However, the Chaos’s aura seed incredibly faint. Judging by the Spiritual Pressure it was emitting, its power seed no greater than that of an ordinary Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.
ROAR!
With another furious roar, the Chaos spat out a gout of black Chaos Fire, instantly annihilating dozens of cultivators.
Then, the Chaos stomped down. Several people, locked in place by its aura and completely unable to evade, exploded into a blood mist.
The cultivators, of course, weren’t about to sit back and wait for death. They simultaneously summoned their Lifebound Magical Artifacts and charged the Chaos.
’This is a Chaos!’
’Its entire body is a treasure trove!’
’While it’s weak, we might actually be able to kill it!’
However, they soon discovered how wrong they were.
No matter how weak the Chaos was, they were utterly defenseless before it.
It was as if they were nothing more than ants, easily crushed underfoot.
But the cultivators of the Emperor Beast Sect were remarkably composed, even thrilled.
Led by Chen Yunxi, the Emperor Beast Sect cultivators sared a type of mud over their bodies.
The Chaos seed to completely ignore them, turning its slaughter upon the other cultivators.
All they had to do was wait for the Chaos to slaughter everyone else.
Then, they would use their Sect’s Secret Treasure to subdue the Chaos and bring it out of the Secret Realm.
Wu Qingfeng, in particular, kept his eyes fixed on Xiao Mo, a cold smirk playing on his lips.
’So what if Xiao Mo is strong?’
’He’s going to die at the hands of the Chaos today all the sa.’
But the next mont, what Wu Qingfeng saw made him wonder if he was dreaming.
Xiao Mo, holding his long saber, walked step by step toward the Chaos.
Sensing a threat, the Chaos turned and spewed a torrent of Chaos Fire at Xiao Mo.
But with a single slash of his saber, Xiao Mo split the Chaos Fire in two.
With every step Xiao Mo took, the Evil Qi around him intensified, and his eyes gradually turned scarlet.
With Xiao Mo at its center, a wave of Blood Evil Qi began to spread.
In less than two breaths, the entire cavern was bathed in a blood-red light.
"’Heaven and Earth Illusory Red...’"
Si Li’s heart skipped a beat.
She had heard of this killing blow from the Blood Demon Saber Technique, but this was the first ti she had ever seen it.
Using his saber as a brush and the Blood Evil as ink, Xiao Mo brought his blade down on the Chaos as if painting a single, decisive stroke.
ROAR!
The slash landed squarely on the Chaos’s body.
The Chaos let out a pained roar. Xiao Mo had sliced open a gash on its back!
The Chaos locked onto Xiao Mo’s position and raised a massive paw, intending to stomp the human into a bloody mist.
But Xiao Mo held his long saber horizontally and, against all odds, blocked the Chaos’s colossal claw.
Xiao Mo heaved upward.
The Chaos was thrown off balance, sent staggering backward.
By the ti the Chaos regained its footing, Xiao Mo had already leaped into the air, his Blood Saber slashing down once more!
ROAR!
The Chaos was utterly enraged.
The Chaos Qi around it condensed into several "vines" that whipped toward Xiao Mo.
These "vines," ford from condensed Chaos Fire, even tore through the fabric of the Secret Realm as they flew, montarily revealing the void beyond.
Xiao Mo weaved and dodged. The instant his long saber blocked the strike of a vine, he would pivot and slash back at the Chaos.
The blood-red Sword Qi and the black Chaos vines clashed relentlessly, like splashes of black ink against crimson vermilion.
Xiao Mo’s long saber continued to "paint" upon the Chaos’s body, slash after slash, leaving a multitude of wounds.
BOOM!
The Chaos swatted Xiao Mo, sending him smashing into the cavern wall and embedding him within the rock.
But in the next instant, Xiao Mo ripped himself free from the wall and slashed at the Chaos again, knocking it to the ground.
Everyone watched this scene, so stunned they were rooted to the spot, not even daring to breathe.
They never imagined that a single Golden Core Realm cultivator could be completely overwhelming a Chaos.
Even though this Chaos was weakened, it was still one of the Four Great Fierce Beasts! Its physique was countless tis stronger than any ordinary Magical Beast!
