Published: March 2, 2025
In the forest, the dappled light danced around them. The strength of the celestial god and Qin Tian needed no elaboration; they pierced straight into the enemy's core like two sharp blades. It wasn't until they had ventured halfway into the forest that the sounds of battle erupted from outside.
The celestial god and Qin Tian paid no mind to this—once the guardian deity of Beijing made an appearance, everything was already decided.
"What are we going to do?" Qin Tian asked.
"The demonic energy transformation pool. The military's research department wants to study this. To prevent the enemy from desperate retaliation against the pool, we need to carry out a decapitation tactic," the celestial god explained.
Indeed, there was a task, and the celestial god's approach was not only competent but also quite standard. Qin Tian didn't think much of it, simply following the celestial god to a cave deep within the forest.
"This is the place. Stick close to me and break through the enemy's defenses as quickly as possible. There might be a demonic kangaroo divine beast species inside," the celestial god reminded him briefly, then emitted a faint blue light from his body.
The power of heaven and earth (race foundation level, active skill) activated!
In the next moment, thunder flashed, and the celestial god's figure had already vanished, leaving behind only a burnt scent at the spot. Almost simultaneously, the cave erupted with shouts and the roars of beasts.
"The celestial lord sure is impatient..."
Even with the decapitation tactic laid out by the celestial god, Qin Tian saw this mission as merely a picnic—let alone the celestial god acting personally; even by himself, he could wipe out the entire kangaroo clan, it was just a matter of time.
As the strongest military powerhouse of the era—Beijing's military—Qin Tian was that confident!
At this moment, Qin Tian exerted force with his legs and swiftly entered the cave.
…
Inside the cave, it was dim and filled with an indescribable stench. In less than a minute, Qin Tian had caught up to the celestial god.
A Bone Sword materialized in his right hand. Under the sweep of his sword light, he quickly dispatched several sixth-level peak kangaroos—just as Qin Tian had expected, this mission was indeed effortless.
The celestial god and Qin Tian surged forward, and before the kangaroos deep within the cave could react, they had already carved a bloody path to the innermost part of the cave.
Before them was a pool nearly ten meters in diameter, emanating a rich demonic energy.
With a flick of his hand, Qin Tian cut through the air with his sword light, slicing the pursuing enemies behind him into pieces. At this moment, he paid no attention to the foes behind; he was instead curiously focused on the pool filled with a black, viscous liquid.
"This must be the demonic energy transformation pool, right? It doesn't look like something easy to move."
"Lift the entire thing and store it in the Spatial Ring. You help me block the entrance," the celestial god instructed.
"Understood..."
The two had clearly defined roles. At this point, the decapitation mission was essentially secured, with no variables remaining.
As the celestial god stepped on the ground, the entire cave began to tremble. The stones on the ground jumped irregularly until, about ten seconds later, the pool shook violently and slowly began to rise.
Controlling the earth's power to separate the pool from the ground was truly a simple task for the celestial god...
After completing this, the celestial god stepped forward slowly, extending his right hand.
Once he touched the pool, he would be able to store it in the Spatial Ring—everything was going just as anticipated...
However...
The moment his finger made contact with the water, nothing happened.
Qin Tian, who had been observing the situation, was momentarily stunned, then watched as the pool's water surged, followed by a gigantic kangaroo head emerging from it.
The overwhelming aura surprised Qin Tian slightly—just slightly—there was indeed a demonic kangaroo divine beast species here, strong and with a physical quality nearing 30,000 points. Additionally, the viscous water seemed to have a concealing effect, which was why neither the celestial god nor Qin Tian had noticed.