Smooth Breakthrough, Easy Kill

Not the Beast God you know?

What do you mean?

Are there two Beast Gods?

"You... what exactly did you mean by that earlier?" Mu Ye glared at Da Huang with anger in his eyes.

"It's true that I am the Beast God, but I am the new generation's Beast God."

"As for the Beast God you know, you've actually known him for a long time."

"He... truly exists and has a deep connection with you," Da Huang said with a smile.

The Beast God he knew also existed... and had a deep connection with him?

Who?

Who could it possibly be?

The current dean of the Beast God Academy? No, it couldn’t be him. Absolutely not.

Could it be... the first dean of the Beast God Academy?

Could it be that the one who guided his cultivation and helped him become a Beast Tamer back then was actually the Beast God himself?

But the Beast God is supposed to be a beast, right? Yet he... he was clearly human.

Confused!

At this moment, Mu Ye's mind was in complete chaos.

"Would you like me to reveal some truths to you?" Da Huang asked with a grin.

Truths?

What truths?

"Alliance Leader, I suspect it's trying to buy time. Don’t fall for it."

"Exactly. If you want to know something, just capture it—then you can find out everything."

"Alliance Leader..."

Buying time?

Buying time for what?

Right now, Mu Ye couldn’t even bring himself to consider such things. Even if it was a stalling tactic, he simply didn’t care.

All he wanted was the truth—the truth that had haunted him for so many years, the truth he had never been able to uncover.

"Tell me, what is the truth?" Mu Ye demanded in a low voice.

"The truth is..."

Before Da Huang could continue, a sudden shift in the surrounding spiritual energy stunned everyone.

What’s happening?

Why has the spiritual energy suddenly vanished?

In an instant, all the spiritual energy in Yunxiang Province was completely drained.

Only Da Huang understood—this was because Chen Chang'an had begun merging with the Embryonic Pearl.

Yet the sheer scale at which Chen Chang'an was devouring spiritual energy this time far exceeded Da Huang’s expectations.

Not just Yunxiang Province—even the Beast God Province had been stripped of all its spiritual energy.

Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao, who had been in the middle of cultivation, were forced to stop.

"The spiritual energy... Young Master must have broken through again."

Having followed Chen Chang'an for some time, Gu Xian'er recognized this sudden anomaly as his doing.

"So, he found another pearl?"

"Does that mean he’ll break through to the Sovereign Realm this time?"

"When he was at the Void Realm, he was already kicking the Hammer Emperor around. If he reaches the Sovereign Realm, even our Gu family’s ancestor wouldn’t stand a chance against him!"

"My fiancé is so amazing!" Gu Fengyao’s face was filled with admiration.

"If Young Master has obtained the pearl and successfully broken through, then we should be able to leave this place soon."

"Really? Then will Chang'an Gege be back soon?"

"Yes, it shouldn’t be long now."

Beyond the Beast God Province, the spiritual energy in five other provinces also vanished in an instant. This sudden phenomenon sparked widespread discussion.

For a time, unease spread among the people.

Meanwhile, back in Yunxiang Province, Mu Ye and the others were visibly shaken.

What kind of person could devour spiritual energy at such a terrifying speed?

A peak Great Emperor?

Impossible. Not even a peak Great Emperor could achieve something like this.

As a peak Great Emperor himself, Mu Ye knew better than anyone how astonishing the absorption rate and capacity of a peak Great Emperor were—yet even that paled in comparison to what was happening now.

Could it be that the previous Beast God had also arrived in Yunxiang Province?

Was it... attempting to break through to the 11th Tier?

But... since when was there an 11th Tier?

"Who are you?"

"And who is he?" Mu Ye fixed his gaze on Da Huang, his voice grave.

"Me?"

"I am the Beast God—the new Beast God of the Beast God Province."

"As for him... you’ll find out soon enough."

"Hmm... it should be over now."

Da Huang sensed the shift in Chen Chang'an’s cultivation—he had successfully broken through to the 1st level of the Sovereign Realm.

"Ahhh, feels good!"

"Hahahaha!"

"So good!"

Having smoothly ascended to the Sovereign Realm, Chen Chang'an felt his condition improving by the second.

With a hearty laugh, he appeared right beside Da Huang.

"Alright, I’ll take it from here. You can rest now."

Hearing this, Da Huang shot Chen Chang'an an annoyed glare. You’re dismissing me again, huh?

I haven’t even finished showing off yet, and you’re already telling me to turn back into a dog?

"Can we wait a bit? There are so many people here—give me some face," Da Huang transmitted his plea.

"Fine, I’ll give you some face. You can turn back into a dog later."

"Such generosity—wait, why am I thanking you?!"

When Mu Ye saw Chen Chang'an, his frown deepened—he had never seen this man before.

"Who are you?" Mu Ye asked warily.

"Chen Chang'an."

Chen Chang'an?

Where did this guy come from?

That terrifying disturbance earlier—was it caused by him? But his cultivation... the 1st level of the Sovereign Realm?

This was downright absurd!

Chen Chang'an glanced at the group behind Mu Ye—over fifty people, all Great Emperors?

Damn, that’s quite the number. I wonder how they compare to the Dragon Emperor Palace.

"Quite surprising. Even after losing over a dozen Great Emperors, the Ten Thousand Beasts Alliance still has more than fifty left."

"How amusing," Chen Chang'an remarked with a smirk.

"Did you kill those dozen?" Mu Ye asked coldly.

"It killed most of them. I only took care of one."

"But now, I suppose I’ll be the one doing most of the killing."

Hmm?

The moment these words left his mouth, Mu Ye and the others tensed. What did he mean by that?

In the next instant, an overwhelming, world-shattering aura erupted from Chen Chang'an’s body.

The sheer pressure was so immense that even Mu Ye felt unable to withstand it!

"Annihilate."

With a single flick of his finger, a devastating sword energy shot toward Mu Ye and his followers.

BOOM!

A deafening explosion later, a terrifying chasm stretching thousands of miles appeared before them.

Though Mu Ye, relying on his supreme strength, managed to block the attack, he was still severely injured.

As for the fifty-plus Great Emperors behind him—not a single one survived. All had perished under that single strike.

"Hmm, still can’t instantly kill a peak Great Emperor."

"But not bad. I’m satisfied with this result."

Chen Chang'an was quite pleased with the power of that attack. Besides, he wasn’t in a hurry to kill Mu Ye just yet.

After all, there were still some things he wanted to ask—if only to satisfy his own curiosity.

"Just who are you?"

"How can someone at the Sovereign Realm possess such terrifying power?" Mu Ye stared at Chen Chang'an, his eyes filled with wariness.

Mu Ye had always been confident in his own strength. Even against another peak Great Emperor, he believed he wouldn’t lose.

But facing Chen Chang'an now... he was afraid.

And he had absolutely no confidence in defeating this man.

"I told you—my name is Chen Chang'an."

"Since you asked me a question, I’ll ask you a few in return."

"Did you and Long Wuqi obtain some sinister cultivation technique from the Sealed Immortal Holy Land?"