Boom!
The two sides engaged in a fierce battle.
The Frosthound tribe was corrosive all over their bodies, but the Divine Monk remained unfazed. Although his brow was furrowed, his Vajra body rendered him unharmed.
Suddenly, two more Frosthounds attacked.
With three beasts fighting one man, the Divine Monk was stretched thin, fending them off with a tightly knit brow.
"All of you, lend me a hand!"
Yan Jun's eyes blazed with anger as he cupped a handful of flames.
"Incarnation of the Fire God!"
Boom!
A massive phantom of the Fire God appeared behind him.
Though still translucent, the phantom was incredibly clear, with visible eyebrows, hair, and even skin texture.
This was a male Fire God phantom, bearing a slight resemblance to Yan Jun.
However, this Fire God wore a red feather in his hair, a semi-circular halo of flames floated behind him, and he wielded a flaming divine spear. Fire dragons, fire horses, fire rats, and fire birds, among other fiery divine beasts, swirled around him.
With his eyes half-closed, he opened them at Yan Jun's command.
"Go!"
The Fire God behind him opened its eyes and thrust its flaming divine spear forward.
Boom!
The fire dragons, fire horses, fire rats, and fire birds followed suit, charging forward.
Simultaneously, floating fire blades transformed into countless streaks of light, descending like raindrops.
The異獸 (Yìshòu - Exotic Beast) tribe was greatly alarmed and rushed forward to counter.
"Frost Genesis!"
"Lust of Ice!"
"Blizzard!"
"Absolute Cold Domain!"
One Frostbite skill after another was unleashed, instantly engulfing the surroundings in a world of ice.
However, with the arrival of the Fire God's descent and the onslaught of fiery divine beasts, the temperature began to rise.
Ice and fire collided, erupting in a thunderous explosion.
Boom!
Another deafening roar.
Seeing this, the others also rushed to join the fray, the earlier talk of retreat long forgotten.
The Beastmaster summoned his three trump-card beasts: the White Tiger, the Celestial Sparrow, and the Umbral Whale.
The White Tiger held the rear, its aura of slaughter repelling the Frosthounds.
The Celestial Sparrow commanded the skies, its aura of wind and clouds enveloping the land, disorienting the enemy's vision and blowing away all incursions.
The Umbral Whale, with its thick hide, stood at the forefront, blocking the Frosthound tribe's attacks.
Suddenly, the Frosthound chieftain unleashed its fury, slowly advancing forward.
"Humans, this battle is not for you to meddle in. Today, I shall act, and you shall have no hope!"
As the chieftain of the Frosthound tribe, its strength was immense, second only to a few of the Alien Beast Royal tribe's chieftains.
A genius with the purest Frosthound bloodline, it possessed far more innate "Heavenly Hound" skills, the source of its bloodline, than other Frosthounds.
It suddenly grew in size, expanding from its original tens of meters to thousands of meters tall.
This spectacle drew everyone's attention.
On the battlefield, the human race was struck with terror.
"Good heavens, how are we supposed to fight this thing?"
"It's several thousand meters tall! No wonder they say the Heavenly Hound devours the moon. If this Heavenly Hound were to become a god, devouring the moon wouldn't be difficult, would it?"
"Damn it, what's happening? Such a strong suction! No, save me!"
Suddenly, powerful suction forces emanated from the sky, pulling many humans and other races uncontrollably towards the heavens.
They managed to turn their heads and saw a vast black void. Many immediately realized what was happening.
"No, that's the Heavenly Hound's maw! It's going to swallow us!"
However, the weaker ones were utterly defenseless.
Not only them, but the other races were also caught.
This was not the end. After swallowing these weaker humans and exotic beasts, it turned its attention to Yan Jun and the others.
"Humans, 'Moon Devour' is an incomplete secret technique. This is the complete version of 'Moon Devour'."
"Once you are swallowed, you will be completely consumed by 'Moon Devour' within me, and you will be corroded to death in a moment!"
"Heavenly Hound Devours the Moon!"
It roared, and the suction force reappeared, ten times stronger than before.
This caused Yan Jun and the others' expressions to change drastically.
"Everyone, attack!"
"Yes!"
The group held nothing back, unleashing their ultimate skills.
