204: Chapter 204 Ferocious Beast Attack! Go find whoever promised! Hmm? A space-type ferocious beast?

"Boom—!!!"

The ground beneath their feet began to tremble violently without warning.

Rock layers cracked, and rubble tumbled down.

The thick rock layer above the entire Underground Base was forcibly torn open by a terrifying brute force, creating a massive gap spanning several kilometers!

The daylight from outside was completely blocked.

Dark, oppressive clouds descended like a collapsing mountain.

Everyone looked up in horror.

At the edge of the gap, a behemoth over a thousand zhang tall was slowly leaning down.

Its pitch-black scales shimmered with a chilling metallic luster, and eerie black flames danced along the edges of every scale. Wherever it passed, even the Void Realm was scorched and twisted out of shape. It was none other than the Black Flame Giant Beast, which rivaled the Sage-Entering Realm!

Its massive beast eyes lowered, coldly and playfully overlooking everyone at the bottom of the pit, as if looking at a group of ants trapped in a jar.

And atop its mountain-like head, the palm-sized Little White Beast was slowly stretching its body, its fluffy tail sweeping gently.

Its deep silver vertical pupils swept across the scene nonchalantly, finally settling on Qin Cang.

Its tone was light, yet carried unquestionable pressure:

"It seems you all are perfectly satisfied?"

"I just don't know if you've forgotten one thing."

"This place is, after all, the territory of my Vicious Beast kin."

As the Little White Beast's airy voice fell, the surrounding temperature dropped suddenly.

"Old man surnamed Qin, that's not what you said when we talked above, right?"

It tilted its head, its tone carrying a hint of mockery, "I remember clearly, you said that as long as you were allowed to enter to retrieve the Legacy, once obtained, you wouldn't short me a single copy of the complete Legacy."

"What's the matter?"

"Now you want to fob me off with a mere Dharma Aspect-level trash Cultivation Technique?"

As the words fell, the Black Flame Giant Beast suddenly threw its head back and let out a roar that shook the heavens and earth!

"ROAR—!!!"

Its vicious might was vast, and a tangible wave of Qi swept across the entire area!

The Martial Artists of the Divine Intent and Yu Kong Realm at the bottom of the pit instantly turned pale, their bodies swaying, unable to even stand steady.

Qin Cang's brows were tightly locked, and his palm inside his sleeve quietly clenched.

Of course, he remembered the previous agreement.

But that was because he had no choice!

Previously, he was the only Sage-Entering Realm present, so he had to bow his head and compromise.

Now it was different; Lu Qingyun had emerged.

Although he only had Dharma Aspect Realm cultivation, his combat power had genuinely touched the threshold of the Sage-Entering Realm.

On the human side, it was equivalent to having an additional Saint-Entering Stage combatant. Two against two, even if they couldn't win, they would definitely not be at a disadvantage.

Why should he still obediently hand over the complete Legacy?

At worst, he could give a portion of the basic Legacy to keep the other side hanging, drag it out for a few months, and wait until he had mastered the orthodox technique and advanced his strength; the situation would immediately reverse.

No matter how he calculated it, this deal wasn't a loss.

Holding this thought, Qin Cang took a deep breath, about to lift his eyes and speak, hoping to seize the initiative and suppress the other party's arrogance.

But as his peripheral vision swept across, he froze completely.

Lu Qingyun, who should have been standing by his side as his trump card, had quietly placed himself in front of the others at some point, lowering his presence to the absolute minimum.

With his hands in his pockets, he was looking up, whistling an off-key tune.

His gaze drifted aimlessly over the wall embedded with the five great Dharma Aspects, sporting an attitude that suggested this matter had absolutely nothing to do with him.

Qin Cang: "..."

His mouth twitched, and he abruptly turned to look at Lu Qingyun, his eyes filled with disbelief.

What do you mean?

You're shrinking back at a time like this?!

Sensing the gaze, Lu Qingyun lowered his head and met Qin Cang's near-accusing stare, revealing a perfectly timed look of confusion on his face.

He blinked, his tone very innocent:

"Why are you looking at me?"

"You're the one who promised them, not me."

"One must be honest, Saint Qin. You already promised them, you can't go back on your word now, right?"

