"Lei Li is a tough one .... vengeful and unforgiving.
I heard he's already broken through to the Earth-Origin stage.
After you embarrassed him so badly earlier, if you cross paths again, he probably won't easily let you go.
Maybe you should just admit defeat if it happens,"
Wu Yun advised kindly. He had dealt with Lei Li enough to know his temperament.
"You make a good point. If I meet him, I'd probably have to give up,"
Lin Xuan nodded in agreement, though inwardly he smirked… If he ran into Lei Li, that would be unbelievable ... he wouldn't even stick around, let alone fight.
Just then, a commotion broke out in the forest below the platform. Many people came running toward them, shouting as they ran.
"It's bad! It's bad!"
"Grandpa! Grandpa!"
"Yingying's gone!"
"Lei Li's gone!"
"Master, save us!"
"Fire Python Tiger! There's a Fire Python Tiger!"
The younger participants from the Lei, Xie, and Lin families ran like mad, panicked and desperate.
On the platform, the competition judges, who had been verifying identity tokens, were stunned at the sight of the juniors recklessly charging toward them. One of them barked out:
"Stop right there! What's going on? Speak slowly!"
The juniors gasped for breath and didn't dare push forward ... the judges were all Earth-Origin experts.
"There's… a Fire Python Tiger! It killed Lei Li and Xie Yingying…"
"Move aside! The Fire Python Tiger is coming this way!"
At this moment, Wu Yun, Mu Lingsha, and others on the platform stared curiously, not yet reacting to what was being shouted.
In the audience seats surrounding the platform, elders from the Lei and Xie families, members of the Wild Blade Martial Hall, and top experts from the Lin family were all alarmed.
Especially when Lei Bao and Xie Qian heard "Lei Li's gone, Xie Yingying's gone,"
they couldn't sit still. In a few steps, they jumped onto the platform and rushed to the juniors.
"What did you say? Say it clearly!" Lei Bao pointed at one of the juniors from the Lei family and shouted.
"The Fire Python Tiger… it's the Fire Python Tiger!" the junior panted and quickly recounted what had happened.
"A Fire Python Tiger appeared?!"
Lei Bao and Xie Qian's faces darkened. "Where? Take us there now!"
The juniors, exhausted from fleeing, couldn't refuse.
They forced their breath back and ran toward the forest again.
"Follow me ... it's over there!"
Without hesitation, Lei Bao and Xie Qian charged after them.
Lei Li and Xie Yingying were the treasures and future hopes of their families.
"What's going on?" Lin Xuan casually asked Lin Xia and the others, feigning shock.
Lin Zhen Tian, Lin Xiao, Luo Cheng, and other important figures from various factions quickly gathered around.
Lin Xia immediately repeated the whole story again.
"As soon as the Fire Python Tiger came out, we all scattered in fear.
While escaping the valley, I turned back once and saw the Fire Python Tiger kill Xie Yingying and Lei Li."
Lin Zhen Tian hurriedly asked, "Are all our Lin family members safe?"
"They're all here. No one got lost," Lin Xia replied, still shaken.
Then, the Wild Blade Martial Hall, Mu Estate, and other factions began checking on their juniors.
Only after confirming everyone was fine did they breathe a sigh of relief.
Luo Cheng frowned.
"Strange… didn't they check this forest before the competition started? There shouldn't be any Earth-Origin beasts here."
"This forest connects to the deep mountains behind and isn't constantly patrolled. Occasionally, powerful beasts might emerge.
Besides, that Fire Python Tiger was clearly attracted by the Phantom Grass .....they just happened to run into it
," Lin Zhen Tian explained calmly. "It's just bad luck."
Since Lei Li and Xie Yingying had stolen the fifth-grade spiritual herbs found by the Lin family, Lin Zhen Tian naturally wasn't pleased about their deaths.
With such a major event happening, the competition was temporarily suspended.
Everyone waited anxiously for Lei Bao and Xie Qian to return.
No one suspected Lin Xuan ...that beast was a powerhouse at the Earth-Origin stage, while Lin Xuan was just a young disciple at the Refining Body stage.
No one believed he could be connected to such a beast.
As for Lin Xuan entering the forest early, besides Lin Xia and a few others, no one paid attention.
Once the competition started, everyone rushed into the forest, and after entering, no one could see anything anymore.
"Lin Xuan, why are you running so fast? You didn't even wait for us.
If you were there, Qing Tan wouldn't have been bullied by that wretched… Xie Yingying," Lin Xia scolded softly.
Thinking of Xie Yingying's death, she stopped herself from calling her that word.
In Lin Xia's eyes, a family should stay united to avoid being bullied.
The fact that Lei and Xie families grouped together nearly caused the Lin family to suffer.
As the top junior of the Lin family, Lin Xuan shouldn't only care about himself.
"I…" Lin Xuan was about to explain.
"Lin Xia, it's a good thing Lin Xuan wasn't there! Otherwise, Xie Yingying and the others wouldn't have been able to snatch the spiritual herbs from me.
In that case, the Fire Python Tiger might have chased us instead…" Qing Tan suddenly spoke up, relieved.
She didn't dare say more, but everyone understood what she meant.
Lin Xia and the others swallowed hard, momentarily filled with dread.
"That's right! We should be grateful Lin Xuan wasn't there!" Lin Dong took a deep breath.
Lei Li and Xie Yingying might have been able to fight back, but the Fire Python Tiger's power was unmatched.
Lin Xuan didn't bother explaining further ... it didn't matter.
One day, when they saw the Fire Python Tiger themselves, they would understand.
He also wanted to see their reactions when they realized the beast was his own pet.
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