Chương 249: Sacred Beast?

It's not shameful to submit to a strong person!

They were originally a nomadic interstellar race who accidentally stumbled into this place. If they had not returned to the void, a rift would have appeared in the boundary of space.

They will be trapped in the Boundary Realm for their entire lives, living by hunting Boundary Realm beasts until their death.

Later, through a series of unforeseen events, he escaped and originally intended to take advantage of the internal strife in the Shang Dynasty to occupy a piece of land and prosper.

Unexpectedly, they encountered Zhao Rui, a formidable figure who subdued their leader, forcing them to retreat in panic.

Although the tribe was small in number, they had long been tired of the desolation and emptiness of the Void Realm. Under the leadership of some people, they captured their leader and seized power.

They thought they could kill Zhao Rui in one fell swoop by ambush.

But they didn't expect their opponent to be so strong. The warrior in the entire tribe, second only to the chief, was reduced to dust in less than two rounds.

This instilled fear in them.

Surrender has become their ultimate and best option.

"My King!"

A dozen armored men bowed their heads and chanted their words of submission.

Tell us about your origins!

Zhao Rui stood with his hands behind his back, concealing his excitement.

The excitement wasn't because they had subdued a group of powerful subordinates, but because these people were, damn it, aliens.

He has never seen either his past or present life.

This also means that there will be even more wonders in this vast world.

Black holes, supernovae, superclusters, gamma-ray bursts — If he had known about the existence of aliens before, he probably would have felt only fear.

But after experiencing the resurgence of spiritual energy, he realized that the universe was not what he thought it was.

Reiki is the dark matter of a past life, and the entire universe is filled with all sorts of inconceivable dark energies.

They endowed Zhao Rui with extraordinary power.

But this extraordinary power was not enough; it was insufficient to satisfy Zhao Rui's ambition in his martial arts cultivation.

That was not enough to stop him from seeking knowledge and exploring individual strengths.

Without seeing the vast ocean, how can one know the smallness of rivers? Without entering the boundless sea, how can one spread one's wings and fly freely?

"My king, my name is Koria—" Kneeling at the front, the Oran chieftain, who had been rescued by Zhao Rui, bowed his head and recounted the origins of his race and their history.

They originally had their own planet, but unfortunately, it was destroyed by a gamma-ray burst.

The immense energy instantly destroyed the space base and spaceships outside the planet, along with everything on the surface—rocks, plants, metals, life—and even melted hundreds of meters of the planet's surface.

The entire planet was devoid of life and became a dead star.

Fortunately, a team happened to be out on a mission, which allowed them to survive.

They were the ancestors of these people.

After nearly a century of wandering and drifting, only a little over a thousand people remain of the entire race.

And by sheer coincidence, these people got lost on their interstellar journey.

We've fallen into this predicament.

"Very well, Kolya. The light of freedom will shine upon you."

Zhao Rui said calmly.

A blazing light shone brightly from his fingertip, illuminating everyone and clearly revealing their figures.

The Oran people raised their heads, and the blue aura on their armor instantly activated, reflecting the brilliance in Zhao Rui's hands, like dazzling stars.

"I will find you a place to stay temporarily on Earth, and you can be ready to answer my call at any time."

"Yes, my king."

Koria took the lead in agreeing. He had been bewitched by Zhao Rui's soul-controlling technique and was now completely subservient to Zhao Rui's orders.

Since these tribesmen had already submitted, they assumed that Koria was the same as them.

There was no suspicion.

However, Zhao Rui certainly wouldn't restrain them so easily; he would find time sooner or later to bewitch them.

The Heavenly Demon Technique is incredibly powerful. If it weren't for the system that made his true energy pure and flawless, encompassing everything, he would never dare to use it so recklessly.

"Alright, come with me!"

After Zhao Rui finished speaking, he turned around, made a single gesture with his hand, and boundless true energy surged out, carving a crack in the void.

The crack grew larger and larger, until it was as tall as a person, and Zhao Rui stepped inside.

Seeing this, Koria led his men to follow.

Time shifted, and suddenly everyone found themselves in outer space outside of Earth.

The enormous sun emitted scorching light, resembling an incredibly huge fireball spewing out fiery serpents.

Zhao Rui took the lead, leading the group like shooting stars as they flew towards Blue Star.

Just then, a giant, winding beast was flying towards the moon. Its enormous eyes spotted Zhao Rui approaching and immediately revealed a furious rage.

"It's you, you little brat!"

The giant beast was enraged, twisted its ferocious head, and spewed a burst of flames towards Zhao Rui.

