Chapter 626: One Bite Swallowed

The Seven-Colored Treasure Land, located underground, is a massive, labyrinthine cave system.

Zhou Yuan and his group, led by Chu Qing, entered the cave and immediately saw the ground littered with the corpses of Iron-Armored Lizards. Evidently, a fierce battle had taken place when Tun Tun led the many Cangxuan Sect disciples into this area. Although the Iron-Armored Lizards were numerous, with Tun Tun leading the way, they clearly couldn't pose much of an obstacle to the Cangxuan Sect disciples.

The Saints swiftly advanced, following the trail of beast corpses. After about fifteen minutes, they gradually reached the deepest part, where extremely violent Genesis Qi fluctuations were erupting. Clearly, an intense battle was underway.

Zhou Yuan and the others looked over and saw two colossal creatures fighting in the massive cave. One of them, naturally, was Tun Tun, transformed into its combat form. At this moment, its four hooves treading on Genesis Qi, it looked awe-inspiring, a mysterious and majestic aura continuously emanating from its body. The other colossal creature fighting Tun Tun was a golden Dragon Lizard with dragon claws. It was incredibly ferocious; its claw strikes tore through the air, leaving visible rifts in space. Judging by the Genesis Qi fluctuations emanating from the Dragon Lizard, its strength was no weaker than that of the Saints from the various sects.

While Tun Tun fought the Dragon Lizard, the other Cangxuan Sect disciples were clearing out the countless Iron-Armored Lizards. A bloody scent permeated the entire massive cave.

"First, let's help clear out those Iron-Armored Lizards," Chu Qing said. He didn't rashly intervene in the battle between Tun Tun and the Dragon Lizard, choosing instead to first clear the surroundings. Zhou Yuan and the others nodded, then swiftly dashed out, heading towards the continuously surging Iron-Armored Lizards. Most of these Iron-Armored Lizards were around the First Layer of the Alpha-Origin Stage and could only tangle with the Cangxuan Sect disciples due to their sheer numbers. So, when the Saints joined, the situation instantly became a one-sided slaughter. Each Saint, with a single move, instantly annihilated swathes of Iron-Armored Lizards. In just a few minutes, the Iron-Armored Lizards were terrified and began to retreat.

Chiefs Tang Muxin, Jin Zhang, and others could finally catch their breath. However, when they saw Chu Qing and Zhou Yuan arriving, they were slightly surprised. "Are things outside no longer being handled?" they wondered. Although they were inside the treasure land, they could imagine that the outside must be rife with hidden dangers and certainly not peaceful. Yet now, even Chu Qing and the others had entered. "What's going on?" they wondered. "Did the outside fall, causing all the Saints to retreat into the treasure land to plunder it more quickly?"

"Zhou Yuan defeated Chai Ying of the Sacred Palace, and the Sacred Palace has retreated," Li Qingchan explained with a soft chuckle. "This Seven-Colored Treasure Land now belongs to our Cangxuan Sect."

Upon hearing this, Chiefs Tang Muxin, Jin Zhang, Baili Che, and others were stunned. The other disciples also fell into a momentary daze. "'Zhou Yuan defeated Chai Ying? How is that possible?!' Baili Che was the first to blurt out. He naturally knew Chai Ying, the youngest Saint of the Sacred Palace, rumored to have limitless potential. 'How could he possibly lose to Zhou Yuan?!'"

However, he quickly calmed down because reason told him that the Saints wouldn't joke about such a matter. Consequently, his gaze towards Zhou Yuan became complex. Six months prior, he had viewed Zhou Yuan with a condescending attitude and had even scoffed at Zhou Yuan's status as a Chief, believing it to be undeserved. However, he likely never imagined then that half a year later, Zhou Yuan would have far surpassed him... When Zhou Yuan forcefully shattered Zhao Jing of the Sacred Palace's arm a while ago, Baili Che had already felt surpassed. At that time, he had believed that was Zhou Yuan's limit. But today, reality once again showed him its cruelty... While he was still striving to climb towards the Saint realm, Zhou Yuan had already begun to defeat Saints.

Kong Sheng coughed lightly, breaking the stunned atmosphere. He asked, "How are things here?"

