Chapter 503: Chapter 365: Heavenly Dome Ancient Python

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“Is this a god from the Divine Country?”

“I don’t know, but even if it isn’t a god, its power level has definitely reached the domain of gods,” the elder silver dragon said gravely. “Because this is a mature Heavenly Dome Ancient Python, one of the legendary behemoths of the skies.”

“Indeed, a sky behemoth. Legend has it that the Heavenly Dome Ancient Python, the Eye of the Firmament, and the Sky-reaching Feathered Phoenix are known as the three great sky behemoths, each maturing with might comparable to a deity.”

Chen Xing heard a familiar name.

The Eye of the Firmament?

Isn’t that Taotie’s current species?

Indeed, powerful species are unavoidable wherever you go.

Just like how great historical events can never bypass those famous historical figures.

“I’ve heard many legends, but why are these three species named together?” Chen Xing asked curiously.

“Hmm… I’m not sure either.” The Light of Holy Silver Dragon shook its dragon head.

It wasn’t an encyclopedia.

It couldn’t possibly know everything.

“I’m clear on this,” the elder silver dragon spoke up, “It is said that it has to do with the bloodlines of the three species. It’s heard that these three species originally came from the same source, just like our Dragon Clan is divided into many species. They also share a common bloodline origin, which is said to be named the Supreme of the Sky’s Horizon.”

Boom!

As the words fell, a loud boom came from the distance.

“It moved!”

Chen Xing’s eyes widened in shock as he realized that the giant snake, which had been lying above the forest and even his Stone Book couldn’t see its Attribute panel, indicating it had long been dead, suddenly moved.

The sound came from its massive body, like the crack of a whip, its length unmeasurable as it snaked through the forest.

If anyone has played with a bullwhip, they would know that when it’s cracked at high speed, it sounds like firecrackers.

And this behemoth’s body, suddenly rigid then relaxed, made a sound like thunder upon release.

“That’s how snake-like creatures are. As long as their bodies aren’t reduced to mincemeat, even after death, some instinctive reactions will remain in their bodies. The more powerful the creature, the longer and more intense these residual reactions will be,” the elder light dragon explained.

“What if… it’s a divine serpent?” Chen Xing spoke in low tones.

At these words, the six dragons’ colors changed abruptly.

They had also thought of this possibility.

Especially since this Heavenly Dome Ancient Python had just experienced a brief twitch, which clearly indicated that some consciousness remained within it!

“Let’s go!”

To them, this python was no longer an opportunity, but a catastrophic beast.

Yet, as they left, Chen Xing looked back one last time at the Heavenly Dome Ancient Python lying still across the forest, seemingly quiet again.

His eyes were contemplative.

Merely mentioning the name Supreme of the Sky’s Horizon had stimulated its instincts.

It seemed that this name had a special significance to it.

If it could be stimulated, what about Taotie?

Chen Xing’s thoughts sunk into the Gourmet Space, looking at the little fatty lying there fast asleep, completely unaware of what had just transpired, with a trace of indulgence in his eyes.

This little fatty, after this period, could be summoned outright.

And now that there was one of the three sky behemoths in this Secret Realm, being of the same species, could its organs become a further step in Taotie’s nourishment?

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Elsewhere, within the forest, a group of people walked through the woods.

Upon close inspection, seven blond, blue-eyed Beast Tamers could be seen.

Although five hundred were dispatched this time, the real core was still these seven.

“Did you see the team from Xia Country just now?”

“I saw them, especially that man. I heard he’s the youngest Ascension Beast Tamer in Great Xia.”

“Not only is he the youngest Ascension in Great Xia, but he’s also the youngest Ascension among all known beast tamers on Blue Star, including those from the Exotic Regions,” Jiege said with a complex tone.

Why didn’t the Eagle Federation have such a genius?

He couldn’t help but reflect, was it because all of God’s favor had been bestowed upon the East?

Young geniuses often fall like trees in a forest, toppled by the wind before they can grow, often snuffed out in the cradle.

But this genius… had grown too fast.

At first, just a few breezes touched his feet, and before the brewing storm could arrive, he had already grown into a towering tree.

I heard that not long ago, a Dragon King from the Dragon Clan had supported him, paving the way for him.

They must have seen his Talent and wanted to invest in him… Look, how clever these dragons are.

Conspiracies,

Tricks,

Are worthless before true Talent.

“Wait, Your Excellency Envoy, look above!” a Beast Tamer at his side cut into his thoughts, pointing above in panic.

Jiege followed the direction of his pointing.

His breath caught in his throat.

Above the firmament, a huge wing was circling in the sky.

But there was only one wing.

It looked as if it had been torn from a body, then tossed above.

Just the length of the wing alone exceeded eight thousand meters.

Together with its width, it was like a Mount Everest lying overhead.

“This is an unprecedented behemoth carcass. Even just taking the wing back could bring great benefits!” Jiege’s eyes lit up, but he soon hesitated.

Because the wing was too big, his Storage Ornament simply couldn’t fit something of such size.

Unless it could be torn into Fragments, then scattered and stored in the Storage Ornament.

But looking at the dark purple feathers still shining with a metallic luster, and the mere act of gazing at it continuously bringing psychological pressure, akin to a notice of coming danger.

