Chapter 015: The Divine Beast

Inside Gelemu’s body, 100% of it was fused with a divine essence. It was impossible for Karu to have given only the divine essences to Zhuli Luo and Harochi, not Gelemu.
Such a master who could become a god in just a few years—once he became a god and started causing trouble for himself, even sleeping at night would be impossible!
This time, Du Fan didn’t wait for Nai Xiu and Chenchen to join him; he chased after Gelemu alone, fearing that Gelemu might vanish if he wasn’t careful.
As a wind-based magic master, Du Fan had an advantage over Gelemu in speed. As he got closer, he heard Gelemu shouting loudly.
“Du Fan, you’ve already killed my two brothers. Do you really plan to kill me too?” Gelemu yelled.
“I can spare you if you give up the divine essence inside you,” Du Fan replied loudly as he pursued him.
“Du Fan, do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know? Once I fuse a divine essence, it’s impossible to take it out unless I die. Asking me to give it up means asking me to die!” Gelemu shouted while fleeing.
“Gelemu, it’s not that I don’t want to spare you. But if I do, you’ll pose too great a threat to me. Who knows when you’ll become a god? If you come after me after becoming a god, that will be a huge problem for me!” Du Fan said loudly.
“Du Fan, how about this? If you spare me, I promise I won’t cause you any trouble!” Hearing this, Gelemu became anxious and quickly said those words.
“Haha, can I trust such a promise? Your two brothers are already dead. I don’t believe you won’t avenge them!” Du Fan said as he chased after him.
“Du Fan, what if I swear? I swear by the Sun God!” Gelemu said while fleeing.
“Swearing? What’s the use of swearing? Killing you is the safest option!” Du Fan shouted and struck at Gelemu with a cross-cutting blow.
Hearing the wind behind him, Gelemu knew it was Du Fan’s attack. Without even turning around, he jumped to the side and just managed to avoid the blow.

That cross-cut struck the rock, and with a loud bang, the huge rock was instantly shattered by the light combat energy contained within the cross-cut. Just as Geermu jumped to stabilize himself and continued running, Du Fan got even closer to him. “Du Fan, if you keep pressing me like this, the worst that can happen is that we all die together!” Geermu shouted loudly, as Du Fan kept closing in on him, and behind him, Naixiu and Chenchen were also following closely. “Oh, Geermu, do you have some ultimate trick up your sleeve?” Du Fan asked with a laugh after hearing Geermu’s words. “Hmph, Du Fan, you’ll find out when you keep chasing me like this,” Geermu replied without addressing Du Fan’s question. “Oh, since you say so, I really want to see what other tricks you have,” Du Fan said. Since he was determined to kill Geermu, Du Fan certainly wouldn’t be deterred by such words. The more Geermu said that, the harder Du Fan pursued! Du Fan was also worried that Geermu might have a backup plan, so he rushed forward to deal with Geermu sooner and relieve his concerns. As Geermu ran into a valley, a strange feeling suddenly arose in Du Fan’s heart. Throughout the chase, they had reached this place, yet not a single animal could be seen! “Geermu, what exactly is this place?” Du Fan demanded sharply. “Haha, Du Fan, I told you not to chase me too eagerly. Well, now you realize something’s wrong, right?” Geermu started laughing heartily. “Geermu, what kind of place is this?” Du Fan asked angrily again. It wasn’t that Du Fan was afraid of this place; rather, in his view, knowing more about the situation was better than knowing nothing. Only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one win every battle. “It’s too late, Du Fan! You’ve chased me all the way here. Asking what this place is now is too late!” Geermu laughed loudly. At that moment, Du Fan suddenly felt a massive, powerful presence moving rapidly from ahead! Its speed was even faster than Du Fan’s!

