There is a beast in the bright morning.

In an instant, the azure Northern Sea surged with towering waves, and the Yin and Yang energies transformed into terrifying killing intent, obliterating everything within a radius of ten thousand miles.

Hao Chen, panting heavily, looked back at the Four-Faced Beast and the Evil-Repelling Heavenly Beast, who were protected by his divine power: "Are you all alright?"

The Four-Faced Beasts shook their heads: "Little Coal Ball, we're fine, how about you?"

Hao Chen grinned and said, "Don't worry about me, I'm very strong."

But Bixie could tell at a glance that Haochen was not as relaxed as he claimed, and Bixie even saw a trace of crimson on Haochen's claws.

"Haochen, are you injured?"

"No, how could I..."

Before Hao Chen could finish speaking, Tian Lu, upon hearing Bi Xie say that Hao Chen was injured, grabbed Hao Chen's paw and saw tiny wounds on the paw pads, with drops of blood dripping from them, staining the originally white paw fur red.

"Haochen, don't be afraid. Tianlu will lick it and it won't hurt anymore."

"Hiss!" Hao Chen watched as Tian Lu's tongue licked his paw. His paw instantly felt a little cool and tingly, and a strange feeling arose from the bottom of his heart, as if he liked Tian Lu even more.

"Alright, Tianlu, stop licking. We're not safe yet."

If it weren't for the presence of Bixie and Sibuxiang nearby, Haochen would probably have wanted Tianlu to keep licking him.

However, even if Hao Chen wanted to, he couldn't actually do it, not only because Bixie and Sibuxiang were present, but also because the crisis hadn't been resolved yet.

Suddenly, a gigantic whirlpool appeared in the turbulent Northern Sea.

Then an enormous fish leaped out of the sea and soared into the void, many times larger than the two-and-a-half-year-old Kun fish that Bixie and Tianlu had eaten.

The next moment, streams of yin and yang energy flowed continuously on the surface of Kun's body, and Kun's appearance changed instantly. A pair of enormous wings appeared on both sides of Kun, and then Kun transformed from a fish into a celestial roc.

Even though its form has changed, all that comes into view is the true form of the Kunpeng, which blots out the sky!

The true form of the Kunpeng has wings that can span tens of thousands of miles. When it appears, the area covered by its body is filled with the strange phenomenon of raging waves for hundreds of thousands of miles!

Let alone the Four-Unlikes and the Evil-Repelling One, even Hao Chen himself never imagined that such a terrifying being slumbered in the Northern Sea.

"This guy is after me, I can't win!"

When Hao Chen sensed that he was being locked onto by Kunpeng's divine sense, a sense of despair suddenly arose in his heart. However, seeing the Four-Faced Beasts and the others beside him, he had no choice but to step forward.

"Four-Unlikes, you go first, I'll cover the rear."

However, how could Si Bu Xiang, who already regarded Hao Chen as his younger brother, let Hao Chen face danger alone?

Si Bu Xiang nudged Hao Chen and said, "No, Little Coal Ball, you take Little Plum Blossom and Little Blue Circle and go first. I'll stay here. I can fly fast. Once you're safe, I'll shake him off and come find you."

"Si Bu Xiang..." Hao Chen looked at Si Bu Xiang's resolute appearance. He figured that Si Bu Xiang himself knew that staying would be just as dangerous as staying, but he still chose to stay.

Not only did Si Bu Xiang treat Hao Chen, Bi Xie, and Tian Lu as his younger brothers, but Hao Chen also treated Si Bu Xiang as family.

"Now that I've come to this world, I have to do something so that my time here won't be wasted." Hao Chen looked at the Four-Faced Beast and the Evil-Repelling Heavenly Beast, as if he wanted to imprint them in his mind.

"If we hadn't encountered the Four Impossibles, that would have been fine, but now that we have, how can I let them be in danger right under my nose? At least until I fall, they must be safe."

Hao Chen made up his mind that he would risk his life to delay until the Four-Faced Beasts were safe.

"Four-Faced Beasts, stop talking nonsense. You're such a weakling, how could you possibly hold off this big guy? Let me handle it. You guys... just try to survive."

As Hao Chen spoke, he tapped Bixie and Tianlu's foreheads, and instantly Bixie and Tianlu shrunk to their adult form.