Tang Muxin withdrew her gaze from Zhou Yuan and said, somewhat excitedly, "As we explored, we found this Seven-Colored Treasure Land to be enormous. So far, we've discovered five caverns that can be considered Six-Colored Treasure Lands within it. From them, we obtained five incomplete Profound Tablet Tokens and nine Six-Colored God-Building Treasures. Of course, there were also several other God-Building Treasures of varying grades. And due to time constraints, we've only conducted a rough search."

Tang Muxin waved her delicate hand, and a light flickered before them. Then, everyone saw five Profound Tablet Tokens appear. However, these tokens, like the one Zhou Yuan already possessed, were all incomplete. In addition to the five incomplete Profound Tablet Tokens, there were also nine prism-shaped gems, each about the size of a baby's fist. Extremely rich and pure Genesis Qi fluctuations emanated from within the gems. They were all Six-Colored God-Building Treasures!

Facing such a haul, even Zhou Yuan gasped slightly. The other Saints' eyes burned with eagerness. The Seven-Colored Treasure Land truly lived up to its name.

Chu Qing gazed at the treasures before them, pondering slightly. He then said, "For this Seven-Colored Treasure Land, Zhou Yuan's defeat of Chai Ying was the greatest contribution. I suggest giving him two of these five Profound Tablet Tokens."

The other Saints fell silent upon hearing this. Most of them nodded slightly. Previously, Jiang Taishen had unexpectedly sent Chai Ying and Chi Lei into the barrier. Had Zhou Yuan not intervened at the end, the situation might be entirely different now. In terms of contribution, Zhou Yuan's was indeed the most significant this time. Even Kong Sheng, who wasn't fond of Zhou Yuan, couldn't find fault with this.

Seeing no objections from the group, Chu Qing flicked his finger, and two incomplete Profound Tablet Tokens shot towards Zhou Yuan. "With these two, combined with what you already have," he said, "you should be able to form a complete Profound Tablet Token."

Zhou Yuan quickly took them. Holding the two incomplete Profound Tablet Tokens, his heart stirred slightly. With these, he would finally have the qualification to approach the final opportunity when it appeared.

"As for the God-Building Treasures and other items," Chu Qing said, "we'll distribute them once the Seven-Colored Treasure Land has been fully explored." He then waved his sleeve, collecting all nine Six-Colored God-Building Treasures and the other items. The others also nodded, knowing that now was not the time for distribution.

"What the Dragon Lizard is guarding is the most important treasure in this Seven-Colored Treasure Land." Li Qingchan's beautiful eyes turned to the deepest part of the cave, where they saw a cavern in the rock wall. From within the cavern, massive and pure fluctuations emanated. The others also looked on with fervent eyes, but that direction was precisely where Tun Tun and the Dragon Lizard were fiercely battling. Evidently, to enter that cavern, this Dragon Lizard was the final guardian beast.

Under everyone's gaze, the battle between Tun Tun and the Dragon Lizard grew even more intense. Both sides, relying on their powerful physical bodies, fought fiercely, shaking the ground and mountains with incredible violence.

While Zhou Yuan and the others watched with great interest, Yaoyao, standing nearby, suddenly spoke calmly: "Tun Tun, stop playing around."

In the arena, Tun Tun, who had been having a blast fighting the Dragon Lizard, heard Yaoyao's voice and immediately let out a majestic roar. The next moment, a deep black light burst forth from its wide maw. The black light whistled, like a silken ribbon, fiercely coiling around the golden Dragon Lizard. As the black light coiled, everyone could see that it seemed to be gradually imprinting a mysterious mark onto the Dragon Lizard's body. When the mark formed, Tun Tun let out a long roar heavenward. The black light then actually coiled up the wildly struggling Dragon Lizard and pulled it back. Tun Tun opened its enormous maw and, in one gulp, swallowed the Dragon Lizard whole.

After swallowing the Dragon Lizard, Tun Tun's massive body rapidly shrunk, eventually reverting to its usual miniature form. However, its belly was now bulging. It extended a paw and lightly patted its stomach, causing ripples of flesh, and then let out a satisfied burp.

A silence fell over the cave. Even the Saints felt a chill run through them at that moment. Clearly, Tun Tun's act of devouring a Dragon Lizard, whose strength was comparable to a Saint's, had quite an impact on them.

Li Qingchan, Kong Sheng, and the others exchanged glances, each seeing the astonishment in the other's eyes. "What kind of Genesis Beast is this Tun Tun?" they wondered. "How can it be so terrifying..."