CHAPTER 1079: SURVIVED A TRIP THROUGH THE GATES OF HELL! (FIRST UPDATE)

The winter night was extremely cold, at least Ye Qiu hadn’t felt such bone-chilling cold for a long time.

After a hearty meal, the old man returned to the log cabin, while Ye Qiu sat in the snow, insisting on meeting the beast god.

The night grew darker.

The mighty wind suddenly turned into a fierce gale, swirling up swathes of snowflakes, blinding the eyes.

It’s here.

Ye Qiu detected a peculiar scent, sensing the presence of a creature.

Unconsciously, Ye Qiu became somewhat nervous, knowing he would soon face the beast god. He couldn’t help but feel a bit apprehensive.

Trying hard to keep his eyes open, through the windblown snowflakes, Ye Qiu suddenly noticed a gigantic figure appear on the snowy peak.

Is that the beast god?

Ye Qiu saw a massive tail coiled around the snow peak, circle after circle, stretching from the bottom of the peak upward.

Suddenly, Ye Qiu’s body stiffened because his gaze met with the massive being coiled on the snow peak.

This suspected presence of the beast god was staring directly at Ye Qiu.

At this moment, Ye Qiu felt immobilized, unable to even summon his dark powers. Indeed, as the old man had said, if the beast god intended to kill him, there was nothing he could do.

Swish.

The creature, with its gigantic, serpentine body, slithered down from the snow peak. It moved through the void, jaws agape, coming straight for Ye Qiu, seemingly ready to swallow him whole.

"Am I going to die?" Ye Qiu’s heart raced with anxiety, but he felt helpless.

Dying in this creature’s mouth was truly an injustice.

He hadn’t avenged the extinction of his clan yet; he couldn’t die here.

A surge of power welled within Ye Qiu, allowing him to finally move. He immediately turned and ran.

Swish, swish, swish...

Ye Qiu sprinted madly, but the serpent-like, dragon-like creature behind him was incredibly fast, relentlessly pursuing him.

"This beast god really is a killer," Ye Qiu cursed inwardly. He only took one look, did nothing, yet was targeted to be eaten whole. Ye Qiu’s feelings were understandable.

At this moment, the only thing on his mind was to run.

He had to escape from the beast god’s clutches.

Ye Qiu ran desperately, the beast god behind him rampaging through everything, crushing ancient trees without leaving a trace of intact ground.

The more he fled, the more amazed Ye Qiu was at the beast god’s power. He felt this creature’s power far surpassed that of a king of the human realm.

Though Ye Qiu didn’t feel a great suppression in terms of realm, his body instinctively sent warnings, indicating the beast was formidable, far surpassing himself, yet not to the extent that Ye Qiu felt the breath of death at a glance. If the gap were that big, Ye Qiu wouldn’t have been able to run this far.

He was about to leave this ice world.

Ye Qiu calculated that if he could exit and the creature still pursued him, he would head straight for the ancient lands, leading this disaster star to the doorstep of the three ancient clans, causing trouble for them.

Though this plan was risky, Ye Qiu found it very feasible.

Swish, swish.

Just as Ye Qiu was about to leave the ice world, the beast god behind him opened its mouth, suddenly shooting a stream of white air.

This stream didn’t aim directly at Ye Qiu; instead, it instantly surpassed him, encountering the surrounding cold air and transforming into ice, forming an ice wall blocking Ye Qiu’s path.

Ye Qiu immediately punched, with a boom, then sharply turned around and ran in another direction.

He couldn’t break through!

No time for surprise, Ye Qiu quickly changed direction. If he hesitated for even a moment, the ice wall would completely trap him.

Such powerful ice laws!

Ye Qiu sensed the air stream emitted by the beast god behind him was a utilization of ice laws, far more formidable than his own.

Boom, boom, boom!

The path ahead was blocked by another ice wall, forcing Ye Qiu to change direction again. Though he was fast, the beast god behind him created ice walls at the same speed. After several direction changes, Ye Qiu finally realized with despair that he was surrounded by ice walls, making an instant escape impossible.

With no other options, Ye Qiu stopped, gazing at the enormous beast god.

The gigantic, serpentine body with a fish-like head, large horns, and short limbs. It didn’t quite resemble a dragon, yet it had a dragon-like essence.

This beast god was indeed peculiar; its species was unknowable. Despite Ye Qiu’s extensive knowledge of the ancient beasts in the Barbaric Wilderness Forest, he couldn’t identify this beast god.

Only the words mysterious and peculiar could aptly describe it.

The quadruped beast god approached in the blink of an eye, its massive figure encircling Ye Qiu. At the same time, with a motion of its short legs, Ye Qiu felt an invisible force gripping him.

It was spiritual power.

Ye Qiu’s heart trembled; this beast god’s spiritual power was as strong as his own.

Held in the beast god’s grasp, it examined Ye Qiu with large eyes, and in them, Ye Qiu saw a hint of cold killing intent.

Even though the killing intent was present, it didn’t act immediately. Ye Qiu planned that if this creature attacked, he would use his illusion eyes, then darken, and escape as far as possible.

Though his body swayed several times, the creature didn’t strike.

Just as Ye Qiu thought it might spare him, after releasing him, Ye Qiu was unknowingly being targeted by a massive tail behind him, ready to strike.

Unaware of this, Ye Qiu couldn’t escape.

Swish!

The tail swished down; once fully descended, even if Ye Qiu were in the mythical realm, he’d be crushed.

Suddenly feeling a gust atop his head, Ye Qiu’s hair stood on end, realizing the danger.

He wanted to dodge but found himself locked by the tail’s murderous intent, unable to evade.

Was he going to die here?

Ye Qiu was unwilling.

Just as he was about to activate his dark state, a string of bells sounded along with a clear, crisp laugh.

The tail halted abruptly, hovering above Ye Qiu’s head, just a hair’s breadth from landing.

Ye Qiu’s heart nearly leaped out. In that split second, even if he darkened in time, he might not withstand the tail’s sweep.

Why did it stop?

As Ye Qiu pondered, the beast god suddenly swam into the sky, disappearing into the clouds. At that moment, Ye Qiu truly believed it was a divine dragon.

But he knew it wasn’t, though it was powerfully formidable. Ye Qiu had never encountered such a terrifying ancient beast; perhaps even Ji Batian, the strongest of the Ji Clan, wasn’t its match.

"No wonder it’s called a beast god, but why didn’t it kill me? Could it be..." Ye Qiu fell into contemplation. According to the old man, anyone who saw the beast god was destined to die, yet Ye Qiu had visited the gates of hell and remained unscathed, even released by the beast god.

"I remember, just now there seemed to be a peculiar sound, like bells, and a laugh." Ye Qiu frowned.