At this moment, Ni Bo was not like a mere figure, but a divine dragon, a celestial dragon high above the Nine Heavens, descending with an air of absolute dominance, as if nothing could stand against him anymore...

His speed was so great that the other Devouring Dragon Beasts couldn't react, and even the Devouring Dragon Beast King seemed stunned, unable to dodge. Under the astonished gazes of the surrounding Devouring Dragon Beast Kings, Ni Bo's Heaven-Splitting Cross Fist slammed fiercely into its heart...

With a crack... the Devouring Dragon Beast King's chest instantly shattered, followed immediately by its head and the rest of its body being obliterated...

The entire being transformed into a stream of light, vanishing without a trace...

Ni Bo stood grounded, looking at the pulverized Devouring Dragon Beast King. There was no joy on his face, only deep apprehension, for he now realized that what he had struck was merely an illusory projection of the King...

If a mere projection possessed such power, how formidable must the true body be? Had the entity he encountered previously also been a mere phantom? Or perhaps a clone?

"Hahahaha... King Ni Bo, your rate of progress truly opens my eyes. To think you could so easily destroy one of my projections now. It seems I truly cannot allow you to continue living unchecked, or one day you will actually harm my true self..." At that moment, a colossal voice boomed from the depths of the vast canyon, emanating from all directions, beyond the sensory reach of both Ni Bo and Taotie.

"Old fellow, do you dare reveal your true form and fight me?" Ni Bo roared, a surge of potent battle intent erupting from him, his black robes whipping wildly in the sudden energy.

"Haha, you wish to fight me? Defeat my progeny first!" The voice was laced with mockery. Immediately, the hundreds of Devouring Dragon Beasts surged toward Ni Bo and Little Tao Tao. Each one was massive, yet their speed was unimpaired. Though numbering only in the hundreds, the sheer momentum they generated was more terrifying than a million-strong army.

At this point, Little Tao Tao, who had remained still and transformed back into human form, allowed a cold smirk to touch his lips. Without any visible movement, he softly uttered two words: "Imprison..." Instantly, the entire void seemed to freeze; every single Devouring Dragon Beast was locked in place, utterly immobile.

It was at this precise moment that Ni Bo moved. Almost instantaneously, he appeared before the foremost Devouring Dragon Beast and drove a fierce kick into it. Before that beast could even fly backward, he was already in front of the second...

From afar, it looked as if he had manifested hundreds of clones, each striking the charging Devouring Dragon Beasts... With Taotie's current divine abilities, the imprisonment could not be sustained for long, but even a few breaths were more than enough time...

When the Imprisonment faded, a hundred massive bodies were sent flying like kites cut from their strings. Many Devouring Dragon Beasts hadn't even registered what happened before their bodies were smashed; nearly every single one had its head instantly crushed...

Witnessing the utter helplessness of his kin, a distinct sound of suppressed fury echoed from the canyon depths...

"King Ni Bo, very well, very well indeed! You are done for, all of you are done for!" As the words faded, dozens of figures, each the size of Ni Bo and Taotie, materialized around them. These were all projections of the Devouring Dragon Beast King, each one possessing enough power to grievously wound Ni Bo.

There were now dozens of them, all charging directly at Ni Bo and Taotie...

"Dragon-Pattern Battle Wave..." Taotie gave another soft hum, and his body shot forward. A wave of golden ripples spread out from beneath his feet, sweeping directly toward the dozen figures...

These dozen figures, being projections of the Devouring Dragon Beast King, were not weak. Facing this beam of golden light, all ten struck out simultaneously with a punch, and the golden wave shattered completely...

But by then, Ni Bo had already reached the side of one projection, unleashing the Azure Dragon Seal...

The projection was preparing to defend, but a flicker of light flashed in Taotie's eyes; he felt his own body momentarily slip beyond his control...

It was the infallible Imprisonment Art. Although with Taotie's current cultivation, he could only hold the projections for the blink of an eye, that instant was all that was needed...

Having gathered his momentum, Ni Bo struck without reservation with his strongest technique: Heaven-Shattering Seven Fates... Seven consecutive punches slammed into that single phantom, blasting it backward, its form on the verge of collapse. Then, a phantom shot out from within Taotie's body, opened its massive maw, and instantly swallowed that entire projection whole...

Meanwhile, the other projections had already closed in, striking Ni Bo and Taotie almost simultaneously with a coordinated punch...

The violent force of the blows threatened to tear the space apart. Having just executed one attack, Ni Bo—caught between the fading momentum of the last blow and the rising energy of the next—could offer no defense against such an assault. However, Taotie flashed to his side, slicing his hand through the void, causing a black fissure to appear—this was the Dragon Clan's divine ability, the Veiled Shield...

Their combined ferocious punches were not enough to breach the void; all the energy plunged harmlessly into the endless emptiness. Ni Bo, having recovered a breath, charged forward once more...

Little Tao Tao did not hold back, once again employing the Art of Imprisonment...

Their teamwork was seamless; one wielding the battle techniques inherited from the Old Dragon, the other utilizing the divine abilities passed down by him. Now operating in concert, they seemed like the Old Dragon reborn. Even these ten projections, whose strength was no less than their own, were completely overcome by the pair...

Just as they were about to dispatch the final three phantoms, the Devouring Dragon Beast King's immense roar thundered from the canyon once more. The ground began to tremble violently, as if an earthquake had struck, with deep fissures appearing in many places...

Those last three phantoms ceased their entanglement with Ni Bo and Taotie, transforming into streams of light that plunged directly into the earth of the canyon floor. Then, before the horrified eyes of both Taotie and Ni Bo, a colossal silhouette slowly struggled to rise from the ground...

It was a giant figure, easily ten thousand zhang tall. The entire canyon seemed to be merely a component of this single form. As it stood upright, the very floor of the canyon began to shatter, and countless stones and debris rained down from its massive body...

This was its true form?