"Seven-colored divine bead, seven-colored divine bead! This time, I must find the ruler here and snatch it away. Everything, everything will belong to me!" Zhou Yan gritted his teeth and growled lowly.
Just then, bursts of breaking wind sounded from all around Zhou Yan.
Monsters, one after another, surged towards Zhou Yan from all directions.
These monsters had all emerged from within other monsters, appearing like animated puppets.
"Not good, these monsters have all been awakened." Zhou Yan's face immediately turned serious.
A hint of grimness appeared on Zhou Yan's face.
His current strength had reached the peak of the God Emperor realm, and he feared no one even among peak God Emperors. However, the sheer number of monsters before him was overwhelming, and they kept emerging from other monsters.
What Zhou Yan needed to do now was to leave this place as quickly as possible, before the monsters became even more numerous and relentless.
If the number of these monsters grew too large, his combat power would undoubtedly be significantly reduced.
He did not believe he could withstand the attacks of so many monsters.
"Whoosh!"
"Swoosh!"
Zhou Yan flashed past the monsters and sped away.
As Zhou Yan's figure streaked past, the monsters roared in frustration but were unable to catch up.
"Hmph, mere trash!"
Zhou Yan looked back at the monsters that couldn't impede his progress. He snorted coldly and continued to speed deeper into the forest.
Zhou Yan's speed was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he had completely disappeared from sight.
"Damn human!"
"He actually escaped!"
These monsters roared in anger, rushing about the forest.
...
Zhou Yan flew forward at full speed, weaving through the terrain. His body flickered, leaping from the ground and leaving trails of afterimages, vanishing rapidly.
Zhou Yan pressed onward, his speed extreme.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
At this moment, dense sounds of breaking wind came from another side of the forest. Zhou Yan looked up and saw figures in white robes on a large mountain, looking down at him from the sky.
"Who are these people in white? Why are they following me? Could it be that they have also discovered the Seven-colored Divine Bead?"
Zhou Yan frowned as he watched a man slowly descend from among the white-robed figures.
The man landed on the ground, his gaze icy. He took a step forward, his body suddenly growing to an imposing height of three zhang, his muscles bulging with potent strength. Standing there, the man was like a great mountain, exuding immense pressure.
"Roar!"
Just then, a furious roar came from behind the man. The man turned his head and saw a giant monster appearing behind him.
The monster was entirely crimson, covered in scales, with a ferocious head. In the center of its head was a black hole, and blood dripped continuously from its mouth and nose onto the ground.
"Roar, roar!"
This monster was the ruler of this forest.
These monsters were the overlords of this forest, living within its bounds. No matter where they were in the forest, they possessed supreme authority. They were kings of all.
And this monster was the ruler of this forest, the Scarlet Flame Beast.
The Scarlet Flame Beast was smaller than other monsters, but its strength was extraordinarily formidable, even surpassing that of an ordinary peak God Emperor.
"Human!"
The Scarlet Flame Beast's gaze fixed on Zhou Yan, its voice hoarse, like the grinding of metal.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan couldn't help but smile. He glanced at the Scarlet Flame Beast and said with a laugh, "You know I'm human?"
"Awooo!"
The Scarlet Flame Beast's voice was hoarse and low. It stared at Zhou Yan, roaring repeatedly, its crimson eyes filled with anger and hatred.
In this forest, no one dared to humiliate the Scarlet Flame Beast. But Zhou Yan had actually decapitated it. How could the Scarlet Flame Beast not hate him?
"Heh heh, don't be so angry."
"Actually, your anger is just about wanting to survive. Don't worry, I won't kill you. After all, you are so powerful. If I killed you, I would get into trouble." Zhou Yan said with a smile.
"Who are you?" the Scarlet Flame Beast asked, staring at Zhou Yan.
"Me? I am a cultivator!" Zhou Yan replied with a grin.
"Cultivator?"
Hearing that Zhou Yan was a cultivator, the Scarlet Flame Beast's gaze flickered. It was not a benevolent being. Although it was just a monster, it was also an intelligent life form and naturally knew what it should and shouldn't do.
"Since you are a cultivator, you should know that I, the Scarlet Flame Beast, am the overlord of this forest. If you don't want trouble, then leave quickly and don't let me see you again, or I won't hesitate to devour you!" the Scarlet Flame Beast threatened Zhou Yan, glaring at him.
"What you just said seems a bit too arrogant. Do you think I'm afraid of you? Let me tell you, even if you were a peak Heavenly Venerate, I would still be able to blast you apart!" Zhou Yan sneered dismissively.
Zhou Yan's words enraged the Scarlet Flame Beast. At this moment, the Scarlet Flame Beast leaped forward, intending to tear Zhou Yan apart. However, just then, a dazzling white light erupted from Zhou Yan's body, and a massive power surged forth.
This power instantly sent the Scarlet Flame Beast flying back, crashing into a towering ancient tree behind it.
With a thunderous roar, the ancient tree was shattered like tofu.
The Scarlet Flame Beast's body slammed heavily onto the ground.
At this point, its body was completely contorted.
On its chest were two fist-sized holes, from which blood was constantly seeping out, dyeing the ground a dark purple.
Near these two holes were numerous crisscrossing, dense scars.
These wounds looked shocking.
The wounds appeared as if they had been inflicted by blade edges. Even Zhou Yan couldn't help but gasp. He knew that the ultimate technique he had just used was called 'Myriad Swords Returning to the Source,' one of the ultimate techniques of the Sword Sect.
The Sword Sect's ultimate techniques were extremely powerful secret arts. When performing this secret art, ten thousand sword energies would erupt from Zhou Yan's body. Each sword energy contained terrifying power, capable of defying the heavens. Moreover, these sword energies could be instantly combined to form a sword formation, enveloping Zhou Yan and plunging him into a dangerous battle.