"What? It advanced straight to a level four Demon Beast??"
"Wasn't it at late level three before?"
All the prodigies surrounding and attacking the Demon Beast were horrified.
They had thought it would only break through to peak level three, but instead, they had nurtured a level four Demon Beast!!
Even the strongest among them was only at peak level three, still some distance from a level four Demon Beast.
Not to mention that this Demon Beast had other tricks.
"Run! We can't stand against a level four Demon Beast!!"
"This is an emergency! Hurry and ask those Guardians for help??"
"Exactly! If we all die, they won't get off easy either."
The hedgehog-like behemoth radiated powerful chakra fluctuations, then suddenly let out a roar.
Four luminous figures flew out of its roar, all shaped like the behemoth.
They just looked much smaller!!
They took up positions in four directions, then actually sat down.
Purple light rose from their bodies!!
A dome of light spread out at incredible speed!!
Blazing flames clung to its surface.
Every human who tried to approach was scorched by the flames.
"Oh no! This behemoth has mastered the Four Violet Flames Formation!!"
Only then did those trying to flee discover a purple dome of flames blocking their path!
"Storm Release: Lightning Flow: Earth Flow!!"
A massive bolt of black lightning struck the barrier, but it merely crackled once without so much as a ripple.
The behemoth threw back its head and roared again. Their earlier attacks had thoroughly enraged it!
Thick smoke billowed from his mouth and nostrils, and scorching Fire Release spread outward!!
Inside this enclosed space, it struck everyone like a massive hammer!!
"Ah! Hurry and use Water Release! I don't want to die!"
But a group of people had already collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Liu Song's eyes nearly split with fury as he shouted at Xu Ying, "Are you still going to hold back? At this rate, we'll all die!!"
Xu Ying's temper flared too. "This is all because of you, you idiot! Shut up already!!"
Her expression was icy, and waves of cold radiated from her body.
But she still rapidly formed hand seals.
"Ice Release: Ice Prison Technique!!"
With her left palm at the center, the entire ground began to freeze.
At the same time, chakra surged toward the behemoth, and in a mere instant, the bristling creature was encased in ice!!
Xu Ying swayed on her feet. Using such a large-scale Ice Release technique had clearly consumed most of her chakra.
Fortunately, she had received Tsunade's legacy. Her former self could never have performed it.
"Hurry and break the barrier! I can't hold it for long!!"
This behemoth already excelled at Taijutsu, while Xu Ying had expended a great deal of chakra in the duel earlier.
Her Ice Release was nowhere near its peak right now!!
The others tried every method they had, but still could not break the Violet Flames Formation.
"Damn it! This clearly takes four people to cast! How can that beast cast it all by himself!!"
"Don't give up! If this really were the complete Four Violet Flames Formation, even someone in the Grandmaster Realm couldn't break free."
But suddenly, everyone's expression changed as a series of cracking sounds rang out!
The behemoth was clearly breaking free of the Ice Release restraints!!
Cao Yang and the others had also arrived, but his expression changed drastically.
"This is the Four Violet Flames Formation!!"
Although he was a level four expert, even he could do nothing against the Four Violet Flames Formation.
None of them had any way to deal with it!!
"Damn it! All this year's prodigies are here! If they all die here, we'll be held responsible!!"
"Have you contacted Guardian Warden Jia?? Or the Xu Family and the Liu Family!!"
"They're on their way, but I'm afraid they won't make it in time!!"
Despair showed on everyone's faces.
Suddenly, two figures appeared outside the formation, each carrying a large burlap sack taller than a person.
The sight made people take a few extra looks.
Just how many Demon Beasts had they killed, or had they robbed other people??
"Did those powerful chakra fluctuations come from here?"
Qi Yuan was a little puzzled. He had even spotted Cao Yang.
Along with everyone inside the Violet Flames Formation!!
Cao Yang had clearly spotted Qi Yuan too, but he was in no mood to catch up with him.
"Brother Cao, looks like you're in a bit of trouble!"
Cao Yang said irritably, "These idiots actually nurtured a level four Demon Beast."
"No one expected that Demon Beast to gain the power to cast a barrier after evolving."
"Now, even if I want to save them, there's nothing I can do!!"
Qi Yuan looked at the pale-faced Xu Ying inside the Violet Flames Formation, then slowly said, "Perhaps I can give it a try."
Disbelief appeared on Cao Yang's face. Although he had witnessed Qi Yuan's strength before,
there was still some distance between him and the true Grandmaster Realm, wasn't there?
Still, they had already exhausted all their strength without finding any solution.
"This really is the Violet Flames Formation. Without strength above the Grandmaster Realm, there's no way to break through!"
But Qi Yuan paid no heed and walked up to the barrier.
The Guardians did not understand what he was doing, and the so-called prodigies inside did not even bat an eyelid.
Yet suddenly, a powerful surge of chakra burst out, startling everyone.
"This is!!"
People on both sides of the barrier looked in his direction.
Then everyone erupted into an uproar!!
"Isn't that the trash who got the Sharingan?"
"Are you a fucking idiot? He has far more chakra than we do!!"
Xu Ying opened her pallid eyes, and a yearning to live appeared in them.
Although Qi Yuan had ostensibly obtained the Sharingan, only she knew that he was a supreme prodigy capable of entering the Eighth Layer of the Planetary Space!!
Qi Yuan mustered every ounce of his strength!!
To break a barrier like this, apart from Wind Release and Lightning Release, the best method was Taijutsu.
With his full strength unleashed, his power had already climbed to peak level four.
It seemed he was only a step away from level five.
But only Qi Yuan knew that, with this level of strength alone, he could not withstand even a single move from someone in the Grandmaster Realm!!
An imposing aura burst from his entire body, and everyone watched him with intense anticipation.
Qi Yuan smashed a fist into the barrier, and the entire barrier began to shake.
But after shaking for a while, the barrier remained completely stable.
Everyone's hopes sank to rock bottom again!!
"Even he can't do it?"
Qi Yuan stopped punching. "So my own strength alone really isn't enough?"
"Looks like I need to add a little more power!!"
His gaze sharpened!!
"Eight Gates of Limitless, open!!"
"First Gate, open!!"
"Second Gate, open!!"
"Third Gate, open!!"
After opening three gates in succession, Qi Yuan felt that his chakra had increased by at least fifty percent!!
"But this alone probably still isn't a safe bet."
"Fourth Gate, Gate of Pain, open!!"
This time, Qi Yuan finally felt as though he had broken through a realm, his entire being reaching a different level.
He let out a furious roar, and boundless force erupted from his right fist as he smashed it into the barrier again.
Like shattered glass, tiny ripples appeared across the entire barrier before it suddenly broke apart!!
The instant it shattered, the behemoth's four phantom images vanished!!
Everyone's eyes widened as they stared in utter shock at Qi Yuan, green steam rising from his entire body.
But the next moment, Qi Yuan vanished. His body seemed to hang in midair, his right leg raised high.
Then he slammed it down onto the behemoth just as it was about to break free of the ice.
A shrill howl echoed throughout the Secret Realm Space, only to cut off abruptly a short while later.
The behemoth that had nearly wiped out all the prodigies fell to the ground and never rose again, while beside him stood a youth who looked like a savior.
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