Beast Taming: My spirit beast bloodline is overloaded

Chapter 469: All sects are alive and all are dead.

Stepping through the portal to the third level area, a rich, ancient atmosphere immediately greets you!

Unlike the previous two areas, there are no towering ancient trees or rich spiritual energy here, but rather a vast underground cavern.

Countless enormous stalactites hung upside down, shimmering with colorful light, making the entire space look like a maze.

A faint, sweet, fishy smell filled the air, along with a chilling sense of oppression.

"According to the records, the divine ox returned to the void here."

Xu Feng looked at the Dragon-Seeking Compass in his hand. The pointer was vibrating violently at an unprecedented frequency, which was obviously wrong.

Lin Chen's heart also quickened slightly with the ticking of the pointer.

He could clearly feel that Xiao Bai's long-dormant soul within him was now experiencing a slight fluctuation, seemingly drawn by some kind of aura here.

"Walk."

Xu Feng took a deep breath and led the way, his expression more solemn than ever before.

From the moment he stepped onto this floor, he felt uneasy all over; his sixth sense, honed by his family's archaeological background, was frantically warning him.

They followed a path paved with natural crystals deeper into the cave.

The further Xu Feng went, the more his brows furrowed.

He would occasionally stop, dip his finger in the water droplets seeping from the stone wall, and sniff them lightly.

Sometimes he would squat down and carefully measure the flow of energy in every inch of the land with a dragon-seeking compass.

Finally, he stopped, his face filled with confusion and unease.

"Something's not right...something's really not right!"

"What's wrong?" Li Zhen looked around warily.

"There are too many 'life-saving gates' here!"

Xu Feng pointed to the auspicious directions on the compass that almost formed a continuous line and said incredulously,

“You see, according to the art of feng shui, any large tomb, no matter how it is laid out, must follow the principle of ‘nine deaths and one life’. There will only be one entrance to life, and it will be extremely hidden.”

"But here... everywhere you look, there are entrances, as if they're opening their doors to welcome us in!"

After listening, Li Zhen said thoughtfully:

"Perhaps... the owner of this great tomb was a kind-hearted being who did not want to make things difficult for those who came after him?"

"Bullshit!" Xu Feng cursed. "Even the kindest person wouldn't want their grave to be dug up, would they? That's completely illogical!"

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and continued:
"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon!"

"I've only ever seen this layout in a lost ancient book, called 'All doors lead to life, and all life leads to death'!"

"It means that although there may seem to be many ways to survive, if you take one wrong step, you will step into a place of no return!"

"Everything here might be a disguise!"

"There are too many suspicious points; we should be even more careful!"

Lin Chen and the other person nodded. Xu Feng was an expert, so he was definitely not wrong.

Guided by Xu Feng's "archaeological family" professionalism, the three did not rush forward. Instead, they chose a dark, damp, and narrow crevice and struggled to move forward.

……

Meanwhile, in another dark and mysterious cave...

Bach was still reeling from the Pope's charade.

A terrifying pressure instantly descended upon Bach, causing his legs to buckle and him to kneel uncontrollably on the ground.

Bach was horrified, but still forced himself to explain:
"Yes...yes! This disciple understands! This is a test from the gods! We must remain humble before the supreme deity!"

He believed that this was a necessary ritual to become a saint.

However, the Pope's next words plunged him into an icy abyss.

"Aren't you... willing to give everything for the religion?"

A strange and cruel smile appeared on the Pope's face.

Before he finished speaking, the space behind him began to distort violently!
"Moo-!!!"

A roar of evil and violence, filled with the malice of a bull, suddenly echoed through the cave!
A colossal, unimaginably large bull-like spirit, its entire body jet black and its eyes burning with scarlet flames, slowly emerged from the distorted space, its ferocious head protruding out!
Bach was instantly terrified. He knelt on the ground and shouted loudly to the gods.

But the god in his eyes was getting closer and closer to him, even showing a greedy look in his eyes. At this moment, he finally understood!
This is not a holy place for baptism at all, but a slaughterhouse!

"No...no! Your Holiness! You can't do this! I am the Holy Son! I am the future of the Church!"

He screamed hysterically, trying to escape, but found that his body was already bound by that terrifying pressure and he could not move.

"The future?" The Pope scoffed, his eyes filled with pity and mockery. "The future of the Church has always belonged only to His Holiness the Divine Lord!"

The black and red bull spirit opened its enormous maw, large enough to devour mountains, and aimed it at Bach, who was already terrified and running away in terror.

