56: Chapter 56 Reinforcements Arrive, Challenge Beast Defeated

Originally, all four sides maintained a delicate balance, with Divine Sea Realm Ability Users from various paths hiding in the shadows, ready to support their own at any moment.

They knew that fighting here would likely result in heavy losses; after all, the fewer people there were, the lower the rewards from the Challenge Beast would be.

Therefore, they all thought it best not to make a move until the Challenge Beast was slain.

However, Chen Xing's arrival shattered this delicate balance, demonstrating perfectly that rules are trivial in the face of brute force.

In Chen Xing's view, since protecting his teammates would maximize the rewards from the Challenge Beast...

Then, wasn't the best form of protection simply to kill all the enemies?

"Run! This is an S-rank from the Tianhe System; we're no match for him!"

Someone finally reacted and quickly fled with those around them, not daring to linger in the fight.

Meanwhile, the Light Opening Realm Ability Users fighting in the frozen lake below were dumbfounded, forced to watch their backers flee into the distance.

If you leave, what about us?

"Is our luck really this bad?" Zhou Kuoyun's eyes widened in disbelief.

"I give up," Lu Qingnian said, using only those few words.

The map was so vast, and with the war zones having just merged, everyone was exploring everywhere.

Who would have thought their luck would be so poor as to encounter a legendary S-rank figure the very first time? What else could she say?

"Oh no, we shouldn't have all come. Losing four A-ranks at once is a massive loss!" Zhou Kuoyun slapped his forehead, filled with regret.

"If it's him, then dying isn't unfair," Lu Wu said with a faint smile.

"We're about to be finished, how can you still be so calm?" Zhou Kuoyun was speechless at his reaction.

"What else can we do? The only thing left is to hurry and seize the Challenge Beast. At least we can add ten thousand points to the academy before we die," Lu Wu stated.

Hearing this, Zhou Kuoyun came to his senses.

"Right! With the barrier up, that guy can't get in. Even if we die, it'll be a worthy death!"

In the distance, Chen Xing dealt with the last enemy and glanced back.

Qin Feng's eyes met his. Nothing was said, yet everything seemed understood as he nodded slowly.

He didn't hold back at all, pulling out his Natal Treasure—a small tower. Its light enveloped his body, forcibly raising his Realm.

"Full power already?" Zhou Kuoyun immediately retreated and pulled out his own Natal Treasure—a Tortoise Shell.

"Too slow," Qin Feng said, his speed surprisingly fast.

"Not good!" Lu Qingnian tried to stop him, but it was already too late.

Qin Feng went all out; while a Dragon Claw Hand appeared on his right hand, his left hand transformed into the palm of another creature.

This was the second Battle Technique he had Cultivated, the S-rank Tiger Roar Secret Scripture, known as the Tiger Roar Fist.

Combining dragon and tiger, he launched a pincer attack with both hands. One strike broke the armor, the second broke the defense, and the third left Zhou Kuoyun bloodied and battered.

In the world of martial arts, speed is the only thing that cannot be broken. Your strength might be great, but if you can't use it, you're doomed.

That was the case for Zhou Kuoyun; his Tortoise Shell was too slow to keep up with Qin Feng's speed. Once a single opening was caught, he was beaten to death by a combo.

"This is bad!" Seeing this, Lu Qingnian decisively activated her Innate Divine Ability.

But it was too late. At that moment, another student from the Tianhe System joined the battlefield, and they were also an A-rank!

Boom!

Lightning flashed, thunder roared, and then came a deafening tiger's roar.

It was Lin Qingyao. She had arrived with Li Linglong and her boyfriend, Mo Fengxiao, and joined the fray.

Lin Qingyao activated her Innate Divine Ability, appearing to merge with a lightning-clad white tiger. Black and white patterns appeared on her face as her cultivation reached the first level of the Divine Sea Realm.

Bang!

Having also stepped into the Divine Sea Realm, she directly interrupted Lu Qingnian high in the air.

"Feng, are you okay?" Lin Qingyao looked back.

"Just in time!" Qin Feng grinned.

"Xiao." Meanwhile, Li Linglong and her boyfriend exchanged a look.

Mo Fengxiao nodded in understanding. The two closed their eyes and locked fingers, creating a resonance.

They were childhood sweethearts, and after Awakening their abilities, they were a match made in heaven.

Li Linglong's ability was the B-rank Moon Star, while Mo Fengxiao's was the B-rank Sun Star. When combined, they became the Sun and Moon in Alignment, which was not much inferior to an A-rank.

Seeing this, Chen Xing nodded slowly, feeling somewhat relieved.

"Damn it, why are there more? Where are our reinforcements?"

Seeing this, the people from Niliu Academy and Zhenyan Academy couldn't help but speak up.

"Do they even dare to come?" a student from the Tianhe System asked with a cold smile.

Indeed, with Chen Xing standing guard outside, he would only let his own people in. How could he possibly let anyone else through?

Thus, it wasn't that the Tianhe System had more experts, but rather that people from other academies couldn't get in.

Before long, Qin Feng and Lin Qingyao teamed up to forcibly kill the Snow Wolf, even capturing Lu Xuan, the one with the weakest combat power, in the process.

Hum!

The moment the Snow Wolf died, every surviving student from Tianhe Academy received a hundred points.

While the increase for one person might seem small, with everyone gaining points together, the total surged to over ten thousand.

"The barrier is gone!" someone shouted.

"Oh no!" These words were like a death sentence, striking the people from the three academies like a bolt of lightning.

Roar!

In the next instant, a Blood-colored Dragon climbed the snowy mountain, grabbed the peak, and dove down.

That was Chen Xing's True Dragon Transformation. He had been waiting for a long time; as soon as the barrier dissipated, he struck immediately to ensure no one escaped.

While everyone else was in shock, Qin Feng calmly led Lin Qingyao away from the scene, as if he were already used to it.

In moments, all opponents were dealt with.

"We won!"

"This feels amazing! This is the first time in my life I've seen such a smooth battle!"

"King of Light, he really is the King of Light. I said a few months ago that he might be able to do this."

"Awesome! Our victory in this competition is practically guaranteed!"

"..."

The students of the Tianhe System were cheering, already acknowledging Chen Xing's status as the third person among the academy's the two heroes.

"Let's go to the next location," Chen Xing said, without any false modesty.

"The next one... the closest is the red marker. There will be many experts there, we might not be able to help and could even hold you back," someone whispered.

"No matter, just follow behind me," Chen Xing said.

"But if someone ambushes us along the way..."

"I'll be in front. If I kill all the opponents, won't there be no one left to touch you?" Chen Xing said as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Hearing this, everyone was too shocked to speak.

What level of confidence and dominance was this?

But then again, it made sense; after all, he was an S-rank.