Three days after the escape of the World Beast, in the chaotic void of the Sea of Chaos, Luo Feng finally met with the Nine-Headed Demon Lord and the Blood Orchid Ancestor. The other True Gods had all returned to their respective miniature universes.

"Demon Lord, Blood Orchid." Luo Feng stood in the void, with the Nine Nether True Master at his side, and behind him were the Fire Dome True God and Hong.

"What exactly happened?" The Nine Nether True Master asked anxiously. "Demon Lord, didn't you say the space was xxx? With the eight of you True Gods surrounding it, and the surrounding space xxx making teleportation impossible, how did the World Beast escape so quickly?"

Luo Feng also looked at the Nine-Headed Demon Lord with confusion.

From their brief conversation via the communication token, the Nine-Headed Demon Lord had said it was too complex to explain through the token and they needed to meet to discuss it in detail.

"No need to rush."

All nine faces of the Nine-Headed Demon Lord were etched with seriousness. "After the battle with the World Beast, I reflected carefully and discussed it with Blood Orchid. We discovered numerous strange aspects, which I will explain to you now." The Blood Orchid Ancestor standing nearby nodded slightly in agreement.

Luo Feng, the Nine Nether True Master, the Fire Dome True God, and Hong all listened intently.

"In terms of raw combat power, the World Beast isn't particularly strong," the Nine-Headed Demon Lord began. "This particular World Beast's strength should be slightly greater than Blood Orchid’s, but weaker than mine. However... this World Beast possesses some bizarre techniques."

"Firstly, it can devour the origin of a miniature universe. It is estimated that it only takes about eight days to completely consume the origin of one miniature universe! Of course, once combat begins, it cannot concentrate on devouring." The Nine-Headed Demon Lord continued, "This devouring method is clearly one of the World Beast's unique special abilities."

"Secondly, those winding light rays it releases can devour not only the origin of a miniature universe but also True Gods!" The Nine-Headed Demon Lord pointed into the distance.

Swish—

Divine power immediately simulated the preceding battle scene in the void. That black misty cocoon completely enveloped the Fire Insect True God, and no matter how much the Fire Insect True God struggled, it could not break free.

"Look," the Nine-Headed Demon Lord commanded. "In that black mist cocoon, the Fire Insect True God’s divine power was continuously consumed... Even with the Fire Insect True God’s strenuous resistance, the power contained within the black mist cocoon was enough to counteract the burning divine power. The other True Gods attacked then, but they couldn't breach the black mist cocoon at all. It was only when Blood Orchid and the others..."

The Blood Orchid Ancestor nodded. "That’s right. Blood Orchid and I, along with the other True Gods, abandoned our weapons and swept past purely with divine power. Divine power and the black mist cocoon engaged in a furious exchange, and only then did we break the cocoon. Clearly, if it were a single True God, or even two, once trapped by the World Beast, that black mist cocoon—which can change size at will—could perpetually confine them. They wouldn't even have a sliver of a chance to hide within their palace true treasures; the World Beast wouldn't grant that opportunity."

Luo Feng, the Nine Nether True Master, Hong, and Fire Dome listened, their expressions turning grave.

A lone True God encountering the World Beast meant certain death!

"I estimate," the Nine-Headed Demon Lord mused, "that the black mist cocoon isn't completely immune to weapon attacks; it just means the attack intensity wasn't sufficient. Otherwise, it would have used this move immediately on me, the biggest threat, instead of trapping the weaker Fire Insect True God."

"True."

"Mhm."

Luo Feng and the others nodded one by one.

"Still, this black mist cocoon move by the World Beast cannot be underestimated." The Nine-Headed Demon Lord pointed to the void. The scene in the void shifted, showing those black rays forming a black pillar of light that directly struck the Fire Insect True God, causing parts of its body to vanish rapidly. "After the black mist cocoon shattered, it instantly transformed into a black pillar of light, directly eroding the Fire Insect True God's body! As the Fire Insect True God tried to escape into its battleship, and as we tried to intercept—initially, the World Beast used soul attacks to affect us all while the black light pillar continued its frantic erosion. But just as the Fire Insect True God was about to retreat into the battleship, the black light pillar suddenly reverted back into the black mist cocoon, enveloping the Fire Insect True God once more! Soon after, the Fire Insect True God was dead."

The Nine-Headed Demon Lord’s expression was deeply solemn. "It is clear that the black light pillar can transform into the black mist cocoon at any time! Even if the Fire Insect True God had kept its warship close, the black light pillar would likely have transformed into the cocoon instantly."

"A weaker True God, once trapped by the black mist cocoon, cannot escape into a palace true treasure! Even if temporarily broken, the black light pillar can immediately reform into the cocoon," the Nine-Headed Demon Lord concluded. "At that moment, the only way to save the Fire Insect True God was if the other True Gods constantly maintained their divine power impact, preventing the World Beast from forming the black mist cocoon until the Fire Insect True God managed to escape into its palace true treasure."

Luo Feng, Nine Nether, and the others fell silent.

It was terrifying.

Black mist cocoon—black light pillar—back to black mist cocoon. This sequence seemed endlessly repeatable, leaving no room for escape.

"This is its most ruthless offensive tactic! Endless Binding Erosion!" the Nine-Headed Demon Lord stated gravely.