An irresistible, terrifying suction force emanated from that bottomless throat!

"what--!!!"

Bach let out the last, piercing scream of his life!

His body, along with his mutated "Golden War Bull" spirit beast, was forcibly ripped from his flesh by that suction force, turning into two golden streaks of light that flew uncontrollably toward that gaping maw!
In his final moments before being swallowed up, Bach's eyes were filled with endless regret and despair.

He died unable to understand why the glory he had dreamed of had become a one-way ticket to hell.

The black and red bull's soul chewed on the two golden energies, letting out a satisfied moo. Its aura seemed to have grown stronger once more.

“Very good…this year’s offering has good talent.”

An old and evil voice echoed in the Pope's mind.

The Pope knelt respectfully and said devoutly, "It is my greatest honor to serve God!"

The sacred bull had reverted to Bach's appearance, and he said with some lingering resentment, "It's just that it looks a bit ugly."

"Yes Yes Yes."

The Pope was sweating bullets.

The greatest secret of the cult is:

The divine bull did not die at all; it acquired a method of immortality by constantly devouring newborn bodies. It controlled the Pope, making him continuously select bovine spirit beasts with exceptional talents as its holy sons.

"Then I won't disturb the Lord's rest any longer," the Pope said, preparing to leave.

At this moment, the divine ox spoke up, saying, "Three mice have arrived. It wouldn't hurt for you to stay and take a look."

"Someone has broken in?" Upon hearing this, the Pope was shocked and immediately knelt on the ground, saying, "I deserve to die for failing to protect the safety of this place."

"That's none of your business. Their abilities are formidable; they were able to repeatedly pass through the barriers I set up." The divine bull revealed a cruel smile and said, "Perfect timing, I've changed bodies and need to replenish my nutrients." "Yes."

The Pope was sweating bullets.

He understood that he was only of use to the sacred ox now; otherwise, he would have long since become nourishment.

……

On the other side, Lin Chen and his two companions passed through the narrow crevice without any major incident.

Before them finally appeared a truly "large tomb".

It was a magnificent stone palace built on an underground lava river, constructed entirely of black boulders, exuding a wild and domineering style.

However, when they approached the stone hall's gate, the sight they saw made all three of them gasp in shock.

At the entrance of the stone hall, dozens of corpses, already desiccated, lay scattered about!

The corpses died in various ways, but without exception, their faces were frozen with extreme fear!
"Fellow practitioners?" Xu Feng subconsciously entertained the thought, but quickly dismissed it. "No! Judging from the clothes these corpses wear, they're all robes of the Holy Sons of the Atuo Cult!"

"Wait! They... are all the Holy Sons of past generations?!"

This discovery sent a chill down the spines of the three of them!

A shocking truth is about to be revealed!
Xu Feng instantly became extremely vigilant. He knew that they might have stumbled into a shocking conspiracy!

However, just then!

"Hehehe... Xu Feng, we meet again."

A voice, both amused and chilling, suddenly rang out from behind them.

Lin Chen and the other two turned around abruptly, their pupils suddenly contracting!
Not far away, the Pope stood with his hands behind his back, watching them with a smile. And standing beside him was the newly ordained Holy Son—Bach—who had just been baptized!
However, at this moment, Bach's eyes were lifeless and his face was expressionless, like a puppet on strings, and he exuded an extremely uncomfortable... deathly aura!
But Lin Chen and the others were not paying attention to Bach.

Li Zhen's heart sank.

This pope is not someone to be trifled with.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time." The Pope's gaze fell on Xu Feng, and he said, "Why give up a perfectly good position as Vice-President and insist on going against the Church? What's the point?"

Even the most naive person would understand what was going on once things were said to this point!
Clearly, they had already been exposed.

But what's the deal with these people?

The Pope naturally wouldn't tell them what had happened. He said to Xu Feng, "Hand over the scroll, and I might spare your life."

Xu Feng looked at the Pope, feeling somewhat guilty.

The Pope's spirit beast has reached an astonishing level 98.

Li Zhen's level was far too low for him; he simply couldn't possibly defeat him.

"Little Black! Little Red!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Chen instantly summoned his two spirit beasts!

"Roar--!"

"Gu——!"

The polar bear and the little fox appeared on either side of Lin Chen, their terrifying auras erupting instantly!
Li Zhen's Phoenix Arm also blazed with fierce flames, indicating that he had entered battle mode!
"If I'm not mistaken, your name should be Lin Chen, the so-called number one genius of the Cangling Ancient Kingdom in recent years."

