452: The ethereal beast trying to escape

The Void Spirit Beast's Soul cultivation had reached an extremely high Realm, and when Xun Xiuyuan appeared and instantly took control of the entire space of the Artifact Spirit Hall, it immediately sensed the anomaly.

This exotic beast's natural intuition far exceeded that of humans; it quickly turned its body, first glancing at the suddenly appearing Xun Xiuyuan, then vigilantly scanning Bai Huang and his companions, who were frozen in place and unable to move at all.

The Void Spirit Beast's perception far exceeded that of ordinary people, and it almost immediately conceived the intention to retreat.

Although it possessed powerful strength and extraordinary cultivation, the Aura radiating from Xun Xiuyuan made it instinctively feel an indescribable sense of oppression and fear.

In that instant, it realized that it was by no means a match for this mysterious expert.

Meanwhile, Xun Xiuyuan calmly controlled Bai Huang and the other experts who had reached the Guiyi Realm, his expression relaxed and smiling as he quietly watched the battlefield where the Void Spirit Beast was, as if everything was under his control.

The Shadow King's gaze suddenly fixed on Xun Xiuyuan, and his heart could not help but tremble slightly.

As a top-tier expert of the Grandmist Realm, his memory ability had long since far exceeded that of ordinary people, almost reaching the Realm of photographic memory.

In an instant, a dusty memory surfaced from the depths of his mind—it was in the Silver Sea Secret Realm, where a young man was slaughtering the exotic beasts he had personally raised with astonishing momentum.

Although the young man's cultivation at that time was not very high, even lower than many of the exotic beasts, he displayed killing methods that exceeded his Realm, clearing out large swaths of exotic beasts like reaping wheat.

That scene was quite rare, even for an existence like the Shadow King.

Therefore, the figure of Xun Xiuyuan had long left an impression in the Shadow King's heart.

Seeing him again now, he immediately recognized him—this was the Named Disciple previously mentioned by Star Swallower, that extraordinary Genius who could overcome the strong with the weak and fight across Realms.

The Void Spirit Beast suddenly opened its massive mouth and spewed out a frigid cold current; the bone-chilling, icy Aura instantly spread out, completely enveloping the Shadow King.

Caught off guard, the Shadow King was unexpectedly frozen for a moment by this sudden cold current, and his movements suffered a brief stagnation.

In this split second, the Void Spirit Beast seized the opportunity, waved its sharp claws to tear open the space in front of it, flashed its figure into it, and disappeared without a trace.

Watching the Void Spirit Beast tear through space and escape, Xun Xiuyuan showed no signs of anxiety, merely standing there watching with a smile on his lips.

After just a moment, ripples appeared again in the space within the Artifact Spirit Hall, a crack appeared out of thin air, and the Void Spirit Beast's figure tumbled out, returning to the hall.

It looked around, seeing the familiar scene before it, and couldn't help but freeze in place, its head filled with confusion and bewilderment.

Xun Xiuyuan had not even moved an inch, still watching the Void Spirit Beast with a calm smile.

At this moment, the Void Spirit Beast finally realized with a start that the young man before it was an existence it could not contend with at all; even when facing Bai Guang in the past, it had never felt such powerful oppression.

Thinking of this, the Void Spirit Beast's heart trembled, and it instantly corrected its posture. It lowered its head slightly, its eyes revealing a perfectly measured amount of fear and sincerity, and said respectfully to Xun Xiuyuan: "Senior, please see clearly, I was truly forced by others and had no choice but to break into this place; it was never my intention to offend, I implore you to show mercy."

When it came to being a weather vane that changes with the wind and sways from side to side, this Void Spirit Beast could be called a Supreme Realm expert—its words were tactful, its attitude changed in an instant, as if it had long since mastered the art of "those who recognize the times are heroes" to the extreme.

Originally, Xun Xiuyuan's expression was stern, his Aura gathering around him, having prepared to strike.

But this emotional and guilt-shifting defense from the Void Spirit Beast made him pause, and a trace of astonishment flashed across his expression.

He could not help but secretly ponder: So the so-called Grandmist Realm experts are nothing more than this? They are actually such hypocritical beings who can bend and stretch.

Bai Huang and the others could not even make a single expression at this moment, their eyeballs almost frozen, as if locked tightly by an invisible force, and they could only wait helplessly for death to arrive.

They couldn't even squeeze out words of pleading; their throats felt like they were being gripped by iron pincers, breathing became extremely difficult, and their whole bodies felt like they had fallen into an ice cave, desperate and helpless.

Xun Xiuyuan had no intention of letting this group go at all; he was expressionless, merely waving his hand casually.

Following that, a horrifying scene occurred—the group of experts led by Bai Huang began to slowly turn to sand; their skin, muscles, and bones seemed to be eroded by some mysterious power, gradually turning into fine sand particles, drifting away with the wind, and finally completely turning into dust, disappearing without a trace, not even leaving a single mark behind.

Witnessing this action of Xun Xiuyuan, the Void Spirit Beast was even more shocked, its posture appearing even more respectful, and even carrying a hint of fear.

It lowered its head, not daring to have the slightest bit of offense.

Bai Huang was, after all, a Guiyi Realm expert with profound cultivation; even if encountering a Grandmist Realm existence, logically speaking, he should have had a chance to struggle or escape, and certainly should not have died so stiflingly and silently.

But from the moment Xun Xiuyuan appeared, Bai Huang was completely deprived of even the ability to speak a single word, as if his very existence was completely suppressed.

One must know that such a team led by a Guiyi Realm expert could almost be said to be invincible in the vast majority of Universes.

As long as they didn't encounter those supreme worlds that contained Grandmist Realm power, they could have run rampant; for them, ordinary Universes were merely objects to be taken from at will, with no power to resist.

However, in front of Xun Xiuyuan, this group of people could not put up any resistance at all, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, their fates completely controlled by others, life and death decided in a single thought.

The Shadow King gazed at Xun Xiuyuan, his eyes shimmering with layers of brilliance; in that light, there was both shock and indescribable admiration.

He could clearly sense that the Aura radiating from Xun Xiuyuan's body had already far exceeded Star Swallower's; it was a power that was near Perfection, approaching the Origin of the Universe's Laws, clearly already standing at the pinnacle of the Cosmic Battlefield.

And even more shocking was that the Void Spirit Beast, originally unruly and an existence of the Grandmist Realm, had now slowly released its massive and majestic true form, its body gradually shrinking, finally turning into the appearance of a nimble and tame little beast, snuggling against Xun Xiuyuan's feet like a pet dog, circling gently, its posture revealing full awe and submission.

One must know, what kind of existence is a Void Spirit Beast? Even when facing experts like Bai Guang, it never bowed its head, always arguing based on reason, its Aura undiminished.

But in front of Xun Xiuyuan, it put away all its sharpness and dignity, becoming as well-behaved and docile as a little cat.

The Void Spirit Beast was crystal clear in its heart: even if it broke free from all restraints and fled to the edge of the Universe, if Xun Xiuyuan really intended to kill it, it would be but a single thought away; it had nowhere to escape.