Chapter 1

The enormous shadow of a serpent soared through the firmament, stirring up churning clouds for thousands of miles, as the gale howled and a savage aura surged.

"Hoo~"

A gigantic snake mouth descended from the sky, engulfing a mountain range.

Terrifying figures within the mountain range broke out of the earth, roaring and struggling to escape, a foul and bloody stench permeating the air, but as the cavernous maw closed, everything returned to silence, leaving behind only the aura of death and destruction.

After the bloody wind had carried away the fallen leaves, countless monsters and beasts cautiously emerged from their lairs, only to discover in horror that the terrifying entity known as the forbidden zone within this mountain range had vanished along with its nest.

A thousand miles of mountains were left with only a massive, mouth-shaped valley.

"Evolution points +5 billion, accumulated 93.2 billion/200 billion."

The familiar metallic voice echoed in his mind. Zhang Ji swayed his five heads as he flew through the clouds in the sky, his scarlet vertical pupils filled with helplessness.

After advancing to the Void Beast realm, each evolution required even more evolution points.

The monster he had just devoured was the tenth so-called forbidden zone, the taboo existence, also known as the "great terror" by White Crane Daoist and others.

However.

These monsters each only had a few billion evolution points, and their strength was only slightly greater than Bei Liu's second cousin-in-law, Wang Qiang. They were all at the level of ten-thousand-year fierce demons, not even Demon Emperors.

They weren't worth much, and Zhang Ji was disappointed.

But considering that the earth's vital energy had only been revived for more than sixty years, yet there were creatures at the level of ten-thousand-year fierce demons, Zhang Ji was surprised. The evolution of plants and animals here seemed to be much faster than in the Great Wilderness, or perhaps there were other reasons.

He didn't know, and could only continue to explore and hunt.

The entire planet was his hunting ground. He encountered no opponents, and swallowed all the monsters he met in one gulp.

"Hoo woo~"

With a flap of his blood-red wings, he detected the sound of air being torn. In an instant, illusory mist spewed from the gaps in his scales. With a flick of his serpentine tail, his hundred-thousand-meter-long body merged with the void, perfectly camouflaged and concealed, as if his figure had vanished in an instant, becoming invisible.

He roamed freely in the sky.

Zhang Ji flew over the vast mountains, his tiger-shaped spiritual platform's perception radiating outward, scanning the heavens and the earth like a scanner. Whenever he discovered a living creature with even a bit of "appeal," he immediately devoured it.

He hunted and flew, and after leaving the mountains, he entered the vast ocean.

Most of the Earth's surface was ocean, and now, after the revival of vital energy, the ocean had become even more vast and dangerous. Zhang Ji plunged headfirst into the sea, stirring up a massive tsunami. He devoured everything from the East Sea to the West Sea, and then from the West Sea to the North Sea.

Huge whales, ferocious sharks, ugly squids, feigning-death sea turtles, all kinds of strange creatures...his five gigantic mouths opened and closed, and any living creature he took a fancy to turned into bloody food in his mouth, becoming evolution points.

Especially in the waters of the East Sea, Zhang Ji descended to the deepest depths, searching for the mysteries here, wondering if there really was a Dragon King's Palace, or a Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle claimed to be from the East Sea.

However, there was nothing in the pitch-black deep-sea area.

This was a forbidden zone of life, desolate, with not a single fish living here, not a single living thing to be seen, and even less of a so-called Dragon King's Palace.

Zhang Ji swung his serpentine tail, leaving his scale imprint on a hard, underwater rock, proving that he had been here.

Then, he used his snake claws to carve a picture on the stone wall of a king cobra swallowing the sun and the moon. Beside the picture, he wrote, "I am the ancient snake god Ji. Those who recite my true name shall gain longevity and be blessed by the snake god."

The characters he used were tadpole script from the Great Wilderness, very ancient. After admiring it for a moment, he left with satisfaction.

"Whirr, whirr."

Zhang Ji finally leaped out of the South Sea and soared into the sky, the water droplets on his scales falling like a waterfall of heavenly rain. He entered Antarctica.

He crossed the glaciers, casually snatching and devouring a few snow giants wolves howling at the sky, and continued south, entering the southern continent of Earth.

His speed was too fast. His five heads collided with each other, triggering the Thunder Serpent Movement Technique. His body moved with thunder, and his power shook the heavens. In an instant, the void collapsed, and he was already hundreds of thousands of miles away.

He was faster than Sun Wukong's somersault cloud, truly like the resurrection of an ancient Thunder Serpent.

This was South America.

High mountains and dense marshes, primeval forests undulating, with many powerful monsters and beasts in the forests.

As Zhang Ji flew over, his five gigantic mouths inhaled simultaneously. The powerful suction was like a whale swallowing water, creating five tornadoes between the mountains, sucking in countless monsters and beasts along with rocks, trees, and grass, turning them into bloody bone sludge.

He flew and swallowed along the way, leaving the land devastated and desolate wherever he went, leaving not a single living thing behind.

In particular, the Alien Giant Beast's mouth constantly left behind waterfall-like saliva, which was more corrosive than concentrated acid and carried terrifying radiation, causing the land behind him to rot, devoid of life, leaving behind terrifying gullies and canyons.

