The lizard, licking the blood from its maw, narrowed its eyes.
It's the one at the Fifth Stage. Its energy is strong.
Suddenly, Li Tianyuan appeared in front of the beast, his palm already in motion.
It's fast! the lizard thought as it instinctively brought its wings up to shield itself.
Li Tianyuan's strike landed with explosive force—a blast of concussive wind erupted from his palm, sending the lizard hurtling through the air for miles.
Trees splintered in its path, the ground quaked as its body smashed through trunks and bounced violently across the earth.
I have to get it away from the city, Li Tianyuan thought, flying after it like a phantom.
If we fight here, the entire city would be reduced to rubble.
As the lizard struggled to recover mid-air, Li Tianyuan appeared again and struck a second time, accelerating the beast's retreat.
The lizard crashed again—branches snapped, the forest floor was torn apart by its massive form.
But this time, the lizard twisted in the air. Its wings unfurled, and with a mighty swing, it generated a gust of wind that reversed its momentum.
It flipped multiple times before landing gracefully, claws digging into the dirt. It raised its head slowly, golden eyes glowing like molten suns as it locked eyes with Li Tianyuan, who now hovered overhead, his black fan floating beside him.
"Now that we're far from the city," Li Tianyuan said, reaching into his robe and drawing out a long, black spear, "let's get started." His voice turned steely. "I'm going all out. I won't underestimate you."
Lizarius remained silent, its gaze unflinching, its golden eyes meeting his with equal intensity.
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Within the City
Far beneath the ground, Wu Jian moved quickly using the Earth Escape technique, his teeth clenched tight.
Looks like Elder Feng failed to complete his self-destruction.
He must have been killed.
I can only sense Elder Zhao
HMMM
The Grand Elder near the beast...
So he's taken action himself.
Suddenly, Wu Jian's eyes widened in shock.
What the hell...? Elder Zhao's presence—it's gone. Completely gone.
Did that creature manage to kill her, even with the Grand Elder right there? Just how powerful is it? If even he can't kill it...
He sensed their energies shifting—moving away from the city.
Rising from the ground inside the Li Estate, dust and debris clinging to his robe.,
he whispered to himself, "The Grand Elder must be fighting it now…".
I need to recover my spiritual energy... but first, I have to report to the family head.
Just as he turned to leave, he froze.
On the roof of a nearby building sat a fox, its fur sleek and white, its glowing turquoise eyes locked onto him.
His heart dropped. He took a step back, instantly on guard.
A demonic fox? And at the Third Layer? His eyes narrowed. When did something like this get into the estate? Was it during the chaos of the battle?
He grimaced. Damn it. I barely have any spiritual energy left. Fighting it now would be suicide. I need to escape—
The fox leapt from the rooftop mid-thought, growing larger in midair. Its jaws opened wide, baring rows of deadly teeth as it dove toward him.
Wu Jian gritted his teeth and threw his hand forward—spikes of earth shot up from the ground, aiming to intercept the descending beast.