Everything happened in just three seconds. In that brief interval, Ruri froze completely, and something began to form and silently fixate at her core. Alm and Bruno pushed their divine souls to the limit, observing all the changes within Ruri. A new inner rune was created within her—a bloodline rune.
Nearly 95% of the primordial power was consumed for this purpose. It was akin to what the Behemoth had done for them; this bloodline rune would infinitely enhance her ability to wield the Dragon’s bloodline. Simultaneously, all the remaining primordial power fused into her bloodline, forever remaining within her.
Ruri shivered from head to toe and then immediately turned towards the whale, leaping into his arms. The whale held her close, and she closed her eyes, falling into a deep slumber. They sighed with relief and strapped her onto their backs, reminiscing about how long it had been since she had been there last.
’Well, that’s that,’ Bruno spoke mentally, and the whale turned around.
In the underground, the battle had ended the moment the scale began merging with Ruri. All the zombies ceased their attacks and collapsed. They had merely been moving on the remnants of the scale’s will, and when it accepted being taken, everything reverted to its origin.
The whale nodded, and a spatial rune on his forehead lit up. It was as if a black hole appeared at the center, swiftly attracting and absorbing bones and dead bodies. In less than a minute, everything was cleared away. The group gathered by the whale’s side.
As soon as it was over, a flood of beasts with red eyes surged through the entrance, advancing ferociously.
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"YOU! HOW DARE YOU STEAL WHAT IS OURS!" A thunderous roar echoed from the nine heads of a Hydra, causing the entire underground to tremble as if it were about to collapse.
It wasn’t just a Hydra; within seconds, hundreds of beasts from various races flooded into that vast area and surrounded the whale’s group. They were all demonic beasts in the Divine King Realm, a realm where it would be impossible to dream of escaping if they targeted you.
These were not even close to the beasts’ maximum power. Fortunately, everyone above the Divine King Realm was inside the sect, cultivating in the secret place. Those present were merely too old to advance or for some other random reason that kept them away from the sect.
The three young Feys trembled in fear. Instinctively, they took a step towards the whale and nearly hid behind him. Meanwhile, the other members of the group simply stared at the beasts expressionlessly, without fear or any visible emotion. They all gripped their weapons, quietly awaiting any command from the whale.
The whale scoffed, "Hm? What the hell are you talking about?"
"You thieving bastard! Think you’re going to get away? Where’s the scale!?" a wyvern roared.
"Ah! Are you talking about that snake scale? Yeah, my girl got it," the whale said emotionlessly. "The entire forest belongs to the sect, and by the rules, I had the right to explore and take anything I could. I didn’t do anything wrong, unless... wait? Did the sect not know about this place?"
He spoke with a sarcastic gleam in his eyes, addressing the beasts. Immediately, a violent and bloodthirsty aura erupted from them. Then, their powerful Qi attacked like an invincible tsunami towards the whale.
Alm and Bruno chuckled mentally. At that moment, the Feys swallowed nervously, and the girls clutched onto the whale’s clothes. However, he merely placed his hands on their backs, and two tattoos glowed on his wrists.
’What a wonderful gift. Give us more,’ Alm said mentally with a smile.
Hundreds of powerful beasts handed over their Qi to them, yet they were still not satisfied.
"Why the long faces?" the whale asked, genuinely confused. "Ah, I get it! You’re like that because I took those dog bones that were lying around here! There were a lot of them; my girl’s pets love those things for sharpening their fangs. I was just doing a favor by cleaning up the trash you left scattered... Wait!? This here was your dumpsite?"
CRACK!!!
The space cracked under the Qi as all the beasts exploded in fury.
"YOU HAVE DESECRATED OUR ANCESTORS! DIE!!!" roared a Wyrm with a bloodthirsty voice.
The beasts attacked with even greater fury than before, aware that the bodies and bones of their close kin had been stolen and treated as trash. Their questionable rationality was completely abandoned; they only refrained from using their laws and techniques for fear of collapsing the entire underground. Instinctively, they multiplied their Qi towards the whale.
But... nothing happened... well, something did happen. The whale’s face lit up with a wicked and malevolent smile.
Within seconds, the whale’s entire inventory was brimming with Qi to overflowing. They then deposited all of it into their meridians and core, saturating them completely. However, even then, they didn’t use up two-thirds of what was being absorbed. They transferred the excess to the array, and everyone who was part of it felt the influx of energy flooding their bodies, leaving them with animated expressions.
