54: Chapter 54 A Feast of Venerable Flesh and Blood! The Willow Goddess's Beauty is Unparalleled!

The Qiongqi nearby saw this scene and was scared out of its wits, turning around to flee.

"Since you've come, stay. It'll make for a good midnight snack."

Ye Xuan flicked his finger.

A golden stream of energy pierced through the Void Realm, instantly penetrating the Qiongqi's skull.

This ancient relic, which had committed countless evils, didn't even let out a whimper before its body crashed to the ground.

In an instant, two Venerable-level Vicious Beasts were dealt with.

This was the might of a Great Expert.

The live stream chat was dead silent.

After several seconds, the messages began to scroll wildly.

[Old Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain]: "Is... is this the strength of the Group Leader? Viewing the demon gods as ants, wiping them out with a flick of a finger. This old Daoist is impressed."

[Lu Xueqi of Qingyun Sect]: "So strong! Such a giant beast couldn't even block a single finger from the Group Leader."

[Yan Ruyu of the Demon Race]: "This is... the strength of the Ruthless Empress's brother..."

In the center of the battlefield.

The remaining two Vicious Beasts—the Zhu Yan and the Vermilion Bird—had now shrunk like quails.

The golden Zhu Yan had dropped the giant iron rod in its hands from fear, clutching its head with both hands, crouching on the ground and shivering, its intelligent eyes filled with terror.

The crimson Vermilion Bird had also retracted all its Divine Power, landing on the ground and burying its head in its wings, terrified of attracting the attention of this god of slaughter.

Ye Xuan glanced at them.

Although these two were also Vicious Beasts, they hadn't devoured the Human Race extensively like the Heaven Swallowing Sparrow, and they would be Shi Hao's companions in the future.

"I will spare your lives."

Ye Xuan waved his large sleeve.

Two beams of golden light struck their bodies, instantly sealing their terrifying Venerable-level cultivation.

Hum!

A flash of light passed.

The originally mountain-sized Zhu Yan rapidly shrank, turning into a fist-sized golden monkey.

The Vermilion Bird also turned into a palm-sized little red bird.

Ye Xuan reached out and beckoned.

That snow-white bone piece—the mountain treasure—obediently flew into his hand.

He carried the two shrunken "pets," took a step, and instantly returned to the entrance of Stone Village.

"Big Brother is so amazing!"

Shi Hao jumped up excitedly, his little face flushed red.

Ye Xuan smiled and tossed the two little beasts onto the ground.

"Here, your new toys."

Shi Hao crouched down and curiously poked the little red bird.

"Eh? This little bird looks so familiar."

Shi Hao blinked his big eyes and suddenly shouted.

"Little Red! Is it you, Little Red? We haven't seen each other in so long!"

The little red bird rolled its eyes, looking completely listless, but forced by Ye Xuan's power, it could only obediently let Shi Hao poke it.

Then, Shi Hao looked at the little golden monkey.

The little monkey was holding its head, looking aggrieved.

"Wow, this monkey is fuzzy and golden."

Shi Hao reached out to stroke its fur.

"It's round like a ball."

The little guy tilted its head and thought for a moment, then said seriously.

"From now on, you'll be called Maoqiu!"

Hearing this name, the Zhu Yan felt terrible.

It was a dignified descendant of the Primordial Divine Ape, a Venerable, yet it was being called Maoqiu?

It bared its fangs and wanted to protest.

"Hmm?"

Ye Xuan glanced at it lightly.

Maoqiu instantly became obedient, immediately putting on a fawning expression and actively rubbing its head against Shi Hao's palm, as if to say: I am very well-behaved, I am indeed Maoqiu.

"Hahaha!"

Seeing this scene, An Miaoyi, Xiao Yixian, and the watching group members couldn't help but laugh out loud.

A world-destroying calamity thus drew to a close amidst laughter and joy.

Ye Xuan dragged two mountains of flesh with one hand, slowly walking out of the dust.

On the left was the headless Qiongqi, its body as huge as a small hill, covered in hard, iron-like thorns; although it was already dead, the evil aura still made one's heart tremble.

On the right was the once arrogant Heaven Swallowing Sparrow, now with broken wings and scattered feathers, dragged behind Ye Xuan as casually as a dead dog.

"Boom."

The two huge corpses were thrown onto the open space at the village entrance, making the ground tremble slightly.

Shi Yunfeng led the villagers to surround them, eyes wide, breathing rapid, and hands and feet trembling uncontrollably.

"Is... is this the Qiongqi? And that is the Heaven Swallowing Sparrow?"

Shi Linhu swallowed hard, his bone club nearly falling to the ground.

These were legendary ancient Vicious Beasts!

In the depths of the Great Wilderness, they were absolute overlords, capable of wiping out countless tribes with a single stomp.

But now, they had become two piles of ingredients waiting to be processed.

