The terror of the four-tier fierce beast was like a mountain pressing on everyone's heart, making them feel as if they couldn't breathe.
Even those who had previously witnessed the strength of a four-tier fierce beast firsthand were now rendered speechless.
Such powerful beasts, every encounter fills them with an indescribable oppression.
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Kunlun Mountain Range.
The appearance of nine four-tier fierce beasts caused the remaining beasts to retreat in fear. As the nine beasts stepped into the Divine Domain, their strength was instantly suppressed, dropping a tier.
"Boom!"
The fierce beast roared like a tiger, spewing a massive fireball tens of meters in size from its mouth. The intense heat distorted the space, threatening to crash down on the Ancient Tree.
But before the fireball could strike, roots rose from the earth and slammed into the fireball, forcefully exploding it with tremendous power.
The extreme heat only slightly charred the roots, causing no significant harm.
Immediately after.
The other fierce beasts moved in unison.
The Octopus Fierce Beast's numerous tentacles swept toward the Ancient Tree, the Hell Python arched its body, its hideous flat head spitting venomous saliva like arrows.
At the same time.
The Black-maned Ox stomped the earth, its mountainous body charging toward the Ancient Tree.
Facing the assault of nine four-tier fierce beasts, Gu Qingyang felt no fear. The roots of the Ancient Tree rose, tens of thousands of meters long and as terrifying as mountains, crashing down with explosive air blasts.
The momentum was tremendous.
Like the sky collapsing.
The Octopus Fierce Beast's tentacles collided with the roots and were forcefully shattered by an immense power, spilling dark green blood amidst its painful screams.
Immediately after.
A vast shadow fell, roots striking the head of the Hell Python. The terrifying impact shattered its scales, nearly killing it instantly.
Boom!
Rumble!!
Within the Divine Domain, countless roots rose in dense array, attacking the nine fierce beasts.
The nine fierce beasts unleashed formidable offensives, charging at the Ancient Tree.
In less than a moment.
A slightly weaker beast had its skin shattered by the roots, its body pierced through, life force quickly draining until it became a dried corpse.
With the fall of the first beast, a second one soon followed.
Those watching the live broadcast saw the Ancient Tree utterly dominating the nine fierce beasts.
In less than ten minutes of battle, three four-tier fierce beasts perished, and the remaining six were all injured.
"Boom!"
Several roots shattered the air, and the Black-maned Ox's immense body exploded, this second-ranked beast on the Fierce Beast List dying without a chance to utter a scream.
The Hell Python hissed, attempting to flee, but stepping into the Divine Domain had sealed its fate with no escape.
As the Hell Python retreated, numerous roots blocked its path.
Then.
The roots strangled.
The Hell Python's black scales shattered inch by inch, blood pouring down. No matter how it struggled, it couldn't break free.
In the end.
The Hell Python's body was pierced, its flesh and blood essence fully refined, unable to move anymore.
Other fierce beasts, feeling fear at this moment, led by the Octopus Fierce Beast, ceased their assault on the Ancient Tree and sought to leave the Divine Domain's range.
But unfortunately, Gu Qingyang would not let them escape. He unleashed the full power of the Ancient Tree, determined to annihilate the remaining beasts.
In the face of the Divine Domain, mid-four-tier fierce beasts were only equivalent to lower-four-tier, no match for Gu Qingyang.
Half an hour later, with the last beast's demise, no more fierce beasts dared enter the Divine Domain.
The beasts that had gathered outside the Divine Domain now retreated like a tide.
Fearful!
Though fierce beasts lacked intelligence, they understood the instinct to seek fortune and avoid danger.
Gu Qingyang's slaughter of tens of thousands of beasts accumulated a terrifying aura, already instilling fear in many beasts.
Now that all nine four-tier fierce beasts had been slain, it was the final straw breaking the beasts' resolve.
Thus.
The beasts retreated.
Gu Qingyang watched the retreating tide of beasts, feeling a sense of regret.
If the beast tide had continued, he could have devoured more beasts, likely advancing to the fourth tier.
But with the beast tide retreating, Gu Qingyang had no way to stop them.
With the beasts gone, the Divine Domain was left with only dried beast corpses, which Gu Qingyang ignored, instead focusing on his data panel.
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Name: Gu Qingyang
Essence: Ancient Tree
Lifespan: 15/20000
Rank: Upper-third tier (734500/700000, can breakthrough)
Divine Kingdom: Not yet established (15203520/1000000)
Innate Divine Techniques: Ancient Tree Roots (third tier), Ancient Tree Spirit Root (third tier), Divine Spirit Fruit (third tier), Divine Whisper (third tier), Eye of True Sight (third tier), Divine Domain (third tier)
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"With 730,000 Evolution Value, breaking through should not be a problem, but it's a shame I couldn't devour more beasts to instantly reach the fourth tier!"
Gu Qingyang thought regretfully.
But still, advancing to the third tier peak now wasn't bad, as he had been stuck at the lower third tier before the beast tide.
Collecting enough Evolution Value to reach the third tier peak was an uncertain future task otherwise.
Besides Evolution Value.
What shocked Gu Qingyang was the surge in faith.
His faith had increased by a staggering twelve million, pushing the total faith amount past fifteen million.
Inside the trunk of the Ancient Tree, the power of faith had nearly maxed out, countless Faith Threads connecting to the eighth battle zone.
According to the distribution of Faith Threads, Gu Qingyang realized now about half of the surviving humans had become his followers.
This was due to the Human Federation's heavy losses from the beast tide. Otherwise, Gu Qingyang suspected his faith amount might have surpassed a hundred million.
Calming his mind.
Gu Qingyang chose to break through directly.
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Rumble!!
The two-thousand-five-hundred-meter Ancient Tree instantly soared, reaching a height of three thousand meters, while its roots expanded from one hundred to two hundred kilometers.
A vast amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi flooded toward Gu Qingyang, raising the spiritual concentration of the entire Kunlun Mountain Range by an entire level.
With the breakthrough, Gu Qingyang sensed a surge of immense power within himself.
Such power.
Gave Gu Qingyang a feeling.
Even without the help of the Divine Domain, he now had a hundred percent confidence of slaying the nine four-tier fierce beasts.