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"Roar—!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion let out a thunderous roar that echoed through the forest. Birds scattered into the sky, and leaves rustled down from the trees. The surrounding spirit beasts responded with their own roars, and a wave of violent aura spread through the entire forest.
Like a flash of golden lightning, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion leaped into the air and charged into the distance, tearing through tree canopies, scattering branches, and kicking up dust as it went. When it landed, the earth shook violently. Its speed was so great that every other beast got out of its way.
A few minutes later, an enormous group of spirit beasts followed closely behind the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. It was clear that the lion had summoned this massive army. Vast parts of the forest were filled with the sound of snapping trees, the shaking of the ground, and the continuous roars of countless spirit beasts. This mighty army was now charging toward Tang Chuan's location.
At the same time, in another part of the Star Dou Great Forest, the dense forest stretched on endlessly. After listening to Yu Tianheng, Qin Ming stared at the struggling and gasping Jing Lin Beast with a serious expression.
"No," he said in a low voice. "Even though this spirit beast is only at the thousand-year level, its body, the shine on its scales, and its aura show that it's much older. It's probably at least five thousand years old."
He continued with a heavy tone, "Ye Lingling just reached level thirty. Forcing her to absorb a spirit ring this strong could easily cause a backlash." He gave Ye Lingling a warning glance.
Everyone's expressions changed, and they looked at each other, not saying anything more.
"This spirit beast's attributes are a perfect match for Ye Lingling," Dugu Yan muttered under her breath. "It's just too powerful. It would be great if we could find one with a slightly lower cultivation level."
While they were talking, they heard footsteps in the distance. They all looked up and saw a group of people quickly approaching—it was Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and the others from Spirit Hall!
"Why are the people from Spirit Hall here?" Yu Tianheng's expression changed instantly, and his body tensed. "Everyone, be on guard!" he said in a deep voice.
Before anyone could react, the Jing Lin Beast seemed to sense the approaching enemies. "Roar—!!" its eyes suddenly narrowed. Despite its injuries, its scales glowed with a soft light. With a low, angry roar, it went berserk.
The beast let out a piercing shriek that echoed through the forest. Then, it violently stomped the ground and charged straight at the Royal Fight Team.
"Everyone, spread out!" Qin Ming's eyes sharpened. "Watch your defenses!" He leaped into the air, and his fifth spirit ring suddenly lit up. "Fifth Spirit Ability, Burning Heaven Blazing Flames!"
As the deep purple spirit ring appeared, it brought with it an intense heat. The air around them seemed to catch fire. The Blazing Fire Wolf's entire body turned crimson, its eyes glowing like fire. It roared and shot waves of flames from its mouth toward the berserk Jing Lin Beast.
The Jing Lin Beast let out another furious roar and charged forward, intending to use its hard scales to block the flames. But the fire stopped its charge.
"Ow!!!"
The Jing Lin Beast cried out in pain, rolling on the ground to try and put out the flames, but the fire stuck to it, refusing to go out. A few seconds later, its scales turned black and cracked, and blood mixed with black smoke seeped from its body.
"Now, everyone, attack together!" Qin Ming commanded. The Royal Fight Team scattered and summoned their spirits. Yellow and purple spirit rings lit up around them. With loud roars and surging spirit power, they attacked the beast one after another.
Within moments, the Jing Lin Beast was covered in wounds, screaming in pain. Its body swayed as if it could fall over at any second.
On the edge of this chaotic battle, a figure was hidden behind a giant, leafy tree. Tang Chuan was crouched, one hand on the tree trunk, his eyes calm as he watched the Jing Lin Beast being attacked by the Royal Fight Team.
"This is really lively," Tang Chuan whispered to himself. "If I use the token Qian Renxue gave me to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, I'll probably have a lot to do with these guys in the future."
Sunlight filtered through the leaves, reflecting in Tang Chuan's sharp eyes. "I can use this chance to watch how they work together." His tone was light but confident. For Tang Chuan, joining Shrek Academy was impossible, and Spirit Hall wasn't a good option either. Tang Hao would probably show up with his hammer if he did. So, the best place for him was Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
A few seconds later, after Qin Ming's final blast of fire, the Jing Lin Beast finally collapsed with a pained shriek. Its massive body fell to the ground, and blood stained the grass around it. A purple spirit ring floated out from its corpse.
"Phew..." Qin Ming let out a breath, his expression serious. He was about to speak when he heard hurried footsteps and spirit power fluctuations coming from the distance. Frowning, he looked toward the trees.
The trees parted, and four figures emerged: Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and Xu Yu from the Spirit Hall team. Yan, who was in front, saw the dead Jing Lin Beast. His face immediately turned pale.
"This spirit beast was our target!" Yan roared, stomping his foot. He flashed forward and landed right in front of the Jing Lin Beast's body. He glared at the Royal Fight Team, his voice chilling. "Who did this? Step forward!"
Yu Tianheng raised an eyebrow and stepped forward, showing no weakness. "This spirit beast attacked us, so we worked together to kill it," he said coldly. "Do you people from Spirit Hall expect us to stand here and let it trample us to death?"
As soon as he spoke, the Royal Fight Team members formed a line, once again summoning their spirits. Yellow and purple spirit rings lit up in the forest, their auras showing that they wouldn't back down.
"You're asking for a fight!" Yan's eyes turned cold, and his anger erupted.