The Golden Horned Beast's Strength

'A Golden Horned Beast.' 'Haha, a live Golden Horned Beast.' Tuolei Wu, A'erman, and Abuluote, the three captains, howled with excitement, and the other team members were equally thrilled. They knew the Nuolanshan family's rules well: the greater the merit, the greater the reward! Capturing a live Golden Horned Beast would undoubtedly bring astonishing rewards. How could they not be excited? 'Wait,' Tuolei Wu stopped abruptly. 'A'erman, Abuluote, you two lead the others to pursue the Golden Horned Beast first. I'll join you shortly,' Tuolei Wu commanded. 'Understood,' they replied. A'erman and Abuluote, along with the others, swiftly vanished into the distant horizon. Tuolei Wu, meanwhile, hovered in mid-air, his consciousness instantly entering the 'Virtual Universe Network.' He sent an urgent email to his direct superior: 'Lord Pula, the Golden Horned Beast is not dead. It's alive! It has reappeared on Earth! Here is a video recorded by other team members!' He attached the video. Tuolei Wu then instantly exited the Virtual Universe Network. Splash! Tuolei Wu's body plunged into the sea, sending up white spray. His physical form, having been in an unconscious state, had naturally begun to fall straight down. 'Good, the family has been notified. Now...' Tuolei Wu flew out of the seawater, licking his lips, his eyes glowing green. 'It's time for me to earn my merit!' 'Capturing the Golden Horned Beast alive, hahahaha...' Tuolei Wu transformed into a streak of light, chasing after them through the air at astonishing speed. In just a moment, Tuolei Wu saw a group of Nuolanshan Guards, clad in combat suits and with varied appearances, hovering in the air above the sea ahead. 'What's going on?' Tuolei Wu roared, 'Why aren't you pursuing it?' 'Captain,' A'erman and Abuluote turned to face him. 'The Golden Horned Beast is right there, at the bottom of the sea, visible to the naked eye. But, Captain, do you smell blood?' 'Blood?' Tuolei Wu sniffed the air. A Star-level Ninth-tier expert's hearing and sense of smell were far superior to ordinary people's. With a careful sniff, he could detect the pervasive scent of blood in the air. 'We just tried to contact the other team members, but none responded.' 'Absolutely no response.' 'All the Star-level Eighth-tier and Seventh-tier members are the same.' A'erman and Abuluote stated solemnly. This made Tuolei Wu's heart tremble. All other team members unresponsive? This was too exaggerated. They had only separated a few minutes ago. In such a short time, all 44 members were dead? Tuolei Wu knew that even though he ranked among the top ten of the eight thousand Nuolanshan Guards, he could kill those 44 members alone, but it would require sufficient time. 'Is this Golden Horned Beast that powerful?' Tuolei Wu frowned deeply, looking down at the sea surface below. With his vision... He could indeed see a dark shadow at the bottom of the sea! 'Beep.' Tuolei Wu's smart optical computer on his wrist chimed, 'Long-range scan initiated.' 'Master, the Starry Sky Behemoth below is Star-level Seventh-tier in strength.' 'Seventh-tier?' The surrounding Nuolanshan Guards, hovering in mid-air, exchanged glances and whispered amongst themselves. Approximately two thousand meters below the sea surface. The Golden Horned Beast, resembling a continuous mountain range, lay coiled at the bottom of the sea. Its body length was approximately seven hundred meters, and its scaled tail was nearly as long as its body. Indeed! Star-level Seventh-tier! When Luo Feng first left Earth for Qiulong Star, the Golden Horned Beast was only Star-level Fourth-tier! According to the Golden Horned Beast's normal cultivation... The first three Star-level tiers combined would take a year and a half. Star-level Fourth-tier, Fifth-tier, and Sixth-tier each required two years to break through. Star-level Seventh-tier, Eighth-tier, and Ninth-tier each required twelve years to break through. Breaking through from Star-level Ninth-tier to Cosmic-level First-tier, however, would take over fifty years. Back then, Luo Feng sold the Arc Blade Disk and then spent tens of billions of Heilong coins to purchase a large combination of metals, which could increase his evolution efficiency by 51 times. After his return, Luo Feng cultivated on Earth for a little over a month when cosmic adventurers arrived. Three months later, the family fleet arrived but, deterred by the Imperial Constitution, left again, quietly leaving behind an elite squad to operate under the guise of space pirates. Another six or seven days passed before Luo Feng finally battled the remaining elite squad! This means! Luo Feng had cultivated for approximately four and a half months using those metals that boosted evolution efficiency by 51 times! Four and a half months, with 51 times the evolution efficiency, was equivalent to nineteen years of normal evolution! From Star-level Fourth-tier to Sixth-tier required four years! From Sixth-tier to Seventh-tier required twelve years! Therefore... the Golden Horned Beast was indeed Star-level Seventh-tier in strength now. If another two or three months passed, the Golden Horned Beast's body would reach Star-level Eighth-tier. A Star-level Seventh-tier Golden Horned Beast! How strong was it? One must understand that some elites, having received special training and possessing powerful psychic weapons, could fight two or three tiers above their own! For instance, Luo Feng could easily fight three or four tiers above his level back then. Of course, the main reason was that Earth's experts lacked systematic cultivation and good weapons. It was no surprise they were easily overwhelmed by Luo Feng. In the vast cosmos. It was quite normal for elites trained by major powers to fight two or three tiers above their level! What about the Golden Horned Beast? If it was of the same rank and tier, the Golden Horned Beast could