209: Eat the sun

Facing the two intersecting high-pressure breaths that were powerful enough to pierce through steel, Lin Luo did not dodge. Instead, a fiery light ignited in his eyes. With a movement of his body, he actually charged straight toward them!

In the blink of an eye, light suddenly flashed from his side!

Swish!

A condensed energy light whip, nearly physical with five-colored sharp edges flowing along its rim, manifested out of thin air. Like a spirit snake emerging from its hole, it let out a piercing sound as it lashed out fiercely through the air!

Crack! Crack!

Two crisp explosions erupted almost simultaneously! Those two incredibly powerful high-pressure breaths were actually struck and dispersed mid-air with precision by the light whip.

Lin Luo's forward momentum did not diminish in the slightest. Like an arrow flying against the current, he instantly crossed the final distance between him and the giant beast, closing in on its slender neck that resembled a moving mountain ridge!

At the moment before impact, Lin Luo made a grasping motion with his right hand, his five fingers suddenly tightening!

Buzz—!

Several thicker Five-Colored Light Ropes, shimmering with a resilient luster, burst from his palm. Like living pythons, they lightning-fast coiled around the Lianglong Giant Beast's thick neck, which was comparable to the trunk of an ancient tree!

As soon as the light ropes made contact, they bit deep into the hide that was as tough as alloy, producing a cringing grinding sound!

"Come... here!"

Lin Luo gave a low shout! The muscles in his arms bulged as he gripped the light ropes tightly. His feet seemed rooted in the Void Realm as he performed a pulling and throwing motion!

Caught off guard, the Lianglong Giant Beast only felt an irresistible and overwhelming terrifying force pulling at its neck! Its mountain-like body was actually jerked violently to the side by this force!

Roar—?!

A dull roar, mixed with fury and disbelief, squeezed out of its throat as its long neck was forcibly bent, causing it to lose its balance!

Rumble—!!!

Amidst an earth-shattering bang, this prehistoric mountain-like behemoth was dragged down by Lin Luo. Its center of gravity completely lost, it crashed toward the side!

Its massive body slammed overwhelmingly onto the ground, instantly crushing a large patch of ancient trees that had grown for countless years. The thick trunks snapped and exploded as easily as matchsticks!

Countless unlucky beasts and insects hidden among the trees didn't even have time to scream before being crushed into pulp. The stirred-up dust and wood chips mixed into a mushroom cloud of smoke that blotted out the sky!

This primitive forest seemed to experience a minor earthquake. The earth trembled violently, and countless fierce creatures dwelling further away were startled by this sudden terrifying commotion and fled in all directions. For a moment, the roars of beasts and the cries of birds echoed through the mountains in utter Chaos!

Lin Luo's figure flashed, landing like a falling star onto the head of the fallen Lianglong Giant Beast. The sensation beneath his feet was as hard as iron, yet it carried the warmth and vibration of life.

Without any fanfare, he raised his right fist high. Five-colored light condensed to the limit on his knuckles, and then, with a terrifying power capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, he smashed his fist down onto the beast's relatively small but bone-armored head!

Thud—!!!

A dull sound, like the striking of a giant drum, made the very air tremble! The giant beast let out a cry of pain as its head was slammed downward, and fine cracks even appeared on its hard skull!

But this was only the beginning.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

Lin Luo's fists turned into afterimages, hammering continuously at the beast's head, neck, and other vital points like a blacksmith!

Each punch contained mountain-collapsing force, and as the five-colored light exploded, a continuous series of dull thuds rang out!

The beast's roars quickly turned from initial fury to painful wails. Its massive body writhed and struggled frantically, trying to shake off the 'foreign object' on its head. Its tail swept through and snapped large swaths of trees, but it could not budge Lin Luo, who was practically nailed to its body, in the slightest.

Just as this storm of physical strikes left the giant beast's consciousness in a state of confusion, pain, and dizzying ignorance—

The light of Divine Sense in Lin Luo's eyes surged! A majestic and condensed Mental Energy, far exceeding ordinary levels, pierced like an invisible spike into the beast's relatively simple but incredibly resilient brain.

His Divine Sense rampaged through its chaotic Sea of Consciousness. Simultaneously, a complex and profound Soul Brand, filled with the intent of a forced contract and absolute Dominator status, followed the path opened by the Divine Sense and frantically etched itself toward the core of the beast's consciousness!

This was a Soul suppression even more domineering and direct than when he had tamed Phoenix Feather!

Facing a beast with relatively low intelligence that relied more on instinct and its physical body, Lin Luo chose the most brutal method—first beating it senseless and into submission with absolute strength, and then forcibly branding it!

Buzz—

Finally, the Soul Brand was successfully inscribed!

The giant beast's massive body suddenly stiffened, and all struggling ceased. Its giant amber eyes, which had been filled with fury and pain, eventually turned into a vacant void.

"Rise."

Lin Luo's calm voice rang out, not loud, like a whisper.

However, to the giant beast that had just been forcibly branded with a Soul mark and whose consciousness was still in a state of Chaos and reconstruction, these two simple words were like a bolt from the blue, or an unquestionable oracle delivered directly by its Dominator!

"Roar...!!!"

A dull roar, completely different from before and containing a strange sense of obedience, vibrated from deep within the giant beast's throat.

