Hunters and Prey! (Currently Recommended, Please Bookmark and Follow!)

The next day,

Because he had gone to bed too late the night before, Qing Luo did not wake up until morning.

Tang Qian'er had already headed to the Northern Spirit Plains with Mu Chen.

Qing Luo looked stunned, then gave a bitter smile. "I'll just make do and be a bodyguard for a day!"

Xue Tu was fond of women. Qing Luo had originally planned to go with Tang Qian'er today and have her lure Xue Tu out.

In the original story,

Liu Mubai had deliberately led Xue Tu to Mu Chen and Tang Qian'er, intending to use Xue Tu's hand to kill them both.

At this moment,

Qing Luo felt that he posed a greater threat to Liu Mubai than Mu Chen did.

Who would have thought Tang Qian'er had already left?

Boom—

Terrifying Spiritual Energy surged out, directly tearing apart the low-level Spirit Beast before them.

Mu Chen skillfully extracted its Spirit Soul,

Then turned toward Tang Qian'er. He saw that she was actually somewhat flustered as she faced a Mid Spirit Movement Stage Spirit Beast.

"Don't dodge..."

"Go! Attack its rear! Its weak point is its rump—whip it!"

Mu Chen directed her from the side.

It would have been better if he had not said anything.

The moment Mu Chen began directing her, Tang Qian'er became even more flustered. The Spirit Beast caught an opening and lunged at her.

"Sigh!"

"Netherworld Death Seal!"

Mu Chen sighed, darted in front of Tang Qian'er, and killed the Spirit Beast with a single punch!

"I killed this one, so the Spirit Soul is mine!"

Mu Chen said as he extracted the Spirit Soul.

Then he noticed the dark circles under Tang Qian'er's eyes and how absent-minded she seemed. "You didn't rest well last night."

"Uh..."

"I barely slept."

Tang Qian'er said.

"Don't make a move today."

"With that freak Qing Luo around, you can get Spirit Nurturing Pills even without hunting Spirit Beasts."

Mu Chen said sarcastically.

His gaze toward Tang Qian'er was also full of helplessness.

She had said she came to help him, but who was helping whom now? He might as well have come alone...

With that thought,

Mu Chen took the lead and headed deeper into the Northern Spirit Plains.

"Don't look down on me. I can hunt Spirit Beasts too."

"Wait for me!"

Tang Qian'er huffed and chased after Mu Chen.

Meanwhile,

Somewhere in the Northern Spirit Plains, more than a dozen figures with profound auras were searching the area. Liu Mubai was among them.

Yesterday,

After learning from Liu Ming that the item Xue Tu had taken was extremely important to the Liu Region,

Liu Mubai, as the Young Master of the Liu Region,

Had volunteered to lead a team alongside Liu Ming to search for Xue Tu's whereabouts.

He had dared to do this

Not only because he was accompanied by many skilled experts from the Liu Region and faced little danger, but also because of his own selfish motives.

"Young Master, we found him!"

Two Spirit Wheel Realm Experts from the Liu Region rushed out of the nearby forest, came before Liu Mubai, and cupped their hands.

"We found traces of Xue Tu. He's fleeing north!"

"Should we notify Third Master?"

"No rush. He's just a cornered beast. Let's have some fun with him first."

Liu Mubai asked coldly,

"Have you found Qing Luo's whereabouts?"

"Not yet!"

One of the Liu Region experts replied.

Hearing that,

Liu Mubai could not help frowning slightly as he muttered in a low voice,

"Did he hide..."

"What a coward. Since I can't find you, I'll start with your woman instead."

Liu Mubai licked his lips.

He remembered receiving intelligence earlier that Mu Chen and Tang Qian'er were also in the northern part of the Northern Spirit Plains.

Xue Tu was fond of women. If he ran into them...

And that freshman who had no respect for Senior Students could be dealt with too.

Even if the Mu Region and Tang Domain wanted revenge afterward,

They would have to seek out the Xue Tu Gang. It would have nothing to do with the Liu Region.

Liu Mubai crooked a finger at the others. "Next, you all..."

"Great Wind Palm!"

A low shout rang out.

A fierce wind swelled in Tang Qian'er's palm, blocking the attack of the low-level Spirit Beast before her.

Smack—

She swung the long whip in her hand, sending the low-level Spirit Beast flying.

Whoosh!

Tang Qian'er did not stop moving. Blood-red scales like agate rose along her whip, directly breaking through the Spirit Beast's defenses and drawing out its Spirit Soul.

"How was that?"

Holding the Spirit Soul, Tang Qian'er looked at Mu Chen smugly.

"Not bad. Much better than before."

Mu Chen gave her a thumbs-up.

