Unexpectedly, in the Immortal King Battlefield, there was a third-party faction. It was actually composed of the Barbarian race, Monster race, and Beast race, exceptionally formidable, standing in opposition to Fang Han and Hua Tiandu.
Monsters and beasts had never been separated.
Monsters were beasts, and beasts were also monsters. As for the Barbarian race, they were also a group of savages associating with monster beasts. Tangling together and forming an alliance was very normal.
"Hmph! You monster beasts and barbarians want to take advantage, how could it be that easy? Don't be sneaky, just come out!" Hua Tiandu was now unafraid of anyone. He suddenly moved, clenching his five fingers into a fist, transforming into an 'Extinguish' character that deeply imprinted into the void.
Bang!
Large swaths of the void were directly obliterated; the power could simply rival the Big Bang of the universe.
However, right at the moment of that explosion, a ripple transmitted from the depths of the void. A colossal beast claw slowly reached out, and all the magical fluctuations were completely annihilated beneath this beast claw.
It actually neutralized Hua Tiandu's strike.
"Hua Tiandu, although you obtained the support of the Immortal Kings and your cultivation advanced to seventeen epochs, I am not afraid of you at all. If you want to fight, then I will fight you. Let us see if your cultivation is formidable, or if the magical power of my Beast Dao is superior."
Behind the beast claw was an unimaginably colossal immemorial giant beast, hidden within thick layers of mist. This giant beast was vastly larger than any immemorial divine beast. It seemed capable of swallowing epochs and controlling time and space. Slowly appearing in the mist, the beast's body gradually rippled, vanished, shrank, and finally morphed into a genuinely mysterious figure looking like a dark wanderer wearing a cloak.
This mysterious dark wanderer was formed by the immemorial giant beast. Its true face could not be seen, but the aura of a wild beast on its body was very obvious. It was the King of All Beasts, a beast among beasts; not a single divine beast, ferocious beast, or wild beast could be as great as this beast.
It was unknown from which epoch prior this wild beast was an old antique. Its magical power fluctuations were unexpectedly not beneath those of Hua Tiandu and Fang Han, almost having also advanced to the cultivation of seventeen epochs.
"This is…" The moment Taihuangtian saw the dark wanderer transformed from this enormous beast king, his eyeballs widened in shock and sluggishness. His mouth forcefully spat out a single word: "Nian!"
The moment this word "Nian" was spat out, all the Heavenly Lords turned pale with fright.
The Heavenly Lords in the Upper Realm Above were all extremely ancient. Some were powerhouses who had lived for over ten epochs, naturally knowing that in the Beast Dao, the most formidable beast king was the "Nian Beast"!
In any given epoch, there existed legends of the "Nian Beast". Representing the end of one year after another, it was the most formidable, the most terrifying ferocious beast in the Beast Dao, leaving people with zero hope.
According to legends, the Nian Beast had billions of incarnations, and the people of every epoch civilization had suffered its persecution. At the end of every year, its incarnation would appear and devour everything.
The Nian Beast was a legend, a myth among myths. The status of any divine beast was inferior to it; whatever Kunpeng, whatever Divine Dragon, whatever Phoenix, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, none were equal to the "Nian Beast". Rumor had it that the former Lord of All Beasts of the Beast Dao civilization was also a Nian Beast.
The "Nian Beast" appearing now was the son of the Lord of All Beasts, but also a supreme figure who had lived through over ten epochs.
To actually appear in the Immortal King Battlefield. All the Heavenly Lords were almost silent, because the fierce reputation of the Nian Beast was simply too atrocious, penetrating into every civilization. There was an instinctive terror in the hearts of the Heavenly Lords.
"Nian, you are the supreme leader of our Monster, Beast, and Barbarian threefold alliance. You should sign a contract with the Epoch Sect and the Tiandu Cult. How about living in peace during this epoch and waiting together for the start of this epoch's great destruction tribulation? Wait for the divine objects to spew forth from the Gate of Eternal Life, fight for them respectively, cultivate to the most superior realm, and then decide the victor? Fighting to the death right now is truly too much of a waste."
Another voice transmitted out.
It was the voice of the legendary "Lord of All Monsters".
The "Lord of All Monsters", this legendary leader of the monster race, seemed to be a woman, graceful and charming. She walked out wearing a blood-red long robe, appearing beside the "Nian Beast" with a swaying posture.
Subsequently, a savage covered entirely in tattoos also appeared. It was the Ancestor of the Barbarian race, whose cultivation actually reached a full sixteen epochs, higher than the Lord of Universe. He was rumored to have perished, yet now appeared here.
The "Lord of All Monsters" had a cultivation of sixteen epochs, as did the Barbarian Ancestor. And the "Nian Beast", this old antique of the Beast Dao, had a full seventeen epochs of cultivation. Besides them, within the mist behind them, there seemed to be many formidable auras, also experts under their command at the Heavenly Lord level.
Whether it was the Barbarian race, the Monster race, or the Beast race, there were very many Heavenly Lord experts. Now united together, they formed a supreme grand religion that could contend against the Tiandu Faction and the Epoch Sect.
"So it is the legendary Lord of Nian Beasts. I have always heard your legends, and now I have finally seen the real you; you indeed live up to your reputation." Fang Han said with a smile. Indeed, he had heard the legend of passing the Nian when he was a child.
The Nian Beast truly appearing in front of him brought a wondrous feeling.
