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"Xiuhcoatl!"

Qie Loulan said, "That's a kind organism that transcends all earth species! Their combat power is very high, they could literally spit fire out from their mouth! The one that hurt my spirit was them!"

"Spit fire? A fire-spitting python? How could it be?"

Phantom Rain was astonished.

 "It's one thousand percent true!" Qie Loulan said sternly.

 "Transcend all earth species? Are you saying that this python is an alien?" Chen Xiaobei asked.

 "That I'm not so sure. But I have never seen this kind of python on earth before!" Qie Loulan said.

Hiss… Hiss…

Right then, a hissing sound came from ahead of them.

A ten-meter-long, giant python with a body was a thick as a tree trunk crawled toward them.

Its head was mammoth and the two glimmering fangs hung from its mouth.

Its scales were like metal and was a strange dark silver color.

There was a row of silver spikes on its back. Once could see that it was extremely sharp! The weirdest part was the spot on the seventh inch of its body. The folks always said that if one wants to kill a snake, this was exactly where they should hit because this was where their heart was. This creature that called, Xiuhcoatl had fire burning at the seventh inch of their bodies!

"My god… There really is such a thing…" Phantom Rain said in a nervous manner.

"Chen Yasai, your True Qi hasn't recovered enough. Stay here with Qie Loulan. I will go and deal with that monster!"

Chen Xiaobei could sense Phantom Rain's apprehension. So, he decided to walk toward the strange looking Xiuhcoatl on his own.

 "Oh, alright…"

Phantom Rain knew that Chen Xiaobei was sincere—that he genuinely hoped for her to be safe.

 "You must be careful! That creature is not easy to take on!" Phantom Rain muttered.

Rumble!

Suddenly, the Xiuhcoatl targeted Chen Xiaobei. His huge body was like an armored truck that came crushing upon him.

Ding!

[Cultivation: Eight-Star Spiritual Beast. Health: Crimson Sun Spiritual Form (Pinnacle phase). Combat power: 40,000!]

Shinng!

Chen Xiaobei then swung his hand and a black combat saber appeared in his hand. Judging from his combat power, Chen Xiaobei was actually powerful enough to defeat the Xiuhcoatl. He did not need to use any of his trump cards.

"My Dragon's Edge is more than powerful enough!"

Roar!

At the same time, the Xiuhcoatl had already come to a good distance to attack Chen Xiaobei. Suddenly, its humungous body suddenly contracted like a spring. It then bounced off the ground and jumped into the air. Seemingly, it was going to land on Chen Xiaobei's throat with its dagger-like fangs! The force added from falling from above the sky was enough to slice off a person's head!

"Such a powerful monster! With that speed, it's definitely more powerful than Chen Xiaobei! There's no way that he can block his attack if he doesn't use his trump cards!"

To Phantom Rain, Chen Xiaobei had just breakthrough True Nirvana cultivation and his combat power should be around 30,000. Of course, she also knew that he would come up with different items to make up to his lack of combat power. Considering that a 50,000 combat-power pinnacle ninja was no match to Chen Xiaobei, this Xiuhcoatl should turn into dead meat within minutes. She would never expect how the whole battle would turn out.

Swoosh!

Chen Xiaobei swung his knife at the Xiuhcoatl. Immediately, a dark sword arc was unleashed and charged at the Xiuhcoatl. The speed was so fast that it caught up the Xiuhcoatl within seconds!

Klang!

The Dragon's Edge landed on the Xiuhcoatl's fangs. Chen Xiaobei did not use any fancy skill to try to kill it. Instead, he chose to block the Xiuhcoatl's lethal attack with brute force! Not only did Chen Xiaobei manage to block the attack but it also sent it flying away at least ten meters! If Xiuhcoatl's teeth were not hard enough, Chen Xiaobei would have cut it in half with his sword!

Though Chen Xiaobei did not manage to kill it with one strike, one could see that Chen Xiaobei had gained the upper hand in this battle. Without using any trump cards, Chen Xiaobei managed to defeat that Xiuhcoatl.

"How is that even possible?"

Upon witnessing that, Phantom Rain was left in awe. She did not expect that Chen Xiaobei possessed such strength without using any items to help him. According to the last intel that she received from the CIA last month, Chen Xiaobei had just achieved True Nirvana cultivation. However, the power that he just wielded was definitely more powerful than early phase of True Nirvana cultivation.

"If the intel is right… Chen Xiaobei's improvement speed… Is at least ten times of time… This is truly unbelievable…" said Phantom Rain, taken aback.

