I, the Villain, Become Invincible the More Descendants I Have

Chapter 114 Thunder Beast Delivers Pill, Ten Thousand Dragons Pay Homage to the PhoenixThe blood-red thunderclouds hung extremely low, as if they would crash down on everyone’s heads the next second. Deafening beast roars came from the depths of the clouds, each one making the earth tremble slightly. The defensive array around the Star-Gazing Platform lit up automatically, and the golden light collided with the blood-red lightning, emitting a sizzling sound.

”Oh my god! What is this thing?” Li Tieniu gripped his giant axe, his expression grave. ”This aura is scarier than the first six heavenly tribulations combined! I feel like it could swallow me in one bite!”

Crown Prince Cao Hao furrowed his brows: ”This is the Ancient Thunder Beast, a ferocious beast said to have been born at the beginning of chaos, with strength comparable to the early stage of a Golden Immortal. I didn’t expect the seventh heavenly tribulation to be this. We’re in trouble now.”

The commoners below were also terrified, their faces pale as they retreated one after another. Just then, a huge gap suddenly ripped open in the clouds, and a giant beast, jet-black and covered in bone spurs, slowly poked its head out. Its body was a hundred zhang long, its eyes like two blood moons, spitting purple world-destroying lightning fire from its mouth. It was surrounded by countless buckets-thick lightning bolts. Just standing there, it emitted a heaven-destroying and earth-shattering pressure.

”Roar—!”

The Ancient Thunder Beast let out a roar, and a pillar of purple lightning fire sprayed fiercely toward the Star-Gazing Platform. Wherever the lightning fire pillar passed, the space was burned and distorted, and even the air turned charred black.

Emperor Cao Xukun stood motionless, waving his hand to conjure a Chaos Spiritual Power barrier in front of him. The lightning fire pillar crashed into the barrier and instantly dissipated without a trace.

”Is that all you’ve got?” Emperor Cao Xukun looked disdainful. ”It’s not even as good as the Nine Thunders Fusion from that Lei Wanjie just now. Is the Heavenly Dao really out of stock?”

”Holy shit! Emperor Xuan is awesome!”

Cheers erupted from below instantly. The commoners, who had been trembling with fear just a moment ago, were instantly energized again.

”I knew Emperor Xuan would be fine! This Ancient Thunder Beast looks fierce, but it’s actually just a paper tiger!”

”Exactly! His Majesty treated the first six heavenly tribulations like a light scratch; this Ancient Thunder Beast will definitely be a piece of cake for him too!”

Just as everyone was in high spirits, a golden figure suddenly shot up into the sky from the crowd and landed in mid-air in front of the Ancient Thunder Beast. This person wore a golden animal-skin robe, a beast-bone crown, and held a beast-taming whip in his hand. Behind him followed a dozen strange-looking ferocious beasts, his arrogant aura maxed out.

”Emperor Cao Xukun! Do not be presumptuous!”

This person was the Son of Destiny from the Ancient Beast-Taming Sect, the Beast Venerable, Shou Tianxiao. He had awakened the Ancient Beast-Taming God bloodline and could tame all the ferocious beasts in the world. He had always held himself in high regard, believing that all ferocious beasts in the world should belong to him. Upon learning that the seventh heavenly tribulation was the Ancient Thunder Beast, he had come specifically to tame it and then use the Ancient Thunder Beast to kill Emperor Cao Xukun and seize his destiny.

”This Ancient Thunder Beast is a mount bestowed upon me by the Heavenly Dao!” Shou Tianxiao pointed at Emperor Cao Xukun and roared sternly, ”You, a native of the Mortal Realm, are you worthy of being its enemy? Get off the Star-Gazing Platform immediately, or I will have the Ancient Thunder Beast swallow you in one bite!”

”I am the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts, the Beast-Taming Sovereign personally ordained by the Heavenly Dao! All ferocious beasts in the world obey my command! Today, I shall tame this Ancient Thunder Beast, act on behalf of the heavens, and kill you, this rebel against the heavens! All who follow me will be granted ancient ferocious beasts as mounts in the future; all who resist me will become food for the beasts!”

He swung his beast-taming whip violently and shouted at the Ancient Thunder Beast: ”You wicked beast! Why don’t you kneel quickly and acknowledge me as your master!”

