Demonic Beast Fire Python Tiger!

"Who's there?!"

The three dark-skinned youths had been about to chime in, but they quickly realized there were only the three of them here. So where had a fourth person's voice come from?

When they turned their heads and looked behind them, they discovered a white-clad youth right within arm's reach, and they immediately cried out in alarm.

They tried to strike back at once, but a sharp three-foot sword was already laid across their necks.

"Don't move. My sword doesn't have eyes."

Seeing the youth in the middle attempt to resist, Lin Chen stared at him coldly and continued, "Hand over your Identity Tokens. Save yourselves a beating."

The three dark-skinned youths lowered their heads to look at the sharp longsword inches from them, and despair showed on their faces.

No matter how they thought about it, they could not understand it. They had clearly been lying in wait here to ambush others, so how had Lin Chen ended up ambushing the three of them instead?

And they had not even known when he had gotten beside them!

One thing was obvious: Lin Chen was stronger than they were!

"Big brother, don't kill us! We'll give you the Identity Tokens!"

After exchanging glances, the three still handed over their Identity Tokens.

At worst, they could look for a chance to seize someone else's later.

For now, keeping their lives was what mattered.

Lin Chen glanced at the three Identity Tokens, then drifted away with an airy ease.

Before leaving, he did not forget to remind them, "If you want to play the hidden schemer, the three of you still need a lot more practice."

His words left the three completely baffled. What did he mean by "hidden schemer"?

Along the way, Lin Chen also ran into people who did not fear death, charging straight out in an attempt to seize his Identity Token.

In situations like that, he sent them flying with a single kick.

All told, he had already obtained nine Identity Tokens. He only needed to run into one more unlucky soul, and he would qualify for the finals on the Grand Stage.

Whoosh!

Just as Lin Chen stopped walking, an arrow flew out, attacking him directly. It was so fast that an ordinary Body Tempering Stage Seven cultivator would not have been able to dodge it.

Clang!

With a raise of his hand, his longsword blocked the arrow.

"Hm?"

Lin Chen let out a soft sound of surprise. On a tree not far from him, a young woman in a fitted leather skirt was holding a Green Wood Bow and staring at him coldly, as if he had intruded into her territory.

The young woman had bronze skin, and her entire body was filled with a wild aura. Wrapped in tight-fitting clothes, her delicate, curvaceous figure was fully displayed, while her slender waist, small enough to grasp in one hand, gave off a sense of explosive power.

She focused on Lin Chen and sized him up, then asked, "Lin Chen?"

"That's right, Mu Lingsha. He's Lin Chen."

At that moment, Wu Yun walked over in the uniform of the Mad Saber Martial Hall and said with a smile, "Brother Lin, I didn't expect we'd run into each other here."

Lin Chen glanced calmly at Mu Lingsha, then looked at Wu Yun and asked, "Brother Wu, have you seen Lin Dong and Lin Xia?"

He felt that encountering Wu Yun and Mu Lingsha here could not be a coincidence.

Since that was the case, he might be able to ask them for information.

The main issue was that Lin Xia's strength, relatively speaking, was not especially outstanding among so many people.

If Lei Li and Xie Yingying targeted her, there was no guarantee nothing would happen.

"I have!"

Wu Yun nodded and immediately said, "I was actually planning to tell you about this. Lin Dong and Lin Xia are both up ahead, waiting for you."

An irrepressible smile appeared on his face.

That made Lin Chen's heart stir slightly. If he remembered correctly, there should be a powerful Fire Python Tiger nearby.

And this Fire Python Tiger had already given birth to cubs.

Only that would make Wu Yun so eager to wait for his arrival.

Mainly because, in Wu Yun's eyes, only Lin Chen could deal with Lei Li.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Chen asked, "Brother Wu, there's something going on, isn't there?"

"Yes, something extremely important!"

Wu Yun's expression also turned serious.

After that, he explained the situation.

A powerful Demonic Beast called a Fire Python Tiger had indeed appeared nearby. Most likely, it had come out of the Boundless Mountain Range, and because it was about to give birth, it had been hunted by other Demonic Beasts and fled into this forest.

An adult Fire Python Tiger was enough to rival a Heavenly Yuan Stage expert.

Most importantly, it had given birth to cubs!

