Chapter 95: The Astonishing Liu Shen, the Old Vine of Heaven Mending Pavilion!
This was the power of a pure-blooded Primordial Fierce Beast!
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Great Wilderness, Stone Village.
"Everyone, eat more!"
"The bear paw of this One-Horned Blazing Fire Bear is a great tonic. Especially this layer of skin, which contains fire essence. After eating it, even if you walk bare-chested in the middle of a snowstorm, you won't feel cold!"
At the center of Stone Village, a massive bonfire crackled loudly, sparks scattering in every direction.
The villagers still sat gathered around it, devouring meat in great mouthfuls and drinking bowls of liquor. Their faces shone with the joy of surviving disaster and the satisfaction of a bountiful harvest.
Even Qian Renxue held a piece of golden, oil-dripping roasted beast meat in her hands, tearing off small bites as she ate.
The rich aroma of the meat, mixed with spiritual essence, flowed into her body, gradually restoring color to her previously pale face.
Watching Little One, who was currently fighting a group of children over bone marrow beside her, the tension in Qian Renxue's nerves finally relaxed for a rare moment.
However, this peace lasted only a short while.
"BOOM!"
Suddenly, everyone felt the earth beneath their feet tremble violently!
The bonfire was instantly scattered, sparks flying wildly across the sky.
The villagers, sensing the violent quake, all stood up in alarm, their faces filled with shock.
"What's happening?!" Shi Linhu cried out in terror, the bone knife in his hand humming.
But before anyone could react, a terrifying aura suddenly enveloped the entire world!
"Look at the sky!"
"Heavens… what is that thing?!"
At that moment, a sharp-eyed village elder seemed to notice something. Trembling, he pointed toward the distant horizon.
Following his direction, Qian Renxue and the countless beings of the Douluo Continent, watching behind the Sky Screen, all looked toward the distance.
In the next instant, everyone's scalp went numb with terror.
In the distant western sky, the pitch-black night seemed to have been torn apart by an invisible, gigantic hand.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Heavy footsteps echoed through the heavens.
With every step, the earth shook violently, and even the blood in everyone's bodies trembled.
Within the darkness, a colossal golden figure slowly emerged from the far end of the Great Wilderness.
It was a gigantic ape.
It was unimaginably enormous. Its height reached thousands of zhang, its upper body disappearing into the clouds. Each step crushed entire mountain ranges beneath its feet.
Its body was covered in golden fur, every strand shining as if forged from pure gold.
Resting upon its shoulder was a pitch-black iron staff.
The staff was as thick as a pillar supporting the sky, covered in ancient rust yet surrounded by a terrifying killing aura. Faint dark-red bloodstains clung to it, belonging to unknown creatures, preserved through countless ages without ever drying.
"ROAR!"
The moment it opened its mouth and roared, violent winds howled across the sky.
The shockwave of air blasted from its mouth directly dispersed clouds across tens of thousands of li, revealing the vast sea of stars above.
The Primordial Fierce Beast, Zhu Yan, whose ferocity is unmatched beneath the sky!
Golden qi and blood surged behind it like a boundless ocean, manifesting visions of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
"Th… this is still a living creature?!"
Inside Stone Village, Qian Renxue felt her soul tremble upon witnessing this sight.
Even though she had already embarked on the cultivation path of this world, and even the God Kings of the Douluo Continent were opponents she could battle…
Before this terrifying divine ape, she felt as insignificant as an ant.
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Yet just as golden light pierced the western sky, an even more violent aura erupted from the northern horizon.
"ROAR!!!"
A savage howl shattered the sky, forcing all beasts to bow their heads.
The entire northern sky was engulfed by an immeasurably dense black mist.
But this mist was no ordinary fog. It was formed from an endless condensed murderous aura.
Within the rolling darkness, a massive creature shaped like a ferocious tiger yet bearing wings on its back burst forth with overwhelming demonic energy!
The Primordial Fierce Beast, Qiongqi!
Its body was equally enormous, covering the sky and blocking the sun.
When its wings spread, they stretched ten thousand zhang wide. Every beat generated black gale winds that flattened entire mountains below, reducing them instantly to powder.