It took only five seconds for the beasts to realize the anomaly...
At that moment, the whale sensed an approach from the skies and sighed lightly. It had been less than thirty seconds, but these foolish beasts had wasted their time by being needlessly provoked.
"Hm? Your ancestors were just someone’s slave dogs, just like all of you. Well, fun’s over," the whale said dryly, taking a step forward.
It wasn’t just him; the most powerful beasts sensed the approach of the sect people. They roared furiously, realizing they had been deceived.
"Attack! KILL THEM AND CAPTURE THEM QUICKLY!"
Hundreds of beasts roared in unison and in the next instant, they surged forward. Restricted from using their cultivations and techniques underground, in such a confined space, they refrained for fear of collapsing the environment; it wouldn’t kill them, but it would affect all the beasts. They were just ants; they could crush them in seconds. Why bother attacking everything? They didn’t care and would only use their bodies.
Meanwhile, Alm and Bruno smirked sinisterly. Indeed, these beasts wouldn’t let them leave alive, but they had unwittingly dug themselves into a deep hole by taking the bait. Now they had fallen into it.
As the beasts took their second step forward... their bodies froze... as if the entire universe and world around them had petrified. They barely had time to turn their eyes towards the whale.
Thump-thump, THUMP-THUMP!
"Disappear," the round figure spoke calmly, its eyes shining like two brown suns of the earth.
All the sect cultivators and the entire planet felt another primordial tremor. Their bodies trembled in the air, their spiritual roots disconnected, causing them to fall. But... it was clearly different from before, undeniably primitive.
The whale’s entire primordial power was pushed to its limit. It wasn’t just a fragment in its Behemoth rune like before; its entire body was refined and rebuilt using this ancestral energy. It was the primordial being.
Its bloodline resonated in harmony with this energy, like oil thrown onto a lit flame. But this was only to suppress them instantly.
"Now, experience your own power."
The whale’s voice reverberated, melding with the very fabric of the world and its immutable laws. The three young Feys, standing behind, widened their eyes at the sight of that figure radiating overwhelming presence. In that moment, Alm and Bruno, aided by their tattoos, channeled all the Qi stored in their bodies and inventories simultaneously.
The whale spread its arms wide, and then the entire planet and all the laws of the land trembled with its will. For a brief instant, it seemed as if the Behemoth itself had opened its eyes again in that universe, bringing with it the aura of an ancient and immeasurable power.
RUMBLE!!!
A pure, explosive, and violent power was unleashed without mercy, like a primordial roar echoing through the depths of the earth. The pressure was so intense that the entire ground above the cavern rose to the skies, creating an apocalyptic spectacle. The world of beasts turned upside down in an instant.
All draconic beasts were thrown away, their bodies crushed by titanic force. Bones shattered, internal organs twisted, and the pain they felt was indescribable. They flew through the sky in all directions, spitting blood, skin fragments, and viscera. The scene was one of pure devastation, an invincible power that seemed like the end of the world. None of them would ever forget that moment.
But... none of them actually died. Alm and Bruno had used up all the Qi, combined with primordial power and bloodline to the limit. The immense amount of Qi turned into something abnormal, and the suppression they suffered was enough to gravely injure everyone.
Unfortunately, they had to use this Qi in a brute manner, manipulating the laws of earth and space as weapons. If they were in the divine realms, they could have done it differently, using their weapons to attack. They would have all died violently, but with their current level of power, using it in this way was suicidal. Their cultivation was always the greatest limiter.
The entire secret cavern beneath the earth was no more. In its place, a gigantic crater, resembling an abyss, emerged in the middle of the dark forest.
At the bottom of that abyss, in the center, the entire whale’s group stood, perfectly safe and unharmed.
In the skies, the whale floated, radiating a primordial power, like a terrestrial brown sun that emerged in the midst of that dark night.
The whole planet stopped and looked in its direction. Laws stirred across the planet, and it was so conspicuous that everyone seemed to see it, even from a distance.
’The plan was to be discreet... well, that ship sailed a long time ago,’ Bruno murmured softly.
Then, that bloodline power faded away and disappeared... Meanwhile, the sect members, who were less than a kilometer away, rose from the ground and swiftly advanced toward their direction.