199: Chapter 199 War Beast - Golden Behemoth!

The moment the eighth gate opened, the entire Colosseum seemed to be wailing!

Boom! Boom!

Accompanied by heavy, earth-shaking footsteps, a golden giant shadow, like a moving mountain, slowly stepped out from the darkness!

Its body was covered in golden fur with a metallic luster, and its muscles were knotted like granite, each block containing explosive power.

Its head resembled both a lion and an ape, with ferocious fangs piercing its lips, and a pair of crimson giant eyes like burning lava, overlooking Lu Chen, who was as small as an ant in the arena.

Just by standing there, that wild, violent, and terrifying pressure capable of crushing everything froze space, causing the six main beast pets to growl uneasily.

[Eighth Ring Colosseum, initiated!]

[Opponent: War Behemoth · Golden Behemoth · Rank 8 Top-tier World Lord BOSS]

Thump! Thump! Thump!

With every step it took, the sturdy floor of the Colosseum cracked into spiderweb-like fissures, as if unable to bear its weight.

Roar—

The Golden Behemoth roared to the sky, deafening the ears; the sound wave swept out like a tangible shockwave!

Its crimson eyes locked onto Lu Chen, carrying the arrogance and Battle Intent of ancient barbarism: "I am a behemoth born for war! Even a Dragon must temporarily avoid my edge!"

"Master! This is only the eighth ring, and we're already facing such a powerful Rank 8 Top-tier World Lord BOSS? This Golden Behemoth's HP and defense are comparable to a Peak Rank 8 World Lord. The difficulty of this advancement definitely exceeds Hell!"

Great Green felt fear.

It could sense that this Golden Behemoth could tear it apart!

Lu Chen looked up at the golden giant beast, but instead of fear, a burning Battle Intent ignited in his eyes!

"Difficulty off the charts? Just what I wanted!"

The next moment.

Gold-red divine fire erupted from Lu Chen's body, and the Dragon's roar shook the world!

"Dragons must avoid your edge? Sorry, you are facing the Divine Dragon of Great Xia!"

"Come and fight!"

Roar—!

[Power of Prairie Dragon Fire] — Transform into Dragon!

A heaven-reaching flaming Divine Dragon descended once again, its dragon body coiled, its Dragon Might vast, its size barely comparable to this War Behemoth!

Thump!

The Golden Behemoth's huge golden claws tore through the air, carrying the massive force to crush stars, and slammed into the dragon's head!

Boom!

The dragon claw and the golden claw collided violently, like two ancient mountains crashing into each other!

The violent energy shockwave exploded in a ring, causing the invisible barrier at the edge of the Colosseum to ripple violently!

The flaming Divine Dragon was shaken by this brute force, while the Golden Behemoth only took half a step back; the Dragon Flame lingering on its golden fur extinguished instantly, leaving a few shallow scorch marks.

"What terrifying strength and defense!"

Lu Chen's dragon eyes narrowed, the god-slaying spear already in hand, the dark red spear light tearing through the sky, stabbing straight at the Behemoth's heart!

[Divine Light Break]!

Lu Chen wanted to suppress the Golden Behemoth's health regeneration first.

But!

Hum!

The dark red spear light hit, however, golden light exploded from the Golden Behemoth's chest, and a naturally generated ancient war rune appeared, forming a shield that actually forcibly neutralized the active effect of the god-slaying spear!

[Ding! Divine Light Break effect blocked! Target did not receive suppression effect!]

"What?"

Lu Chen's heart sank.

"Roar! War Rune, protect my body!"

The Golden Behemoth roared triumphantly, lifted its huge sole again, and stomped hard on the ground!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The third stomp!

A destructive scarlet light instantly condensed under its feet, and a terrifying energy capable of annihilating all things erupted like a volcano, about to sweep through the entire Colosseum!

"It's the active effect of the War Stomp talent! Master, be careful!"

Great Green warned.

The Divine Dragon transformed by Lu Chen flicked its tail, [Divine Concealment] activated, and it instantly escaped the core area of the red light!

