Under the fierce attack of the Taotie, Lu Yuan could only flee frantically.

The Taotie, representing greed and slaughter, had such powerful attacks that even Lu Yuan was drenched in sweat, and he dared not confront it head-on.

After his state of mind changed, he could feel that the amount of spiritual energy stored in his body had increased significantly, but at this moment he was also unable to hold on.

Moreover, the system account balance is already low, and there aren't enough divine power points to exchange for the Supreme God Formation.

If he were hit by the Taotie's attack, he had no doubt that he would be instantly reduced to ashes.

boom--!

As the Taotie kicked out, spiritual energy, almost tangible, surrounded it. A loud bang was heard, and the location that was originally away from the dungeon collapsed, turning into a bottomless pit.

Lu Yuan nimbly stepped back, then summoned Chi Yu from his beast-taming space.

Seeing this, Taotie unleashed a compressed spiritual energy cannon at Chiyu, who was flying in the sky. Lu Yuan dared not let his guard down and quickly directed Chiyu to dodge, while taking advantage of the gap in Taotie's attack to rapidly approach it.

Once inside the range of the sword-drawing technique, Lu Yuan leaped off the red feather and poured all his spiritual power into the Thousand Pattern Blade.

As the thousand emblems on the blade lit up simultaneously, Lu Yuan's eyes suddenly sharpened, filled with murderous intent, and he let out a low shout.

"Sword Drawing Technique—!"

Whoosh!

A flash of cold light, like the silver moon, appeared, and the Thousand-Patterned Blade struck the Taotie solidly, making a crisp clang.

The Taotie's defenses were stronger than expected.

The strike was clearly aimed at the Taotie, yet it caused Lu Yuan's tiger's mouth to go numb, and even the Thousand-Patterned Blade trembled slightly.

However, Taotie's life wasn't easy either.

A deep scar was left on its hard, ugly body, making it look particularly ferocious.

But Taotie ignored its injuries and launched a counterattack against Lu Yuan.

Just as Lu Yuan was powerless to retaliate in the air, Chi Yu flew over and caught him, quickly dodging the Taotie's attack.

Lu Yuan, who had narrowly escaped death, breathed a slight sigh of relief. He turned to look at Taotie, his brows furrowing tightly.

The Taotie's healing speed was incredibly fast. He had painstakingly left a deep wound on it that exposed bone, but in the blink of an eye, the injury had healed completely without causing any harm to the Taotie.

Seeing Lu Yuan's expression, Taotie laughed.

“My life is infinite. Those guys who called themselves gods back then couldn’t kill me, so you certainly can’t!”

Hearing Taotie's arrogant laughter, Lu Yuan knew he couldn't let this guy lead him astray, but he still couldn't relax his brow.

Truly worthy of being called an ancient ferocious beast!

This was the strongest opponent he had ever encountered in terms of both attack and defense. Such terrifying strength, coupled with his extremely strong recovery ability, made him virtually unbeatable!

At this moment, Lu Yuan finally realized that he could not defeat Taotie using the old methods; he needed to possess greater power.

The difference in size cannot be overcome, but if we can gain an advantage in spiritual power, it should be easier to fight.

After all, whether it's a beast tamer or a beast tamer, the source of power ultimately comes from spiritual energy.

However, the current situation makes it impossible for him to increase his spiritual power in a short period of time, which is undoubtedly a dead end.

Is this the end of the story?

He could not stop the catastrophe, nor save the world, nor even protect the people he wanted to protect.

Lu Yuan clenched his fists with some resentment.

Just then.

Suddenly, the crimson feather beneath Lu Yuan's feet accelerated, barely dodging the attack from the Taotie, and carried him away into the distance without looking back.

Lu Yuan was startled upon seeing this.

"Akaha! Go back!"

The battle is not over yet.

Even if the chances of winning are slim and he has to risk his life for a chance, he will not choose to be a deserter!

However.

Chi Yu, who always obeyed Lu Yuan's every word, seemed not to hear him and instead accelerated her flight into the distance.

Lu Yuan believed that Chi Yu shared the same thoughts as him and would not choose to desert his post, so he did not waste any more words and quietly waited for Chi Yu's response.

In just a few seconds, Chi Yu had completely escaped the Taotie's attack range with Lu Yuan on his back. Before the Taotie could catch up, they quickly sank and returned to the ground.

Without Lu Yuan's summons, Chi Lin, Ling Ye, and Xiao Yi all appeared before him in the Beast Taming Space.

Red phosphorus is the most prominent.

The four little ones all lowered their heads and knelt in front of Lu Yuan.

"Master, please use our power!"

Chi Lin, who had just been severely injured by Taotie, was still very weak. Although Xiao Yi had treated him in the space, he still felt weak when he spoke. However, his eyes were still flashing with a fighting spirit like a raging fire.

Seeing the four children's firm and resolute expressions, Lu Yuan was slightly taken aback, then suddenly came to his senses.

Just as he believed that Chi Yu would not desert in the face of battle, they were also able to understand his thoughts through the contract and realize that the only way to increase their strength and fight against Taotie was to increase their spiritual energy reserves.

so……

“You may very well disappear from here on out,” Lu Yuan said with some difficulty.

roar--!

The Taotie was chasing after him at an extremely fast speed, its roar shaking the earth, but the atmosphere on Lu Yuan's side remained silent. The four little ones smiled silently at him, their eyes firm.

A moment later.

Lu Yuan slowly lowered his head, his expression hidden in the shadows, making it impossible to see clearly. Only a single word could be heard uttered softly.

"good."

Swish, swish, swish!

As soon as he finished speaking, the four little ones, led by Red Phosphorus, transformed into streams of light of various colors and entered Lu Yuan's brow.

at the same time.

