While Kent was busy awakening Malak, his top four strongest demigod-level Beasts had finally made it to the dungeon. Since the four dungeons were scattered across the four regions, they had to travel to the central region that once belonged to Crimson before splitting up.

Crimson chose to go to the Northern Dungeon, while Nexorphis, the strongest of them, went for the Southern Dungeon.

Ixeron, the second strongest, chose the Eastern Dungeon, and finally, Kaldrex, the fourth strongest, went for the Western Dungeon.

They knew it would be a dangerous battle, so they all decided to go all out from the start. At the end of the day, they must kill their opponent, not defeat it.

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[Crimson vs The Skullrender]

Crimson arrived at a place called the Crimson Grave Depths. It was a graveyard, or so it appeared. The moment he stepped into the place, he felt a pair of crazed eyes land on his body.

"I know I am going to regret this. However, why do I feel like this would be the most exciting battle of my life?" Crimson smiled, his crimson hair billowing behind him in the air.

He held his sword, a weapon that had accompanied him for years now. He looked at the sword and knew the weapon spirit was close to awakening.

Kent had already assured him that soon, the weapon spirit would awaken, and his strength would rise once again.

"If I can kill this abomination, I will ask the Young Lord to help awaken you. While I can’t surpass Ixeron and Nexorphis, if I don’t become even stronger, that Kaldrex guy will soon take my spot."

Crimson was a competitive Beast. While he ranked as the third strongest in the Beast Army, he recognised that his spot was not cemented like Nexorphis and Ixeron, who could hold their heads high and move uncontested.

He knew he had to become even stronger.

Before Crimson realised it, he had traversed quite a vast distance into the Crimson Grave Depths. Soon, he could sense the presence of a very powerful being.

"Demon, have you come here to die for real this time?" A twisted voice, almost as if several voices had been cut apart and merged together, spoke, causing the very air to tremble.

"No... I am actually here to kill you this time around," Crimson replied, his gaze narrowing at the being he had fought 54,000 years ago and barely survived against.

Back then, he had just become the strongest in the Tormented Layer, or so he thought, so he went to challenge the Abominations. His target, however, had been the Skullrender.

The battle lasted for only half an hour, but he had been forced to flee with his tail tucked between his legs. Coming today was both for revenge and to regain his dignity.

"The last time, I fought you with just 20% of my power. Today, I can tell you are much stronger, so I will use 50%. I hope you don’t die too fast before I have enough fun, Demon"

A claw came out of nowhere and took a swipe at Crimson’s head. He used his sword to block and was pushed back a few meters.

Just as he stabilised himself, a tail attached to a cleaver arrived before his chest, with deadly speed.

"Too slow, Demon."

Crimson barely dodged the cleaver when a tentacle lined with razor-sharp bones arrived before his eyes. This time, it grazed his shoulder, drawing blood.

"Damn it," Crimson cursed as he turned his body into blood mist and reformed 3 km away. However, just when he reformed, a blood spear stabbed into his chest, sending him flying backwards...

"Blood Chaos Qi? Really? Are you that dumb, demon, thinking you can use blood-related skills against me?" The Skullrender appeared above Crimson, finally allowing him to see the monstrosity clearly for the first time ever.

From Crimson’s perspective, Skullrender was not merely a beast but a walking catastrophe of flesh, bone, blood, and ancient Chaos corruption fused together.

Its existence alone distorted the atmosphere around it, making the sky bleed crimson while the ground decayed beneath its footsteps.

Standing at over 120 meters tall, it resembled a monstrous fusion between a primordial demon, an abyssal dragon, and a skeletal war titan.

He had no time to take in more details because, before he knew it, he was at the mercy of ten tentacles extending from Skullrender’s back, each stabbing toward his head and chest.

"Crimson Moon Slaughter!"

Crimson unleashed a wide arc slash that severed several tentacles, and using the momentum, he moved back, distancing himself.

’I may have underestimated this monstrosity,’ Crimson said inwardly as he finally came to the realisation that he would not be able to win, not if he fought like a true warrior.

’Good thing the Young Lord himself didn’t come.’

Crimson moved back again, and his body transformed, taking on his demonic appearance. His height rose to 40 meters, and so did his greatsword.

"Blood Rain Thousand Pierces!"

He activated the skill he had used against Kent’s Scale Shield. At once, a rain of swords started falling toward Skullrender, who sensed danger and created a dome of crimson energy around his body.

But would that be enough?

Crimson didn’t bother waiting to find out as he started bombarding his opponent with deadly sword arcs, each infused with Absolute Immortal Sword Energy.

"No more talking," he taunted, seeing that he had finally started pushing Skullrender back. The power behind his sword energy was not something that could be easily defended against.

Skullrender realised that, but in the short term, he could not do anything about it.

Even so, as more swords rained down on him and more sword arcs struck its bone-like body, Crimson could tell killing it was far beyond his reach.

’I guess I must play dirty and use the item Malgoreth gave us.’

He hated the idea of using dirty tricks, but he knew he had to kill this punk, just as instructed by his Young Lord.

Their battle soon turned even more chaotic. However, the advantage constantly alternated between them, as one would gain the upper hand for a moment, only for the other to take over in the next second.

However, one thing was certain: Crimson had already acknowledged Skullrender’s ability and had resorted to using underhanded means to win.

Later, when they became teammates, perhaps he would challenge him to a proper duel. Already, he could tell this bastard threatened his position as the third strongest, so winning here would give him some bragging rights.

’Damn it, to think I went from the strongest to the third strongest, and now I am uncertain where I would place... I am truly unlucky.’

He cursed his luck, but his focus remained rooted in the battle.

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[Nexorphis vs The Fatebreaker]

Meanwhile, Nexorphis had also arrived in the Southern Region and made her way toward the Shattered Void, a space where the void itself had completely transformed the environment.

Nexorphis had no problem with the nature of the battlefield since she also commanded the power of the void.

However, the moment she stepped inside the Shattered Void, she felt her body shift through several layers of dimensions before finally stopping before a monster of unimaginable horror.

The moment their gazes met, Nexorphis felt her soul travel through countless distorted realms before returning...

"Welcome to my domain, Reality Bender." the being greeted.

"Well met, Fatebreaker."

There was a pause where not even the wind dared to blow.

The next second, space shattered completely, and Nexorphis grinned.

"Ah, how I long for a battle of this magnitude."

"Same, Reality Bender, same. Now, allow me to devour you so I can evolve to the next stage, where not even fate can bind me."