Outside a majestic mountain in the Dark Land, Qin Hao surveyed the mountain before him.
The entire mountain, tens of light-years high, was composed entirely of black stone, emanating a faint, almost imperceptible aura of destruction.
Standing before the mountain, Qin Hao did not immediately enter it.
He chose this location for the third-order World Beast because there were no other World Beasts in the vicinity, allowing him to quickly retreat even if a battle occurred or large-scale fluctuations arose.
In fact, Qin Hao hadn't even brought his servant, You; he had come alone.
After carefully surveying the mountain, Qin Hao quickly pinpointed the third-order World Beast's location.
Once the location was locked, Star Banners rapidly flew out from within Qin Hao's divine body, with each Star Banner accompanied by its respective Star God.
Holding their Star Banners, these Star Gods instantly vanished from their original positions upon appearing, leaping towards various parts of the black mountain.
In but a moment, they arrived at their pre-assigned locations.
As each Star God shook the Star Banner in their hand, in an instant, 365 main stars and 10,081 auxiliary stars formed, and a massive Zhou Tian Star Array enveloped the entire black mountain.
"Who is it?"
The moment the Zhou Tian Star Array formed, stones flew off the black mountain, shooting rapidly in all directions.
Each stone carried considerable power, but upon contact with the Star Array, they seemed to plunge into water, disappearing directly without even a ripple.
As the stones flew, a colossal World Beast appeared atop the black mountain.
The moment it appeared, the World Beast cautiously surveyed its surroundings, its eyes filled with solemnity as it gazed at the stars emerging from the darkness.
"This is not a scene that should appear in the Dark Land, nor is it a World Beast's ability.
You are a being from the Universe Sea; how dare you appear in the Dark Land and even challenge a powerful World Beast expert?"
The World Beast looked at the surrounding starry sky, its strange and hoarse voice echoing within the Zhou Tian Star Array.
Its tone was filled with majesty and disdain for the beings of the Universe Sea.
Although he had never left the Dark Land, he had seen experts from the Universe Sea invade it, and none who entered had ever left alive, ultimately becoming food for the World Beasts.
The weakness of Universe Sea beings was deeply ingrained in the World Beasts' perception, especially since he was a third-order World Beast.
Among the current World Beasts, he was already considered a strong one; his combat power aside, his ability to preserve his life was absolutely formidable.
"Come out quickly, stop hiding from me, or I will destroy everything!"
The World Beast's voice continued to echo, but the only reply was silence and the rapid rotation of the stars in the sky.
The 365 main stars and 10,081 auxiliary stars spun rapidly in the sky, and the surrounding space-time gradually became heavy.
Space-time grew heavy and more solidified, as if the surrounding void had suddenly been filled, making movement extremely difficult.
This heaviness was not like gravity; it originated from the oppression of space-time and the entire world, a condensation of the laws of the entire world within the Zhou Tian Star Array.
"Ah, ah, come out!"
The pressure of the world, the immense might, was difficult even for a third-order World Beast to bear.
Although capable of devouring the Primordial Universe and Small Universe, the current world was extremely bizarre, making it difficult to absorb its power.
However, this power, upon entering his body, felt as if it were constantly scorching him, with waves of power continuously eroding his body and the World within him.
As the roar erupted, streaks of black light rapidly condensed within the World Beast's body, then shot out swiftly in all directions.
The power contained within each streak of light was extremely potent; even as the surrounding space-time and laws changed, under this black light, a slight halt appeared, and even energy was disintegrated.
"As expected, it's not simple.
A third-order World Beast already possesses considerable standing.
This black light should already have a hint of destruction's embryonic form.
However, it is ultimately only a third-order World Beast; the power of the World within him cannot be fully unleashed, and his strength should only be at the 10th Tier True God level."
Qin Hao stood in the void, watching the third-order World Beast's frantic attacks, clearly aware of his opponent's formidable nature.
However, it was not yet time to reveal himself, nor could he excessively attack the World Beast before him.
The World Beast itself possessed considerable power and also had a secret method: the Burn Blood Method.
Qin Hao had witnessed this secret method when battling a Tier Two Realm Beast; a Ninth-Order True God's strength, under the enhancement of the Burn Blood Method, surged by two levels, even reaching the Void True God stage.
This secret method initially caused Qin Hao considerable trouble; had he not been prepared, when the Star Constellation Imprisonment exploded, he would have been forced to flee the Dark Land had he not activated the Zhou Tian Star Array immediately.
This was also why Qin Hao only moved against the third-order World Beast after perfecting the Zhou Tian Star Array.
Furthermore, even in combat, Qin Hao did not intend to immediately use killing moves to force the third-order World Beast into a desperate situation.
Instead, he wanted to continuously wear down the third-order World Beast; this was a very lengthy process, but it was also necessary.
What made a third-order World Beast stronger than a Tier Two Realm Beast was its escape methods: burning the World within its body to instantly construct a space-time channel with colorful space-time energy, allowing for teleportation.
This move could only be suppressed by a Void True God's thought-based void control.
Although Qin Hao's full power could reach the Void True God level, he could not yet achieve a Void True God's thought-based void control, making it very difficult to trap the World Beast and prevent him from escaping through the Boundary Light Channel.
Perhaps the Zhou Tian Star Array could achieve it, but Qin Hao was not entirely confident.
While contemplating, Qin Hao controlled the Zhou Tian Star Array to begin its transformation.
Streaks of starlight converged into a long river of starlight, initiating an attack.
Now, the attack of this long river of starlight was much more powerful than before, its might fully reaching the Void True God level.
Such a powerful attack required even the third-order World Beast to resist with all his might to avoid injury.
While controlling the starlight river's attack, the core 365 main stars also began to manifest, their respective energies rapidly expanding.
One by one, the Star Gods appeared, various secret methods continuously condensing and gradually beginning to converge.
The weakest of the 365 Star Gods could now exert strength at the Universe Lord level, with the strongest even reaching the True God level, only slightly weaker than Qin Hao.
Under the enhancement of the Zhou Tian Star Array, their strength surged rapidly, making them True God-level experts.