"Old Clan Chief, don't just stand there."

Ye Xuan clapped the dust off his hands, looking relaxed.

"Set up the pots and boil the water."

"Tonight, I'm treating the whole village to a feast."

This sentence made the still-dazed villagers explode with excitement.

"Eat... eat a Venerable?"

Shi Yunfeng felt his heart could barely take it, but the light in his eyes grew brighter.

In the Great Wilderness, consuming the flesh of high-level Vicious Beasts was a shortcut to increasing one's strength.

But this was Venerable-level flesh!

The divine energy contained within was likely more terrifying than a volcanic eruption; if an ordinary person ate a mouthful, they would likely explode and die.

Seeming to see everyone's concerns, Ye Xuan smiled.

"Don't worry, I will handle it properly."

Ye Xuan walked to the Qiongqi's corpse and pointed like a knife.

Golden Divine Power flickered at his fingertips, his movements flowing like clouds and water, slicing along the Qiongqi's texture.

The hide, hard as divine iron, was sliced open like tofu under his fingers.

Skinning, removing tendons, deboning, and draining blood.

Every movement was precise to the extreme, carrying a strange sense of rhythm.

Immediately after, Ye Xuan formed Seals with both hands.

Hum.

A patch of golden glow sprinkled from his palm, covering the mountain-like pile of flesh.

That was the Origin blood energy of the Ancient Desolate Saint Body, extremely Yang and rigid, yet inclusive of all things.

Under the washing of this power, the violent and bloodthirsty Evil Qi in the flesh of the Qiongqi and Heaven Swallowing Sparrow was washed away bit by bit, leaving only the purest and gentlest life essence.

The originally dark red beast meat became crystal clear after purification, emitting a faint precious light, as if carved from red agate.

"It's done."

Ye Xuan withdrew his hand.

"The meat now can be eaten even by children who don't know how to cultivate. It's highly nourishing."

Night fell.

On the open ground of Stone Village, a bonfire grander than yesterday's was lit.

Several huge black cauldrons were lined up, and the water inside had long since boiled.

The processed wings of the Heaven Swallowing Sparrow were chopped into segments and thrown into the cauldron to be stewed.

The milky white soup rolled, and the rich fragrance drifted for miles with the wind.

And beside the bonfire, the most exquisite loin meat of the Qiongqi was skewered on a giant iron rack.

The golden grease sizzled under the high-temperature roasting, sliding down the meat chunks and dripping into the fire, sending up bursts of white smoke.

"So fragrant!"

A group of children surrounded the campfire, drooling.

Maoqiu and Little Red, whose cultivation had been sealed by Ye Xuan and who had turned into pet-size, were currently squatting on Shi Hao's shoulders.

Maoqiu scratched its ears and cheeks, its round eyes staring fixedly at the roasted golden Qiongqi meat, a trail of crystal liquid flowing from the corner of its mouth.

That was Qiongqi meat!

As a Zhu Yan, it had often fought with Qiongqi in the past, but it had never imagined that one day it would be able to eat its opponent as a meal.

The little red bird was the same; although it proudly turned its head to the side, the little eyes that peeked from time to time betrayed its inner desire.

"Want to eat?"

Shi Hao held a piece of freshly roasted meat in his hand, waving it in front of the two little guys.

Maoqiu nodded desperately.

"Not giving you any!"

Shi Hao chuckled, took a big bite, his mouth full of oil.

"This was brought back by Big Brother, and you two wanted to fight Big Brother just a moment ago, so there's none for you!"

Maoqiu's face instantly collapsed, squeaking aggrievedly.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but roar with laughter.

The atmosphere was enthusiastic to the extreme.

Shi Yunfeng held a stone bowl, his hands trembling.

He took a sip of the Heaven Swallowing Sparrow soup and felt a current of heat instantly rush through his whole body; his Bottleneck of many years actually showed signs of loosening at this moment.

"Divine object... this is truly a divine object!"

The old Clan Chief was moved to tears.

Just as everyone was drinking and feasting.

Suddenly.

The willow tree that had been silent at the village entrance underwent a strange change.

Without any warning.

Thousands of auspicious rays of light fell from the willow tree, illuminating the night sky as if it were daytime.

A vast, sacred, and transcendent aura instantly permeated the entire Stone Village.

The originally noisy bonfire party quieted down in an instant.

Everyone put down the food in their hands and looked toward the village entrance with awe.

I saw a hazy figure slowly walk out from the dense green glow.

It was a humanoid outline.

White clothes as pure as snow, unstained by a speck of dust.

Chaos surrounded it, making it impossible to see its true face, or even distinguish whether it was male or female.

But just by that figure standing there, it was as if it had become the center of heaven and earth, and the Dao bowed down at its feet.

Peerless elegance.

Transcendent and otherworldly.

This was the only thought in everyone's mind.