"Nuwa?!"
Xu Ruohai suddenly exclaimed, "This is impossible! Nuwa is an ancient goddess, perhaps even the most powerful among all ancient gods. How could such a powerful ancient goddess be devoured by Taotie?"
This is also what puzzled Fang Xiu. In any ancient myth, Nuwa is a top-tier deity, while Taotie is far inferior. What merit or ability did Taotie have to devour Nuwa?
Although ancient myths have been passed down to the present day and have long since deviated significantly from actual history, the difference shouldn't be this great.
"It's true! Everything I said is true, it's Nuwa! These are all recorded in the history books of the Barbarian King's Court." The Barbarian King hurriedly explained, afraid that Fang Xiu wouldn't believe him.
Fang Xiu believed what he said was true, because both the five-colored stone and the powerful vitality of these people seemed to confirm this point. The mysterious divine essence in the Taotie Divine Kingdom clearly contained power related to life, and in ancient mythology, Nuwa, who had the ability to create humans, also held power related to life.
What about the history books?
"The history books are hidden in the treasury of the barbaric royal court, and that treasury is located beneath the Taotie statue!"
"lead the way."
Fang Xiu kicked the Barbarian King, making him wince in pain, but he still dared not refuse to lead the way. The soldiers who kept surging in from all sides, under the Barbarian King's signal, did not dare to make any rash moves and could only watch from a distance.
Soon, the three arrived at the base of the Taotie statue.
"The treasure vault is beneath the statue, but opening it requires a specific ritual. Please wait a moment." With that, the Barbarian King knelt before the Taotie statue, kowtowing repeatedly and chanting obscure incantations.
Xu Ruohai reminded him from the side, "Your Excellency True God, this fiend is clearly trying to use some tricks. It would be best to stop him."
"No rush, I'm just curious to see what kind of power he can wield."
Fang Xiu remained calm. He was well aware that the Barbarian King was using tricks, because the incantation the other party was chanting was clearly a kind of demonic ritual, obviously communicating with Taotie.
The demon god's incantation seemed to possess some kind of mysterious power, ignoring the connection between space and the Taotie.
A moment later, a crimson light suddenly burst forth from the Taotie statue, and then the entire statue began to shake violently, causing the heavens and earth to tremble as well.
The barbarian king, who had been kneeling on the ground, rose up and stood beneath the Taotie statue, his blood-stained face filled with arrogance: "Hahaha...you two fools, tremble under the power of Taotie!"
However, the two remained calm, as if watching a clown performance.
Fang Xiu was too familiar with Taotie. Even if Taotie appeared in its true form, he would not be afraid at all, let alone just borrowing Taotie's power.
Xu Ruohai remained calm because he saw Fang Xiu's composure and knew that the true god had a way to deal with it, which is why he didn't panic.
The next moment, the Taotie statue seemed to come alive. Its gaping maw opened wide, like a huge black hole, and a terrifying devouring power emanated from it.
"ah!!"
The screams of soldiers echoed all around, as the terrifying devouring force, like a whale sucking in water, swallowed them all whole.
Fang Xiu and Xu Ruohai were also affected by the devouring power, but for Fang Xiu, whose power was not yet exhausted, this devouring power was not enough to shake him. As for Xu Ruohai, he casually separated a strand of hair and grabbed it.
At this moment, Xu Ruohai was like a kite being pulled by a single strand of hair, drifting back and forth in mid-air.
After nearly ten thousand soldiers were devoured, the Taotie statue chewed greedily, and then a burst of blazing blood light erupted from the statue and descended upon the Barbarian King.
The Barbarian King's body suddenly swelled, frantically absorbing the blood light, laughing wildly: "Hahaha... What an intoxicating power! This is the power I obtained by sacrificing tens of thousands of people! What can you use to resist me?!"
Sensing the opponent's increasingly powerful aura, Xu Ruohai panicked: "True God, his aura is almost at the peak of the seventh rank. Are you sure you don't want to make a move?"
His reply was just two words: "No rush."
Fang Xiu didn't even glance at the Barbarian King, but instead stared at his left hand. At this moment, a crack had uncontrollably appeared on his palm, revealing his gleaming white teeth.
It is the mouth of a glutton!
The mouth of the Taotie seemed to resonate with the power descended from the Taotie statue, even bursting forth with an extreme desire.
"Are you also yearning for the power of the gluttonous beast? Yes, you are of the same origin."
Finally, the gifts from the Taotie statue stopped, and the Barbarian King had transformed into a giant over three meters tall, with bulging muscles all over his body, his eyes radiating a blood-red light, and a violent and bloodthirsty aura erupting from him. In terms of sheer power, he was in no way inferior to the Immortal Emperor!
"Tell me, how do you want to die?" The Savage King smiled cruelly, like a bloodthirsty beast.
Fang Xiu remained silent, simply raising his left hand. The Taotie's mouth in his palm opened wide, and instantly! A terrifying devouring power erupted, even stronger than the devouring power unleashed by the Taotie statue earlier!
Blood surged wildly from the Barbarian King's body, flying out uncontrollably and pouring directly into the Taotie's mouth. His body shrank continuously, like a deflated balloon.
He looked at Fang Xiu with extreme terror, as if he had seen a ghost: "No, no, no... This is my power!!"
He reached out to grab it, as if trying to salvage the situation, but the clusters of bloody light he grasped slipped through his fingers like water.
In the end, all the power gained from the sacrifices of tens of thousands of people entered Fang Xiu's body.
After the power of Taotie entered his body, it surged into his Taotie Decree like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea. The Taotie Decree in Fang Xiu's mind shone brightly and vibrated continuously, faintly conveying a sense of transformation.
Fang Xiu was jolted awake. He was astonished to discover that this Taotie power could actually help him condense the Taotie Decree, the true Taotie Decree!
To be precise, under the nourishment of the Taotie power, the Taotie decree he forged was showing a tendency to transform into the genuine article.
This means that in the future, he will not need to go through the trouble of condensing the Taotie Law like he did with the Law of Time. He can completely rely on devouring the power of Taotie to complete his transformation!
A sinister smile curled at the corner of his mouth: "What an intoxicating power!"
The Barbarian King was dumbfounded and terrified. He never expected that Fang Xiu would not only steal his power, but also his words.
He couldn't understand why Fang Xiu would steal the power that Taotie had given him.
Suddenly, Fang Xiu's eyes flashed like cold lightning as he looked at the Barbarian King, a sinister smile playing on his lips: "Since you gave me a surprise, I'll allow you to choose how you die. Tell me, how do you want to die?"
Barbarian King: "........."
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