"Let's go, I will definitely come back. This is my promise to you. Trust me, Four-Unlikes." Hao Chen quickly put them on Four-Unlikes' backs and then turned to face the Kunpeng in the void.

With tears in his eyes, Si Bu Xiang didn't know why things had turned out this way, but in the end, he hardened his heart and flew quickly westward with Bi Xie and Tian Lu.

Throughout the entire process, Bixie and Tianlu remained silent, simply watching as Haochen placed them on the back of the Sibuxiang and then had the Sibuxiang carry them away.

"Why am I so weak? I couldn't do anything when Big Guy left, and I couldn't do anything when Jiang Jiang was asleep. Why?" Bixie gritted his teeth, his heart filled with immense pain, to the point that he didn't even realize his lips were bleeding from biting.

Even if Tianlu had a big heart, he knew how dangerous it was to leave Haochen alone, but there was nothing he could do. All he could do was pray for Haochen in his heart.

"Haochen, as long as you come back safely, Tianlu will share all its food with you from now on. You must come back."

After seeing that the Four-Faced Beasts and the others had left safely, Hao Chen realized something was wrong. He wondered to himself whether the Kunpeng had gone blind or had another purpose.

Just as Hao Chen was about to leave, Kunpeng moved. Kunpeng's body began to shrink until it transformed into a middle-aged man with a somewhat sinister look in his eyes.

With a swift movement, Kunpeng appeared instantly in front of Haochen. His voice was somewhat hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time.

“I have ensured your friend’s safe departure, and you have seen my sincerity. Now it’s time for me to see your sincerity.”

"What do you want to do?" Hao Chen subconsciously took a few steps back after sensing Kunpeng's aura.

Kunpeng didn't care about this at all. Instead, he showed an excited look and said, "World Tree, I can sense the aura of the World Tree on you. Hand it over. It's not something you can have."

"The World Tree?!" Hao Chen suddenly remembered the warning Saint Ape had given him: never expose the World Tree, as it was both an opportunity and a ticking time bomb.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Hao Chen denied categorically.

Upon hearing this, Kunpeng's face instantly darkened: "You shameless wretch! Do you think that just because I'm injured, I can't do anything to you?"

As soon as he spoke, a terrifying aura rose from Kunpeng's body. In that instant, Haochen seemed to see a terrifying scene of the creation of the world and the collapse of the Milky Way.

Fortunately, the next moment, the World Tree sapling inside Hao Chen's body emitted a Daoist aura, allowing Hao Chen to break free from the illusion.

"What terrifying killing intent! This Kunpeng must be at the Emperor Realm. Moreover, he said he was injured, yet he still has this level of power. Could it be that Kunpeng at its peak was at the Immortal King Realm?" Hao Chen wondered to himself.

Kunpeng squinted, coldly watching Haochen's eyes clear up, and confirmed in his heart: "As expected, my perception was correct. The World Tree is on him. When I obtain the World Tree and cultivate the Chaos Dao Fruit, that will be the day I become the Chaos Immortal Emperor."

Just as Kunpeng was about to forcibly seize the World Tree, a burst of dark light suddenly surged from Haochen's head, and then a square object rushed out from it, sweeping Haochen away right under Kunpeng's nose.

Kunpeng was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses. His World Tree was gone, right under his nose.

"You bastard, who dares to steal my World Tree? They're asking for trouble! Screech!"

The enraged Kunpeng instantly transformed into its original form, flapping its wings and tearing through thousands of miles of void, vowing to find Haochen's whereabouts.

Even though Kunpeng's divine sense searched every inch of space and every grain of sand, it could not find any trace of Haochen.

"Damn it, since you got away, then all your friends will die!" Kunpeng thought of the Four-Faced Beast and the Evil-Repelling Heavenly Beast that had been following Haochen.

Before Kunpeng could even make a move to cause them trouble, the void suddenly cracked open, and a great silver river flowed by. A claw wrapped with endless dark origins shot out from the river and slammed into Kunpeng's back.

"Screech~ Ah~"

The Kunpeng was instantly slammed into the Northern Sea by a claw. After sensing the aura of that claw, the Kunpeng unwillingly transformed into a giant Kun and sank into the seabed.

"Who exactly are they, and why do they have quasi-immortal emperors protecting them?" Kunpeng was extremely frustrated at this moment.