Outside Jiangnan Base City, high in the sky, dozens of figures gathered, solemnly watching the nearby coastline. Hong and Thunder God, who were leading, both had a strong fighting spirit in their eyes, and their entire beings seemed to transform into a long spear and a long saber, standing there.
"They're here."
"Everyone, step back. Be careful of being caught in the battle's aftermath," Hong said, simultaneously transforming into a streak of light with Thunder God and flying rapidly towards the coastline.
At the same time, a massive beast emerged from the sea, its scales shimmering with metallic light, and its eyes filled with savagery.
After surfacing from the ocean, the Golden-Horned Beast quickly landed and advanced towards Jiangnan Base City. It directly encountered Hong and Thunder God, who were approaching from Jiangnan Base City. The moment they met, Thunder God's figure quickly stopped. Meanwhile, Hong's speed surged again, and he charged towards the Golden-Horned Beast.
The long spear collided with the Golden-Horned Beast. Under the two powerful forces, the air vibrated, and energy ripples swept across thousands of meters. The area within a thousand meters was as if it had experienced a hurricane, with dust flying and vegetation on the ground turning into powder.
After one collision, Hong's figure rapidly retreated, and the Golden-Horned Beast's footsteps also halted. At the point of impact with the long spear, a white spot had almost pierced through its scales.
Looking at the tiny human before it, the Golden-Horned Beast's eyes, besides savagery, showed a playful expression, as if it had spotted prey.
In its eyes, Hong, who appeared before it, was like a new toy, sparking a bit of curiosity and a desire to explore.
Hong and the Golden-Horned Beast continuously clashed. One was a Starry Sky Behemoth from a civilized universe, and the other was the world's strongest expert who had dominated for many years. One had no combat experience, relying entirely on instinct and immense power, while the other was experienced, constantly changing his moves.
Each collision caused a massive impact on the surrounding terrain. After a short battle, the surrounding plains had already turned into numerous ravines.
The battle between Hong and the Golden-Horned Beast was simultaneously broadcast to various forces globally.
"Is this Hong's strength?"
"Is this the world's strongest expert?"
"How is this possible? How can he be so strong?"
"Now we're finally saved. No need to worry about the Devouring Beast destroying the world."
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During the battle between Hong and the Golden-Horned Beast, people all over the world became excited. The Golden-Horned Beast had initially put immense pressure on various forces. Although news was being Blocked, it still spread globally, and everyone felt the crisis.
Now, seeing Hong's battle with the Golden-Horned Beast, everyone felt at ease, as if they had found their backbone.
Although the Golden-Horned Beast was powerful, it was, after all, newly born and lacked any combat experience. Hong also discovered this during the battle: the Golden-Horned Beast's anger and chaotic attacks after each injury. In the battle, Hong gradually gained control of the rhythm and took the upper hand.
"Roar!"
After repeated injuries, the Golden-Horned Beast let out a furious roar, and a golden light flashed across its body. Its speed, strength, and defense instantly increased. It then frantically attacked Hong with immense power, directly repelling him.
After repelling Hong, the Golden-Horned Beast did not wait for Thunder God to come to his aid and immediately fled into the sea.
"Not good, it's escaping!" Hong stopped his retreat and pursued the Golden-Horned Beast, but still couldn't stop it, watching as the Golden-Horned Beast entered the ocean.
"We failed," Hong said to Thunder God. Such a powerful existence as the Golden-Horned Beast, if not killed now, would become a threat to the entire Earth once it grew stronger.
Especially now that the Golden-Horned Beast had escaped, the entire globe could become its target. Even if the two of them could confront the Golden-Horned Beast, they couldn't stop it.
Hong and Thunder God were worried, but ordinary people around the world were cheering, as if they had won. High-level officials of various global forces also realized the seriousness of the situation and urgently arranged to enter a state of alert.
Their worries were quickly confirmed. The Golden-Horned Beast began to attack various Base Cities worldwide, with each action being incredibly swift. After quickly destroying and devouring metal, it would rapidly hide in the ocean.
Hong and Thunder God also engaged in several brief battles with the Golden-Horned Beast, but they couldn't keep it, and it always escaped.
"This can't go on. The number of casualties worldwide has already exceeded one million. If this continues, Earth will truly enter an apocalypse," Thunder God said to Hong after another encounter with the Golden-Horned Beast.
"Now we can only wait for Qin Hao to emerge from his seclusion," Hong said helplessly. The two of them could originally handle the Golden-Horned Beast, but they didn't expect it to grow so rapidly. In just one month, its strength was already no weaker than when their domains were fully unleashed.
Meanwhile, Qin Hao, inside his world ring, had no idea what was happening outside and was still focused on understanding his own transformation. Although he guessed it was the Congenital Dao Body, he had no reference point and couldn't be entirely certain.
However, the increase in his affinity for Laws, the affinity for Law comprehension, and the affinity for cosmic energy, along with the surge in absorption speed, gradually confirmed it for Qin Hao. Especially, the affinity for Wind, Thunder, and Light Laws, in addition to Space Law and Time Law, outside of the Five Elements Laws, greatly surprised Qin Hao.
Previously, he had already comprehended the Space Domain, but the Space Law had always been very obscure; now, it was incredibly clear.
"The path to Ten Great Laws Fusion is now unobstructed." Qin Hao had always been trying to find a way to comprehend the Ten Great Laws. His affinity for Wind, Thunder, and Light Laws was almost non-existent. He might have to find a way to acquire them through his second clone.
Now, his talent for these three Laws had directly skyrocketed, along with the two great Laws of Time and Space. So, next would be to gradually comprehend and fuse the Laws.
Of course, the appearance and changes of the three dantian also greatly surprised him, but more than that, it was confusion. He couldn't confirm why such changes occurred with three dantian and three streams of power. However, these changes were good for him and beneficial.
"I wonder how long I've been in seclusion and if the Golden-Horned Beast has appeared."
Thinking this, Qin Hao emerged from his world ring, appearing in the training room.
"Hmm, no one's home. Where did they go?" Feeling the empty villa, and noticing the dust, it was clear they hadn't been home for several days.
"Gu Lao, contact my dad."
"Dad, why aren't you home? Where are you now?" Qin Hao asked after the call connected.
"We're currently in Hongning Base City. A Devouring Beast appeared and is wreaking havoc. Master Hong picked us up."
"Okay, be careful. I'll be there shortly." After hanging up, Qin Hao was also a bit surprised. He hadn't expected the Golden-Horned Beast to have already appeared and started destroying the world.
"Gu Lao, Lock down the Golden-Horned Beast."