114: Chapter 114: A Bountiful Harvest, Encountering Enemies in the Secret Realm
Hearing Zhou Bai's words, Chu Lingyan nodded, silently etching Zhou Bai's help into her heart.
"Then let's continue exploring the Ancient Mystic Realm!"
Chu Lingyan said to Zhou Bai.
"I'll tell you about some of the other dangers and forbidden zones within the Ancient Mystic Realm!"
"Alright!"
Zhou Bai replied.
Following that, Zhou Bai and Chu Lingyan continued their exploration of the Ancient Mystic Realm.
Due to Zhou Bai's formidable strength, the Fifth-Order Fierce Beasts in the realm were easily swept aside and slaughtered; both of their points and the number of fierce beast inner elixirs they held grew steadily.
Four hours later, Zhou Bai had already hunted over three hundred Fifth-Order Fierce Beasts, and he carried a large quantity of fierce beast inner elixirs on him.
He had even slain seven or eight Sixth-Order Fierce Beasts.
Furthermore, he had gained a much deeper understanding of the entire Ancient Mystic Realm.
He also became quite familiar with various dangerous locations.
With Zhou Bai there to back her up, Chu Lingyan became much bolder, slaying a large number of Fifth-Order Fierce Beasts and reaping a full harvest.
"Student Zhou Bai, it's getting late. We should head back; it's very dangerous outside Xuanhuang Fortress at night!"
After the two of them killed six Fifth-Order Fierce Beasts, Chu Lingyan looked at the fading light of the setting sun over the mountains and spoke to Zhou Bai.
"Wait. It seems... someone is targeting us!"
At that moment, Zhou Bai seemed to have sensed something and spoke slowly.
Hearing this, Chu Lingyan hurriedly scanned their surroundings.
The area was dead silent, with only the corpses of the fierce beasts emitting a bloody stench, but there seemed to be an extremely subtle power surging nearby.
"Oh? You actually noticed us. It seems you aren't as pathetic as those people from the Xia Kingdom say you are!"
A moment later, a clear voice called out from not far away.
From the nearby mountain forest, a tall blonde youth exuding a powerful aura stepped out.
The blonde youth wore a casual shirt, and his brow was filled with disdain and arrogance.
Beside the youth followed a boy in jeans.
"Zhou Bai, that blonde youth is Frank from the US, a top-tier sixth-rank ability user with an SS-grade Ice Talent!"
Chu Lingyan recognized the blonde youth's identity and quickly informed Zhou Bai.
Zhou Bai nodded. As for the other boy, he was a rising star genius from the US, Karen Smith, who had been eliminated by Zhou Bai during the Selection Round.
"What do you want here?"
Zhou Bai looked at Frank in front of him and spoke indifferently.
"What do we want? Your Thunder Power can also purify the berserk Qi and Blood Power of the fierce beasts here, right?"
Frank didn't answer directly but spoke coolly to Zhou Bai.
"So what if it can?"
Zhou Bai didn't deny it.
"Aaron's perception was indeed correct; your talent will affect the US's dominant position in the World Martial Arts Competition!"
Frank slowly raised his head, his gaze looking at Zhou Bai with a hint of murderous intent.
"So, you want to kill me?"
There was no fear in Zhou Bai's eyes as he spoke calmly.
"Exactly. You're a smart man. If you end your own life, there will be less pain!"
Frank smiled, looking at Zhou Bai as if he were already a dead man.
"Thunder Kid, I originally wanted to capture you and give you to Eva, but now it seems there won't be a chance!"
Beside Frank, Karen Smith also revealed a cruel smile.
"Zhou Bai, in a moment I'll use an SS-grade secret treasure to temporarily block them. We should retreat first!"
Feeling the killing intent from the two, a cold chill rose in Chu Lingyan's heart, and she sent a voice transmission to Zhou Bai.
"Do you trust me?"
Zhou Bai didn't answer her but asked instead.
"I do!"
Chu Lingyan said with absolute certainty.
"We run directly. Do not offer any resistance or hindrance!"
Zhou Bai transmitted.
"I'll do as you say!"
Chu Lingyan didn't ask anything and replied immediately.
Hearing her answer, Zhou Bai immediately grabbed Chu Lingyan's hand and sped off into the distance, taking her with him.
"Trying to run? In front of me, Frank, you have no chance of escaping!"
Seeing Chu Lingyan and Zhou Bai flee, Frank sneered.
Immediately, waves of profound ice power surged toward the surroundings, the powerful freezing force nearly turning the entire forest into ice.
Karen Smith also used his Earth Talent, constantly altering the surrounding terrain to block their escape.
One Earth Block Flying Dragon after another, carrying incredibly fast speeds, attacked Zhou Bai and Chu Lingyan.
The two dodged rapidly.
However, that terrifying ice power was like a life-claiming tide, surging around them in an instant and greatly hindering their speed.
"It's over, Zhou Bai, we..."
Chu Lingyan instinctively tightened her grip on Zhou Bai's hand, but before she could finish, she realized that what she was holding was merely an afterimage clone with no physical substance...
"Zhou Bai!"
Chu Lingyan's pupils shrank, and then she seemed to realize something.
Subsequently, Chu Lingyan pretended she was still pulling Zhou Bai along. She immediately drew her spirit sword, displaying a powerful sword technique to clash against the terrifying ice power and the numerous Earth Block Flying Dragons around them.
"Hahaha! So what if you eliminated me in the Selection Round? Now you're just like stray dogs, forced to flee in such a pathetic state..."
Seeing the two fleeing in the distance, Karen Smith immediately laughed loudly.
"Thunder Kid, can't you be a man and stop hiding behind a girl? This only makes me look down on you even more!"
"Wait, something's not right!"
At this moment, Frank, standing beside Karen Smith, seemed to sense something, his brow furrowing slightly.
"What's wrong? Frank, don't you see they're about to be suppressed by us? They've already got one foot in the abyss of death!"
Karen Smith said slowly.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just as Karen Smith finished speaking, a powerful dark red domain suddenly emerged in the surroundings.
Terrifying buildings appeared all around, looking like the depths of hell itself.
The two of them instantly felt a bone-chilling coldness.
Swish!
Then, a figure with blue skin, fangs, and blood-red eyes, covered in blood-colored war tattoos and holding a blood-red long blade, charged directly at Frank.
"As I thought, this kid isn't simple!"
Feeling the intense killing intent from Asura, Frank's expression turned solemn. He immediately condensed a crystal ice shield in front of him, hoping to use it to block Asura's absolute blade.
Rip!
However, just as Frank's shield formed, he suddenly felt a chill on his back.
A terrifying golden thunder blade, carrying a blade light that could destroy everything and a battle intent, slashed directly toward Frank.
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