"Sect Master of Epoch, Fang Han!" The Nian Beast looked at him: "Now between heaven and earth, it is pretty much our three factions that are the most formidable. My suggestion is how about we refrain from fighting to the death first? Recuperate, wait for the great destruction tribulation of heaven and earth, for the Gate of Eternal Life to spew divine objects, and snatch the divine objects respectively. Only at that time will we begin to battle, each relying on their own abilities."
"I have no objections." Fang Han nodded, looking at Hua Tiandu, "Right now without benefits, fighting indeed has no meaning. Only when the treasures spew forth from the Gate of Eternal Life does it hold meaning to snatch and fight respectively. Damaging origins now would only offer cheap advantages in vain to those Immortal Kings spewed from the Gate of Eternal Life. I have roughly deduced it already; it's about after the Gate of Eternal Life spews the divine objects that those Immortal Kings will break free, so we have enough time to prepare. I also know that you are all existences roaming unimpeded through heaven and earth; none of you wishes to be constrained by the Immortal Kings."
"Hua Tiandu, what do you say?"
The Nian Beast looked at Hua Tiandu, "Our three factions temporarily sign a truce agreement right now, waiting for the spewing of divine objects. You wouldn't be in such a hurry to make a move, would you?"
"Hmph!" Hua Tiandu looked at Fang Han, then at the Nian Beast, his expression fluctuating rapidly. He also knew that now an extra "Nian Beast" faction had emerged, fighting to the death with Fang Han would no longer be a cheap endeavor. If both sides were injured and someone else took advantage, that would be a huge loss: "Since it is so, Fang Han, I will let you live a little longer!"
"A pitiful puppet like an ant, what qualifications do you have to speak to me?" Fang Han said disdainfully: "Waiting until the day of the great destruction of heaven and earth, taking your life will seem much more meaningful."
"You!" Hua Tiandu was thoroughly enraged, but eventually calmed down, turning into a sinister smile: "I'll let you take some cheap advantage verbally; when the real victor is decided, I will let you know what is called sorrow and humiliation. Let's go!"
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
The entire Tiandu City immediately flew up. With a flicker, it vanished into the Immortal King Battlefield, arriving somewhere unknown.
Now, only the factions of Fang Han and the Nian Beast remained.
As Fang Han was also about to leave, that "Nian Beast" suddenly said: "Brother Fang Han, could you pause your steps? I have something to say."
"What is the matter?" Fang Han knew the Nian Beast had something to say, but he fundamentally would not believe any words from this Monster, Beast, and Barbarian threefold alliance. In fact, trusting them was worse than trusting Hua Tiandu.
"I actually have a matter requiring Brother Fang Han's help." Nian Beast said: "If Brother Fang Han can help me with this favor, I am willing to join hands with you to deal with Hua Tiandu. I suppose since Brother Fang Han has cultivated to such a realm now, you also understand your own identity, being the reincarnation of a crucial thing from within the Gate of Eternal Life. Every Immortal King wants to snatch you, control you; obtaining destiny means they can obtain eternal life."
"I have known about this long ago. The matter you want me to help with, what exactly is it? It couldn't be asking me to assist you to execute the power of destiny, allowing the Lord of All Beasts confined within the Gate of Eternal Life to break free, right." Fang Han said.
"That is correct, it is precisely so. Could it be that Brother Fang Han has previously helped an Immortal King break free?" A trace of peculiar light flashed in the Nian Beast's eyes.
"That's right, the Ancestral Holy King of the God Race once asked me for help and gave me promises, yet plotted against me at the most critical moment. I repelled him, and from then on, I won't believe any Immortal King again. Therefore, Brother Nian Beast seeking me out this time makes it somewhat difficult for me. What if the Lord of All Beasts plots against me, what then?" Fang Han began to calculate again. He could almost be certain that this Nian Beast's proposal was definitely a plot against him.
However, he was also considering using the Nian Beast to communicate with the Immortal King "Lord of All Beasts", seizing the other party's true qi and source energy, striving for a sliver of survival chance for himself and his disciples.
Currently, the gap in strength between the Epoch Sect and the Tiandu Cult was truly too vast. If they didn't raise their strength, I'm afraid it would be difficult to contend. If any mishap occurred to him, I am afraid they would all be utterly destroyed.
But now there was not much time left before the great destruction of heaven and earth. No matter how much they cultivated, they couldn't progress rapidly. The only way was the need for an Immortal King to empower with cultivation.
If the important figures within the Epoch Sect all cultivated to become Heavenly Lords, then they could survive the great tribulation of this epoch. As the Sect Master, Fang Han did not want every disciple in the sect to die and suffer the five decays of heaven and man.
Now, this Lord of All Beasts plotting against him was his only opportunity.
"Brother Fang Han doesn't need to worry. We can swear a major oath that we absolutely will not plot against you for a tiny bit of petty gain." Nian Beast, the Lord of All Monsters, and even the Barbarian Ancestor repeatedly swore that it would absolutely not be so.
Yet Fang Han distinctly captured a trace of sinister intention deep within their hearts.
"We can use divine objects to hire Brother Fang Han!" The Nian Beast, watching Fang Han hesitate, immediately said: "Brother Fang Han, I have a massive amount of divine objects here. I could even use Ancient Characters under my control to exchange for your friendship. If this succeeds, I can even help you obliterate Hua Tiandu, how about that?"
"Oh?" Fang Han became interested and asked: "How many Ancient Characters do you currently control in your hands?"