My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel Chapter 440 - 441: Encounter with the Demon God!
Previously on My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel...
Meanwhile.
Gu Xing moved away from the mine and, guided by Sally’s perception, continued his approach toward the location where the Demon God had descended.
"Sally, are you certain the resonance from the Divine Pattern is coming from this way?"
Gu Xing verified the direction once more, pushing his velocity to its absolute limit.
The closer the distance became, the more he could sense them...
Terrifying energy fluctuations that made his heart tremble in fear!
At the very minimum, this was a High Tier Totem level entity from the Demon Race!
Sally stayed right by Gu Xing’s side, her small expression filled with gravity as she gave a firm nod:
"Yes, Master! It is very distinct!"
"It is located right in that forward area where the power is most turbulent and intense!"
"However..."
"The Divine Pattern feels as though it is on the verge of shattering..."
On the verge of shattering?
Gu Xing’s heart plummeted upon hearing those words.
The vanishing of this Divine Pattern would mean the strength of the Time Spirit Race had been squandered for nothing.
There would be no hope of restoring the river of time!
Gu Xing squeezed his fists tight as these thoughts raced through his mind.
It no longer mattered!
Regardless of who stood in his path, he had to secure that Divine Pattern.
"Qingyan, Sally."
Gu Xing spoke with a voice of extreme gravity.
"Be ready to engage in combat at any moment!"
"If things take a turn, Qingyan, you will lead the assault. Sally, provide full support and prepare to stall for time so we can find an opening to escape!"
"Always remember, if the goal is out of reach, your own survival is the highest priority!"
"Understood!"
Both guardian beasts nodded in unison upon receiving Gu Xing’s instructions.
Without a second of hesitation, Gu Xing accelerated even further, charging toward the epicenter of the roiling Demonic Qi.
But when he arrived at the very heart of the Demonic Qi...
The sight that greeted him sent a shock through his very soul!
A colossal crater lay before him, looking as if a meteor had struck the earth.
In the middle of the pit, a massive and grotesquely shaped entity was thrashing violently!
Though it still possessed the faint silhouette of a Phoenix, the majority of its form had been tainted by foul Demonic Qi.
A powerful yet incredibly chaotic aura was constantly bleeding out from her!
"Master, the resonance I detected is coming from her!"
Sally pointed with a solemn expression toward Feng Ni, her tone heavy with importance.
Gu Xing felt a jolt of shock in his heart at this revelation.
Sensing that Feng Ni’s aura was on the cusp of breaking through to the Totem level,
He realized that seizing the Divine Pattern this time...
Would be a difficult task!
Beside him, Long Qingyan peered closely at the creature in the hollow and suddenly cried out in disbelief:
"That is... a Phoenix? One of the highest spiritual beasts of the Alternate Space?!"
Gu Xing’s pupils narrowed at her words.
A spiritual beast?
He was well aware that in the future...
There was never any talk of spiritual beasts, only fierce beasts.
Gu Xing immediately shifted his attention to Long Qingyan.
Long Qingyan didn't leave him wondering and explained straight away:
"Within the Alternate Space, there are countless races and many spiritual beasts."
"The primary distinction between these races and the spiritual beasts is..."
"All the races follow a standardized path of Cultivation!"
"They awaken laws and domains... but spiritual beasts operate differently!"
"Spiritual beasts exist by purely absorbing Spiritual Qi; they do not command the power of laws or domains."
"They are like the darlings of the universe. As long as they consume Spiritual Qi, their growth is limitless!"
Hearing this, Gu Xing began to grasp the origin of the fierce beasts in the future.
Spiritual beasts were far too reliant on Spiritual Qi.
Since one of the main traits of Demonic Qi is its ability to fuse with Spiritual Qi, these spiritual beasts would transform into the fierce beasts of the future as soon as they inhaled that corrupted power.
Gu Xing’s expression grew even more grim as he realized this.
But in that very moment.
An even more horrifying pressure suddenly bore down on him!
Gu Xing’s soul body trembled violently. Driven by instinct, he struggled to turn his eyes toward the sky on the far side of the crater.
A figure was silently hovering there.
It was a presence that defied verbal description.
Though not particularly huge, it appeared to be the focal point of all darkness, a void from which even light could not wander.
No energy radiated from it, yet Gu Xing felt as if his soul was being frozen and crushed into dust!
This was a fundamental disparity in the level of existence!
Demon God Abyss!
Even though the form looked slightly changed from their encounter on Dragon Island, Gu Xing could never fail to recognize that distinct Demonic Qi!
"How can it be him?! Why is he here?!"
Waves of turmoil crashed through Gu Xing’s heart!
When facing Demon God Abyss, he would have had no chance of victory even at his full strength with Vera, Liu Li, and his other guardian beasts at his side.
Now, he was accompanied only by the Monarch-level Long Qingyan and the support-focused Sally, all while he was trapped in his soul body form...
This was a certain death sentence!
Up in the sky, Yuan’s cold, detached gaze fell upon Gu Xing, the Dragon Qingyan, and Sally.
"A pure-blooded hatchling of the Dragon Race? And... a human soul in a bizarre state of being half-dead?"
"To manage to sneak this deep into the Demon Abyss is actually quite impressive."
His eyes lingered briefly on Long Qingyan.
He seemed to find the presence of a pure-blood Dragon Race member here somewhat intriguing.
Because of this curiosity, he did not immediately move to annihilate these unexpected insects!
This gave Gu Xing a momentary chance to breathe.
He never imagined his fortune could be this wretched.
It was one thing for the Time Race’s Divine Pattern to be stuck on a beast turning into a fierce one.
But now, one of the ten great Demon Gods of the Demon Abyss had actually shown up.
Sally’s face was also incredibly grim at this moment.
She whispered into Gu Xing’s ear, "Master, what is our plan?"
It was important to remember that if a Demon God killed him even once...
The energy required for her to use the Time Law to bring Gu Xing back would be astronomical.
This was because a death dealt by a Demon God meant being wiped out at the level of universal rules.
To rescue him,
the progression of time for the entire world would have to be halted.
Only then could the Time Law be used to reconstruct and resurrect him.
But currently...
The power bequeathed by the Time Spirit Race was nearly gone after saving Gu Xing the last time.
What little remained had to be saved to trigger the river of time.
If Gu Xing perished now...
It would mean...
His death would be permanent!
Long Qingyan also sensed an aura from Yuan that reminded her of her father.
The realm of the Gods!
Against an adversary of this caliber, Long Qingyan knew that even if Gu Xing increased her previous empowerment by ten times,
She would still be no match for this Demon God.
She even doubted
that the hidden cards left by her father would be able to stop this Demon God.
"Human... Human, what do we do?"
Long Qingyan’s voice was shaking slightly.
Gu Xing felt a surge of anxiety as he heard the questions from his two guardian beasts.
He was frantically searching for a way to shatter this predicament.
Trying to use soul-devouring, linking, and sovereign to buff his two beasts and fight the Demon God...
It was impossible!
They were simply not in the same league as this Demon God!
If that was the case...
Then he had no choice but to take a massive gamble!
Gu Xing’s eyes suddenly locked onto Feng Ni.
If he could manage to save this spiritual beast,
would she possess the power to challenge the Demon God?
With that thought in mind,
Gu Xing immediately began scanning Feng Ni’s data.
[Feng Ni]
[Race: Spiritual Phoenix]
[Level: Totem Tier Nine (currently advancing to Pseudo-God realm)]
[Attributes: Unknown]
[Skills: Unknown]
[Special State: Corroded by Demonic Qi]
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