Keke's Arena Debut

Keke's sudden appearance caused many jaws to drop before the crystal screens. The little beast's performance stunned everyone.

Its youthful voice was so clear, reminding everyone that what they had just seen was no illusion.

"Heavens, this isn't an illusion!"

"What's happening? Where did this seventh little beast come from? Could it be that Golden Child's brother?"

"Rumor has it that Golden Child is the descendant of a Heavenly God. Is this smaller golden monkey also a descendant of a Heavenly God?"

Whether in the VIP rooms or the ordinary chambers, everyone facing the large crystal screens was in an uproar. The seventh little beast's forceful intervention left everyone feeling incredulous.

"Roar..."

On the battlefield, the Golden Lion King tumbled backward through the air, flipping several times before righting itself and landing heavily on the ground. It raised its head and roared to the heavens, the sound rattling eardrums. For it, this was a disgrace—being thrown by a little monkey barely a foot long had gravely wounded its pride.

"Shua!"

The vertical eye on the Golden Lion King's central head snapped open. Blood light burst forth, sweeping toward Keke, staining the sky crimson. The Light of Annihilation consumed everything in its path; all colors dimmed before this devastating force. Nothing could withstand it!

"Swoosh!"

But unexpectedly, Keke vanished from its original spot, reappearing from another direction, evading the Light of Annihilation.

The watching crowd could not help but marvel. The Peacock King had barely managed to block the Lion King's Annihilation Eye with its Five-Colored Divine Light, yet this little beast had dodged it entirely through sheer speed.

In the VIP room, Xiao Chen was stunned. He had noticed Keke's unnerving speed when it had left earlier, and now he was certain the little creature had grasped a new divine art. Perhaps it had sensed the Little Defiant Dragon's progress and finally felt the urgency to grow.

The Lion King's gaze turned icy cold. To it, this little creature before it was utterly detestable. Not only had it dodged the attack, but it had also provoked it by waving its little paw.

"Shua!"

The Annihilation Eye opened and closed repeatedly, crimson light flooding the space. The area where Keke stood was completely dyed red. The Golden Lion was eerily calm as it swept out beams of blood light, mercilessly trying to obliterate its opponent.

The little white beast grew angry. Though it was disguised as a little monkey, it had no intention of hopping around like a real monkey. Instead of dodging, it lightly drew its paw, and a golden light screen appeared before it. Then it quickly advanced through the blood light, charging straight at the Golden Lion King.

The watching crowd erupted. What kind of golden light was this? It could actually resist the Light of Annihilation! The layers of blood-red light bearing down from all directions shattered completely; the Divine Annihilation could not break it.

"Swoosh!"

Keke reached the Golden Lion's side. Its little paw moved swiftly, and a dazzling golden light instantly enveloped the Lion King. With a burst of brilliant radiance, the Golden Lion was suspended in midair, trapped by the golden light.

Keke swung its little paw violently, directly throwing the Golden Lion King away.

"Bang!"

Dust and sand flew. The golden light dissipated. The Golden Lion crashed into the dirt, the ground sinking beneath it, forming a cracked crater.

Before every crystal screen, the crowd clamored, all voices crying out in surprise.

If the little beast's first appearance—flipping the Lion King head over heels—could be considered luck, then this was no coincidence. The golden light had defeated the Light of Annihilation outright, thrown the Lion King down—this was true strength!

The Xuanhuang Beast Arena was in an uproar!

This was shocking, unprecedented! The Golden Lion King's power was evident to all. The Peacock King, with its legendary forbidden divine art and a single Chaotic Divine Feather, had barely managed to hold it off. Yet Keke had laid it low so easily, inspiring awe and terror.

Keke huffed, babbling angrily in its childish voice.

All the spectators didn't know how to express themselves. They truly felt speechless. You were the one who threw the Golden Lion King down, weren't you? Why are you the one huffing... the Lion King should be the one crying!

But against all expectations, the Golden Lion King was eerily calm. It let out no more roars. It simply crouched in midair, staring coldly down at Keke, making no further attacks or movements.

The little beast muttered discontentedly for a while, then ignored the airborne Lion King and walked toward Golden Child and the White Tiger.

The White Tiger, treating it as a threat, stepped back a few paces, separating from Golden Child, and watched Keke warily.

Golden Child, however, was already enraged. In its fury, it split into nine, nine beams of golden light surrounding Keke. Golden Child roared, expressing extreme displeasure at Keke's disguise. Especially since the little beast had deliberately hidden six of its seven colors, revealing only a single golden light to mimic its divine art—this infuriated Golden Child to no end.

The watching crowd was especially stunned to see the two golden monkeys facing off. Yes, they had assumed Keke and Golden Child were related; they never expected them to actually fight.

The meter-tall Golden Child and the foot-tall Keke both shone with golden light, extraordinary and divine.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..."

The nine golden figures moved together. Golden Child's Nine Lives Indestructible Body attacked Keke from nine directions, as swift as nine bolts of lightning.

"Shua!"

Keke was faster. It vanished on the spot, then instantly appeared behind one of the golden figures, firmly grabbing the tail of Golden Child's true body.

