“Boom!”
The ground beneath Little Golden’s feet collapsed with a roar, his muscles bulged all over, and his golden fur stood on end, each tip flickering with a dazzling bloody light.
The Spirit Devouring Life Nurturing Art was operating at its peak, forming a terrifying devouring vortex within his body, even twisting and sucking in the surrounding air.
“Crack!”
Amidst the spine-chilling sound of bones cracking, two huge tumors suddenly bulged from Little Golden’s back.
The tumors rapidly expanded, finally bursting open with a ‘pop’—two brand new arms broke through his body!
“Six-armed Golden Ape…” Lei Mang’s voice trembled, “This is impossible!”
Little Golden slowly raised his head, all six arms stretching out simultaneously.
The Jin Gang Dragon Snake Staff split into three, transforming into three golden swimming Dragons that coiled around his arms.
The corners of his mouth tore into an exaggerated arc, revealing four stark white fangs: “Now… it’s my turn.”
“Boom!”
Without any fancy movements, Little Golden simply threw a straight punch.
However, the moment this punch was thrown, the air in the entire cave was sucked out, forming a vacuum tunnel.
Lei Mang didn’t even have time to react before he was hit head-on by this punch!
“Bang!”
Amidst a dull thud, Lei Mang’s body, several tens of feet long, was forcibly sent flying, smashing through seven rock walls before finally coming to a halt.
It was horrified to discover that its Zi Dian Jiao Python scales, which it had prided itself on, were as fragile as paper under this single punch!
“Hiss—!” Lei Mang let out a shrill hiss, its single horn’s Zi Dian Jiao Python madly converging, but the next second, a terrifying figure was reflected in its pupils—
Little Golden had appeared above its head at some unknown point, all six arms spread open, covering it like a net from heaven and earth!
“Die!”
“Rumble!”
Six palms pressed onto Lei Mang’s body simultaneously, and a terrifying devouring force instantly erupted.
Lei Mang was horrified to discover that its Zi Dian Jiao Python Demonic Qi, which it had cultivated for a thousand years, was rapidly draining away at an alarming rate!
“No!” Lei Mang struggled frantically, but despairingly found that it couldn't even self-detonate its demonic core.
Its body shriveled at a visible rate, its scales lost their luster, its flesh withered, and finally, only an empty shell remained.
“Gulp!”
Little Golden’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed the last trace of Demonic Qi.
He licked his lips contentedly, the phantom image of the Violent Ape behind him becoming even more solid, and all six eyes simultaneously lit up with a bloodthirsty red glow.
“Not enough,” Little Golden rotated his scarlet eyes, his gaze locking onto Little Wa in the distance, “I need… more.”
Little Wa’s heart trembled violently, and he immediately formed a hand seal for defense: “Little Golden! Wake up! It’s me!”
At this moment, Little Golden was completely dominated by the Violent Ape Bloodline; his six arms simultaneously lifted, and three golden swimming Dragons roared as they lunged towards Little Wa!
At the critical moment!
“Earth Vein · Teleportation!”
Little Wa clasped his hands together abruptly, and an earthy yellow spiritual pattern instantly spread from beneath his feet.
He seemed to sink into water, his figure suddenly blurred, and he vanished from his original spot.
On the other side, in the distant battlefield, Li Mu’s figure drifted back, lotuses blooming in the Void Realm beneath his feet.
With each step, a cyan Sword Seal blossomed beneath his feet, steadily supporting him.
Li Mu suddenly stopped, turning his head, his gaze calm, as he watched the Zi Dian Jiao Python chasing him like lightning.
A cold, sharp arc formed at the corner of his mouth.
“Do you realize you can’t escape?!” The Zi Dian Jiao Python sneered, its massive python body twisting in the Void Realm, purple lightning surging around it.
Thunder light converged above its single horn, forming a towering thunder spear that reached the heavens.
“Escape?” Li Mu chuckled softly, saying calmly, “I’m just choosing a suitable battlefield!”
Before his words finished, Li Mu let out a low cry— “Chaotic Dao Domain, open!”
“Boom—!”
In an instant, with Li Mu at the center, the space within a thousand feet suddenly twisted, and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi wildly converged, forming a Chaos Domain.
Within this Domain, all Laws became blurred, and even the flow of time seemed to be affected.
