My Apocalypse System Arrives 10 Years Early

Chapter 609: Chapter 371: The Divine Lord Breaks Through Cloud and Mist, Arriving on a Kun

The Exotic Beast deep beneath the waves also spotted Li Xiang, this tiny human, and took the initiative to attack!

Li Xiang’s figure flashed, teleporting a thousand meters into the sky. The spot where he had been standing was instantly frozen into an abyssal chasm of Ice Crystals ten kilometers in diameter.

”You’ve got some skill.” Li Xiang nodded lightly and returned to the surface of the sea.

The ice on the sea surface suddenly shattered, and the Exotic Beast from below shot into the air, wrapped in an arctic vortex. Its sky-obscuring wings whipped up a hurricane of ice blades—this was the Frosty Wings of Winter - Thousand Peaks Storm. Countless ice blades tore through the air at nearly Mach 20, leaving trails of frost on the very fabric of space.

A hundred grains of Star Sand, each weighing a thousand tons, materialized around Li Xiang. They formed a galactic vortex that pulverized every last ice blade. Defensive Stance: Star Ring Protection.

The Spiritual Abyss Sacred Seal, a Great Inscription between his brows, flared with divine light. The Exotic Beast’s body instantly froze. It felt itself enveloped by endless, overwhelming illusions filled with terrifying disasters and countless natural predators. The beast roared, struggled, and fought furiously until it was utterly exhausted, but it could never break through Li Xiang’s Spiritual Cage.

Though the illusions were mere phantoms, they were genuine attacks on a spiritual level. It was a profound and esoteric method, entirely different from physical or Magic assaults.

It was no contest. Li Xiang was a Tier Thirty-Nine in the Moon Wheel Divine King Realm, while this Exotic Beast had just entered the Divine Tier and was only at Tier Twenty-Nine. It was a far cry from the Divine Tier Spirit Pet back on the Moon.

The Exotic Beast was still putting up a desperate struggle. But when an illusion of a lunar wheel flashed in Li Xiang’s eyes—and the full might of his Tier Thirty-Nine Moon Wheel Divine King Realm was unleashed—the beast simply buckled.

’My lord, you’re in the Divine King Realm! Why didn’t you say so sooner?’

The Beast Taming: Azure Qilin Guide Superpower was activated, and a Soul Contract was quickly formed. Li Xiang now had one more Divine Tier Spirit Beast under his command.

Originally, his Beast Taming: Azure Qilin Guide had 108 Celestial Beast Decrees. But now that he had advanced to the Divine King Realm, this Lifebound Superpower Rune had also been upgraded, expanding to 360 Celestial Beast Decrees. In other words, he could form Soul Contracts with 360 powerful Exotic Beasts and take them as Beast Pets.

Li Xiang took a seat on the head of the Divine Tier Exotic Beast, using it as his mount. With a sharp cry of ”Go!”, the Divine Tier Ice-type Kunpeng flapped its frost-covered wings and took to the sky, carrying Li Xiang swiftly toward the west. In just a few moments, they arrived in the skies above Los Santos.

Los Santos went on high alert, as if facing a formidable enemy, but everyone soon breathed a sigh of relief. Li Xiang had sent a telepathic message to Yao Yao in the city and to the leaders of the three Exotic Beast Armies stationed there: ”It’s me. Don’t be alarmed.”

The Saint Tier leaders of the three Exotic Beast Armies all came forward to greet him, wagging their heads and tails. A moment later, the Alloy Gates of the Los Santos Underground City rumbled open. Yao Yao, clad in Battle Armor, led a group of elite subordinates out to welcome him.

The news that Li Xiang had descended from the sky, standing on the head of a Divine Tier Frost-Winged Kunpeng, quickly spread.

Li Xiang had already flown down from the head of the Divine Tier Exotic Beast, but Yao Yao, thinking of the promotional value, had him go back up and strike a few dashing poses.

”Is this really necessary?” Li Xiang asked with a helpless smile.

”It is! It’s absolutely necessary! Global morale is at an all-time low. We need a dashing, heroic achievement like yours to boost everyone’s spirits,” Yao Yao insisted, patting her chest. ”Leave it to me! I guarantee every single shot will be brimming with power and majesty!”

Li Xiang couldn’t help but recall the days of peace, when Sister Yao would constantly drag him off to shoot videos. Times had changed, and their statuses were vastly different now, but this girl’s nature hadn’t changed one bit. She was always looking to create content, anytime, anywhere.

”Fine, a few pictures won’t hurt. Let’s do it.” Li Xiang agreed, flew up, and landed once again on the head of the Ice-type Kunpeng.

Then, under Yao Yao’s direction, a gigantic searchlight extended from the belly of a mountain near Los Santos, and its powerful beam switched on.

At the same time, three Profound Bird-3 Fighters took off, circling Li Xiang and the Divine Tier Exotic Beast as the searchlight slowly swept over their bodies.

The Divine Tier Exotic Beast was colossal. Its head alone was the size of a small mountain, and the beam of light couldn’t even illuminate its entire upper body. But showing just the tip of this ”iceberg” only made it appear more majestic and imposing.

The black fog was dense, but under the powerful beam, its particles were lit up, becoming semi-translucent and crystalline. Li Xiang’s and the Divine Beast’s forms flickered in and out of the darkness. What’s more, the Divine Tier Exotic Beast’s breath and the movement of its enormous frosty wings caused the black fog to surge like roiling clouds, creating a dramatic visual effect in the light.

Yao Yao personally took charge, flying high into the sky with an HD camera shouldered. She filmed numerous short video clips and snapped several dashing photos. She varied the shots by focal length: zoomed-in, zoomed-out, panoramic, close-up, frontal, profile, and even bird’s-eye views from high above and low-angle shots from far below...

These short videos and photos, after post-processing, editing, and retouching, looked like scenes from an epic blockbuster. They quickly spread throughout all the major Underground Cities across the globe, sparking heated discussions.

[ImperialCapitalRoastDuckSurvivor]: ”Li God’s pic riding the Kunpeng is an instant classic! It should be declared a world heritage item. From now on, this is what we’re printing on Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns! [Kneeling]”

[RongchengRabbitHeadEnthusiast]: ”Lord Yao of Los Santos was the camerawoman, President Jiang pulled an all-nighter on the edits... everyone in City No. 03 is a multitalented ace! So jealous. Over here, our mooncakes are just starch paste... [Crying]”

[LingnanFarmer]: ”Fun fact: one scale on that thing’s back is bigger than our whole farm! Lord Li, ever thought about opening a B&B up there? [Sarcastic_Doge]”

[CityNo.03Native]: ”Cloud Whale designer here with the inside scoop: The black fog backdrop was a special filter from Chief Engineer Jiang! And for the real shoot, Goddess Yao made our dreamboat Li strike 18 different poses... [Shhh]”