"Stop!"
Suddenly, after Xiao Mo and the Chaos had exchanged over a hundred blows, Chen Yunxi sensed sothing was wrong and shouted out.
In the next mont, Xiao Mo raised his long saber and brought it down in a single slash!
Blood Demon Saber Technique—Blood Mist.
The Blood Evil Qi, like a crimson sunset cloud, slashed toward the Chaos.
BOOM!
The Blood Evil Qi and Chaos Qi collided and dispersed, kicking up a storm as a deafening explosion ripped through the air.
When the cultivators gathered their wits and looked forward, they saw the Chaos had already collapsed before Xiao Mo.
Even so, it continued to clutch its abdon protectively.
Chen Yunxi and her group tried to move forward, but as soon as they took a step, the rampaging Blood Evil Qi made cold sweat break out on their foreheads, and they instinctively recoiled.
They could feel that Xiao Mo paid them no mind whatsoever.
’But if we dare take even a single step forward right now, we will die without a doubt!’
In the distance, Xiao Mo watched the Chaos calmly, while the Chaos glared back at him in fury.
It tried to rise, but it no longer had the strength.
In truth, over the course of their hundred-bout exchange, Xiao Mo had realized this Chaos was more than just weak.
Its Life Origin was nearly gone. It was an arrow at the end of its flight, rely holding on through sheer will. It wouldn’t have lived much longer regardless.
Otherwise, he thought, if he had fought it at full strength, the outco would have been truly uncertain.
But Xiao Mo was certain that even if he had won, it would have co at an imnse cost.
Rrrgh...
The Chaos let out a soft roar at Xiao Mo, then moved its paw from its abdon and looked toward the long saber in his hand.
Xiao Mo froze for a mont, then, as if in understanding, he raised his long saber and sliced open its belly.
Within the Chaos’s flesh and blood was sothing resembling the soft mbrane of an egg.
Xiao Mo cut through the outer mbrane. Inside was a pink, winged ball of flesh.
Legends claid a Chaos resembled a dog or a bear, with long fur and four legs.
Other legends said it was a ball of flesh with fleshy wings.
It seed now that the ball of flesh was the juvenile form, and only upon growing up did it take on its canine or ursine appearance.
"A Chaos cub!"
When the crowd saw what Xiao Mo was holding in his palm, their hearts began to pound.
’This is a Chaos cub!’
’And it hasn’t even opened its eyes!’
It was common knowledge among cultivators that a Fierce Beast would imprint on the first thing it saw upon birth, recognizing it as its parent!
This was despite the saying that a Chaos "has eyes but does not see, has ears but does not hear."
This didn’t an they were literally blind. It was simply that the Chaos was a languid creature by nature, able to perceive the world without its eyes. It would only open them to look at things it truly cared for.
Xiao Mo placed the Chaos cub in front of its mother.
As if forgetting the pain of its wounds, the mother Chaos extended its tongue and began to lick its child incessantly.
Although a Chaos is asexual, one could say all Chaos are mothers. They do not need to mate; upon reaching a certain age, they naturally gestate the next generation within their own bodies.
After licking its child clean, its Life Fire began to flicker, on the verge of being extinguished.
Leaning against its child, the mother Chaos nuzzled it gently, then slowly closed its eyes and breathed its last.
About the ti it takes to drink a cup of tea after the mother passed, the Little Chaos’s wings trembled slightly, and it looked as if it was about to open its eyes.
"My lord! Quickly, make the Chaos look at you! If you’re the first thing it sees, it will recognize you as its parent!"
Si Li shouted to Xiao Mo.
Hearing Si Li’s words, Xiao Mo reached for the Little Chaos.
Just as everyone thought Xiao Mo was about to turn the Little Chaos toward himself...
Xiao Mo turned the Little Chaos to face its mother.
The cub slowly opened its eyes. The very first thing it saw was its mother, her own eyes already closed in death.
"Koo... koo..."
The little Chaos fluttered its wings and flew forward, nuzzling its mother repeatedly, as if trying to wake her.
"This is your mother."
Xiao Mo said softly to the cub.
"Rember her well. She is the one who gave birth to you and protected you. Never forget."
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