The sound of the heartbeat became fainter and fainter...

Bu Fang opened his mouth, and dense energy emerged from it. He knitted his brows as he realized that the Taotie's Heart, which was wrapped up by the bandages, slowly started to enter his body.

Bu Fang's heart was also beating wildly. As it pumped vigorously, it slowly synced with the heartbeat of the Taotie's Heart.

The souls of the Black Taotie and the White Taotie were roaring as the bandage continuously coiled around. Finally, the last chain that was restricting the Taotie's heart shattered.

In the next moment, Bu Fang felt that the Taotie's Heart was making its way toward him. It seemed like it wanted to tunnel its way into his heart.

Bu Fang's pupils constricted, and he clamped his mouth shut. His eyes emitted a resplendent radiance.

The howl that was coming from underneath the earth became so sharp that it almost shattered everyone's eardrums.

In the next instant, the ground started to shake. It was as though the entire earth wanted to open up as cracks started forming all over the place. It seemed like the whole area was about to collapse.

"Give… Give me back the Taotie's Heart!"

Roar! Roar! Roar!

The roars resonated through the skies, not stopping for a single moment.

The shaking didn't stop, and in the next moment, a gigantic palm broke through from the underground chamber of the Nine Steps of Culinary Arts. Slapping the stone stairs, it instantly shattered it.

It was as though a giant creature wanted to crawl out from beneath the ground. 

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. No one expected that under the earth, there was actually such a terrifying being!

The aura that was emitted from the terrifying being's body caused many people to s.h.i.+ver involuntarily.

The heaven suppressing pressure brought forth by the existence seemed as though it was a pitch-black cloud ferociously pressing down on the earth. Everyone became unable to breathe properly.

It seemed as though they were about to choke!

Meanwhile, a seven-colored radiance emitted from Bu Fang's chest as the Taotie's Heart was almost on its way into his heart.

After that, Bu Fang furrowed his brows together. The look in his eyes became sharper and sharper.

When the Amethyst Elder saw this scene, he released a roar.

If the Taotie's Heart fused together with Bu Fang's, it would lose all of its effects. To the Amethyst Elder, it was something that should never ever happen!

As such, he had to stop Bu Fang and s.n.a.t.c.h the Taotie's Heart for himself!

However, just as his body was about to make a move, a red and golden-colored stick smashed against his body, and a loud sound resounded in the air.

Amethyst Elder's eyes rolled around, landing on the puppet that was in front of him.

Whitey glared at Amethyst Elder with a malevolent look on its face. Its eyes were fixed on the latter's body.

Terrifying muscles were bulging on Amethyst Elder's body, and his purple hair scattered about in the air behind him. Even though this was only a clone of the Amethyst Elder, the clone still had terrifying battle prowess. 

Since Whitey was a puppet, it was somehow similar to him. As the puppet and clone collided in midair, a gigantic explosion lit up the sky.

"Get lost!" Amethyst Elder coldly said. The true energy on his body started to fluctuate.

Whitey's hand trembled as the G.o.d Slaying Stick danced around. A moment later, it smashed at Amethyst Elder's head.

With a loud blast, the G.o.d Slaying Stick was caught in Amethyst Elder's hand.

"You are pretty strong for a puppet… But you are too weak to stop this elder…"

Boom! 

No one knew what happened, but in the next moment, it seemed as though Whitey was attacked. Its body bent at a weird angle as it smashed into the ground.

Amethyst Elder's gaze was cold, and the terrifying muscles on his body seemed to be squirming around.

Although it was just a clone of his main body, his clone still possessed enough power to fight against some existences who were in the half step Divine Spirit Realm. His clone could even be said to be much stronger than those existences. 

Maybe his clone was weaker than Bi Liantian, who had already condensed her divine altar. Even though she hadn't ignited it, his clone was still weaker than her. However, with his terrifying corporeal body, even someone like Bi Liantian wasn't able to suppress him.

This was the only reason he was able to negotiate with Bi Liantian.

Of course, his main body was definitely much stronger than Bi Liantian. If Amethyst Elder was personally present, this woman, Bi Liantian, who had yet to reach the Divine Spirit Realm, would definitely walk away without making a sound. 

After all, Amethyst Elder's main body was at the sect master level, and he had already ignited his divine flame. He wasn't someone an expert who had not reached the Divine Spirit Realm could defeat.

