Slaughter to Prove Your Dao: Unlock the Great Sage Equal to Heaven at the Start!

"Both the Jin and Tie families sent people there, and I heard they even bumped into each other and almost got into a fight!"

"That's right! It's a mess over there right now. Monsters are rampaging, and several factions are secretly vying for power."

"A royal-level cub! Who wouldn't be envious? If raised properly, it could become a clan-protecting divine beast!"

"The Gold-Splittering Beasts have been acting strangely lately, expanding their patrol area considerably."

"It looks like it's looking for something, and it's very fierce."

"Two days ago, a mining team from the Tie family accidentally got too close to the outer edge of their stone forest and three of their best fighters were torn to pieces..."

"Damn it, this place is getting more and more dangerous."

"I should save up enough points to exchange for some good stuff..."

Chen Xing listened quietly, summarizing and analyzing these fragmented pieces of information in his mind.

Xiao Xiao's voice rang out solemnly:

"Brother Xing, it seems the waters in the secret realm are even deeper than the information says."

"The three major families are outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds, the demon beast forces are stirring, and now a royal-level cub has emerged..."

"We need to be more careful."

Chen Xing remained noncommittal and finished the last bit of golden thread tea in his cup.

I got up and left the noisy Jinlongju.

He did not linger in Jinyan City and went straight out of the city.

After determining the direction, we continued our journey deeper into the middle layer.

The deeper you go into the secret realm, the more concentrated the metal-elemental energy becomes.

It even reached the point where it was visible to the naked eye—

Tiny specks of golden dust floated in the air, shimmering in the pale golden light of the sky.

The vegetation on the ground has almost disappeared, replaced by large swathes of rock layers that gleam with a dark golden luster.

After traveling for about several dozen miles, the terrain suddenly changed.

A strange landscape, composed of countless enormous dark golden stone pillars, densely packed like a forest, stretched out before us.

These stone pillars vary in height and thickness, some reaching hundreds of meters in height, like giant pillars supporting the sky.

Some are as short as bamboo shoots, only a few meters tall.

The surface of the stone pillar is covered with sharp edges and metallic crystals, which gleam with a dangerous and cold light under the illumination.

Between the stone pillars are narrow, winding passages with complex terrain and obstructed views.

"Brother Xing, we've arrived."

Xiao Xiao's voice turned serious.

"This is the Rift Gold Stone Forest, the traditional lair of the Rift Gold Beast clan."

"The Gold-Splitting Beast is a typical social monster, and the leader of the king-level bloodline is at least a fourth-tier high-ranking beast."

"Moreover, they are extremely united, and if attacked, they will provoke a frenzied retaliation from the entire group. It's very dangerous."

Chen Xing stopped in his tracks, not immediately entering the seemingly perilous stone forest.

His gaze swept across the outer edge of the stone forest, and he selected a higher spot to the side.

A relatively secluded, dark golden rocky highland that offers a panoramic view of part of the stone forest.

He approached quietly, his somersault cloud beneath his feet trembling slightly.

Its body was as light as a feather, and it landed on the high ground.

With a change of heart, Xiao Cheng activated the Seventy-Two Transformations once again.

brush!

His body rapidly transformed, its color blending into the surrounding rocks.

It eventually turned into a dark gold stone that was almost identical to the rock beneath its feet.

His aura completely subsided, blending perfectly with the surrounding environment.

Even if a fourth-tier demonic beast were to pass by, it would be difficult to detect it without careful investigation.

The Great Perfection's Fiery Eyes operate silently.

It penetrated the disguise of the rocks, scanning for energy fluctuations and life force within the stone forest below.

Inside the stone forest, energy fluctuations are chaotic and dense.

He could clearly see squads of massive, powerful, and fierce-looking gold-splitting beasts.

They patrolled the area inside and outside the Stone Forest along fixed routes.

These golden beasts were the size of rhinoceroses magnified several times.

They are generally over four meters long and nearly two meters tall at the shoulder.

Its entire body is covered with thick, plate-like scales that shimmer with a dark gold metallic luster.

