267: Chapter 267 Tearing Apart the Black Iron Cage with Bare Hands! The Ancient Ferocious Beast Qiongqi!

Accompanied by the heavy sound of chains, crimson eyes suddenly snapped open in the darkness.

A bone-chilling Death Qi poured down from the top level of the pagoda like a physical substance.

The temperature of the entire sixth floor plummeted to the freezing point.

The frost on the surrounding stone walls instantly thickened by half a foot.

The Gloomy Wood Coffin in the center of the sixth floor seemed to receive some kind of evil summons and began to shake violently.

"Clang! Clang!"

The yellow talismans stuck to the surface of the coffin spontaneously combusted one after another, turning into black ash on the ground.

The thick chains binding the coffin were pulled taut, letting out a groan as they struggled under the burden.

"Boss, something is trying to crawl out from inside."

Qin Xueji stood behind Su Yang, her hands unconsciously gripping the hem of her Black Silk Dharma Robe, her voice tinged with nervousness.

Mary, on the other hand, flapped her bat wings with a look of pure disgust: "It reeks! It smells like moldy, rotten meat. Just one whiff is enough to lose my appetite."

Bang!

The coffin lid was slammed open a crack by a pair of sharp claws covered in long black hair.

Thick green corpse poison spewed out from the gap, corroding the white jade floor tiles into a pitted mess.

A hundred-year-old Flying Zombie, dressed in Qing Dynasty official robes with a green face and sharp fangs, sprang straight up out of the coffin.

The Flying Zombie's eyes glowed with green light as it opened its bloody maw, revealing sharp fangs, and lunged straight for Su Yang, who was closest.

"A mere low-level Green-haired Zombie dares to come out and spoil the fun?"

Su Yang had his hands in his pockets and didn't even give the Flying Zombie a proper look.

He casually raised his right leg and kicked the Flying Zombie hard in the chest.

Boom!

The Flying Zombie didn't even have time to scream.

A clean hole was kicked straight through its chest, visible from front to back.

Su Yang retracted his right foot and patted his pant leg.

A deafening roar came from the floor above, seemingly furious at Su Yang's effortless slaying of the Flying Zombie.

"Let's go up and take a look. This watchdog has quite a loud voice."

Su Yang strode forward with his long legs, heading directly toward the seventh floor.

Qin Xueji, Bai Li, and Mary followed closely behind.

They stepped onto the seventh floor.

The space was unusually vast, spanning over a thousand square meters.

In the center stood a massive cage forged from Ten-thousand-year Profound Iron.

The iron bars of the cage were as thick as a thigh, their surfaces covered in densely packed Suppression Runes.

Inside the cage, a terrifying Vicious Beast the size of a heavy truck was actually tethered!

The Vicious Beast had a massive lion's head but the body of a tiger, with a pair of tattered fleshy wings on its back.

Its entire body was covered in hard, dark-red scales.

Its limbs were as thick as pillars, and its sharp claws were sunk deep into the bronze stone slabs of the floor.

The crimson eyes they had seen from downstairs belonged to this very Vicious Beast.

"An ancient exotic species, the Scarlet Flame Qiongqi?"

Bai Li recognized the Vicious Beast's origin at a glance, a hint of surprise appearing on her beautiful face.

"The Ancestral Master of the Celestial Masters Sect actually kept an adult Qiongqi at the top of the pagoda as a watchdog."

Hearing the voice, the Qiongqi turned its massive head.

"Lowly human ants! How dare you kill this King's rations!"

The Qiongqi actually spoke human tongue, its voice like rolling thunder.

"This King has been trapped here by that old geezer of the Celestial Masters Sect for three thousand years! Today, I finally smell the scent of fresh flesh! Walk forward obediently and let this King swallow you whole to save you from further suffering!"

The Qiongqi opened its bloody maw, and saliva dripped from its fangs onto the ground, instantly corroding a deep pit into the floor.

Mary hovered in mid-air, hands on her hips, staring back without backing down.

"A big calico cat with wings dares to threaten the Boss? This Young Miss is going to drain every drop of your blood today!"

"Presumptuous!"

The Qiongqi was furious. It was a notorious ancient exotic beast; when had it ever suffered such an insult?

Its massive body lunged forward. The Profound Iron chains were pulled taut.

Whoosh!