The Divine Spirit Realm was a completely new boundary. Even if both people were sect master level existences, they could be separated by a gap, which was as huge as the gap between heaven and earth. 

Even though Whitey had already improved by leaps and bounds, not to mention that his combat abilities were much stronger than before, the gap was too huge compared to Amethyst Elder! 

Boom!

The ground shattered once again.

The metal wings behind Whitey's back opened up, and in the next moment, it turned into a streak of light as it charged into the sky. 

Roar!

Shrimpy's body suddenly became ma.s.sive, and a moment later, Whitey rode on Shrimpy as it held onto the G.o.d Slaying Stick in his hand. At that moment, Whitey looked extremely mighty! 

In the distance, Great White still wanted to watch the funny show, which was about to play out in front of him. However, the moment the Golden Skinned Mantis Shrimp appeared, the look in his eyes changed. The meat blade in his hand started to tremble as well.

"Shrimp Ancestor?!"

Looking at Shrimpy, Great White was greatly astonished. 

Was that the Shrimp Ancestor who went missing? How could it appear in this place? Not to mention the fact that it became the mount of a puppet! 

Using the Shrimp Ancestor as a mount… What kind of divine existence was this puppet?

Great White's facial muscles started to tremble.

Looking at Amethyst Elder, who was stepping in the void as he slowly walked toward Whitey and Shrimpy, Great White's heart lurched. After so many difficulties, he finally found the Shrimp Ancestor! There was no way he would allow Amethyst Elder to kill the Shrimp Ancestor with a single slap! 

As such, Great White's body shook, and he decided to lend a hand in order to stop Amethyst Elder. 

However, just as he was about to make a move, a lotus flower twirled around in the air, appearing before him. As the flower twirled around, a mighty power gathered inside it.

"Great White, as someone from the endless sea, you should just stay still…" Bi Liantian covered her mouth as she laughed. There seemed to be a teasing look in her eyes.

Great White rolled his eyes as he shot a glance at Bi Liantian. In the next instant, the meat blade in his hand sliced toward her.

The meat blade sliced through the air, and it suddenly turned into a huge mouth. It ruthlessly swallowed the lotus flower, and a loud explosion could be heard. After the meat blade trembled, it gradually returned to normal.

"This old man isn't going to s.n.a.t.c.h the Taotie's Heart from you. I have something more important to do right now. If you dare to mess with me right now, d.a.m.n prost.i.tute, you should be ready to cry later!" Great White coldly said, revealing his rows of sharp teeth. He then turned his gaze as it landed in the distance.

There, Amethyst Elder was using his terrifying aura to suppress both Whitey and Shrimpy.

Great White's gaze was extremely sharp, and he could discern with a single glance that even though the Shrimp Ancestor was pretty strong at the moment, it was only at the Divine Soul Realm. It was far from the peak strength a Shrimp Ancestor was supposed to possess!

The Shrimp Ancestor managed to come back to life with much difficulty. If it was simply slapped to death by Amethyst Elder, it would be too pitiful!

The Shrimp Ancestor was a powerful chief of the endless sea!

As for Amethyst Elder, he didn't put Shrimpy and Whitey in his eyes at all. As he turned his head, his gaze landed in the distance.

There, a dazzling light lit up the skies as the Taotie's Heart was about to completely fuse with the little brat's heart.

At the Nine Steps of Culinary Arts, a gigantic hand appeared from the crack in the ground, and it slapped outwards. It was as though the existence that was living underground was about to awaken. Amethyst Elder's heart became extremely vigilant.

If he wanted to obtain the Taotie's Heart, he had to be quick!

At its peak, the Valley of Gluttony was able to suppress all the other Holy Lands. Who knew what kind of terrifying existence was sleeping beneath the ground? 

If it were a sect master level existence, with a mere clone of his, he would never be able to obtain the Taotie's Heart!

As such, he had to end the battle at once. He had to obtain the Taotie's Heart and flee as far away as possible!

As soon as the Taotie's Heart was in his hand, Bi Liantian and the Great White would never be able to stop him! 

Boom!

A purple-colored true energy filled the place, and with a single stomp, a ripple appeared in the void.

All of a sudden, Whitey, who was standing on top of Shrimpy, started to glow. It turned into a giant cannon. 

Loud blasts resounded through the sky. They were constantly emitted from the magic array cannon as it blasted at Amethyst Elder. 

Boom! Boom! Boom! 

Amethyst Elder was unable to dodge all of them. He was directly hit by the cannon blasts, and smoke immediately filled the area.