As long as they obtained a Fire Python Tiger Cub, it would be equivalent to gaining a powerful Heavenly Yuan Stage expert in the future!

Hadn't the structure of Qingyang Town for all these years been divided according to the number of Heavenly Yuan Stage experts?

If these family factions learned that, in the forest where the hunting event was being held, a gravely injured Fire Python Tiger Demonic Beast that had just given birth to cubs had appeared, the hunting event would probably be stopped at once, and they would definitely take those cubs back to raise them.

As long as they were raised to maturity, it would be the same as gaining another powerful Heavenly Yuan Stage expert. Then the Lei Family would no longer worry about being unable to deal with the Lin Family and Mad Saber Martial Hall!

"So, you want to go snatch the Fire Python Tiger Cubs back?"

When Lin Chen heard this, his brows also relaxed.

He smiled and said, "Since the Lei Family and the Xie Family both want them, then we can't let them get their way!"

Fire Python Tiger Cubs could appear in the Lin Family, or in Mad Saber Martial Hall, but they absolutely could not end up with the Lei Family or the Xie Family!

After all, the latter already had far more Heavenly Yuan Stage experts than the Lin Family or Mad Saber Martial Hall.

Once this balance was broken, the other side would inevitably make the Lei Family take action at once and completely rule Qingyang Town!

"Wonderful, Brother Lin! I was waiting for you to say that!"

Wu Yun was overjoyed, and he quickly added, "Don't worry. There are three Fire Python Tiger Cubs. Enough for us to split."

In his view, Mad Saber Martial Hall would take one, Mu Family Manor, where Mu Lingsha was from, would take one, and the Lin Family would also take one.

With the three family factions joining forces, they would be enough to deal with the pressure from the Lei Family and the Xie Family!

Because the Fire Python Tiger, a Demonic Beast with Heavenly Yuan Stage strength, had been gravely injured, and without treatment, it was very likely to die from blood loss.

Therefore, Lin Chen and the others' next goal was simple. They only needed to stop Lei Li, Xie Yingying, and the rest, take the Fire Python Tiger Cubs, and the matter would be done.

In an open stretch of forest, more than a dozen figures holding wooden spears were staring intently at the towering Demonic Beast ahead.

The Demonic Beast was covered from head to toe in fiery fur. Its head looked violent and vicious, and on its back, a thick tail lay coiled like a fire python, flicking out a snake's tongue.

Blood kept flowing from the wounds on its body, staining the ground crimson.

Although the Fire Python Tiger was already extremely exhausted, it still forced itself to stay alert, its fierce gaze fixed hard on Lei Li and the others.

As long as the other side dared launch an attack, it would make them taste bitter consequences!

If the Fire Python Tiger wanted to flee, with its Heavenly Yuan Stage strength, even injured, it would still be more than capable of leaving this place.

But on the rocky slope behind it, there were still three little Fire Python Tigers covered in blood, their eyes shut, babbling as they kept rolling about, as if trying to stand up—or perhaps they had sensed the danger the Fire Python Tiger was in and wanted to help.

Under these circumstances, even if the Fire Python Tiger Demonic Beast had a chance to escape, it was impossible for it to abandon these three cubs and leave.

The current situation was that all these people wanted to wait until the Fire Python Tiger's injuries became too severe and it bled to death before making their move.

A Demonic Beast with Heavenly Yuan Stage strength, striking back before death, was absolutely not something these few Body Tempering Stage cultivators here could withstand.

"Brother Lin, once that Fire Python Tiger breathes its last, we can make our move."

Wu Yun had the same idea. His gaze rested on Lei Li and Xie Yingying. As long as the other side dared act later, Lin Chen would go up to stop them, and then Wu Yun would quietly take the three Fire Python Tiger Cubs away.

"Brother Lin?"

He turned his head in some confusion and saw Lin Chen staring at that Heavenly Yuan Stage Demonic Beast Fire Python Tiger with a thoughtful look, seemingly very interested.

Wu Yun instantly grew nervous. Surely this Lin Chen wasn't even bolder than him and planning to personally kill the Fire Python Tiger first before seizing the Fire Python Tiger Cubs?

Even a battle maniac like him didn't dare think that way!

Lin Chen came back to himself. Under Wu Yun's tense stare, he smiled and said:

"I was thinking, how about we treat that Fire Python Tiger?"