"How can there be so many!"
As they moved forward, the corpses of dark beasts had already piled up like mountains. Zhang Fan had slain over a hundred dark beasts, which was more than enough for the primordial spirits of the myriad beasts cauldron. Yet, the dark beasts seemed endless, with no sign of them abating.
"I don't know either! I didn't see so many last time I was here, or I wouldn't have been able to escape!" Fairy Zi Ling also panicked. The number of dark beasts far exceeded her understanding.
"This cannot continue!" Zhang Fan activated his Candle Dragon Eyes. Divine light surged within his pupils, piercing through the darkness before him and revealing a colossal dark beast at the deepest part of the valley.
"Don't resist. I will take you into my immortal manor!" Zhang Fan said, looking at Fairy Zi Ling.
Being taken into an immortal manor meant her life was no longer in her own hands. However, Fairy Zi Ling showed no hesitation at this moment. Under such circumstances, if Zhang Fan wanted to harm her, he could find a thousand and one ways to keep her, even if he was bound by the oath not to harm his teammates. Therefore, she could only trust Zhang Fan.
After Zhang Fan waved his hand and took Fairy Zi Ling into his immortal manor, he unleashed his Thunder Sword Dao domain, sending countless pouncing dark beasts flying. He then transformed into a streak of light and charged directly into the depths!
"Human!"
The peak Great Dao realm dark beast actually spoke human language. Its body was a thousand zhang long, and its wagging tail swept towards Zhang Fan. The immense power forced even Zhang Fan's Thunder Sword Dao domain to evade.
"Breaking laws with force?" Zhang Fan was somewhat surprised. Generally, only cultivators who had reached the Epoch Creation realm could achieve this, breaking laws with force. After opening up their inner world, under the projection of their own world, even the Great Dao had to yield.
However, this dark beast had not reached the Epoch Creation realm, yet it could break laws with force, indicating how terrifying its power was.
Although Zhang Fan was surprised, he was not afraid. He put away his long sword, his body radiating divine light, and met the attack with his Myriad Dao Fist.
Myriad Daos converged at his fist. Upon collision, the immense force generated a fierce aftershock that spread outwards, creating a vacuum zone within a radius of ten thousand li. The surrounding dark beasts did not pounce again but instead formed a circle, surrounding Zhang Fan and emitting chilling roars.
After one strike, Zhang Fan's arm felt numb. Although his cultivation realm had improved, his divine body was still one step away from great completion due to the short cultivation time.
However, the dark beast leader did not gain much. Its hard, dark scales were dented by Zhang Fan's punch. Its eyes, like abysses, stared at Zhang Fan and it spoke, "Human, you dare intrude upon my territory. You shall not leave today!"
With that, its entire body soared into the air, opening its massive maw to pounce at Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan sneered coldly and threw out the Myriad Beasts Cauldron suspended above his head. The Myriad Beasts Cauldron transformed into a ten-thousand-zhang colossal cauldron and smashed down towards the dark beast leader.
Facing the onslaught of this half-step Immortal King Holy Weapon, even the dark beast leader's strength could not resist. Its massive body was sent flying. Its eyes flashed with terrifying ferocity as it stared intently at the ten-thousand-zhang cauldron and spoke, "Do you think only you have a magical treasure?"
The dark beast leader opened its mouth and spat out a bronze ancient bell. Dark energy appeared on its body, guiding the bronze ancient bell to spin.
"Dong!"
As the dark beast's tail whipped, a crisp, loud sound echoed, followed by a visible, terrifying ripple emanating from the bronze ancient bell and spreading in all directions.
"Break!"
Zhang Fan took out his Blood Refinement Divine Weapon, channeling infinite rules into his sword and then condensing them to a single point before thrusting it forward. The ripple force, layer upon layer, like surging waves, forced Zhang Fan to retreat step by step. If it weren't for his Dao Body being in great completion and providing resistance, this ripple alone would have been enough to shatter him into blood mist.
As the bell's chime ceased, Zhang Fan's body was covered in dense cracks. He had managed to block this attack, but the surrounding countless dark beasts were directly turned into nothingness, leaving no trace of their primordial spirits. The dark beast leader paid no mind to this, its eyes carrying a mocking glint as it looked down at Zhang Fan condescendingly.
Zhang Fan looked at the bronze ancient bell, a hint of dread in his heart. He had not expected this dark beast to possess such a terrifying Great Dao Secret Treasure. With this bronze ancient bell, coupled with its peak Great Dao realm strength, it could even exchange blows with a cultivator in the Epoch Creation realm.
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Fan's Dao Body had already recovered to its original state. With a beckoning of his hand, the Myriad Beasts Cauldron rotated and landed in his palm. Sensing that the number of beast primordial spirits within the cauldron was sufficient, Zhang Fan began to urge the Myriad Beasts Cauldron to refine them. However, this process required some time. As carvings of beasts appeared on the cauldron's body, Zhang Fan felt that the Myriad Beasts Cauldron was getting closer to perfection.
"Human, your strength is not bad. You can still survive my attack without having crossed into the Void Returning realm, but you will still die today!" the beast primordial spirit leader said.
"I wanted to say the same to you. Your strength is not bad, but I wonder if you can withstand an Immortal King Holy Weapon!" As Zhang Fan's voice fell, he saw beast primordial spirits appearing from the cauldron's body, a total of ten thousand beast primordial spirits. After being refined by the Myriad Beasts Cauldron, they became the cauldron's artifact spirits.
"Immortal King Holy Weapon?" The dark beast leader's eyes narrowed. It truly felt a threat from this black giant cauldron. However, it was not afraid, and instead, a look of greed appeared in its eyes. If it could obtain this cauldron, its strength would increase significantly.
"Myriad Beasts Array, rise!" With Zhang Fan's cold shout, the tens of thousands of beast primordial spirits instantly merged their auras, forming a colossal battle formation. With the Myriad Beasts Cauldron as the core, it suppressed down towards the dark beast leader.
After refining dozens of beast primordial spirits, the Myriad Beasts Cauldron had completely transformed into an Immortal King Holy Weapon. Its terrifying aura shook the space within the dark forest, causing a large number of dark beasts to flee in alarm.
"Break for me!"
The dark beast leader struck the bronze ancient bell again. Waves of terrifying sonic energy permeated outwards. This ripple, which was enough to destroy a peak Divine Transformation realm cultivator, could not shake the Myriad Beasts Cauldron in the slightest.
"Suppress!"
Under Zhang Fan's control, the Myriad Beasts Cauldron transformed into a world and suppressed down towards the dark beast leader. The combined suppression of tens of thousands of beast primordial spirits was futile, no matter how the dark beast leader struggled. It was suppressed within the Myriad Beasts Cauldron without any resistance.
Zhang Fan reached out and grabbed the bronze ancient bell in the air. After carefully examining it, he couldn't help but smile. He hadn't expected even a dark beast to possess a Great Dao Secret Treasure. This Great Dao Secret Treasure must have been acquired from a human cultivator it had killed.
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