The Master of Beasts

"There shouldn't be many Spiritual Beasts left now," Chen Jiuge said, flipping through a list.

"Not many left, just me and my elder sister," Long Xiao breezed in.

"Really? Am I fighting you tomorrow?"

"Yes, yes! I've been looking forward to it for a long time!" Long Xiao nodded repeatedly.

Since the last incident, as Chen Jiuge continually defeated various powerful Spiritual Beasts, his tremendous strength gained their recognition. Coupled with Feng Shanyang acting as an intermediary, he got acquainted with Long Xiao and his sister, Feng Wu.

"Unfortunately, many top fighters have left," Chen Jiuge remarked with some regret.

Long Xiao and Feng Wu weren't the strongest; however, they still ranked in the top ten, with Long Xiao at tenth and Feng Wu third.

"Isn't this all because of that Fire Qilin of yours? It's said that Qi Zhen was so angry when the Fire Qilin returned to its clan land that he didn't sleep for three years," Long Xiao said in astonishment.

Chen Jiuge fell silent, using the list in his hands to cover his embarrassment.

"At last, the day has come! Chen Jiuge, let me see your strength!" Long Xiao's thunderous voice rang out in the arena.

His small form transformed into a true Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, his dragon body, hundreds of zhang in length, exuding tremendous majesty.

"Truly majestic! Long Xiao, I won't disappoint you," Chen Jiuge laughed heartily.

A hundred-zhang giant with dark green patterns appeared before the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.

"Blood Kill!"

This Divine Skill, taught by the White Tiger Clan years ago, was one Chen Jiuge had managed to grasp the basics of after many years of practice. However, he was not yet fully proficient, and its power still fell short of his other techniques.

"Still being polite, eh? Dragon Claw!"

As fist met claw, Long Xiao felt a sting in his claws and instinctively recoiled. "Whoa! A Divine Skill of the White Tiger Clan!"

Chen Jiuge also felt a numbness in his palm. Truly, the strength of the Dragon Clan's Five-Clawed Golden Dragon is immense!

The clash between the two colossal beings was unsightly, as they were restricted to using only their physical strength.

The fight devolved into a crude exchange of blows. Long Xiao even started attacking below the belt, infuriating Chen Jiuge, who cursed, "Long Xiao, where do you think you're hitting?"

"You're the one! Where are *you* hitting? I've lost so many of my beautiful Dragon Scales!" Long Xiao lamented, looking at the golden Dragon Scales scattered on the ground.

"I'm done playing with you! True Dragon Divine Body!" Long Xiao declared angrily after Chen Jiuge had plucked more Dragon Scales from him.

His several-hundred-zhang dragon body swelled to an exaggerated thousand zhang. Looking down at the tiny Chen Jiuge before him, he exhaled a white stream of air, and his massive dragon tail instantly whipped towards Chen Jiuge.

Crossing his arms, Chen Jiuge blocked the strike but slid back hundreds of meters.

Looking at the mending cracks on his arms, his heart sank. I'm completely outmatched in strength.

Although he had improved his speed over the years, he was still far inferior compared to the flying True Dragon. Coupled with being outmatched in strength, Chen Jiuge could only endure the beating. The cycle of his body shattering and healing repeated countless times, and a large patch of the ground was soon soaked with the blood he had spilled.

A somewhat winded Long Xiao said admiringly, "Impressive! One last blow!"

"Reverse Scale!"

The scale on his forehead emitted a brilliant light. The immense power caused Long Xiao's tail to produce a deafening explosive sound as it swung, and countless cracks appeared on the ground before the attack even arrived.

"Hahaha, bring it on!"

CRACK!

Several fractures even appeared on the arena's Array Barrier.

"Is it over?"

"It should be. Lord Long Xiao is among the top ten, after all."

"What a pity for this Human Clan Cultivator. If he'd had a few more years, he might have truly been able to contend with Lord Long Xiao."

"Wait, what's that?"

Within the golden light, a green glow began to spread. A colossal giant, no smaller than the thousand-zhang Golden Dragon, appeared in the arena. The already exhausted Long Xiao was caught in the giant's hands, struggling.

Looking at Chen Jiuge's half-limp body, a hint of fear flickered across Long Xiao's face. "Are you a monster? You completely withstood my Reverse Scale!"

"If one does not court death, how can one be reborn?" Chen Jiuge sneered. "Now, it's my turn."

"I concede."

"Uh..."

Chen Jiuge stared at Long Xiao in his grasp, momentarily stunned. Seriously? After all that, you just concede? I just broke through my limit and achieved a Perfect physical body! You're not even giving me a chance to test it?

"Let go of me!" Long Xiao seized the chance during Chen Jiuge's momentary daze to slip free.

Looking at the recovering Chen Jiuge, Long Xiao's mouth twitched. "Truly a monster. Your Life Force must be at the limit for anyone below an Immortal. No, even an ordinary True Immortal probably couldn't compare. How outrageous!"

"The next match is between you and me," Feng Wu said, a trace of eagerness on her usually cold face.

Chen Jiuge nodded awkwardly.

A dark and stormy night, perfect for murder and arson... no, perfect for absconding with beasts. Fight Feng Wu? I'd have to be insane to agree! She's an Undying Bird—the kind you can't kill no matter how hard you try! This information came from Feng Wu's own younger brother, Feng Shanyang, so it's absolutely reliable.

So, Chen Jiuge fled. His physical body had reached Perfection, so there was no need to endure another beating. He'd had his fill of fights in Beast City over the past ten years.

「The next day.」

Feng Wu felt a rare flutter of excitement. Finally, a worthy opponent! This is truly something to look forward to!

Filled with anticipation, Feng Wu arrived at the arena, only to be told that Chen Jiuge had fled!

"What did you say?" Feng Wu stared at the big-headed frog before her, her fists tightening.

"I... I... I don't know what happened either! Lord Qiongqi said that Human Clan Cultivator left hastily last night by Flying Boat," the big-headed frog pleaded, its face a mask of terror.