Chapter 722 - 188: Is This a Human or an Ancient Fierce Beast?

Chapter 722: Chapter 188: Is This a Human or an Ancient Fierce Beast?

His face was a mask of indifference, but a cold glint lay hidden in his eyes.

The two of them had met abruptly at the edge of the forest moments before, clashing in an instant exchange of blows.

After just a few clashes, Lin Xiao already understood that he was no match for Sword Traceless.

There was no shame in it, no cause for embarrassment.

Sword Traceless was aptly named. His cultivation and Sword Dao mastery were both at the peak of the younger generation, enough to stand on equal footing with Zhang Tianyu.

Among everyone who entered the Secret Realm this time, perhaps only Princess Zhaohua, Wang Yiyi, and that murderous Captain from the Demon Suppression Bureau, Xiao Ziye, could compete with him.

Acknowledging the disparity was the key to survival.

But it wouldn’t be so easy for Sword Traceless to take his life.

Lin Xiao sneered inwardly.

He weaved through the dense forest, using the terrain to constantly change his position.

The plan for now was to avoid getting bogged down in a fight.

He had to stick to the plan, shake this nuisance as quickly as possible, and rendezvous with the others.

Still, even now, Lin Xiao didn’t understand why such an important plan centered on the Demon Suppression Guard, Chu Fan.

’Although Chu Fan shone in the Profound Origin Secret Realm tournament, he’s not at a level where he can contend with Princess Zhaohua, is he?’

’So why does even the Commandery Princess have to follow his orders?’

...

At the foot of Profound Demon Mountain, jagged boulders lay scattered across a desolate and grim landscape.

"How wonderful..."

Chu Fan looked at the Iron Armor Crocodile charging menacingly toward him, then glanced at Su Wenqin in the distant treetops and couldn’t help but grin.

He had just entered the Secret Realm and had already run into two Demons from the Moon Worship Sect.

’This actually saves me a lot of effort!’

’Looks like I’ll have to get serious this time.’

Those two were both at the peak of the Bright Heart Realm.

They also had to be carrying life-saving Exotic Treasures and deadly Bottom Cards, making them far superior to any Independent Cultivator from the outside world.

The distant Su Wenqin from the Four Symbols Palace was waiting for an opportunity. Her archery was godlike, and she was cautious by nature.

From the very beginning, she had kept her distance, eyeing him like a venomous snake.

’Trying to catch her while the other one is tying me down will be truly tricky.’

’And that Ah Linglong is no simple foe, either...’

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ground trembled, and loose stones jumped into the air.

The charging Iron Armor Crocodile, following its master’s will, suddenly swelled several times in size, transforming into a prehistoric behemoth.

Its heavily scaled limbs crashed to the earth with a thunderous roar, the sound growing ever more terrifying!

"Lord Chu, what an unfortunate coincidence."

Standing on the Iron Armor Crocodile’s back was a young woman in the attire of an Exotic Realm, her silver ornaments jingling. It was Ah Linglong.

She let out a light, bell-like laugh. "Your life is mine."

She gazed at the lone Chu Fan, a glint of cunning and madness flashing in her eyes.

Without even a hint of a probing attack, she casually tossed something into the air.

"Since we’ve met, you can stay and play with my darlings."

JINGLE JINGLE!

Amid the crisp sound, twelve exquisite Jade Rings flew from her wrist. They instantly expanded in the air to become twelve huge rings of light, trapping Chu Fan securely in the center!

The next moment, the twelve rings flared with brilliant light.

Space seemed to tear apart, the center of each ring becoming like a gateway to a savage, primordial world.

"ROAR—!"

"AWOO—!"

Tyrannical bestial roars erupted from the gates of light, shaking heaven and earth!

One after another, colossal beasts with terrifying auras crawled out from the twelve spatial gates amid a swirl of light and shadow.

There was a giant tiger with wings on its back, wreathed in lightning;

a Fierce Lion, crimson from head to tail, that breathed scorching flames;

a titanic bear, as heavy as a mountain, that shook the very ground...

This treasured daughter of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect’s Sect Leader from Qing Province was truly a natural prodigy of Beast Taming.

Legend had it that at the age of seventeen, she had single-handedly tamed thirteen beasts with the bloodline of Ancient Fierce Beasts.

Most people didn’t believe it, assuming it was just an exaggeration spread by the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect for publicity.

After all, even for some of the older-generation experts in the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, controlling two or three Fierce Beasts was their absolute limit.

Who would have thought the rumors were actually true!

What was even more unbelievable was that upon their first meeting, without exchanging a single blow, Ah Linglong had revealed all her Bottom Cards!

Including the Iron Armor Crocodile at her feet, that made a total of thirteen!

Thirteen Exotic Beasts with the bloodline of Ancient Fierce Beasts had gathered at the foot of Profound Demon Mountain. The terrifying Demonic Qi they amassed was like the eruption of a beast tide!

In the distance, Su Wenqin was nocking an arrow to her bow. Seeing this scene, even she, who was always calm, was stunned, her grip on the bowstring nearly faltering.

’This Ah Linglong... is she a lunatic?’

Su Wenqin’s pupils shrank as she thought, ’Not even a single probing attack?’

’Is Chu Fan of the Demon Suppression Bureau really worth her going all out like this, surrounding him with thirteen Exotic Beasts?’

One had to understand that every single one of these Exotic Beasts possessed the pure bloodline of an Ancient Fierce Beast.

Their strength was immense, their hides as tough as metal, their power boundless—in no way inferior to a peak Bright Heart Realm human cultivator!

How was this a two-on-one fight?

This was clearly Chu Fan, all by himself, taking on fourteen peak Bright Heart Realm opponents!

Su Wenqin’s grip on her bow tightened.

Among the twenty people who had entered the Profound Origin Secret Realm, the one she least wanted to face was Ah Linglong.

A single person with thirteen Exotic Beasts, each comparable to a peak Bright Heart Realm cultivator... It was utterly unreasonable.

She had originally intended to launch a sneak attack with an arrow while Ah Linglong was dealing with Chu Fan.

Seeing this display, she immediately abandoned the thought and prepared to retreat.

...

"If you want my life, then come and take it. We’ll see if you have what it takes."

Facing this suffocating, desperate situation, Chu Fan merely uttered those words lightly.

To Ah Linglong and Su Wenqin’s surprise, despite being surrounded by thirteen savage Exotic Beasts, Chu Fan’s eyes were as calm as an ancient well, without the slightest ripple of fear.

At the foot of Profound Demon Mountain, a fierce wind whipped up stones, battering his fluttering robes.

He spread his hands, his expression composed, as if he were taking a leisurely stroll in his own backyard. Meeting Ah Linglong’s condescending gaze, he began to walk forward, step by step.

Ah Linglong stood atop the mountain-like Iron Armor Crocodile, looking down on this "tiny" human, a cruel smile playing on her lips.

She shook her head lightly. "Death is at your door, yet you still pretend to be calm... What’s the point?"

She pointed with a fingertip and spat out three words: "Tear him apart."

"ROAR—!"

As the command was given, all but the Iron Armor Crocodile protecting her, which slowly backed away, the remaining twelve Exotic Beasts with Ancient Fierce Beast bloodlines let out a heaven-shaking roar in unison!