One Against Seven

These companion beasts included the "Storm Swallow," which soared through the sky, stirring up storms, a "Storm-type Flying Beast" companion beast.

There was also the "Thunder Mouse," small in size but astonishingly fast, with excellent stealth abilities, a "Lightning-element Beast-type" companion beast.

And then there was the "Mysterious Ice Worm," which brought extreme cold even in the palm of a Beast Master's hand, an "Ice-water type Insect" companion beast!

The last one was a "Steel-type" companion beast from the rivers and seas, the "Ironclad Giant Shrimp"! Its steel armor was practically impervious to blades and spears.

These seven companion beasts, with their diverse breeds and attributes, made the Little Yellow Chicken look scrawny and small, practically destined for a beating!

At this moment, Li Tianming was surrounded, facing fourteen opponents who all stared at him like hungry wolves.

He wondered why they were still staring so fanatically at his chest, even after he had already refined his Divine Source.

"I understand." When he looked down, he knew. They had mistaken the Spirit Core for the Divine Source.

This was interesting.

"Li Tianming, just to inform you, even though you have Princess Qing's jade pendant, this Divine Source originally belongs to our Thunder Venerable Mansion. Therefore, Thunder Venerable Mansion has decided to let us juniors compete with you fairly. Do you have any objections?" Liu Qinyang looked at him with burning eyes.

"Of course, I have no objections. All seven of you, come at me together." Li Tianming had returned today precisely to fight, for his dignity, and to openly take his mother away.

A siege? He was utterly fearless!

This made the geniuses of Thunder Venerable Mansion feel insulted. They were the geniuses of Yandu's Thunder Venerable Mansion, and they only looked down on someone of Li Tianming's background.

"Quite arrogant."

"Fine, he's always been like this. He talks big first, then slinks away." Zhang Zixuan announced loudly. "You said it yourself. We were having trouble deciding the order for the sequential battles. From now on, whoever gets the Divine Source wins."

He didn't want to fight in a sequential battle anyway, because he wasn't Li Tianming's match. He wanted to pick up the scraps.

"What right do you have to speak? Have your scorpion's eyes healed yet?" Li Tianming taunted, making him blush.

"Stop wasting words with him, attack." Liu Qinyang had already entered combat mode. He was the strongest among the seven, and he was determined to get this Divine Source!

"Liu Qinyang, I just want to ask you, does the agreement from a month ago still stand? If you lose to me, hand over the Yanhuang Token!" As Liu Qinyang and the Lightning Leopard charged forward, Li Tianming asked with burning eyes.

"Of course. A true man stands by his word. If you lose to me, just hand over the Divine Source!" Liu Qinyang declared loudly.

This was his advantage over the other six. He held the Yanhuang Token that Li Tianming desperately wanted, so Li Tianming would definitely target him specifically.

As long as Li Tianming didn't know his limits, the Divine Source would be his!

With his move, the other six naturally rushed forward eagerly.

They were all competitors. Liu Qinyang, being the first to act, might not be able to avoid interception from the others.

Li Tianming knew that the seven of them were not united, which made them easier to deal with.

"First, I can't disturb my mother's nap."

"Second, I need to let more people see who the victor of the Yanhuang Academy's final selection is!"

"Third, I want Li Yanfeng to feel what it's like to have the genius he so highly regards from Thunder Venerable Mansion trampled under my feet!"

His goal had never changed: to obtain the Yanhuang Token, leave Lihuo City openly, and have Li Yanfeng escort them personally.

Three years. Li Tianming no longer wanted to be a stray dog.

With these goals set, as the seven of them began their encirclement, Li Tianming unleashed Ghost Shadow Steps and broke free from the crowd.

He then leaped onto the rooftop and headed towards the Wufeng Inn. This location was far from Li Yanfeng, and Li Tianming wanted to fight above the Wufeng Inn so that everyone could see clearly.

"He's trying to escape!"

"Quick, chase him!"

He and his chicken, along with seven Beast Masters and seven companion beasts, were frantically pursued.

Those companion beasts were incredibly destructive. For example, the Lightning Leopard's claws shattered the rooftop with every step, and one building even collapsed from being hit.

The Wufeng Inn was the highest point in the vicinity. Li Tianming ascended from the first floor to the third, bypassing Li Yanfeng and the others, heading for the Wufeng Inn's rooftop!

"What is he trying to do!" The elders of Thunder Venerable Mansion were very confused.

Bang bang bang!

All seven geniuses caught up to the rooftop. The rooftop was quite spacious, resembling a battle arena. From here, one could see for miles, with nearly half of Lihuo City in view!

Of course, the commotion on the Wufeng Inn's rooftop was enough to attract more people, and they could even see that it was Li Tianming fighting seven geniuses from Thunder Venerable Mansion alone!