However, when the dust settled, Amethyst Elder was completely fine. His clone indeed possessed a terrifying corporeal body.

Amethyst Elder's pupils moved, landing on Whitey. 

"Annoying! Die!" 

Amethyst Elder was enraged. He completely lost all his patience when dealing with this puppet.

With a long cry, Amethyst Elder's figure disappeared from the void. There were only ripples left in the air.

In the next instant, he appeared in front of Whitey.

"Shattering G.o.d Palm!"

Amethyst Elder's palm started to glow as endless might started to gather. It exuded a shocking power, which terrified everyone.

In the next instant, Amethyst Elder sent the palm toward Whitey's head.

If his palm landed, Whitey's head would definitely explode!

Initially, Amethyst Elder was curious about this puppet—he found it somewhat interesting. But now, he only wanted to destroy it.

Anyone who was going to block his way to obtain the Taotie's Heart had to die!

With a single palm shooting toward Whitey, even the void around it became distorted.

Whitey's eyes coldly watched as the palm aimed at its head.

All of a sudden…

A figure appeared in front of Amethyst Elder's palm. 

With a head full of black hair, a slight smile appeared on his handsome face.

The person who appeared was holding a black object in his hand, and it looked like a charred brick. Lightly raising his hand, he blocked Amethyst Elder's palm. Because of this, Amethyst Elder could longer slap downward. 

Amethyst Elder's pupils constricted, and he coldly looked at the figure who appeared before him.

In the distance, Saint Daughter Zi Yun was shocked as she covered her mouth. She didn't know what she should do.

… 

Bu Fang held his chest as the radiance continued to swirl around. The Taotie's Heart actually wanted to fuse with his own, and this caused Bu Fang to become instantly enraged.

"Get lost!" Bu Fang coldly said. 

He remained expressionless as he sank his consciousness into his spirit sea.

In his spirit sea, the Golden Dragon was roaring nonstop as it meandered and rolled around. It caused waves to be swept up in Bu Fang's spirit sea.

When Bu Fang entered his spirit sea, his figure stood ramrod straight.

He looked into the distance… 

There, he could see a vague black energy slowly rolling over. The black energy was extremely hazy, but it would turn into the shape of a spirit beast from time to time.

The Golden Dragon rammed its head into the ground as it appeared beside Bu Fang. Opening its mouth, it released a mighty dragon roar.

"Ingredients should be ingredients… It actually wants to enter my body. Impossible. Unforgivable." 

In the next instant, Bu Fang stopped the Golden Dragon from doing anything as he held his arms behind his back. He walked toward the spirit beast that was formed by the black energy.

It was the spirituality of the Taotie's Heart.

It wasn't the soul of the Taotie, but it was somewhat similar to it.

Bu Fang walked forward a few steps, appearing in front of the black cloud.

The body in the black cloud started to roll around, and the cries of a spirit beast could be heard. The spirit beast was extremely huge, and when Bu Fang stood in front of it, he was as tiny as a little ant. 

Bu Fang remained calm as usual.

Raising his hand, he pressed on the spirituality of the Taotie's Heart.

In the next instant, he narrowed his eyes as he squeezed.

The spirituality of the Taotie's Heart immediately cried out, and a loud howl filled the spirit sea. With a loud blast, the entire black cloud disappeared as it turned into wisps of smoke, dissipating into the spirit sea. 

In the distance, there was a complicated expression in the Golden Dragon's eyes—there was a look of appreciation in them.

"Why do you need to do this? Fusing with the spirituality of the Taotie's Heart would make you a lot stronger. This sort of improvement is something that cannot be stopped even with the existence hidden in your body." The Golden Dragon spoke to Bu Fang.

Bu Fang's face was ashen at the moment. Forcefully using his power in his spirit sea to expel the spirituality of the Taotie's Heart greatly exhausted him.

He nodded his head slightly as he glanced at the spirit of the Golden Dragon.

"Why do I need to fuse with it? It's just an ingredient…" Bu Fang said as he retreated from his spirit sea.

In the next instant, Bu Fang's face became deathly pale. It seemed as though there wasn't a trace of blood left in his face.

He suddenly exerted a strong force as he dug out the Taotie's Heart from inside his chest. Even though the heart was covered by the bandages, it was still emitting a resplendent radiance.

The Taotie's Heart, which was about to fuse with Bu Fang, was actually forcefully dug out by him!