Its limbs are as thick as pillars, and its hooves are like huge metal hammers.

The most striking feature is the spiral-shaped, sharp-tipped, gleaming golden horn on their heads.

Their aura was mostly between the upper third tier and the lower fourth tier, and the ground trembled slightly as they walked, exuding a sense of power.

But these are not Chen Xing's goals.

His target is the king of the Gold-Splittering Beast clan, or something even more powerful.

Ordinary gold-splitting beasts provide limited kill points and are unlikely to pose a real threat to him.

He stood like a true rock, silently guarding the high ground.

They observed the patrol patterns and activity range of the Gold-Splitting Beast, as well as the several exceptionally powerful sources of aura deep within the stone forest.

Time slipped away quietly in silent observation.

After observing for several hours, the sun traced an arc across the pale golden sky.

The sky gradually turned into evening.

Finally, at a certain moment, Chen Xing's keen eyes spotted the deepest part of the stone forest.

At the top of the thickest and tallest dark gold stone pillar.

A powerful aura, filled with the majesty of a king, emanated from it.

The intensity of that aura had clearly reached the peak of the upper fourth rank!

Moreover, it contains a kind of nobility and domineering nature that comes from the depths of one's bloodline.

Far surpassing any of the Gold-Splitting Beasts I've ever seen before—

It's a peak King-level bloodline!

What made Chen Xing's eyes narrow slightly was that his sharp eyes could penetrate the obstruction of the rock.

It could be vaguely seen that the figure standing atop the stone pillar was not a huge beast, but a human figure!

Chen Xing held his breath and focused his mind, pushing his keen observation skills to the limit.

The figure's outline gradually became clearer.

He was a young man, extremely tall and imposing.

He appears to be nearly two meters tall, with broad shoulders and a wide back.

His physique was well-proportioned yet exuded an explosive sense of power, as if every muscle contained the strength to split mountains and shatter rocks.

He was wearing a well-tailored, close-fitting suit of armor that gleamed with a dark gold metallic sheen.

The armor is sleekly designed, revealing well-defined, muscular arms and part of the chest.

His skin was a healthy bronze color with a metallic sheen.

He was handsome, but by no means effeminate.

Instead, it possesses a cold and sharp quality, like that of a knife or axe.

High brow bones, a straight nose like a mountain ridge, thin lips pressed into a straight line, and a clear and powerful jawline.

His short, dark blonde hair gave him an unruly air.

What's most striking about him are his eyes, with deep, dark gold pupils.

At this moment, he calmly looked down at the Stone Forest territory below, his eyes devoid of any extraneous emotions.

There is only one kind of confidence and domineering authority that belongs to apex predators.

In his hand, he held a gigantic spear with a menacing design.

The gun is 2.5 meters long, taller than a person.

The gun barrel is about the thickness of an adult man's wrist, and it is engraved with intricate spiral patterns.

The spearhead is not the usual flat blade, but a spiral shape.

The golden cone, its tip gleaming with a chilling light, seemed capable of easily piercing through the world's strongest defenses.

The spear was unsheathed, held casually in his hand.

Yet it naturally exudes a terrifyingly sharp aura that can tear everything apart.

All around, there were the patrolling Golden Beasts, whether they were third- or fourth-tier.

When approaching this stone pillar, one cannot help but lower one's head.

He treads lightly, his eyes revealing a clear sense of awe and submission.

"Brother Xing!"

Xiao Xiao's exclamation rang in Chen Xing's mind, filled with disbelief.

"That's... Jun Sheng, the strongest prodigy of this generation of the Rending Gold Beast clan!"

"According to the data, he has been active in the middle layer for many years, and may even have entered the edge of the core layer for training."

"How did it end up in the outer lair?!"

"Jun Sheng, peak of the fourth tier, peak of the King-level bloodline!"

"He is hailed as the most likely hope for the Rift Gold Clan to break through to the Royal Bloodline and even reach higher realms within the next hundred years!"

"The spear in his hand is the S-rank low-grade divine weapon inherited by the Rift Gold Clan—the Rift Gold Drill Dragon Spear!"