We got off the SUV.
The huge body of the Taotie beast fell to the ground and landed next to the off-road vehicle.
"Master, I will take you there."
The Taotie beast sent me a message.
I nodded and said loudly, "Okay, let's go."
Afterwards, Elder Ma and I went to the Taotie beast together.
With spiritual energy surging in our bodies and our toes touching the ground, we both landed on the broad back of the Taotie beast.
The fluffy animal fur is soft and feels like a blanket.
"Okay, you're already seated. Taotie, let's go!"
As a gust of wind blew, the Taotie beast carried Elder Ma and me and quickly ran towards the location of the ancient beast fragments. The speed was very fast, and the sword and shoes were as fast as the wind.
"Woooooooo..."
A long roar came from the mouth of the Taotie beast.
Amid the beast's roar, the fragment of the ancient beast clan's divine map began to fluctuate. Soon, the light film on it dimmed a little when the sound waves of the beast's roar hit it.
In order to increase the effect, I told Elder Ma to give all the spiritual stones on him to the Taotie beast. With the spiritual stones, the Taotie beast continued to absorb the spiritual energy inside.
Soon, waves of white spiritual mist rose from its body.
White fog appeared, and the roar of beasts spread to a wider area.
What surprised me was that the piece of the beast tribe's sacred map not only did not shift again, but there were actually bursts of beast roars coming from it, as if responding to the roar of the Taotie beast.
"What's that sound?" I asked.
The Taotie beast showed excitement in its eyes and replied, "It was a roar from the Taotie beast tribe. Woohahaha, I'm finally back. I can finally see my people."
"The roar of the Taotie beast tribe?"
"Taotie, what do you mean? Could it be that there are other beast tribes in the fragments of the beast tribe's divine map?"
The Taotie Beast explained: "Master, there are indeed other beast tribes, not just our Taotie Beast Tribe. In fact, the ancient beast tribe is divided into four tribes, each controlled by a divine beast. They are the Taotie Beast Tribe, the Taowu Beast Tribe, the Qiongqi Beast Tribe, and the Chaos Beast Tribe."
"Back then, after I was put into the red lacquer coffin by that mysterious man, there was a rift between the four major beast tribes. I don't know what happened to our Taotie Beast Tribe now?"
At this point, Taotie seemed to have thought of something, and sent me a voice message: "Master, I also want to practice the 'Yin Yang Absorbing Spirit' method, I hope you can help me."
I thought about it and replied, "Taotie, don't worry. After I subdue the ancient beast tribe and obtain the fragments of the divine map, I will teach you the method of 'Yin Yang Absorbing Spirits'. You have been with me for a long time and have helped me a lot. It's time for me to repay you."
Taotie said quickly: "Thank you for your care, Master. Thank you very much!"
When Taotie said this, he was still filled with sadness. He said to himself, "When I was taken away, my child was only 200 years old and had not yet reached the level of a divine beast. I don't know how he is doing now."
child
Taotie beasts have children? This surprised me and was a little funny.
But seeing the worry in the Taotie's eyes, I didn't say anything.
The fragments of the ancient beast tribe's sacred map stopped moving, and a large forest appeared in front of us.
“That’s it!”
I raised my hand and pointed.
Taotie quickened his pace and rushed towards that direction quickly.
Soon, a bright film of light appeared in front of him, and behind it was a large forest. The trees in the forest were towering, and many of them were as thick as several people's arms.
Wrinkles appear on the bark, as if recording the vicissitudes of this small world.
“Woooooooooooooooo…”
Beast Roar
Still going.
"Taotie, there is a light film in front, do you know how to get in?" I asked.
The Taotie beast nodded and said, "Don't worry, Master. I have a way."
As he spoke, a red light flashed from the eyes of the Taotie beast, and that red light hit the light film. Immediately, waves of animal patterns appeared on the light film.
Then, a huge opening appeared in front.
The Taotie beast leaped from the top of a sand dune and directly entered the light film.
As soon as I entered the light film, I felt the fresh air.
The ground is covered with dense grass, trees, and lush flowers and plants.
There are several trees with fruits hanging on them. The fruits are bright red in color and emit bursts of fragrant smell.
"Master, we have come in. This is the fragment of the ancient beast tribe's divine map. If you want to subdue the fragment of the ancient beast tribe's divine map, you need to find the central hub of the beast tribe's divine map."
The Taotie beast reminded me.
I asked it: "Then do you know where the central hub of the beastman's divine map is?"
The Taotie beast responded, "Yes, Master. I will take you there right away."
However, just as the Taotie beast was about to set off and take us through the dense jungle, bursts of noise appeared in front of us.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of trees shaking, "rustling", was heard in the woods.
And getting closer.
“Tap, tap, tap!”
“Woooooooooooooo…”
I got off the Taotie beast with a look of vigilance in my eyes.
Seeing me frown, the Taotie Beast said in a deep voice: "Master, it's the Beast Tribe. There are members of the Beast Tribe approaching."
My face changed and I said quickly, "Defend, defend quickly!"
Soon, spiritual energy surged from Elder Ma and me.
My hands were filled with spiritual energy, ready to condense the seventh palm of the Nine Yang Divine Palm, "Seven Yang Thunderstorm" at any time.
