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However, although he had murderous intent, Qin Le did not rush to make a move.

After all, he and the Jade Emperor wanted to see for themselves how these rescued, mindless chaotic beasts developed intelligence.

Seeing the Flame Bull's pitiful state, most of the other intelligent Chaos Beasts looked worried. The Giant Ape Chaos Beast couldn't help but ask, "Lord Flame Bull, are your injuries... serious?"

"It's alright." The Flame Bull, now only half its body remaining, swayed its hooves, its tone surprisingly relaxed. "It will take some time to recover. The most urgent task is to hold the 'Awakening Ceremony' for these kin as soon as possible. They probably can't wait any longer."

As it spoke, it looked at the group of rescued, mindless Chaos Beasts who stood silently in place with empty eyes.

Although more than twenty were lost in the process, the Flame Bull was satisfied with the number it brought back.

In its view, sacrificing half its body was worth it.

"Yes, Lord Flame Bull," the Giant Ape Chaos Beast replied respectfully.

Then, the intelligent Chaos Beasts led their newly rescued kin deeper into the palace.

Qin Le, hidden in the space-time rift, followed silently behind.

They came to a spacious room.

In the center of the room was a huge pool filled with a viscous, churning grayish-black liquid—the purest form of chaos.

Qin Le secretly observed and saw the intelligent Chaos Beast commanding a tiger-shaped, mindless Chaos Beast of the Great Luo Golden Immortal level to slowly enter the pool.

The moment the tiger-shaped Chaos Beast stepped into the pool, the Chaos Origin in the pool seemed to come alive, transforming into countless viscous black tentacles that rapidly wrapped around its body, instantly enveloping it into a huge, constantly pulsating gray-black cocoon.

The moment the cocoon takes shape, a clear and strange aura of reincarnation emanates from it.

"As expected..." Qin Le thought to himself.

This aura perfectly matches the characteristics of the intelligent chaotic beast that the Jade Emperor and his colleagues studied, which involve a self-contained cycle of reincarnation.

This pool, this ritual, are the key to the wisdom they bestow upon their kind!

Before long, countless cracks appeared on the surface of the huge gray-black cocoon, and then it shattered and disappeared with a crash.

The tiger-shaped Chaos Beast that had been standing there slowly opened its eyes.

Those once empty and ferocious beastly eyes now gleamed with clarity, curiosity, and... wisdom.

"Thank you all." The tiger-shaped Chaos Beast grinned and spoke in human language, nodding to the intelligent Chaos Beasts around it.

"Welcome to the team," Flame Bull said with a smile.

"welcome!"

"Another powerful member of our race has joined us!"

"..."

The other intelligent Chaos Beasts also spoke up, creating a harmonious atmosphere. For them, the number and strength of their own kind were of paramount importance.

Immediately afterwards, one after another mindless chaotic beasts entered the pool, undergoing the same cycle of reincarnation and awakening their intelligence.

Qin Le, who was in the shadows, and the Jade Emperor, who was watching all this through the Divine Jade, remained silent, simply recording this strange and crucial ritual.

When the last mindless Chaos Beast completed the ritual and successfully awakened, the Flame Bull visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"You all stay here and adjust to the new situation. I... need to go back and heal my injuries in seclusion," Flame Bull said to the newly awakened Chaos Beasts, his voice revealing obvious fatigue.

The newly awakened Chaos Beasts responded in unison. They did indeed need time to adapt to this new, independently thinking self.

At that very moment, a glint flashed in Qin Le's eyes, who was hiding in the shadows.

The time has come!

With a slight thought, the pitch-black weapon, shrouded in malevolent energy, instantly appeared in his hand.

At the tip of the spear, a wisp of pure white, blazing imperial fire silently ignited.

Without warning, without any build-up of power.

Qin Le flicked his wrist, and the spear thrust out fiercely in a way that defied the norm!

This shot simultaneously struck three points—the Flame Bull of the past, the Flame Bull of the present, and… the Flame Bull of the future!

Three deadly gunshots, seemingly ignoring the barriers of time and space, simultaneously descended upon the remains of the Flame Bull from different moments!

"roar--!"

Although the Flame Bull was severely injured, its near-saint level sense of danger remained terrifying. Its remaining half-body twisted and flickered with incredible speed!

It narrowly avoided the two spear thrusts aimed at the past and the present by the slightest margin.

puff!

However, that most unpredictable and difficult-to-defend shot, pointing towards the future, was ultimately not completely avoided!

The spear tip, imbued with domineering imperial fire and overwhelming ferocity, pierced fiercely into the edge of its mangled body!

"Ugh—!!"

The pure white imperial fire and the fierce aura, like maggots clinging to the bone, instantly invaded the Flame Bull's body, frantically burning and eroding its chaotic origin!

The sudden, excruciating pain and devastating blow caused the Flame Bull to let out a roar that was a mixture of agony and rage.

"Imperial Fire?! A deadly weapon?! It's Qin Le—!!" It instantly recognized the source of the attack.

