Chapter 111: Snatching Prey from the Tiger's Mouth

  Two fifth-tier spirit beasts lay on the ground, utterly powerless to resist, their life force dissipating as they let out mournful cries.

  "What a cruel heart," Yang Tian muttered, his face growing colder as he watched the enraged woman. A bone-chilling killing intent surged within him, his expression icy. The woman was clearly intent on killing the two spirit beasts outright.

  Suddenly, the woman seemed to sense something. She turned her head sharply, her gaze sweeping over the area.

  "Not good!" Yang Tian's expression changed drastically. He immediately shut his eyes and suppressed his aura. The woman's piercing gaze had nearly crushed his spirit.

  The graceful woman continued to scan the area where Yang Tian was hiding. In front of her, two massive figures were now on the verge of collapse, barely conscious.

  "Humans, don't push your luck. The Ten Thousand Mountains are not your territory," an aged voice suddenly echoed through the air, filled with barely concealed rage.

  In the distance, a purple figure appeared, exuding a terrifying aura that distorted the surrounding space. The fierce beasts nearby prostrated themselves on the ground, their eyes filled with fear.

  "Purple-Eyed Gold Beast!" Yang Tian's throat tightened as he watched the figure approaching from afar. This was an ancient variant, with three eyes—the third eye being its innate divine ability.

  "A sixth-tier variant beast..." Yang Tian murmured, his mouth dry. This beast was incredibly powerful, usually hidden deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains and rarely seen. It must have been drawn here by the woman.

  The graceful woman also recognized its origin, a flicker of wariness in her eyes. However, her movements quickened, and she pressed her palm down with even greater force.

  "You think you can kill in front of me? Do you not take me seriously?" The Purple-Eyed Gold Beast sneered, a brilliant light erupting from its body, piercing through the void and striking at the woman's palm.

  "They must die. How can they live after killing someone from my Ancient Holy Land?" The woman coldly retorted, her palm flipping over as a massive surge of energy erupted. A gigantic palm shadow shot through the air, colliding with the purple light beam.

  Boom! A blinding light erupted, and the void collapsed. The shockwaves spread out, creating a vacuum in the surrounding thousands of feet. The force of the explosion was like a sharp sword, slicing through countless mountains.

  "Incredible. Just a casual strike can create such power. Both of them must be extraordinary Emperor-level experts," Yang Tian thought, hiding inside the Golden Crow Divine Furnace. The sheer force of their clash was overwhelming.

  "Your Ancient Holy Land may be prosperous, but don't forget where you are. Do you think my demon race fears you?" The Purple-Eyed Gold Beast sneered. The Ten Thousand Mountains were the gathering place of demon beasts, with powerful beings guarding it. How could a mere Holy Land act so arrogantly here?

  "I don't care where we are. They must die!" The woman's arrogance was palpable, her aura undiminished. However, she didn't act rashly, knowing the Purple-Eyed Gold Beast's strength.

  "Hah, you humans are full of big talk. If you can defeat me, I won't interfere with their fate," the Purple-Eyed Gold Beast said dismissively, sneering at the woman.

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  "Fine, let's settle this with action!" The woman's eyebrows furrowed as her aura surged. Her hands began to glow with a faint blue light, turning crystalline.

  The woman seemed to be activating an extremely profound martial technique. The spiritual energy from dozens of miles around gathered towards her palm, creating an immense pressure.

  The dense spiritual energy condensed into a massive palm shadow, surrounded by chains of divine runes, exuding an overwhelming majesty.

  "Ancient Heaven-Shattering Palm!" The woman shouted, and the massive palm shadow shot through the void, striking towards the Purple-Eyed Gold Beast.

  "Roar!" The Purple-Eyed Gold Beast roared, every ounce of its energy surging forth like a tidal wave.

  A massive purple shadow appeared in the void, forming a towering pillar of light, like a majestic mountain range. The immense pressure caused the void to crack and collapse.

