The Martial Competition Begins

That was right! Three [Disaster Marks] had appeared on "Pirated Fang Yue's" forehead!

As his pupils contracted, Fang Yue's heart surged with shock.

A Disaster Grade High Rank Anomaly!

This was already beyond anything he could handle!

After his duel with the bandit leader, Fang Yue had gained a clearer understanding of his own strength.

With his innate power and all his strength unleashed, he could face off against several mid-ranked human-level experts.

But that was his limit.

Against a high-ranked human-level expert, let alone a Disaster Grade High Rank Anomaly, he was helpless.

When [Sticky Cotton Anomaly] opened its [Anomaly Eye] and black blood streamed down, Fang Yue's face darkened. He mounted the [Blazing Red Horse] and rode off.

"Hyah!"

Even as he shouted, Fang Yue couldn't help looking back at [Sticky Cotton Anomaly]. It remained where it was, quietly watching him leave, seemingly with no intention of chasing him.

Fang Yue breathed a huge sigh of relief.

But remembering how [Sticky Cotton Anomaly]'s eerie little hands had once emerged from the [Blazing Red Horse], he began to lose faith in the horse beneath him.

To his surprise, though, he rode hard all night without anything happening.

The night passed quickly. By the time dawn broke, he could just make out the outline of [Chu Nuan City] ahead, and still nothing seemed amiss.

"Looks like [Sticky Cotton Anomaly] didn't follow me."

Even so, Fang Yue still felt uneasy.

When he was close to the city, he hesitated, then tied the [Blazing Red Horse] up outside the gates.

He figured that if things went quickly, he could head straight to the Phoenix Organization and rescue the captives.

If things moved slowly, he could ask Yang Hongxia to have someone bring the horse a little food outside the city.

After tying