67: Kill with one knife

This is too unbelievable!!

"It...ran away?"

"A third-grade fierce beast, facing a Human in the first-stage Martial Artist phase, ran away?"

"!!!"

"What a loss!"

The text alone showed how shocked and confused the onlookers were. Someone tried to analyze it from biological instinct.

"All things in the Universe of Myriad Races have a common characteristic, which is to seek benefit and avoid harm!!"

"What does Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix escaping prove?"

"It proves that it felt the threat of death from Han Lie!!"

"It was scared!!"

"It was afraid of being killed by Han Lie!!!"

A seemingly reasonable yet utterly unreasonable explanation was brought forward.

It was afraid of being killed by Han Lie?

Are you kidding?

A third-grade fierce beast, afraid of being killed by a first-stage Martial Artist...!!!

Is this a joke?

Moreover, nothing special could be seen from Han Lie!!

Could it be,

this Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix...

is naturally timid?

Strong in appearance but weak inside, like a cowardly lizard?

............

While thinking,

changes appeared on the screen.

Han Lie was chasing Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix relentlessly. Originally, there was a significant speed difference between them. The former could only barely close half the gap by constantly expanding his domain, burning his vital energy, and exerting his body's maximum kinetic energy.

But he still couldn't catch up.

Just as they were drifting further apart, and Han Lie thought he might lose track, a familiar figure suddenly appeared far ahead.

It was Xin Yao!!

He was overjoyed!!

"Quick, quick, help me stop it!!"

"Me?"

The ice mountain Goddess of War, rarely showing a slightly stunned expression, seemed to be saying, "You're not joking, are you? Me...me stop a third-grade fierce beast?"

How could she not see,

the arrogant bird fleeing before her eyes was precisely the king of this Mystic Realm, Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix. To be honest, she had encountered it earlier, and it had injured her in just one encounter.

"Quick!!"

Han Lie's roar continued.

"....Damn it!"

Xin Yao gritted her teeth and finally decided to help Han Lie. She quickly flew towards a giant ancient tree, climbing to the top in two or three swift movements.

Then,

she took out a black longbow from behind her back, pulled out a handful of iron arrows from her quiver, and without time to think, directly met Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix's gaze, drew the bow, and nocked an arrow.

"Whoosh—"

It was the sound of the arrow piercing the air.

Two cameras, two perspectives.

The audience in the live stream was stunned.

"Holy crap, Xin Yao also made a move!!"

"Are the students this year all so fierce!!"

"Two people collaborating to confront...no, no, to be precise, to encircle and suppress a third-grade fierce beast? Damn, that's amazing!!"

"In the past, only third-grade fierce beasts chased our competitors; where were there ever cases of competitors hunting down third-grade fierce beasts!! Awesome!!!"

"As expected of the Goddess of War!!"

"Goddess of War is amazing!!"

Clearly, the audience was shocked by Xin Yao's heroic posture. The Goddess of War already had a certain following, and now she gained a large number of new fans.

"Whoosh—"

"Whoosh—"

"Whoosh—"

Arrows were fired one after another, seemingly forming a line in the air, shooting directly towards the approaching Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix.

But the next second!!

"Bang!!"

The anger in Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix's eyes was about to overflow. It flapped its wings with all its might. The red wings, wrapped in wind and carrying golden streams of light, were like a giant fan covering the sky.

With just one flap,

it directly scattered a large number of arrows to who knows where. Only a few hit its body, and after a few 'ding ding' sounds, they fell scattered in the air.

It seemed unaffected.

"Clang clang!!"

It seemed to be enraged by Xin Yao and rushed directly towards her. The latter reacted quickly, pulling out the dagger from her waist.

Was it a battle of equals?

No!

Even with great effort, Xin Yao could not maintain her balance on the narrow treetop when facing Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix's charge head-on. The moment of contact, she couldn't control her body.

"Bang—"

Xin Yao was shot out like a cannonball.

"Swish...creak—"

It was the sound of a human body scraping against tree branches. With just that one blow, Xin Yao was sent flying into some unknown part of the dense forest!

"...Damn it!"

Han Lie was stunned. He thought, I just asked you to stop it, not to face it head-on, and...is she that vulnerable?

Although thinking this was rude and immoral, he really didn't expect Xin Yao to be knocked away in just one encounter.

He wasn't the only one who thought so.

Everyone else did too.

"....Ah?"

"She was knocked away just like that!"

"No way...she's at least the second-ranked competitor, can't she even slow it down.....!!"

