Immortality Starts With Diligence(Xianxia Litrpg)

561. Lin Fei Arrives to Save Taotie, The Hydra’s Fury

The Hydra sat arrogantly on a vast chair, below it, Taotie lay prostrate on the ground.

The Hydra's gaze was icy cold, fixed on Taotie. Taotie, feeling the threat of death, trembled slightly. It knew it was in serious trouble. Although it had sent out a distress message, would the person it contacted really come to its rescue?

Even Taotie had no confidence. But apart from that, it had no other options.

"Lord, please spare my life. I didn't know that giant snake exotic beast was your offspring. If I had known, I wouldn't have dared to swallow it..."

Taotie kept begging for mercy. This incident was really unlucky for Taotie. A giant snake had accidentally intruded into its territory and started devouring various exotic beasts.

Those exotic beasts came to Taotie to complain. Taotie, being a formidable god-level exotic beast in the Myriad Beasts Alliance, was furious. How could another exotic beast dare to run wild in its territory?

So, Taotie went to confront the intruder. It saw the giant snake, which was just a peak king-level exotic beast, far inferior to Taotie.

Taotie didn't care and simply swallowed it. The giant snake was shocked, unable to believe that Taotie would actually eat it.

At the last moment, it claimed to be an offspring of the Hydra, But Taotie didn't believe it.

The descendants of the Hydra usually have multiple heads. But this giant snake had only one head. Taotie had seen descendants of the Hydra before, and they definitely did not resemble this giant snake.

So, Taotie simply swallowed it. After the giant snake died and Taotie learned of its true identity, it turned out to be a true descendant of the Hydra's bloodline. It was a unique offspring, apparently born from the Hydra and a Martial God-level exotic beast, resulting in a bloodline mutation. Therefore, it didn't have multiple heads.

Upon learning this, Taotie was filled with regret. Knowing the Hydra's brutal nature, Taotie realized it was likely doomed.

Thus, it immediately sent a distress message to Lin Fei. Only Lin Fei could save it. Taotie never imagined that one day it would have to seek help from someone it once loathed.

Then, Taotie was captured by the Hydra.

"You didn't know?" The Hydra's gaze was cold as it spoke: "Didn't you hear it reveal its identity as my offspring at the last moment? But you still swallowed it. Taotie, you devoured my descendant. So, I will devour you!"

With that, a huge head extended from behind the Hydra, inhaling fiercely towards Taotie.

"Hydra! Do you really think I have no backing? If you kill me, you too will undoubtedly die!" Taotie, desperate, roared at the Hydra.

"Hmm? Taotie, you, a mere god-level exotic beast, dare to say I will die? Call any help you have, all at once. It's been a long time since I devoured so many powerful beings!"

The Hydra sneered. It was not intimidated by Taotie's words. Its huge head continued to inhale fiercely towards Taotie.

Involuntarily, Taotie's body flew towards the Hydra. The Hydra's mouth opened wider and wider, eventually forming a gaping maw, seemingly about to completely engulf Taotie in an instant.

"Am I really going to die?"

Taotie's heart was filled with immense fear. As an ancient god-level exotic beast, it had never imagined it would meet its end like this, especially being devoured by the Hydra.

But Taotie was powerless, completely suppressed by the Hydra, both in terms of bloodline and strength.

The Hydra was about to devour it, And Taotie had no means to resist.

Suddenly, ripples of space appeared in the void. Then, a figure stepped out from the spatial channel, arriving instantly in front of the Hydra.

This figure was not large, even appearing quite insignificant in the eyes of the Hydra and Taotie. Yet, this very presence instilled a sense of threat in the depths of the Hydra's heart.

"Who are you?"

The Hydra immediately extended several of its heads, fixing its gaze on Lin Fei.

Lin Fei glanced at both the Hydra and Taotie, then flicked his finger.

"Boom."

With that flick, an immense force burst forth, striking one of the Hydra's heads and obliterating it.

Simultaneously, Lin Fei pulled Taotie to his side.

"Taotie, I didn't expect to find you in such a state after all these years," Lin Fei said calmly.

Taotie, overwhelmed with relief and excitement, voice trembling, hurriedly responded, "You... you actually came? Thank you, True Monarch Lin, for rescuing me."

Taotie was genuinely shocked. Sending out the distress signal was a desperate measure, a last resort. Among the True Monarchs Taotie knew, though Lin Fei was not the only one, the only one who would dare rescue it from the clutches of the Hydra was Lin Fei.

"I didn't come here for your gratitude. I hope, as you said, the Hydra really knows of a True Monarch-level world."

Lin Fei's gaze remained indifferent.

The Hydra roared in anger. The head Lin Fei had obliterated instantly regrew.

However, the Hydra was now seething with fury. In the All Beasts Alliance, it was revered, and no one dared to defy it. Even against god-level exotic beasts, the Hydra could kill or devour at will. Who would dare to stop it?

But now, someone had intervened, even blasting off one of its heads. While the Hydra could regrow its head, the act was a significant humiliation, fueling its immense rage.

"No matter who you are, if you dare to intervene on behalf of Taotie and attack me, you will surely die!"

The Hydra sensed that this unexpected opponent was a True Monarch and a Martial True Monarch at that!

Though a Martial True Monarch was powerful, the Hydra was pleased. Martial True Monarchs didn't have endless avatars. If it devoured this Martial True Monarch, it could ensure their complete demise.

This was unlike those Void Transformation True Monarchs, who, though not as strong, were extremely tricky to kill. If it were a Void Transformation True Monarch, even the Hydra would find it troublesome. But a Martial True Monarch being so bold, the Hydra naturally felt a strong urge to kill.

"You want to kill me?"

Lin Fei stood calmly in the void, hands behind his back, looking proudly at the Hydra.

"Roar..."

The Hydra's nine heads suddenly lunged forward, opening their massive mouths and inhaling towards Lin Fei.

A terrifying suction force enveloped Lin Fei.

"Try to swallow me, if you can!"

Lin Fei's body rapidly expanded, growing to tens of thousands of meters in size. Simultaneously, Lin Fei extended his right hand.

"Boom."

This time, Lin Fei punched out, using only the power of his physical particles, still at the peak True Monarch level. His punch shattered the void, the ferocious power instantly striking the Hydra's nine heads.