503: Taotie Ancient Beast

Outside the Chaos Ancient Mine, the sky and earth were dim, and a bloody Qi permeated for hundreds of millions of miles.

Dao Ancestor Jin Que and the other three stood in the Void Realm, their gazes dark as they looked at the collapsing mine below.

The once majestic mountain had now turned into ruins, its body torn apart by some terrifying force. At the entrance of the mine, a huge claw mark pierced through the rock wall, extending a thousand zhang deep, as if it had been ripped open by some primordial Vicious Beast.

Deep within the mine, a heart-palpitating aura slowly spread, faintly mixed with a low growl, as if something was gnawing at the mine's Origin.

"You beast!" Dao Ancestor Jin Que roared in fury, his muscles bulging, and his crimson cape rustling. "How dare you destroy my mine! You seek death!"

He was already a strong practitioner who had achieved the Dao through his Physical Body, and his temper was explosive. At this moment, he was even more enraged. Without waiting for the other three to react, he took a step forward, his figure like a meteor falling to the ground, and crashed into the mine!

"Jin Que! Wait!" Dao Ancestor Xue He's expression changed, and he quickly tried to stop him, but it was too late.

"Fool!" Dao Ancestor Lei Xiao snorted coldly, yet he also charged in without hesitation, surrounded by lightning.

Dao Ancestor You Yue's gaze was chilling. Her figure vanished like a ghost, and when she reappeared, she had silently infiltrated the depths of the mine.

Dao Ancestor Xue He cursed under his breath. The blood jade on his fingertip glowed slightly, transforming into a blood-colored barrier protecting his body. Only then did he cautiously follow them in.

Deep within the mine, it was as dark as ink.

Dao Ancestor Jin Que was engulfed in crimson Qi and blood, like a great sun, dispelling the darkness. With every step he took, the ground trembled, and his violent Physical Body power caused the surrounding rock walls to continuously crumble.

"Get out!"

He roared and punched towards the depths of the mine!

"Boom—"

The punch force was like a Dragon, piercing through the Void Realm and directly striking the deepest part of the mine. In an instant, the entire mine shook violently, and countless gravel (broken rocks) fell.

However, just as the punch force erupted—

"Roar!!"

A deafening roar came from underground, followed by a massive black shadow suddenly rushing out from the depths of the mine!

It was a Chaos Ancient Beast resembling a Taotie (taotie), with six wings on its back, covered in dark scales, each inscribed with strange Dao patterns.

Its eyes were blood-red, its fangs were menacing, and its claw blades were like knives. Wherever it passed, even space was torn apart!

Most terrifyingly, its aura had already reached the second-step Dao Ancestor level, although from its aura, it had only recently achieved the Breakthrough!

"What?!" Dao Ancestor Jin Que's pupils constricted, but he reacted extremely quickly, crossing his arms and forcefully blocking the Ancient Beast's claw!

"Clang—"

The sound of metal clashing exploded. Dao Ancestor Jin Que was sent back several hundred miles by this claw, his feet plowing two deep furrows in the ground, his arms numb, and his Qi and blood churning.

"Let's go together!"

The three, Dao Ancestor Xue He, had also arrived by this time. Seeing this, they acted without hesitation, attacking simultaneously!

Lightning exploded in Dao Ancestor Lei Xiao's palm, forming a ten-thousand-zhang Thunder Dragon that roared and pounced on the Ancient Beast; Dao Ancestor You Yue's figure flickered, and countless dark shadow blades slashed at the Ancient Beast's vital points from all directions; Dao Ancestor Xue He, on the other hand, conjured his blood jade, which transformed into a boundless sea of blood, attempting to corrode the Ancient Beast's scales!

However—

The Ancient Beast spread its six wings and, with an open mouth, swallowed the Thunder Dragon, the sea of blood, and the dark blades all into its belly!

"What?!" The four Dao Ancestors all changed color.

This beast could actually devour Daoist Magic?!

"We can't fight in the mine. Lure this beast out!" Dao Ancestor You Yue's figure was like smoke, flickering and dodging between the Ancient Beast's sharp claws, and she shouted coldly.

This reminder was like a splash of cold water. Dao Ancestor Jin Que forcefully held back the second punch he was about to unleash.

The four exchanged glances, instantly reaching a tacit understanding.

"Get out and fight!"

Dao Ancestor Lei Xiao suddenly roared, lightning bursting from his palms, intertwining into a sky-covering lightning net that enveloped the Ancient Beast.

Dao Ancestor Xue He simultaneously formed a hand seal. Countless blood threads suddenly seeped from the mine's rock walls, transforming into chains that wrapped around the Ancient Beast's six wings.

"Roar—"

The Taotie Ancient Beast roared and struggled, the lightning net and blood chains crumbling inch by inch.

But in that brief moment of obstruction, Dao Ancestor Jin Que had already flashed beneath its belly, his arm muscles bulging, and he suddenly thrust upwards!

"Boom!"

The Ancient Beast's thousand-zhang body was actually sent flying by this Sky-Propping strike, crashing backward along the mine shaft. The four Dao Ancestors transformed into streaks of light, chasing relentlessly, continuously unleashing Dao Rule attacks along the way, forcing the Ancient Beast to retreat outwards.

