Lingguang was extremely domineering. With a furious roar, a golden spear that could pierce through space and time shot directly toward the head of Cerberus.
"Divinity!"
The other ferocious beasts tried to beg, but Lingguang didn't have the slightest mercy. "Humph, you dare to disobey my orders? You're courting death!"
"What a domineering guy," Qin Shi said resentfully in the distance.
Swoosh!
Cerberus was about to be hit by the golden spear. The power contained in the golden spear was ancient chaos. With Cerberus's cultivation, it was impossible for it to survive.
He closed his eyes in despair.
Boom!
However, an explosion shocked the sky and created ripples. All the ferocious beasts thought that Cerberus would definitely die. They couldn't bear to look at it, but a black-robed young man appeared beside Cerberus. A lightning spear that was also thousands of feet long gathered the qi of heaven and earth and collided head-on with the golden spear.
Boom!
Rumble!
The two spears collided, and the sky changed.
From the point where they clashed, it was as if the entire space of the Beast Realm had been severed.
Teng, teng, teng!
After blocking the golden spear, Qin Shi staggered back dozens of meters. With a crack, the bones in his hand were broken, and the skin between his thumb and index finger was already badly mutilated.
"What a terrifying power." He groaned.
This scene stunned everyone present, especially Cerberus, who looked at Qin Shi in surprise. "You, you saved me?"
Cerberus couldn't understand why Qin Shi would save him. Just now, he wanted to kill Qin Shi.
The other ferocious beasts also blinked in confusion.
Lingguang, who was floating in the air, was also stunned. He smiled in surprise. "I say, you're quite interesting. Just now, he wanted you to die without a burial place. Now that I helped you kill him, you're going to save him?"
Qin Shi shrugged and smiled. "I can't help it. I'm too kind."
With that, he turned to look at the miserable Cerberus. "He deserved to die. He wanted to kill me because I took the life of the Skeletal Winged Flying Dragon first. It's normal and understandable for you to want revenge. If someone else had hurt my brothers, I would definitely be even crazier than him."
Lingguang shook his head strangely. "Interesting, interesting. I didn't choose the wrong person."
Qin Shi patted the dust off his black robes and walked to stand before Cerberus. Extending his hand, he said, "Get up. I know you hate me. However, no matter what, I am still your benefactor. There is no need for words of thanks. Just don't try to kill me anymore."
Cerberus stared at Qin Shi's slender hand and silently snorted. He got up and returned to the team.
Qin Shi was stunned. He awkwardly retracted his hand and didn't say anything else. He didn't care whether the Cerberus forgave him or not. He just didn't want a fellow with the spirit of brotherhood to die in vain because of him. He just treated it as a way to accumulate some merit for himself.
He looked up at Lingguang. "You've been looking for me?"
"That's right. You're called Qin Shi, right?"
"That's me." Since things had reached this point, Qin Shi nodded.
Looking at Qin Shi, Lingguang retracted his killing intent and didn't make things difficult for Cerberus. Instead, he focused all his attention on Qin Shi. "Not bad, not bad. I didn't choose the wrong person. If you want to save your friends, then come to the top of the mountain to find me. I'll wait for you in the gold room at the top of the mountain."
Swish!
His voice fell, and Lingguang disappeared into the sky like a spirit sword.
When Lingguang disappeared, Qin Shi narrowed his eyes and relaxed his tightly clenched fists. They were filled with sweat. "How terrifying."
When he confronted Lingguang just now, Qin Shi seemed calm and composed, but his heart was in turmoil. He could sense something strange and familiar from Lingguang … The strange thing was that shocking power. Cerberus was at the initial success stage of the Domain Realm, but it couldn't use any of its power in front of Lingguang. Just this bloodline pressure was enough to show that Lingguang's status in the Beast Realm was extraordinary. What was even more shocking was that with Qin Shi's current cultivation level, he could remain as still as a mountain in front of someone at the peak of the Domain Realm. However, just a few words from Lingguang made him feel suffocating pain. This showed how high Lingguang's cultivation level was.
As for that sense of familiarity … A cold glint flashed across Qin Shi's eyes. It was the gaze he had felt staring at him from behind ever since he entered the Beast Realm.
"She's been observing me?"
"Don't doubt it. The Divine Lord is everywhere in the Beast Realm. From the moment you entered the Beast Realm, your life no longer belongs to you. She can control the Beast Realm at will. She can even control the life and death of all creatures in the Beast Realm!"
Sanniang Yue Yao said from behind Qin Shi. Then she teased, "Hehe, handsome boy, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse for you to be targeted by her."
"So exaggerated?"
