Chapter 461 The Liu family is completely convinced?!

When Nether Abyss stepped out from that crack, the entire plaza became so quiet that only the sound of gasps could be heard.

"The... the, the, the... third one?!" A young Liu family Disciple stared with wide eyes, pointing at the dark, slender beast silhouette in the mystic light mirror. His fingertip trembled like a leaf in an autumn wind, and his mouth was open wide enough to fit a fist; he could not even speak clearly.

"Grand Tutor Dongxuan has a third Beast?! He actually has a third one?! The previous two were already Heaven-Defying to that extent, and he actually hid another one?!"

"Purple Gold Rank Eight! It's the aura of a Purple Gold Rank Eight! Its Realm is higher than both that True Dragon and that Divine Beast! And this Beast... what, what, what is it?! Why do I feel like my Soul is about to be sucked in when I look at its eyes?! It's so sinister!"

"It's a dark attribute! And not just a normal dark attribute! It's that kind of... I cannot explain it, but it's just terrifying! My Beast is a dark attribute, but the dark attribute Spiritual Qi in its body stopped listening to me the moment it sensed that aura! It's submitting in the direction of that Beast! My Beast is submitting to it!!"

"Law level! That's the aura of an Origin Law! When I traveled to the Central Plains in my youth, I once saw from afar how a Sun-Level dark attribute Law was released, and it felt just like this—the Law itself was resonating! This Beast has mastered an Origin Law of the dark attribute!! A Purple Gold Rank Beast has mastered an Origin Law? How is this possible?!"

"Wait, did you just say Origin Law? A Purple Gold Rank can master an Origin Law? Did I hear that wrong? Isn't that something that only an Eclipsing Moon Rank or even a Sun-Level could possibly touch?! How could a Purple Gold Rank Beast do that?!"

"There's one more problem! Didn't you notice? That's not the point! The point is that he has three!! Three Beasts with Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines!! How many people in the entire Eastern Region can bring out three Beasts with Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines? No, never mind three; just one could serve as a clan-protecting Divine Beast! He has three all by himself!! Three!!"

The Liu family members had gone mad.

This time, it wasn't just shock; it was an emotion closer to a cognitive collapse.

If the successive Breakthroughs and evolutions of Little Fire and Little Skylark were still within the category of Genius they could understand, then now, as a third Beast possessing an Ancient Divine Beast Bloodline and having mastered an Origin Law appeared, the concept of "Genius" in their minds had been completely shattered, replaced by a more direct and despairing thought.

This wasn't some Genius; this was a Divine Beast breeder wearing human skin.

In the area where the deacons and Elders were, the reaction wasn't as overtly vulgar as the Disciples, but the turbulent waves in their hearts were no less intense.

A very senior deacon Elder stood up tremblingly, his cloudy eyes fixed on the pitch-black beast silhouette in the mystic light mirror. His lips trembled for a long time before he managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"dark attribute Origin Law... and it's not a pseudo-Origin forced out by refining external objects; it's a true Origin that has been genuinely refined into its own Origin core. This Beast's dark attribute power no longer borrows from the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi; it is itself a part of the dark attribute Law. In the two hundred-plus years I've lived, I have never seen this on any Purple Gold Rank Beast. Let alone Purple Gold Rank, it's rare even for the Falling Star Rank."

Beside him, another managing Elder who specialized in researching dark attribute Beasts was already too excited to speak coherently.

"Just now, I was still wondering why Grand Tutor Dongxuan would stay in the challenge space for so long when the Domains of that True Dragon and Divine Beast were already Heaven-Defying enough. So this is what he was waiting for! He was waiting for his third Beast to refine the Law Crystal! He has been raising three Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines in his Beast Taming Space simultaneously! Three!! A True Dragon in the midst of a Breakthrough, a Divine Beast evolving, and a dark attribute Divine Beast refining a Law Crystal in the shadows! He is supporting an entire Divine Beast legion by himself!!"

"And did you notice?"

Another deacon's voice carried a hint of numb admiration.

"Although that dark attribute Beast's Realm only rose by three small stages, the quality of its aura is completely different. Ordinary dark attribute Spiritual Qi is like an oil lamp meeting the sun in front of it; they are simply not on the same level. Mastering an Origin Law means its dark attribute skills are at least several times more powerful, and they might even have a Law penetration effect. In other words, the defensive power of the Azure Ancient Dragon's Golden Scale Protection will likely be discounted in front of it. Grand Tutor Dongxuan has calculated every step from the very beginning."

"This Grand Tutor Dongxuan is too deep! Frighteningly steady..."

In the area where the Grand Elders were gathered, the atmosphere could no longer be described by words like "solemn" or "shocked."

It was a state where, after experiencing too many impacts, their reason refused to react anymore.

Supreme Elder Liu Yunshan's hands trembled slightly within his sleeves. His gaze was locked onto Nether Abyss, repeatedly sensing that ultimate dark attribute Origin Law aura. It took a long time for him to squeeze out a hoarse sentence from his throat.

