The Nine-Headed Demon Lord arrived, leading this contingent of True Gods, and every single one of them immediately spotted the tall, imposing golden figure in the distance.
“Is that the World Beast?” The Nine-Headed Demon Lord, the Blood Orchid Ancestor, and the others dared not show the slightest carelessness.
“Hahaha…”
The World Beast in the distance emanated curving rays of light from its entire body, penetrating the void. Simultaneously, it laughed, its booming laughter echoing throughout that expanse of space. “Are you the True Gods of the Cosmic Sea? Have you come to kill me?”
The True Gods opposite them, led by the Nine-Headed Demon Lord, grew even more vigilant.
“True Lord Firefly,” the Nine-Headed Demon Lord immediately transmitted telepathically, shouting, “You go first!”
True Lord Firefly’s heart soured, but there was nothing he could do; after all, it was the core of his small universe that was being devoured this time.
“Boom!”
True Lord Firefly instantly piloted a warship, roaring as it charged toward the towering World Beast in the distance.
“World Beast, you dare come out instead of staying in your lair, and you dare devour my small universe. You are asking for death!” True Lord Firefly roared in fury, his voice booming like thunder. At the same time, the warship transformed into a dazzling light, striking directly toward the World Beast Morosa in the distance. Faced with the impact of the warship, World Beast Morosa didn't even bother to dodge.
Peng!!!
The bow of the warship slammed directly into the body of World Beast Morosa, causing its body to seemingly indent like rubber before instantly springing back and shaking the warship away.
“So it was your small universe I was eating?” World Beast Morosa chuckled sinisterly. “Pitiful food, you don’t even dare come out to fight me?”
“True Lord Firefly!”
The Nine-Headed Demon Lord in the distance also roared in anger and sent a message through the communication token, “Aren’t you going to fight!”
Sending True Lord Firefly forward as a vanguard was meant to test the World Beast’s strength. If he remained inside the warship, it would be safe, but they wouldn't be able to gauge the beast’s true power.
This message immediately caused True Lord Firefly both anxiety and rage. He glared at World Beast Morosa outside, his eyes practically blazing with fire! He hated it; this beast was the cause of everything!
“Damn World Beast!”
True Lord Firefly let out a sudden roar, and with a whoosh, his body slithered rapidly out of the warship. His body was long and winding, possessing hundreds of hooves, each one incredibly sharp—natural weapons. He was also equipped with suitable True God level treasures to maximize his peak combat power.
Boom! God Power Burning Secret Art!
Boom! A faint, hazy white light enveloped the surroundings—it was the domain-type supreme treasure!
“Die!” True Lord Firefly was completely frenzied. At this moment, the surrounding void manifested blurry, ferocious phantoms as he lunged toward World Beast Morosa.
“Haha…”
World Beast Morosa laughed wildly. Suddenly, a terrifying and violent soul impact instantly surged into True Lord Firefly’s body. This powerful soul attack immediately caused True Lord Firefly to let out a mournful cry, interrupting the attack he was unleashing. World Beast Morosa continued to laugh maniacally, and dozens of arms instantly sprouted from its body, swatting toward True Lord Firefly. Though True Lord Firefly cried out in agony, he endured it, meeting the attack head-on. Each of his hooves was a terrifying weapon, and every slash of claw light tore through the void, carrying infinite might.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The arms of World Beast Morosa and the hooves of True Lord Firefly collided again and again, resulting in a furiously insane battle.
“Hm?” The Nine-Headed Demon Lord, watching from afar, remarked, “True Lord Firefly is only slightly at a disadvantage?”
“Among the True Gods in our Cosmic Sea, True Lord Firefly’s strength is considered average. I didn’t expect the gap to be so small,” other True Gods communicated telepathically amongst themselves.
“That’s not surprising. The original universe’s will once had True Gods fight the World Beasts. Although True Lord Firefly lacks mechanical-flow treasures, he possesses supreme soul treasures, armor, domain types, and so on. In terms of close combat, he is much stronger than True God Pupil Demon. Moreover, True God Pupil Demon and True God Illusion Heart were attacked simultaneously by three World Beasts, whereas we are only facing one now.”
“Right. And since the World Beasts devour each other in their lair, there must be strong and weak among them. This World Beast that escaped is likely one of the weaker ones.”
The True Gods breathed a collective sigh of relief, though a sliver of caution remained deep in their hearts.
“True Lord Firefly, how is it?” the Nine-Headed Demon Lord asked via transmission.
The domain-type supreme treasure was fully deployed, allowing for easy telepathic communication.
“Haha, Demon Lord,” True Lord Firefly sounded quite excited. “The moment I engaged it in battle, the speed at which it devours my small universe core sharply decreased—to an almost negligible level. Clearly, to devour a small universe core… it must exert its full concentration and cannot be distracted. Once it fights me, it can’t continue devouring. Moreover, its strength is somewhat superior to mine, perhaps comparable to the Blood Orchid Ancestor! However, its soul attack is exceptionally strong, making me extremely uncomfortable… And while fighting it, the energy it radiates constantly depletes my divine power; I can’t even block it.” He continued, “Also, fighting me consumes its power, just like our divine power. It possesses an opposing force to ours. I estimate that once that power is depleted, it too will die. I just don’t know how much of that energy its body holds.”
