The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 239: Eating the Divine Beast

Chapter 239: Chapter 239: Eating the Divine Beast

Sage Infant King?

Qin Jun was speechless, glancing unconsciously at the smug Red Boy beside him, he didn’t know what to say.

Could it be that someone had bribed Jiang Ming to promote him specifically?

Isn’t that too much effort?

"Legend has it that the Sage Infant King is very small, almost like a dwarf, I wonder if it’s true," said a male companion of Jiang Ming, his face full of longing.

Qin Jun couldn’t listen anymore and hastily turned his attention to the fight above between the Bloodshadow Kirin and the cloaked figure.

The two kept colliding in the air, various spells unleashed, it looked like a series of fireworks blooming when viewed from below, magnificent beyond compare.

Because of the distance, coupled with the rapid speed of the Transforming Void Realm, Qin Jun couldn’t see clearly at all, compared to the other cultivators around Divine Beast Lake, he felt utterly overwhelmed by their mysterious might.

"Who could win?" Qin Jun asked Sha Wujing.

He hadn’t expected that this general from the Black Dragon Kingdom would be so strong, presumably also possessing the cultivation of the Transforming Void Realm.

"The man in the straw cloak will win, he’s obviously holding back strength, seemingly not wanting to reveal his identity with the Demonic Dao," Sha Wujing replied. Qin Jun suddenly felt that the plan to capture the Divine Beast this time might experience some unforeseen changes.

Then, connecting it with the Black Dragon Kingdom’s daring attack on the Qianyue Kingdom, he couldn’t help but speculate, was the Abyss Sect supporting the Black Dragon Kingdom?

If it were before, with the Nanzhuo Dynasty strong, the Black Dragon Kingdom possibly wouldn’t dare, but now with the Nanzhuo Dynasty in chaos, it certainly seemed like an opportune moment.

However, if the Abyss Sect was behind the Black Dragon Kingdom, then why would their general compete with the straw-cloaked figure for the Divine Beast?

Qin Jun’s head was aching with thought, little did he know he was very close to the truth.

With a thunderous roar, a figure plummeted down forcefully and splashed into the lake, raising water high into the air.

The one who fell was the Bloodshadow Kirin.

Following that, the straw-cloaked figure also descended, and suddenly, Divine Beast Lake fell into silence.

The Bloodshadow Kirin had actually lost!

Everyone looked at the straw-cloaked figure in the sky with disbelief. Although he was dressed like a commoner, the aura he emitted was hard to ignore at this moment.

"After the Divine Beast egg hatches, may the best man win, how about that?"

The straw-cloaked figure said loudly, immediately drawing cheers from all quarters.

Although surprised by the straw-cloaked figure’s identity, his words earned a good impression from everyone, at least better than the Bloodshadow Kirin’s domineering proclamation of expulsion.

After saying this, the straw-cloaked figure flew into the woods and disappeared without a trace.

Soon after he left, the Bloodshadow Kirin finally flew out of Divine Beast Lake, looking extremely disheveled, his silver armor drenched in water and blood and even damaged in some places.

"Damn it!"

The Bloodshadow Kirin’s face was dark with rage, his heart burning with fury. He had been defeated by a mysterious figure of unknown origin, and that too in front of a massive crowd! When had he ever suffered such humiliation?

Just then, a shadow suddenly appeared in the lake beneath him, growing larger and larger. With a boom, a huge creature flew out of the water with its jaws wide open, biting directly at the Bloodshadow Kirin.

It all happened so suddenly, and with the Bloodshadow Kirin in a state of anger, he had no time to react and was swallowed whole by the gaping mouth.

Silence!

By the lake, the mouths of thousands of spectators hung open as they watched the scene unfold, Qin Jun involuntarily widened his eyes as well.

Only the sight of a monstrous lizard, massive like a reptile, could be seen. Its entire body was a deep red, with the head occupying half of its form, and its eyes, though small, shone with a malicious ferocity. With a surface as smooth as could be, it swallowed Mo Qilin and then floated atop the lake, coldly surveying the shore.

