Chapter 0281: Primal Ancient Beasts

The Netherworld Divine Tree could absorb the Primal Beast Crystals of ancient primal beasts and convert that energy for the Yellow Dragon to use!
This discovery filled the Yellow Dragon with joy. Initially, he had doubts about breaking through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal in ten thousand years, but now, looking at the bodies of those Iron Prairie Cattle, his eyes burned with enthusiasm.
The Primal Ancient Forest, which seemed terrifying to others, was now a vast treasure trove for the Yellow Dragon! A treasure even better than innate supreme treasures!
No matter where one is, strength is the most important thing. Magical artifacts, power, wealth—all are external possessions. Only strength, true strength, is the foundation of survival!
Among the Twelve Golden Immortals of Pangu’s Sect, the Yellow Dragon held the lowest status, and one of the main reasons was his lack of strength!
Suppressing his excitement, the Yellow Dragon approached the group of Iron Prairie Cattle and stored them in the Five Hells Divine Cauldron.
Since the Five Hells Divine Cauldron had evolved into a celestial artifact, it contained a space spanning millions of miles. The Yellow Dragon certainly didn’t have to worry about space constraints—there was more than enough room for millions of primal beasts.
After storing those Iron Prairie Cattle in the divine cauldron, the Yellow Dragon activated his Heaven-Seeing Eyes and set his sights on a group of Fire Dragon Lions thousands of miles away.
Fire Dragon Lions were of the second level of lower gods! There were over a hundred of them!
Immediately, the Yellow Dragon rose through the clouds, transforming into a streak of light as he approached the group. Soon, he arrived before them.
Fire Dragon Lions were descendants of primal ancient dragons and fire lions, born with an innate affinity for fire and an understanding of fire-based laws.
As the Yellow Dragon drew closer, a massive Fire Dragon Lion, thirty to forty zhang tall, turned its head, raised its head, and roared—a sound that blended that of both dragons and lions, sending waves of sound rippling through the air.
“Soul attack!”
Divine-level powerhouses could become Soul Masters through soul mutations, and primal ancient beasts also had their own Soul Beasts. These Fire Dragon Lions were precisely such Soul-Transformed Primal Beasts.
Thus, although these Fire Dragon Lions were only at the second level of lower gods, their strength surpassed that of those at the third level.
“The energy converted by the Netherworld Divine Tree after absorbing these Fire Dragon Lions must be equivalent to over a decade of my hard cultivation!” Facing their soul attacks, the Yellow Dragon remained calm, staring at them thoughtfully.
As second-level lower gods and Soul-Transformed Primal Beasts, the Fire Dragon Lions possessed Primal Beast Crystals with energy far beyond that of the Iron Prairie Cattle. Moreover, each Fire Dragon Lion was worth three thousand Divine Stones, so over a hundred of them meant more than thirty thousand Divine Stones in total.
At that moment, the Yellow Dragon drew out his Green Rainbow Sword and stood in midair.
“The Dayan Extinction Sword Formation!”
The sword light of the Green Rainbow Sword descended like a torrential rain, instantly submerging the attacking Fire Dragon Lions.

Mutated beasts at the Mid-Level God tier or above—with Yellow Dragon’s current strength, killing them is still somewhat difficult. But this Lower God Tier 2 Fire Dragon Lion can be killed effortlessly.

After a while, over a hundred beast crystals emitting faint fire-based divine energy floated in the air. Whether it was god-tier powerhouses or beast crystals, if their divine essences or crystal structures remained intact after death, they would float outside their bodies.

Yellow Dragon focused his mind, and the glow of the Green Rainbow Sword merely scattered the souls of these Fire Dragon Lions without damaging the beast crystals or their bodies.

Looking at the over a hundred floating Fire Dragon Lion beast crystals in the air, Yellow Dragon summoned the Group of Immortals Pavilion with a thought. The roots of the Netherworld Divine Tree stretched out, enveloping and devouring them.

Soon, waves of powerful energy emanated from the Netherworld Divine Tree, flowing throughout Yellow Dragon’s body. With a deep breath, Yellow Dragon created gusts of spatial winds.

Inside his dantian, the power of the immortal essence grew stronger, while his soul sea continued to expand, enhancing his soul’s power significantly.

“Stronger than I thought!” Yellow Dragon murmured in delight as he sensed the changes within his body.

The Netherworld Divine Tree transformed the energy absorbed from those over a hundred Fire Dragon Lion beast crystals, and it was far more powerful than Yellow Dragon had expected.

He had originally planned to refine Immortal Spirit Pills to enhance his strength by taking them in, but now he saw no need for that. The Netherworld Divine Tree itself was the best source of Immortal Spirit Pills—what more could he possibly need?

With his Heavenly Immortal body, Yellow Dragon didn’t have to worry about being overwhelmed by energy and unable to absorb it. Thus, he used his Heaven-Penetrating Eye to lock onto targets and hunt them.

In just one day, he killed over two thousand ancient beast crystals—from Lower God Tier 1 to Tier 3! With the energy derived from these beast crystals, he could hunt continuously without needing to rest.

A month passed! The number of Lower God Tier 1 to Tier 3 ancient beast crystals he had killed reached a terrifying figure of over a hundred thousand!

The faster time went by, the quicker Yellow Dragon became at hunting. He locked onto a target, used the Green Rainbow Sword to kill it, had the Netherworld Divine Tree absorb the energy, then moved on to the next target—repeating this cycle endlessly.