The sentence was light, yet it hit Qin Cang's heart like a massive boulder.

Qin Cang's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot instantly.

He had thought that with Lu Qingyun present, he could stand a bit taller.

Instead, this kid had no intention of entering the fray at all!

Now, he was left hanging in mid-air; he could neither advance nor retreat.

"Heh."

In mid-air, the Little White Beast sneered.

Its deep silver eyes swept over the pale-faced Qin Cang, then glanced at Lu Qingyun, who was hiding in the back pretending to be a bystander, its impatience growing stronger.

In their view, this was entirely a play carefully acted out by the humans because they were unwilling to hand over the Cultivation Technique Legacy!

"Dawdling."

The Little White Beast lifted its claw slightly.

Boom—!!

The Black Flame Giant Beast understood, suddenly lowering its head and opening its bloodthirsty maw wide!

Pitch-black flames gathered crazily in its mouth, and the surrounding air was instantly incinerated, forming a vacuum zone!

The next second!

"Whoosh—!!!"

A pillar of black flame with a diameter of dozens of zhang, like an overturned heavenly river, descended with the terrifying might to burn mountains and boil seas, crashing down toward Qin Cang at the bottom of the pit!

Wherever it passed, the rock layers instantly melted into crimson lava, and even the Void Realm was burned and twisted until it shattered!

"Vile beast!"

Qin Cang's expression darkened, and he shouted angrily.

A pearly white divine light erupted from his body, condensing into a thick shield of light in front of him!

Clang—!!!

The flame pillar and the light shield collided violently!

The ear-piercing explosion made everyone's eardrums ache!

A violent shockwave scattered outwards, the ground at the bottom of the pit instantly sank several zhang, and rubble and lava splashed everywhere.

Qin Cang's figure swayed, and he stepped back half a step.

Although he had blocked the blow, his expression was not good.

His fingertips were slightly numb, and the Qi and blood within his body were surging uncontrollably.

The strength of this Black Flame Giant Beast was already on par with his own.

Coupled with the unfathomable Little White Beast watching like a tiger eyeing its prey, if they really fought, he would definitely not get the better of it.

His expression was extremely ugly.

Yet, he still did not turn back to demand the final stage of the Cultivation Technique from Lu Qingyun.

Because in his view, if he could stall, he could completely become the first person to Cultivate the orthodox method.

Even though Lu Qingyun was the recipient of the Legacy, because his current Realm was far inferior to his own, he could still maintain a leading position.

Therefore, his eyes turned fierce, and his Divine Thought condensed into a fine line, quickly transmitting into Lu Qingyun's ears:

"You leave first! Take the Legacy and return to the capital immediately!"

"I will stall things here!"

As for the others here... in these extraordinary times, they could only be abandoned.

But no sooner had his transmission ended than the Little White Beast in mid-air chuckled, as if it had heard some joke.

The sound was crisp and ethereal, but to everyone's ears, it felt like ice picks piercing their bones.

"You want to abandon these ants and let him run away alone with the Legacy?"

The Little White Beast stood up slowly, its pearly white fur gleaming faintly in the reflection of the black flames.

It looked down at Qin Cang at the bottom of the pit, its deep silver eyes full of mockery:

"Just how much do you look down on me?"

The moment the words fell.

"Ssh-la—!!"

The Little White Beast lifted its delicate pink claw and pressed it gently against the Void Realm.

A crisp shattering sound suddenly rang through the entire area!

With the Ancient Tower as the center, the Void Realm within a radius of a hundred miles shattered inch by inch, like fragile glass!

Pitch-black spatial turbulence surged within the cracks, but was firmly contained at the edges by an invisible force, forming an airtight spatial cage!

A net of heaven and earth, with nowhere to escape!

This scene caused a flash of horror in Qin Cang's eyes!

Because the space attribute, whether among humans or Vicious Beasts, was enough to indicate powerful combat strength!

A space-type Vicious Beast that rivaled the Sage-Entering Realm—how could they fight this?

It was pure dimensionality reduction!

Now that space was sealed, they couldn't even escape.

And just as everyone's hearts sank to the bottom, a slightly surprised voice sounded from the very back of the crowd.

"Oh?"

"Space-type?"