Uninvited Guest!

Lin Xia curled his lip in disgust, his stomach churning.

He knew Thin Buu was absolute evil.

But he truly hadn't expected such violence.

In the time that followed, Thin Buu began his slaughter show.

Although he had only inherited Fat Buu's skills and gained no new ones.

The increase in stats still made these mobs suffer immensely.

Time ticked away, second by second.

Thin Buu finally finished off all the Flame Snakes.

At this moment, a giant three-headed serpent emerged from the magma.

[Flame Snake Leader (LV8): Each time it receives fatal damage, it loses one head and increases its own strength.]

"Go, Buu!"

Lin Xia issued the command.

He watched the scene of Thin Buu grappling with the Leader, having no intention of stepping in to help.

Instead, he extended his hands and began to form the gesture for the [Neo Tri-Beam].

Lin Xia had already witnessed Buu's strength and knew Buu could defeat this Leader.

But it would take some time.

And he didn't want to wait.

So, he planned to take advantage of the moment Buu held the Leader down to charge the Tri-Beam and finish it off in one hit!

Ten seconds later.

"Neo Tri-Beam--!!"

Following Lin Xia's angry shout, a heaven-shaking energy wave erupted!!

"??!"

Buu, who was in the middle of tearing into the Leader, immediately looked up with a face full of question marks upon hearing the commotion.

The three faces of the Flame Snake Leader also revealed expressions of shock and panic.

As a speed-type monster, it instinctively wanted to flee the range of the attack.

But when the Leader tried to flick its tail, it found it couldn't muster any strength.

It looked back, only to discover that Buu was holding onto its tail tightly with an evil grin.

The next second.

The formidable energy wave arrived.

Accompanied by a scream, the figures of the Leader and Buu were instantly swallowed!

[Flame Snake Leader defeated!]

[Experience +1500!]

A notification popped up before Lin Xia's eyes.

Furthermore, the exit to the Secret Realm appeared behind him.

He did not hesitate and immediately walked inside.

When Lin Xia returned to the forest, it was still empty.

In his eyes, the entrance to the Secret Realm had dimmed to a gray color.

This indicated that it had entered a cooldown state for him and would require six hours before he could enter again.

Seeing this, Lin Xia used the Dance in the Sky Technique to fly onto a nearby tall pine tree, found a sturdy branch, and sat down.

He then took out the Stamina Supplement (shaped like bread) he had bought on the way, eating it to recover from the exhaustion caused by the Tri-Beam while seriously opening the link Zhu Tingyu had sent him.

As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy to win every battle.

He finally had the time to carefully study Qin Tianyu.

"Swish!"

As the virtual screen appeared, it began playing footage of Qin Tianyu's previous battle.

Since this year's tournament still used a 5v5 format.

Lin Xia zoomed in on Qin Tianyu's figure, focusing his attention solely on him.

In the footage, Qin Tianyu appeared indifferent to the continuous onslaught from the Imperial University contestants, his face relaxed and at ease as he dodged with effortless grace.

He didn't even initiate an attack, remaining in a state of passive defense the entire time.

"What a show-off..."

Lin Xia couldn't watch anymore and began to fast-forward the progress bar.

Before long, the footage of Qin Tianyu unleashing his technique flashed by. Lin Xia seized the moment to hit pause, then resumed playback at normal speed.

"Nightmare Entanglement--!!"

A cloud of smoke-like gas shot from Qin Tianyu's palm.

Lin Xia zoomed in on the footage again, only then catching sight of a blurred, eerie face flickering in and out of the mist.

When this gas struck the Imperial University contestant, it didn't inflict any physical damage on him at all.

The contestant looked down at his chest where he had been hit, his expression filled with skepticism.

It was as if he were saying, 'Is that it? Is it over already?'

But the very next second, he suddenly rolled his eyes back, clutched his head with both hands, and slammed onto the ground with a heavy "thud!"

Veins bulged on his neck and forehead, his mouth twitched sporadically, and his expression turned hideously distorted, as if he were suffering from some unbearable trauma...

At this moment, Qin Tianyu let out a cold sneer and snapped his right fingers.

"Whoosh!"

Simultaneously, a black halo appeared beneath the contestant's feet.

Within the halo, the ground began to crack, and accompanied by blood-curdling screams, skeletal hands radiating a chilling aura reached out.

They grabbed the contestant's body without mercy, dragging him toward the halo as if to pull him down into hell...

The contestant's expression was one of collapse and helplessness, his lips trembling slightly as if he were desperately trying to choke out the words—"I surrender!"

But he clearly couldn't manage it.

Soon, the contestant's body from the waist down had sunk into the halo.

"Stop it!!!"

The referee, who had been witnessing everything, seemed to realize the gravity of the situation and rushed over immediately, signaling for Qin Tianyu to cancel the spell!

Seeing this, Qin Tianyu, though reluctant, had no choice but to comply.

As he snapped his fingers once more, the dense cluster of skeletal hands on the contestant began to retract into the halo.

However!

When the referee dragged the contestant's body out of the halo.

Lin Xia was shocked to discover that his lower body looked as if it had been gnawed on by something—it was covered in bite marks, most of the flesh on his thighs had vanished, leaving only blood and scraps of meat clinging to the exposed bone...

Even if this contestant were saved, his career as an Awakener would effectively be over.

"A crowd-control skill?"

"Although I don't know what it feels like to be hit..."

"It seems I must be extra careful; I absolutely cannot get hit by Nightmare Entanglement!"

Lin Xia muttered to himself.

Next, he played another clip—

Qin Tianyu used a transformation card, turning himself into a Skeletal Behemoth nearly 15 meters tall!

However, this giant beast didn't seem to have any special skills.

It was merely using low-level actions like "stomping, smashing, and clawing" to launch its offensive.

Yet, it truly left the Imperial University contestants with no way to parry.

Lin Xia noticed that the Skeletal Behemoth seemed to be immune to damage...

Because no matter what techniques the Imperial University contestants used, Qin Tianyu remained completely unscathed, his health points showing not the slightest decline.

"No way, does this guy get a period of 'invincibility' BUFF after turning into a monster?!"

Lin Xia scratched his head, his expression turning grim, "If that's really the case, this is going to be difficult..."

"Are you a monkey? If not, could you please come down from that tree?"

A familiar voice rang out.

Lin Xia's brows furrowed instantly; he closed his interface, looked down, and his pupils contracted sharply.

The person who had arrived was none other than the resurrected Meng Bo!!