A few hours later.

Zhang Ji turned and flew towards Western Europe again.

There were many deserts and hills here, with a vast expanse of golden desert, and many creatures living underground.

As Zhang Ji flew over, he roared to the sky, stirring up a hurricane that howled through the desert, forming a terrifying sandstorm. The roar carried sonic attacks, forcing the monsters and beasts underground to appear, and his cavernous mouth constantly devoured them.

After eating the desert, Zhang Ji traveled west.

He flew towards the setting sun, looking sacred, like a great serpent on a pilgrimage, and arrived at the Western continent.

In the past, the Western world was a place of powerful nations, standing side by side, with many countries, and an economy that dominated the globe, prosperous and flourishing. Zhang Ji once dreamed of traveling abroad, but never had the chance. Now he had arrived, flying here himself.

But the cities and countries here were gone. After the revival of Earth's vital energy, they had also suffered devastating blows.

Skyscrapers and metropolises were covered by mountains and forests, and the ruins of steel and cement had become the nests of monsters and beasts. Westerners had also established safe zones to survive.

"Dong~"

The bell rang, and people surged out of the tall city walls of the White Horse Safe Zone, gathering in the square.

This was a large safe zone with a population of over ten thousand.

In the safe zone, there was a tall tower every few hundred meters, with soldiers holding firearms on guard. The buildings on the ground were dense, mostly low-rise three-story buildings, and very chaotic.

In the very center was a large square, where a pentagonal church stood, surrounded by worshiping followers. The crowded people were also prostrating themselves like pilgrims, their faces solemn and fanatical.

At the entrance of the church, Western knights stood in formation, wearing armor and with sharp eyes.

Several priests, led by a white-robed pope, recited scriptures, praising God. In the distance, knights returned, pulling carts filled with monsters and beasts, driving them into the church.

"Roar--"

A terrifying and bloodthirsty roar came from the church, followed by the sounds of eating meat and drinking blood, as well as heavy breathing.

The several priests and the white-robed pope at the door, who were chanting scriptures, praised God with even louder voices. The rest of the people constantly made the sign of the cross on their chests, and finally, everyone knelt down facing the church and shouted in unison: "Great God, please grant us strength!"

The entire safe zone, with tens of thousands of people, was kowtowing.

Their faces were expectant and nervous, their eyes fanatical and reverent, all waiting for the "God" in the church to respond to them.

"Boom~"

Inside the church, a huge black claw stretched out a fingernail from the doorway.

The fingernail was curved like an iron hook, tens of meters long, exuding a metallic luster and filled with a savage aura.

The crowd cheered, thanking God.

They lined up to kiss this fingernail. When their lips touched the fingernail, a strange power flowed from the fingernail into their bodies. People's auras began to strengthen, the old and sick recovered and became younger, and those whose strength had reached a bottleneck advanced to new realms...

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Chapter 2

In the square, there was a burst of excited cheers, all praising God. Several priests also had excited and proud smiles on their faces.

"Caesar, prepare more blood food this month to offer to God. God's appetite seems to be very good recently."

"Simon, you're joking again. When has God ever had a bad appetite? We serve God, and we should offer the most delicious food every day."

The white-robed pope made the sign of the cross on his chest, looked at the church, and said with anticipation:

"When God grows up, we can leave this mountain range and go to the East to take a look. I heard that they have magical martial arts techniques, as well as talismans and countless spiritual herbs. All of that will be ours."

Several priests nodded, their eyes filled with greed and desire.

Their power came from the God in the church, but the Easterners possessed mysterious cultivation methods. They had coveted them for a long time, but were blocked by the mountains and could not cross the distance.

Now, the God in the church was getting stronger and stronger, and the eastern expedition plan was just around the corner.

"The women of the East are the most beautiful. At that time, I want the most beautiful woman to accompany me." In the distance, the captain of the knights, holding a giant sword, laughed, and the knights around him all showed lewd smiles.

They also liked Eastern women.

"Father, why are Eastern women beautiful? Isn't Alyssa beautiful?"

A childish voice sounded beside him. It was a seven- or eight-year-old blond, blue-eyed boy. He was as beautiful as a porcelain doll, holding a white-feathered bird in his arms. At this moment, he asked with a puzzled look, pointing to a little girl playing on the grass not far away.

She was Alyssa, his good friend. In his eyes, she was the most beautiful girl in the White Horse Safe Zone.

The captain of the knights looked down at the little boy, his eyes showing a loving smile. He squatted down and stroked his head, smiling and saying, "Son, you're right, Alyssa is of course beautiful. You have to take care of her, understand? You're already a grown-up."

He encouraged him.

The little boy named James nodded seriously.

"Go on, go play with Alyssa." The captain of the knights smiled. The little boy quickly left, about to walk towards Alyssa playing on the grass in the distance, but the white-feathered bird in his arms suddenly showed a look of horror in its eyes, and pointed its claws towards the distant dense forest.

