Published: February 26, 2025
Tan Yun continued, "We can't underestimate this beast. Its strength surpasses anything we've faced before."
Li Shimin, seeing the urgency in Tan Yun's eyes, nodded solemnly. "I understand. I'll activate the Divine Vessel right away!"
With that, Rou'er quickly prepared the necessary incantations to summon the Divine Vessel. The air around them began to shimmer with energy, signaling the awakening of their powerful means of escape.
Just as the Divine Vessel started to materialize, the ground shook violently, and the fire-eyed blood-hooved lion roared, its voice echoing ominously through the air.
A sense of dread washed over the group as they knew they had little time left. "Hurry!" Tan Yun urged, looking back at the fearsome beast that was now charging toward them like a bolt of lightning.
Finally, the Divine Vessel fully formed, its majestic presence providing a glimmer of hope. "Get in, now!" Li Shimin commanded, as he ushered everyone into the vessel.
As they boarded, Tan Yun kept his eyes fixed on the approaching lion. It was a creature born from chaos, its fiery mane blazing like the sun as it closed the distance in a heartbeat.
With a final glance at the beast, Tan Yun entered the Divine Vessel just as the ground erupted behind them. They felt the rush of wind as the vessel took off, narrowly escaping the clutches of the ancient ferocious beast.
Inside the vessel, the atmosphere was tense, but they were safe for the moment. Tan Yun took a deep breath, knowing they had avoided a disastrous fate, but the threat of the fire-eyed blood-hooved lion still loomed large in their minds.
“Go!” Tan Yun pulled Xuan Yuan Rou with his left hand and dragged Li Shimin with his right, soaring onto the Divine Vessel. Just as he was about to control the Divine Vessel to escape, the towering fire-eyed blood-hooved lion surged forward, shattering the void, bringing with it a dark spatial crack, and raised its Qilin hoof to strike down at the Divine Vessel!
“Boom!”
With one stomp, the void within tens of thousands of zhang collapsed. Tan Yun narrowly escaped while maneuvering the Divine Vessel and burst out of the forest.
“Bang bang bang——”
The residual force from the stomp of the fire-eyed blood-hooved lion shattered the forest below, turning it into ruins!
“Damn humans, where are you running to!”
The fire-eyed blood-hooved lion rushed through the void, chasing after the Divine Vessel, but it could not catch up.
It was furious, leaping in rage, opening its bloody maw in the void, its menacing fangs shimmering with a chilling light, quite terrifying!
On the Divine Vessel, a terrified Li Shimin suddenly turned back to look at the fire-eyed blood-hooved lion, “You beast, just wait for me!”
“I swear one day, I will return to the God-Eating Abyss and kill you!”
Hearing this, the fire-eyed blood-hooved lion roared, “You lowly human, if you have the ability, don’t run!”
“Bah!” After sneering, Li Shimin looked at Tan Yun, his gaze filled with gratitude, “Thank you, Dear Brother Jing. If it weren't for you, I would have died this time.”
“That beast is really too ferocious. Just now, while I was flying above the forest, the flames it spewed from its eyes almost burned me to death!”
Tan Yun said, “Brother Li, it's your fortune to be alive until now.”
“Hahaha, that’s true.” After laughing, Li Shimin frowned, “Dear Brother Jing, where is Shiyin?”
Tan Yun shook his head, “I don’t know, she hasn’t arrived yet…”
Before Tan Yun finished speaking, a melodious and joyful voice came from behind, “Jing Yun, brother!”
“Sister.” Li Shimin turned around to see Li Shiyin, dressed in white, breathtakingly beautiful, flying towards the Divine Vessel.
“Great, sister, you finally came…” Before Li Shimin could finish his sentence, his smile froze on his face, and he let out a terrified scream, “Sister, escape quickly!”
In his line of sight, he saw the fire-eyed blood-hooved lion suddenly flying towards Li Shiyin, two flames erupting from its pupils!