Villain : After Slacking Off, The Protagonist Collapse

The system’s notification sounded, and Jiang Chen was stunned, completely speechless.

“System, say that again?” Jiang Chen felt like he had misheard and asked again.

“Ding, congratulations on your successful slacking off, you have obtained the Devouring Beast!”

After hearing it again, Jiang Chen still found it hard to believe.

“Is it really true? I got the Devouring Beast?” Jiang Chen was utterly shocked.

Because the origins of the Devouring Beast were extremely terrifying, even in the Heavenly Domain, it was one of the most powerful creatures.

The Devouring Beast was born with extraordinary gifts, reaching the Immortal King realm upon maturity.

Moreover, its characteristics were exceptionally unique: it could devour everything, its greatest joy being to consume worlds as food.

One could say that such a creature was a disaster for various worlds, which also represented its immense power!

“System, will this thing betray me?” Jiang Chen didn’t mind raising a Devouring Beast, but thinking of its terrifying nature, if it were to betray him, it might swallow the entire Nine Heavens Realm in one gulp.

“Of course not. The Devouring Beast is absolutely loyal to the host, so you don’t need to worry about that!” The system replied.

“That’s good!” Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

While he was thinking, a small black-and-white bear crawled to his feet, showing a pair of little eyes and making a pitiful sound.

It seemed to be saying it was hungry.

“A young Devouring Beast, huh! But this thing really looks like a panda!” Jiang Chen picked up the Devouring Beast. It was still in its infancy, seemingly just born.

Its strength was quite ordinary, at the True King realm.

Hmm.

True King realm.

Although it was at the True King realm, Jiang Chen suspected that even those in the Life and Death realm might not be able to withstand a single bite from it.

Such naturally gifted creatures could not be measured by their realm.

In the original story, the Devouring Beast appeared a few times, and each time it was a grand scene, swallowing countless worlds with a single mouthful.

The protagonist, Du Guyun, almost got swallowed once and even vowed to tame a Devouring Beast. However, whether the author forgot or not, by the end, the protagonist never managed to tame one.

And the author, for convenience, directly copied the appearance of a panda.

“This thing looks innocent and naive, probably no one would know how terrifying it really is!” Jiang Chen pinched the Devouring Beast’s cheeks and murmured.

The newly emerged panda was indeed very cute and looked dumb and adorable, seemingly harmless.

But who would know that this creature was feared by countless immortals as a monster.

“Speaking of which, the Devouring Dao Fruit might be suitable for it!” Jiang Chen suddenly remembered that the Devouring Dao Fruit was a limitation for geniuses, and unless they were desperate, they wouldn’t use it.

But for the unique race of the Devouring Beast, the Dao Fruit had no negative impact. No matter what kind of Dao Fruit it swallowed, it would just be converted into its own strength, like food being digested.

So, eating the Devouring Dao Fruit would have no adverse effects on the Devouring Beast.

“This thing is terrifying, but it grows too slowly. I wonder if eating the Devouring Dao Fruit could speed up its growth! But I’m also worried it might overeat and get sick!” Jiang Chen hesitated.

The Devouring Beast’s maturity couldn’t be reached in just eighteen years.

It was calculated in billions of years. Such powerful creatures, although born with exceptional gifts, had many limitations. At least, it took far longer for them to mature compared to other creatures.

But once matured, they were invincible. Very few could match them at the same level. Jiang Chen was tempted to give the Devouring Dao Fruit to the Devouring Beast, but thinking it had just been born, he worried it might overeat and get sick.

If it were a bit older, it might be able to handle it.

“The book did mention that the Devouring Beast could refine anything from a young age! Perhaps even as a newborn, it can refine the Dao Fruit!” Thinking this through, Jiang Chen tossed the Devouring Dao Fruit to the Devouring Beast.

Sensing the aura from the Dao Fruit, the Devouring Beast was incredibly excited, like it saw a delicious meal, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Then, it laid  down immediately looking as if it had died. If Jiang Chen hadn’t sensed its aura, he would have thought it had overeaten and died.

“Forget it, I’ll keep it by my side for now! I wonder if it can reach the True Immortal realm. If it does, I can just have it sweep through everything!”

“Any enemy, including that troublesome Demon Emperor, would be nothing—one bite each!” Jiang Chen tossed the Devouring Beast aside.

Letting it fend for itself.

Such creatures didn’t need excessive care; letting them fend for themselves was actually best.

Time flew by.

Another month passed, and the Devouring Beast seemed to be in a deep sleep, showing no signs of waking.

During this time, Yan Ruyu and others had asked Jiang Chen about the Devouring Beast, and he brushed them off with a random excuse.

Meanwhile, during this period, Jiang Chen’s cultivation finally reached the fifth level of the Quasi-Saint realm. Upon entering the Saint realm, cultivation progress slowed considerably.

This was normal; he was actually quite extraordinary. Most Quasi-Saints needed decades or even centuries to advance.

After waiting for a long time, the Great Elder finally returned.

“Mission accomplished!” The Great Elder was evidently in high spirits, “I also advised the Taiching Dao Sect to keep Zi Qingyan within their sect, not letting her out!”

“This way, the Ancient Desolate Demon Realm likely won’t be able to do anything to Zi Qingyan!”

Jiang Chen shook his head, “That might not be the case. Great Elder, you’re underestimating the demons’ determination. If they fail this time, the Ancient Desolate Demon Realm will definitely find another way to target the Taiching Dao Sect to get Zi Qingyan!”

“We’ll need to handle this matter further and this could also be a good thing; we could use this to weaken the Ancient Desolate Demon Realm’s power.”

Hearing this, the Great Elder was shocked, “The Ancient Desolate Demon Realm would dare target the Taiching Dao Sect?”

“The Taiching Dao Sect is an immortal power with an Emperor Weapon to hold the line, wouldn’t this be too reckless?”

If it were a top-tier power, the Great Elder wouldn’t think much of it if the Ancient Desolate Demon Realm made a move.

The difference between top-tier and immortal powers was vast. Whether it was in terms of strong individuals or other aspects, there was a significant gap.

Especially given the uniqueness of the Emperor Weapons.

“Reckless? Great Elder, think about it. If you were the demons and had a chance to break through the seals of the ancient Great Emperor, wouldn’t you do anything for it?” Jiang Chen didn’t answer directly but posed a question.

“Of course, I would!”

The Great Elder thought for a moment and exhaled, saying softly, “I indeed underestimated the determination of the Ancient Desolate Demon Realm. It seems I’ll be quite busy in the future.”

“We can’t completely eradicate the Ancient Desolate Demon Realm; they’re a hidden threat and will eventually affect the entire Nine Heavens Realm!”

The Ancient Desolate Demon Realm was like a time bomb, ready to explode at any moment. What they were doing now was merely delaying the inevitable explosion.

But if they mishandled things, the bomb would go off. The entire Nine Heavens Realm would be plunged into endless catastrophe.

“Who doesn’t want to completely destroy the Ancient Desolate Demon Realm? But it’s not that easy. If it were, the ancient Great Emperor would have done it long ago!”

“So, we can only make slow, careful plans. When we have the strength, we can wipe them out completely!” Jiang Chen spoke the truth, glancing at the Devouring Beast beside him.

If the Devouring Beast could mature, it could definitely sweep away the Ancient Desolate Demon Realm.

One bite at a time, but he didn’t know when this Devouring Beast would wake up. It was sleeping too deeply, showing no signs of waking.

“It seems that’s all we can do for now.” The Great Elder sighed.