There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 159 The Method of the First Qilin

Outside the South Heavenly Gate, Haotian frowned as he looked at Haochen. He was originally dealing with the mess left behind by Chenying and the God Clan.

But when he sensed a familiar aura flying towards the Heavenly Court, he had no choice but to stop his work and come to take a look, only to find that it was Hao Chen.

Compared to their last meeting, Hao Chen was now somewhat unfathomable, but he remained confident in his own abilities.

"His body exudes the essence of immortality, and his blood and energy are vast yet restrained. This is a sign that his physical body has become powerful to a certain extent. But how could this be? How much time has passed since the last time?"

Although Haotian was puzzled, he remained calm and looked at Haochen as if he were an old acquaintance.

He even had the leisure to joke: "Haochen, you came to the Heavenly Court today not because you've come to your senses and want to join my Heavenly Court, but because you've thought it through."

Although Hao Chen didn't want to confront Hao Tian so soon, he knew that if he wanted to take Qiong Qi and the others away from the Heavenly Court, he couldn't bypass Hao Tian.

"Haotian, stop talking nonsense. Don't you know why I'm here today? Where are Qiongqi and the others?"

Hao Chen got straight to the point, which Hao Tian hadn't expected. He had thought there would be some polite conversation, but Hao Chen was completely unpredictable.

For a moment, Haotian was somewhat lost in thought, but he quickly regained his composure and pointed to the South Heavenly Gate behind him: "Hehe, if you want to save them, then we'll have to see what you're capable of. I will not stop you."

After Haotian finished speaking, he instantly vanished from the South Heavenly Gate without looking back.

After all, in his eyes, no matter how extraordinary Hao Chen was, as long as he had not reached the realm of immortality, he was still an ant, at most an interesting ant.

After Haotian left, the soldiers at the South Heavenly Gate activated the great formation: "Heavenly Court sacred ground, all who come shall stop, or they shall be killed without mercy."

"I've been underestimated!"

Hao Chen narrowed his eyes, his expression somewhat unpleasant. Although he didn't have to directly confront Hao Tian, ​​he was still being underestimated.

"Break it for me!"

Hao Chen roared and slammed his claw at the great formation, astonishing order and laws intertwining on Hao Chen's claw.

In an instant, the originally small claw suddenly grew larger, drawing upon boundless power, and fell towards the great formation like a divine mountain.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the great array protecting the South Heavenly Gate was completely unable to withstand Hao Chen's attack and was torn apart.

The guards, forced by the formation, suffered a backlash and collapsed to the ground, coughing up blood.

"How is that possible? The formation set up by His Majesty has been broken."

"So powerful, completely unstoppable."

Hao Chen ignored the words of the guards. He merely sensed the aura of Qiongqi before stepping into the Heavenly Court.

"Something's strange. This guy's physical strength far surpasses his cultivation level." Hao Tian saw everything Hao Chen did.

However, Haotian still had no intention of making a move. Instead, he began to silently deduce Haochen's whereabouts, wanting to know what opportunities Haochen had obtained in the past few months that had enabled him to undergo such a transformation.

No matter how Haotian deduced, he could only deduce up to the point of the First Qilin. As for what happened afterward, it was like a fog that shrouded Haotian, making it impossible to see or deduce.

If one were to force a deduction, Haotian felt as if a great terror was about to descend, which made Haotian dare not act rashly, and he even took the initiative to remove the obstruction in front of Haochen.

Without Haotian's obstruction, Haochen quickly arrived at a dilapidated palace.

"Is this where Chen Ying and the others live? It looks so dilapidated!"

If Hao Chen hadn't sensed Qiongqi and the others' presence inside, he would never have believed that this was Chen Ying's residence; it was worse than a doghouse.

However, finding Qiongqi and the others was the priority, so Haochen didn't think too much about it and simply pushed open the door and went inside.

The next moment, the void around Hao Chen suddenly twisted, and seven incomparably dazzling runes shot into the sky.

They intertwined in the void to form a terrifying yin-yang divine light, its splendor revealing an unparalleled killing intent.

In an instant, it pierced through the sky, shattered the void, and fell towards Hao Chen as if unstoppable.

However, faced with this terrifying attack, Hao Chen remained expressionless and did not even move his feet, directly withstanding the attack of the Yin-Yang Divine Light with his own body.

"Boom boom..."

The divine light, capable of easily shattering the void, struck Hao Chen but failed to make him retreat even a step.

Even the Dao and Dharma contained within the divine light were directly obliterated by Hao Chen's vigorous blood and energy the moment they touched his physical body.

"Humph."

Hao Chen let out a cold snort, and a branch flew out from his body, sweeping across the Yin-Yang Divine Light and directly shattering it.

Chen Ying, far away in another universe, suddenly trembled. He knew that the secret technique he had set up had been broken. He was somewhat shocked and expectant: "Tsk tsk, you have grown so much in such a short time. I suppose that after I devour you, my Dao will be complete."

After dealing with the murderous intent left by Chen Ying, Hao Chen headed deeper into the palace. In the deepest underground palace, he saw Qiongqi, Taotie, and Taowu with their bodies pierced by iron chains.

Looking at the three weakened figures, Hao Chen's eyes were filled with self-blame and anger.

I could almost hear the voices of Qiongqi and Taotie calling me their boss, and the babbling of Taotie.

