Countless chaotic dark clouds converged toward the center, the deep clouds resembling the gaze of an Evil God peering down upon the mortal world.
Shadows engulfed the area, dimming the light and casting a nameless fear.
"This, this can’t be true! How can there be an Evil God near Yaoguang City!"
Chen Heng was stunned. His mind was nearly unable to think; every thought turned into a bubble and then dissolved. His eyes were vacant and lifeless.
Zhao Yan was much the same, mumbling incoherently, reduced to an idiot.
Madness Mountain Range, Earth Ripper, God of Elephants, King of the Mountains... Chu Yi, through Omniscience and Omnipotence, learned some information about the entity, taking great interest in this bizarre Evil God’s Favored.
But evidently, this one before them was not the true God of Elephants, merely an Evil God’s creation, polluted by the God of Elephants.
A hoarse roar echoed from all directions—from beneath their feet and a nearby hill. A high concentration of pollution radiated outward, engulfing these insignificant beings and twisting them into mindless servants.
Bika threw back its elongated neck. Its elegant and agile body erupted with a majestic blaze. The six fox tails ignited with Crown Flame, like frenzied dragons. As the fire intensified, it rocketed into the sky, resembling six magnificent Fire Dragons clinging to Bika’s form.
But that was not enough! Its beautiful, golden-brown vertical pupils turned a crimson Agate color.
The bloodline of the nascent king began to boil. A stunningly beautiful ripple of flame spread from beneath its four hooves, counter-eroding the polluting radiation.
A Domain? This is the privilege of a commander-level Pet Beast. I didn’t expect Bika to learn it too, Chu Yi mused in amazement. A so-called Domain represented a transformation in a Pet Beast’s Extraordinary Life, allowing it to reconstruct the surrounding ecosystem with its spiritual power, thereby weakening opponents and enhancing itself.
Some special Pet Beasts with top-notch talent could even comprehend exclusive Domain skills.
Bika let out a sharp fox cry as the blaze poured forth. This unrestrained release of its full power made it feel incredibly joyful and excited.
Shed weakness, become strong!
Submit... The Madness Mountain Range writhed, foaming, its eerie green eyes fixed on the six-tailed fox. Endless fear and nightmares descended, attempting to drag its prey into Purgatory and brainwash it into a servant.
The response was the simultaneous pounce of six Fire Dragons.
With a flick of its fox tails, the six Fire Dragons crashed fiercely into the Madness Mountain Range’s body. The impact erupted in a violent explosion. The destructive shockwave made the Evil God’s creation convulse; protoplasm bubbles on its surface rippled, and slime splattered everywhere.
Even its main body retreated. Each fox tail seemed to possess the force to shatter mountains and sunder rivers, capable of easily obliterating boulders with astonishing destructive power.
What amazed the Madness Mountain Range most was the fox’s pure spiritual power; it was unaffected by the pollution, and each strike delivered several times its normal effect.
To be forced back by a fox hundreds of times smaller than itself was, for the Madness Mountain Range, an utter humiliation.
Its power is not inferior to a martial-type commander-level Pet Beast, Chu Yi noted, beginning to keep records and continuing to observe Bika’s evolved strength.
The opponent isn’t particularly strong. In the mine, it was only capable of minor machinations. Even with its true form revealed, its power is merely at the commander-level standard.
It’s perfect as Bika’s whetstone!
Lulina coiled her branches, staring dazedly at the six-tailed fox battling the colossal beast. Is this still the little playmate I know? So terrifying! I’m so weak...
After acclimating to its new power, Bika immediately activated its skills.
Noble route, [Dragon Soul].
[Dragon Soul]: Attacks carry Dragon-type damage, with a chance to unleash Dragon-type skills.
Tenacious route, [Desperate Realm].
[Desperate Realm]: The closer to death, the more powerful the burst of might.
Free route, [Flying Shadow].
[Flying Shadow]: Enhances speed by 70%~200%, temporarily gaining Flying-type traits, with a chance to unleash Flying-type skills.
Sturdy route, [Hundred Resilience Armor].
[Hundred Resilience Armor]: Gains Armor equal to damage dealt or received, immune to one lethal attack.
Wild route, [Rampage].
[Rampage]: Significantly boosts all attributes, burns blood energy, gains enhanced damage, accuracy, and Armor-Piercing effects, and enhances the next attack.
Bloodthirsty route, [Bloodthirst].
[Bloodthirst]: On a successful hit, saps the opponent’s spiritual power, absorbs Life Force, gaining the [Bloodbath] effect, boosting certain attack and defense.
These six paths each provided a skill, but the truly powerful ability was the King’s Technique, born from the fusion of all six!
The sun and moon revolve, spiritual power shared... With the help of Omniscience and Omnipotence, I can gradually sense the effects of these six skills. And within Bika’s Extraordinary Life Form, these six skills are but six points of Starfire, encircling a central, intricately carved Golden Dragon Crown. King’s Technique! This is the exclusive privilege of kings among Pet Beasts—a power beyond the range of low, medium, high, and super-tier skills, possessing growth potential. Only the king of a species can self-awaken it. According to the Federation, titles like Wolf King or Pig King merely denoted the chief of a tribe. A true king commands an entire species, holding sway over all. Whether low-rank Red Foxes, Wind Chasing Foxes, and Grass Ball Foxes, or high-rank Demon Fire Foxes, Three-Tailed White Foxes, and other Pet Beast species—all submit to such a king. What’s truly unbelievable is that a mere top-notch, three-star feast item could produce a King’s Cub! Of course, compared to a Deceit Beast, Bika is still far off.
"Bika, unleash your King’s Technique."
Chu Yi fed it another Spirit Core, his Star Eyes burning brightly with anticipation. "Today," he declared, "you are destined to shine with boundless radiance!"
Bika glanced at him, its elegant, noble, and exquisite face showing a confident smile.
From a once-neglected, ’useless’ Pet Beast, under my guidance, it has grown into the king of its species in just about a month!
A large amount of viscous foam, swirling with distorted shadows, instantly engulfed Bika.
The Madness Mountain Range fumed. This fox, ignorant of true terror, dares to dream of defeating me? Utterly laughable! Within these bubbles simmers a venomous curse, the purest malice of evil spirits, and the negative emotions of despair and pain—more than enough to destroy my opponent!
However, cracks began to appear on the surface of the engulfing bubbles. Endless light streamed through the fissures; scorching flames, like a torrential river, were brewing, boiling, and surging within...
The winds howled and rosy dawn clouds gathered, sending down a pillar of interwoven gold and crimson flame. A violent torrent of air spread out, forming a majestic Flame Vortex.
"What? Such a massive disturbance... was it caused by that... six-tailed fox?"
As the Madness Mountain Range was suppressed, Chen Heng’s thoughts began to flow again. He witnessed this scene, his face a mask of utter astonishment.
This is even more unbelievable than the descent of an Evil God!
His face was battered by waves of heat that swept over, licked, and gnawed at him, as if scorching his very skin. He hurriedly mounted his Golden Leopard and retreated.