The Qiongqi opened its mouth, and a pillar of scarlet fire several meters in diameter erupted, carrying a terrifyingly high temperature that could incinerate all things. It passed directly through the gaps in the Profound Iron cage, blasting toward Mary and Su Yang.

Wherever the fire pillar passed, the air completely distorted, and even space itself showed faint cracks.

Qin Xueji was so frightened that her face paled, and she instinctively hid behind Su Yang.

"Playing with fire in front of me?"

A cold smile curled at the corner of Su Yang's mouth.

He slowly raised his right hand.

A ball of dazzling golden Pure Yang True Fire instantly condensed in his palm.

Su Yang clenched his fingers into a fist and punched out boldly against the oncoming scarlet fire pillar!

Rumble!

The golden fist radiance, like an unstoppable raging dragon, smashed the scarlet fire pillar to pieces.

The Qiongqi's demon fire, said to be capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas, was like paper before the Pure Yang True Fire, instantly swallowed and assimilated.

The golden fist radiance didn't lose momentum, slamming hard against the thick bars of the Profound Iron cage.

"Clang—!!!"

A deafening sound of metal clashing echoed through the seventh floor.

The Ten-thousand-year Profound Iron pillars, engraved with lightning runes, were actually smashed into a terrifying dent by this single punch!

The entire cage shook violently, as if it might fall apart at any moment.

The Qiongqi retreated repeatedly in fear, a hint of unbelievable terror flashing in its crimson eyes.

The Natal Demon Fire it was so proud of had been scattered by a human's casual punch!

"You... what exactly is your cultivation level? It's impossible for such a powerhouse to exist in the secular world!"

The Qiongqi's voice trembled, its previous arrogance completely gone.

It had been trapped for three thousand years, and its strength had long since plummeted.

Now, facing an unfathomable monster like Su Yang...

The Vicious Beast's instinct told it that the human before it was extremely dangerous.

"My cultivation level is not something you're worthy of knowing."

Su Yang withdrew his fist and slowly walked to the front of the Profound Iron cage.

The Qiongqi's eyes darted around, and it immediately changed its strategy.

It lowered its massive head, its tone becoming more conciliatory.

"Human powerhouse, this King admits you are quite strong. As long as you cut the chains and let this King out, this King is willing to split all the treasures of the Celestial Masters Sect with you! I can even take you to find ancient ruins!"

"Split them?"

Su Yang felt as if he had heard a huge joke.

"Everything in this pagoda, including you, is mine. What right do you have to negotiate terms with me?"

Sensing Su Yang's contempt, the Qiongqi's anger rose again.

It was an ancient Vicious Beast, after all; the ferocity in its bones was hard to erase.

"Arrogant brat! If not for these Ten-thousand-year Profound Iron chains suppressing seventy percent of this King's strength, I could tear you to pieces in one bite! Do you really think this King is afraid of you!"

"Oh? The chains are suppressing your strength?"

A hint of playfulness flashed in Su Yang's eyes.

He directly reached out both hands, gripping two of the thick Profound Iron pillars of the cage.

The Pure Yang True Qi within his body erupted like a volcano, and the muscles in his arms instantly bulged, filled with a terrifying power that could destroy heaven and earth.

"Open for me!"

With a low shout from Su Yang, his hands suddenly exerted force to both sides.

"Creeeak..."

The scalp-numbing sound of twisting metal rang out.

The Ten-thousand-year Profound Iron, said to be indestructible and immovable even by a Golden Core Great Perfection Cultivator, actually began to bend and deform bit by bit under Su Yang's Physical Body strength, which was comparable to gods and demons!

The Qiongqi's crimson eyes widened, its jaw nearly dropping to the floor.

The Profound Iron cage personally set by the Ancestral Master of the Celestial Masters Sect was actually being pried open by a human with his bare hands?!

Bang!

The two thick Profound Iron pillars were forcibly snapped off.

Su Yang casually tossed them onto the floor, where they smashed out two deep pits.

A massive gap was torn into the cage.

Su Yang put his hands back into his pockets and strode into the cage.

He stood directly in front of the Qiongqi, less than three meters away.

"Didn't you feel the chains were in the way?"

Su Yang looked up, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

"I'm standing right here now. Use all your strength; I'll give you one chance to bite me."