be called invincible! Only with an extremely, extremely, extremely small probability would a peerless, rare genius appear who could defeat the Golden Horned Beast at the same rank and tier. Such an existence would be nothing short of monstrous! Originally, the Golden Horned Beast was 'Star-level First-tier.' Hong and Lei Shen, both renowned as invincible Planetary-level experts and possessing domains, initially couldn't even break through the Golden Horned Beast's scales when they burned their souls. It was only when Hong, who had reached the second stage of his domain, unleashed his strongest ultimate technique that he managed to break through! It wasn't that 'Star-level First-tier' was so strong, but that the Golden Horned Beast was simply too monstrous! Back then, Luo Feng burned his soul, using the secret technique of the Yunmo Star lineage to attack the heavily injured Golden Horned Beast... He couldn't break through the Golden Horned Beast's soul defense at all. Ultimately, it was the attack formed by the burning 'Inheritance Soul Seal' left by his teacher that broke through the Golden Horned Beast! The difficulty in killing it back then was precisely because the Golden Horned Beast was so monstrous! Among the human geniuses in the cosmos, there were some Star-level Seventh-tier individuals who could single-handedly kill Ninth-tier opponents. A Star-level Seventh-tier Golden Horned Beast? Against Star-level Seventh-tier humans, 99.99% could be directly devoured and killed using its innate devouring secret technique. It was simple. Killing Star-level Eighth-tier humans... was an absolute crushing sweep! If it faced Star-level Ninth-tier humans, while it could gain the upper hand and kill one or two, facing a group of Star-level Ninth-tier humans... It would still be very troublesome! More importantly, among this group of Star-level Ninth-tier humans, there were also powerful experts. Like Tuolei Wu, one person was equivalent to ten ordinary Star-level Ninth-tier individuals! Even at the same rank and tier, there were differences in combat power. Therefore... The Golden Horned Beast was in the sea, where its strength was unaffected. But the Nuolanshan Guards would be affected. Above the ocean. 'Listen to my command.' 'Three squads, attack simultaneously from three directions! I refuse to believe that a Star-level Seventh-tier Golden Horned Beast can win against fifteen of us Nuolanshan Guards!' Tuolei Wu's green eyes gleamed with ferocity. 'Capture the Golden Horned Beast alive!' A'erman roared. 'Yes, capture it alive,' Abuluote also shouted. 'Attack!' Tuolei Wu's loud voice rang out. Boom! Boom! Boom! The three squads transformed into three long, chain-like streaks of light, plunging directly into the seawater. A distance of 2000 meters was a joke for a battle of this caliber! Whoosh— The Golden Horned Beast, resembling a continuous mountain range, let out a joyful cry. It raised its head, its pair of massive dark golden eyes looking at the three lightning-fast teams rushing down from above towards the seabed. Boom!!! Its massive scaled tail, like a giant python, suddenly pierced through the seawater, sweeping directly towards one of the elite squads. 'Attack!!!' A'erman, the captain of that elite squad, roared. Immediately, ordinary energy weapons glowed brilliantly, directly striking the sweeping scaled tail. Captain A'erman himself was using a First-tier energy weapon. Indeed! The Nuolanshan Guards were equipped with energy weapons (combat suits) and psychic weapons (combat suits). However, depending on their combat power, most Nuolanshan Guards used ordinary energy weapons, which were inexpensive. More powerful ones, like A'erman and Abuluote, used First-tier energy weapons, which had an additional effect on combat power. Absolute elites like Tuolei Wu were even equipped with 'Second-tier energy (psychic) weapons' that could maximize their Star-level combat power. Boom~~ The scaled tail was slick and swift, colliding with two of the energy weapons before rapidly disappearing. 'My hands are numb.' 'That's powerful,' A'erman shouted triumphantly. Tuolei Wu, overseeing the entire situation, couldn't help but smile at the sight. Facing an opponent two tiers lower, even if it was the famously powerful Golden Horned Beast, their side consisted of five-person squads attacking in concert! If they still couldn't withstand it, then it would truly be monstrous. 'Surround and attack!' Tuolei Wu ordered. 'Alright!' A'erman roared excitedly. 'Kill,' Abuluote's eyes gleamed. Boom! Boom! Boom! For a moment, it was as if the sky and earth were collapsing. The three Nuolanshan Guard squads furiously besieged the Golden Horned Beast. The Golden Horned Beast was indeed formidable, but against fifteen Nuolanshan Guards who were highly coordinated and meticulously trained by the Nuolanshan family, it could only struggle desperately, completely at a disadvantage. Whoosh— A high-pitched, frenzied roar echoed. The dense golden patterns on the black horn of the Golden Horned Beast's head suddenly lit up, dazzlingly bright. Then, golden streams of light rapidly spread along these patterns to its four hooves, tail, and wings. The Enhancement of the Three Great Innate Secret Techniques! 'The big guy's going all out!' A'erman shouted. 'Don't kill it, capture it alive!' Tuolei Wu quickly shouted. Rumble~~ A massive hoof stomped down fiercely. Abuluote and the other five team members frantically wielded their weapons. With a 'rumble~~,' the Golden Horned Beast's hoof heavily stomped on three of the energy weapons. The Golden Horned Beast's massive, mountain-like body staggered, while Abuluote's five team members were directly scattered by the attack, with two of them spitting out blood with a 'wah' sound. 'So strong all of a sudden?' 'That's too monstrous.' A'erman and Abuluote's eyes widened. Two tiers lower, and it could still blast through five human experts?