Unlike the Angelic Grand Dao, the Beast God clan's Dao was filled with the scent of the wilderness. The ground of every plaza was littered with sand and gravel. In the center of each plaza stood a colossal wooden pillar, densely inscribed with various runes, corresponding to the runes on the forehead of each Beast God clan beastman. The top of the pillar was covered with a tattered red cloth, exuding an aura of wildness.
In the Divine Realm, beastmen were ubiquitous. Even among the ten great Divine Kings of the past, beastmen constituted nearly half. It was unclear if this was due to their overwhelming numbers or some other reason.
Roar...
As soon as Ye Yun left the first-level plaza, he heard a furious roar emanating from within.
"What's going on!" Ye Yun paused, turning back to face the entire plaza.
Black Ant had already cleared the fourth level. Why were there still beastmen on the first level? More importantly, Ye Yun had just been in the plaza and hadn't detected any anomalies indicating the presence of beastmen.
The red cloth atop the giant wooden pillar in the center of the plaza began to move as if by itself. The mysterious runes on the pillar emitted a faint glow. This light pulsed like a beating heart on the surface of the pillar, then formed an egg-shaped entity that detached from the pillar. Ye Yun then heard the roaring sound again.
This...
Creation from nothingness, could it be this fantastical?
Bang...
The eggshell cracked, and a burly, muscular beastman appeared before Ye Yun. He wielded a massive axe. Apart from his chest and groin, which were covered by armor, the rest of his body was exposed to the air. Drool dripped from his bared teeth, and two dirty braids on his head swung with his movements. Ye Yun could even smell a strong odor of sweat, making him feel nauseous.
"Hmm? The smell of blood? A human?" The beastman, upon appearing, detected the anomaly. He twitched his nose, coldly eyeing Ye Yun, and then, without any warning, raised his axe and swung it down at Ye Yun.
A Rank Two beastman! This pillar could create gods by itself? Ye Yun flicked his finger, killing the beastman. His eyes gleamed as he stared at the withered wooden pillar, even impulsively reaching out to touch it a few times.
Beast God Totem, Ninth Shadow (Special Item)
Function Description: Condenses worldly energy to form the body of a Beast God. It is a creation totem forged by the divine being Aljiri with immense magical power. He subsequently created the beastman divine race through this totem, providing an endless stream of reinforcements for the Beast God clan. Aljiri was thereafter revered as the Beast God. The Ninth Shadow is the ninth segment of the Beast God Totem, capable of gathering worldly energy to create Rank Two beastmen.
The description was simple, but the impact on Ye Yun was immense.
The formations in the Angelic Secret Realm encountered earlier and now the Beast God Totem—both were acts of god-creation. He hadn't expected the methods of deities to reach such terrifying heights, and he was thankful he hadn't rashly entered Heaven.
From this brief description, it was evident why high-ranking angels were rarely seen in the Divine Realm. Those angels were cultivating in their respective plazas, striving for higher levels. Upon reaching the ninth level and breaking through to eleven wings, they could pass through the Gate of Heaven to become a part of it! The City of Angels, previously destroyed by Black Ant, was likely the resting place for angels during their cultivation in these plazas, as each plaza had a limited capacity.
To confirm his suspicions, Ye Yun decided to wait on the first-level plaza. His primary objective was to determine how long it would take for this Ninth Shadow totem to generate a Rank Two beastman.
An hour later, the roar sounded again, and a ball of light reappeared. Under Ye Yun's watchful gaze, it quickly transformed into a beastman.
"One Rank Two beastman per hour. This is more than twice the speed of the angelic race. No wonder there are so many beastman warriors in the Divine Realm," Ye Yun commented, casually killing the newly appeared beastman.
Considering the number of beastmen Black Ant had killed, it would take nearly a century for this totem's output to compensate for the loss.
It was a shame this Beast God Totem couldn't be collected. Otherwise, placing it in Fengle City would provide a steady and considerable income daily.
"System Notification: Congratulations to player for killing 100,000 Rank Six Divine Race native, Beast God Clan. Gained 400,000 trillion experience, 6.4 million Divine Stones, 80 Weak Water Celestial Origins, 20 strands of Sky Roc Essence Blood..."
By this time, Black Ant had annihilated all the beastmen in the fifth-level plaza of the Beast God Dao. Ye Yun had once again reaped a substantial harvest of wealth and experience. However, even after reaching the fifth-level plaza, there was still no system notification about discovering a secret realm. This indirectly indicated that no secret realm existed in the first five levels.
Ye Yun took his time, pausing intermittently, and spent over two hours traversing from the first to the sixth level. By the time he reached the sixth-level plaza, Black Ant's massacre of beastmen was nearing its end.
Concurrently, after accumulating just over three million kills, Ye Yun's level smoothly advanced to level 72. Despite the large number of kills, they were all low-level divine races, and the cooldown for Ye Yun's Golden Touch ability remained dauntingly high.
As his level increased, Ye Yun's advantage on the level leaderboard became less pronounced. Wang Chen, ranked second, had already reached level sixty-five.
After all, the experience required for Ye Yun to level up was a hundred times that of others. This gap would only widen terrifyingly as his level increased. Naturally, it would become easier for others to catch up.
"Master, you've arrived," Black Ant said, running over after killing the last beastman. In terms of appearance, apart from its aura, Black Ant was now indistinguishable from a beastman.
"Yes, well done. Continue your work. I'll go check out the top floor," Ye Yun nodded, looking at Black Ant with immense satisfaction.
With its talent enhanced, Black Ant was practically his clone. Not only could it hunt monsters, explore maps, and run dungeons independently, but it was also intelligent.
Ye Yun and Black Ant ascended together, chatting casually. After the sixth level, Black Ant headed to the plaza, while Ye Yun continued towards the summit.
Based on his previous experiences, there would undoubtedly be a guardian-like existence at the summit. Otherwise, given the characteristics of the Beast God Totem, the entire Divine Realm would have long been dominated by beastmen.
A few hours later, Ye Yun stepped onto the top level. In the distance, he saw a colossal figure seated atop a small mountain. Two enormous white bones were planted behind him, adorned with tattered strips of cloth that fluttered like banners in the wind.
Green skin, two massive tusks, and the immense longsword before him—Ye Yun found it all eerily familiar...