266: Chapter 266 I'll do it!

Wang Chen's voice was filled with shock.

He had considered that even more powerful World-Destroying Beasts might be hidden within this world, but he hadn't expected one to be this strong!

In his estimations,

the hidden World-Destroying Beasts would at most be at the Peak of the Immortal Realm, which they could easily handle with their strength.

But he truly hadn't expected

the opponent to give him such a massive surprise—

a terrifying existence exceeding the Immortal Realm had directly emerged.

To be honest,

after feeling that aura of transcendence and eternal existence, Wang Chen felt things were getting tricky for the first time.

There was no other way.

That was a Realm he had never encountered before.

According to the System's introduction, that was the highest Realm in the cultivation world he had come into contact with—the Eternal Realm.

If the Immortal Realm merely stood above the Laws and could escape the shackles of time, then the Eternal Realm was true transcendence—transcendence over all things.

Even though he currently possessed Late Stage Immortal Realm strength,

had his Emperors Dharma Idol protecting him, and could mobilize the massive Power of Imperial Fortune of the entire Imperial Dynasty, his Peak strength definitely surpassed the Peak of the Immortal Realm.

However, he could feel

that Eternal Realm aura was an existence on a completely different level, fundamentally different from his own.

If they really started fighting,

he didn't have a single shred of confidence...

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

A solemn expression couldn't help but appear on Wang Chen's face.

Should they continue the fight?

Or retreat?

The safest method was naturally to retreat, but things had already reached this point; even if they retreated, the opponent might not necessarily let them go.

Furthermore,

they had already fought their way to the enemy's base. If he retreated now, he really couldn't afford to lose face like that!

Just as Wang Chen was looking conflicted,

a voice suddenly reached his ears.

"Your Majesty, leave the opponent to your servant. I shall take the lead!"

The sudden voice

was raspy and low, carrying a hint of cynicism.

Wang Chen turned his head sharply. What entered his sight was a middle-aged man wearing a floral shirt and large sunglasses, with a toothpick dangling from his mouth.

He was riding a strange little motorcycle. The motorcycle looked battered and worn, its exhaust pipe spewing black smoke, yet it remained as steady as Mount Tai while parked in the Void Realm.

"Holy crap! How could I have forgotten him!"

The moment he saw the man,

Wang Chen almost couldn't stop himself from swearing, and a light instantly flashed through his eyes.

Hua Qiang!

That conceptual-level character!

The man who had stabbed through Daoist Xinghai with a single knife and then coolly ridden away on his broken motorcycle!

How could he have forgotten this grandmaster?

Hua Qiang took off his sunglasses and grinned at Wang Chen.

That smile

was indescribably punchable, yet it was also strangely reassuring.

"Your Majesty, please wait here. Your servant will be back shortly."

After saying that,

he didn't give Wang Chen any chance to react and directly twisted the throttle.

That broken motorcycle immediately let out a series of "putt-putt-putt" sounds.

Right after,

a cloud of black smoke puffed from the exhaust pipe, and then—

"Whoosh—!"

A black shadow streaked across the Void Realm, charging toward that massive nest.

That speed

was absurdly fast, so fast that even Wang Chen's Divine Thought couldn't capture it.

"Hua Qiang! Wait... you're no match for him!"

Wang Chen shouted behind him.

But

by this time, Hua Qiang had already charged into the nest, and his voice drifted out from within.

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, your servant knows what he's doing!"

Wang Chen: "..."

Although he was still somewhat worried,

he then

remembered that Hua Qiang was a conceptual-level character obtained through the System's sign-in, a ruthless man specialized in backstabbing.

His strength could not be measured by common logic.

Furthermore, the System had mentioned back then that even an existence in the Eternal Realm could not avoid Hua Qiang's skills.

The reason Wang Chen was worried

was that the opponent was, after all, an Eternal Realm existence. Even if they truly got stabbed by Hua Qiang, they wouldn't completely lose their ability to resist.

An Eternal Realm existence, even with only a sliver of power left, was still terrifying. He was afraid Hua Qiang wouldn't be able to escape!

"Everyone, fall back!"

With Wang Chen's command, the experts of the Imperial Dynasty retreated one after another.

Though they didn't know what was happening, seeing Wang Chen's solemn expression, they knew things were not looking good.

Deep within the nest,

that terrifying aura was getting stronger and stronger.

The walls had completely shattered, revealing a massive space behind them.

Inside that space,

a gargantuan creature was slowly standing up.

Its size

was several times larger than even the Beast King of the World-Destroying Beasts.

Its body was covered in pitch-black scales, each one shimmering with an eerie light.

Two curved horns grew from its head, covered in ancient runes, and its eyes were as black as ink, as if they could swallow all light.

From its body,

it emitted an aura that made one feel suffocated.

That aura surpassed the Immortal Realm and reached the Half-step Eternal.

It

was the Ancestor of World-Destroying Beasts—a terrifying existence at the Half-step Eternal.

Normally speaking,

trying to break through the Immortal Realm was already fraught with countless difficulties.

And the Eternal Realm

was an even more untouchable, terrifying existence. In billions of worlds over billions of years, not a single one might emerge!

The reason this Ancestor of World-Destroying Beasts could break through to the Half-step Eternal was that it was the incarnation of the Origin of the Law of Destruction when this world was born.

It represented the Origin power of the Law of Destruction, and that was the reason it could break through to the Half-step Eternal!

"Hmm? Humans..."

The Ancestor of World-Destroying Beasts spoke, its voice ancient and majestic, as if coming from primeval times.

"You have disturbed this seat's slumber. You deserve to die!!"

Its gaze

pierced through the nest and landed on the experts of the Imperial Dynasty outside.

"Are you prepared to endure this seat's wrath?"

However,

just as its words fell—

"Putt-putt-putt-putt-putt—"

The sound of a broken motorcycle suddenly echoed within the nest.

The Ancestor of World-Destroying Beasts turned its head to look.

Immediately after,

before it could even react, its surroundings suddenly changed.

The Ancestor of World-Destroying Beasts was stunned.

It discovered that it was no longer in the nest.

The place it was currently in was a street, a street filled with the mundane bustle of human life.

On both sides of the street,

there were actually various small shops—vegetable vendors, meat sellers, fruit stalls...

There were pedestrians on the street, merchants, sounds of bargaining, and the sounds of children laughing and playing.

Everything

was so real.

So real it was frightening!

"What... what the hell is this place?"

The Ancestor of World-Destroying Beasts looked around, its eyes full of shock.

It wanted to move, but found its body had shrunk, turning into an ordinary human!

Furthermore, it couldn't help but look down and found itself lying on a watermelon stall, covered by a straw mat with only its head exposed.

"What the hell is going on?"

It wanted to struggle, but found it couldn't move at all.

Its body seemed to be confined by something, unable to even move a finger.

And in front of it,

a man wearing a floral shirt was sitting on a broken motorcycle, looking at it with a smile.

"Boss, how much are you selling these melons for?"

Hua Qiang spoke.

His voice was still raspy, carrying that cynical tone.

The Ancestor of World-Destroying Beasts wanted to speak, but found its mouth moving completely out of its control.

"Two yuan per catty, big and sweet!"

Its voice

was full of enthusiasm, as if it really were a melon farmer selling melons.

Hua Qiang smiled.

He walked up to the watermelon stall, casually picked up a watermelon, weighed it in his hand, and then tapped it near his ear.

"Thump, thump, thump."

Then,

he put down the melon, looked at the Ancestor of World-Destroying Beasts, and asked a question with a smile.

"Boss, let me ask you a question."

"This melon of yours—"

"Is it ripe?"