"The third point is its soul attack method. Once unleashed, even a True God-level will experiences agony so severe they cannot continue attacking. True Gods with Void-level will can maintain clarity, but their ability to exert power is still affected. Only those who have reached the Void Limit suffer only minor interference," the Nine-Headed Demon Lord explained.

"Finally, let's discuss its escape method."

The Nine-Headed Demon Lord pointed to an adjacent area of the void. "See for yourselves."

Immediately, a scene appeared in the nearby void.

The towering World Beast, Molosa, suddenly roared, and a layer of black-edged, gold-boned patterns surfaced across its skin. Ninety-nine such patterns appeared. Following this, with a thunderous sound, Molosa’s body rapidly split into ninety-nine streams of light, shooting away at high speed in different directions.

The speed rapidly escalated: a thousand times the speed of light, ten thousand times the speed of light...

"At that time," the Nine-Headed Demon Lord sighed, "the eight of us True Gods dared not separate completely, fearing being picked off one by one. So, we split into two groups: one led by me, and the other by Blood Orchid and the remaining six. We chased after two of the streams of light respectively."

"We pursued them relentlessly, but after just a short chase, both streams of light vanished into thin air."

"The World Beast disappeared just like that."

Both the Nine-Headed Demon Lord and the Blood Orchid Ancestor shook their heads, clearly frustrated.

Luo Feng’s expression, however, grew grim.

The body splitting into ninety-nine parts to flee? And later, two of those parts vanishing into thin air?

"Body segmentation," Luo Feng frowned. "So, once it escapes, any one of those segments can become the primary body, while the other 98 segments dissipate and converge into that one to reform the World Beast."

"That's what we thought too. With such a technique, how could we possibly kill it?" the Nine-Headed Demon Lord frowned.

"Difficult," the Nine Nether True Master also shook his head.

Everyone was troubled.

Hong, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up. "Gentlemen, it isn't that simple... If its escape method is so potent, why did it only kill the Fire Insect True God and then leave? The Nine-Headed Demon Lord could only suppress it; if it wanted to kill, it could kill at will. Why didn't it continue to kill?"

"True," the Nine-Headed Demon Lord nodded. "We discussed this later and realized this anomaly. Everything seemed to be under its control. With just its 'Black Mist Cocoon' technique alone, it could have certainly killed another one of us True Gods. Yet, it killed the Fire Insect True God and then fled directly."

The Blood Orchid Ancestor added, "I discussed it with the Demon Lord, and we believe... the techniques the World Beast has revealed are likely not all of its capabilities."

Luo Feng, Hong, Fire Dome, and Nine Nether all showed looks of shock.

The Nine-Headed Demon Lord also expressed concern. "Its inherent combat strength isn't high, but all its methods are bizarre: the black mist cocoon, the black threads, the soul attacks, and the escape. These are what it displayed. Remember, we didn't force it into a dead end. It might still possess ultimate moves it hasn't used yet."

Luo Feng and the others nodded in agreement.

Powerful beings always had habits; they reserved their most devastating moves for the critical moment.

This was common sense!

The World Beast, a terrifying creature born from the Sea of Chaos and representing destruction—this encounter felt like merely dipping its toes in the water. Since it wasn't pushed to the limit, it likely held back special, ultimate techniques. The possibility was extremely high.

"No wonder the Will of the Origin of the Primitive Universe esteems it so highly," Luo Feng murmured darkly. "Just one World Beast is this troublesome. And this is only one! There are more in the World Beast Lair..."

A heavy feeling settled over them all.

"The crucial thing is, we don't know what other means it possesses," the Nine-Headed Demon Lord worried.

...

In the void of the Sea of Chaos.

The entirely golden World Beast, Molosa, lay comfortably within the chaotic currents, breathing in the chaotic energy.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~" Black light flowed across its body surface in waves.

"Ah."

"Eating was so satisfying. I haven't even finished this one miniature universe origin, but I've already consumed so much. It’s far more comfortable than eating ten True Gods," World Beast Molosa felt utterly content. "I need to transform this properly, convert everything I've devoured into my own energy. Then, I can become even stronger."

"Hahaha..."

"Delicious food, I can't bear to kill you yet. I will eat everything first—I will consume all your miniature universes. Only then will I devour you." World Beast Molosa was exceedingly smug. "Every time I devour a miniature universe, my strength increases. By continuing to devour like this... I should be able to become stronger than Beidi. By then, I will consume all the other World Beasts, and I shall become the sole King!"

World Beast Molosa looked forward with immense anticipation.

At this moment, it was comfortably converting energy into its own reserves.

...

Throughout the entire Sea of Chaos, an atmosphere of fear and suspicion prevailed.

The sudden appearance of the World Beast, its successful killing of the Fire Insect True God despite being besieged by the nine True Gods including the Nine-Headed Demon Lord, and its effortless escape—coupled with the fact it only needed about eight days to devour a miniature universe origin—cast a dark cloud over the entire Sea of Chaos...

After all, the distances were vast; it took Luo Feng and the others a long time just to reach one miniature universe.

Now that the World Beast had vanished again, no one knew when it might reappear, and no one could claim... they wouldn't be the next Fire Insect True God.

"The eight of us will spread out. Once that World Beast appears, at least one of us can rush there quickly. Galaxy has two avatars... one person can be responsible for two areas."

"The large contingent of True Gods from the Primitive Universe must also venture out."

"Be prepared at all times."

"Once the World Beast appears, we must rush immediately and eliminate it in one go."

xxRO