Qin Shi smacked his lips and his eyelids twitched. He muttered in his heart, "I say, this Divine Lord can't be some hundred-year-old virgin, right?
Could it be that she's interested in my Golden Virgin Body? "
He let out a long sigh and shook his head. "Right now, Sword Intent and the others are in danger. Their lives are in the hands of that old woman. Even if that's the case, I have no choice but to bite the bullet."
"Mo San, let's go."
Qin Shi seemed to be forced into a corner. He picked up Shui Wuhen, who had just been sent flying, and shouted at Mo San. Then, he got up and rushed to the summit.
Boom!
At this time, a huge creature suddenly blocked his way. Qin Shi looked up, and his face darkened. He said coldly, "What, are you going to bite the hand that feeds you?"
Cerberus looked at Qin Shi coldly and said unwillingly, "Come on up, I'll bring you to the peak."
"Huh?" Qin Shi was surprised.
"There are thousands of wild beasts on this mountain path. Given your cultivation base, they won't be able to hurt you at all. However, they will still pose some obstacles for you. If I take you up, they won't make things difficult for you."
Cerberus turned around and crouched on the ground. Its three heads were the size of boulders, and it gestured for Qin Shi to climb onto its back.
"Looks like I've made the right choice in saving you."
Cerberus was right. There were still a few thousand meters to go to the peak. If he was alone, he might be able to reach it quickly. However, Mo San was beside him, and Mo San had just been injured. It would be hard to avoid trouble.
Qin Shi nodded and leaped onto Cerberus's back with Mo San.
Sanniang Yue Yao giggled. "Haha, I really didn't expect that prideful Brother Dog to be someone else's mount."
"Don't speak so arrogantly."
Cerberus glared at her. "Although I hate him, I'm not the kind of person to bite the hand that feeds me. He just saved me, so I'm repaying him for saving my life."
"Fine, fine, fine. I know you're righteous."
Sanniang Yue Yao chuckled and leaped up. "Then I'll help you. Leave the Misty Moon Formation in front to me."
Sanniang Yue Yao leaped forward and destroyed all the formations on the way to the peak. Only then did Cerberus arch its body and leap towards the peak.
With Cerberus leading the way, their speed was indeed much faster. In just a few minutes, Qin Shi reached the peak.
There was a golden house in the middle of the sea of clouds. It was made of an extremely rare metal and shone brightly. There was a natural barrier around it.
Cerberus stopped in front of the golden house and said, "This is as far as I can send you. If you go any further, you'll reach the Divinity's private territory."
Qin Shi sized up the golden house and nodded. Although the golden house was small and not as grand as the palaces in the outside world, it was unusually exquisite. Especially the carvings on the walls. They looked like ordinary patterns, but every single one of them contained a dense aura of spiritual energy.
Coming down from Cerberus's back, Cerberus turned around arrogantly, as if it was unwilling to linger in front of Qin Shi for even a moment longer. It said coldly, "Let's call it even."
Qin Shi shrugged. "Fine."
"Hmph. The next time I see you, I won't let you go." Cerberus soared into the sky and prepared to leave with Sanniang Yue Yao.
"Wait!" Qin Shi suddenly extended his hand and stopped them.
"What else do you want?" Cerberus glared at him impatiently.
"If I ask you to stop, there must be something." Qin Shi smiled mysteriously. He stretched out his palm and a Demonic Talisman appeared.
"I'm not an ungrateful person. Since you brought me here, I'll give you a gift too."
Qin Shi grabbed the Demonic Talisman and a golden flame was ignited between his fingers. The flame formed a star vortex and burned the Demonic Talisman.
Surprisingly, the star vortex revolved against the current.
Looking at this scene, the two Cerberus were stunned. In the next moment, they saw the demonic rune actually turning illusory. First, it turned into a hexagonal light array. The light array continued to expand, and within it, a Soaring Bone Dragon became increasingly clear. In the end, the light array shattered, and the Soaring Bone Dragon appeared in the sky with a face filled with shock.
"I … I'm not dead?" The Bone Winged Dragon clenched its fists in disbelief. It was overjoyed.
"Old Five!" Cerberus's eyes widened, and the rims of its eyes reddened as it hugged the Skeletal Wing Flying Dragon.
"Brother Dog!"
The Bone Winged Dragon seemed to have understood and shouted excitedly.
After a while, Cerberus squinted its eyes and looked at Qin Shi with a strange expression. It gritted its teeth and said, "Thank … thank you."
"There's no need to thank me. Just don't try to kill me the next time you see me." Qin Shi waved his hand indifferently. He turned around and looked at the golden house. He took a deep breath.
"The real trouble has just begun."
Qin Shi tried hard to calm himself down. Then, he walked into the golden house with his head held high.