Boom!!!

The scarlet shockwave spread out like a ring of death, and wherever it passed, space shattered inch by inch, leaving behind pitch-black void!

Even though it dodged the central shock, the edge of the impact still caused the dragon scales to shatter, and its health dropped sharply!

"What a troublesome guy!"

Lu Chen's eyes were cold, Dragon Flame, Divine Thunder, Forbidden Spell... various violent attacks poured down on the Golden Behemoth like a storm!

However, this War Behemoth's defense and HP were despairingly thick, hard-tanking the sky-filling attacks, pressing forward step by step. Every basic attack forced Lu Chen to deal with it with all his might, and the red light of [War Stomp] hung overhead like a sword of destruction!

"Roar! Struggle, ants! Before me, all techniques are futile!"

The Golden Behemoth laughed wildly, its golden claws tearing at the dragon body, bringing up a sky of gold-red dragon blood!

"Revive!"

Green light flashed, Lu Chen's state was restored, and the Battle Intent in his dragon eyes was like tangible fire!

"Futile? Then let's see who can stand until the end!"

He completely gave up on taking shortcuts, pushing the effect of the [beast god medal] to the limit, turning into an undying God of War, and engaged in the most primitive, barbaric, and tragic physical combat with this War Behemoth!

Dragon claws tore through golden fur! Sharp teeth bit through tough thick skin!

The dragon tail smashed the war rune! The giant fist cracked the sacred dragon scales!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Inside the Colosseum, the roars of the dragon and the behemoth shook the heavens and the earth, the light of energy explosions never ceased, and blood rained down, staining the dark red ground even deeper.

One day!

Two days!

Three days!

Three whole days and nights!

Lu Chen couldn't remember how many times he had revived; his spirit had long reached its limit, supported entirely by an unyielding will!

The Golden Behemoth no longer had its initial arrogance; its golden fur was dim, covered in char and cracks, most of its war runes were shattered, and its aura had weakened significantly, but those crimson giant eyes still burned with crazy Battle Intent.

"Final strike! Send you on your way!"

The Divine Dragon transformed by Lu Chen let out a hoarse dragon roar, gathering all the unwillingness and Battle Intent of three days and nights. The [god-slaying spear] and [Holy Spear: Oath of the End] erupted with unprecedented brilliance at the same time, turning into a gold-red intertwined torrent of destruction, slamming fiercely into the flaw finally exposed by the Golden Behemoth!

"No!"

The Golden Behemoth let out a desperate and unwilling roar. In the destructive light, its huge golden body disintegrated inch by inch like a melting snow-capped mountain, and finally collapsed with a crash, kicking up a sky of dust!

[Ding! Congratulations on defeating the War Behemoth · Golden Behemoth, passing the Eighth Ring Colosseum!]

[Obtained: domain fragment X1!]

The eighth fragment, obtained.

Lu Chen returned to human form, staggered to the ground, his face pale as paper, barely able to stand, and could only support his body with the god-slaying spear.

Three consecutive days and nights of high-intensity life-and-death fighting took a terrifying toll on his mind.

But his deep eyes were brighter than ever, like a divine weapon tempered by fire, its edge restrained, yet enough to cut through all shackles!

"Eighth ring... passed."

Fortunately, the System shop had legendary potions to restore mental energy, and Lu Chen quickly took medicine to recover.

He took a deep breath and cast his gaze toward the deepest part of the Colosseum.

There,

The last two gates, like the pupils of a giant beast, were deep, cold, and exuded a heart-palpitating aura.

The low voice of the Void-Eye White Tiger sounded in his mind: "Master, even a monster like the Golden Behemoth appeared in the eighth ring. The gatekeepers of the ninth and tenth rings... I'm afraid they are beyond reason. It's hard to say if the tenth ring is — a god!"

Lu Chen wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth, but a cold and arrogant arc curved on his lips.

"So what?"

"If they are strong, I will be stronger!"

"No one can block my path!"

"Not even a god!"