The Cage Space

Boom!

The ground trembled faintly, again and again.

The entire Wushan Town had fallen into chaos.

Zhao Nan wasn't in a hurry. He slowly walked out of the room and turned to look east.

Zhao Nan was feeling a little excited. After all, since arriving in the Coiling Dragon World, he still hadn't seen the Velociraptors, the first beasts to appear in the story.

As Zhao Nan stepped outside, Hogg and the others greeted him one after another.

The panic on their faces gradually faded.

Although Zhao Nan had never told them what level his cultivation had reached, Barker was already an Eighth-level Warrior and still respectfully called Zhao Nan his teacher. That alone made it clear that Zhao Nan was no ordinary man.

And being no ordinary man meant being powerful—and being safe.

Zhao Nan's arrival put Hogg and the others at ease. Then they saw the creature that had caused the ground to tremble.

"A Seventh-Level Magical Beast, a Velociraptor!"

Hillman couldn't help but cry out when he recognized it.

Hillman's exclamation made Hogg and the others turn pale. Even Barker, who was already an Eighth-level Warrior, looked grim.

Although they were close to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, a Seventh-Level Magical Beast would never come here on its own.

That meant the Velociraptor had a master.

Could someone who had tamed a Seventh-Level Magical Beast like a Velociraptor really be an ordinary person?

But soon, the others put their fear aside. It was because Zhao Nan was standing right in front of them.

Once they saw Zhao Nan, even the Velociraptor—two stories tall and twenty to thirty meters long—no longer frightened them. Instead, they felt an eager anticipation.

They all wanted to see Zhao Nan in action.

They couldn't help it. They all knew Zhao Nan was powerful, but they had rarely seen him fight.

In fact, aside from Linley, who had seen Zhao Nan fight at the very beginning, not even Ace or the Barker Five Brothers had ever seen him face an enemy.

As they were lost in thought, a cold voice reached their ears.

"Is this Wushan Town?"

The speaker was a man in a purple robe, sitting cross-legged on the Velociraptor's back.

"This is Wushan Town, but you're not welcome here. If you really intend to fight here, you can rest assured that you'll be leaving in a coffin!"

As soon as the purple-robed man finished speaking, Zhao Nan replied.

At Zhao Nan's words, the purple-robed man turned his gaze toward him. Zhao Nan wore a blue robe.

"And you are?"

The purple-robed man looked Zhao Nan over and realized that he couldn't see through him. His tone softened as he spoke.

"I told you, you're not welcome here. Why can't you understand?"

Zhao Nan frowned and replied.

Then he turned to Linley, Ace, and the Barker Five Brothers. "Good timing. Today, I'll show you how a Saint-level powerhouse attacks."

After saying this, Zhao Nan didn't wait for the purple-robed man to respond. He shouted softly, "Cage Dilemma!"

At Zhao Nan's low cry, a strange vortex suddenly appeared above the purple-robed man's head.

Immediately afterward, spatial rifts appeared one after another beneath the vortex, slicing into the purple-robed man's body.

As the spatial rifts cut him apart, the purple-robed man couldn't utter a single word. Only his endless screams reached the people below.

Hearing the man's shrill cries and seeing the strange vortex, everyone shuddered and looked toward Zhao Nan.

It wasn't just Hogg and the others. Doehring Cowart had also floated out of the Coiling Dragon Ring. Watching the scene before him, he couldn't help exclaiming, "Mr. Zhao Nan, are you using a technique similar to my Spatial Compression?"

"Mm.

"That's right. This move is similar to your Spatial Compression, Mr. Doehring. The difference is that one is Gravity Space from the Laws of Earth, while the other is Wind Space from the Wind Laws."

Zhao Nan briefly explained what was happening.

"Spare me!

"Have mercy, sir!"

As Zhao Nan spoke with Doehring Cowart, a shrill scream came from the Velociraptor's back.

The others heard the voice but said nothing, quietly waiting for Zhao Nan to respond.

Zhao Nan thought about the original story. For a Depelo Shadow Diamond, this man had been willing to slaughter an entire mercenary squad.

In the end, he hadn't slaughtered Wushan Town, but he had still caused the town considerable losses.

Zhao Nan couldn't be bothered to entertain the man's pleas. He simply clenched his hand, and the spatial rifts abruptly swallowed him.

After the purple-robed Magus was killed, Zhao Nan looked at the Velociraptor, which was already crouching on the ground, and asked, "Do you want to live or die?"

At the sound of Zhao Nan's voice, the Velociraptor hurriedly dropped to its knees and bowed to him, showing its submission.

Seeing this, Zhao Nan swept his hand through the air. A long rope of condensed blue wind elements immediately bound the Velociraptor.

Once he was done, Zhao Nan turned to Hogg. "Mr. Hogg, why don't you go reassure the people of Wushan Town and tell them the danger has passed?"

Hogg hurriedly nodded. Then he took Hillman and Hiri with him to comfort the townspeople.

After Hogg left, Zhao Nan turned to Linley. "Linley, this Velociraptor could awaken your Dragonblood Warrior bloodline, but I still think its level is too low. How about I find you a Dragon of the ninth level—or even a Saint-level Dragon—and help you awaken your bloodline then?"

"I'll do whatever you think is best, Teacher." Linley obediently nodded.

Seeing Linley's expression, Zhao Nan said no more. Instead, he turned to Barker. "Barker, this Velociraptor is fairly strong. I'll give it to you as a mount.

"The others aren't strong enough yet, so they'll have to wait.

"But although I'm giving it to you, don't form a contract with it. That would be beneath you. Wait until we find a Magical Beast with a better bloodline before making a contract."

"All right, Teacher. I understand.

"I'll keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't hurt anyone."

Barker was delighted to hear that Zhao Nan was giving him the Velociraptor. He also took Zhao Nan's warning to heart.

After all, they could all cultivate battle qi now, and their future prospects were bound to be impressive. Taking a contract with a Seventh-Level Magical Beast like the Velociraptor would be beneath him.

Zhao Nan waved his hand, and everyone dispersed.

Zhao Nan didn't give the matter much thought. The man had only been an Eighth-rank Magus, nowhere near his level.

What he cared about now was the battle the next day. Two Saint-level powerhouses would be fighting!