The commoners below were stunned, taking a long while to react before bursting into laughter:

”Hahaha! Where did this show-off come from? He actually wants the Ancient Thunder Beast to acknowledge him as master!”

”I think his brain must have been caught in a door, right? The Ancient Thunder Beast is a tribulation beast; how could it possibly listen to him!”

”This is purely a suicide mission. I bet fifty cents that he’ll be sprayed into ash by the Ancient Thunder Beast in three seconds!”

Li Tieniu laughed so hard he couldn’t straighten up: ”Oh my god! This guy is even more pretentious than the previous Lei Wanjie! ’Master of Ten Thousand Beasts’, my foot. I think he’s ’Snack for Ten Thousand Beasts’! Wait until the Ancient Thunder Beast swallows him in one bite; let’s see if he keeps pretending then!”

Emperor Cao Xukun couldn’t help but laugh: ”Interesting. This is the first time I’ve seen someone voluntarily offer themselves as a snack to the Ancient Thunder Beast. Since you want to show off so much, I’ll give you a chance.”

Shou Tianxiao thought Emperor Cao Xukun was scared and became even more smug: ”Consider yourself sensible! Watch how I tame this Ancient Thunder Beast!”

He swung his beast-taming whip again, chanting incantations and activating his Ancient Beast-Taming God bloodline. A golden light shot from his hand and landed on the head of the Ancient Thunder Beast.

However, the Ancient Thunder Beast did not kneel; instead, it was enraged. It turned its head abruptly, its blood-red eyes staring fixedly at Shou Tianxiao, and let out an angry roar.

”Roar—!”

A pillar of purple lightning fire, three times thicker than before, sprayed fiercely toward Shou Tianxiao.

”Ah—!”

Shou Tianxiao was scared out of his wits and turned to run. But how could his speed compare to the lightning fire? He was instantly swallowed by it. His animal-skin robe instantly turned to ash, his hair stood on end, his whole body was charred black and smoking, and he fell from the sky like a roasted sweet potato.

”Help! Emperor Cao Xukun, save me!” Shou Tianxiao lay on the ground, screaming miserably.

Emperor Cao Xukun waved his hand, and a burst of spiritual power extinguished the lightning fire on him. Shou Tianxiao collapsed on the ground, gasping for air, his whole body convulsing, unable to even speak clearly.

”With just this little bit of ability, you dare to call yourself the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts?” Emperor Cao Xukun walked slowly to him, his tone cold. ”You can’t even take one hit from the Ancient Thunder Beast, and you want to tame it? I don’t think you’re a Beast-Taming Sovereign; you’re a Ferocious Beast Fodder Sovereign.”

He flicked his fingertip, and a stream of spiritual power shot into Shou Tianxiao’s dantian. Shou Tianxiao’s Ancient Beast-Taming God bloodline was instantly drained, and his cultivation was reduced to nothing.

”Considering you haven’t taken any lives, I will cripple your cultivation and banish you from Luoyang. If there is a next time, I’ll feed you directly to the Ancient Thunder Beast.”

The guards stepped forward and dragged the charred Shou Tianxiao away. The onlookers laughed until they were bent over:

”Hahaha! A scene of a show-off crashing and burning! So satisfying!”

”I told you he was here to deliver his head! Now look, not only did he fail to tame the Ancient Thunder Beast, but he also got himself wrecked!”

”The most miserable show-off of the year, none other than him!”

After dealing with Shou Tianxiao, Emperor Cao Xukun looked up at the still-roaring Ancient Thunder Beast, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth: ”Alright, now it’s our turn. Since the Heavenly Dao has sent you over as an experience pack, I won’t be polite.”

He slowly raised his right hand and whispered: ”In the name of the Sovereign of the Mortal Realm, I summon the Great Xuan Dynasty Dragon Vein, ten thousand dragons emerge!”

In an instant, the earth shook violently, and the dynasty dragon vein beneath Luoyang City soared into the sky, transforming into a golden giant dragon ten thousand zhang long. Following that, countless dragon shadows of various sizes flew in from all directions—azure dragons, yellow dragons, black dragons, white dragons—fully ten thousand of them, circling and dancing in the sky, emitting deafening dragon roars.

”Ten thousand dragons roaring in unison! Oh my god! This is too spectacular!” Li Tieniu widened his eyes, his face full of shock. The commoners below knelt on the ground one after another, kowtowing and paying homage to the ten thousand dragons.

