In this battle, Taotie felt truly stifled. He was completely suppressed, utterly powerless to retaliate.

"I am undying, even the Tao Ancestor and Emperor Wa can do nothing to harm me. A mere junior like you dares to be so presumptuous in front of me?"

In response to Taotie’s words, Lu Chengfeng acted directly. The Heaven-Encompassing Umbrella completely sealed off the area, as if the void was being gathered under the umbrella, with the heavens and earth imprinted on its surface, resembling an exquisite ancient painting.

He began to attack more proactively, with his original Tao Map transforming into a Mixed Iron Rod falling into his hand, striking down with Supreme Power.

"Bang!"

Taotie was severely hit, with black blood beginning to drip from his pores, smoke spewing from his mouth and nose, and the Yin Fiend Ghostly Mist he had swallowed being expelled from his mouth.

The Four Great Fierce Beasts possess incredibly tough bodies, even more resilient than a Divine Weapon, but now under the blow of that iron rod, their skin seemed to crack, with blood seeping from their pores.

"The strength of the Four Great Fierce Beasts slightly surpasses that of an ordinary First Grade Divine Venerate but does not match beings like the Ancient River Divine King and Emperor Huangtian, who are just a step away from opening up the heavens and earth."

Lu Chengfeng carefully measured the gap in combat power between the two sides. Taotie, who was still using the Heaven-Swallowing Tripod to suppress the Vermilion Bird Island Lord, displayed combat power slightly inferior to a Divine Venerate, naturally making it impossible to match him.

The opponent’s body was incredibly tough, and even with a heavy blow from the Mixed Iron Rod, he could only inflict insignificant minor injuries, merely making the opponent look in disarray.

He discovered that the moment this Fierce Beast was attacked, there was an invisible Secret Power flowing over its body like an abyss, devouring most of the force, allowing only a small part to hit his body.

And not only that, he had deduced with the Power of Time beforehand, that there were nineteen possible outcomes to this battle.

One possible outcome was that Taotie, while seemingly howling in impotent rage and continuously suffering blows, was secretly devouring his own power, analyzing his own power system.

Then, after gaining enough understanding of the Path of Void Yin Yang, he would suddenly attack, swallow the Mixed Iron Rod whole, and even devour the void, creating void fissures all around, breaking the seal of the Heaven-Encompassing Umbrella, and flee completely.

"Heh, this beast probably doesn’t know that I understand all the possible scenarios of this battle and all the possible countermeasures it might take better than it does."

Lu Chengfeng had already contemplated all possible outcomes of this battle, keeping the Fierce Beast thoroughly restrained. No matter what plans and countermeasures it had, he would counter and break them immediately.

As time continued to pass, Taotie suffered miserably, covered in blood, its bones shattered multiple times, its flesh reassembled and burst apart again.

Its healing capabilities were formidable, and everything it swallowed would be transformed into the purest Origin Essence Qi inside its belly, making the Fierce Beast’s regeneration even more tenacious.

The two sides clashed fiercely, with Lu Chengfeng’s Mixed Iron Rod breaking through billion layers of void, the shadow of the rod cascading like waves, sweeping across heaven and earth, his Divine Power dominating all directions.

Taotie’s Demon Body continuously bled under the blows, emitting furious roars, employing the Path of Devouring to its utmost Profound Meaning, weakening the enemy’s attacks and even turning them to his own advantage.

Yet, even so, it could only manage to fend off attacks without the ability to strike back.

"Clang!"

Lu Chengfeng’s brow flashed, the White Jade Peacock emerged from the Bright Pearl, its Five-Colored Divine Light piercing the heavens and earth, sweeping down. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Taotie had not anticipated this kind of Divine Technique transformation, unexpectedly coming out to overwhelm Swallowing Heaven with the Five-Colored Divine Light.

The Mixed Iron Rod, formed by the Path of Yin Yang Void, struck down, expanding instantly to ten thousand zhang long, fused with Yin and Yang as one, directly shattering Taotie’s defenses and splitting its head open.

Blood splattered, Taotie’s sharp tusks flew, its jaw shattered, horrifying beyond measure.

"I am undying, even if you trap me, you cannot kill me!"

Taotie howled in a low voice, knowing its situation was dire but unable to change it, could only express impotent rage.

"Then you needn’t worry about that, I have my own plans."

Lu Chengfeng’s gaze remained as still as ancient wells, devoid of any emotion. He seized the opportunity, the Bright Pearl between his brows blooming with boundless light, revealing three Divine Forms: the White Ape, Peacock, and Heaven-Encompassing Umbrella.

These three Divine Forms simultaneously manifested behind him, resonating with his true self, marking his most formidable state.

The Heaven-Reaching Transformation not only allowed for the transformation of the self or Divine Bone but also enabled them to function as his avatars.

Upon reaching the Twelfth Layer, it equated to having twelve types of Heaven-Reaching Transformation, equivalent to possessing twelve avatars.

With three avatars and the true self manifesting together, this was Lu Chengfeng’s most formidable state, with Yin Yang Five Elements and Void Time interweaving in an instant, forming a terrifying cage, pressing down.

This was undoubtedly a catastrophe. Taotie noticed the peril, frantically charged, resisting with everything it had, but ultimately it could not avoid the fate of being sealed in the cage.

In the end, with Five Colors as the base and Yin Yang as the seal, embracing the void, the hazy cage fell into Lu Chengfeng’s hand.

This was not an actual cage, but a manifestation of order and rules, sealed by three Great Taos, locked inside, scorching and refining, obliterating its origin.

"Ah..." Taotie screamed miserably. Under the refining of the cage, black gas rose from its body as streams of Origin Essence Qi dispersed.