Although the two are tens of kilometers apart, in the starry sky, this distance is basically equivalent to being face to face.

Flames erupted, hurtling towards Zhao Rui and the others at breakneck speed.

"How dare you!"

Enraged, Kolya leaped forward, his armor emitting a dazzling blue light, instantly unleashing an invisible shockwave.

The shockwave quickly collided with the flames, and the two exploded violently in the starry sky.

In an instant, a huge fireball extending upwards and downwards was formed.

The behemoth's enormous eyes revealed a hint of human astonishment as it stared intently at Koria, who had stepped forward from the crowd.

"How dare you disrespect our king! You deserve to die!"

Kolya rebuked him coldly.

The divine soul transmitted its voice through the void. Although the languages were different, the meaning was clearly conveyed through consciousness and fed back into the giant beast's mind.

"You're bullying Young Master Long because of your numbers? I won't stoop to your level!"

The giant beast roared and took off running towards the moon.

Its form, which was originally like a giant dragon, meandered through the void with incredible speed, comparable to the light of a sword.

Seeing this, Kolya leaped and gave chase.

"My King!"

The second-in-command of the Oran people behind him, the Oran man Tulev who had rebelled against Koria, stepped forward and asked.

Although he wasn't as skilled as Kolya or the guy Zhao Rui had previously killed, he was the smartest person in the team.

Seeing that the giant beast was impressive in size and skill, and worried that Koria might not be able to defeat it, he hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

Although they had kidnapped Koria before, their race was extremely united, and especially now that their numbers were dwindling, they naturally wouldn't let Koria take any risks.

"Let's follow them."

This giant beast was none other than the Viper King that Zhao Rui had defeated. Zhao Rui was also curious about the Viper King's behavior; judging from its previous route, it was clearly heading towards the moon.

It was an extremely desolate place with extreme hot and cold climates. Why wasn't it seeking a place to recuperate on Earth? Why was it wandering around aimlessly?

Zhao Rui leaped into the air and led the group in pursuit of the Viper King.

The interstellar space is vast and boundless; the distance between Earth and the Moon is hundreds of thousands of kilometers.

But when one cultivates to the level of Zhao Rui, one's entire body can be covered and connected by true qi. When flying, it is no longer a simple matter of force driving mass to generate speed.

Instead, it's a way of moving forward that's similar to spatial repulsion.

The mass was enveloped by true energy, rendering it as nothing.

A field of true energy will form around the caster. Within the field, the true energy is propelled forward by the caster's consciousness. The caster is like a cone, creating a difference in true energy between the front and back, and is pushed forward by the true energy behind.

In a vacuum, the theoretical speed can reach one-tenth or even higher than the speed of light.

Of course, this requires extremely profound internal energy and skill.

These true energies are invisible and intangible, yet they truly exist. Only when activated will they manifest in various different material forms.

In space, however, there is a state of being formless and intangible.

Zhao Rui had already transcended the Domain Realm, so his speed was astounding.

The group followed closely and soon arrived near the moon.

The Viper King also noticed Zhao Rui and the others who had followed, and a wicked smile appeared in his beastly eyes.

"roar!"

The Viper King turned its head and spat out several mouthfuls of extremely cold frost, sealing off the deep space.

And then it plummeted downwards in a flash.

Koria raised his fist, his armor flashing, and shattered the solid ice with a single punch.

"That beast!"

Kolya hadn't expected this beast to be so clever; the ice wasn't a single piece, but rather pieces spaced at intervals.

This prevented Kolya from charging forward headlong into the enemy; he could only smash a piece of it with a single punch.

When he finished fighting, he found that the giant beast had landed on the edge of a crater on the moon.

The dragon's mouth was wide open, as if it were mocking him.

Enraged, Kolya impulsively charged forward.

"Kolya, come back!"

Turiff, who was following behind, was shocked and quickly called out to stop him.

Unfortunately, Coria was too fast, and his body had already rushed in.

Seeing this, Zhao Rui flashed and appeared behind Koria, grabbing him by the arm.

It forcefully stopped his fall.

"My king, this reptile is utterly detestable—" Upon seeing that it was Zhao Rui, Kolya quickly and respectfully greeted him.

"It's alright!"

Zhao Rui glanced down at Viper King, who was looking at him with a provocative gaze, and immediately retreated with Koria.

The Viper King closed its vertical eye and roared at the two of them twice, seemingly mocking them, yet also appearing smug.

Zhao Rui ignored him and flew away into the distance.

Soon after, they brought over a huge meteorite and sent it hurtling toward the moon.

This meteorite is ten kilometers long and its mass is unknown.

