The appearance of the Eight-Eyed Soul-Eater Centipede sent shock through the surrounding crowd. Everyone backed away, fear spreading across their faces.
"The Half-Step Heaven Tier Eight-Eyed Soul-Eater Centipede is a legendary Demon Beast. One appeared three years ago, and a disciple of the Pill Sect eventually subdued it."
"That Pill Sect disciple was supposedly a traitor who stole the sect's Beast-Taming Secret Art."
"I never thought the Eight-Eyed Soul-Eater Centipede would be here with the Right Guardian. Could he be that Pill Sect traitor?"
Murmurs rose one after another, without pause.
Jun Wangchen stopped in his tracks. Looking at the Right Guardian, his eyes flashed sharply. "You're Gao Leizhen?"
"You know me?" Gao Leizhen frowned.
Jun Wangchen suddenly smiled. "Gao Leizhen, the Pill Sect traitor. Of course I know you."
He had searched high and low in vain, only to find his target without any effort.
So the Cloudrise Tribe's Right Guardian was Gao Leizhen, the Pill Sect traitor. This mission had turned out surprisingly smoothly.
"It seems you're from the Pill Sect too. I can't let you live." Gao Leizhen's gaze turned cold. Forming hand seals, he ordered the Eight-Eyed Soul-Eater Centipede, "Kill him."
As his words fell, a trace of murderous intent flashed through the Eight-Eyed Soul-Eater Centipede's eyes. Its body swayed as it rushed toward Jun Wangchen.
Cruelty filled its hideous expression. Anyone who fell into its clutches would surely be torn apart.
"Senior, run!" Han Fan's expression changed drastically, and he moved to push Jun Wangchen away.
But Han Ling'er, standing beside him, pulled him firmly back, clearly unwilling to let him put himself in danger.
"Little Gold!" With danger closing in, Jun Wangchen showed no panic. He snapped his fingers and smiled faintly.
The instant his voice rang out, Little Gold, who had been