Chapter 664: The Beast God Perishes, The End

Boom!

Amidst the loud crash,

the roof of the Mountain and River Hall shattered with a roar.

A black figure descended from the sky like a bolt of black lightning, piercing the firmament and filling the field of vision, overwhelmingly tyrannical and domineering.

At the same time, a violent leg shadow, carrying the weight of ten thousand jun, smashed down with a boom.

"Interesting."

The youth in red raised an eyebrow. Most cultivation experts of this age relied on magic treasures to unleash the power of their divine abilities and magic, so this purely physical confrontation was more like the methods of a demonic beast.

Facing this overwhelmingly tyrannical leg from Yu Liancheng, the youth swung his arm and threw a punch, aiming directly at the black leg shadow. As the punch was thrown, it underwent an incredible transformation. The arm, which had been considered slender, suddenly became knotted with muscles and clearly defined, and the entire fist swelled up.

A mass of black Qi rose from the fist, spreading incessantly.

In an instant, the black Qi coiled around the entire arm, resembling a netherworld ghost hand reaching out from hell.

Boom!

When this overwhelmingly powerful leg collided with the black-Qi-covered fist, it was as if heaven and earth were clashing; the surrounding space shook violently, like a small boat in a raging ocean. The Mountain and River Hall, which had survived the beast tide, collapsed and crumbled into dust amidst the ripples of the aftermath of their clash.

"Heh, what a Beast God, to be able to withstand this strike of mine."

Yu Liancheng's figure descended slowly from the firmament, his gaze fixed on the youth in red.

This youth in red before him was none other than the Beast God he had seen in the Demon Suppressing Cave while his Primordial Spirit was wandering, and also the root of the current beast tide.

"Amazing, amazing. Without using magic treasures, I fear that even Linglong would not be your match."

The Beast God looked at his right arm; the sleeve had torn, revealing a fair-skinned arm.

Only the Beast God himself understood what terrifying power was contained within this slender arm—it would not be an exaggeration to say it could Move Mountains and fill the seas. Yet, in the previous exchange, this arm had actually been struck with several wounds, its meridians bursting, with black Qi escaping from the gashes. However, with a mere thought, they healed instantly.

"Even with magic treasures, she would not be my match," Yu Liancheng said calmly.

"Heh heh." The Beast God gave a cold laugh. A trace of violent malice flashed through his dark, deep eyes, yet his tone remained calm and composed: "You know of Linglong?"

Yu Liancheng said: "I know a little, but not much."

"Then do you know of the things between her and me? Do you know why I want to destroy the world?" the Beast God said slowly.

Yu Liancheng shook his head: "I do not."

The Beast God looked up at the firmament and said leisurely: "This... is a very long story. Would you like to listen?"

"I would not..."

As these words fell, Yu Liancheng had already appeared before the Beast God.

His speed was incredibly fast, as if he were teleporting.

Even with the Beast God's eyesight, he was unable to track it.

"Right now, I only want to beat you to death, or be beaten to death by you."

And so, he threw a punch.

A punch that encompassed heaven and earth, its power piercing through the entire universe.

The punch struck heavily upon the Beast God's chest.

In an instant, the Beast God flew sideways, crashing through countless buildings and kicking up clouds of dust.

"If you don't want to listen, then go die."

The next moment, a black figure flashed into view. Looking closely, was this black figure not the Beast God wrapped in a mass of black Qi? Only now, the Beast God's eyes no longer held a deep, settled calm, but were filled with violent malice. The black Qi all over his body surged, transforming into a massive black humanoid figure; he swung his fist and smashed it toward Yu Liancheng.

"Good, I am exactly intending to send you to your death."

Yu Liancheng's figure flickered; his fist was like the eternal firmament, clashing head-on against that massive black fist.

Boom!

The energy exploded. Under Yu Liancheng's punch, the tangible black Qi rolled and fluctuated before collapsing with a roar. The remaining force of the punch pierced through the black Qi and struck the Beast God's chest, causing the black Qi around him to dissipate completely, while he himself flew off like a rag doll, his eyes still filled with disbelief.

If the previous two exchanges were because he had been careless and underestimated his opponent,

then in this last strike, he had absolutely not held back much.

Yet, under Yu Liancheng's punch, he was still easily repelled. The force of the punch even carried a violent and terrifying energy that roamed through his body, making him feel as though he might burst at any moment.