"Bang!"

Golden Child's true body was grabbed by the tail and sent flying, crashing into the ground far away.

Enraged!

Golden Child, the most quick-tempered of them, moved all nine bodies at once, sweeping nine beams of golden light toward Keke.

Nine Lives Indestructible Body or sole true self—Keke was not afraid. Its little paw brushed lightly, and a burst of brilliant light emerged, cutting off all nine beams.

Golden Child was furious beyond measure. It had seen Keke's technique before—clearly seven-colored light, yet now it had to hide six colors and pretend to be its own golden light. Of course, the power had not diminished much; fewer colors only meant the force was more concentrated, all expressed through the golden light.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"

Golden Child fought desperately. Beams of golden light swept down one after another, while its nine bodies attacked wildly. For a moment, Keke was indeed forced into a bit of a corner, but its speed was ultimately much faster. Evading the nine bodies, it turned back, pointed at Golden Child angrily, as if to say, I'm not afraid of you.

In that dazzling radiance, sharp-eyed people caught a flicker of seven colors, which quickly condensed back into a single golden beam, descending from the sky to envelop Golden Child. This was not a single light curtain like the one used against the Lion King. In secret, Keke had waved its little paw repeatedly, sending down three layers of seven-colored power merged into one golden light.

Restraint!

The divine art that had incapacitated even the Golden Lion King appeared once more. All nine of Golden Child's bodies were frozen in midair. The little white beast slammed all nine Golden Children to the ground, then swiftly ran to one golden figure and stomped hard on its tail.

This last sneaky action left all spectators bewildered. Why deliberately step on the opponent's tail? Had it injected some kind of divine power to seal that body?

Golden Child howled in pain and stomped in fury. Only it knew—the hateful little white beast was simply being mischievous.

But Golden Child refused to admit defeat. It transformed into nine bodies again and charged. At the same time, the Peacock King, seeing its companion faltering, joined the fray, sweeping down with its Five-Colored Divine Light.

Keke regarded the Five-Colored Divine Light with some seriousness. Evading Golden Child's attack, it earnestly waved its little paw, pressing it toward the sky.

Five-colored light flashed. All spectators cried out in surprise—Keke had actually unleashed its own Five-Colored Divine Light, identical to the beams in the sky.

"What origin does this little beast have?"

"Could it also be a descendant of a Heavenly God, mastering both Golden Child's and the Peacock King's divine arts?"

This was truly astonishing.

"Shua, shua, shua!"

The Five-Colored Divine Light quaked repeatedly. Two curtains of light clashed fiercely in the sky. In the end, Keke actually shattered the Peacock King's five-colored curtain.

Then, with a sweep of its five-colored light, Keke sent the Peacock King flying—blasted high into the air. It tumbled back over ten meters before stabilizing.

The crowd erupted. This was too overpowering!

Only the Golden Lion King in the arena remained eerily calm, its eyes flashing with two streaks of icy light as it watched Keke's every move.

Keke waved its little paw nonchalantly, as if to say this was nothing. Such an attitude truly tested everyone's nerves, making all spectators feel like tearing their hair out.

Just then, the little white beast, having beaten back Golden Child, nonchalantly walked toward the White Tiger.

The crowd boiled over. Did this little creature that had appeared from nowhere truly intend to sweep through all six sacred beasts?

Just as anticipation soared, six figures appeared before the crystal screens. Six elders drifted into the arena like six wisps of smoke, surrounding Keke.

In the VIP room, Xiao Chen shot to his feet. He knew there would be trouble.

But before he could decide on a course of action, a thunderous roar erupted in the Xuanhuang Beast Arena. Nearly half the spectators were shouting:

"Step aside! Don't bully the little beast!"

"Let the match continue!"

"Don't trouble the seventh little sacred beast!"

Nearly half of the fifty thousand spectators were bellowing. They didn't care whether rules were broken. With such a miraculous sacred beast appearing, they desperately wanted to see the little monkey unleash its divine might and sweep through the six sacred beasts.

The more unexpected the result, the better. They didn't care who ultimately won the championship—as long as the match was exciting.

Soon, thousands surged out of their rooms, rushing toward the arena platform, surrounding it. More followed, quickly gathering tens of thousands.

Except for the two Dragon Kings still battling in the sky, Golden Child, the White Tiger, the Peacock King, and the Golden Lion King all watched silently, making no further moves.

Keke, surrounded by the six elders, looked at them dazedly. It stood upright, spreading its little paws in confusion. It even tilted its head, blinking its large, intelligent eyes, curiously eyeing the divine sword on one elder's back.

This adorable, innocent demeanor instantly melted the hearts of the female spectators surrounding the arena.

"Ah, up close, it's so innocent and naive!"

"Those big, lively eyes are too cute!"

"Hey, old men, move aside! Let this cute little beast continue its match!"

"Are you trying to pull some underhanded trick? Driving away such a powerful sacred beast—if it doesn't compete, this year's Beast Tournament is a farce!"

