Mu Hanyan: "..."

I bumped into it directly...

The earth trembled with thunder, and a pressure unique to a ferocious beast gushed out along with the strange cry of Taotie.

Mu Hanyan finally realized that the method for opening the barrier of the Life and Death Illusionary Realm was so simple and crude. This was understandable, however. Given the beastly nature of the Taotie, learning human techniques of formations, barriers, and alchemy was already a significant achievement. Expecting them to completely change their brutal and savage nature was simply impossible.

Jiang Qiling's face turned pale and she was forced to retreat repeatedly under the pressure. Mu Hanyan couldn't help but take a step back as well.

As expected, he is the only one of the four fierce beasts who has survived to this day. His strength is really different. Mu Hanyan sighed secretly.

Although she had come into contact with Qiongqi, Taowu and Hun Dun among the four ferocious beasts before, those beasts were resurrected and reborn by the secret method of the beast tribe. Although their appearance did not change, their strength was not too strong. Therefore, Mu Hanyan did not take it seriously and just felt that the so-called four ferocious beasts were not like that.

Seeing Taotie unleash his might now, I finally understood just how terrifying the Four Fierce Beasts truly were. The separation of the Sacred Continent had a small impact on Taotie's strength, and he'd also been severely injured by Zhan Yuan before, surely taking a significant toll. Yet, even with that terrifying roar, it was easy to imagine just how powerful Taotie must have been at his peak. Naturally, the other three beasts were no less formidable.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, Taotie crashed heavily into the space barrier.

Mu Hanyan hadn't anticipated the scene unfolding. The Taotie's powerful body suddenly faltered, its gleaming, indestructible horns failing to break through the barrier. An invisible shockwave rippled outward like water, sending the Taotie sprawling to the ground with a muffled thud. Then, as if swept into an endless tide, it tumbled back, tumbling and crawling.

Mu Hanyan looked at the "Great Taotie" with a strange look. His head and face were covered with dust and his body was covered with grass stems. He was speechless.

At first, Mu Hanyan had heard him speak so confidently that she thought he could easily open the barrier by simply transforming back into his original form, but she had no idea it would turn out like this. Mu Hanyan didn't know how much to believe this boastful man's words.

"It's a mistake, a mistake. I haven't restored my original form for hundreds of thousands of years, and I'm not used to this body yet." Taotie felt uncomfortable with Mu Hanyan's strange gaze and said awkwardly.

"Oh." Mu Hanyan responded perfunctorily. Anyway, she couldn't believe what this braggart said.

"Just wait and see, it will work this time, ahhhhhhhhhh..." Seeing the doubt in Mu Hanyan's eyes, Taotie felt even more embarrassed. He let out another strange howl and rushed towards the space barrier.

"Bang!" With a muffled sound, Taotie rolled back again, and this time it was even worse. It rolled for more than ten feet before stopping.

Then, Mu Hanyan's look towards him became even weirder.

"I'm almost getting used to it. Can't you see that I'm much stronger this time?" Taotie explained as he rushed out again with a strange cry.

Is it much stronger? Why do I feel that I am not even as good as before? Listening to Taotie's self-consolation, Mu Hanyan was speechless.

"Bang... bang... bang..." Muffled sounds rang out one after another in the illusion. In a moment, Taotie had rushed towards the space barrier several times, but the barrier did not move at all. Instead, he himself was shocked and crawled back again and again.

"It doesn't make sense. How can it not be opened? It doesn't make sense." Taotie got up from the ground again and said dizzily.

At this point, the "Great Taotie" no longer possessed the demeanor of a mythical beast. Covered in dust, its fur tangled and unkempt, it looked like a stray dog. Worst of all, even its horns were broken off, with traces of blood oozing from the base. It was in a truly miserable state.

"Why don't you take a break first and try again later." Mu Hanyan looked at Taotie with pity.

"Yeah, let's eat something first to replenish our energy." Jiang Qiling said sympathetically.

If it were in the past, Taotie might have considered the suggestions of Mu Hanyan and Jiang Qiling. After all, his strength was not strong at that time, and there was no point in showing off. However, he had finally recovered his original form, and was about to show off his divine power and let Mu Hanyan and Jiang Qiling see his style as the Great Taotie. However, he suffered repeated setbacks, and his self-esteem was naturally greatly hurt. The pity and sympathy of Mu Hanyan and Jiang Qiling's eyes were like a knife piercing his wounded heart.

"No, I will break through the space barrier right now and let you see how powerful I, the Great Taotie, am!" Taotie lowered his head and rushed out again with a howl.

"You're going in the wrong direction, it's over there!" Jiang Qiling pointed at the space barrier that had not yet disappeared from her eyes, reminding Taotie who could hardly tell the directions.

"I know, I just ran farther so that the collision would be more powerful." Taotie then realized that he was running in the wrong direction and quickly turned his head, but he was still speaking with confidence.

However, when he said this, the ferocious and hideous beast's face turned as red as a purple eggplant.

A dead duck still talking stubbornly! Seeing Taotie's red face, Mu Hanyan couldn't help laughing. If Jiang Qiling hadn't kindly reminded him, this guy would have crashed into the cliff opposite. He was still so stubborn.

"Protective magic pot, Buzhou Mountain is broken!" Taotie shouted suddenly, took out the big pot, put it on his head, and rushed towards the space barrier again.

"Puff!" Seeing Taotie rushing forward with a big pot on his head, Mu Hanyan was stunned at first, and then burst out laughing.

But soon, Mu Hanyan's smile faded, and a look of surprise returned. As Taotie charged forward, the cauldron transformed into a silver star, draping over him. His armor, once black with a hint of crimson, took on a silver hue, as if he were wearing a suit of armor. The two horns on his head shone with silver light, like two divine weapons.

It turns out that this magic pot can be used in this way. It is worthy of being an old monster who has lived for nearly a million years. Compared with the other four fierce beasts, it is indeed very different.

"Crack!" It hit the space barrier again. With a crisp sound, thousands of strange lights shot up into the sky and the barrier was finally broken.

In a flash, the mountain grassland that looked like a paradise and the exotic flowers and plants all over the ground disappeared from my sight. What appeared in my eyes were towering black trees near and far.

Mu Hanyan and her companions finally returned to the Black Wood Prison. Mu Hanyan breathed a sigh of relief. What she was most worried about before was that the space would be distorted when breaking through the illusion of life and death, which would directly send them out of the Black Wood Prison or even directly back to the Holy Court Continent. Fortunately, what she worried about did not happen.