The Beast God did not know that the reason Yu Liancheng had not rushed to the Southern Border immediately was, firstly, because he wanted to let the disciples of the Changsheng Tower gain some experience; he could not protect this world forever, and he did not know when another Beast God, Demon God, or Ghost God might emerge. This world would eventually have to be controlled by the cultivation world.

Secondly, it was because he was thoroughly digesting the Seven Volumes of Heavenly Books.

He had obtained the final volume of the Heavenly Book from the Zhu Xian Sword previously, but in order to fight the decisive battle against Daoxuan, he had only gained a rough understanding before rushing into the fray.

It was only after a period of seclusion on Liubo Mountain that he had truly digested the Seven Volumes of Heavenly Books and integrated them into his own Gui Cang Nine Paths.

This time, when Yu Liancheng fought the Beast God, his strength was even greater than before, and since he did not need to hold back, he naturally beat the Beast God until he began to doubt his own existence.

Before the Beast God could even land, Yu Liancheng appeared behind him using the "Inch-Distance Path" and swept his leg across. This simple sweep felt like a divine blade cutting through the air, intending to split heaven and earth in two. It was the integration of the "Divine Weapon Path" into the "Heaven-Shaking Path," with every move containing the marvelous essence of a divine weapon.

The Beast God, struck by this leg, tasted a long-forgotten pain. It felt as if a real divine blade had sliced through his skin, splitting his entire body in two.

Just as he recovered from the pain, a foot descended from the sky.

The Beast God could not even offer the slightest resistance before he was directly stomped into the hard floor by this foot, his bones creaking and groaning, while masses of black Qi exploded out, staining the soil a murky ink-black.

"Tsk, as expected of something formed from malice; even though you now have a body of flesh and blood, you are still very hard to kill..." Yu Liancheng's tone carried a hint of admiration.

With his current strength, using the "Divine Weapon Path" and "Heaven-Shaking Path" simultaneously, even someone as strong as Daoxuan would likely die on the spot if struck head-on.

Unlike this fellow under his foot, who had taken so many hits and was still full of life.

"You... go... too... far!"

The Beast God, pinned under Yu Liancheng's foot, spat out the words almost through gritted teeth.

The next moment, endless black Qi erupted, surging toward the high heavens.

That fierce and malicious aura was unleashed without reservation, causing even Yu Liancheng to glance sideways.

Just as Yu Liancheng was on full alert, thinking the Beast God was about to launch his most violent counterattack,

the Beast God actually tunneled through layers of soil and darted out from the other side.

Has this guy slipped away?

No, he has not slipped away. Instead, he truly intends to fight Yu Liancheng to the death.

The Beast God's expression was icy, shrouded in a layer of murderous aura; he waved his arm and shouted, "Kill him."

In an instant, countless demonic beasts rioted, roaring and shrieking.

The demonic beasts on the ground charged forward violently, like a black tide.

The demonic beasts in the sky spread their wings, like rolling dark clouds.

Heaven and earth shook!

Wave after wave of the beast tide submerged Yu Liancheng.

Yu Liancheng tapped his brow lightly with his finger, and an invisible ripple instantly emerged from the center of his brow.

The ripple swept across, and the demonic beasts that came into contact with it stopped instantly, then all fell to the ground, unable to rise; they clearly still had breath, but their spirits had been completely destroyed, leaving only empty shells that could no longer pose the slightest threat.

To other cultivators, the beast tide might be a fatal danger, but to Yu Liancheng, it really did not count for much.

The Beast God, of course, also knew that the beast tide was not very effective; his goal was merely to delay Yu Liancheng from making a move, buying time for himself to perform "Nanjian Wushu."

As ancient and dull low chants rang out, sounds of bones shifting came from the Beast God's body, and black energy materialized, permeating his entire frame.

Immediately following this, an incredible change occurred.

The skin on the Beast God's right arm split open, and something seemed to bulge beneath the skin; it appeared to be a hand, which suddenly thrust out, actually growing into a new arm. And this newborn arm had strong bones, far larger than the original arm, making it impossible to imagine how this arm had stretched out from the original skin.

However, this was only the beginning.

With low, bursting sounds, every part of the Beast God's body was undergoing astonishing changes, with new heads and arms constantly growing out. Before long, these newborn arms seemed to burst open again, giving birth to even larger bodies, repeating over and over, as if it would never end.