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They were all reminding him that the wings were not as easy to dissect as they appeared.

It was possible that his Beast Taming power wasn’t even capable of damaging the wings.

Jiege looked towards a team member with a thick neck, red-hued hair all over his body, and skin that also had a faint red glow, “Tom, your Beast Taming has the strongest destructive power, you do it.”

“Leave it to me.”

As Tom raised his hand, preparing to summon his Beast Taming, Jiege next to him reminded, “Be careful, don’t damage the surrounding environment.”

This was a rule trial-tested with blood, as just moments ago, someone in the team had accidentally knocked down a tree with the Beast Taming they summoned.

Then, in full view of everyone, the summoned creature became like a pancake rolled over by a heavy truck.

With a bang.

It burst into smithereens.

After that, they confirmed through various attempts that this had to do with the surrounding forest.

Any damage to the environment of the forest would cause backlash.

The greater the damage, the more severe the backlash.

This also seriously hindered their movement speed, after all, in the forest, even a slightly quicker movement could easily damage the surrounding environment, because as far as they could tell, this forest was just an ordinary forest—at least in terms of how easily it could be damaged.

The Beast Taming summoned by Tom soared above in the sky.

It was an Ironclad War God Fighting Eagle from the seventh layer of Transcendence.

It could not only fly but also possessed extremely high wing strength, akin to two battle sabres, capable of easily slicing through all enemies in its path.

The other Beast Tamings were too destructive, and even with powerful abilities, they dared not release them indiscriminately. Any overspill could likely cause backlash.

After all, this was the Divine Country, and they did not dare to risk Ascension lives to test whether they could withstand backlash from the Divine Country.

So they first decided to use the physically-adept Ironclad War God Fighting Eagle to test the waters.

The graceful and robust body of the Ironclad War God Fighting Eagle traced an arc through the sky, heading towards the huge severed wing hanging there.

In a blink, it drew a beautiful curve.

The Ironclad War God Fighting Eagle flew past.

The Ironclad War God Fighting Eagle disappeared.

A physical disappearance.

On the surface of that suspended wing, a small purple flame ignited, like a ripple raised on the sea surface.

The Fighting Eagle was snapped into it, disappearing on the spot, and then it vaporized, vanishing completely from their view.

Tom’s face went pale as if he’d overindulged for over a decade, his footsteps unsteady, almost fainting as he stumbled backward.

The death backlash of his Beast Taming plunged him into an unprecedented state of weakness.

“Terrifying. What is this thing!”

Tom screamed frantically at the sky.

His own Beast Taming was from the seventh layer of Transcendence!

In terms of hierarchy, it was a high-tier Transcendent.

Gone like that? Not even a splash caused.

Don’t eat sour radishes!

Damn it, this was just a severed wing.

Could this wing be the main body itself?

“The Federation will compensate you,” Jiege interrupted Tom, if they continued to make a commotion here, it might lead to more trouble.

Tom immediately quieted down, his demeanour changing like flipping a switch.

Upon hearing that the Federation would compensate him, it seemed like the loss of a Beast Taming was not unacceptable.

“I trust the Federation’s decisions,” Tom said, his voice as steady as a forty-year-old veteran cadre.

The others in the vicinity discreetly laughed.

They seemed not too surprised by Tom’s sudden change of face.

Jiege paid no attention to the others around him, instead continuing to gaze at the broken wing, furrowing his brows as he considered whether to personally send his Beast Taming to probe this severed wing.

A high-tier Transcendent was killed in an instant; the outcome for a peak Transcendent likely wouldn’t be much different.

But the disappearance was too swift; he wasn’t confident his Beast Taming could damage the wing, which seemed deceptively complex.

His expression was unsettled, but this severed wing was the first thing of value they had found outside of the forest, and he was somewhat unwilling to give up on it just like that.

“…”

Just then, a thunderous explosion sounded from afar.

As the explosion reached them, the severed wing in the sky reacted, its surface igniting with intense purple light, purple flames bursting forth like a meteor shower from within the wing.

Every flame twisted the air around it, these flames raining down on the forest like droplets.

Jiege seemed to realize something, his face changing suddenly as he urgently warned everyone, “Not good! Run for it.”

Just now, the severe backlash came from only knocking down one tree.

If an entire forest was set ablaze…

He dared not imagine the backlash, even if it was not a forest destroyed by them; the repercussions of such backlash were beyond their capacity to endure.

But they were still a step too late.

As the sky fire spread, a vast sea of flames engulfed hundreds of miles, the massive blaze soaring into the sky, and the whole forest was set alight, and in the Divine Country, anyone in any direction could sense the burning.

Then, directly above the Divine Country, an immensely huge pillar of light descended from the heavens!

The sea of fire was extinguished.

Only a giant crater was left in its place.

All the Beast Tamers from the Eagle Federation disappeared.

A Magic Wand remained, floating where they once stood…

The surrounding shadows seemed to fall into reflection, becoming barren land within the crater, where forest trees, grasses, and shrubberies’ shadows grew out of nothingness, rapidly growing.

In the blink of an eye, it returned to the same state as before the annihilation, once again becoming a lush dense forest.

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