The moment the Zi Dian Jiao Python rushed into it, its body suddenly stiffened, as if it had fallen into a mire, and its speed plummeted!
“Chaotic Great Dao!”
The Zi Dian Jiao Python’s pupils suddenly constricted, and a strong sense of alarm rose in its heart.
As an eighth-rank Demon Emperor, it was the first time it had sensed such a special Dao Domain.
This human in front of it actually cultivated such a terrifying Dao Law!
Li Mu slowly raised the Dao Sword in his hand; Chaos Qi swirled around the blade, as if it could devour all light.
The Zi Dian Jiao Python was enraged, roaring ferociously: “A mere Mahayana dares to be so arrogant in front of me?!”
It suddenly let out a long howl towards the sky, purple lightning madly converging above its single horn.
In an instant, the entire sky was dyed deep purple, and countless bolts of lightning, like Dragons and snakes, writhed, forming a terrifying thunder prison!
“Extreme Thunder Domain—Open!”
“Rumble—!”
The two great Domains collided with a thunderous roar!
On one side was Chaos and disorder, transcending all Laws; on the other was the destructive fury of thunder!
Two completely different Law forces violently tore at each other in the Void Realm, space crumbled inch by inch, and countless tiny black cracks spread, as if even heaven and earth could not withstand a collision of this magnitude!
“Human, you seek death!”
The Zi Dian Jiao Python roared in rage, its body suddenly expanding, transforming into a hundred-foot giant python, all its scales bristling.
Six types of extreme thunder Dao Laws condensed, forming a terrifying thunder prison that charged towards Li Mu.
Li Mu’s gaze sharpened, and he abruptly swung his Dao Sword horizontally: “Myriad Swords Mountain · Suppress!”
“Clang—!”
Sword cries shook the heavens, and the phantom image of a majestic Sword Mountain appeared behind him.
Countless Sword Qi poured down like a waterfall, forming a Sword Curtain that forcefully blocked the bombardment of the purple lightning pillar!
“Boom—!”
Thunder and Sword Qi intertwined wildly, erupting with dazzling light, and the entire world trembled!
A hint of horror flashed in the Zi Dian Jiao Python’s eyes; it hadn’t expected Li Mu to be able to directly withstand its full-power strike!
“Impossible! You’re clearly just…”
“Just what?” Li Mu sneered, his figure suddenly vanishing.
The next moment, he appeared above the Zi Dian Jiao Python’s head, his Dao Sword transforming into a streak of green light, slashing straight down!
…
On the other side, in the cave battlefield.
“Boom—!”
Little Golden’s massive body, wielding the Jin Gang Dragon Snake Staff, slammed heavily onto the spot where Little Wa had originally stood.
The ground instantly collapsed, debris flew, and the violent gold-attribute Demonic Qi pulverized the rock layers within a ten-foot radius into dust!
However, Little Wa’s figure appeared three thousand feet away in the cave, cold sweat seeping from his forehead, his heart filled with dread—Little Golden was completely out of control!
“Roar—!”
Seeing his strike miss, Little Golden roared in furious rage, his six arms wildly pounding his chest, emitting a muffled sound like war drums.
His entire golden fur had completely turned blood-red, and the phantom image of the Violent Ape behind him even began to take over, subtly showing a tendency to devour his consciousness!
Having lost his hunting target, Little Golden unleashed his fury on the group of terrified demon pythons.
“Boom—!”
Little Golden swung all six arms, and the golden swimming Dragon, wrapped in violent Demonic Qi, swept out, instantly crushing several demon pythons that couldn’t dodge into a bloody mist.
The other demon pythons hissed in terror, fleeing frantically, but their speed was like child’s play in front of Little Golden.
“Rip—!”
As soon as a demon python darted out a few feet, it was grabbed in mid-air by one of Little Golden’s arms.
With a squeeze of his five fingers, he forcefully crushed it!
Blood splattered, and the boundless bloody mist was immediately devoured by the bloody vortex on Little Golden’s body.
His aura surged again, and the scarlet in his eyes intensified.
“Boom—!”
The sound of the ground cracking suddenly came from deep within the cave, and more than a dozen demon pythons burst out of the rock.
The leading black-scaled demon python, seven feet long, was covered in sword-mark-like patterns.
As its snake tongue flickered, obsidian spikes rapidly crystallized from the ground.
