Chapter 0699: The Beast Emperor Appears

“That Beast Emperor disappeared millions of years ago!” Opot frowned, while Leo and Hibere also showed surprised expressions.
None of them expected such an answer.
“What should we do now? Continue to the next sea city?!” Hibere asked, then looked at the three of them.
Keller said solemnly, “Searching further likely won’t yield different results. The Beast King can’t be lying.”
Opot opened his mouth to speak but had to admit this outcome as well.
Yet, the Beast Emperor Pearl was also very important to him. Could he just give up?! He was unwilling.
Keller glanced at Opot and mused, “Let’s keep searching for a month. If we can’t find the Beast Emperor, we’ll go to the third layer and then kill the Yellow Dragon!” After all, Opot was his future father-in-law, so he had to side with him on some matters. However, they certainly couldn’t stay in this Ancient Beast Abyss for long.
There were still treasures to find in the lower layers. Their main purpose for coming to the River of Xuanyang wasn’t the Beast Emperor Pearl. Besides, his wedding was in half a year, so he could stay in the River of Xuanyang at most for five months.
Leo and Hibere exchanged a glance and remained silent, agreeing to Keller and the others’ decision. For the next layers—third, fourth, fifth, and sixth—they would still need Keller and Opot’s help, so it wouldn’t hurt to show them some favor.
After all, the four of them were on the same “side,” and staying for a month wouldn’t cause much delay.
Opot glanced at Keller and thanked the three of them.
Thus, the four of them continued searching for the Beast Emperor’s whereabouts.
A month wasn’t long, and it would be difficult to find the Beast Emperor in this Ancient Beast Abyss. So, after some consideration, they split up and agreed to reunite at a predetermined place in a month.
While Keller and the others split up to search, the Yellow Dragon and his two companions also learned from a powerful Beast King that the Beast Emperor had been missing for millions of years.
“What do we do now?!” Livya frowned anxiously.
She absolutely had to get that Beast Emperor Pearl.
Without it, the three items would be useless.
“Let’s split up and search. No matter who finds it, they should inform the other two!” the Yellow Dragon mused. He knew how important the Beast Emperor Pearl was to Livya, so they had to find the Beast Emperor at all costs.
Huoyang frowned briefly but ultimately said nothing.

Thus, just like the four people with Keller, the three members of the Yellow Dragon group also set out to search for the Beast Emperor. After Huang Long, Rivia, and Huoyang separated, they arrived at the center of the Ancient Beast Abyss, where the Beast Emperor’s Palace was located. The Beast Emperor’s Palace was the emperor’s temporary residence, but it was merely for show; the Beast Emperor usually did not practice there. Huang Long flew down into the palace. The palace was quite large, covering an area of tens of millions of miles square. Within it, Ancient Yellow Beasts could be seen patrolling everywhere. Huang Long had a reason for coming here—although it was unlikely that the missing Beast Emperor was hiding there, he intuited that he might find some clues about the emperor’s disappearance or his hiding place. Huang Long activated his Heavenly Eyes and soon appeared in front of one of the palaces. On the door of this palace were three ancient characters: Tianxing Palace. From the words of those powerful beast kings, he learned that this Tianxing Palace was the place where the Beast Emperor used to hold meetings with them before he disappeared. Upon arriving at Tianxing Palace, Huang Long’s body became blurred as he passed straight through the palace doors, regaining clarity afterward. He walked slowly around the palace, scanning its surroundings. The layout of the palace was somewhat mysterious. There were sixteen large pillars, each carved with Ancient Yellow Beasts. While others might not notice anything, Huang Long could see that these sixteen pillars formed a complex array. When he reached the center of the palace, a flash of light occurred, and the Ancient Yellow Beasts on the pillars emerged and attacked Huang Long. At the same time, the pillars began to spin, darkness covered the sky, and Huang Long found himself in another small world. In this world, dark clouds filled the sky, moving at great speed like waves on the sea. The ground was covered by endless swamps, from which faint streams of colorful mist rose. Upon seeing this mist, Huang Long realized it had a mind-altering effect! He quickly focused his mind. Then, roars were heard as the sixteen Ancient Yellow Beasts that had emerged from the pillars attacked him. Each of these beasts possessed peak dominator strength, approaching that of a supreme god, with attacks that were overwhelming and capable of shattering mountains and splitting the earth.

