Following behind the War Temple, the Loli Demon God and her entourage rapidly approached the center of Australia.

"Here."

After advancing for nearly twenty more minutes, they finally reached the core of this Australian region. Passing through a rippling, wave-like distortion in the air that left no trace behind, the scenery before them abruptly underwent a heaven-and-earth-shattering transformation.

Honkai Beasts.

Countless Honkai Beasts, all arranged in perfectly orderly phalanxes according to their race and attributes, stood stock-still on the spot.

From Assault-class to Emperor-class Honkai Beasts.

An immense number of lower-ranking Honkai Beasts, devoid of any discernible intelligence, appeared in a state of "order" that the Loli Demon God had never witnessed before. In her impression, these creatures, driven solely by the impulse to destroy, had previously been synonymous with "chaos."

As they passed through phalanxes of varying sizes, the Loli Demon God finally caught a glimpse of this legion in action. To the east of a vast phalanx of ordinary Chariot-class beasts, [Scarlet Sakura Chariot Beasts]—their single horns wreathed in flames, their bodies covered in orange-red, lava-like fissures—were advancing in formation from a distance.

Over forty [Scarlet Sakura Chariot Beasts], each exceeding 30 meters in size, replaced the standard Chariot-class Honkai Beasts that had previously been stationed there, entering a "dormant state." The latter, in turn, moved swiftly along the path their fire-attributed comrades had taken, departing towards the horizon.

A similar scene was unfolding to the south of the Chariot-class phalanx.

However, the Honkai Beasts there were [Frost Chariot Beasts], possessing diametrically opposite attributes.

"Gulp."

The Loli Demon God's throat bobbed slightly. Swallowing was merely a subconscious reaction; from just this corner of the legion, she had already discerned something utterly different.

Flames to the east, ice to the south.

If her judgment was correct, these Honkai Beasts… were likely being sent, through some special method, to the Antarctic continent and the destroyed North Island of New Zealand (Pacific Ring of Fire) respectively. This was to imbue themselves with special attributes, artificially accelerating the advancement of Honkai Beasts.

As they continued forward, this small glimpse alone made the Loli Demon God feel that the trip had been worthwhile… though, naturally, it wasn't without a tinge of regret.

Behind the formations of the [Scarlet Sakura] and [Frost] types, the Loli Demon God soon spotted even larger creatures—[Honkai Crushers], ranging from 40 to 60 meters in size, stood out like cranes among chickens amidst a large number of [Alloy Chariot Beasts].

[Alloy Chariot Beasts] did not possess special attributes; they were high-ranking Chariot-class beasts that had advanced by bathing in pure Honkai energy.

[Honkai Crushers] were a further evolved form of [Alloy Chariot Beasts].

If she was surprised by these, it was far too soon.

"Boss."

Due to their differing personalities, the Variant Deadmen addressed the Loli Demon God in various ways. The Shadow Dance Hunter, walking at the very front, emerged from the Chariot-class Honkai Beast phalanx. The suddenly widened field of vision allowed her to immediately spot the Honkai Beast whose size was terrifyingly exaggerated.

To see its full form, even at this distance, she had to crane her neck high.

"That thing…"

"Is that the 'Emperor'?"

Regardless of its oppressive might, irrespective of its aura, a black-gold "Chariot-class" Honkai Beast, visually estimated to be over a hundred meters tall, entered the sight of the entire Variant Deadman squad. Indeed, Cheche had only been 40 meters at its birth, but this did not represent its ultimate power.

In this short period, being able to easily suppress Shesha, whose strength was on par with a Judgement-class, this kind of size… was nothing to Cheche.

There was no mistake this time.

The black and gold coloration, the colossal size—these features were enough to prove that the Honkai Beast before them, as immense as a mountain range, was absolutely worthy of the title "Lord of the Legion."

"No…"

The Loli Demon God was just as shocked as the Shadow Dance Hunter.

The [Appraisal] she had cast instantly allowed her to see its strength: no data could be seen at all. This was the best proof of this Honkai Beast's power.

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Name: Helios

Level: 70

Other: Unknown

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However, the Loli Demon God's perception was far stronger than her teammates'.

The moment she cast [Appraisal] on [Helios], an even more vast and mighty aura nearly overwhelmed her senses entirely.

Behind [Helios], which required one to look up just to glimpse its entirety, a purple pillar of light that soared to the heavens and pierced the earth revealed its true form to these "visitors" for the first time—

"A Great…"

"A Great Rift!?"

The Loli Demon God had never seen a Great Rift.

But she was very familiar with such "legendary" existences. If a medium-sized rift possessed the potential to birth Emperor-class Honkai Beasts, then a Great Rift was specifically prepared for Herrschers and Judgement-class Honkai Beasts.

A rift of such exaggerated scale.

And before "a certain existence" had actively unveiled it, she and her group hadn't sensed it in the slightest!

The Loli Demon God cautiously cast an [Appraisal] towards the Great Rift.

There was a simple reason for this.

In the upper section of the Great Rift, the Loli Demon God saw many "tiny black specks" slowly revolving around the pillar of light… It wasn't that she was timid, but the entire situation was too inconceivable. Even from such a great distance, the Loli Demon God could still feel a familiar aura from these "black specks"… The rhombic crystals that had saved her from the humans seemed to be the same kind of thing as these tiny black specks.

That power, comparable to an Emperor-class, and there were a full sixteen groups of them here—the Loli Demon God wasn't even sure if what she perceived was all of them!

"That one."

The Loli Demon God gestured somewhat stiffly to her teammates.

"Is the… Dominator here."

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Name: ???

Level: ???

Other: ???

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The level couldn't be seen, not even the name could be discerned!

Ever since the Loli Demon God had acquired the convenient skill [Appraisal], this was the first time such a situation had occurred. Keep in mind, those two Honkai Beasts at the peak of Emperor-class earlier had at least displayed their names and levels.

Following this pattern, the entity before them, practically "fused" with the Great Rift, had to be at least a Judgement-class Honkai Beast! As they drew closer, the Loli Demon God noticed more details: besides the slowly rotating crystals in the sky, the entire Great Rift, from top to bottom, was enveloped by black-gold, armor-like floating structures!

The Loli Demon God didn't quite understand why she used the word "at least."

In her cognition, "Judgement-class" should have been the apex for Honkai Beasts.

Just as the entire Deadman squad was lost in a daze, the War Temple suddenly made a motion of bowing forward.

"My Lord."

An almost imperceptible ripple spread through the air.

From the edge of the Great Rift, the armor clinging to it slowly detached. These segments combined and reconfigured in mid-air, gradually transforming into a pitch-black Temple-class—

"Whoosh."

In the next instant, the black Temple-class, stepping out from a spatial gate, slowly arrived before the Loli Demon God.