Hao Chen's voice choked with emotion as he said, "Qiongqi, I've come to take you home."

"Boss?!? Is that...is that you?"

In the darkness, Qiongqi moved its body after hearing the noise, trying to open its eyes, but it was too weak to even turn its head.

In addition, due to the dim environment in the underground palace, none of Qiongqi and his companions noticed that there was another figure beside them.

"Taowu, I think I can hear the boss's voice."

"Stop making a fuss. It's a beast that's about to die. Why are you still talking so much?"

Even though Taotie was very weak, he couldn't help but complain about Qiongqi. Perhaps this was the last time he would complain about Qiongqi's chatter.

He thought he could die alongside Qiongqi and Taotie in his final moments, but he wasn't so afraid anymore.

"I wonder if I'll be able to see my elder sister after I die," Taotie murmured.

After thinking for a moment, Qiongqi replied, "Our sister is definitely waiting for us. We won this time, so we don't have to worry about those two Pixiu taking our sister away."

"Eeya eeya! (I love my older sister the most!)"

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang in their minds: "What are you talking about, dying? It's so unlucky. Instead of wasting your energy, you should think about what you want to eat later."

"Boss?! Is that you? You've come to save us?" Qiongqi and Taotie sounded surprised when they heard Haochen's familiar voice.

Hao Chen didn't waste any more words. He used his claws to scratch the iron chains on Qiongqi and the others, and the chains broke instantly.

Then Hao Chen carried Taotie with his left paw and Qiongqi with his right paw, with Taotie on his head, and brought them out of the underground palace and outside.

The blinding sunlight shone on Qiongqi and his companions' dirty, tangled fur, yet they found the sunlight so warm that it seemed to improve their condition considerably.

Before Qiongqi and the others could say anything, Haochen said directly, "Alright, let's go back first. There will be plenty of time to sunbathe later."

Afterwards, he took Qiongqi and the others to the Shi Qilin's house first, because Qiongqi and the others were now almost exhausted in terms of their source energy, and Haochen had no way to deal with this, so he could only see what the Shi Qilin had to say.

"Boss, it really is you! What brings you here?"

"Boss, you have to help us get revenge. That guy actually dared to impersonate you, not only attacking me and Taotie, but also devouring our essence."

"Boss, you know what? Those guys are inhuman. They often treat me and Taotie like toys and tools."

"Boss..."

"Shut up, or I'll throw you down." Hao Chen felt like all he could hear was the buzzing of Qiongqi, which was making his head spin.

After being scolded by Haochen, Qiongqi put on a pitiful look, as if Haochen had bullied him.

And so, Hao Chen flew out of the Heavenly Court without any hindrance, and no one stopped him.

However, Qiongqi and the other two were too weak. They could have just spoken a few words with Haochen, but now they had fainted.

Sensing the increasingly faint aura of Qiongqi and the others, Haochen quickened his pace.

Soon, Hao Chen saw the Qilin Cave and immediately shouted, "Qilin, come out and save me!"

The First Qilin in the cave was about to do something intimate with the Jade Qilin, but it was almost scared to death by Hao Chen's shout.

"That Xiao Hao is such a worry. Didn't he go to find his eldest son and the others? Why is he crying and howling like a banshee again?" Even Shi Qilin, who had the best temper, couldn't help but complain after his plans were ruined.

"Alright, go and take a look. Maybe it really is something important." Yu Qilin couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle when she saw Shi Qilin's exasperated appearance.

"Alright, I'll go check it out, okay? We'll continue when I get back." Shi Qilin shook his head, wanting to get rid of Haochen as soon as possible.

When the Qilin went out, it was shocked to see the pitiful Qiongqi, Taotie, and Taowu at the door: "What happened? How did they get so badly injured? Their source energy is almost depleted."

When Yu Qilin heard what Shi Qilin said outside the cave, he was startled and thought that something had happened to the Four-Faced Beast. He hurriedly ran out, but fortunately, it was not the Four-Faced Beast that was injured.

However, when Yu Qilin saw the injuries on the ground, he immediately felt sorry for Qiongqi and the others and said, "Xiao Hao, how could they be so badly injured? Who is so cruel?"

The jade unicorn kept licking Qiongqi and the others' wounds, but it only healed their external injuries. As for Qiongqi and the others' essence, it continued to dissipate.

"No, if we can't replenish their essence, they probably won't live much longer in their current state," Yu Qilin sighed.

Hao Chen turned his gaze to Shi Qilin: "Shi Qilin, you are knowledgeable and experienced, do you have any ideas?"

After thinking for a moment, the First Qilin said, "There is a way, but..."

Hao Chen said firmly, "No matter what, as long as I can save them, I can do it no matter how difficult it is."

Seeing that Hao Chen had made up his mind, Shi Qilin said, "Little Hao, you have attained the Dao through Yin and Yang. Your original essence contains the power of creation. This is a kind of miraculous power. Perhaps this power can reunite the original essence of these three little guys."

Upon hearing the words of the First Qilin, Hao Chen raised his right claw without hesitation, and gently scratched the paw pad with his left claw, creating a wound.

Then Hao Chen forced out three drops of primordial blood that exuded divine essence and dripped them into the mouths of Qiongqi and the other two beasts.