Chapter 560: The King

This was an extremely large cyan fox, a full double the size of the six-tailed cyan fox.

It wore a set of magnificent golden armor, densely covered with silver runes that flickered incessantly. Nine enormous fox tails trailed behind it, gently swaying, making it appear exceedingly majestic.

This nine-tailed cyan fox also had slender eyes and brows, with a star pattern at the center of its brow that emitted dazzling starlight.

An immense aura emanated from the nine-tailed cyan fox, in no way inferior to the golden beetle, and even seemed to surpass it slightly.

"King!" Nuo Qinglin and the other beast clan Golden Immortals exclaimed with fervent expressions.

But at this moment, the battle below was intense, so they did not fly over. The beast clan army's morale was greatly boosted.

"Father!" The six-tailed cyan fox Su Liu flickered and flew to the side of the nine-tailed cyan fox.

After its strike, the golden beetle paid no further attention to Su Liu, not even glancing at the nine-tailed cyan fox. Its golden eyes scanned the surroundings, as if searching for something.

Han Li was also swept by the golden beetle's gaze and was startled. He could not be sure if Jin Tong, swallowed by the Pixiu, could truly evade the other's probing based on Devouring Gold Beetle instinct.

However, the golden beetle's gaze passed over him without lingering, which eased Han Li's mind slightly, but he still dared not relax in the slightest.

The nine-tailed cyan fox gave Su Liu a slightly reproachful glare, then waved a front claw, sending a stream of cyan light shooting out that entered Su Liu's body.

"Thank you, fath—"

A flicker of cyan light flashed on Su Liu's body, and his wounds mostly healed. His face broke into a grin.

"Withdraw first." The nine-tailed cyan fox interrupted Su Liu, speaking in a deep voice.

Su Liu nodded, flickered, and retreated into the distance.

"Insect spirit, leave immediately, or don't blame me for being rude!" The nine-tailed cyan fox looked up at the golden beetle, its slender eyes filled with coldness, and spoke in a thunderous, rumbling voice.

Only then did the golden beetle withdraw its gaze, looking at the nine-tailed cyan fox, its eyes flickering a few times.

The next moment, its form suddenly flickered, instantly turning into a golden blur that appeared before the nine-tailed cyan fox in a flash.

It opened its mouth, and a thick, crystalline golden light shot out like lightning, moving with incredible speed, piercing through the nine-tailed cyan fox's body in a flash.

The nine-tailed cyan fox remained motionless, as if it hadn't had time to react.

But the next moment, the "nine-tailed cyan fox's" form dissipated and vanished—it was merely an afterimage.

The golden beetle was slightly startled, halting its forward charge.

But at that moment, a cyan shadow flickered behind it, and the nine-tailed cyan fox's form materialized out of thin air. Its nine cyan fox tails curled like lightning, wrapping around the golden beetle's body.

A cyan spirit domain emanated from the nine-tailed cyan fox, enveloping the golden beetle.

At the same time, a layer of pitch-black spiritual light appeared on the nine tails, starlight flickering on them, and they contracted rapidly, like nine black pythons, tightly binding the golden beetle's body.

The nine-tailed cyan fox opened its mouth wide and spat out a black pillar of fire, striking the golden beetle.

Its series of movements were swift and fierce; in an instant, a sea of black flames emerged, engulfing the golden beetle.

The sea of flames emitted an indescribable heat, causing the nearby void to warp violently and tremble incessantly.

Although Han Li was some distance from the sea of flames, he still felt unbearably hot. He flickered and shot far away.

Su Liu also retreated to a distance, a hint of glee in his eyes.

The nine-tailed cyan fox did not stop. The star pattern on its brow emitted a dazzling light and suddenly shot out a ray of starlight.

This ray of starlight was formed from black star runes, exuding a strong fluctuation of law power. It flashed and vanished into the black sea of flames.

The flames of the sea suddenly surged, the black fire rapidly fading, but the heat within increased sharply.

The nearby void turned a faint black, the degree of warping greatly increased, as if the void itself were about to ignite.

The golden beetle's figure was completely submerged in the sea of flames, not a trace visible, as if it had been reduced to ashes.

Seeing this, Su Liu's face lit up with joy.

The beast clan Golden Immortals below were also invigorated, while the insect clan Golden Immortals, on the contrary, turned pale.

The next moment, the black sea of flames suddenly churned. A vortex formed at its center, rapidly expanding, with a point of golden light emerging from within.

The nine-tailed cyan fox was startled and was about to do something, but the vortex suddenly enlarged, and the golden light within blazed brightly.

All the black flames rolled and poured into the vortex, vanishing without a trace.

The golden beetle's figure emerged, its body still bound by the nine tails, but its mouth flickered with golden light as it swallowed the last wisp of black flame.

The beast clan's cheers abruptly ceased. A deathly silence fell over heaven and earth, and the battle below paused for a moment.

Su Liu was dumbfounded, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

Seeing this, Han Li couldn't help but show surprise on his face.

"This spirit insect is getting stronger and stronger, even Lord Youhu..." Nuoyifan murmured to himself, his eyes full of shock.