Feeling such speed, Du Fan was shocked! He could clearly sense that this speed was very close to that of when the Dwarf King and the Commander had carried him while flying. In other words, this rapidly approaching presence was highly likely to be a divine being!
Realizing this, Du Fan immediately stopped in his tracks. At that moment, a huge magical beast resembling a tiger, over ten meters long with four wings on its back, flew toward Gelemu and Du Fan!
Seeing this tiger-like magical beast, one word popped into Du Fan’s mind: divine beast! A magical beast with such an aura must surely be a divine beast!
Judging from its appearance, it seemed to be a level 9 magical beast—the Dark Demon Tiger!
The Dark Demon Tiger was only a level 9 beast, meaning that under normal circumstances, an adult Dark Demon Tiger would have level 9 cultivation. However, occasionally, some could evolve to the sacred level. From what Du Fan had read in books, after reaching the sacred level, the Dark Demon Tiger would grow a pair of wings on its back. The highest-ranked Dark Demon Tigers recorded on the continent were those of the sacred level with wings. And such beasts were only a little over four meters long.
“Gelemu! You’ve come to me—do you want to die?” The giant tiger roared angrily as soon as it saw Gelemu.
“Dark Demon Tiger! I’ve tried to hunt you several times without success. Today, I’ve specifically brought a few extremely powerful companions to hunt you. Look at my companions—there are humans and elves among them. Hmph, with elites from various races together, how could we not be able to kill a little tiger like you?” Gelemu replied with a smile instead of anger upon hearing the Dark Demon Tiger’s words.
Hearing Gelemu’s words, Du Fan shouted, “Bad news!” It seemed there was hatred between this Dark Demon Tiger and Gelemu. From what the Dark Demon Tiger said, Gelemu had tried to hunt it several times when its cultivation wasn’t as strong. It appeared these two beings were mortal enemies.
“Haha, Gelemu, you’ve only reached the domain stage. Can’t you see that I’ve already reached the level of a divine beast?” The Dark Demon Tiger laughed loudly instead of getting angry at Gelemu’s words.

“Du Fan, we agreed that after we kill this tiger, the tiger skin will be mine, and everything else will be yours,” Ge Ermu said, ignoring what the Dark Demon Tiger was saying.
“You! Ge Ermu, you!” Du Fan was furious to see Ge Ermu drag him into the hatred between him and the Dark Demon Tiger.
“Du Fan, stop talking and just act!” Hearing Du Fan’s words, Ge Ermu didn’t give him a chance to speak. He glanced behind and saw Chen Chen and Nai Xiu already catching up.
“Du Fan, they’re coming too. I’ll take care of this tiger first; you guys hurry up!” As soon as Ge Ermu said this, he turned into a fiery red shadow and charged at the Dark Demon Tiger.
“Ge Ermu, you’re seeking death!” The Dark Demon Tiger roared and slapped Ge Ermu to the ground with one blow, leaving his limbs twitching uncontrollably. It opened its mouth wide, grabbed Ge Ermu, and swallowed him whole in one gulp.
Watching a master of his domain get devoured by a magical beast, Du Fan was speechless in shock! This Dark Demon Tiger was truly terrifying—such a master had no chance to fight back at all!
“So smelly! To be honest, I really don’t want to eat these dwarfs. They never bathe and stink all over.” After swallowing Ge Ermu, the Dark Demon Tiger casually said something outrageous!
“Human, your name is Du Fan, right?” After eating Ge Ermu, the Dark Demon Tiger seemed in a good mood. Instead of attacking Du Fan right away, it started chatting with him.
“That’s right, I’m Du Fan. But let me make it clear—I’m not with Ge Ermu’s group. I’m here chasing him too,” Du Fan said with a smile.
“I knew it! You humans are the most hypocritical! You originally wanted to kill me together with Ge Ermu. Now that you see I’m too strong, you want to run, right?” Hearing Du Fan’s words, the Dark Demon Tiger suddenly roared fiercely!

“Hmph, back then, that old bastard Gelmu—when he was still at the Saint level, I was just a little tiger. That bastard broke into my home and killed my parents! Luckily, I was young at the time and hid secretly in a corner, so he didn’t notice me, and that’s how I escaped. Today, hahaha! Father, mother, your son has finally avenged you! That old bastard Gelmu is finally dead at my hands!” the Dark Demon Tiger roared with laughter.

Hearing the Dark Demon Tiger’s words, Du Fan felt somewhat saddened. It seemed there was indeed a deep-seated hatred between Gelmu and this Dark Demon Tiger!

“Gelmu, you old bastard, do you really enjoy hunting down our Dark Demon Tiger clan? Just think—how many adults from our clan have died at your hands? At least two hundred, if not three hundred!” the Dark Demon Tiger muttered to himself again.

Actually, it couldn’t really be blamed on Gelmu. As a warrior of the dwarf race, he devoted his entire life to cultivation, which required financial support. In the Dusk Mountains, the fastest way to make money was by hunting magical beasts. Especially after Gelmu reached the Saint level, his target became the entire Dark Demon Tiger clan.

Over a thousand years ago, before the Dwarf King and the Grand Commander emerged, the Dusk Mountains were in a state of great chaos. Under such circumstances, battles often broke out between the dwarf race and magical beasts, as well as among different species of magical beasts. After Gelmu reached the Saint level, he began targeting the Dark Demon Tiger clan specifically for hunting.