Beast Taming: My spirit beast bloodline is overloaded

Chapter 454 Destruction and Rest

When Li Zhen threw that punch, the whole world seemed to lose its sound and color at that moment.

Only that crimson torrent, carrying the phantom of a phoenix and burning with life and rage, became the sole focus between heaven and earth.

It was no longer just a punch, but the culmination of all of Li Zhen's hatred and grief, the most dazzling destruction!

The rain of golden arrows was as fragile as ice and snow under the sun before this torrent, melting and evaporating instantly upon contact.

The crimson torrent continued its unabated momentum, and with an unstoppable and domineering force, it instantly engulfed the enormous divine tiger behind the rain of arrows!

“Ouch——!!!”

The level 92 Divine Tiger, the terrifying behemoth that plunged hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Black Mountain City into despair, only had time to let out a short, shrill howl filled with disbelief and terror.

Immediately afterwards, in the horrified gazes of Ji Shi and all his clansmen, the indestructible physical body of the Divine Tiger, and even its soul containing divine power, were cleanly wiped out by that ultimate punch!
There was no bloodshed or dismemberment.

In that instant, the enormous divine tiger, as massive as a mountain, along with the space it occupied, was burned into a void of pitch blackness.

One punch!
The level 92 divine tiger was annihilated, both its body and soul destroyed!
This earth-shattering scene left everyone stunned.

However, this was merely the prelude to destruction.

Almost at the same moment that Li Zhen finished his punch, on the other side, the little fox had also reached the peak of its power accumulation.

Eight enormous fox tails, burning with colored flames, danced wildly behind it, like eight channels connecting to the source of the strange fire.

The black Purifying True Fire and the blue Taiyi True Fire compressed wildly in front of it, eventually condensing into an energy sphere only the size of a fist, yet radiating an energy that made the space itself tremble.

"go."

Lin Chen's voice was casual, yet it sounded like the pronouncement of death.

The "nuclear bomb" that fused two top-tier exotic flames appeared instantly at the place where the elite members of the Divine Tiger Clan and their spirit beasts were most concentrated, at a speed that seemed slow but was actually so fast that it ignored spatial distance.

There were no earth-shattering explosions.

The moment the sphere of light touched the target, it shattered gently.

Immediately afterwards——

"Om..."

An indescribable aura of destruction silently and rapidly spread outwards from the center of the sphere of light!
Time seemed to freeze wherever the halo passed.

Those powerful spirit beasts, at levels seventy and eighty, still retained the ferocity on their faces from when they charged.
However, their bodies, along with their souls, vanished silently under the sweep of the halo, like pencil drawings erased by an eraser, transforming into the most primal energy particles and returning to the world.

One, two, ten...

Dozens of powerful spirit beasts, capable of causing bloodshed in the outside world, vanished completely from this world without even the slightest strength to resist within this silent aura of destruction.

Only those members of the Divine Tiger Clan who had lost their contracted spirit beasts, suffered severe mental damage, and collapsed in a sorry state remained.

Ji Shi stood in the center of the devastated battlefield, staring blankly at everything before him. He watched as his proud clansmen, guards, and their spirit beasts were utterly destroyed by two attacks in just a few breaths.

That face, which had always been etched with arrogance and cruelty, was now filled with extreme fear and shock.

He was afraid.

For the first time since birth, I have felt the shadow of "death" so real, enveloping me.

"No... I can't die here!"

Ji Shi let out a roar through his teeth and suddenly crushed a spatial jade pendant at his waist.

A faint but swift spatial fluctuation immediately enveloped him.

He wants to escape!
However, a large, blood-stained hand, as strong as an iron clamp, grabbed his throat just seconds before he was about to be teleported, forcibly pulling him out of the spatial fluctuations!

It was Li Zhen!

His face was as pale as paper, and his body swayed precariously, but the murderous intent in his eyes was more intense than ever before.

"I told you, you would stay."

Li Zhen's voice was hoarse and cold. He dragged the terrified Ji Shi to Jiang Yue as easily as picking up a chick.

"Don't... don't kill me!"

The fear of death completely shattered Ji Shi's dignity, and he pleaded incoherently:

"Fragments of the Great Dao!"

"The fragments of the Great Dao are still with me!"

"I'll trade it for my life!"

"If I die, the fragments of the Great Dao will shatter along with my soul, and you will gain nothing!"

He thought this was his last bargaining chip, his only hope for survival.

However, neither Lin Chen nor Li Zhen showed any emotion upon hearing these words.

Their eyes remained calm, a calmness that chilled the heart.