Little Golden’s scarlet six-pupiled eyes suddenly constricted, and the golden swimming Dragons wrapped around his arms let out an excited Dragon roar.
The phantom image of the Violent Ape behind him suddenly swelled three times in size, its six blood-red eyes glowing like blood moons in the darkness, dyeing the entire cave crimson.
The demon pythons sensed something was wrong, and their heavy tail armor slammed into the ground, causing hundreds of profound iron rock pillars to shoot up from the earth.
“Crack!”
Little Golden simultaneously clenched his six arms, and the ascending rock pillars actually froze in mid-air, with fine golden cracks appearing on their surfaces.
He sneered and took a step forward, the cracks instantly spreading, and the entire rock pillar forest collapsed with a metallic shattering sound.
The swimming Dragon coiled around his left arm suddenly left his body, transforming into a hundred-foot long substantial Dragon shape.
With a sweep of its Dragon tail, three demon pythons were instantly whipped into a sky full of bloody mist.
“Roar—!”
The black-scaled demon python let out an earth-shattering roar, its snake body suddenly coiling into a profound iron fortress.
The other demon pythons simultaneously opened their mouths, and crimson demonic mist condensed into hundreds of poisonous projectiles, which, with piercing whooshing sounds, blasted towards Little Golden.
Little Golden’s right hand moved rapidly, his six arms forming a strange seal in front of his chest, and the phantom image of the Violent Ape behind him suddenly let out a long howl towards the sky.
In an instant, countless bloody chains shot out from underground.
With a thunderous roar, the poisonous projectiles all hovered ten feet in front of it, and a terrifying devouring force suddenly erupted, completely absorbing the poisonous projectiles into it.
The six arms of the Violent Ape phantom simultaneously grasped, and more than a dozen demon pythons were simultaneously pressed against the rock wall by an invisible force.
“Crack!”
The black-scaled demon python painfully fell to the ground, Little Golden having appeared above its head at some unknown point.
All six arms simultaneously lifted, and the golden body dragon python cudgel transformed into a roaring golden giant Dragon, its Dragon head slamming heavily into the black-scaled demon python’s vital point.
The black-scaled demon python caved in like soft mud, revealing its festering scales beneath.
“No!”
The black-scaled demon python let out a dying hiss, its snake body suddenly exploding into a sky full of flesh and blood, which was instantly devoured by the bloody vortex on Little Golden’s body.
The Violent Ape phantom let out a satisfied roar, its six blood-red eyes glowing with a deep red light, and Little Golden’s tyrannical aura surged again, having already stepped into the eighth rank.
The remaining armored demon pythons fled in terror, their tails plowing deep grooves in the rock wall.
Little Golden, however, suddenly spread his six arms, and the Violent Ape phantom behind him overlapped with him, transforming into a ten-foot tall bloody giant ape.
His six bloody arms simultaneously plunged into the earth veins, and the entire cave suddenly trembled violently, countless golden earth spikes shot out from the ground, impaling the fleeing demon pythons like porcupines.
“Rip—!”
As soon as a demon python darted out of the cave, it was grabbed in mid-air by one of Little Golden’s arms.
As his five fingers closed, the massive demonic body shattered like paper, and the demon python’s flesh rapidly shriveled in the devouring vortex.
Little Golden’s Adam’s apple bobbed, finally swallowing all of the opponent’s Demonic Qi, and the Violent Ape phantom behind him solidified a bit more.
The seven or eight surviving demon pythons finally collapsed, scattering and fleeing desperately.
Little Golden sneered and took a large stride, arriving before them.
“Trying to leave?”
Little Golden’s vocal cords resonated with a sound like boiling magma.
He clasped his hands together, and the Violent Ape phantom behind him made the same gesture.
Golden liquid suddenly seeped from the cave walls; these liquid metals instantly covered all exits, forming an impenetrable Protective Aura barrier.
A reckless demon python crashed into the barrier and was instantly scalded, its skin and flesh tearing open.
The most cunning green-scaled demon python suddenly burrowed into a crack in the ground, unaware that Little Golden had already injected the Jin Gang force into the earth veins.
Dozens of golden spikes suddenly shot out from the ground, impaling it into a twisted specimen.
The last three demon pythons coiled into a snake formation, their fangs pointed at their own hearts—they would rather commit suicide than fall into the hands of this devil.
