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Yan stepped forward, and a wave of heat immediately swept over the area. A towering, fierce-looking phantom of a Flame Giant appeared behind him, its intense aura seemingly capable of setting the entire forest on fire. At the same time, four spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, and purple—lit up from under his feet. With an angry roar, Yan stomped the ground, his body becoming a fiery blur as he shot toward Yu Tianheng.
"Hmph!" Yu Tianheng sneered. "Others might be afraid of you, but I'm not!"
He roared back, his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon spirit fully active, with lightning coiling around him. His aura showed no weakness as he unleashed the power of his three spirit rings and raised his fist to meet the attack.
Boom—!!
Yu Tianheng and Yan's fists clashed. The air seemed to rip apart, an explosion echoing like thunder as a bright spirit power ripple spread out from their center, shaking the ground and kicking up dust. Both men grunted and stumbled backward. Yan retreated three steps, his body trembling before he stabilized. The red flames swirled around him, his aura completely calm. Yu Tianheng, in contrast, was forced back five or six steps before he could stop. His chest heaved, and his face was slightly pale, barely able to catch his breath.
"Tian Heng!" Dugu Yan's face changed, and she rushed forward, grabbing his arm. "Are you alright? Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine," Yu Tianheng waved her off, gritting his teeth.
Yan narrowed his eyes, staring coldly at Yu Tianheng, a hint of killing intent in his gaze.
Behind Yan, Hu Liena also narrowed her eyes and slowly stepped forward. Her gaze fell on the spirit phantom behind Yu Tianheng. "Are you from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?" she asked in a deep voice.
She exchanged a look with Xie Yue beside her, and a hint of surprise flashed in both their eyes. Without hesitation, they both stepped forward, releasing their powerful spirit auras at the same time. Behind Hu Liena, an enchanting golden fox phantom with nine tails appeared.
In Xie Yue's hands, two extremely long purple moon blades emerged, their crescent-like edges gleaming with a cold light. Four spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, and purple—rose slowly from under their feet. The pressure of their combined spirit power swept toward the Royal Fight Team like a tidal wave. The air instantly grew heavy.
"What are you trying to do?" Qin Ming's face darkened. He stepped to the front of his team and shouted, "Spirit beasts don't belong to anyone. We killed this one to protect ourselves. Is Spirit Hall trying to start a fight? Do you want me to report this to the two Empires?"
Hu Liena frowned slightly and smiled coldly but didn't speak.
"The spirit beast hunted by our Spirit Hall belongs to our Spirit Hall!" Xie Yue sneered coldly. He slowly raised his hand, and his moon blade gave off a cold glow as his killing intent began to stir. A great battle seemed about to begin.
But just then, the ground began to shake violently. At first, it was just a small tremor, but then it intensified, as if a land dragon was moving beneath them, causing everyone to lose their footing.
"What's going on?" Hu Liena frowned, her body freezing in place.
"An earthquake?" Xie Yue's expression changed. He subconsciously focused his spirit power in his legs to stay steady.
"Look!" Ye Lingling was the first to cry out, pointing into the distance.
Not far away, large sections of trees were collapsing at an unnatural speed, as if being swept away by an unseen current. The sound of them falling was like cutting wheat. It looked like something was rushing toward them.
At the same time, Tang Chuan, who was secretly watching everything from behind a large tree, also noticed the strange event. He slowly turned his head toward the rolling dust, his face turning serious.
"What in the world is happening?" His eyes twitched. Tang Chuan felt a sense of immense pressure.
"No, this isn't right." His expression changed again. Tang Chuan's Blue Silver Grass spirit had already been quietly released, connecting to the distant blades of grass. He extended his mental force, and what he saw made his skin crawl. Behind the rolling dust, he could see century-old and millennium-old spirit beasts, packed together like a flood, rushing toward him.
There were three-meter-tall Steel-Armored Rhinos, Shadow Wolves with jet-black fur, Purple-Spotted Scorpions with tails that dripped venom, and even several flying spirit beasts circling in the sky. The number of spirit beasts at the very front alone was no less than thirty or forty, and even more were quickly approaching from deeper within the dust.
At this moment, even the proud elites from Spirit Hall and the Royal Fight Team had their expressions change.
"This is... a spirit beast rampage?!" Hu Liena looked stunned and stood frozen in place.
"It's over," Dugu Yan's face turned pale, and her voice trembled.
"How is this possible? Spirit beasts of this scale..." Qin Ming's face also changed dramatically. He suddenly turned and shouted, "Everyone! Retreat to the outer edge of the forest immediately!"
Amidst the rolling dust, a massive golden figure with a third eye on its forehead appeared—it was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
"Three-Eyed Golden Lion?!" Tang Chuan gasped. "Holy cow, so it was coming for me?!"
"How did it know I was here?"
His face instantly changed. Tang Chuan didn't have time to think. The next second, his body shot out. He stomped hard on the ground, and like an arrow from a bow, he shot through the air, fleeing as fast as he could in the opposite direction of the spirit beasts.
At this moment, in the clearing, the Royal Fight Team and the Spirit Hall members were in a state of shock.
"Swish!"
A figure suddenly leaped from the treetops, moving like a leopard with incredible speed, darting toward the outer edge of the forest. Then, a series of whooshing sounds echoed through the trees. Tang Chuan had shot past them while they were stunned and was already dozens of meters away.
"Hmm? Is that a person?" Hu Liena's brows furrowed as she looked at the fleeing figure.
"That figure feels so familiar," Dugu Yan blurted out.
"What are you looking at?! Run!" Qin Ming suddenly roared. He activated his spirit power, released his spirit, and shielded the students with his body.
Hearing his furious shout, the Royal Fight Team and Spirit Hall members finally panicked. Their faces turned pale. Forgetting their previous fight, they turned and ran.
As everyone was fleeing in a panic, the dense forest ahead suddenly opened up. A massive, fiery red figure appeared, blocking their path. It looked like a lion but had three fierce heads.