And when this terrifying expansion finally stopped, standing before Yu Liancheng was a monster dozens of zhang tall, with ten thousand hands and a thousand heads. Just one look was enough to scare someone into having nightmares.

Looking closely, the monster's entire body was as black as ink, its massive frame covered in knotted muscles, with countless thick arms sprouting from its body, and coupled with the thousands of heads deformed by the witchcraft, it appeared even more hideous and terrifying.

Neither human nor ghost, how could this still be a creature of nature?

"What kind of monster is this!?"

"Could this monster be the legendary Beast God?"

Because countless demonic beasts were obeying orders to launch a fearless attack on Yu Liancheng, it caught the attention of the cultivators on the perimeter defending against the beast tide, so the disciples responsible for scouting rode their magic treasures over.

When they saw the Beast God's current appearance, their jaws nearly dropped, and they were unable to recover for a long time, not even noticing Yu Liancheng, who was surrounded by the beast tide.

Such a bizarre and peerless demonic art before their eyes was not only something they had never seen, but something they had never even heard of; the countless classics of the Central Plains likely never recorded such a soul-stirring heterodox art.

"Yu Liancheng, your death day has arrived."

After the Beast God transformed into this monster, his voice also changed from its previous calmness, becoming hoarse and unpleasant, as if broken sandpaper were grinding against a steel blade, and it was filled with a hysterical tone.

"It's the Tower Master."

"The Tower Master has come."

"I wonder if the Tower Master's strike can handle this monster."

Only then did the various experts of the cultivation world notice Yu Liancheng, who was still standing tall under the waves of the beast tide, without even having raised a hand.

The so-called beast tide, once it approached within fifty zhang of Yu Liancheng, had its will instantly wiped out by the terrifying mental fluctuations, without exception; by now, layers upon layers of physical bodies had piled up, which was quite spectacular.

"What a truly ugly posture, it's nauseating." Yu Liancheng shook his head.

"Go to your death!

"

The Beast God roared, his massive body suddenly rising into the air in an incredible fashion, countless arms dancing in the void, each arm condensed with thick black energy, looking almost like dark clouds covering the sky and sun, as they covered Yu Liancheng. The faces on those heads became increasingly ferocious, as if they had already seen the outcome of Yu Liancheng being torn to shreds.

"It is time to send you down to see your Linglong."

Yu Liancheng beckoned with his sleeve, and the jade pendant at his waist transformed into a long sword, appearing in his hand.

The moment he gripped the sword, his eyes shone with a sharp light, and his figure seemed to grow taller and taller, transforming into a giant God standing between heaven and earth. Compared to this giant God, even the beast monster at this moment seemed to become insignificant.

The moment the Beast God was about to pounce, the giant God raised his sword toward the sky, piercing the firmament. Following this, he slashed out a sword light that pierced through heaven and earth, brilliant and magnificent.

All the cultivators could not help but close their eyes; a cultivator who had participated in the battle of Qingyun Mountain could not help but recall the final strike in the battle between Jade Tower Master and Daoxuan Zhenren. It was equally earth-shattering, equally radiant and world-illuminating.

A moment later, they opened their eyes and looked at the battlefield, still shaken, only to see that the once endless beast tide had become sparse; no one knew how many beast monsters had died under that one sword strike.

And the thousand-handed, thousand-footed Beast God stood frozen, his arms hanging down powerlessly. Looking closely, one could see a thin red line running from the top of the Beast God to the end.

The Ten Thousand Paths Boundless transformed back into a jade pendant and hung at his waist; Yu Liancheng slowly turned around, his black robes flapping in the wind, and he yawned: "Finished fighting, time to go back to sleep. Hmm, I need to sleep with my head on Xiaobai's fox tail."

After he snapped his fingers, countless red lines began to crack open within the Beast God's massive body, based on the red line; in an instant, they had spread all over his body, and then he turned into fly ash inch by inch.

"No! I am not reconciled!

"

The Beast God's roar dissipated along with the fly ash.

The catastrophe had returned to nothingness.

……

Three months later.

Tianyin Temple, in front of the Sarira Pagoda. Sandalwood incense drifted.

"Senior brother, I have done what I should do; how this world develops from here depends on the people of this world."

Yu Liancheng muttered to himself, performed a Buddhist salute to Puzhi, and turned to disappear.

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PS: Tomorrow there is one more chapter of follow-up to conclude Zhu Xian, and then it will be Nightfall.