The Pope looked at Lin Chen's spirit beast and seemed to realize something.

However, what truly confirmed his suspicions was Li Zhen's Phoenix Arm.

After Xu Feng was rescued, the Pope used the clues about the cultivators associated with Li Zhen's Phoenix Arm to search for him, and it wasn't difficult to find him.

"Do it!"

Lin Chen gave the order and didn't intend to waste words with him; the battle broke out instantly!
Little Red raised its eight fluffy giant tails and instantly threw out eight enormous fireballs.

Xiao Hei transformed into a black and white lightning bolt, roaring through the mountains and forests, its target the Pope!
Li Zhen and Xiao Hei, positioned on the left and right respectively, launched a sudden attack under the cover of eight enormous fireballs.

The Pope sneered. Despite being attacked from three sides, he remained calm and composed, and suddenly slammed his hand on the ground!
"Roar--!!!"

A deafening elephant roar echoed throughout the entire underground space!
A massive white jade elephant, larger than a mountain and with six tusks like pillars of heaven, emerged from the shadows behind him with a thunderous roar!
In the ancient kingdom of Nanfen, elephants were second only to the divine ox in status!
This sacred elephant is clearly the Pope's true trump card, and its strength has reached an astonishing level of ninety-eight!
"boom--!!!!!"

Little Red's enormous fireball exploded with a deafening roar!

They thought it would have an effect, but when the fireworks disappeared, the sacred statue was completely unharmed.

However, the moment Xiao Hei's sharp claws grasped the sacred elephant's tail, it was as if it had grasped the hardest divine iron, making a "clanging" sound and leaving only a few shallow white marks!

With a simple flick of its tail, the sacred elephant sent Little Black flying!

Li Zhen's phoenix arm was easily blocked by a beam of white divine light emitted by the holy elephant!

In a mere instant of exchange, Lin Chen and Li Zhen found themselves completely at a disadvantage!

This pope's power far exceeds their imagination!

"Lin Chen! This old guy's spirit beast is too tough!"

Li Zhen roared, and the crimson light on his phoenix arm was already dazzling to the extreme, as if a small sun was burning on his arm!
He suppressed the surging blood and qi within him and charged forward again, disregarding everything!

The great polar bear also let out a deafening roar, its muscles bulging, and its battle laws were activated to their peak. Its massive body transformed into an unstoppable black and white torrent!
However, the defensive power of that six-tusked white jade holy elephant was simply beyond reason!

It was like an insurmountable sacred mountain. No matter how Li Zhen's phoenix flames burned it or how the polar bear's battle axe tore it apart, it could not cause any real damage!

The battle has reached a stalemate, and every second that is consumed is extremely disadvantageous for Lin Chen and his team!
Xu Feng watched in horror, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

He never imagined that the Pope's power was so terrifying!
This instantly extinguished any lingering thoughts he might have had.

"This can't go on like this!"

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed; he knew he had to use his real trump card!
He decisively issued the command to the little fox through the mental link!
"Xiao Hong, now's the time!"

The little fox, who was dealing with the sacred elephant, suddenly had a dazzling seven-colored light flash in its eyes!

It suddenly distanced itself from the sacred elephant, and its eight fluffy tails spread out behind it like a peacock's tail feathers!

The next second, two different colored but equally terrifying flames blazed up on the tip of its tail!
Under the little fox's powerful mental control, the two primordial flames began to spin, compress, and fuse wildly in an incredibly mysterious way!
"Buzz!!!!"

But not enough.

Lin Chen summoned Little Fire, and the moment Little Fire appeared, it directly merged into Lin Chen's body.

At this moment, Lin Chen was like a fire warrior, his body flashing with deep red flames!

The temperature of the entire underground cavern suddenly soared at that moment!
The air sizzled and crackled as it was burned, and even space itself began to distort as it could not withstand the terrifying energy!
A "strange fire nuclear bomb," no bigger than a fist but with a core that seemed to contain a star about to explode and radiating a seven-colored, shimmering light, slowly took shape at the tip of the little fox's tail!

The terrifying energy fluctuations, capable of destroying the world, caused everyone present, including the usually calm and collected Pope, to change their expressions drastically!

But Lin Chen and the little fox both knew very well that a nuclear bomb of this level was not enough to defeat the Six-Toothed White Jade Elephant!

Therefore, we must use the new move created by Lin Chen, Xiao Hong, and Xiao Huo!

(End of this chapter)