"Watch out!"

Tang Qian'er had just been about to retrieve the essence,

When Mu Chen's expression changed and he quickly lunged toward her.

"Mu Chen, you..."

Tang Qian'er had just been about to get angry,

When she saw a blood-colored figure appear where she had been standing moments earlier, staring at them with a sinister and vicious gaze.

"Your reaction was pretty quick!"

"Xue Tu..."

The moment they saw the newcomer, Mu Chen and Tang Qian'er's expressions turned extremely ugly.

They had only heard at camp yesterday that he had fled into the Northern Spirit Plains, yet they had encountered him today...

Their luck was truly awful.

"Not bad. You recognize me. You there... leave. I'm not interested in you. I only want to have a taste of that little girl."

Xue Tu said as he hungrily licked his lips.

Tang Qian'er's face instantly turned deathly pale. Trembling, she clutched Mu Chen's sleeve.

"If you're afraid, you can leave first. I'll hold him back..."

Tang Qian'er said, her voice shaking.

"What are you talking about? I have a way to deal with him. You leave first."

Mu Chen said quietly.

"No... if something happens to you, I won't be able to explain it to Uncle Mu."

"At a time like this, why are you still hesitating? Only if you leave will I have a chance to survive!"

Mu Chen glared fiercely at Tang Qian'er.

"Have you two finished discussing it?"

Xue Tu casually eyed them. "If you don't want to leave, then neither of you will."

With that, Xue Tu transformed into a bloody shadow and lunged at them.

"Netherworld Death Seal!"

Mu Chen clenched his right fist and smashed it toward Xue Tu.

"If you don't want me to die here, get out of here now!" Mu Chen shouted at Tang Qian'er.

"I'll find Instructor... hold on!"

Tang Qian'er stopped hesitating and swiftly vanished into the dense forest.

Boom—

Terrifying Spiritual Energy burst outward.

Mu Chen was flung away like a kite with a broken string, crashing stiffly into the ground.

Damn...

Was this the strength of a Spirit Wheel Realm Peak expert?

He could sense that the other man's injuries were severe, but even so, he was no match for him.

"If I can use two layers of the Netherworld Death Seal, I should be able to hold him off for a while..."

"What devotion..."

"Do you think she can escape?"

Xue Tu walked toward Mu Chen mockingly. "Don't worry. After I'm done playing, I'll send that little girl to join you!"

With that, Spiritual Energy surged in Xue Tu's palm as he viciously struck toward Mu Chen.

"Spirit Breaking Bead!"

The instant Mu Chen rapidly shifted sideways, he threw out a bead.

Boom—

A terrifying blast of Spiritual Energy erupted.

The boiling Spiritual Energy instantly tore open the distance between them.

Without pausing for even a moment, Mu Chen turned and fled in one fluid motion.

"You lowly maggots, not one of you will escape today!"

The massive Spiritual Energy explosion further weakened Xue Tu's already injured body.

The bloodshot look in Xue Tu's eyes grew even more frenzied.

Ants he could crush with a single hand had actually bared their fangs at him...

Unforgivable!

"Just a beaten dog, yet you dare lay a hand on students of the Northern Spirit Academy."

Just as Xue Tu was about to pursue Mu Chen, a cool voice echoed through the air.

Who?

Terror flashed in Xue Tu's eyes as he nervously scanned his surroundings.

Were those people from the Liu Region?

Damn it.

The Liu Region people clearly had not caught up yet, and he had not sensed any experts nearby either.

After searching around, suspicion flickered through Xue Tu's eyes.

"Up there..."

Xue Tu abruptly raised his head. A thin youth in white robes, with fair skin, was looking down at him with an indifferent expression.

Hiss—

The youth's intricate, layered pupils sent a chill down Xue Tu's spine.

No wonder he had not sensed any experts approaching nearby.

The other party had been here all along...

He had been hunted!

"The rivers may turn and the mountains may shift. If Your Excellency spares me, Xue will surely come to thank you another day!"

The savagery on Xue Tu's face vanished, replaced by intense fear in his eyes.

Damn it...

Why was there a Spirit Wheel Realm Peak expert here?

Damn, damn, damn!!!

Xue Tu regretted it immensely. If he had known, he never would have provoked that girl.

"Fine. You can leave."

Qing Luo said,

"Many thanks."

Xue Tu was suspicious. The moment he turned around, he sensed Spiritual Energy surging behind him.

"You Liu Region scum, even if I die—"

Xue Tu's eyes turned savage, bloody Spiritual Energy cold and sinister in his palm. He had just turned around...

A fair, jade-like palm filled his vision.

"Netherworld Death Seal!"