Yellow Dragon’s Five Pits Divine Cauldron gradually filled up. In just one month, among over a hundred thousand ancient beast crystals, hundreds of different species had been acquired.

In that same month, Yellow Dragon also ventured hundreds of miles deeper. However, the Ancient Forest was vast beyond measure—billions of miles around it still belonged to its outskirts—and he hadn’t encountered any Mid-Level God beast crystals.

During this month, Huang Long also encountered many godly experts who hunted primal beasts. Some were groups of hundreds from certain clans or tribes, some acted alone; some were killed by primal beasts, while others fled in panic upon encountering large numbers of them. However, to avoid trouble, Huang Long took detours around them one by one. Two months passed. One day, with mist shrouding the area, after killing a group of Lower Divine Level 3 Unicorn Ice Toads, Huang Long took off and landed on an ancient tree hundreds of feet tall. In this primordial forest, filled with towering ancient trees that had survived for hundreds of millions of years—some even reaching a thousand or several thousand feet high—the dense foliage provided excellent cover, making it the perfect place to rest. After two months of hunting primal beasts in this primordial forest, Huang Long decided to rest here for a day. Sitting cross-legged on a branch of the ancient tree, he took out the King of the Underworld card. After two months of fighting, he couldn’t remember exactly how many primal beasts he had killed, but fortunately, the card kept track. Iron Prime Cows: 352, Lower Divine Level 1. Fire Dragon Lions: 121, Lower Divine Level 2, mutated beasts. Eight-Clawed Pythons: 23, Lower Divine Level 2. … Unicorn Ice Toads: 166, Lower Divine Level 3. The total recorded was: 181,210 of Lower Divine Level 1, 83,100 of Lower Divine Level 2, and 31,630 of Lower Divine Level 3. In just two months, nearly 300,000 primal beasts! “I didn’t expect it to be this many! It seems I won’t need a year to reach one million!” Huang Long thought, somewhat surprised. “Huang Long, in just two months, you’ve killed around 300,000 primal beasts?!” At that moment, Baili Er’s shocked voice came from the Group of Immortals Pavilion. Initially, Huang Long intended to take Baili Er to the Divine Realm so she could learn more about it, but unexpectedly, although Baili Er was from the Underworld, she knew very little about it. “Around 300,000 primal beasts? Is that many?” Huang Long asked back with a smile. “300,000 primal beasts? Of course it’s not much, but killing 300,000 in two months means you could reach one million in a year and become a First-Class King of the Underworld. In just one year—good heavens! You might be the first person to complete the First-Class King of the Underworld trial in the Underworld!” Baili Er exclaimed. Since the birth of the Underworld, it had taken at least five years for anyone to complete this trial! And this person was now one of the eight Perfect Upper Divine beings in the Underworld! Could it be that another Perfect Upper Divine being was about to emerge in the Underworld?! At the thought of this, Baili Er couldn’t help but get excited. For countless trillions of years, no Perfect Upper Divine being had emerged in the Underworld, and if one did, it would shake the entire Underworld.

“Was it because of the mid-tier divine artifact on you that the Liuli Domain pursued you back then?” Huang Long asked at this moment.
“That’s right,” Baili Er replied upon Huang Long’s question, though her expression showed some panic.
Seeing this, Huang Long stopped asking further.
“Hm?” Just then, Huang Long had a thought and looked through the dense trees and leaves.
“They’re Primordial Ancient Humans!” Dozens of tall, muscular men, each ten meters tall and covered in fur, appeared on the ground in the distance. These men retained some characteristics of primal beasts.
“Everyone, find him! We must locate that kid!” one of the Primordial Ancient Humans ordered loudly.
“Yes, leader!” The others replied in unison with loud voices, then scattered, with two of them heading toward where Huang Long was hiding.
Huang Long frowned and immediately used his invisibility spell. Under Baili Er’s astonished gaze at the Qunxian Pavilion, he gradually became transparent until he was completely invisible.
The two Primordial Ancient Humans flew over the tree where Huang Long was hidden before eventually disappearing into the distance.
Once the Primordial Ancient Humans were gone, Huang Long reappeared.
“What kind of law is this?!”
“Is it the water attribute’s ‘Scattering’? No, not that… Could it be the wind attribute’s ‘Invisibility’?” Baili Er guessed in shock.
“Who are these Primordial Ancient Humans looking for?” Huang Long thought as he watched them disappear, then shook his head. This matter had nothing to do with him. His only priority in the Primal Forest was to hunt primal beasts.
After nightfall, faint rays of sunlight filtered through the ancient trees. Huang Long opened his eyes, stood up, and flew away to continue his hunt.
Ten days later, Huang Long appeared above a lake.
Just then, his divine sense detected that hundreds of Swordfish Beasts at the lower third level of the Divine Realm were lurking in the lake.
As Huang Long was about to use the Green Rainbow Sword to kill those beasts, suddenly, a shout came from afar: “Kid, hand over our clan’s sacred artifact!”
“Hand it over? Here it is! Come and get it!”
In the blink of an eye, dozens of figures rushed toward them.
Huang Long’s eyes narrowed. Those chasing them were the same Primordial Ancient Humans from before, while the one in front was a young man with black hair. This young man’s strength was at the peak of the mid-level Divine Realm!
The others seemed unprepared to find someone here. Upon seeing Huang Long, they were stunned. The young man with black hair was overjoyed and landed beside Huang Long.
“Brother, are you also here for the Ming Ma Trials?” the young man asked casually, showing no concern for the Primordial Ancient Humans.