"The 'Youhu' you speak of—is he your king?" Han Li asked, his eyes flickering.

"Yes, Lord Youhu is the 'king' worshipped by the true spirits of our beast tribes, and also the father of our tribe's true spirit, Su Liu." Nuoyifan nodded.

"It seems your 'king' has fought this spirit insect before. How powerful is it? Have you found any weaknesses?" Han Li asked again.

"This spirit insect's body is extremely hard, and it can devour almost any attack. I really can't think of any weaknesses. But earlier, Lord Youhu seemed to use some kind of soul attack to scare it off." Nuoyifan thought for a moment, then shook his head.

Han Li nodded silently, his eyes flickering.

He knew better than anyone that the Gold Devouring Beetle's body was incredibly tough, with almost no weaknesses. If anything, compared to its immensely powerful body, its soul was indeed much weaker.

Just as Han Li and Nuoyifan were speaking, the golden beetle turned its gaze to the nine fox tails on its body and waved its two front claws.

Two golden crystal lights as thin as cicada wings shot out from its forelimbs, slashing at the fox tails on its body.

The nine-tailed azure fox's expression changed, and its nine tails instantly retracted like lightning. At the same time, its body flickered into a green shadow and flew away into the distance.

Though its movements were fast, two of its fox tails were still struck by the golden crystal light.

A soft sound!

The two fox tails snapped off, blood gushing from the severed ends.

The nine-tailed azure fox's figure flickered and appeared over ten li away. It glanced at its severed tails, then flew into a rage, pressing its two front paws down on the void.

Two loud rumbles!

Above the golden beetle, the void rumbled loudly, and two enormous beast claws, one azure and one black, each the size of a mu, materialized.

The azure beast claw emitted a faint green light, with countless azure runes dancing within it.

On the black beast claw, dark star patterns emerged, giving it an extremely profound appearance.

The two beast claws spread slightly and then slammed down fiercely toward the golden beetle.

The golden beetle seemed to sneer. Golden light roiled on its body, and two python-like golden beams shot out, easily piercing through the two enormous beast claws in a blur.

The golden python phantoms coiled around the two beast claws and then tightened violently.

A terrifying force descended upon the two beast claws.

With a muffled boom, the two beast claws instantly exploded, scattering into countless azure and black spiritual lights that drifted apart, covering an area of over ten li in radius.

The nine-tailed azure fox raised its two front paws and traced two half-circles in the void.

The scattered azure and black spiritual lights suddenly flickered, then merged together, instantly transforming into countless azure-black light threads that bound the golden beetle's body.

The golden beetle was slightly surprised, then sneered again. Golden light blazed from its body, turning into golden crystal beams that slashed at the azure-black light threads.

With a series of crackling sounds, these azure-black light threads seemed ordinary but were extremely tough. Only a small portion broke, while the rest still firmly bound the golden beetle.

A hint of surprise flashed in the golden beetle's eyes. At that moment, a green shadow flickered above it, and the nine-tailed azure fox appeared.

Black light flashed on the azure fox's two front paws, and scythe-like black claws, each over a zhang long, extended. They were inscribed with black star spirit patterns.

The nine-tailed azure fox pounced down, its ten claws shining with brilliant starlight, and slashed fiercely at the golden beetle's back.

A loud metallic clang rang out, sparks flying in all directions.

Intense fluctuations erupted, and dazzling golden light and black radiance intertwined, producing a rumbling sound like a storm sweeping through.

The claws on the nine-tailed azure fox's front paws were all broken, while the golden beetle's back was left with white marks, not deep, and no blood flowed.

Seeing this, the nine-tailed azure fox's expression turned extremely grim.

The golden light emitted by the beetle suddenly intensified. Spinning rapidly, it transformed into a golden mist, within which golden crystal threads were faintly visible, radiating a powerful devouring force.

The black radiance, upon touching the golden mist, was immediately absorbed into it and disappeared.

The golden mist did not stop; it surged backward, rolling toward the nine-tailed azure fox.

The nine-tailed azure fox was clearly wary of this golden mist. Its limbs moved, and its body turned into a green phantom, shooting into the distance.

But at that moment, the golden beetle's body blazed with golden light once more, dazzling like a golden sun.

The blinding golden light spread rapidly outward, forming a substantial golden spirit domain. Torrent-like golden streams flowed within it, creating whirlpools of various sizes.

The nine-tailed azure fox had not flown far before it was enveloped by the golden spirit domain. Its body suddenly felt as if stuck in a quagmire, and its flying speed dropped sharply.

The golden beetle's figure materialized, and the azure-black light threads binding it had disappeared.

It looked up at the nine-tailed azure fox, its eyes full of cold light. Opening its mouth wide, over a dozen golden law crystal threads shot out.

Hum!

As soon as the law crystal threads left the golden beetle's mouth, they rapidly thickened and expanded, emitting dazzling golden light, with countless golden runes flickering within them.

The dozen or so thick crystal threads quickly intertwined, transforming into a lifelike golden flood dragon several hundred zhang long.