“Mmmm…”
The sound was mixed with the roar of beasts, and it was still approaching.
Soon, animal shadows appeared in front of us.
The beastmen were also wild beasts, but they were different from ordinary wild beasts. They were several times larger than the tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves we usually see.
A beastman figure appeared first.
What surprised me was that its appearance was very similar to the Taotie beast - a sheep's body and a human face, eyes in the armpits, tiger teeth and human claws, and a big head and a big mouth.
"Taotie, is it also a mythical beast?" I asked.
What I didn’t expect was that the Taotie beast next to me actually had tears in its eyes.
Drops of tears slid down the corners of the Taotie beast's eyes, along its fur, and rolled to the ground.
"Taotie, what's wrong with you?" I asked in confusion.
The Taotie Beast shook its head and said to me in surprise: "Master, it is our Taotie Beast Clan, a member of our Taotie Beast Clan. If I am not mistaken, the Taotie Beast Clan running in the front is my son 'Ban Zhuo'."
I was stunned for a moment before I reacted.
It turns out that the beast rushing in the front is the son of the Taotie beast. I was wondering why they look so similar.
“Woooooooooooooo…”
A long howl came out of the mouth of the Taotie beast again, and the sound was deafening.
On the other side, there were continuous long howls in response. I guess this was the ancient Taotie beast tribe's way of communication.
Slowly, more and more beasts appeared in the distance.
Soon, strange-looking beasts appeared in the woods opposite. After they approached, they stopped running and slowly moved towards us.
At the front, the divine beast of the Taotie clan stopped moving.
The body of that mythical beast was as huge as that of the Taotie beast, but the difference was that the mythical beast carried a terrifying and ferocious aura.
Also, it seems
The claws of the divine beast seemed to be injured, and there was a bloody mess on them. However, the blood had already coagulated into a blood scab, sticking to the beast's legs.
"Are you from Earth? We don't interfere with each other, why did you come in here?"
The beast said in a calm voice.
As for the Taotie beast, it was like a human, its voice choked with sobs, and it shouted, "Child, yes, yes... It's me, I am your father, Taotie."
When the Taotie beast said his name, the divine beast opposite him trembled.
At the same time, three wild beasts suddenly ran out from behind the divine beast.
The three wild beasts were different from the Taotie beast, but they were very respectful to the divine beast in front of them, that is, the child of the Taotie beast.
However, perhaps because they were too old, the legs and feet of the three beasts seemed very unsteady, and the beard on both sides of the mouth of one beast had turned pale. It looked like an old "old man".
When the old beast saw the Taotie beast, his black eyes flashed with many bright lights.
"Old Master, is that you? Is it really you? Are you back?"
The old beast cried out in a trembling voice, its whole body shaking.
The Taotie beast's body also trembled a few times, and it shouted excitedly: "It's me, it's me! I, Taotie, am back!"
The old beast and the two old beasts beside it trembled even more.
Immediately afterwards, howling sounds came from their mouths.
The Taotie beast also howled.
The divine beast looked at the Taotie beast, then looked at the old beast next to it, and asked: "Xiti, it... it... is it really my father Taotie?"
The old beast with white beard nodded its head and said, "Yes, it is it, the old master. I will not make a mistake."
At this time, the Taotie beast also opened its mouth and shouted to the divine beast, "My child, I am your father Taotie. Don't you remember me, Ban Zhuo?"
The tears in the Taotie beast's eyes fell down like beads that had broken off the string.
The divine beast named Ban Zhuo moved its body and rushed quickly towards Taotie.
Taotie also went to meet him.
The heads of the two mythical beasts were leaning against each other and rubbing against each other. The picture was extremely warm.
"Father, where have you been all these years? I've been looking for you!"
The divine beast Ban Zhuo said while crying.
The Taotie beast choked up and said, "My children, it's hard to explain. I didn't want to leave you either. But I was taken away by a mysterious person and trapped in a coffin. I have not come out for so many years. Fortunately, I met my new master and was able to escape."
The two divine beasts, father and son, spoke in human language and told each other about the changes that had taken place over the years.
I stood at a distance and listened, but I didn't expect that the fragments of the ancient beast tribe's sacred map had been in the Tarim Desert.
The divine beast Ban Zhuo also said that he had used the remaining energy of the Taotie beast tribe to open the fragments of the beast tribe and tried to find the Taotie beast in the outside world. But unexpectedly, he met humans in the desert.
Those humans were afraid of the beasts. Later, a powerful energy descended on the desert and a huge explosion occurred.
Afterwards, the fragments of the ancient divine map were damaged, and the ancient beast tribe members inside could no longer come out.
After listening to the words of the divine beast Ban Zhuo, I already had some understanding in my mind.
I thought of the news reports a few years ago, which said that China had conducted several nuclear tests in the Tarim Desert. I thought to myself, in all likelihood, those nuclear tests were aimed at the mythical beast that escaped from the fragments of the ancient beast tribe's divine map.
After all, the fragments of the divine map can generate a certain energy field, so it is not surprising that they were discovered by human technology.
Taotie Beast talked with his child, the Divine Beast Ban Zhuo, for a while, and then asked, "Child, where is your mother?"
Unexpectedly, the face of the mythical beast Ban Zhuo suddenly became miserable.
(to be continued)
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