15: Who says a Tier 1 can't defeat a Tier 3?

At this moment.

From the blood mist into which the Elk King had exploded, arm-thick spiritual power emerged.

According to the Secret Realm rules, this massive amount of spiritual power should have been distributed equally on the spot, entering the bodies of every living being nearby.

However!

Inhale!

The massive spiritual power was swallowed whole by that strange beast.

Even the Origin energy condensed after the Elk King's blood mist dissipated was completely plundered by that strange beast the instant it tried to return!

Too strong!

That was a Secret Realm boss!

A Secret Realm boss that only the top experts of Chiyang City could clear was actually insta-killed so easily by that strange beast!

Furthermore, as natives of Chiyang City, they had never even heard of such a strange beast!

What was even more terrifying was,

This strange beast actually ignored the Secret Realm's rule of equal spiritual power distribution; even the Secret Realm's Origin energy couldn't escape it!

What on earth is it!

Ning Xiwei and Sun Feifei's hearts were filled with a surge of panic.

Fear of the unknown creature,

and even more so, fear of a combat power that surpassed the top levels of Chiyang City!

At this moment.

That strange beast,

namely the You Beast, turned its cold gaze, which seemed to reflect from Hell itself, toward them!

In an instant.

Ning Xiwei and Sun Feifei felt as if a mountain-sized giant guillotine had been placed against their necks.

In that moment, the hairs all over their bodies stood on end.

Their sense of danger screamed a frantic warning.

Unbeatable!

Run!

"Run!"

"Run!"

Sun Feifei even started to sob.

Ning Xiwei's fair and delicate little face had already lost all its color.

"Go, hurry!"

"Little Skeleton, let's go."

Even in this moment of extreme peril, Ning Xiwei did not forget Lu Chen.

Completely enveloped by a cold and desperate aura, she was so fragile that her voice carried a sob.

However, she tugged at Lu Chen, only to find that he wouldn't budge at all.

Anxiously, Sun Feifei looked over and sobbed in a low voice,

"Little Skeleton might be scared witless. Quickly pull him back into the Spirit Contract Space, we need to escape this place!"

Feeling the faint Battle Intent coming from the contract deep within her mind,

Ning Xiwei said blankly,

"He wants to fight!"

"What!"

Sun Feifei was pale with shock and cried out,

"Little Skeleton, be rational!"

"That strange beast's strength is at least at the high stage of Rank Three. The high stage of Rank Three is already the Peak combat power of Chiyang City!"

"Little Skeleton, you're only Rank One. Although you slice through Rank Two monsters like vegetables, Rank Three combat power is truly different!"

"Being able to kill Rank Twos at Rank One makes you a Prodigy-level combatant of the Empire, but for a Rank One to want to kill a Rank Three is absolutely impossible!"

"Forget our Empire; looking across the entire Realm, even in the legendary records of various countries, there has never been an instance of someone successfully slaying an opponent two ranks higher."

"Let's go, okay? Xiwei, talk some sense into him."

Sun Feifei stamped her feet in anxiety.

Although she wanted to flee for her life, Little Skeleton had been kind to her, and her best friend hadn't left either.

She couldn't bring herself to run away alone.

Ning Xiwei also agreed with Sun Feifei's viewpoint.

After all, fighting across two Realms and successfully slaying the opponent,

was simply a fantasy!

Ning Xiwei persuaded in a low voice,

"Little Skeleton, we're just making a strategic retreat."

And at this time,

Shen Feichen and Lord Zhang, who was wearing exquisite leather armor, emerged from the forest.

Seeing the You Beast obliterate the boss Elk King with a single strike, Shen Feichen's consciousness nearly ground to a halt.

The boss of the Myriad Beast Paradise Secret Realm, the Elk King, was very famous in Chiyang City.

It had the attack power of Rank Two but the defensive power of the middle stage of Rank Three.

This meant that teams capable of clearing the Elk King were almost all at the Peak combat level of Chiyang City.

He once had the honor of clearing the boss Elk King together with his Master, the Principal of the First High School, Principal.

Those Advanced tutors at Rank Three, Stage One or Stage Three, couldn't break the Elk King's defense at all.

