Chapter 370: The Senior Got Eaten?!

Chapter 370: The Senior Got Eaten?!

“How long is Senior going to stay in seclusion?”

Wang Shouyi paced nervously in front of Containment Site No. 0.

He wanted to go in, but was afraid of being disrespectful and offending the Senior.

Senior hadn’t shown his face in a whole week.

If not for the daily spirit herbs being taken from the doorway, he might’ve suspected the Senior had vanished from the world entirely…

He’d kept his cool at first.

But now the second wave of the beast tide had begun.

Most sects had already repelled their attackers, and the surviving Immortality Seekers had earned more resources, proving themselves in battle and emerging as elites worthy of survival.

The counterattack on the Demon Sealing Tower was about to begin.

Major sects had finalized their plans. By tomorrow, teams would be assigned to attack specific towers.

He had to bring the Senior along—there was no way they could miss this feast of slaying monsters and harvesting massive resources.

“Do any of you have a way to contact the Senior?”

Staring at the sealed hydraulic alloy door, Wang Shouyi was helpless.

He turned to Zhao Ying, Xiang Xiaoyuan, and Lin Lingling—who was munching on a lollipop.

“Nope.” Zhao Ying shrugged. “The Governor said unless it’s the end of the world or our lives are in danger, we are absolutely not to disturb him. Or else—we suffer the consequences.”

Lin Lingling gave her lollipop a lick, eyes flashing. “Guys, if we want the Governor to come out, I have a plan!”

“What plan? Spill it!” Wang Shouyi’s eyes lit up.

Lin Lingling started swaying her head like a strategist: “This plan is called—use me to command the Governor! I’m technically half his disciple. He has to care about my safety. Brother Wang, all you need to do is throw on a black stocking over your head, pretend to be an international criminal, and take me hostage. Pull your sword, press it to my throat, and scream in front of Site 0. I guarantee he’ll come out within three minutes.”

Zhao Ying and Xiang Xiaoyuan both looked speechless.

Wang Shouyi went silent too—but his eyes flickered.

He was seriously considering whether this might work.

Then he turned to look at Lin Lingling with a strange expression.

That gaze made Lin Lingling shiver. She forced a smile:

“I-I was just kidding, Brother Wang… you’re not actually thinking about doing that, right?”

But the situation was urgent. He had to organize the sect teams. Soon, he wouldn’t have time to handle the Exorcist Division’s end.

Still, Lin Lingling had given him a new angle.

He just didn’t have to be the one to do it. He could assign it to a particularly annoying fellow disciple—his Senior Brother, Li Buyi.

Just as Wang Shouyi was about to arrange it…

The door to Site 0 began to open.

Steam hissed from the hydraulic alloy hatch—

The first thing that stepped out was a massive black beast claw.

Dark energy swirled around it, thick and viscous like a liquid, spreading across the alloy floor—clearly the dense demonic aura of a monster.

Before they could even see the full form, a pair of glowing crimson eyes pierced through the black mist.

Each eye was the size of a human head. That thing had to be at least as big as an elephant.

From the silhouette in the haze, it clearly wasn’t Strawberry Bear… and definitely not the Shrimp Salary King!

“When did the Governor raise something that huge in there?”

“No… wait. That’s not an ordinary beast!” Wang Shouyi’s expression darkened as he stepped in front of the others, voice trembling despite himself. “No ordinary monster could release this much demonic aura…”

The aura was so intense it was dripping like liquid. That not only meant the beast was powerful—it also indicated noble bloodline, no mere wild beast from the mountains.

And Wang Shouyi’s guess was spot-on.

As soon as he sensed the monster’s realm, his heart sank.

He was already in the Golden Core Stage, and even among his peers, he was one of the strongest. The beasts he’d fought either ran or died. Wherever he went, he felt like a walking powerhouse.

But every time he got near Chen Huaian…

That illusion shattered.

A Golden Core beast—where had this thing come from?!

And why was it in the Senior’s room?!

The Senior was only at Foundation Establishment. Could he have been… eaten by the monster?!

Boom, boom, boom!

Heavy footsteps shook the ground.

As the beast’s head emerged from the mist, they saw a majestic, lion-like face, mouth full of jagged fangs, an elongated skull, terrifying black horns gleaming under the lights—

Crimson eyes with golden vertical slits that radiated predator pressure, making everyone feel like prey.

Wang Shouyi froze for a moment in fear—then rage overtook him.

The Senior had definitely been eaten!

D*mn it, they had just agreed a week ago to assault the Demon Sealing Tower together.

They were supposed to grow strong together, to cultivate to immortality!

“You b*stard beast! Even if I die here today, I will avenge the Senior!”

Wang Shouyi unsheathed his sword and launched himself onto Hakyryu’s head, slashing down with both hands.

From the blade shot a three-meter arc of sword energy, echoing with the roar of dragons and elephants—it was his signature sword art: Crushing Mountain Sword Form.

Mastered fully, this technique could shatter mountains and tear ridges apart. Its power was immense.

But the moment his strike reached Hakyryu’s head—

Buzz! A dark shield suddenly appeared three inches above it.

Like a hemispherical shell flipped over, the sword energy and blade struck it like a fist into a pillow. The shield dented inward—but didn’t crack at all.

“AAAHHH!” Wang Shouyi roared, trying to pour more power into the sword through sheer volume.

Hakyryu had already been a little grumpy about becoming someone’s mount.

Now, fresh out the gate, he was attacked by some Golden Core nobody?

Of course he was pissed.

He stepped forward—and BOOM, the shield exploded with force, blasting Wang Shouyi like a cannonball into the wall.

“Hakyryu, what the h*ll are you doing?!”

Just coming out fully dressed, Chen Huaian was instantly blinded with rage.

He kicked Hakyryu in the knee.

Luckily, Hakyryu had held back—he knew anyone in the Exorcist Division was either a colleague or ally.

Wang Shouyi was embedded into the alloy wall, coughing up blood, but thankfully not seriously injured.

“Senior, y-you’re okay?”

After swallowing a top-grade Rejuvenation Pill from Chen Huaian, Wang Shouyi’s face looked slightly better.

His fish-eyed gaze darted between Chen Huaian and the towering beast beside him, full of disbelief.

“What could happen to this Venerable One? Sorry for the friendly fire—forgot to give a heads-up when I stepped out.”

Chen Huaian grinned and pointed at the hulking creature next to him. “Let me introduce—Zhao Ying, you should recognize this. This is Hakyryu—evolved. My new mount. Currently mid-Golden Core stage. Equivalent to… King-grade A-rank or Emperor-grade?”

“T-This is Hakyryu?”

Zhao Ying wore a look that screamed “Are you f**king kidding me?”

Xiang Xiaoyuan didn’t look much better. She leaned against the wall, legs still weak.

Hakyryu, ever the showoff, stepped forward, lifted his head and chest proudly, displaying his massive form to bring glory to his Boss.

…

Half an hour later.

Everyone finally accepted the truth: Hakyryu was now a giant monster.

Wang Shouyi still felt shaken. Even though Hakyryu was only mid-Golden Core, the combat power he unleashed was probably on par with a late-stage Immortality Seeker.

Just as he was about to ask Chen Huaian how Hakyryu evolved—

A sharp noise echoed across the sky—the sound of something cutting through the air at high speed.

Wang Shouyi focused and his expression darkened.

“Not good… that aura—it’s my Senior Brother!”

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