The nine-headed Flame Lion was extremely agitated.
Excitement gleamed in all nine pairs of its eyes.
The next moment.
The nine-headed Flame Lion charged into the cave at its fastest speed.
It was cautious.
Fearing that Chen Nan would escape, it used its body to block the cave's exit.
"Young man, you truly did not disappoint me!"
"Out of respect for you, I intend to give you a quick end by biting off your head directly."
Although it really wanted to swallow Chen Nan whole.
Although it would benefit its physical body after swallowing Chen Nan.
It knew that the other eight fellows also wanted to have a taste.
Chen Nan slowly opened his eyes.
A gentle smile played in his eyes.
His skin was incredibly supple, giving the impression that it could be broken by a light touch.
He then curved his lips upwards, "Alright!"
"Then here I come!"
The nine-headed Flame Lion bared its fangs and lunged directly at Chen Nan's head.
The other eight heads were quite envious.
However, they had an agreement among themselves.
The first bite of flesh was to be taken by the main head.
*Crack!*
Just as the nine-headed Flame Lion bit Chen Nan's neck.
A crisp sound suddenly rang out.
Immediately, the nine-headed Flame Lion recoiled as if electrocuted, blood gushing from its mouth.
Chen Nan, however, was completely unharmed, a smiling expression on his face.
"Why is your neck so hard?"
The nine-headed Flame Lion looked at Chen Nan in disbelief.
As it spoke, four sharp fangs fell out of its mouth, one after another.
Each of them was over twenty centimeters long.
The other eight lion heads also looked on in shock.
None of them had expected a human's neck to be so hard.
"Brothers, this shouldn't be happening. I've never heard of a neck being able to harden." The newly grown lion head spoke with great confusion, then eagerly asked, "Why don't I give it a try?"
The main lion head, with blood dripping from its mouth, said, "Then you try!"
*Roar!*
One of the lion heads bit Chen Nan with lightning speed.
It immediately let out a scream, retracting as if electrocuted, "Ouch, his neck is too hard, it hurt my teeth!"
Without exception.
Its teeth had also broken.
Chen Nan, let alone unharmed,
didn't even have a bite mark on his neck.
"Human, what trick have you employed?"
"Why did you break your word?"
The nine-headed Flame Lion glared at Chen Nan furiously, its voice booming and spreading in all directions like thunder.
It even caused the cave to tremble slightly.
Chen Nan's lips curved upwards, "I did say I would let you eat me after I reached the Upper God King realm. But now, I have entered the Lower God Venerable realm. If you think about it, it's not really breaking my word, is it?"
The nine-headed Flame Lion's fur stood on end, each strand like a steel needle, its eyes filled with undisguised shock.
"You... you actually broke through to the Lower God Venerable realm?"
"Impossible!"
"How could you have directly advanced from the Middle God King realm to the Lower God Venerable realm?"
Chen Nan's words were like a bolt from the blue to the nine-headed Flame Lion.
Even though its strength was considerable,
it did not believe it could defeat a God Venerable realm expert.
"I understand, you were suppressing your cultivation before."
"You had actually reached the Upper God King realm long ago, hadn't you?"
"You despicable and treacherous human, do you feel accomplished by toying with this great king? Don't you feel any guilt?" The nine-headed Flame Lion's voice thundered. Although shocked by Chen Nan's achievement, when it thought about what it had done to help Chen Nan break through, its anger surged.
Chen Nan calmly looked at it, "I'll give you a chance. Swear allegiance to me and become my mount. I can spare your life!"
*Ptooey!*
The nine-headed Flame Lion spat fiercely, its voice filled with rage, "A lion can be killed, but not humiliated. You played me like a fiddle, and now you want me to acknowledge you as my master?"
"Never!"
"Even if you kill me, I will never acknowledge you as my master!"
At this moment, one of the lion heads spoke, "Big Brother, he has just entered the God Venerable realm, and his cultivation is not yet stable. If we brothers fight with all our might, we might be able to defeat him!"
"Yes!"
"If we can devour a God Venerable realm expert, our cultivation will surely skyrocket."
Hearing this.
A cold glint flashed in the main lion head's eyes, "Then let's kill him first!"
*Roar!*
All nine lion heads let out a deafening roar simultaneously.
This was a very rare sonic attack.
Even Chen Nan felt as if he had drunk a bottle of fruit wine, feeling slightly tipsy.
The smile on his face did not fade.
Instead, it became even more radiant.
A massive wave of shock surged within the nine-headed Flame Lion.
Their Lion's Roar was an extremely rare technique in the Three Realms. They had used this move to defeat many powerful enemies in the past.
They had thought that by attacking Chen Nan, who had just entered the God Venerable realm, they could severely wound him.
To their surprise, this human's neck was not only hard.
His soul power was also terrifying.
He was able to withstand their attack with a smile.
"Is that about enough?"
Chen Nan showed a hint of contempt.
The next moment.
He raised his right hand.
A divine power gathered at his fingertip, forming a radiant glow.
"Go!"
Chen Nan's voice was calm.
Simultaneously.
The radiant glow from his fingertip shot out.
*Puff!*
With a dull thud.
The massive body of the nine-headed Flame Lion was as if heavily struck, tracing a graceful arc in the air before crashing to the ground.
All nine heads were bleeding from their orifices, appearing to have sustained very serious injuries.
With Chen Nan's strength,
even if he hadn't reached the God Venerable realm,
he would have been able to crush this nine-headed Flame Lion.
Let alone now that he had entered the God Venerable realm.
Saying "God Venerable realm" might not give some people a clear understanding of its power.
In simpler terms.
His current strength was comparable to Nezha's peak combat power.
Perhaps even exceeding it.
After all, he possessed many top-tier divine realm techniques and divine abilities in his mind. If cultivated, he could even contend with late-stage God Venerable realm experts, such as Yang Jian.
"Human, don't celebrate too soon!" The nine-headed Flame Lion gnashed its teeth, revealing its ferocious nature, "Look at the Soul-Suppressing Bracelet on your wrist. If I were to destroy you, it would be a mere flick of my wrist."
As it spoke, it let out a lion's roar.
Simultaneously.
Chen Nan felt his second soul tighten violently.
A needle-like pain surged through him.
"Your attacks to me are just so-so." Chen Nan walked out of the cave with a nonchalant air.
The nine-headed Flame Lion's heart was filled with terror.
Who the hell is this guy?
Why is his soul not afraid of the Soul-Suppressing Bracelet's attack?
"Boss, we've run into a tough one. I think we should escape quickly!" One of the lion heads' eyes were filled with fear, no longer daring to provoke Chen Nan.
*Roar!*
The nine-headed Flame Lion let out an even more high-pitched roar. Chen Nan felt his second soul suffer unimaginable pain, as if a rope were trying to tear his soul in half.
However.
This level of attack was far from enough to split his second soul in two.
And in that brief moment of Chen Nan's daze.
The nine-headed Flame Lion transformed into a streak of light and disappeared from Chen Nan's sight.
"Want to leave? Did I give you permission?" Chen Nan's face was filled with a playful smile. He summoned the Somersault Cloud and chased after it.
The nine-headed Flame Lion was of great use to him.
He had to make it his mount!