Chapter 79

Chapter 79: Winged Lion Beast

Even Ye Zhao Zhao had gone paper-white.

Chang Le An froze. He whipped his head around and saw a huge Winged Lion Beast staring at them coldly.

His mouth opened on its own, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

In the Langya Secret Realm, their strength was limited, and so was that of Demonic Beasts. No matter how strong, a beast could not exceed the Peak of Foundation Establishment.

But the Winged Lion Beast was a high-rank Demonic Beast. At the same realm it crushed most human Cultivators.

How could a Winged Lion Beast appear in the Outer Zone? These areas had been explored; a beast of this level should not show up here.

“Do not be afraid! Maybe this is our chance. If we defeat it, we—” he began, only for the Winged Lion Beast to show open disdain. The giant body surged into the air, wings beating as gales exploded forth.

The four of them were blown away without control.

Then the Winged Lion Beast charged down at them.

Chang Le An’s face went chalky. No wonder it was a high-rank Demonic Beast. Even with four of them, they had almost no room to resist.

“Run!” he shouted.

As soon as they hit the ground, all four fled without a second thought.

Grinning cruelly, the Winged Lion Beast let its cold gaze pass over the four of them, now at Mortal Realm strength under the realm’s suppression, then fixed on Ye Zhao Zhao. Instinct told it that this woman was the hardest to handle.

Then she would be the first to die.

It swept a giant claw toward Ye Zhao Zhao.

Her face changed. [Why me, when there are four of us!]

She could unseal her strength, but the time was short. She did not want to waste it here. She grabbed a nearby Ling Xu Peak Disciple and hurled him at the Winged Lion Beast.

Caught off guard, the Disciple stared at her in shock.

Ye Zhao Zhao looked flustered, as if she did not even know what she had done, and said: “Senior Brother, use your token to teleport out!”

Thrown into the air, with no space to dodge, he shot Ye Zhao Zhao a look full of resentment, then used his token and left the Langya Secret Realm early.

“Junior Sister Ye! What are you doing!” the other Ling Xu Peak Disciple shouted, both shocked and angry.

A chance to enter the Langya Secret Realm was rare for any Cultivator. Now that everyone was running for their lives, why should someone else block the disaster for her?

“I am sorry, I was too scared. It was just a reflex,” Ye Zhao Zhao said, almost crying. “Besides, Senior Brother has already teleported out. He will be fine.”

“That is not how it works, you—” the Disciple began.

“At a time like this, stop arguing,” Chang Le An said coldly. “He was the weakest among us and would have gone out sooner or later. Let him do one last useful thing before leaving. What is wrong with that? At worst, we compensate him with some supplies after.”

He sounded so sure that the Disciple felt choked and could not find words.

They ran while they spoke. The Winged Lion Beast chased them at an easy pace, like it was playing a game. It never drew too near or let them get too far, and from time to time it swiped a claw.

They blocked a few attacks together, but wounds already traced their bodies.

Ye Zhao Zhao’s eyes flickered and she said: “I remember Senior Sister Li is nearby. Let us find her. With her skill, she can save us.”

Her System still held Li Shuang’s position. She had already been running that way on instinct. Judging the distance now, they would see Li Shuang soon.

“Go. At a time like this, she will not stand by and watch,” Chang Le An said through clenched teeth.

The other Disciple wavered and said: “This Winged Lion Beast is beyond our limit. Even if Senior Sister Li can win, she will likely be hurt. In the Langya Secret Realm, an injury can get you thrown out at any time. We should not drag Senior Sister Li down.”

At Ling Xu Peak, Sheng Yuan’s group always said this or that was wrong with Li Shuang. But to most Full Disciples, under her management their training conditions were the best in the whole sect. Senior Sister Li often gave them pointers in swordplay. When someone faced a problem they could not solve, Senior Sister Li would help.

As for the gentle and kind Ye Zhao Zhao that Sheng Yuan’s group praised, maybe she was gentle only to them. Other Disciples did not feel much of it.

Li Shuang being expelled from Ling Xu Peak was not something small Full Disciples could change.

But at least, they could choose not to burden Senior Sister Li now.

“We are from the same sect. There is no such thing as burden,” Chang Le An snapped. “We share one breath and should help each other. She abandoned Zhao Zhao once already. This time, she can pay it back.”

The Disciple’s face looked ugly. He felt Chang Le An was wrong, but he could not find the words to argue.

Forget it. They did not even know where Senior Sister Li was. Maybe Ye Zhao Zhao and Chang Le An were only talking.

Under the Winged Lion Beast’s unhurried chase, they sprinted out of the forest.

Ye Zhao Zhao ran straight toward Li Shuang’s position.

After a while, they really saw Li Shuang, who was digging out a small chunk of ore.

The Disciple was stunned. After all that wild running, they had actually found Senior Sister Li?

He did not stop to think and shouted with all his strength: “Senior Sister Li, run!”

Chang Le An and Ye Zhao Zhao shot him angry looks.

Li Shuang’s brows moved. She turned and saw the three of them sprinting toward her, with the Winged Lion Beast behind them.

A high-rank Demonic Beast? She was a bit surprised, then calm again.

“Senior Sister Li, save me,” Ye Zhao Zhao cried as she charged straight at Li Shuang.

Li Shuang gave her a cold look, then lifted her foot and kicked. After so long running, Ye Zhao Zhao’s stamina had dipped, and she was kicked flying at once.

“Zhao Zhao!” Chang Le An rushed to catch her, then glared at Li Shuang and said: “Senior Sister Li, what are you doing! Are you abandoning your fellow sect members again?”

Li Shuang did not answer him. She fixed her gaze on the Winged Lion Beast in the air.

The Winged Lion Beast studied Li Shuang with interest and said: “Qi Refining Stage? The Six Great Sects truly grow worse with each generation.”