Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 899: The Big Guy

Chen Huaian remained uncertain about the potency of the Myriad Beasts Pill from another realm that he held.

His Divine Soul cultivation had reached the Golden Immortal level, and even without being a specialist in the Pill Dao, his alchemy skills had seen substantial improvements. This meant that even a casually concocted pill could birth a pill spirit.

Not a single component in this pill originated from the Cangyun Realm; it was entirely foreign.

Nevertheless, its medicinal properties and the principles behind its efficacy were impeccable.

Even so, the effects of such pills could exhibit unpredictability when crossing into different worlds. He could only form a general premonition about it.

It shouldn't prove to be excessively potent.

Despite lingering doubts in her heart, Bixixi was a person of action.

Since Chen Huaian had already perfected the refinement of this so-called "pill," they might as well proceed with a test.

"Ready the formation," she commanded.

With a wave of her hand, her voice carried a lazy, almost dismissive tone.

Over a dozen Battle Soul Hall elites rapidly dispersed, appearing to secure advantageous positions, yet the distances between them remained considerable. It was evident they did not perceive the approaching "minor threats" as a serious concern. In their eyes, this was merely a slightly more significant hunting expedition.

Chen Huaian observed their disorganized and lax formation, offering a kind reminder: "Your Highness, should the Beast Tide become too overwhelming, this positioning would be breached in an instant."

"Breached?"

Bixixi let out a soft chuckle, her scepter tapping the ground gently, emitting a subtle, fluctuating pressure characteristic of a Legendary Battle Master.

"You hold the Battle Soul Hall in too low regard."

"Unless a Divine Beast itself appears, even an army of thousands would be like fragile clay chickens and pottery dogs before This Venerable One."

Upon hearing this, Chen Huaian offered no further counsel.

He believed good advice was wasted on those fated for doom.

He cast a glance at Li Qingran, a flicker of amusement in his eyes.

If that was the case, then he would simply watch the unfolding events with his young disciple.

"Very well... let us commence."

*Snap.*

Chen Huaian raised his hand and executed a palm strike. The hovering **[Celestial-grade Myriad Beasts Pill]** instantly disintegrated.

It did not crumble into dust but instead transmuted into an intensely concentrated cloud of pale golden mist.

Without delay.

*Whoosh—*

A wisp of golden-red Phoenix True Fire ignited the mist.

*Boom!*

As the mist erupted, a potent medicinal aroma permeated the surroundings.

Pale golden ripples expanded outward in all directions with remarkable swiftness. Where they swept across, flora and fauna surged with vigorous growth, and the very air seemed to warp.

That immense medicinal potency, a volatile mixture of hallucinogenic and maddening effects, carried by the wind, rapidly enveloped the entirety of the Starry Sky Great Forest.

Deep within the Starry Sky Great Forest.

Beside the previously placid Jadewater Lake.

*ROAR!!!*

A roar that pierced the heavens shattered the prevailing tranquility.

The hundred-thousand-year-old Purple-Gold Flame Bear abruptly rose onto its hind legs. The instant it detected the peculiar fragrance, its eyes blazed with crimson ferocity.

What it perceived were no longer mere trees, but rival bears challenging it, and... mountains of honey piled high.

"Attack! Attack! Devour! Devour!"

It ferociously pounded its chest like a rampaging war machine, crushing colossal trees that would require several individuals to encircle, and charged with reckless abandon towards the source of the captivating scent.

Meanwhile, within the lake.

*Splash!*

The hundred-thousand-year-old Jadewater Jiao ascended into the sky. The customary calm within its golden, vertical pupils had vanished, supplanted by an overwhelming frenzy.

"Who? Who dares to lay a claw on my clutch?!"

It too experienced vivid hallucinations—countless humanoids attempting to abscond with its progeny.

"Perish! All of you shall perish!!"

And amidst them.

Little Rabbit's small body trembled uncontrollably.

Though she had assumed human form and possessed some degree of resilience against this medicinal influence targeting the primal instincts of World Beasts.

That fragrance was excessively overbearing. It felt like an unseen hand violently tearing at her very soul.

"No... this is a snare... must not succumb..."

She bit her lip fiercely, striving to maintain her lucidity.

But in the subsequent moment.

Her gaze became distant and unfocused.

Within the swirling, hazy mist, she perceived a familiar form.

Kind, beautiful, beckoning to her.

"Mother..."

Tears streamed uncontrollably from Little Rabbit's eyes.

"Mother, is it truly you?"

She ceased her resistance. Like a marionette whose strings had been severed, she stumbled unsteadily, following in the wake of the bear and the jiao as they moved towards the forest's periphery.

Observed from the heavens above.

The entirety of the Starry Sky Great Forest had erupted into chaos at this precise moment.

Innumerable dark specks converged from every direction—these represented tens of thousands of World Beasts.

Thousand-year Wind Wolves, ten-thousand-year Ghost Tigers, fifty-thousand-year Human-Faced Sows...

They disregarded the inherent animosity between species, forgot the boundaries of their territories, and even ignored the inherent hierarchy amongst them.

Their focus was solely fixed on one objective—the origin of that scent which caused their very souls to quiver.

The ground began to tremble ominously.

A low, thunderous rumble resonated from beneath the earth, its volume steadily increasing as it approached.

At the riverside.

When the initial onslaught of beast roars reached her, the unwavering confidence on Bixixi's countenance finally faltered, a hint of unease appearing.

"What is this disturbance..."

She cast a troubled glance towards the distant forest.

*Crack!*

*Boom!*

A multitude of ancient trees succumbed, toppling one after another like a chain reaction.