Li Zhen didn't speak, but turned his head and looked at Lin Chen with a questioning gaze.

Lin Chen nodded slightly.

Having received approval, Li Zhen grinned maliciously, a smile filled with endless cruelty and pleasure.

He stomped on Ji Shi's right arm, breaking it, and amidst the latter's shrill screams, he slowly stepped on his other arm.

"Ahhhh——!"

"What do you want?! I can give you anything! I am a member of the Divine Tiger Clan, one of the Four Great Divine Clans!"

"Kill me, and the Divine Tiger Clan will not let you get away with it!"

"Stop! Stop it!"

Ji Shi let out a bloodcurdling scream, like a pig being slaughtered. The other members of the Divine Tiger Clan beside him watched this scene with their eyes filled with fear, yet they didn't even have the courage to move.

Li Zhen ignored them all. He used the most primitive and cruel methods to crush the limbs of Ji Shi and the rest of the Divine Tiger Clan members inch by inch in front of Jiang Yue and all the survivors, making them howl in extreme pain and despair as they bled their last drop of blood.

He wants them to atone for their sins in the most painful way.

When the last member of the Divine Tiger Clan breathed his last, the whole world fell silent.

"Thank you... Thank you..."

A faint, almost inaudible sound rang out.

It's Jiang Yue.

A glimmer of light returned to her empty eyes. As she watched the bloody scene unfold before her and her enemy beheaded, a relieved smile appeared on her face.

That smile was her last lingering affection for this world.

"Teacher, Xiaoyue first."

Before she could finish speaking, her head tilted slightly, the last light in her eyes went out, and she quietly left this world that had brought her endless pain.

"Xiaoyue!!!"

Xu Youzhen could no longer hold back, and holding Jiang Yue's gradually cooling body, she let out a heart-wrenching cry.

The mournful cries echoed through the blood-soaked secret realm, lingering for a long time.

After a long while, at Jiang Yue's grave, Xu Youzhen's crying gradually subsided, leaving only suppressed sobs.

Wu Ying patted his back, her eyes also filled with tears, but her emotions had stabilized considerably.

She stood up and looked at Lin Chen and Li Zhen, who were silently guarding her, her gaze complicated.

“You…” Wu Ying’s voice was still a little hoarse, “Your current strength…”

She didn't know how to describe the shock she felt.

Li Zhen killed a level 92 divine tiger with a single punch, and Lin Chen's divine fox annihilated dozens of high-level spirit beasts with a single strike. Such combat power far exceeded her comprehension. But what surprised her even more was something else entirely:

"How did you get in?"

The secret realm had already been sealed off, and the Divine Tiger Clan had spatial spirit beasts escorting them in.

Lin Chen didn't hide anything, pointed to the little blue fish that had been quietly staying at his feet, and calmly said:

"It's its ability; it can travel through space, and thankfully it arrived in time."

"Space...travel?"

Wu Ying's eyes widened, and she gasped.

She stared intently at the seemingly harmless little blue fish, her heart filled with turmoil.

Spirit beasts with spatial abilities are legendary beings, and their value goes without saying!

Especially in this era of spiritual energy revival, spirit beasts with the ability to travel through space are essentially seizing the initiative for opportunities.

She couldn't help but recall the scene many years ago when Lin Chen first set foot in Black Mountain City to participate in the Bull King Competition.

At that time, although he was exceptionally talented, he was still a novice beast tamer in the eyes of a strong person like himself.

But now, times have changed, and the young man in front of her has grown to a level that even she finds awe-inspiring and frightening.

The devastating attack from that eight-tailed fox still haunts her when she thinks about it.

Not to mention, Lin Chen's most well-known spirit beast, known as the "Divine Ox," has yet to make a move.

"Let's not talk about this for now."

Wu Ying forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart, then suddenly remembered something, and his expression changed:
"Let's go back to the city and check the situation!"

"I remember that the Divine Tiger Clan that invaded the secret realm back then had more than just this many people!"

Upon hearing this, both Lin Chen and Li Zhen's expressions turned serious.

Indeed, what they had just annihilated with their swift and decisive actions was only Ji Shi and his core guard force.

"go!"

Lin Chen made a decisive decision, and the group immediately set off, speeding towards Black Mountain City.

During the journey, Lin Chen also explained to Wu Ying another important purpose of his trip:
"Senior Wu Ying, the main reason I've come here is for Xiao Bai."

"It is undergoing a major transformation. I need to find traces of bovine spirit beasts that contain ancient bloodlines, even if it's just remains or related records."