"Whoever dares to enter the lake shall surely die!"

The deep-red beast spoke coldy, its voice devoid of any emotion. Having reached the Transforming Void Realm, the beast king could naturally speak the human tongue.

With its gaze sweeping over them, the cultivators all lowered their heads, not daring to meet its eyes.

Only Qin Jun and the others were exceptions. Curiously staring at the deep-red beast, Qin Jun asked, "What kind of beast is this? It looks somewhat like a meatball."

Blurt—

Daji and Li couldn’t help but laugh out loud, and even Roaring Sky Dog and Sha Wujing struggled to contain their mirth. Only Red Boy locked his gaze onto the deep-red beast, the way a cat eyes a mouse.

"This beast is no ordinary creature; it must be of a rare kind," Sha Wujing mused. To which Qin Jun rolled his eyes and said, "So what you’re saying is, none of you know what it is?"

No one answered him because truly, no one knew.

Had anyone known the origins of the deep-red beast, the Black Dragon Kingdom would not have mistaken it for a Divine Beast.

Soon, the deep-red beast dived back into the lake and disappeared without a trace.

"This Divine Beast probably has an extraordinary origin. While most Divine Beasts are formed later in life, hints of its divine nature were present even while still in the egg..." Sha Wujing suddenly said with a grave tone, "Moreover, the guardian beast clearly wasn’t intent on protecting the Divine Beast egg. Otherwise, it would have eliminated any threats by now."

Upon hearing this, Qin Jun immediately understood his implication—that the deep-red beast probably wanted to devour the Divine Beast and simply wait to strike after it had hatched, consume it, and then flee, with no regard for the surrounding cultivators.

It understood that killing too many cultivators would only attract trouble. After all, while it may be a beast king of the Transforming Void Realm, it wasn’t yet powerful enough to obliterate the Black Dragon Kingdom on its own. If it were to wantonly massacre cultivators now and incur the wrath of the Black Dragon Kingdom’s pursuit, its plan to feast upon the hatching Divine Beast later would meet with relentless obstructions.

"Can a beast evolve by consuming a Divine Beast?" Qin Jun asked with a bemused expression, reminiscent of a chicken dreaming of eating a phoenix.

"Of course," Daji replied with a lick of her lips, laughing in a way that sent a shudder down Qin Jun’s spine. Surely this woman isn’t thinking of eating a Divine Beast too?

The deep-red beast’s threat and Mo Qilin’s demise cast an eerie mood over Divine Beast Lake, where each person was consumed by trepidation, fearing the beast would leap out and devour them.

The news of Mo Qilin being eaten by the beast spread quickly by the major powers, swirling through the entire Black Dragon Kingdom like a whirlwind in just two days.

...

In the Black Dragon Kingdom, Imperial Palace.

"What? Mo Qilin was eaten by a beast?"

The Black Dragon Emperor stood incredulously before the Dragon Throne, his eyes wide and forehead slick with cold sweat.

Following the deaths of both Bao Zhendan and Mo Qilin, the Black Dragon Kingdom was bereft of Transforming Void Realm experts!

The might of the Black Dragon Kingdom plummetted from the heavens; without a Transforming Void Realm expert at its helm, even if its military was mightier than its neighboring realms, its overall strength was not. Not to mention far-off lands, nations like the Qianyue Kingdom and Wuqi Kingdom possessed experts in the Transforming Void Realm.

A single Transforming Void Realm expert was worth a million strong army!

"Yes... It is said that before this, a mysterious expert who defeated General Mo appeared..." said a man clad in brocade within the hall, his voice trembling. The grand hall was stark, hosting only them and a few guards, exuding a desolate chill.

The Black Dragon Emperor collapsed into the Dragon Throne, not even processing the tail end of the brocade-clad man’s words.

With Mo Qilin gone, even though the Black Dragon Kingdom had a mountain of support, it was still grievously weakened. That mountain would not endow the Black Dragon Kingdom with a Transforming Void Realm expert, and even if it did, the Black Dragon Emperor dare not accept it.