After receiving the message, the Nine-Headed Demon Lord pondered for a moment.
He was one of the Eight Overlords.
Logically, even against the strongest World Beast in the later stages, he should be able to hold out for a while. Otherwise… the original universe’s will wouldn’t have bothered making them fight.
“All together!” the Nine-Headed Demon Lord commanded telepathically. “All True Gods act simultaneously. Do not be reckless or overly adventurous; unite, and exterminate this World Beast in one strike.”
“Good.”
“Let’s move together.”
The other True Gods heard the command and offered no resistance. Since they were acting as a group, led by the Nine-Headed Demon Lord, they had nothing to fear. True God Illusion Heart and True God Pupil Demon had acted together before. With this many of them… including the Nine-Headed Demon Lord, what was there to be afraid of?
“Kill!”
“Kill this World Beast!”
Immediately, the eight True Gods, including the Nine-Headed Demon Lord, transformed into streams of light and rushed forward. True Lord Firefly, fighting fiercely with World Beast Morosa in the distance, was overjoyed upon seeing this: “If we join forces, we can kill this World Beast!”
…
A massive gate shrouded in white light appeared in the void, slowly opening. A thin black thread instantly shot out from the gate, arriving before World Beast Morosa in what seemed like an instant.
“Chih chih chih~~~” Two entwined golden lights also manifested in the void. These two golden lights wrapped around each other like a pair of shears, shredding any obstruction, heading directly toward World Beast Morosa.
Bloody scarlet flower blossoms materialized out of thin air, each one flying out to envelop World Beast Morosa.
An invisible soul attack descended upon it as well.
…
In that instant, as they flew forward, each True God began unleashing ranged attacks toward World Beast Morosa.
“Ah~~” Struck instantly by the attacks of multiple True Gods, World Beast Morosa let out a pained cry. Its golden armor even seemed corroded, developing bubbles as its own power fiercely resisted these divine powers in a mutual annihilation.
World Beast Morosa scanned its surroundings, first swatting aside the nearby attacking True Lord Firefly, roaring in anger, “You have enraged me. Food should know its place as food.”
“Kill it!”
“Kill!”
The True Gods completely ignored World Beast Morosa, nor did they truly believe the beast was foolish… such a terrifying existence born solely to represent destruction could absolutely not be underestimated. Naturally, they were attacking with all their might. Only the ‘Nine-Headed Demon Lord’ was observing, refraining from using his own offensive capabilities.
“Die.”
“World Beast, you must die.” The True Gods surrounded the World Beast, unleashing their techniques one after another.
The most dazzling was the Blood Orchid Ancestor.
The Blood Orchid Ancestor’s divine body was majestic, and simultaneously, she released tendrils of vines. Each vine carried black, flowing light—a set of mechanical-flow treasures she had specifically acquired in the Jin World to complement her abilities. These black, flowing light vines rapidly extended, wildly coiling around World Beast Morosa in the distance.
Whether through close combat, ranged attacks, or binding restraints…
Besieged by a group of True Gods, World Beast Morosa began to struggle to hold on.
“I was trying to conceal my strength and draw all these True Gods in. I didn’t expect the others to be this formidable,” World Beast Morosa was somewhat astonished while being besieged, as the strength of the Blood Orchid Ancestor and others was clearly two or three levels higher than True Lord Firefly’s.
Instantly, World Beast Morosa was forced into a frenzy.
Eight True Gods assaulting it.
The strongest, the Nine-Headed Demon Lord, continued to observe the World Beast.
“Its strength is indeed formidable; to be only slightly disadvantaged under the siege of eight True Gods. Even compared to the Eight Overlords of our Cosmic Sea… it is only slightly weaker,” the Nine-Headed Demon Lord marveled. “If we allow the World Beast to continue growing, perhaps in the future, except for Luo Feng, none of us will be able to deal with one.”
“Let’s slay it first.”
After observing for a moment, the Nine-Headed Demon Lord finally unleashed his methods.
“Roar!!!”
The nine heads of the Nine-Headed Demon Lord roared simultaneously. Nine distinct faces emitted roars of nine different, strange sounds. In an instant, nine twisted passages materialized in the void. These nine twisted passages intertwined, forming a bizarre pattern that descended directly upon World Beast Morosa.
“Meet your death.” Following the roar, a light instantly enveloped the Nine-Headed Demon Lord’s entire body, turning it completely purple—the manifestation of a mechanical-flow treasure.
The bizarre pattern formed by the nine twisting passages descended.
This drove World Beast Morosa truly mad.
It suddenly looked up.
It opened its mouth!
Without any sound, the silent scream drilled directly into the souls of every True God besieging it. Even the Nine-Headed Demon Lord, who was surging forward to attack, instantly paused. All the other eight True Gods showed expressions of pain. Although the pain was intense, the other six could still manage to attack, but two of them were howling in agony, losing all thought of continuing their assaults.
“Food should be food,” World Beast Morosa suddenly turned its head, fixing its gaze firmly on True Lord Firefly.
Whoosh! A large portion of the curves that had originally extended from World Beast Morosa toward the void suddenly reversed direction, wildly wrapping around True Lord Firefly. The massive amount of curves instantly enveloped him, causing True Lord Firefly to instantly transform into a cocoon.