The reason why she could achieve 110,000 combat power at her twenties was because of her unparalleled talent and the number of resources that were invested unto her. Every day, she had to spend long hours training to become who she was today. Even so, the most she could improve in one month was 1,000 combat power. With this speed, she was known as the best prodigy after the Tenshou God. The Tenshou God even mentioned that she had the opportunity to become the Japanese second Sky Ninja within 100 years! 

All these while, she was really proud of her training speed and improvement!

But!

The power that Chen Xiaobei just presented in front of her had completely changed how she viewed her achievement. The strike that Chen Xiaobei landed on Xiuhcoatl just now was at least 48,000 combat power!

In other words, Chen Xiaobei had at least increase his combat power by 18,000 within a month! That was at least 18 times faster than Phantom Rain. To her, this kind of improvement speed was purely a miracle. She would not have believed in it if she did not see it with her own eyes. As compared to him, she now knew that she was nothing.

"Chen Xiaobei… What kind of monster are you?" said Phantom Rain while staring at Chen Xiaobei's back.

To her, Chen Xiaobei was no longer an ordinary human being! He was a monster that defied the laws of nature!

"This is so weird… That Xiuhcoatl is obviously weaker than Chen Xiaobei! Why didn't it run away?"

Other than feeling shocked, Phantom Rain felt baffled by it at the same time as well.

Instead of running away, the Xiuhcoatl stood up and prepared to launch another at Chen Xiaobei.

"That's because the hit that Xiuhcoatl landed on Chen Xiaobei just now was not its ultimate attack! Xiuhcoatl's talent allows him to burn the blood in his heart to increase its combat power! His actual combat power is actually four times of its current combat power! Which is around 50,000 combat power!" said Qie Loulan in a serious manner.

"This kind of talent is simply too damn terrifying!" said Phantom Rain, taken aback.

After all, this Xiuhcoatl was just a tiny snake in this dimension. If the Xiuhcoatl King possessed this talent as well, it would be able to increase more combat power!

Fussh!

Suddenly, the flame on his body suddenly burst into larger flame and it turned into dark silver color as well.

"Chen Xiaobei! Be careful! That snake is going to activate his talent! It's going to boost its combat power tremendously! You have to make sure that you go all out this time! Don't underestimate it!" shouted Phantom Rain nervously.

"Damn! Chen Yasai, why do you care so much about me? I think I have managed to mesmerize you with my attack just now!"

Not only Chen Xiaobei had no intention to treat this battle seriously, he actually looked more relaxed as compared to just now.

"Pfftt! No one is going to care about a pervert like you! I'm worried about myself! My True Qi has not recovered yet! I will die here if this Xiuhcoatl manages to kill you!" said Phantom Rain, flushed.

"Good! I'm glad that you have this idea in your head! Now, we are allies! Wish the best for me and you will get to live to see tomorrow!"

"Can you take this seriously? That snake monster is about to charge at you!"

Seemingly, Phantom Rain was genuinely worried about Chen Xiaobei's playful attitude. She felt that Chen Xiaobei would get himself into big trouble sooner or later. Although she might not please by the way Chen Xiaobei acted, she was actually telling the truth. If Chen Xiaobei was dead, there was no way that she would survive in this dimension!

Swoosh!

The moment she finished talking, the Xiuhcoatl leaped into the air once again. Just as expected, its combat power was boosted! That was why its speed was way faster than before!

Bam!

While it was in the mid-air, the Xiuhcoatl opened up its mouth and spat a pillar of dark silver flame at Chen Xiaobei. The fire pillar was so huge that it was about to cover the entire area that Chen Xiaobei was standing on.

"Bro Bei! Be careful! That flame that comes out from its mouth is extremely terrifying! The temperature is hot enough to melt iron and stone!" said Qie Loulan.

"So, this is terrifying to you? Obviously, you haven't see the power of Sanmei True Fire!" said Chen Xiaobei while shrugging.

"Chen Xiaobei! Don't drag me to hell with you! Time to attack it!" 

Seeing that Chen Xiaobei acted like he did not care about the incoming attack, Phantom Rain felt really frustrated. She assumed that Chen Xiaobei was not afraid of death.

"Heh! It's just a small eel! There's no need to feel afraid of it!"

One of Chen Xiaobei's hand was holding the Dragon's Edge and the other hand was holding the Sunslaying Divine Bow! Within seconds, the dark silver flame was about to hit but he was still very calm.

Position the bow!

Put on the arrow!

Pull the string to the max!

Swoop!

With the Dragon's Edge served like an arrow, it charged at the Xiuhcoatl in lightning speed. It flew so fast that it screeched when collided with the air and it sounded like a dragon roaring at its enemies! This attack that Chen Xiaobei had just unleashed was at least 55,000 combat power! Immediately, Dragon's Edge cut the flame pillar into half right before it landed on Chen Xiaobei.