However, despite the fierce attacks of the sixteen Xuanhuang Ancient Beasts, they posed little threat to the Yellow Dragon. The Yellow Dragon channeled the power of the immortal spirits within its body; the Water and Fire Dragons soared into the sky, and with a single punch, it brought about the Annihilation of Time and Space.
The Great Annihilation Punch!
With a thunderous roar, the sixteen Xuanhuang Ancient Beasts were sent flying by the Yellow Dragon’s punch. The Yellow Dragon remained motionless, standing high in the air.
After being sent flying, the sixteen Xuanhuang Ancient Beasts roared in anger and then formed a formation. As the formation took shape, waves of the aura of ancient beasts continued to gather and spread through the air. Even the swirling black clouds above condensed as a result.
The Yellow Dragon focused its mind, and golden clouds surged from its body, forming a sea of gold.
These sixteen Xuanhuang Ancient Beasts were actually somewhere between physical and spiritual entities. The Yellow Dragon could see that their souls had been trapped within this formation using powerful divine forces through secret techniques, serving as the spirit beings of the formation. In other words, as long as the formation remained intact, these spirit beings would not disappear.
A cold glint appeared in the Yellow Dragon’s eyes.
At that moment, the sixteen Xuanhuang Ancient Beasts attacked again. This time, their attacks were even more powerful due to their formed formation.
Sixteen columns of energy stretched across heaven and earth, charging straight at the Yellow Dragon.
With a thought from the Yellow Dragon, a Chaos Bell appeared above its head. As the Chaos Bell began to rotate, the aura of Hongmeng Xuanhuang surged forth, engulfing those sixteen columns of energy.
Under the attack of the Chaos Bell’s Hongmeng Xuanhuang aura, those sixteen columns of energy instantly collapsed. The aura continued to strike the sixteen Xuanhuang Ancient Beasts.
After a while, the formation was destroyed by the Chaos Bell’s attack, and the sixteen Xuanhuang Ancient Beasts vanished.
The black clouds high in the sky disappeared, as did the swamp below.
The Yellow Dragon was once again in the original palace. The sixteen large pillars surrounding the palace remained as before, though the colors of the carved Xuanhuang Ancient Beasts seemed much dimmer.
The Yellow Dragon walked around the hall but found nothing else aside from that formation.
Frowning, it then flew above the Beast Emperor Palace.
Suddenly, there was a vibration at its waist. The Yellow Dragon took out a jade talisman and scanned it with its spiritual sense. Its expression changed—Livia had sent a message saying she had found the location of the Beast Emperor. But apart from Livia, Opot also discovered the location, and the two were now fighting over it. The location was not far from the Beast Emperor Palace.
Without hesitation, the Yellow Dragon flashed away, turning into a streak of light and disappearing toward the location indicated by Livia.
Half an hour later, the Yellow Dragon sensed powerful energy fluctuations in the distance.
Two immense pressures emanated from all directions, causing the Xuanhuang Ancient Beasts within hundreds of millions of miles to hide in fear.

Huang Long knew it was caused by the battle between Livia and Opot. Seeing this, Huang Long accelerated once again and soon arrived at the site of their fight. High in the sky, two silhouettes—one silver and one gold—flickered continuously as they clashed, each impact producing a thunderous roar that shook the surroundings. The two were Livia and Opot. Huang Long’s gaze shifted away from them and landed on a glowing mass in the distance. His eyes narrowed as he saw a teenager-like boy inside the glow, constantly attacking it, struggling, and shouting, “Release this emperor quickly! Otherwise, I’ll perish with you!” “Is this the Beast Emperor of the Ancient Beast Abyss?!” Huang Long was stunned; he hadn’t expected such a young boy to be the Beast Emperor who ruled countless ancient beasts. Judging from his appearance, it was hard to associate this seemingly innocent boy with the majestic title of Beast Emperor. However, with a glance from his divine eyes, Huang Long quickly noticed something different about the boy—his body contained a world-destroying power that originated from a pale yellow pearl in his mind, a force even Huang Long couldn’t underestimate. The Beast Emperor Pearl?! Huang Long thought to himself. But the glowing mass trapping the Beast Emperor contained two restraining forces at work, likely imposed by Livia and Opot to prevent the Beast Emperor from escaping. It seemed capturing the Beast Emperor would not be easy. Huang Long’s arrival caught the attention of Livia and Opot. Livia was delighted, while Opot’s expression darkened. He hadn’t expected Huang Long to be nearby and arrive so quickly. “Huang Long, that’s the Beast Emperor!” Livia said. In fact, Huang Long already knew without her reminder. As soon as Livia spoke, Huang Long summoned his Binding Rope, which transformed into a giant dragon before flying toward the Beast Emperor. Seeing this, Opot, who was still fighting Livia, changed his expression and roared, “Huang Long, how dare you!” He then threw a punch at Livia and another at Huang Long’s Binding Rope. If the Beast Emperor fell into Huang Long’s hands, his carefully planned scheme to obtain the Beast Emperor Pearl would fail. But just as Opot launched his attack on the Binding Rope, Livia also acted immediately. Raising her delicate hand, she struck out with a palm, sending a burst of silver light that blocked Opot’s attack. The dragon formed by the Binding Rope continued its flight toward the Beast Emperor.

Seeing this, Aopuot became furious. A golden glow flashed in his hand, and a lifelike Golden Dragon Spear appeared—none other than the sacred treasure of Tianlong Mountain, the Dragon Spear!