directions.

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