"This is good." Li Tianming clenched his left fist, the power of his dark left arm, hidden beneath bandages, surging.

In his right hand, he held the Bloodfire Thorn, sharp and pointed, with faint blood-red flames burning on it, looking ferocious and cold-blooded.

His eyes, burning with rage, watched the seven opponents charging at him.

During the pursuit, they hindered each other, even attacking each other. Liu Qinyang, in particular, was intercepted by three or four people.

As the strongest, he naturally drew the most attention. It was even permissible by the rules for the other six to defeat him first!

"In this game, the seven of them are the hunters, and I am the only prey!"

"But is that really the case?"

The Eternal Purgatory Beast Essence of the Seventh Level of Beast Vein Realm was definitely more potent than ordinary Beast Essence from the Ninth Level of Beast Vein Realm.

Li Tianming felt it very deeply; his current strength had infinitely approached his combat power from three years ago!

"Kill."

After dodging several attacks, Li Tianming's gaze turned cold, and he first locked onto Zhang Zixuan.

This youth who wanted to cut him into a thousand pieces wasn't attacking proactively; he was trying to pick off the weak.

Heh.

When their eyes met, Zhang Zixuan probably felt fear.

Li Tianming stomped on the rooftop, sending numerous tiles flying.

He moved like an illusion, instantly attacking Zhang Zixuan. With his current strength, comparable to the Ninth Level of Beast Vein Realm, dealing with Zhang Zixuan, who was only slightly stronger than Li Zifeng, was a sure thing!

Whoosh!

"Zhang Zixuan, you're the first!" Li Tianming's fist whistled through the air. Zhang Zixuan's face paled, and he broke out in a cold sweat!

He wanted to dodge, to resist, but unfortunately, Li Tianming was already close enough to make him despair. The punch landed squarely on his face.

With a crack, his nasal bone broke directly. Li Tianming had caved his nose in, and blood gushed out!

The first scream echoed from the rooftop of the Windless Inn.

The elders on the third floor first saw Zhang Zixuan, nose bleeding profusely, fall down. Immediately after, a ferocious Little Yellow Chicken, like a streak of flame, pierced through the armor of the Blue-tailed Poison Scorpion.

Then, the Little Yellow Chicken slapped the Blue-tailed Poison Scorpion, sending the massive creature flying and smashing into the ground, collapsing several houses in succession.

"Xuan'er!" Zhang Zixuan's parents' faces changed drastically.

Zhang Chong directly caught his son. Seeing his own son practically disfigured, Zhang Chong was consumed by rage.

He harbored ten thousand killing intents in his heart but dared not act.

This was because the Thunder Venerable Mansion had specifically warned that while they could handle the juniors fighting over Divine Source, if the elders intervened, it would be a grave insult to Princess Qing.

"Hey, your family is having a second child, right? Don't give them such a hick name. Zixuan, Zihan, Ziqi are too common. How about Zhang Chunxia or Li Goudan!"

Li Tianming's voice drifted down from above, almost making Zhang Chong vomit blood.

He had to know that he had painstakingly thought of these elegant names!

This move directly set the tone for the battle. At this moment, Li Tianming had already begun to baffle half the citizens of Lihuo City.

"Li Tianming, punched to death a genius from the Thunder Venerable Mansion?" Their vision couldn't clearly see if he was dead, but they saw blood.

Such a scene made them all widen their eyes, finding it unbelievable.

Many people couldn't believe their own eyes, rubbing them repeatedly, but the result was still the same.

However, this was just the beginning!

Now was the best opportunity to make a move, as the remaining six people were still not united. Several of them were still blocking Liu Qinyang, preventing him from getting close to Li Tianming.

Li Tianming let out a cold laugh at their infighting.

Now, only one person had broken through the blockade and rushed before Li Tianming. He probably hadn't even seen clearly before Zhang Zixuan was blown away by Li Tianming's punch.

"Storm Swallow?" Li Tianming recognized the man's Companion Beast.

Before the person even arrived, a chaotic storm swept over. The strong winds carried countless tile fragments, like blades. Once they wrapped around the body, it was no different from being cut into a thousand pieces.

The rooftop of the Windless Inn seemed like it was about to be ripped off.

ps: There are 5 chapters in total today. 2 chapters now, 2 chapters at 6 PM, and 1 chapter at 8 PM.

[Breaking News] At 8 PM tonight, Chapter 31 will carry a "question." The answer is within the content of the first 30 chapters. The first 4 people to correctly answer the question in the comment section (Jianghu) will each receive 500 yuan. I will announce the winners in the comment section.

To ensure fairness, Fengzi can promise here: If there is any favoritism, may lightning strike me down.

Finally, everybody, let's get hyped~

Note: There are 2 chapters at 6 PM~