Chapter 1629: Magic Beast Egg

Everything here had been swallowed by the colossal creature but could not be digested.

As expected, inside the King Crab, which was the true Fourth Forbidden Zone, hundreds of thousands of demon beasts had barely landed when they were overwhelmed by an incredibly strong, putrid smell of blood that permeated every corner of the area. All around them were the remains and corpses of various ancient magical beasts. Interspersed among them were enormous magical beast eggs, which had lain dormant in this ancient ruin for an unknown amount of time.

"Oh man, boss, do you think we could get some ancient magical beast bloodlines here to be our pets? You already have Little Ash as your companion. We'd also like to have powerful companions like Little Ash, which would significantly boost our overall combat strength."

Long Kun had actually harbored this idea for a long time, but he had never been able to bring himself to shamelessly make such a request to Xu Yang. However, now that they were in the Fourth Forbidden Zone, surrounded by countless magical beasts, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for everyone to acquire their own unique companion. But Xu Yang's next words quickly poured cold water on Long Kun's enthusiasm.

"Do you truly believe that magical beast eggs, which even the Golden King Crab's bloodline couldn't assimilate, would willingly become your companions? The very term 'magical beast' should dismiss such a notion. The lineage of ancient magical beasts carries an incredibly violent and murderous intent. When these powerful magical beasts descend into a frenzy, they will mercilessly kill even their own kind and their own offspring. They possess no concept of goodwill whatsoever. They adhere to the most primitive law of the jungle: survival of the fittest. In their eyes, there is only devouring their prey or becoming prey themselves. It's either life or death. To tame them and make them willingly serve as your obedient companions is utterly impossible."

Xu Yang's words immediately gained unanimous agreement from Little Hua and the others nearby. Even Little Ash nodded its small head repeatedly in affirmation.

"Master is right, magical beast bloodlines are not easily tamed. Every magical beast egg within this Golden King Crab, once successfully hatched under the influence of a special catalyst, will become our most formidable enemy."

Little Ash's words proved prophetic. The moment it finished speaking, the previously menacing stone totem reappeared above the Fourth Forbidden Zone. An ancient and profound voice slowly emanated from within it, a vast demonic sound that enveloped the entire void above the Fourth Forbidden Zone, reverberating in everyone's minds.

"Welcome to the true interior of the Fourth Forbidden Zone. While the Golden King Crab's trap just now failed to ensnare you all, that's perfectly acceptable. Now you have willingly entered the Golden King Crab's abdomen, which is truly my exclusive domain. For I am the only one here capable of controlling the will of magical beasts. Every magical beast egg buried around you will be the lethal weapon that personally brings about the demise of your hundreds of thousands of demon beasts. Soon, you will personally witness the most spectacular magical beast uprising. The only price for bearing witness to this historic event, of course, will be your very lives."

Subsequently, as more and more eerie purplish-black runes on the stone totem, which stood proudly in the void, began to awaken, endless purple mist started to emanate throughout the Fourth Forbidden Zone. These mists seemed to originate from the glowing runes on the stone totem's exterior. In reality, the totem served as the conduit, guiding the activation of this demonic aura. As these purple demonic energies, dormant for countless millennia, erupted, the quiescent magical beast eggs simultaneously began to awaken their independent consciousness. They frantically absorbed the increasingly active purple aura from their surroundings. After devouring this energy, more and more magical beast eggs began to writhe and tremble violently.

"This is bad! All demon beasts, heed my command! Immediately converge to the very center; do not scatter outwards!"

Upon issuing the command, Xu Yang immediately transmitted a unique soul message into the minds of Jiu'er and Xiaoxiang. "Immediately unleash the Immortal Saint Technique! I need a sufficiently powerful life aura now to help the entire demon beast army erect a wall of vitality. Only pure life force can best suppress the true nature of these magical beasts!"

Upon receiving Xu Yang's command, Jiu'er and Xiaoxiang showed no hesitation. They immediately found secure positions and began to channel their powerful cultivation techniques. After all, they were considered prodigies among the Six Human Spirit Meridians. Both girls possessed innate talent for cultivation and exceptional demeanor. Even under such intense circumstances, they did not disappoint Xu Yang.

A powerful life system quickly manifested. As the Ancient Life Tree Totem's power awakened within Xu Yang, an endless essence of life force enveloped his body. In an incredibly short time, he wove it into a unique law of vitality, which then hovered above the heads of the hundreds of thousands of demon beasts.

"What? This young man can actually forge his own unique law in such a short time? Such power and mastery are truly astounding. However, I'm eager to see if the thousands of magical beasts in my Forbidden Zone, awakening simultaneously, can truly tear you, this human, to shreds."

Although the stone totem held Xu Yang in considerable respect, it had far greater confidence in its magical beast legion, which it had meticulously nurtured for hundreds of thousands of years within this Fourth Forbidden Zone. Soon, activated by its purple runes, more and more cracks began to appear on the surfaces of the magical beast eggs. It was important to remember that even a single one of these eggs could be dozens of meters in diameter.

The mere thought of what the scene would be like once these new magical beasts hatched sent shivers down everyone's spines. Yet, even with Xu Yang personally taking charge, the awakening of thousands of magical beast eggs was an irreversible situation. All Xu Yang could do was leverage the law he had established with his own power to help everyone gather enough life force to withstand the surrounding demonic energy. As for the hatching of these magical beast eggs, that was entirely controlled by the stone totem, the master of the Fourth Forbidden Zone. Even Xu Yang had no means to forcefully intervene or prevent it.

If Xu Yang were to use his primary divine artifact or the supreme law of the Samsara Realm to forcefully halt the stone totem's power release, it would inevitably exceed and shatter the entire Heaven-Reaching Road's capacity. In such a scenario, even if Xu Yang remained unharmed and could destroy any power obstructing him, the likely consequence would be the complete annihilation of the hundreds of thousands of demon beasts surrounding them.