Black Myth: The Legend of Tianpeng Seeking Demons

"Is this the Purifying Pearl? It truly is a treasure!" Zhu Feifei looked at the pearl before him, his heart filled with joy and anticipation. He believed that as long as he obtained this pearl, he could definitely save Zhu Yue'er.

However, just as Zhu Feifei was about to reach for the spirit pearl, a sudden change occurred.

Zhu Yue'er, who had been standing quietly to the side, suddenly let out a painful groan. She clutched her head in agony, and black demonic energy churned around her, as if she were fighting against some kind of power.

"Ah... my head... it hurts so much..." she groaned in pain, a struggle and agony flashing in her eyes. "No... don't..."

Zhu Feifei was startled and quickly stepped forward to check on her. "Yue'er, what's wrong?"

But before he could get close, a deafening roar came from the depths of the secret chamber, shaking the earth and making the entire palace tremble. The runes on the walls flickered erratically, as if foreshadowing an even greater danger to come.

"Boom!"

With a deafening roar that shook the earth, a massive, ferocious beast burst through the wall, sending debris flying and dust billowing everywhere.

It resembled a Qilin, but had a ferocious dragon head and sharp claws. Its entire body was covered in black scales, exuding a terrifying aura. Its pair of blood-red eyes stared intently at Zhu Feifei and Zhu Yue'er, burning with greedy flames.

"Roar! You lowly ants, how dare you covet the Pure World Pearl! Die!" The ferocious beast roared, opening its blood-red maw and spewing a stream of black flames at Zhu Feifei and Zhu Yue'er.

Zhu Feifei quickly shielded Zhu Yue'er behind her, wielding a nine-toothed rake transformed from a nine-bead bracelet to block the attack of the flames.

With a loud "Boom!", black flames crashed into the nine-toothed rake, unleashing a powerful shockwave that sent Zhu Feifei staggering back several steps.

"You stupid pig, be careful! This ferocious beast is not something you can handle!" The voice of the Ringwraith Little White rang in Zhu Feifei's ears, tinged with anxiety.

Zhu Feifei steadied himself, staring at the ferocious beast before him, his heart filled with shock and fear. He knew from the information database of the Moonlight Ring that this beast was called "Taotie," one of the four ancient ferocious beasts, known for its greed and possessing immense power.

“Taotie…” Zhu Feifei gripped the nine-toothed rake in his hand tightly. He knew he was in big trouble today.

Seeing its attack blocked, the Taotie grew even more enraged. It roared to the sky and pounced on Zhu Feifei again, its sharp claws tearing through the air with a piercing sonic boom.

Zhu Feifei dared not be careless. He quickly activated the "Indestructible Vajra" divine power, and a layer of golden light immediately appeared on the surface of his body, protecting him firmly.

"Clang!" The Taotie's sharp claws slammed into the golden light shield, producing a piercing metallic clang, but it could not break through this indestructible defense.

"What a hard tortoise shell!" Taotie roared. It couldn't believe that this seemingly weak human could withstand its attack. It swung its claws again, frantically attacking Zhu Feifei's golden light shield.

While fending off the Taotie's attacks, Zhu Feifei anxiously pondered a countermeasure. He knew that relying solely on his "Indestructible Vajra" divine power was insufficient to defeat this powerful beast; he had to find a way to attack its weaknesses.

"Little White, does this Taotie have any weaknesses?" Zhu Feifei asked in her mind.

"You idiot, can't you use your 'Eye of Truth' to take a look yourself?" Little White Ringwraith said irritably.

Zhu Feifei then remembered something and quickly activated his "Eye of Truth" to carefully observe the Taotie's body. Finally, he discovered a black scale on the Taotie's abdomen, slightly darker in color than the other scales, and emitting a faint demonic aura.

“Xiaobai, I noticed a black scale on its belly. It looks quite special!” Zhu Feifei said.

"That's its Achilles' heel, its only weakness!" said the Ringwraith, "If you attack that spot, you can severely injure it!"

Zhu Feifei was overjoyed. He quickly adjusted his tactics and prepared to attack Taotie's "reverse scale".

However, the Taotie's attack was too fierce, and Zhu Feifei couldn't find a chance to get close to it.

Just then, Zhu Yue'er suddenly let out a sharp scream. She broke free from Zhu Feifei's protection and rushed towards the Taotie.

"Moon, no!" Zhu Feifei was terrified and tried to stop her, but it was too late.

Zhu Yue'er rushed in front of Taotie, and surprisingly did not dodge or avoid it, letting Taotie's sharp claws scratch her body.

"Pfft!" Blood splattered as Zhu Yue'er was torn open by the Taotie's sharp claws, leaving a deep wound that exposed bone. However, she did not react at all. Instead, she opened her mouth and bit down on the Taotie's "reverse scale".

"Roar!" The Taotie let out a shrill scream, rolling on the ground in agony, black blood gushing out from its "reverse scale".

Zhu Feifei was shocked to see this scene. He never expected that Zhu Yue'er would sacrifice herself for him and attack Taotie's "reverse scale".

"Yue'er..." He rushed to Zhu Yue'er's side and helped her up. "Are you alright?"

Zhu Yue'er did not answer. She just leaned weakly against Zhu Feifei's chest, her eyes vacant, and black blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.

"Yue'er, hold on! I will definitely save you!" Zhu Feifei felt heartbroken seeing Zhu Yue'er on the verge of death. He quickly took out the nine-bead bracelet, wanting to heal her wounds, but found that her injuries were too severe and the "healing power" of the nine-bead bracelet was not enough to cure her.

"You idiot, don't waste time! Only the Purifying Spirit Pearl can save her now!" Little White Spirit reminded him.

Zhu Feifei then remembered and quickly ran to the Pure World Pearl and took it in his hand.

The Purifying Spirit Pearl emitted a soft, warm, and comforting white light. Zhu Feifei brought the pearl close to Zhu Yue'er's wound, hoping its power could save her.