Upon hearing this, Wu Ying fell into deep thought, and after a moment his eyes lit up:
"Traces of ancient cattle... Perhaps, there are relevant records in the Tai Niu Institute!"

"That place is the core of Black Mountain City's research and breeding of bovine spirit beasts, and it houses countless materials from over the years."

As they spoke, the outline of Black Mountain City could already be seen in the distance.

However, when they actually entered the city, the sight before them silenced everyone.

The city streets were littered with the corpses of humans and spirit beasts, bloodstains were scattered among the ruins, and the air was filled with a nauseating stench of blood and decay.

This once bustling and vibrant city has now become a desolate hell.

Just as Wu Ying had predicted, there were still remnants of the Divine Tiger Clan in the city!

They were in groups of three or five, ransacking the city, killing any living person they saw with mocking and cruel smiles on their faces.

Lin Chen and Li Zhen frowned instantly, their eyes flashing with killing intent.

Without the slightest hesitation, the two moved, transforming into two streaks of light that swept across the sky.

The Ning family patriarch and others behind them hurriedly followed. Those members of the Divine Tiger Clan who were still acting arrogantly initially looked down on Lin Chen and Li Zhen, thinking they were some escapees who had slipped through the net.

However, it wasn't until the moment of death that their eyes revealed endless regret and fear.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

With the help of the Ning family patriarch and others, the remaining Divine Tiger Clan members in the city were quickly wiped out.

After the battle, Wu Ying took a deep breath, gathered his spiritual power in his throat, and shouted with all his might:

"The Divine Tiger Clan has been wiped out!"

"To all our surviving compatriots, we are safe!"

"Come out!"

The sound, like rolling thunder, echoed throughout the entire dead city.

However, the city remained deathly silent.

The survivors, hiding in the ruins and cellars, were terrified that this was a trap to lure them out, so they held their breath and dared not show their faces.

After a long time, a bold person cautiously peeked out. When he saw that it was indeed Wu Ying and Xu Youzhen standing in the center of the city, he excitedly ran around telling everyone.

Through human-to-human transmission, the survivors finally became convinced that the nightmare was truly over.

They emerged from their hiding places, and when they saw the mountains of corpses of their compatriots piled up in the city, their long-suppressed grief erupted instantly, and their cries echoed through the sky.

They looked at Lin Chen and Li Zhen with a mixture of grief and indignation at their powerlessness, and immense gratitude.

Many people in the crowd recognized Lin Chen.

"It's him...it's Lin Chen, the champion of the Bull King Championship back then!"

"He's the one who saved us!"

Who could have imagined that, years later, the hero who saved the entire Black Mountain City would be that same spirited young man from back then?

"Thank you for saving me!"

Without anyone noticing who started it, all the survivors, young and old, knelt down in unison and kowtowed heavily in the direction of Lin Chen and Li Zhen.

Lin Chen and Li Zhen remained silent, quickly stepped forward, and gently helped everyone up one by one.

Subsequently, a somber and solemn cleanup began in the city.

People suppressed their grief and collected the remains of their relatives and friends.

Lin Chen then asked the question that had been bothering him: "Senior Wu Ying, what exactly is this fragment of the Great Dao that Ji Shi mentioned?"

A look of bewilderment and sorrow crossed Wu Ying's face. She slowly shook her head and said:
"To be honest, I don't know what it is."

"All I know is that Jiang Yue obtained this item by chance not long after entering this secret realm. From then on, her cultivation began to advance by leaps and bounds."

Xu Youzhen, who was standing next to him, nodded in agreement with Wu Ying's words.

Lin Chen was immediately puzzled. Could it be that the real opportunity in the secret realm was...
Fragments of the Great Dao?

But as Ji Shi said, even if he were to be shattered to pieces, he still wouldn't see any fragments of the so-called Great Dao.

Lin Chen knew that this information might only be available from outside sources, so he didn't press further. Wu Ying, however, said:

"You come with me."

After saying this, Wu Ying led Lin Chen into Taihe Courtyard. Only after Lin Chen inquired did he learn that the former headmaster of Tai Niu Courtyard had died in the beast rampage, which made Lin Chen realize something.

The outbreak of multiple wars resulted in far too many deaths.

Wu Ying skillfully led them into the archives of Tai Niu Academy, thankfully it had not been destroyed.

“That should be all,” Wu Ying said, pointing to the densely packed file cabinets.

But who would have thought that Xu Youzhen, who had been silent all along, would speak up:
"If you're looking for information about ancient bloodline cows, this won't help."

After saying this, Xu Youzhen went to a corner, touched a brick on the wall, and then a secret underground chamber slowly opened.

(End of this chapter)