When the dazzling light of the sky entered its vision, the Taotie Ancient Beast suddenly realized it had fallen into a trap.

It furiously spread its six wings, wanting to turn back, but was stumbled by the shadow barrier that Dao Ancestor You Yue had set up at the cave entrance earlier.

"Now we can fight without restraint!"

Dao Ancestor Jin Que laughed wildly, revealing his ten-thousand-zhang Dao Body. On his bronze-colored skin, dense martial Dao Divine Ability patterns emerged. He unleashed a punch, and the pure Physical Body power actually caused spiderweb-like cracks to appear in the Void Realm.

The Ancient Beast's blood-red pupils constricted. In a hurry, it raised its claws to meet the attack.

"Crack!"

Amidst a bone-chilling sound of bones breaking, three of the Ancient Beast's sharp claws snapped.

It roared in pain, and the Chaos runes on its six wings suddenly lit up. Flesh rapidly wriggled at the wound, recovering completely in an instant.

"Be careful! It's getting serious!"

Dao Ancestor Xue He urgently warned, the blood jade in his hand already transformed into a ferocious scythe.

Indeed, the Taotie Ancient Beast opened its large mouth, and the thunder and fire Dao Rules it had previously swallowed were actually spewed out mixed with Chaos Qi.

A thousand-zhang diameter Chaos light pillar swept across, and wherever it passed, even space was corroded, leaving dark traces.

The four Dao Ancestors each displayed their Divine Ability to dodge.

Dao Ancestor Lei Xiao seized the opportunity to form a hand seal, summoning Nine Heavens Divine Lightning, and a ten-thousand-zhang lightning waterfall descended from the sky; Dao Ancestor You Yue's figure split into thousands, each shadow delivering a fatal blow; Dao Ancestor Xue He wielded his scythe, unleashing a sky full of blood moon sharp edges.

"Boom boom boom—"

The terrifying explosion leveled an area of ten thousand miles.

When the smoke and dust dispersed, the Taotie Ancient Beast, under the siege of the four, only had damaged scales, and its aura became even more violent.

"Something's wrong..." Dao Ancestor You Yue's expression suddenly changed. "It's absorbing our Dao Rules to perfect itself!"

Everyone was horrified to discover that beneath the Ancient Beast's damaged scales, new armor plates had emerged, clearly displaying Dao patterns similar to their Cultivation Technique!

The Ancient Beast's blood-red eyes locked onto the four, and a low growl emanated from deep within its throat. The next moment—

"Boom!"

It suddenly pounced!

The great battle completely erupted!

As the battle reached a stalemate, the four did not notice that deep within the mine, a demonic shadow shrouded in Chaos Qi was quietly collecting two undamaged "This World Origin."

Several months passed in a flash!

Outside the Qiankun Immortal Palace, Dao Ancestor Xuan Zhen's Daoist robe was soaked with cold sweat.

He looked at the palace gate, which had been closed for a hundred years, gritted his teeth, and activated a message-transmitting Daoist Magic, his voice filled with unprecedented urgency: "Dao Friend Xu! The Chaos Ancient Mine has changed. Dao Friend Jin Que and the others pursued the Ancient Beast and have not returned. There may be an accident!"

The Restriction Dao patterns on the palace gate suddenly lit up with purple-gold radiance.

Dao Ancestor Xuan Zhen hurried inside, only to see a slender figure standing with his hands behind his back in the center of the Immortal Palace's main hall.

That person wore a green robe, his face identical to Xu Qing's, but his entire body flowed with sharp Sword Intent, and even his gaze seemed capable of tearing through the Void Realm. This was precisely Xu Qing's Sword Dao Dao Body, left behind before he went into seclusion!

After achieving a Breakthrough to Dao Ancestor, Xu Qing's Dao Body was indistinguishable from his main body. Even Dao Ancestor Xuan Zhen couldn't tell that this was Xu Qing's Dao Body.

"That Ancient Beast can..."

Dao Ancestor Xuan Zhen was about to elaborate, but the Sword Dao Dao Body suddenly raised a hand to interrupt him.

"I already know."

The Dao Body lightly traced with a fingertip, and a scene immediately appeared in the Void Realm: Dao Ancestor Jin Que and the other three were fighting a Taotie Ancient Beast with six wings on its back. The Chaos Qi in the battlefield, spanning thousands of light-years, had been reduced to nothingness.

What was alarming was that the Ancient Beast's scales had already developed Dao patterns similar to the four's Cultivation Technique, such as thunder patterns and blood moons!

However, from the situation, that Taotie Ancient Beast was already in a precarious position, and its demise was only a matter of time.

Dao Ancestor Xuan Zhen's pupils constricted. He hadn't expected Xu Qing to be able to detect the great battle of Dao Ancestor Jin Que and the others without using an ancestral artifact.

The Sword Dao Dao Body's eyes flickered, and the Dao Body transformed into a green sword rainbow, piercing through the air and departing.

Dao Ancestor Xuan Zhen's ears still echoed with the last Dao sound.

"If I do not return after three days... please ask the City Lord to come out of seclusion, and report to the higher-ups."

Upon hearing this, Dao Ancestor Xuan Zhen's gaze was complex.