Lu Yuan felt the contract's connection disappear, and his heart felt as if a piece of it had suddenly gone empty, replaced by a surge of spiritual power within his body.

The Taotie that had just caught up seemed to sense something was wrong and quickly stopped.

"What tricks are you playing?!"

Lu Yuan did not respond.

At this moment, a tremendous spiritual power was swirling around him, and the vortex grew larger and larger, eventually breaking through the physical constraints and forming a pillar of light that shot straight into the sky!

The Taotie was completely dumbfounded!

Such terrifying spiritual power erupting from a human being?!

You should know that even during the great battle between the fierce gods, it had never felt such terrifying spiritual power from the divine beast!

But the constant pressure emanating from above clearly told it that this was all real.

Finally realizing what was happening, Taotie suppressed its bad premonition, raised its head under the spiritual pressure that was enough to make it kneel and submit, and its expression became even more ferocious and violent.

"Human beings are as insignificant as insects!"

"You won't kill me!"

Ignoring the Taotie's roar, Lu Yuan looked down at his hands.

At this moment, he could feel an endless stream of power emanating from his body. Not to mention a single Taotie, even if all four ferocious beasts gathered here, they would probably not be his match.

Taotie finally sensed a strong threat from Lu Yuan.

No longer caring about reincarnation or containers, it now had only one thought in its mind: to kill the human in front of it!

Suddenly.

A cannonball imbued with destructive power erupted from the mouth of the Taotie.

Lu Yuan stood still and slowly raised his head, reaching out to release a terrifying bolt of lightning that cracked the flames in two, before slamming it down on the Taotie with unstoppable force.

The Taotie let out a miserable scream and hurriedly mobilized its spiritual power to regenerate and repair itself.

But.

Lightning not only strikes it and causes damage, but it also penetrates its body and erodes its internal organs.

The Taotie were stunned when they realized this.

It couldn't understand what had just happened to make the humans, who were just running away from it, become so terrifying that they could not only cut through its fire attacks but also block its regenerative abilities!

Lu Yuan, who was previously helpless against the Taotie, now has the strength to contend with it.

Then, the Taotie kicked out again, this time imbued with spiritual power. Lu Yuan fearlessly raised his foot to block, while simultaneously clenching his right fist and slamming it hard into the Taotie's body.

Having been beaten so badly by humans that it couldn't even lift its head, the Taotie was now completely enraged.

It instantly mobilized all the spiritual power within its body, and the flames, carrying boundless destructive power, swept across everything, burning Lu Yuan's left hand to ashes.

A faint aroma of roasted meat filled the air, and Taotie spoke with a mocking tone.

"Humans definitely smell better when they're burning."

"It's alright." Lu Yuan didn't even look at his left hand. "Anyway, I'm not left-handed. As long as I can hold a sword with my right hand, that's enough!"

After saying that.

Lu Yuan, wielding the Thousand-Patterned Blade, launched a swift attack on the Taotie. The pain in his left hand did not hinder him; instead, it made him even more lucid.

Taotie had not expected Lu Yuan to have such a strong will, and quickly retreated to continue its attack.

Lu Yuan gripped the Thousand Pattern Blade and slashed downwards, splitting the flames in two without even pausing his charging steps.

Upon seeing this.

Taotie's eyes widened involuntarily, and then several fiery mouths appeared around it, with countless pillars of fire rushing towards Lu Yuan.

"I'd like to see how you manage to block these attacks!"

Countless pillars of fire completely engulfed Lu Yuan. With a human body so fragile, it was impossible to withstand these flames. This kid was definitely going to die!

Taotie thought to itself that victory was in sight.

But then, a bolt of purple lightning shot out from the flames and pierced through Taotie's left eye.

A thick earthen shield surrounded Lu Yuan, blocking all the scorching flames and preventing them from harming him in the slightest.

Before the Taotie could recover from this sudden turn of events, Lu Yuan flashed forward and was already close to it, the Thousand-Patterned Blade emitting a high-pitched clang.

Fortunately, the Taotie reacted very quickly, retreating at an even faster speed to create distance between itself and Lu Yuan, and flames quickly condensed in its mouth.

"Your previous attacks were either dodged or blocked, but at this distance, you are doomed!"

Just as flames were about to burst from the Taotie's mouth, Lu Yuan, facing imminent death, actually curled the corner of his mouth at it.

"But you will die before me."

"What?!"

Clang—!

A clanging sound, like the vibration of a blade, rang out from behind, and Taotie turned around sharply.

A cold glint flashed.

The Taotie's enormous head fell off at the same time, rolled around on the ground, and finally rolled to Lu Yuan's feet, its face still showing a look of horror. It probably couldn't believe that it had actually been killed by a human until the moment of its death.

"call--!"

Lu Yuan carefully sensed the surrounding spiritual energy. After confirming that the portion belonging to Taotie had completely disappeared, his tense nerves finally relaxed, and all his strength dissipated instantly.

Upon seeing this, Su Ren, who was not far away, immediately flew over and caught Lu Yuan before he fell to the ground.

"here you go."

Lu Yuan slightly curled the corners of his mouth and gently stroked the blade of Su Ren.

In that final moment, his attack was merely bait to distract the Taotie; the real killing move was the Su Ren, which was released from the flames.

With the support of immense spiritual power, Su Ren unleashed his strongest attack, delivering a fatal blow in one strike!

"Yuan'er!"

In the distance, seeing that the battle was finally over, Li Liuxin rushed to Lu Yuan's side. Looking at the corpse of the Taotie lying on the ground, she was both surprised and relieved, her complex emotions intertwined.

Lu Yuan simply looked up and smiled reassuringly at her, then raised his right hand and placed it on his left chest, feeling the beating inside.

Finally, I closed my eyes.