During their conversation, Lin Moyu had already arrived in front of the spirit beast, the two separated by only a thousand meters.

Perhaps because of luck, the spirit beast hadn't noticed that Lin Moyu was already so close to it.

It hadn't even used a roar to attack Lin Moyu.

At this moment, Lin Moyu was riding a wave of luck; he had been thinking about getting as close to the spirit beast as possible, and as it turned out, he got his wish.

A distance of a thousand meters was just about enough!

At that moment, Lin Moyu launched a fierce attack.

Origin-level spell: Time Curse!

In an instant, the spell triggered the Law of Time, transforming into a Curse that descended upon the spirit beast's head.

The spirit beast immediately let out a miserable shriek; its soul felt as if it had been slashed by a blade, causing extreme pain.

No matter how powerful its strength was, its soul had not become stronger because of the formation.

Although the Time Curse could not truly harm it, it could cause it pain and, for a fleeting moment, plunge it into a state of temporal chaos.

The Star Arrow Lich, which had been sitting on Lin Moyu's shoulder, moved in response.

A drop of ancestral water landed on it, and its aura surged dramatically as it transformed into a sharp arrow and shot out.

A trail of fire appeared in the space; the star fire brought with it the power of stars and the great power of flames, shooting into the spirit beast's body.

The Great Dao of Arrows surrounded it, increasing its power by a hundredfold.

This arrow was enough to instantly kill the vast majority of cultivators in the Dao Venerate Second Realm.

Even cultivators in the Dao Venerate Second Realm would be injured if they weren't careful.

The spirit beast hadn't yet recovered from the Time Curse before it was injured again.

The Star Arrow Lich was not attacking its physical body, nor the Chaos Corrosive Worms, but its soul.

Half of its soul was inside the gem, and the other half was outside; it was attacking the half that was outside.

The Star Arrow Lich's speed was astonishing, far exceeding lightning; it completed three back-and-forth cycles in an instant, and the spirit beast was struck by three powerful attacks almost simultaneously.

Its soul was pierced and burned by flames; for a moment, the spirit beast was in unbearable agony, shrieking incessantly.

However, Lin Moyu knew very well that the Star Arrow Lich alone was far from enough to kill it.

As the Star Arrow Lich attacked, Lin Moyu also shot towards the spirit beast.

By the time the spirit beast had just let out its shriek, he had already arrived in front of it.

The scepter of calamity appeared in his hand, and he smashed it down towards the spirit beast, saying softly, "This is my trump card!"

Lin Moyu's trump card was indeed the scepter of calamity.

The spirit beast had used the gem in the eye of the formation to gather the power of the Chaos Corrosive Worms, which was what made it so powerful.

Stability and chaos were gathered in one body, maintaining an eerie balance.

What Lin Moyu needed to do was break its balance.

Just like breaking a formation, once the balance was broken, it could be completely destroyed.

Breaking the balance was not easy, and only the scepter of calamity could do it.

The spirit beast broke free from the intense pain, its eyes glowing with red light, and it looked at Lin Moyu with extreme fury, "Go to hell!"

It raised its huge claw and swiped at Lin Moyu.

Lin Moyu did not dodge or evade; he swung the scepter of calamity and slammed it heavily onto its claw.

He was not sent flying like Po Jun; Lin Moyu felt as if he had struck a piece of tofu, and the scepter of calamity smashed into it without any resistance.

The terrifying power that had nearly killed Po Jun was completely ineffective when facing the scepter of calamity.

In front of the spirit beast's claw, Lin Moyu was like a human compared to an ant, incredibly tiny.

Yet, with just that tiny strike, the huge claw shattered with a boom.

Countless Chaos Corrosive Worms exploded out from the claw, flying in all directions.

The spirit beast's aura instantly weakened by a notch, and it shrieked in horror, "This is impossible! What did you do? What kind of magic treasure is this!"

Lin Moyu sneered, "A magic treasure that can smash you to death!"

Not giving it another chance to speak, Lin Moyu swung the scepter of calamity, rushed in front of it, and smashed it down on its head.

The spirit beast let out a cry of fear, but it was to no avail.

The scepter of calamity easily shattered its balance, and in the blink of an eye, the spirit beast was smashed to pieces.

The spirit beast, which had been so arrogant just a moment ago, was now more fragile than tofu.

The Chaos Corrosive Worms were blasted to the edge of the formation; Lin Moyu's heart stirred, and the Dragon Cavalry Legion appeared once again, surrounding the Chaos Corrosive Worms.

Bone Hell appeared in response, once again entering a rhythm of devouring.

In front of Lin Moyu was a gem no larger than a fist.

The gem was crystal clear and seemingly unremarkable.

A spirit beast soul, shaped like a mouse, had half its body inside the gem and half outside.

Looking at its appearance, it seemed to really want to crawl inside, but it couldn't get in no matter what.

Lin Moyu looked at it with a smile, "We finally meet. How should I address you? Senior Spirit Beast!"

The spirit beast looked at Lin Moyu in terror, "You… you, what do you want to do?"

It had completely lost its previous arrogance, and its eyes were filled with fear.

It knew very well that it wouldn't be difficult for Lin Moyu to kill it now.

Moreover, it couldn't escape at all; it was stuck here, unable to advance or retreat.

Lin Moyu also noticed this point, "So you're stuck here."

It seemed to have been hit on its most shameful point, and it shrieked, "If you want to kill me, just do it! Don't you dare humiliate me!"

Chapter 2633: Meeting you, I'm truly unlucky.

As a Dao Venerable, it had its own dignity, but at this moment, it had lost all face in front of Lin Moyu, which was more painful than death.

With its soul stuck here, in a dilemma, it had completely lost the ability to resist.

Lin Moyu was not in a hurry, "Tell me, who exactly are you?"