Various dazzling lights flashed, but to no avail; they were all swallowed into the gaping maw, a seemingly bottomless abyss that instilled despair.
The Divine Monk shouted, "Everyone, retreat! I will cover your rear!"
A ninth-tier human grumbled, "It's not about you covering our rear anymore; it's that we can't escape!"
The suction force was too great, pinning them firmly in place. If they relaxed, they would be uncontrollably swallowed.
Another ninth-tier human lamented with a dejected face.
"Damn it, the Frosthounds aren't even part of the Alien Beast Royal tribe, yet their bloodline is so powerful?"
Many humans expressed such sentiments.
Yan Jun and the other two had experienced the great war of the past. Though their hearts sank to the bottom, they had weathered many storms, and their faces remained calm.
Why were they so strong?
Yan Jun and the others understood: it was because their world had gods, and most likely, they were descendants of gods!
The legacy of a tenth-tier powerhouse benefited all their descendants.
They had encountered many worlds with gods. The beings in these worlds had either consumed divine blood or been blessed by deities, each possessing power beyond that of most geniuses.
And the talent limit of their human race was only SS-class. While not a low level, it still showed a certain difference compared to some divine-descended beings with complete inheritances.
Yan Jun and the others understood that this Frosthound's ability to unleash such a powerful skill indicated its bloodline was inherited from a god.
Therefore, they too were divine-descended.
Not all divine-descended beings were powerful; only those with rich bloodlines were.
There were divine-descended beings among humans, but they were born into the human race and, having not received the proper inheritance since childhood, possessed a bloodline but couldn't unleash its potential.
Facing such beings, Yan Jun and the other two exchanged glances and offered gentle smiles.
They seemed to recapture the feeling of the past, when they fought alongside Sword God and others, striking fear into the hearts of the alien races and forging their current reputation.
Those glorious years, recalled even now, still brought forth sighs of regret and deep emotion.
Now, facing peril once more, they shouted in unison: "Brothers, let us fight together!"
"Fight!"
The three attacked together. The Divine Monk unleashed a palm strike.
The Beastmaster's three summoned beasts fired three energy cannons.
Yan Jun's fire god phantom behind him cast a hearth fire.
The attacks of the three flew out leisurely, heading towards the black hole.
"Roar!"
The Frosthound roared, and streams of extreme cold power spewed from the black hole, engulfing the three attacks.
However, the next moment, its expression changed drastically.
Because, at some unknown time, a tiny flame had pierced through the ice and flown towards its mouth.
Boom!
This was no ordinary flame; it was a hearth fire imbued with the essence of daily life.
This hearth fire carried a trace of faith, hence its immense power.
"Roar! It hurts!" The Frosthound chieftain wailed in pain.
That wisp of hearth fire had injured its soul, especially the power of countless people's thoughts it carried, making it difficult to resist.
"Human, you wield such a secret art, this is already the domain of gods! In a few hundred years, you will have hope of becoming a god, and you must not be allowed to live!"
"Kill them!"
From behind, eight ninth-tier powerhouses of the Alien Beast tribes charged forward. Counting them, there were over twenty.
Adding the ten ninth-tier Frosthounds, that made over thirty ninth-tiers, double the human side. The humans were in danger.
Yan Jun had used his ultimate move, and his mental energy was severely depleted, his face now pale.
Others also wore expressions of despair.
At this moment, shouts of killing came from the distance. They turned back, overjoyed.
"Jian Ku is here, and Chi Yu too! Haha, Alien Beasts, you're finished!"
Before the words fell, a withered yellow, like falling leaves, like a desolate autumn wind blowing, evoked a sense of despair and the futility of life.
It was an incredibly fast, withered yellow sword energy that crossed the void, heading towards the Frosthound.
"Withered Silence Sword: Desolation!"
"Go!"
Jian Ku's voice echoed from afar, and the desolate sword energy, following closely behind, descended with a roar.
Facing this sword, the Frosthound and the alien beasts felt their hearts ache, their faces contorted with sorrow as they recalled painful memories.
Boom!
This effect lasted only for an instant. They promptly regained their senses and dodged fiercely, but their cheeks were still slashed, and blood flowed!
"Ah! Human, you court death!"