"Three... three Beasts with Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines."

He took a deep breath, and every word seemed to be forced out through gritted teeth.

"I have lived for three hundred years, seen countless Geniuses, and heard countless legends. But I have never even heard of someone who, at the Purple Gold Rank, possesses three Beasts with Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines simultaneously—two with awakened Domain skills, and one that has mastered an Origin Law. Forget the Eastern Region; even if such a Prodigy were placed in the Central Plains, they would absolutely be among the very top. I can now conclude that this Grand Tutor Dongxuan's background is definitely not something any faction in the Eastern Region could have cultivated."

Another Grand Elder's expression was extremely complex, his voice tinged with an indescribable bitterness.

"Three Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines: one True Dragon, one Ancient Wind-Thunder Divine Peng, and one unknown dark attribute Divine Beast. Three attributes, three Domains. With such a configuration, let alone fighting a Diamond Rank Nine phantom, even fighting a real Falling Star Rank powerhouse, it might not be impossible to contend. And did you notice the eyes of that dark attribute Beast? That's not a normal dark purple; that's a Law Pupil formed by the condensation of the dark attribute Origin Law in its pupils. This characteristic only appears in dark attribute Divine Beasts whose Bloodline grade reaches the top of the Falling Star Rank or higher, and only after they have refined a complete Origin Law object. He was already preparing for the seventh-layer challenge back when he took that Law Crystal on the sixth layer."

Master Fu Shan and Elder Mo stood side by side at the forefront of the crowd. The faces of these two Grand Tutor Level masters no longer held even a trace of the leisurely "watching the fun" look they had before.

Elder Mo's beard trembled slightly, not because of the wind, but because of extreme excitement and shock.

He stared at the pitch-black, slender beast silhouette in the mystic light mirror, his voice as low as a beating drum.

"This aura, this pressure, this level of Law control—there is absolutely no mistake. This is a dark attribute Beast possessing a complete Ancient Divine Beast Bloodline, and the Bloodline purity is extremely high. I once saw similar records in ancestral ancient books. In the ancient era, there was a type of dark attribute Divine Beast called Nether Abyss. They were born devouring light, fed on darkness, were naturally immune to all light attribute damage, and their combat power doubled in darkness. They were the absolute nemesis of all light attribute Beasts. But that race is said to have gone extinct during the ancient catastrophe. If my guess is correct, this is very likely a descendant of that Divine Beast."

"Nether Abyss... a Divine Beast descendant!"

Master Fu Shan gasped, his aged face filled with disbelief.

"True Dragon Bloodline, Ancient Wind-Thunder Divine Peng Bloodline, ancient Nether Abyss Divine Beast Bloodline—the Bloodline grades of all three Beasts are at the legendary level or even higher. Possessing just one Beast with such Aptitude would be enough to run rampant in the Eastern Region; he possesses three all by himself. And all three have been cultivated to the Purple Gold Rank, two have awakened Domains, and one has mastered an Origin Law. I am now completely convinced that this young friend Dong Xuan is not some hidden Genius of the Eastern Region; he is nine times out of ten from the Central Plains. No, not nine times out of ten—it's a certainty. The entire Eastern Region combined couldn't produce a Beast Tamer of this level."

"It's just..."

Master Fu Shan narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze sweeping back and forth over the dark purple halo flowing around Nether Abyss, his brow furrowed into a frown.

"I have lived for so many years and consider myself well-informed, but I cannot identify which Ancient Divine Beast this Beast's Bloodline originates from. The True Dragon and the Divine Peng are easy to recognize, but this one... its Bloodline aura is too ancient—so ancient that it exceeds my knowledge. The only thing that is certain is that its Bloodline grade is definitely not below that of a True Dragon, and it might even be older than the Azure Ancient Dragon."

"Older than a True Dragon..."

Elder Mo muttered, repeating this sentence, a trace of deep awe appearing on his aged face for the first time.

"The identity of someone who can bring out three Beasts of this level is no longer important. What is important is that in today's battle, regardless of whether young friend Dong Xuan can take the ancestral dragon essence blood, his name is bound to shake the entire Eastern Region. No, perhaps beyond the Eastern Region. For such a Prodigy, becoming famous across the continent is only a matter of time."

At the very front of the crowd, Liu Qingyun's complexion had fallen from the slight relaxation just a moment ago back to rock bottom, and this time it fell deeper and more thoroughly than ever before.

Just before Nether Abyss appeared, he had let out a long sigh, feeling that the outcome was decided and that the Azure Ancient Dragon would inevitably protect the ancestral dragon essence blood with its overwhelming Realm advantage.

He had even comforted himself internally.

Grand Tutor Dongxuan was a Prodigy, but there was ultimately a limit; the gap of eleven stages was not so easily bridged, and the Liu family's clan-protecting foundation was at least preserved.

But now, a third Beast had appeared.