Throughout the entire Three Realms, the only one capable of simultaneously wielding these two powers and launching such a bizarre spacetime attack is that guy whom the Lord has designated as the number one target!

"Lord Yanniu!"

"Enemy attack! It's Qin Le!"

"Protect Lord Flame Bull!"

"..."

The giant ape Chaos Beast reacted the fastest, flashing to block the Flame Bull.

The other intelligent Chaos Beasts also snapped out of their shock in an instant, quickly surrounding the Flame Bull while cautiously scanning the empty surroundings, trying to find any trace of the enemy.

"Be careful... He has comprehended the Great Dao of Spacetime and is hiding in the spacetime interlayer... We cannot relax our guard in the slightest!"

Despite the excruciating pain, the Flame Bull desperately suppressed the rampant imperial fire and malevolent energy within its body while hissing a warning.

Just one shot felt like its very essence was being rapidly eroded. Had it been hit by all three shots... it would probably be completely annihilated.

The combination of Imperial Fire and Ferocious Weapon is too domineering!

Qin Le, watching from the shadows, felt a pang of regret. A quasi-saint level being was indeed difficult to kill. Even severely injured like this, securing the kill wouldn't be so easy.

Having failed to land a hit, Qin Le decisively changed targets.

The treacherous army has moved again!

The same silent, timeless, three-shot attack—the target was three newly awakened, still-adapting, and only at the Golden Immortal level of intelligent Chaos Beasts!

puff!puff!puff!

This time, there were no surprises.

Before the three chaotic beasts even understood what was happening, imperial fire and ferocious energy erupted simultaneously from their bodies!

Before they could even utter a scream, their massive bodies rapidly disintegrated and vanished into nothingness amidst a light that intertwined pure white and dark red.

"Scatter! Leave the room! Don't huddle together!" Flame Bull roared, enduring the excruciating pain.

Gathering together will only make them a better target for the assassin hiding in time and space!

Upon hearing this, the intelligent Chaos Beasts immediately surged towards the more spacious hall outside the room.

However, as they moved, death in the shadows did not stop.

The ferocious weapon was like the Grim Reaper's roll call; with each flash, it precisely took away the three Golden Immortal-level Chaos Beasts.

In the short journey away from the room, six more Golden Immortal Chaos Beasts turned to ashes in a daze.

Watching helplessly as their kin fell one after another, unable to even touch the hem of their enemy's clothes, the surviving Chaos Beasts were filled with resentment and hatred.

But they were helpless. The concealment and attack methods granted by the Great Path of Time and Space made them feel as if they were in a one-sided slaughter game.

Upon arriving at the relatively spacious hall, the situation did not improve. Every time Qin Le made a move, three Golden Immortal Chaos Beasts would perish.

He also tried to attack the wounded Great Luo Golden Immortal level Chaos Beasts, but even when they were injured, their sense of danger and ability to dodge were far superior to those of Golden Immortals, and they always managed to narrowly avoid the strange Three Times Spear.

Therefore, Qin Le temporarily abandoned those Great Luo Golden Immortal level Chaos Beasts and focused on eliminating the Golden Immortal targets that were easier to obtain.

Time slipped away in the silent hunt.

More than half an hour has passed, and the original hundred or so newly awakened Golden Immortal level Chaos Beasts have been reduced by more than half!

Qin Le's hunting efficiency was terrifyingly high.

At that very moment—

"Qin Le—! Haven't you killed enough?!" Flame Bull suddenly let out a deafening roar.

It seemed to have finally suppressed the most violent part of the Emperor Fire and ferocity within its body, and at any cost, it forcibly separated a vast amount of chaotic power, which violently shook the spacetime structure around the hall!

Om-!

Space was violently distorted and fluctuated, and even fine black cracks appeared.

This forced disruption of spacetime was not for attack, but to interfere with and destroy potential hiding places!

In the instant that spacetime was violently disrupted, a faint, yet strangely distinct aura, completely out of place with the surrounding chaotic atmosphere, leaked out from a corner of the hall that was originally empty!

"There it is!"

"attack!"

"..."

Almost at the same instant the aura was leaked, all the Chaos Beasts, whether Golden Immortals or Great Luo Immortals, including the Flame Bull, unleashed their long-prepared attacks frantically towards that corner!

Rumble—!!!

Various chaotic beams of light and destructive waves completely engulfed and tore apart that space.

However, as the light faded and the energy subsided...

There was still nothing there. No bloodstains, no remains, not even a trace of being hit.

Only Qin Le's voice, tinged with regret yet also carrying a hint of amusement, drifted from some unknown direction into the ears of all the Chaos Beasts:

"Tsk... Quasi-Saint level, what a nuisance."

As soon as he finished speaking, the trace of his presence vanished completely.

Has he left?

Or... are they still lurking in some spacetime dimension that they cannot reach, coldly watching them?

The surviving Chaos Beasts dared not relax for a moment, still staring intently at every corner of the hall, their minds taut to the extreme.

The air was thick with fear, and a deep-seated dread of the unseen enemy.