Chapter 869: Encirclement of the Chaos Star Beast

“Sha.”

“Sha sha.”

His gaze swept over the crevices in the ground, where countless jet-black tentacles were constantly writhing, stirring up clouds of sand.

Soon, the lizard-like body of the Chaos Star Beast emerged from beneath the earth.

“Swish!”

“Swish! Swish!”

The Chaos Star Beast acted decisively, swinging its tentacles at Peacock Great Ming King and the others the instant it emerged.

Among those present, aside from Lin Yuan, none had experience battling a Chaos Star Beast.

In their view, the beast’s massive size should render it slow-moving.

Contrary to their expectations, though huge, the Chaos Star Beast was surprisingly swift.

The speed of its tentacle strikes was astonishing, as if they were traversing space itself.

In a split second, several tentacles struck Lin Yuan, Peacock Great Ming King, Nato, and Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Among the four, Lin Yuan reacted the fastest.

“Zheng leng.”

The sound of a sword slicing through the air rang out as the Human King Sword was unsheathed, a cold gleam flashing as the tentacle aiming for Lin Yuan was severed in response.

In the blink of an eye.

Peacock Great Ming King, at the moment of near impact by the tentacle, unleashed his Five-Colored Divine Light to block it.

Although he didn’t sever the tentacle like Lin Yuan, he managed to prevent it from striking him.

Nato and Guanyin Bodhisattva fared much more poorly.

The Chaos Star Beast was too fast, and without prior contact, they were both struck while completely unprepared.

The tentacles flung Nato and Guanyin Bodhisattva away, crashing through a swath of trees before they stopped.

Though both were hit, Nato’s strength clearly surpassed that of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Despite being thrown about, Nato’s body showed no obvious injuries.

He dusted off the dirt and rose to his feet, seemingly unscathed.

Nato had been hit without defense due to being caught off guard by the Chaos Star Beast.

Had he been prepared, the beast might not have been able to throw him.

By comparison, Guanyin Bodhisattva was far more disheveled.

When Guanyin Bodhisattva managed to stand, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, his condition considerably weakened.

Fortunately, Pure Water, which Guanyin Bodhisattva possessed, was remarkably effective for healing.

After consuming a drop, his injuries visibly improved.

“This creature is strong!” Guanyin Bodhisattva said to Lin Yuan, still shaken.

He had initially thought he could at least match power with the Chaos Star Beast.

Never did he imagine the beast was so formidable, injury coming swiftly upon engagement.

The Emperor had once faced a Tier One Chaos Star Beast.

The Emperor hadn’t exerted much effort to vanquish it.

Yet, even as it lay dying, its final strike caused significant harm to the Emperor.

Observing the Emperor’s battle with it, Lin Yuan concluded:

The Chaos Star Beast is high attack, low defense.

Of course, the Demon Lord, as a special case, doesn’t fall into this category.

In its state, the Demon Lord is akin to a hexagonal warrior, without weakness.

Given that Tier One beasts are high attack low defense, it’s certain Tier Two ones are too.

This was evident when Lin Yuan casually severed the beast’s tentacle with a single sword.

Lin Yuan’s gaze was keen as he looked at the Chaos Star Beast, saying to Guanyin Bodhisattva, “High attack low defense—if it can hurt you, you can hurt it. It’s not as invincible as you think.”

Lin Yuan believed, given Guanyin Bodhisattva’s skill, that defeating a Chaos Star Beast one-on-one, though challenging, was possible.

“Right!”

“When dealing with it, beware of its potential last-minute counterattack, evade if necessary.” Lin Yuan’s warning was for all present, not just Guanyin Bodhisattva.

The Emperor had been caught off guard by the beast’s final strike.

Prepared, the Emperor should have been able to avoid it.

Following Lin Yuan’s advice, the likelihood of the beast pulling someone down in its death became slim.

Thanks to Lin Yuan’s counsel, everyone gained confidence.

Especially Nato, who could hardly be restrained at the moment.

“I’ll go first, to test this Chaos Star Beast’s caliber.”

After speaking, Nato lunged at the Chaos Star Beast.

In his hand was the Fire-tipped Spear, with flames on his feet held by the Wind-Fire Wheel.

At this time, other Chaos Star Beasts remained hidden underground.

Thus, it was Nato versus this beast in single combat.

With the Wind-Fire Wheel bolstering him, Nato moved with exceptional speed.

In an instant, he was upon the Chaos Star Beast.

“Puchi!”

The Fire-tipped Spear pierced the beast’s body, and the next moment, dark blood spurted out.

“Ah!”

The Chaos Star Beast let out a strange hiss, its meaning indescribable, but it sent shivers down the spine.

Having been impaled by Nato, the beast entered a frenzy.

The beast wildly flailed its tentacles at Nato.

Nato summoned his Three Heads and Six Arms form, three heads observing in all directions, ears alert to all sounds.

With six arms wielding various magical treasures, he relentlessly attacked the beast.

“Dang!”

“Dang! Dang!”

The tentacles clashed with Nato’s magical treasures, producing sounds of metal on metal and unleashing furious energy waves.

Nato, worthy as the Human King’s Vanguard Officer, wielded considerable battle prowess.

Especially the Three Heads and Six Arms form, which effectively countered the beast.

The beast’s advantage lay in its numerous tentacles, allowing a 360-degree, no-blind-spot assault.

In combat, the beast could leave opponents vulnerable front to back and top to bottom.

If it found a chink in your defensive armor, you’d be in grave peril.

However, Nato was different.

The beast’s tentacles were many, yet Nato had multiple arms too!

Most crucially, Nato’s arms wielded magical treasures, giving him an edge against the beast.

Hence, in the battle with the Chaos Star Beast, rather than being disadvantaged, Nato consistently gained the upper hand.

Such is the nature of combat; if neither side makes an error, one inevitably must.

The Chaos Star Beast would soon find itself making errors.