Almost instantaneously.

A dark surge materialized.

It wasn't water; it was an innumerable legion of World Beasts.

Their eyes blazed with a blood-red fury, foam dripping from their jaws, they charged toward their location with a ferocity that seemed poised to shatter the very heavens.

"ROAR!!!"

Their cries melded into a relentless, deafening roar that assaulted the ears.

"This... there are far too many?!"

A Battle Soul Hall elite paled, his grip on his weapon becoming unsteady.

"Do not panic!"

Bixixi's voice boomed as she raised her scepter high.

"Form ranks! Annihilate them!"

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

Sparks of vivid Battle Technique energies erupted within the surging tide of beasts.

It must be acknowledged, the elites of the Battle Soul Hall possessed considerable might.

The first wave, comprised of thousand-year and ten-thousand-year World Beasts, fell like crops before a reaping scythe, their fallen bodies forming colossal mounds.

However...

The tide of beasts showed no sign of abating.

Treading upon the remains of their fallen comrades, more World Beasts surged forward.

Furthermore, with the passage of time, the strength of the incoming World Beasts escalated.

Thirty-thousand years... fifty-thousand years... eighty-thousand years...

What was initially a steadfast defensive perimeter now appeared disturbingly vulnerable.

"Ah!!"

A piercing shriek.

An elite warrior had his shield pulverized by an eighty-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, subsequently being torn apart.

The defensive line had been breached.

"Damn it!"

Bixixi's complexion turned grim.

She had never anticipated that this so-called "pill fragrance" would yield such devastating consequences!

This was not mere luring; it was akin to enraging the World Beasts in their very den!

Precisely at this critical juncture.

*ROAR—!!!*

Two earth-shattering roars overwhelmed all other sounds of beastly cries.

A colossal bear wreathed in purple-gold flames and a flood dragon of immense proportions, stretching a hundred zhang in length and shimmering with jade-like water, descended like twin titans, one to the left, the other to the right.

Beasts of a hundred-thousand years!

And not just one, but two!

The wildness in their eyes surpassed that of the other creatures. They unleashed their most potent attacks the instant they arrived.

"Humans!! Perish!!"

Bixixi's pupils contracted drastically.

Discarding any concern for her subordinates' safety, the spectral phantom of a fallen angel behind her unfurled its six wings, brandishing a dark holy sword as she surged forward to confront them.

*BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—!!!*

One individual, engaged in a solitary battle against two ferocious beasts.

The battlefield instantly erupted into intense, fiery combat.

Meanwhile, on the periphery of this chaotic scene.

Within a shimmering barrier of pale gold light, an atmosphere of profound tranquility prevailed.

Chen Huaian had long since activated a "Concealment Array" the moment the conflict began, completely masking the presence and auras of both himself and Li Qingran.

The maddened World Beasts, akin to sightless entities, surged past their position, utterly disregarding their presence.

"Tsk, tsk."

Chen Huaian stood with his arms crossed, observing the brutal slaughter unfolding beyond the barrier, emitting a soft clicking sound of disapproval.

"Isn't the potency of this medicine... perhaps a little too potent?"

Li Qingran remained close behind him, her delicate face tinged with a slight pallor.

Her gaze fell upon a figure amidst the chaotic swarm of beasts.

It was Little Rabbit.

The young girl moved through the frenzied horde of beasts like a wandering spirit, aimlessly drifting, her calls for her mother echoing softly.

On several occasions, she narrowly avoided being crushed by the stampeding World Beasts, yet intriguingly, these beasts seemed to deliberately veer away from her.

"Husband..."

Li Qingran gently tugged at Chen Huaian's sleeve, a palpable sense of unease emanating from her.

"Must we truly... slay that rabbit to obtain her ring?"

"Although she is a World Beast... she has already assumed human form, and she seems to possess a benevolent nature."

"To take her life... wouldn't that be rather cruel?"

Upon hearing her words, Chen Huaian turned his head to face her, a faint smile gracing the corner of his lips.

This young woman, her heart was indeed excessively kind.

"If you do not wish to slay her, then we shall not."

He gently stroked Li Qingran's head, his voice carrying a tone of effortless nonchalance.

"Then..." Li Qingran gestured towards the massive bear and the serpentine dragon currently being overwhelmed by Bixixi, "What about those two? They are beasts of a hundred-thousand years, and they have lost all reason. Defeating them seems straightforward."

"That too is unnecessary."

Chen Huaian simply shook his head.

His gaze narrowed, piercing through the tumultuous Beast Tide, and fixed upon the unfathomably deep central region of the Starry Sky Great Forest.

Within that profound expanse, an exceedingly faint, yet ancient aura was slowly stirring from slumber.

The sheer power emanating from that aura even instilled within him, possessing a Golden Immortal Divine Soul, a sensation of long-unfelt... trepidation.

"A mere hundred-thousand-year World Ring..."

Chen Huaian chuckled softly, shaking his head.

"Your Master perceives a hundred-thousand-year World Ring as entirely insufficient for Your Master's restoration."

"Then what do we do?" Li Qingran was left speechless.

Is a hundred-thousand-year World Ring not sufficient?

That should be considered a top-tier World Ring, shouldn't it?

While there are indeed rings of higher quality above it—those with hundreds of thousands or even a million years of age—they are as exceedingly rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns throughout the entire continent.

This happens to be Master's second World Ring. Could it be that all subsequent rings must be million-year ones?

"Do not fret, Disciple."

He gestured towards the inner recesses of the forest, remarking with an air of mystery,

"The true grand prize..."

"Is about to make its appearance."