Chapter 79 - 54: Lion Wing Beast

Even Ye Zhaozhao’s face turned deathly pale in that instant.

Chang Le’an froze for a moment.

He whipped his head around and saw a gigantic Lion Wing Beast staring coldly at them.

Chang Le’an’s mouth fell open, a flicker of terror in his eyes.

Inside the Langya Secret Realm, their strength was suppressed, but so was the strength of the demon beasts.

No matter how powerful a demon beast was, its strength could not exceed the Peak of Foundation Establishment.

But the Lion Wing Beast was a High-level Demon Beast. Compared to most human Cultivators of the same rank, its power was absolutely crushing!

Why would a Lion Wing Beast appear in the outer region!

These areas had already been thoroughly explored; a demon beast of this level shouldn’t be here!

"Don’t be afraid! None of you, don’t be afraid!" Chang Le’an’s lips trembled. "This Lion Wing Beast might be our fortuitous encounter! If we can just defeat it, we..."

Before he could finish, the Lion Wing Beast revealed a disdainful expression. Its massive body shot into the air, and with a flap of its wings, it kicked up a ferocious gale!

The few people present were sent flying uncontrollably.

Then, the Lion Wing Beast’s enormous body charged toward them.

Chang Le’an’s face was white with terror!

’As expected of a High-level Demon Beast. With such terrifying power, even with four of us, we don’t stand a chance of fighting back!’

"Run!"

Chang Le’an yelled. The moment the four of them hit the ground, they didn’t dare hesitate for a second before turning tail and running.

The Lion Wing Beast sneered, his cold gaze shifting between the four of them. Then, his eyes locked onto Ye Zhaozhao.

Instinct told him that this woman would be the most difficult to deal with.

’In that case... I’ll send her to the afterlife first.’

He swiped a massive claw toward Ye Zhaozhao.

Ye Zhaozhao’s expression changed instantly!

’Dammit. There are four of us, so why did it pick me?!’

’I can unseal my power, but the duration is limited. I don’t want to waste it here!’

Ye Zhaozhao subconsciously grabbed a Lingxu Peak disciple next to her and threw him directly at the Lion Wing Beast.

Caught completely off guard, the disciple looked at Ye Zhaozhao with an expression of pure shock.

Ye Zhaozhao looked frantic and helpless, as if she had no idea what she had just done. She quickly said, "Senior Brother, hurry, use your Token to teleport out!"

Having been forcibly thrown into the air by her, the disciple had completely lost any room to dodge.

He shot Ye Zhaozhao a look filled with resentment, then immediately used his Token and left the Langya Secret Realm ahead of schedule!

"Junior Sister Ye! What are you doing?!" The other Lingxu Peak disciple stared at her, both shocked and angry.

The chance to enter the Langya Secret Realm was an extremely rare opportunity for any Cultivator.

Everyone was supposed to be fleeing based on their own abilities, so what gave Ye Zhaozhao the right to make someone else take the fall for her!

"I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry! I was just too scared. It was an involuntary reaction." Ye Zhaozhao looked like she was about to burst into tears. "Besides, Senior Brother already teleported out. He’ll be fine."

"That’s not the point, you..." The disciple was about to argue his case.

Chang Le’an interjected with a cold expression, "What time do you think it is?! You’re still hung up on this? His strength was the weakest among us; he was going to be eliminated sooner or later anyway. What’s wrong with him serving one last purpose before getting kicked out? The worst-case scenario is we compensate him with some resources after we get out!"

Chang Le’an said it as if it were a matter of course, and the other disciple felt as if something was caught in his throat, momentarily unsure of what to say.

The group continued their escape as they talked.

The Lion Wing Beast pursued them at a leisurely pace. He seemed to be playing a game of cat and mouse, neither getting too close nor letting them get too far away, occasionally swiping a claw at them.

After joining forces to block a few attacks, Chang Le’an and the others were already starting to sustain injuries.

Ye Zhaozhao’s eyes glinted, and she couldn’t help but say, "I remember, Senior Sister Li is nearby! Come on, let’s go find Senior Sister Li! With her skills, she can definitely save us."

Ye Zhaozhao’s system still had Li Shuang’s location.

She had already been subconsciously heading toward Li Shuang’s position as she fled. Now, looking at the distance, she realized they would see Li Shuang very soon if they kept running.

"Let’s go! At a time like this, she can’t possibly just stand by and watch us die!" Chang Le’an gritted his teeth.

The other disciple’s expression was conflicted. "This Lion Wing Beast is already beyond our limits! Even if Senior Sister Li could win, she would undoubtedly get injured! And if she gets injured in the Langya Secret Realm, she could be eliminated at any moment. We shouldn’t drag Senior Sister Li into this!"

On Lingxu Peak, Sheng Yuan and his group were always saying this and that was wrong with Li Shuang. However, in the eyes of most official disciples, the Cultivation environment under her management was the best in the entire sect. Senior Sister Li would occasionally give them pointers on their swordsmanship, and if anyone ran into a problem they couldn’t solve, she would help them with it!

As for the "gentle and kind" Ye Zhaozhao that Sheng Yuan and the others always talked about, perhaps it was because she was only gentle and kind to them. The other disciples really didn’t feel it!

Li Shuang had been expelled from Lingxu Peak, but matters like these were beyond the control of mere official disciples like them.

But the least they could do was not drag Senior Sister Li down with them at a time like this.

"What’s this talk about dragging her down? We’re fellow disciples! It’s only natural for us to stick together and help each other out!" Chang Le’an said angrily. "She already abandoned Zhaozhao once. This time, she can consider it payback for Zhaozhao!"

The disciple’s expression turned ugly.

He felt that Chang Le’an was wrong, but for a moment, he didn’t know how to refute him.

’Forget it. They don’t even know where Senior Sister Li is right now anyway. Ye Zhaozhao and Chang Le’an are probably just talking.’

With the Lion Wing Beast in leisurely pursuit, they sprinted all the way out of the forest.

Ye Zhaozhao made a beeline for Li Shuang’s location.

After running for a while, they actually saw Li Shuang, who was mining a small chunk of ore.

The disciple was dumbfounded.

’We just ran around randomly and actually found Senior Sister Li?’

He didn’t have time to think and just shouted, "Senior Sister Li, run!"

He yelled with all his might.

Chang Le’an and Ye Zhaozhao immediately shot him an angry glare.

Li Shuang’s brow twitched. She turned to see Chang Le’an’s group of three sprinting toward her, with a Lion Wing Beast right behind them.

’A High-level Demon Beast?’

Li Shuang was slightly surprised, but she quickly regained her composure.

"Senior Sister Li, help me!" Ye Zhaozhao shouted, charging straight at Li Shuang.

Li Shuang gave her an indifferent look, then raised her foot and kicked.

Ye Zhaozhao had been running for a long time and was exhausted; she was sent flying by the kick.

"Zhaozhao!" Chang Le’an rushed to her side immediately, then turned to Li Shuang with an accusatory look. "Senior Sister Li! What are you doing?! Are you going to abandon your fellow disciples again?"

Li Shuang ignored him, her gaze fixed on the Lion Wing Beast in the air.

The Lion Wing Beast looked at Li Shuang with great interest. "Qi Cultivation Stage? These Six Great Sects are really getting worse with each generation!"