Emperor Cao Xukun raised his hand again: ”Phoenix Clan, obey my order: one hundred phoenixes, sing in unison!”

As soon as his voice fell, countless phoenixes flew in from the direction of the Southern Territory—golden fire phoenixes, white ice phoenixes, colorful seven-colored phoenixes—blocking out the sun and dyeing the entire sky in color. The one hundred phoenixes sang in unison, their voices crisp and melodious, intertwining with the dragon roars to form a symphony that shook heaven and earth.

”Kill!”

At Emperor Cao Xukun’s command, the ten thousand dragons and one hundred phoenixes pounced toward the Ancient Thunder Beast simultaneously.

Golden dragon claws, sharp phoenix beaks, scorching dragon breath, and burning Phoenix True Fire surged toward the Ancient Thunder Beast like a tide. Although the Ancient Thunder Beast was powerful, it couldn’t withstand the siege of ten thousand dragons and one hundred phoenixes, and was soon beaten back, its body covered in wounds as purple blood dripped continuously.

”Roar—!”

The Ancient Thunder Beast went completely insane. It erupted with all its strength, the lightning around its body surging ten times over to form a huge lightning shield, forcing the ten thousand dragons and one hundred phoenixes back. Then, it opened its giant mouth, condensed an Ancient Thunder Beast inner core containing all its power, and shot it fiercely toward Emperor Cao Xukun.

”Well come!”

Emperor Cao Xukun’s eyes lit up, and he advanced instead of retreating. He gripped his right hand, and the war god spear appeared in his hand out of thin air. Chaos power gathered at the tip of the spear, carrying a heaven-destroying and earth-shattering momentum as he thrust it toward the Ancient Thunder Beast inner core.

”Bang!”

The war god spear pierced through the Ancient Thunder Beast inner core, and the immense power traveled through the inner core into the beast’s body. The Ancient Thunder Beast let out a miserable scream, its massive body falling heavily to the ground, twitching a few times before it completely lost its breath.

Emperor Cao Xukun beckoned with his hand, and the pierced Ancient Thunder Beast inner core flew into his hand. Although the inner core had a hole in it, it still contained the majestic origin power of the Ancient Thunder Beast.

”Not bad, just right for tempering my physical body.”

Emperor Cao Xukun activated the Chaos Devouring Origin Art, consuming all the power of the Ancient Thunder Beast inner core. A pure surge of lightning power rushed into his body, perfectly fusing with the heavenly tribulation power he had consumed earlier. His physical strength soared again, only one step away from the Golden Immortal level.

[Ding! Successfully killed the Ancient Thunder Beast!]

[Obtained reward: Ancient Thunder Beast Origin Power!]

[Obtained reward: Ancient Thunder Beast Inner Core!]

[Cultivation consolidated! Half-step Golden Immortal Great Perfection! Only one final step away from the early stage of Golden Immortal!]

As the system notification faded, Emperor Cao Xukun slowly opened his eyes. A flash of purple lightning streaked through his eyes, and the lingering blood-red thunderclouds in the sky instantly dissipated without a trace.

”Long live Emperor Xuan! Long live Great Xuan!” The cheers of hundreds of millions of commoners resounded throughout the entire Mortal Realm.

Meanwhile, the three Golden Immortals above the clouds saw that Emperor Cao Xukun had just killed the Ancient Thunder Beast and his aura was somewhat chaotic, a trace of greed flashing in their eyes.

”The opportunity has come!” Golden Sword Immortal gripped the immortal sword in his hand. ”He just finished fighting the Ancient Thunder Beast; he must be severely injured! Attacking now, we will surely be able to kill him in one blow!”

Blazing Fire Immortal licked his lips: ”That’s right! After waiting so long, we’ve finally waited for the opportunity! Kill him, seize his Chaos Origin and the Ancient Thunder Beast inner core, and we will be able to break through directly to the mid-stage of Golden Immortal!”

Mystic Water Immortal nodded, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes: ”Do it! Fight quickly and decide the outcome; don’t give him a chance to react!”

Three figures rushed out from the clouds simultaneously, carrying a heaven-destroying and earth-shattering momentum, pouncing fiercely toward Emperor Cao Xukun on the Star-Gazing Platform.