"Holy crap, this is the attack power of a third-grade fierce beast!!! This is the norm!!"

"Yeah, a third-grade fierce beast should be like this!!"

Everyone suddenly realized that maybe it wasn't that Xin Yao was too weak, but that Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix was too strong.

But...

On the other hand.

If it's so strong, why is it being chased?

.........

In the picture,

after one strike, Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix had no intention of pursuing the advantage and continued to fly into the distance, as if the one chasing it was the true great demon king.

Not to mention,

Xin Yao's obstruction did indeed have an effect. The distance between the two had significantly narrowed.

Han Lie glanced down, hesitated for a moment, but still chose to continue the chase. She should be okay, right?

If she died just like that.

That would be too foolish.

Xin Yao was definitely not that kind of foolish woman.

She must have been confident to choose that method of obstruction. In other words, she was ninety-nine percent fine!

Stop thinking so much!

Only one thought remained in Han Lie's mind: Damn it, I must kill you today!!

So,

It fled, he chased, and it was hard for it to escape even with wings.

Soon after, a figure appeared again ahead.

"Help me stop it!!"

Han Lie shamelessly shouted again, and as expected, the person ahead turned and ran away the moment they saw Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix, doing so very quickly.

Han Lie knew it would be like this,

but what if?

Moreover, Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix, this intelligent creature, was clearly disturbed. It subconsciously thought the other person would stop it and was preparing to deal with it, but unexpectedly, the person ran away.

This momentarily disrupted its movement.

Han Lie seized the opportunity to chase hard,

closing a significant distance.

However,

there was still some gap between the two.

...........

"Less than five minutes left!"

The crowd was no longer as tense. They thought back to their initial speculation: could Han Lie break the record?

Looking at him now, he certainly deserved the title of number one, but within the rules, it seemed he wouldn't be able to achieve it.

Within five minutes,

he definitely couldn't catch up, unless someone helped him stop it. But who could, who would dare, and who could actually manage to help him stop it...!!

"No chance!"

Everyone sighed slightly.

And just at this moment,

the situation changed again.

"Help me stop it!!"

Han Lie shouted loudly. Now, whenever he saw someone, or even sometimes when he didn't, he would shout this phrase; it had become muscle memory.

But what he didn't notice was,

ahead...!!

There really was a group of people,

and one person among them heard Han Lie's voice, a smile immediately bloomed on her face, her eyes sweet like crescent moons.

"Okay!!"

"Stop what....?!"

Someone would tell Bai He Wan the answer. Her companion beside her merely looked up and immediately ran away, incredibly fast.

"Stop the market!!! Run, run, why is a third-grade fierce beast in the low-level area!!!"

Bai He Wan stayed put.

Ready to stop it.

The bullet comments were stunned.

"Holy crap, there's such a foolish girl?"

"She's really going to stop it..."

"What is she going to use to stop it?!"

...............

"Use what to stop it?"

Bai He Wan finally realized what Han Lie wanted her to stop. By this time, Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix had already obscured the sky before her eyes. Probably just one dive attack,

could kill her here.

So,

she also acted out of muscle memory.

She directly pulled an item from her pocket, aimed it at Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix, and pressed a button. In an instant, a huge figure appeared from the item.

"Clang clang!!!"

It was the same cry, but this time there was a hint of fright in the sound. Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix seemed to undergo a violent internal struggle, and the emergency situation forced it to make a choice. The next second, it directly defied its physical instincts and forcibly turned one hundred and eighty degrees in the air!!

Facing the item in Bai He Wan's hand,

it seemed more willing to face Han Lie!!

So,

it rushed towards him in a hurry...!!

"Good opportunity!!"

Excitement flickered in Han Lie's eyes. Like Xin Yao before him, he used the ancient tree to climb upwards.

He finally reached a height similar to Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix. Then, he fully extended his body, like an astonishing great bow, focusing only on attack and not defense, pouring all his past accumulation, all his invincible traits, all his physical quality, all his momentum, and the help of all things in this world into one relentless strike!!!

Then, one saw,

the ordinary machete,

seemed to instantly expand countless times.

And indeed it did. Countless energies were enchanted into it. The ordinary machete became a carrier of energy, yet it was more than just a carrier of energy.

A conceptual great saber,

slashed head-on towards,

the seemingly powerful, yet seemingly weak...

Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix!!

"—Swish!"

.........................

Time seemed to slow down,

and Nine-Fire Cinnabar Gold Phoenix split into two halves in the air.

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