Hearing Xuan Zi's words, Ma Xiaotao looked over in confusion: "Elder Xuan, from the sound of it, you seem to have seen this Spirit Beast before?"
Xuan Zi took a deep breath, trying his best to calm the turbulence in his heart, and slowly nodded in response:
"When you were out on a mission before, this Spirit Beast once appeared in our Shrek City."
"At that time, its Aura was just as terrifying, triggering an alert throughout the entire Sea Gods Pavilion. But it appeared for only a very short time and disappeared quickly."
Xuan Zi paused, a hint of regret in his tone.
"Back then, Yan Shaozhe and I searched for it for a long time, but unfortunately, we never found it. I didn't expect it to appear here now."
Ma Xiaotao came to a sudden realization: "So that's how it is."
No wonder Elder Xuan was so shocked; it turned out they were 'old acquaintances'.
Xuan Zi continued to look ahead.
Soon, his gaze turned to Ma Xiaotao, and he said decisively, "Xiaotao, let's go take a look."
"Okay!" Ma Xiaotao agreed immediately without any hesitation.
She also really wanted to see what kind of sacred being this terrifying Divine Beast actually was.
Just as the two were about to set off, Xuan Zi suddenly remembered something and reminded her again:
"Don't forget the Spirit Bone that just dropped from that Flame Demon Lion."
Ma Xiaotao was startled, then quickly reacted.
Because of the sudden arrival of that terrifying Dragon pressure earlier, she had almost forgotten about this.
That was an extremely rare Right Leg Bone, and its attributes were a perfect match for her Evil Fire Phoenix, making it priceless.
"Understood!"
Ma Xiaotao quickly walked back to the corpse of the Flame Demon Lion, skillfully removed the Spirit Bone radiating a crimson light, carefully placed it into a bag specifically used for storing Spirit Bones, and tied it to her waist.
Having finished all this, the two delayed no longer. Enveloped by Xuan Zi's spirit power, their figures moved like lightning, rushing toward the location Liu Yuan had just left.
...
However, when they arrived at the scene with lightning speed, what greeted them was a deathly silence.
Neither Liu Yuan nor Mega Rayquaza were anywhere to be seen.
The dense forest looked as if a piece had been ruthlessly wiped away by the hand of God, leaving a huge clearing.
In the center of that clearing, only four massive corpses lay quietly.
They were four Wind Hunting Demon Apes.
Their deaths were extremely gruesome and bizarre. Each one had been neatly cut in half, the incisions as smooth as a mirror, and there weren't even many traces of battle on the surrounding ground.
This wasn't a battle at all; it was a one-sided slaughter.
Xuan Zi landed on the ground and carefully inspected the scene, his brow furrowed.
He had arrived a step too late again.
"It got away again."
Xuan Zi sighed helplessly, his heart full of regret.
Even though they were only a few minutes late, that mysterious existence had completely disappeared without leaving even a trace of its Aura.
This ability to come and go without a trace made him feel a deep sense of powerlessness.
"These four Wind Hunting Demon Apes all had cultivation levels of over seventy thousand years, and one was even close to ninety thousand years..."
Ma Xiaotao looked at the corpses on the ground and gasped.
To be able to hunt these four Spirit Beasts one against four, that Spirit Beast's cultivation must be at least a hundred thousand years, right?
"Forget it, let's head back to Shrek."
Since the target had already disappeared, there was no point in staying here.
Xuan Zi made his decision, preparing to take Ma Xiaotao away from this place of trouble.
However, just as he had turned around and before he could take his first step—
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Three brutal and terrifying Auras erupted without warning from the distant dense forest, and they were frantically approaching their location at an astonishing speed!
"This Aura..."
Xuan Zi's expression changed instantly!
It wasn't just powerful; it was a ferocity originating from top-tier Vicious Beasts!
The strongest of them even made him, a level ninety-eight Super Douluo, feel a tremor in his heart!
"Not good! Xiaotao, get back!"
Xuan Zi let out a low shout and pulled Ma Xiaotao behind him.
At the same time, yellow light flared from his body as the Taotie Divine Ox Spirit instantly possessed him!
Nine spirit rings of the best possible ratio rose beneath his feet, and terrifying spirit power fluctuations swept out like a tsunami, firmly protecting him and Ma Xiaotao within.
He looked ahead with a vigilant expression, his entire body tense, prepared to fight to the death at any moment.
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