The six elders were all formidable cultivators invited for their profound skills, but even they felt powerless against the public fury.

Just then, the directors of the three beast arenas quickly reached a consensus: let the match continue! At the same time, they urgently sent people to persuade the crowd to disperse. To their credit, the decision-makers acted decisively, making the correct judgment in the shortest time—not allowing the little beast to compete was simply not an option, or tens of thousands of spectators would riot.

But just as the six elders withdrew and the surrounding spectators began to pull back, another problem arose. Keke nodded amiably to the crowd, then—looking wronged—began to walk off the field.

"Ah, the little beast is unhappy!"

"This thing's expressions are so rich—almost human, so emotional. Too cute!"

"The little thing feels wronged. It doesn't want to compete anymore."

"How can that be? I still want to see it sweep through the six sacred beasts!"

The directors of the three beast arenas quickly appeared before Keke.

"We've already allowed you to compete."

The little beast said nothing, only shaking its head in that pitiful way.

"Why won't you compete? Who is your master?"

Keke still looked wronged, shaking its head vigorously.

The directors were sweating now. One of them, wiping his brow, muttered under his breath, "Damn it, where did this little thing come from? How do we get it back on the arena stage? The public fury is hard to face."

Hearing this, the little white beast's bright eyes flashed with a sly light. It quickly crouched down and began scratching something on the ground with its little paw.

The directors' faces were covered in black lines. Dammit! Was this a little beast or a little genius? Such an act! It wasn't wronged at all—it clearly wanted the Beast King Relic!

What Keke scratched on the ground was precisely the publicly revealed image of the Buddha's seated sacred beast's Nirvana relic.

"Little thing, you're quite the clever imp. You entered the competition just for this relic, didn't you? Why didn't you enter earlier?"

Now, not only the directors but also the other spectators had seen through the little beast's intentions.

Keke puffed out its chest proudly, saying nothing, standing calmly and quietly, just staring at them.

"Troublesome!"

The directors exchanged glances. Finally, one said, "Go continue your match first."

Keke said nothing. It turned and began to walk off the field.

Black lines covered the directors' foreheads again. This little thing was actually trying to negotiate with them! "Fine, go continue your match. If you defeat the six sacred beasts, the Beast King Relic is yours!" he muttered to himself, "I don't think anyone will object..."

"Swoosh!"

Keke was exceptionally decisive. Hearing these words, it transformed into a beam of golden light and shot back into the arena.

Xiao Chen, watching from outside the crowd, witnessed all of this. He wiped the sweat from his forehead. That little thing had actually remembered his teachings—to stay calm, stay composed—and come back to negotiate terms.

A quarter of an hour later, the arena calmed down. Everyone had withdrawn. The match would continue. Tens of thousands of people cheered thunderously. Meanwhile, the three beast arena directors quickly split up to negotiate individually with the masters of the six sacred beasts—after all, inserting an extra sacred beast mid-match was somewhat unfair to their owners.

On the battlefield, aside from the two Dragon Kings, the remaining four sacred beasts seemed to have formed an alliance, all glaring coldly at Keke.

And Keke's reaction stunned everyone. For once, the little beast shed its carefree expression. It walked solemnly to the center of the field, pointed in all four directions, and actually signaled all four sacred beasts to attack at once!

Absolutely arrogant!

No longer the playful little beast, Keke was unusually serious, surprising even Xiao Chen.

"Roar..."

The four sacred beasts roared or cried in unison, charging at Keke together.

The Lion King's vertical eye opened, blood light spurting—the Light of Annihilation swept toward the little beast.

The White Tiger pounced, divine patterns appearing, countless characters descending like a net over Keke.

Golden Child shone brilliantly, nine beams of golden light mixed with nine bolts of lightning sweeping toward Keke.

The Peacock King cried out, its Five-Colored Divine Light—said to be able to sweep away and break anything—swept toward Keke.

The little beast's face was full of gravity. Its large, spirited eyes shot out two beams of seven-colored light. This time, it no longer concealed any power.

"Shua!"

Seven-colored light blazed, sweeping in all directions with terrifying radiance. The little beast's paw moved repeatedly. Dazzling seven-colored light became the only thing in heaven and earth, causing all other light to lose color. One break, a hundred breaks. The terrifying attacks from all directions were all neutralized.

"Swoosh!"

The little white beast moved, actually trapping the White Tiger, then stepped on its head and leaped into the air.

"Shua, shua, shua!"

It vanished and reappeared continuously, suddenly landing on the Golden Lion King's back. In the process, it shattered five beams of Annihilation Light and even forced back the power of reincarnation twice.

Such a display left the spectators so stunned they forgot to shout. For a long time, everyone before the crystal screens remained frozen like stone, too shocked to speak.

"Heavens!"

"Incredible!"

Only when the little beast steadily appeared on the Lion King's back did the crowd finally cry out.

The little beast was not acting tough to humiliate the Lion King—because it sensed that the Lion King's third vertical eye, which had never fully opened, was pulsing and struggling to force itself open. Keke felt the threat of death. Now that it had climbed onto its back, its target was that very third eye!