In the end, they relied on the Rank Three, Stage Seven Principal, who spent three hours grinding the Elk King down.

If it was so difficult for a high-spec team like theirs to kill the Elk King, one could imagine how troublesome the Elk King was.

Yet, such a troublesome Elk King was actually turned into blood mist by a single swipe of the You Beast's claw!

One must realize.

The Realm of the You Beast before them,

was only Rank Two!

A Rank Two insta-killing a Rank Two!

No wonder it was invincible among the same rank!

For the first time, Shen Feichen deeply engraved the concept of the You Beast's invincibility among the same rank into his mind.

"Tch~"

Shen Feichen's shocked expression fell into Lord Zhang's eyes, making him very disdainful.

Almost everyone who realized the You Beast's invincibility among the same rank looked like this.

He had seen it far too many times.

Although the You Beast belonged to his Master, he was currently the one controlling and commanding this invincible Rank Two You Beast.

Naturally, his eyes were filled with arrogance.

"Eh, Lord, there are people over there!"

Shen Feichen saw three figures a hundred meters away.

"So what? We already announced that the Secret Realm is closed; if they die, they deserve it!"

Lord Zhang had no pity for these commoners from a frontier small city.

Ant-like people accidentally killed by his Master's You Beast deserved their deaths.

If they had to blame something, they should blame their own bad luck.

He glanced at Shen Feichen, who was also nothing more than an ant, and snorted coldly,

"What, do you actually want to save them?"

Shen Feichen smiled sheepishly,

"Not at all, not at all. It was their fault in the first place for bumping into your You Beast. If they die, they can't blame anyone else."

Although he held a purple core, he was also afraid of being accidentally killed by the You Beast.

He couldn't help but cast a few pitying glances at the three figures.

"Eh, that back looks quite familiar."

Shen Feichen identified carefully,

"Isn't that Ning Xiwei!"

That's right, it was the top beauty of their Chiyang First High School, Ning Xiwei!

That charming, exquisite figure and cold, elegant angelic face were the beauty he dreamed of day and night!

Unfortunately, she was locked onto by the You Beast's aura.

They were dead for sure!

No!

If I save her at the critical moment of life and death,

she will surely be extremely grateful to me. Then I can take the opportunity to win her heart and then her body!

At this thought, Shen Feichen trembled all over with excitement.

He gripped the purple core in his hand; this would prevent the You Beast from attacking him.

This gave him the confidence to save Ning Xiwei.

Then, he looked at Lord Zhang and pleaded,

"Lord, those are this humble one's classmates. I beg you to spare them."

Lord Zhang pondered for a moment. Thinking about how this man's flattery and praise along the way had made him feel very comfortable, he nodded reluctantly,

"Fine, I'll have the You Beast return."

"No, Lord, let the You Beast move a bit slower. I will go save them."

Shen Feichen said, holding up the purple core.

"Heh, want to play the hero saving the beauty? Fine, this Lord will help you once."

Lord Zhang barely mustered some interest in watching the show. He took out a Jade Talisman and ordered the You Beast to slow down its attack speed.

Shen Feichen gripped the purple core tightly and rushed toward the confrontation between Lu Chen's trio and the You Beast.

His entire mind was already filled with scenes of Ning Xiwei throwing herself into his arms.

"Hahaha, Ning Xiwei, I'm coming!"

Shen Feichen trembled with excitement.

Meanwhile, the You Beast followed Lord Zhang's command, approaching Lu Chen's trio step by step.

With every step it took, Ning Xiwei and Sun Feifei felt as if another mountain had been pressed onto their shoulders!

"Little Skeleton, I beg of you, let's go!"

"A Rank One's strength is really no match for a Rank Three. Sob, Xiwei, talk to him, please talk to him."

Sun Feifei said through her tears.

Seeing the You Beast drawing closer and closer, the despair in Ning Xiwei's eyes deepened. She could only pull at Lu Chen and say,

"Little Skeleton..."

At this moment.

Lu Chen reached back and took Ning Xiwei's slender little hand.

Who says a Rank One can't slay a Rank Three?

Then.

He moved.

In his right hand, a white bone straight sword condensed like a sand painting.

The blade was pale.

He pulled it downward.

"Heavy Slash!"