“Sis, why don’t you head out first? Brother Chu Feng and I will stay here and keep watch.”
“Once we get the scales, we’ll meet up with you.”
While waiting, Fu Mo Shaoyu urged his sister.
“No, if we die, we die together. I’m staying with you.”
However, Fu Mo Xin’er was stubbornly resolute, insisting on remaining.
“You stubborn girl, why won’t you listen?”
Fu Mo Shaoyu was getting frustrated.
It was clear that, despite his usual playfulness, he was genuinely worried about his sister.
He didn’t want her to take this risk with him.
“What’s there to fear? Didn’t Chu Feng already set up the teleportation formation? Once we get the scales, we can escape immediately, right?”
Fu Mo Xin’er still refused to leave.
“Shh, be quiet.”
Suddenly, Chu Feng spoke to them tensely.
At first, the two didn’t understand his nervous reaction.
Roar—
But then, a furious roar echoed from outside.
A fierce wind surged, so powerful it scattered the flames within Flame Cliff, as if they were trying to flee.
The wind grew stronger, and the roars became more piercing.
Under the gale and roars, Chu Feng and the others felt their bodies about to be torn apart, their souls on the verge of shattering.
Finally, Fu Mo Shaoyu and Fu Mo Xin’er realised what was happening.
They knew the Ancient Devouring Beast had returned.
Chu Feng had anticipated this scene.
He had already witnessed the beast’s immense power.
But what surprised him was the shock and fear on Fu Mo Shaoyu and Fu Mo Xin’er’s faces.
Fu Mo Xin’er, in particular, was pale with fright.
“The Ancient Devouring Beast’s full power is this terrifying?”
Fu Mo Xin’er spoke through a secret sound transmission, her voice trembling.
This made Chu Feng realise something.
Clearly, neither Fu Mo Xin’er nor Fu Mo Shaoyu had ever seen the beast’s true power.
Could it be that the Ancient Devouring Beast could only unleash its full strength when leaving the Devouring Heaven World or entering Flame Cliff?
It seemed likely.
Otherwise, against such a formidable beast, Fu Mo Xin’er probably wouldn’t even have had a chance to use the Fu Mo Curse, let alone rescue herself from its belly.
“Sis, if you’re regretting this, it’s not too late to back out.”
Fu Mo Shaoyu said to Fu Mo Xin’er.
“I…”
Fu Mo Xin’er hesitated, no longer as stubborn as before.
It was clear she was truly scared, overwhelmed by the beast’s aura.
Amid the raging winds, a colossal figure finally descended from the sky, landing within Flame Cliff.
It was the Ancient Devouring Beast, returning from outside.
The beast was as majestic and imposing as ever.
Though Chu Feng and the others were hidden, seeing this massive creature made their hearts race uncontrollably.
Tension, unease, and fear flooded every inch of their souls.
Facing a being that could effortlessly annihilate them, claiming not to be afraid would be a lie.
Moreover, they needed to take three scales from this beast.
Plucking three scales from such a powerful entity…
It was no different from an ordinary person pulling whiskers from a tiger’s mouth, if not more dangerous.
If they could escape quickly, that would be fine. If not, death was certain.
“But… how is the Ancient Devouring Beast so gravely injured?”
Suddenly, the expressions of Chu Feng and the others shifted.
They were shocked to discover the beast was wounded.
Vast amounts of blood flowed from its massive body.
The blood pooled into a river at the bottom of Flame Cliff.
Not only was blood flowing, but the scales on its body were loosening.
Perhaps due to intense pain, the beast, after landing, began rolling incessantly.
Like a human writhing in agony on the ground.
As it rolled, several scales fell from its body.
“How could the Ancient Devouring Beast be so badly injured?”
“Could it be… your grandmother’s doing?”
Chu Feng looked at Fu Mo Shaoyu and Fu Mo Xin’er.
After all, in the entire Devouring Heaven World, only Fu Mo Shaoyu, Fu Mo Xin’er, and their grandmother could restrain the beast.
With the two of them here in Flame Cliff, the only one capable of wounding the beast was the old woman.
“Absolutely not.”
“Our clan’s Fu Mo Curse can restrain the Ancient Devouring Beast, but it can’t inflict such heavy damage.”
“Grandma always said the beast is invincible.”
“Let alone injuring it to this extent.”
“Could it be that the beast left the Devouring Heaven World and encountered a martial cultivator who wounded it?” Fu Mo Xin’er said.
“A martial cultivator?”
“Could there be someone in the Sacred Light Galaxy capable of defeating the Ancient Devouring Beast?”
Chu Feng pondered, his heart shaken.
He didn’t know the beast’s exact strength.
But it felt, as the old woman said, like an invincible existence.
If someone in the Sacred Light Galaxy could truly wound the beast, what kind of power and cultivation would they possess?
Though Chu Feng had long known he was weak compared to the entire Sacred Light Galaxy, he now felt he might have underestimated its power.
He might be even more insignificant than he had thought.
“Stop overthinking. These scales fell off inside Flame Cliff, so we can use them.”
“Heaven is helping us, truly helping us!”
“It’s as if heaven itself wants me to leave this place smoothly.”
Unlike Chu Feng and Fu Mo Xin’er, who were curious about why the beast was so injured, Fu Mo Shaoyu was thrilled.
His sole desire was to leave the Devouring Heaven World and see the outside.
Now, with the opportunity before him, his excitement was natural.
Everything seemed as Fu Mo Shaoyu said.
It was as if heaven wanted them to succeed.
Perhaps due to its severe injuries, the Ancient Devouring Beast soon fell into a deep sleep.
Seizing the chance, Chu Feng and the others picked up four scales that had fallen from the beast’s body and prepared to escape through the teleportation formation…
But before leaving, Chu Feng couldn’t help but glance back at the wounded beast.
His mind was still pondering who could have injured this terrifying colossus.