Especially its emerald-green eyes, each as massive as a mountain.
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Just as everyone was nearly fainting from the terror of these two Primordial Fierce Beasts—
The eastern horizon suddenly lit up without warning.
But the brightness was not the soft glow of dawn.
It was a terrifying crimson radiance.
"Th… the sky… is it dawn already?!"
Seeing this scene, countless Soul Masters across the Douluo Continent hurriedly covered their eyes.
The light was far too dazzling, forcing tears from their eyes.
Then, a blazing sun seemed to rise abruptly from the end of the horizon!
But it was not the sun.
It was a divine bird bathed in sacred flames!
The Primordial Fierce Beast, Zhuque (Vermilion Bird)!
It was incomparably brilliant, its entire body crimson like blood. Every feather seemed condensed from the purest fire essence, engraved with intricate flame runes. It was the physical embodiment of the Great Dao of Fire.
When its wings spread, they struck across three thousand li.
In an instant, the entire eastern sky seemed to be lit by divine flames, transforming into a boundless sea of fire.
In the depths of the night, it shone like the only true god, forcibly turning darkness into daylight across the entire Great Wilderness.
"Chirp!!!"
A clear, piercing cry rang out, splitting gold and cracking stone as it echoed across the nine heavens.
It soared within the sea of fire while rivers of magma surged beneath it.
Wherever it passed, the air was instantly vaporized. Forests below ignited under the heat of its passing, transforming into endless flames in mere moments.
Like a blazing meteor trailing a long flaming tail, it charged without hesitation toward the center of the Great Wilderness!
At this moment, heaven and earth seemed to hold only these three colossal beings battling for supremacy.
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Meanwhile, deep within the Great Wilderness, at the foot of a barren mountain.
Brilliant streams of light erupted wildly into the sky.
The radiance was sacred and mysterious, filled with auspicious energy and a dazzling multicolored glow.
Within it, a white bone fragment could faintly be seen floating and sinking, releasing an aura that would drive even Venerables mad with desire.
Heaven Mending Pavilion, Ancient Sacrificial Spirit Courtyard.
This was the forbidden ground of Heaven Mending Pavilion, an ancient courtyard filled with the weight of time.
There were no rare flowers or exotic herbs in the courtyard.
Only a withered old vine climbing along a lonely stone frame.
It looked incredibly ancient. Its leaves were sparse, yellow, and curled, as if they might crumble into dust with the slightest breeze.
Yet just as the great battle in the depths of the wilderness was about to erupt—
Rustle…
The seemingly lifeless vine suddenly swayed gently.
With this single movement, heaven and earth lost their color!
An indescribably terrifying fluctuation instantly erupted from the withered vine.
It was not life essence.
It was a sword intent that could sever all things, sharp to the absolute extreme!
Beneath the yellowed vines hung a green-skinned gourd.
At this moment, the mouth of the gourd trembled slightly, exhaling streams of radiant light, as though an uncreated universe was gestating within it.
"…Hmm. So it is this thing."
An ancient voice came from within the old vine, weary and sorrowful.
The vine emitted light. Though withered, every leaf displayed complex runes.
Faintly, one could even see a tiny figure sitting cross-legged upon a vine leaf, hugging a sword as it slept.
It seemed to be recalling something… perhaps sighing in reflection.
The Sacrificial Spirit of Heaven Mending Pavilion, the Ancient Gourd Vine!
This was a living fossil that had survived since ancient times.
It had once ignited divine fire and contended with the gods!
Though now in its twilight years, its vitality nearly exhausted, its insight and aura were still enough to make the Eight Regions tremble.
Suddenly, its gaze seemed to perceive something others could not see.
Deep within the Great Wilderness…
A newly sprouting hint of tender green.
"That is…"
The old vine suddenly trembled.
The shriveled gourd shook violently, releasing a thread of chaotic sword qi that instantly split open the space before it.
"Unspeakable… unseeable…"
"A variable has appeared. In this era, the heavens may truly be overturned."
In the end, the old vine fell silent once more.
It was simply too old. It no longer possessed the strength to fight.
All it wished was to guard the Heaven Mending Pavilion before it.
End of Chapter.