Little Golden’s figure suddenly blurred, and when he reappeared, his six arms had already pierced through the heads of the three demon pythons respectively.
The Violent Ape phantom made a sucking motion, and the demon python corpses rapidly shriveled and weathered, finally even their skeletons turning into golden powder and scattering.
The cave suddenly became eerily quiet.
Little Golden stood in the center of the drifting ash, the golden light in his six eyes gradually fading.
The Violent Ape phantom slowly retracted into his body, and those mutated arms also began to return to normal.
But when his gaze fell upon the trembling little green snake in the corner, a hint of blood-red reappeared deep within his pupils…
Seeing this, Little Wa gritted his teeth and formed a hand seal, a Black Rock Square Seal covered in cracks appearing in his palm.
“Earth Vein · Spirit Binding Chains!”
“Clang-clang-clang—!”
The cave floor suddenly cracked open, and dozens of thick spiritual energy chains burst out of the ground, coiling around Little Golden like giant pythons.
“Roar—!” Little Golden roared in rage, the swimming Dragons formed by the Jin Gang Dragon Snake Staff behind him roared and churned, intertwining with the chains, sparks flying everywhere.
But the earth vein chains actually coiled tighter and tighter, even beginning to erode the bloody Demonic Qi on his body!
“It’s working!” Little Wa’s eyes lit up, but the next second—
“Crack!”
One of Little Golden’s newly grown arms suddenly bulged, its muscles knotting like iron and stone, and it actually tore the chain apart with one pull!
Immediately after, he slammed all six arms onto the ground simultaneously—
“Rumble—!”
The rock layers collapsed, and the violent shockwave shattered all the remaining chains!
Little Wa was sent flying by the aftermath, his back hitting the stone wall heavily, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
“It’s over… even the earth vein chains can’t hold him…”
Little Wa’s heart was filled with despair.
At this moment, Little Golden had completely devolved into a murderous Vicious Beast, devouring the essence blood of demon pythons to strengthen himself.
If left unchecked, he might turn into a spirit-devouring monster, completely losing his original self.
Just then, Little Golden suddenly froze.
One of his left hands—the original arm—began to tremble strangely, its five fingers opening and clenching, as if fighting against some force.
A hint of struggling golden light flashed in his scarlet pupils.
“Little… Wa…” A hoarse voice squeezed out of Little Golden’s throat, like a drowning man grasping at a last straw.
“Little Golden!”
Little Wa was shocked and immediately seized the opportunity, forming a hand seal with both hands and pressing them to the ground, “Earth Vein · Heart Communication—Open!”
A vast force of earth essence surged from his palms, and a pure stream of earth vein Spiritual Qi flowed towards Little Golden like a brook.
This was a secret technique for communicating with the Divine Soul, requiring the caster’s essence blood as a guide.
Little Wa bit the tip of his tongue without hesitation, spitting a mouthful of blood mist onto the formation eye: “Little Golden! Wake up!”
“Ah—!” Little Golden clutched his head and roared, his six arms frantically tearing at the ground.
In his Sea of Consciousness, the roar of the Violent Ape and Little Wa’s call intertwined and collided, blood-red and golden light fiercely clashing!
Gradually, the Violent Ape phantom was entangled by a slender yet tenacious golden chain—that was the core spiritual energy of the Spirit Devouring Life Nurturing Art, originally used to devour external enemies, but now suppressing its own rampage!
“I… cannot… lose…”
Little Golden knelt on the ground, the bloody light on his golden fur began to recede, and his six arms gradually retracted.
Finally, the two newly added arms ‘poof’ into a bloody mist and dissipated, and the Violent Ape phantom behind him let out an unwilling roar, slowly receding into his body.
The cave returned to deadly silence, with only Little Golden’s heavy breathing remaining.
Little Golden raised his head, his eyes having regained clarity, but they were bloodshot: “Little Wa… I almost…”
Little Wa slumped to the ground, wiping away cold sweat: “Next time you go crazy… remember to give me a heads-up.”
Little Golden tried to smile, pulling at the corner of his mouth, but suddenly his expression changed, and he sharply turned his head to look into the depths of the cave—there, a wave of Demonic Qi ten times more terrifying than the Lei Mang group was surging like a tide!
“Rumble…”
The rock wall cracked, and a pair of scarlet vertical pupils slowly opened in the darkness. (End of this chapter)