A third Beast with an Ancient Divine Beast Bloodline, having mastered an Origin Law, and at Purple Gold Rank Eight.

Liu Qingyun's head was buzzing, and a voice kept echoing.

It's over; this might really be over.

And only now did he understand the intention behind Dong Xuan taking that dark attribute Law Crystal.

It turned out it was to use it for this third dark attribute Ancient Divine Beast of his.

Looking closely at its appearance, it seemed to have finished fusing.

After all, it already possessed such remarkable dark attribute Origin Law power at the Purple Gold Rank.

This left Liu Qingyun feeling helpless and unwilling, a surge of heat stuck in his throat, extremely uncomfortable.

Elder Liu Lan beside him also had a complex expression.

She had given up on guessing Jiang Yun's upper limit back in the ancestral grounds, but when the third Beast actually appeared, she was still heavily impacted.

Three Beasts with Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines—this configuration could no longer be described as luxurious; it was absurd.

So absurd that she felt the Azure Ancient Dragon's Realm advantage, under the double crushing force of quantity and quality, didn't seem so secure anymore.

As for the Liu family Disciples and Elders who were still silently cheering for the Azure Ancient Dragon in their hearts, they all fell silent collectively at this moment.

It wasn't that they didn't want to cheer anymore; it was that they suddenly felt that no matter how much they cheered, it seemed useless.

Three against one, and all three were Divine Beast Bloodlines, each with Domain level skills, and one of them had mastered an Origin Law.

The Azure Ancient Dragon was strong, but it was a phantom, a remnant Soul, with less than thirty percent of its strength remaining.

Fighting with this kind of configuration.

Who wins and who loses is really hard to say now.

What made these people feel even more conflicted was that they found themselves already faintly looking forward to the upcoming battle.

Because three Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines joining forces to fight against an ancient True Dragon remnant Soul—a battle of this level, let alone seeing it, they hadn't even heard of it.

Being able to witness it with their own eyes today, even from an opposing stance, they had to admit that this was absolutely a Peak showdown worthy of being recorded in history.

At the edge of the crowd, Liu Lie's face had gone completely numb.

He had given up on any struggle in words or expression.

When the first Beast broke through and jumped six stages, his face hurt.

When the second Beast evolved and broke through again, his face swelled.

When the second Beast's new skill debuted, he felt his face had no more room to be slapped.

And now, the third Beast appeared carrying an Origin Law; he could no longer feel the existence of his face.

Because his face no longer belonged to him; it belonged to Grand Tutor Dongxuan, who could slap it however he wanted.

Only one thought remained in his mind now.

After today, the name of this Grand Tutor Dongxuan was bound to stir up a storm throughout the entire Liu family; he must never provoke this person again in the future.

Meanwhile, inside the challenge space.

Jiang Yun was completely unaware of the monstrous waves stirred up outside the Star Pavilion by the appearance of Nether Abyss.

His entire focus was locked onto the Azure Ancient Dragon phantom in the sky, whose size had once again surged and whose aura had once again climbed.

Diamond Rank Nine.

Thirteen stages higher than Little Fire's Purple Gold Rank Six, fifteen stages higher than Little Skylark's Purple Gold Rank Four, and eleven stages higher than Nether Abyss's Purple Gold Rank Eight.

Regardless of which comparison, the gap was large enough to make any Beast Tamer with remaining sanity back away.

If the battle between the two beasts earlier relied on the advantages of Bloodline and Domain to barely maintain a balance, then the situation on the field now had undergone a qualitative change.

With three Beasts with Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines on the field simultaneously, the advantage in quantity, skill diversity, and tactical combination space had increased by more than an order of magnitude.

Little Fire's Golden Scale Protection still had trigger counts, Little Skylark's Wind-Thunder Calamity Domain and Annihilation Thunder Prison were still in perfect condition, and Nether Abyss's Death Qi Domain and Light-Devouring Domain had not even been deployed.

Superimposing three Domains: Death Qi erosion for weakening, Origin Law for breaking defenses, Void-Shattering Slash ignoring thirty percent of defense to forcibly dismantle dragon scales, Death Gaze for mental impact, Shadow Shuttle for flanking sneak attacks, Fire Domain Cage combined with Annihilation Thunder Prison for dual control.

The reaction of combining these skills was by no means a simple addition.

Jiang Yun's gaze swept back and forth over the sky-covering dragon shadow of the Azure Ancient Dragon twice, then he slowly withdrew his line of sight.

He did not frown, was not nervous, and did not have a shred of hesitation.

His eyes were calm and firm, and the corners of his lips lifted slightly—that was a smile that only appeared when seeing hope in a desperate situation and finding a flaw in front of a strong enemy.

Three against one, Divine Beast Bloodline against remnant Soul phantom.

It's enough to fight.

He raised his right hand, his five fingers clenched abruptly, and his voice exploded throughout the entire challenge space like thunder.

"Little Fire! Little Skylark! Nether Abyss!"

"No need to hold back!!! Attack with full force!!!"