"What's wrong? Rosa?" The little boy was puzzled. Rosa was the name he gave the white-feathered bird. This bird was very intelligent and mysterious. It had landed on his bed when he was born and had been with him ever since.

"Flutter"

The white-feathered bird flew towards the dense forest. James looked at Alyssa playing on the grass in the distance, hesitated, and followed the white-feathered bird into the dense forest.

The captain of the knights saw this and smiled, shaking his head.

"Alright, it's our turn to kiss God. I'll go first..." He was full of anticipation, but the moment he looked up, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed in a lost voice, "Oh, God, what is that? Look! Something is flying in the sky."

His voice attracted everyone's attention, and everyone looked up at the sky, but they collectively froze in shock.

They saw the sky become dim, a huge black cloud covering the sky and the sun, casting a large shadow over the entire mountain range, and even the White Horse Safe Zone.

As the black cloud approached, the void suddenly became dark, as if the sunlight had been swallowed, like the sudden arrival of night. The earth lost its color, and nothing could be seen.

In the dark sky, only huge scarlet eyes, like lakes of blood, opened and closed, flashing with a cold, fierce light, staring at the direction of the church, but revealing a greedy joy.

"Hoo~"

A foul wind swept through thousands of miles of mountains, and a cavernous mouth descended, its fierce aura overwhelming and suffocating.

"God, save me!"

"What kind of monster is this? God, please punish it!"

"Great God, purify all evil in the world, Amen~"

Everyone was terrified, but the white-robed pope, the priests, and the knights calmly made the sign of the cross on their chests, without panic, and called on the God in the church to take action.

"Boom~"

With a loud noise, the roof of the church exploded, and a white light soared into the sky, manifesting in the void as a huge white monster bird, its body enlarged to tens of thousands of meters, like a white sun, casting dazzling white light, dispelling the darkness and bringing light.

It had a human head, a man with a majestic gaze, but it had arms and claws, and white wings surrounded by white light, emitting an aura of light and holiness.

"God, great God, praise God!"

In the square, the crowd cheered like thunder.

The white-robed pope and the priests and knights looked at the white monster bird in the void, their expressions fanatical and excited. God had taken action and would surely purify the evil and bring light.

"I am the White Radiance God, judging you as a fallen evil spirit, Purifying Divine Light—!"

In the void, the white monster bird spoke, making a majestic sound. With a wave of its claws, a white light fell like a curtain, hitting Zhang Ji.

"Whirr~"

As the white light fell, Zhang Ji remained motionless, his scarlet vertical pupils just quietly looking at it.

The white monster bird panicked.

This was its Purifying Divine Art, which it had cultivated for thousands of years, far surpassing the other members of the White Feather Angel clan, so it was sent down to the world to reap faith.

Over the years, all the monsters and beasts that had been hit by its Purifying Divine Light would have their spirits obliterated.

But at this moment, the monster in the sky did not react at all.

"Purifying Divine Light, grant you death!"

It roared even more majestically, its hands and claws simultaneously forming hand seals, and unleashed an even more majestic white divine light.

Zhang Ji received it.

His body remained unchanged, not even moving, his scarlet eyes watching it calmly as before, allowing it to purify him again and again.

"This king has killed too much, my claws are stained with blood, and my body and soul have become fallen and filthy. Thank you for doing it a few more times to make this king pure and flawless, thank you~"

Zhang Ji made a sound, which the white monster bird regarded as a provocation, and became furious.

However.

After more than ten times, after he used the Purifying Divine Art and other divine arts multiple times, the other party still did not move. The white monster bird's eyes were already filled with fear, and its body, suspended in the void, began to tremble uncontrollably.

On the ground in the White Horse Safe Zone, in the square, everyone was dumbfounded and stunned.

The white-robed pope roared hysterically: "Great God, stop playing tricks! Please use your divine arts to purify the evil!"

The priests and knights around him shouted together.

They believed that the great God must be playing with its prey again, and had not shown its true skills.

Hearing this, the white monster bird in the void became annoyed, and a white light swept down, and the white-robed pope, the priests, and the knights all screamed and fell to the ground, their bodies intact, but their souls completely annihilated.

Among them, the captain of the knights also fell to the ground. Before his death, he looked towards the distant dense forest, and vaguely saw his son James holding a white-feathered bird, looking at him with tears in his eyes.

"Don't cry, you're a grown-up..."

He could only mouth the words, unable to make a sound, and died with a smile.

The people in the square cried out in terror, not knowing why God wanted to kill the pope and the knights, who were God's most loyal believers!

In the void, Zhang Ji finally spoke: "Child, they are this king's blood food. It's not good for you to kill so wantonly!"

The White Radiance God laughed strangely, but said with a somewhat stern voice, "Mind your own business. If you like them, they are all yours, enjoy them as you please."

"I have something to do, farewell!"

After saying that, he turned into a white light and was about to escape.

"Hoo~"

But that piece of sky suddenly collapsed, and a cavernous mouth swallowed half of the sky, swallowing the white monster bird as well.

It tried to escape but could not leave, and cried out in horror, "I am a core member of the White Feather Angel clan from the Origin Continent! My father is a Star Beast Elder! Do you dare to eat me?!"