It began to struggle, but not in resistance. Instead, it was working hard to move its incredibly massive body to execute the command to 'rise.' Its thick limbs pushed against the ground, each exertion making the earth rumble as the broken trees beneath it were crushed into powder.

Lin Luo sat cross-legged atop the dragon-beast's broad, flat head, which was like a small platform. From beneath him came the steady and powerful vibrations of the giant beast walking, as well as its heavy, warm breaths.

Without needing words, with just a thought, this newly tamed behemoth moved its pillar-like limbs and rumbled forward toward the deeper parts of the Gourmet World.

Every step it took was like a minor earthquake. Those fierce beasts in the dense forest that didn't have time to flee or thought they were well-hidden were instantly turned into meat pulp under its giant feet, their screams drowned out by the heavy thuds of its footsteps.

The gale created by the dragon-beast's movement uprooted or snapped the thinner trees along the way, forcibly carving out a wide 'beast path' through the primitive forest.

Soon, they arrived once more at the plain with the giant Waterfall Trees.

The Bird-Beaked Toads dwelling there saw the terrifying figure like a moving mountain from afar. Sensing the undisguised and suffocating pressure, their Souls Flew Away and Spirits Scattered. They let out terrified 'Gaga' cries and hopped frantically toward the edge of the plain to escape.

However, the dragon-beast's stride was simply too large. Even though they fled with all their might, many unlucky Bird-Beaked Toads were still enveloped by the sky-blotting shadow, followed by a destructive trampling.

Continuing forward, the environment became hot and dry again. They entered the scorching desert region where countless giant cacti grew.

Standing atop this dragon-beast that was nearly a hundred meters tall, Lin Luo felt the distance between him and the giant fireball in the sky, which looked like a small sun, had closed significantly.

The scorching light radiation shone down more directly. Even with the protection of his light halo and the dragon-beast's massive body blocking part of it, he could still feel a slight burning pain on his skin.

The giant cacti below were no more than slightly taller 'shrubs' under the dragon-beast's feet. Each time its heavy feet rose and fell, several cacti were crushed to their roots, sizzling on the parched earth.

That high-hanging, giant fireball was like a small sun. Its light was intense and its heat pressing, containing nearly violent flames and Life Origin energy.

He slowly raised his right hand toward that 'sun,' making a gesture as if to pluck it.

Buzz—!!!

In an instant, the winds and clouds changed color!

Behind him, endless energy converged, compressed, and condensed frantically!

A Giant Energy Hand, blotting out the sky and composed entirely of five-colored light condensed to the extreme, appeared out of thin air! The hand's five fingers were distinct, and its palm lines were as clear as ravines. It radiated a terrifying pressure that made the Void Realm warp and tremble, as if a deity's hand had reached out from the void to grasp that 'small sun'!

In Lin Luo's eyes, a flash of undisguised greed and determination passed. He slammed his fist shut toward the void!

Bang—!!

As if grasping the core of some invisible object, a dull boom that shook the Soul erupted from the point where the Giant Energy Hand met the 'sun'!

Following that, a shocking scene occurred—

The 'small sun' that illuminated the entire desert and radiated infinite light and heat suddenly dimmed!

It was as if the source of its energy had been choked by an invisible giant hand! And on that five-colored Giant Energy Hand, pure milky-white flames suddenly surged!

The flames burned silently. Not only did they have no temperature, but they also emitted a strange wave of transformation.

At the moment those milky-white flames rose, eight feet's figure behind Lin Luo gradually solidified and appeared! A quiet and vast brilliance flowed around her. Though her figure was clearly behind Lin Luo, it also seemed to rise infinitely, crossing space to appear directly above the 'small sun' held by the giant hand!

She 'knelt' in the Void Realm with a sacred and transcendent posture, looking down at the struggling, compressing energy source below, like a deity inspecting a mortal creation.

eight feet extended her plain white, jade-like palms and gently touched the 'sun' that was enveloped in milky-white flames and vibrating violently as it shrank.

With her touch, the milky-white flames on the giant hand erupted, becoming even more intense and pure!

Under the influence of this dual power, the 'sun' let out a moan of being overburdened. Its volume shrank and solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The light turned inward, the heat was contained, and the violent energy was forcibly tamed and refined.

In just a few breaths, that small sun, which had been dozens of meters in diameter with terrifying power, was actually refined and compressed into a strange fruit only the size of a fist, perfectly round, with liquid golden light and crimson fire patterns flowing on its surface!

Inside the fruit, it seemed as if a miniature nebula and eternal flames were Sealed, beautiful enough to take one's breath away.

The fruit broke free from the giant hand's control and floated down lightly, as if pulled by an invisible thread, finally hovering over Lin Luo's open palm. It felt warm to the touch, yet it contained explosive energy.

eight feet's phantom also withdrew, becoming hazy again. She 'knelt' beside Lin Luo, leaning in slightly to look at the fruit, and said in her ethereal, misty voice that carried a strange soothing power:

"It's edible."

The voice reached his ears, quieting his mind, as if all restlessness and risk had been smoothed away.

Lin Luo looked down at this fruit in his palm that could be called a 'miracle,' without a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

He opened his mouth, and without even needing to bite down, the fruit turned into a warm current and slid into his stomach.