Chapter 2887: Pursuit and Slaughter

The Star-Devouring Beasts not only possess immense power but are also adept at concealment, launching sudden ambushes against the experts of the Divine Realm without warning.

Therefore, chasing the Star-Devouring Beasts through the vast cosmos is a very dangerous endeavor, and many strong beings from the Divine Realm are unwilling to undertake this task.

“Let’s go too!”

Fang Bai was filled with curiosity about the Chaos Gate in the starry sky. He knew that only by following the Star-Devouring Beasts could he quickly locate the Chaos Gate. Therefore, he voluntarily requested to join one of the teams in pursuit of these beasts.

For Fang Bai, the escaping beasts were all at the Divine Emperor Realm, and with his own strength combined with the help of the Great Might Divine Emperor and dozens of experts from the Emperor’s Palace, he could fearlessly face any Star-Devouring Beast at the Divine Emperor Realm.

Fang Bai made his request to the Spirit Sea Divine Emperor through transmission, who agreed, reminding Fang Bai to be extremely careful, to retreat decisively if the situation turned unfavorable, and to prioritize his own safety.

In the eyes of the Spirit Sea Divine Emperor, Fang Bai had unlimited potential in cultivation, and his life was worth countless other strong beings. If something happened to him, it would be a huge loss for the Divine Realm.

Thus, Fang Bai, along with the Great Might Divine Emperor and other beings from the Emperor’s Palace, formed a team and set out with several other groups to hunt down the escaping Star-Devouring Beasts.

Although the Star-Devouring Beasts excel at hiding, making their tracks hard to follow during escape, this only applies to ordinary experts. To the extremely perceptive Fang Bai, even the best-hidden Star-Devouring Beast would leave some trace behind while fleeing.

Therefore, during the chase, Fang Bai quickly captured the presence of a few Star-Devouring Beasts and led the Emperor’s Palace beings in pursuit along this trail.

“Look at that star body!”

After moving out of the Purple Crystal Sea Zone, traveling tens of thousands of miles, Rongrong suddenly pointed her finger to the left front, her face showing shock as she exclaimed unconsciously.

The gods followed the direction of her finger, seeing a celestial body several miles wide, with a large part missing, less than a tenth remaining, floating in the starry sky.

Some terrified experts stood suspended in the air, looking at the shattered celestial body, their faces pale.

“It must be the work of the Star-Devouring Beasts!”

Fang Bai muttered to himself, then led the Emperor’s Palace entities to fly over. After inquiry, it was indeed confirmed that a Star-Devouring Beast had passed through recently, consuming most of this celestial body.

The masses of experts residing on the celestial body, those who reacted quickly managed to escape in time, avoiding disaster, while thousands became a meal with the devoured celestial body, showcasing the fearsome threat of the Star-Devouring Beasts.

“We must speed up our chase; otherwise, who knows how many more celestial bodies and experts will suffer!”

Fang Bai sighed inwardly, looking at the mostly destroyed celestial body and the terrified experts.

Initially, these celestial bodies around the Purple Crystal Sea had experts at the Divine Emperor Realm, but they were called to the center region of the Purple Crystal Sea to resist the huge number of Star-Devouring Beasts emerging from the black hole. Consequently, these celestial bodies had no Divine Emperor or Divine Emperor Realm experts to guard them, allowing the escaped Star-Devouring Beasts to rampage unchallenged.

Fang Bai and the other beings from the Emperor’s Palace, taking the starship, traced the aura of the Star-Devouring Beast, advancing with full effort.

Along the way, they saw planets that fell victim to the “evil hands” of the Star-Devouring Beasts and numerous powerful beings who lost their Divine Residences.

“It seems the Spirit Sea Divine Emperor’s strategy to intercept the Star-Devouring Beasts was absolutely correct. If the Star-Devouring Beasts were allowed to leave the Purple Crystal Sea, it would be an unprecedented calamity for the Divine Realm!”

The Great Might Divine Emperor recalled, with deep sighs, the heartbreaking scenes of celestial bodies being destroyed and countless experts being devoured by the Star-Devouring Beasts along the way. He felt the immense responsibility on their shoulders, hoping that hunting more Star-Devouring Beasts might lessen the Divine Realm’s loss significantly.

“Do you see those smooth elliptical meteors ahead?”

On this day, as the starship entered an asteroid zone, Fang Bai instantly captured a few strands of the Star-Devouring Beast’s aura, so he narrowed his eyes, staring at those asteroids. Simultaneously, he signaled the Great Might Divine Emperor and others from the Emperor’s Palace to remain alert and prepare for battle.

Having witnessed the immense power of the Star-Devouring Beasts and gained considerable combat experience, the Great Might Divine Emperor and the other beings from the Emperor’s Palace were not overly anxious.

They left the starship, each summoning their divine artifacts, and under Fang Bai’s direction, they assumed a strategically balanced offensive and defensive formation, advancing steadily but resolutely.

Finally, dozens of experts from the Emperor’s Palace approached within a thousand feet of the few hidden Star-Devouring Beasts.

Then, they split into four groups, suddenly striking, proactively attacking the four concealed and shape-shifted Star-Devouring Beasts.

Amongst the groups, Fang Bai, the Great Might Divine Emperor, and Rongrong each led one, while the remaining beings from the Emperor’s Palace formed another group.

They either refrained from taking action or went all out from the start.

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

With four thunderous blasts, four streams of Supreme Divine Power struck the four Star-Devouring Beasts, sending their enormous bodies hurtling backward a thousand feet, with blood splattering everywhere.

The four Star-Devouring Beasts thought they were well-hidden, planning an ambush to devour the beings from the Emperor’s Palace without being discovered.

But they never expected Fang Bai had already spotted them, and instead, they were “ambushed,” caught off guard and suffering heavily as a result.

To enhance their side’s strength and swiftly kill the Star-Devouring Beasts, Fang Bai temporarily lent the Pangu Axe, Houyi Bow, and Blood-Drinking Mad Blade to the Great Might Divine Emperor, Rongrong, and other beings from the Emperor’s Palace.

Fang Bai himself attacked with the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron.

Even though the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron is a defensive divine artifact, when used to attack, the damage it inflicts on the Star-Devouring Beasts is no less than that of the Pangu Axe and other divine artifacts.

Despite their significant losses, the enraged Star-Devouring Beasts, unable to catch up, continued to be suppressed by Fang Bai and the four groups.

“Kill!”

A moment later, Fang Bai struck first, exclaiming loudly, as the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron enlarged a myriad of times, crushing a massive Star-Devouring Beast into pulp and causing it to perish on the spot.

Fang Bai casually collected the Star-Devouring Beast’s Beast Core and moved to assist Rongrong.

“Fang Bai, no need for you to intervene. Just provide cover for me, preventing this Star-Devouring Beast from escaping!”

Rongrong wanted to slay the Star-Devouring Beast single-handedly and spoke to Fang Bai.

“Alright.”

Seeing that the Great Might Divine Emperor and the other beings from the Emperor’s Palace easily suppressed the Star-Devouring Beast they were dealing with, Fang Bai felt reassured. He kept an eye on Rongrong’s opponent, not giving it any chance to escape.

But unexpectedly for Fang Bai, the Star-Devouring Beast seemed to sense the chaos aura on him. Despite bearing a hit from Rongrong, it charged at him with blood and fury.