The spirit beast huffed, "This time, this Venerable has lost. You can kill me, and I have nothing to say."

"But don't you think about humiliating this Venerable; no one in this world can humiliate me."

Even in this situation, it remained extremely arrogant.

This arrogance seemed to come from its bones, or perhaps it was just a facade.

Lin Moyu held the scepter of calamity and lightly tapped its soul, while also flicking its tail.

It was like a cat whose fur had been ruffled, and it shrieked angrily, "You are humiliating me! Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go."

A wisp of flame appeared on Lin Moyu's fingertip; the flame radiated an aura of destroying everything, which was terrifying.

Lin Moyu didn't want to kill it immediately, but he couldn't let it off easily either.

The World-Burning Fire could not only refine worlds but also burn souls.

As long as it was controlled properly, the effect would be very good.

The moment the spirit beast saw the World-Burning Fire, it shrieked again, "Fire of Heavenly Punishment! How could you have the Fire of Heavenly Punishment!"

"This is impossible! No one can control the Fire of Heavenly Punishment; this is not a flame that living beings can control!"

Amidst its shrieks, Lin Moyu tossed a wisp of World-Burning Fire onto it.

In an instant, all its words were replaced by screams; the fire burned on its soul, bringing unimaginable pain.

While the flames burned, it couldn't say a single word.

If it hadn't been stuck in the gem, it might have been rolling on the ground.

At this moment, all dignity and arrogance vanished.

After burning it for a full half-minute, Lin Moyu withdrew the World-Burning Fire, "Now can we talk properly?"

The spirit beast looked at Lin Moyu with terrified eyes, "Who exactly are you? Why can you control the Fire of Heavenly Punishment!"

Lin Moyu said softly, "It is I who am asking you now, not you asking me."

"Be obedient; I ask and you answer. Otherwise, you know the consequences!"

At Lin Moyu's fingertip, the World-Burning Fire flickered continuously.

The spirit beast, filled with terror, had to accept the fact; temporarily, it set aside its arrogance because Lin Moyu had the ability to make it wish for death but be unable to die.

It didn't want to experience the pain from just a moment ago again, and its tone became softer, "Alright, what do you want to ask?"

Lin Moyu asked, "First, tell me your name, your identity, and why you are here."

The spirit beast said, "My name is Little Three, and I belong to the Heaven-Swallowing Mouse clan. Years ago, I was hunted by a Human Dao Venerate and stumbled upon this place by accident."

Lin Moyu could tell that it wasn't lying, "Little Three… that name is a bit strange."

Little Three shouted, "What's strange about it? I am the third child in my family; what's the problem with being called Little Three?"

Lin Moyu glared slightly, "You have quite a temper."

The World-Burning Fire flickered twice, and Little Three immediately lost its temper, "No, no, I just meant that my name was given by my mother; it's a very normal name. Don't get the wrong idea."

At this moment, Lin Moyu communicated with the Human Emperor, asking for information about the Heaven-Swallowing Mouse.

Over this period, the Human Emperor had acquired a large amount of data and built a massive database, part of which contained information about spirit beasts.

The Human Emperor immediately provided the answer and transmitted the relevant information.

The Heaven-Swallowing Mouse had quite a reputation among spirit beasts; it was a very special kind of spirit beast. Its own combat power was not strong, but it possessed an extremely powerful talent.

They could devour various kinds of Power of Origin between heaven and earth; it wasn't refining and absorbing, but direct devouring.

It was said that once they became powerful, they could even devour the Great Dao.

In the history of the Origin Continent, there had once been a Heaven-Swallowing Mouse in the Dao Venerable 7th Realm. At that time, that Heaven-Swallowing Mouse had encountered a Star Lord.

After a great battle, the result was that the Star Lord was killed by the Heaven-Swallowing Mouse, and even its star position was devoured along with it. From then on, among the stars of the Origin Continent, there was no longer any inheritance from that Star Lord.

Unfortunately, that Heaven-Swallowing Mouse was later killed by another more powerful Dao Venerable.

Lin Moyu hadn't expected that this spirit beast, which only had its soul left, was actually an extremely rare Heaven-Swallowing Mouse.

It was no wonder it was so arrogant; it indeed had the capital to be arrogant.

Among all spirit beasts, the Heaven-Swallowing Mouse was also considered a rare variety, and an extremely powerful one at that.

After learning the identity of the Heaven-Swallowing Mouse, Lin Moyu said, "Then let's continue. You said you stumbled upon this place by accident, which means that when you arrived here, this formation already existed."

The Heaven-Swallowing Mouse was much more obedient now, "Yes."

"How many years ago did you come? And how did you end up crawling into the gem?"

Little Three answered honestly, "About one hundred thousand years ago; I don't remember the exact time, but it's roughly that long."

"I was hunted by a lunatic in the Dao Venerable 6th Realm. I was only in the Dao Venerate Second Realm, so I had no choice but to abandon my physical body and use a spell. I didn't expect to end up here."

"To escape the pursuit, I severed all connection with my physical body. To reshape my physical body, I needed a lot, a lot of Power of Origin."

"It just so happened that I encountered this natural formation here and saw this gem."

"I wanted to swallow the gem, but I didn't succeed; instead, I got stuck here."

The gem before him indeed looked extraordinary, and it did contain astonishing power inside.

It was understandable that the Heaven-Swallowing Mouse, being desperate at the time, had wanted to devour it.

It just didn't expect that in the end, it wouldn't be able to swallow the gem and would instead get stuck here.

Lin Moyu laughed, "Looking at it, it doesn't seem like you swallowed the gem; it seems more like the gem swallowed you."

Little Three said, "How was I to know this gem was so eerie? We Heaven-Swallowing Mice swallow everything; I didn't know I wouldn't be able to swallow this."