  Boom! As the Purple-Eyed Gold Beast roared, the purple energy pillar shot forward like a tornado, clashing with the palm shadow.

  The collision of energies was like a thunderclap, echoing across the sky. The shockwaves from the clash destroyed several nearby mountains.

  The two forces clashed for what felt like an eternity. Meanwhile, Yang Tian, hidden inside the Golden Crow Divine Furnace, was suffering greatly. The furnace, now the size of a speck of dust, was tossed about in the air.

  Yang Tian felt dizzy, his vision blurring, and a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth. The sheer force of the collision was overwhelming, destroying everything in its path.

  After what felt like an eternity, Yang Tian noticed that the Golden Crow Divine Furnace had stopped shaking. After a few moments of silence, he cautiously extended a strand of his spiritual sense.

  The two figures were now battling in the void. Yang Tian could vaguely see two massive energy spheres colliding. On one side, the sky had turned into a vast ocean, like an inverted river of stars—a breathtaking phenomenon.

  On the other side was a massive purple figure, with a mountain-sized purple eye that continuously emitted beams of light, tearing through the purple ocean.

  The incredible energy fluctuations attracted the attention of many, even as far as the Demon-Suppressing City. The shocking phenomenon was visible to countless people.

  Several powerful figures from the Demon-Suppressing City rushed towards the scene. It had been centuries since a large-scale conflict between humans and demons had erupted. The appearance of Emperor-level experts in the Ten Thousand Mountains indicated a major event.

  In a strange, desolate area where nothing grew, not even a fist-sized rock, a figure was frantically digging into the ground like a madman.

  The once handsome face was now dark with anger. When the shocking energy fluctuations reached him, his expression froze.

  "What is that..." Gu Qi's face paled as he recognized the figure standing in the void. A sense of foreboding washed over him, and without hesitation, he rushed towards the source of the energy.

  Inside the Golden Crow Divine Furnace, Yang Tian's expression was blank. The violent winds had blown him right next to the bodies of Gu Mo and the other man.

  "Should I take it or not?" Yang Tian's heart was in turmoil as he stared at the two bodies. The spatial ring was right there, but the venomous woman was still above...

  Yang Tian hesitated, his eyes darting towards the battle in the void. The fight had reached a fever pitch, and the space around them was being torn apart.

  "If I stay here, that woman will definitely find me when she comes down. That would be dangerous," Yang Tian thought, his small hand stroking his chin.

  "I'll take the risk!" Yang Tian's body appeared on the ground in an instant. He quickly stored the two nearly lifeless bodies into the Golden Crow Divine Furnace and then bolted away.

  Just as Yang Tian had run a few dozen feet, the woman noticed him. Her beautiful face turned icy as she saw the bodies disappear. Her body trembled with rage.

  "Yang Tian, you deserve to die!" Her voice, filled with bone-chilling fury, echoed through the air. Her chest heaved with anger. If Gu Mo was taken by Yang Tian, there would be no hope for him.

  "Not good!" Yang Tian's body tensed, and he sprinted forward with all his might, silently praying that the Purple-Eyed Gold Beast would stop the woman.

  Just as the woman was about to teleport, a brilliant purple light shot towards her, cutting off her retreat.

  "Woman, your opponent is me. Don't get distracted," the Purple-Eyed Gold Beast laughed, its voice shaking the void as it lunged towards her.

  "Bastard!" The woman shouted, slashing wildly. "You little brat! If anything happens to Gu Mo, my Ancient Holy Land will spare no effort to hunt you down!"

  "Haha, old woman, come and catch me if you can! You and Gu Mo seem pretty close, huh?" Yang Tian shouted as he ran, his words causing the woman's chest to heave with rage.

  "Yang Tian!" Her voice, filled with endless fury and a hint of panic, echoed across the sky. The murderous intent radiating from her turned the very air around them dark...