Zhao Rui transformed into the Nascent Soul Dharma Body of the Purple Mansion and used some clever techniques to change its trajectory.

The Viper King stared at the enormous meteorite with wide, bulging eyes.

"roar!"

Its roar was no longer triumphant, but filled with terror.

It never expected that Zhao Rui would do such a thing. The moon is different from the blue planet; its atmosphere is almost non-existent.

If one of those were to fall, the entire moon would be in an uproar for half a day.

The key point is that Zhao Rui used it as a missile, and the target was precisely where Viper King was located.

Without a doubt, there are ambushes hidden here.

If it were to come crashing down all at once, no amount of ambush would be of any use.

With the roar of the Viper King, several strangely shaped beasts flew out of the meteorite crater.

Some resemble a giant toad with horns on its forehead, while others resemble a white tiger with wings. Unlike a tiger, however, its limbs are hooves, without claws.

There were also several strange-looking beasts that Zhao Rui couldn't describe for the time being.

"Where did this bastard come from? Don't you have any public morality? We've finally seen the light of day, and you actually want to smash the moon?"

A powerful, soul-transmitting voice clearly reached the minds of Zhao Rui, Kolya, and the others.

"Oh, wasn't it this crawler that provoked us first?"

Zhao Rui transmitted his voice coldly.

"fool!"

"Viper, you're just bored out of your mind to provoke such a powerful person."

"Chihu, he's the one who injured me. You have to avenge me now that this is such a good opportunity."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing Viper King's words, the tiger-like beast flapped its wings, leaped off the moon, and flew to within tens of kilometers of Zhao Rui.

His tiger-like eyes sized Zhao Rui up and down, then glanced at the Oran man beside him.

He frowned and said, "You and these people are not one; they don't have the aura of Earth."

Zhao Rui was taken aback, not expecting the tiger to have such abilities, and couldn't help but laugh, "What's the difference?"

"They have no consciousness of Mother Earth! You are different; you possess a strong aura, and you are not even a person from the Void."

This time, Zhao Rui was truly shocked.

There's also this saying.

"Brother Tiger, a creature as majestic and extraordinary as you is called a sacred beast in our land!"'

"A sacred beast?"

Chi Hu's eyes lit up with a human-like surprise, and he hurriedly asked, "What does the word 'saint' mean?"

"One who is knowledgeable in all matters is called a sage! A sage is one who is knowledgeable! Heaven gives birth to the four cardinal directions, and there are four sacred beasts that communicate with heaven and earth and suppress the primordial chaos. These are called the Four Sages! The tiger is the White Tiger sacred beast!"'

Zhao Rui made up a story off the top of his head.

"Oh, what a wonderful thing!"

Chi Hu's eyes darted around, and suddenly he revealed a smile that resembled that of a human, saying, "We are innate beasts of the Void. I suppose that the innate are sacred beings, therefore, shouldn't we also have a place in this world?"

"Didn't you always live in the Ruins of Return, which is now the merged Pangu Continent?"

Zhao Rui asked in surprise.

He had personally witnessed the rampage of alien beasts on Blue Star. These even more powerful alien beasts should not have been swaggering around on the Pangu Continent, living a carefree life.

"Pooh!"

Chi Hu spat and said angrily, "That old bastard Zhou Wang is so unreasonable. He led a group of experts and drove us out."

"King Zhou? To drive them away?"

Zhao Rui felt as if he had learned some new information.

"Brother Tiger, please tell me more about it."

Zhao Rui looked extremely interested and said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Chi Hu quickly nodded and was about to speak when he heard the Viper King below angrily say, "Chi Hu, are you stupid? He is my enemy. What are you talking to him about?"

"Your enemy isn't my enemy!"

Chi Hu glared disdainfully at Viper King, then turned his head and began to speak with great interest.

This action infuriated the Viper King, who swung his tail and caused one side of the meteorite crater to collapse.

"Sizzle!"

The strange beast beside it, displeased with the Viper King's actions, bared its teeth at it.

Viper King was furious and immediately engaged the strange beast in battle.

Zhao Rui listened to Chi Hu's eloquent speech while watching the two strange beasts fighting below.

I almost burst out laughing.

Indeed, a beast is a beast. Even if it is born with intelligence due to the nourishment of true qi, its animalistic nature still dominates.

"This week's King is nothing special. I'm just too small. Once I grow to be several dozen meters tall, what will I have to fear from him?"

""

"It's not that I can't beat him, I just don't want my brothers to get hurt, so I'm giving in temporarily."

Chi Hu swung his huge tiger mouth, spitting saliva everywhere.