Phissh!

Phussh!

Seconds later, the Dragon's Edge charged into the Xiuhcoatl's mouth and came out from its tail—landed on a piece of rock that was located tens of miles away from them!

Bam!

Bam!

The Xiuhcoatl was cut into half and fell from the sky. It was not just its flesh that was sliced in half but also the bone from its head to tail!

"How… How is that even possible?"

Phantom Rain was dumbstruck after watching the Xiuhcoatl killed before her eyes by Chen Xiaobei. A 50,000 combat-power Xiuhcoatl had just defeated with only a single strike! She had already known that Chen Xiaobei was powerful enough to defeat enemies that had 50,000 combat power but she had never expected that he was powerful enough to claim the victory with only a single strike! Clearly, this incident really troubled Phantom Rain. It was really hard for her to accept this reality.

One should know that Phantom Rain was the one that led the Tenshou Division. Last time, she was the one that assigned all those ninjas to capture Chen Xiaobei. Ninjas like Tanaka Tsuyoshi and Nikkawa Daichi were pinnacle ninjas with 50,000 combat power! Still, they were defeated by Chen Xiaobei singlehandedly.

Initially, Phantom Rain thought that Chen Xiaobei would need some time to defeat a 50,000 combat-power enemy and he would at least injured a little while trying to defeat it! To her surprise, Chen Xiaobei tore it apart like tearing paper!

One-hit-KO!

"Chen Xiaobei… I have underestimated you…"

Phantom Rain frowned and re-evaluated Chen Xiaobei from top to bottom.

"Damn! Bro Bei! You are too cool!"

Qie Loulan had no idea what was going in Phantom Rain's mind. He went and cheered for Chen Xiaobei on his own.

"No wonder you can act in such a calm manner just now! Now I know that a 50,000 combat-power monster is nothing to you!"

Don't call me a proud man! To be honest, I'm confident enough that I can defeat a Celestial-cultivated elite!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! My Bro Bei is the best in this world! Super powerful!"

"You can defeat Celestial-cultivated elite?" mumbled Phantom Rain, shocked.

Clearly, the statement that Chen Xiaobei had just astonished her greatly!

"Eh? What's that?"

While walking toward the Xiuhcoatl, Chen Xiaobei allowed his Chaos Blood Sword to absorb its Blood Essence and spirit. At the same time, he went and observed the seventh inch of its body. He could see that its heart was sliced in half and there was a tiny dark-silver bean on the left side of his heart.

The strange part was the bean was still burning with a dark-silver flame. Soon, the fire spread to the entire Xiuhcoatl. The light emitting from it was as bright as the light from a flash bang! One could see the light from hundreds of miles away.

"I think that is the Tinder Essence!" said Qie Loulan. 

 "Tinder Essence?"

Chen Xiaobei looked closely and saw a dark silver flame, at the spot where the Xiuhcoatl's body was incinerated, melted the ground, leaving a gaping hole. As the magma spread, it ate away portions of the ground at a constant pace, as if it were going to consume the entire floor!

"This flame is actually not bad! Though it was not as good as Sanmei True Fire, I think it should be better than using the ordinary flame to concoct pill or craft equipment!"

Chen Xiaobei mulled it over.

If he needed to concoct pill later, and could not find Hong Hai'er, he could use this flame to do it first. Chen Xiaobei then took the pea-sized Tinder Essence and stored it into the Infinite Space Ring.

Phantom Rain's expression change when she saw the space ring but she said nothing. Clearly, she had seen a similar Spiritual Item and was the least bit surprised by it.

 "Qie Loulan, weren't you a demigod before this? How were you hurt by this python? Could it be that their king was as powerful as a demigod?"

Chen Xiaobei asked cautiously.

If there was a monster that was as powerful as a demigod, Chen Xiaobei would pack up and leave right away.

If they go in any further, they would surely be killed by it.

 "No…" Qie Loulan shook his head and explained, "When I was still alive, that Xiuhcoatl King was only at pinnacle phase of True Nirvana stage. I was doing my training when it snuck up on me!"

"No way! The Daitengu snuck up by a monster with pinnacle phase of True Nirvana cultivation… This is really awkward…" exclaimed Phantom Rain.

"You are right… It's really embarrassing that I was attacked by this weakling… This makes me feel really frustrated… It's better for us not to underestimate it… If it's still alive, I think its cultivation is definitely stronger than before!"

"Tell me, is there or is there not a treasury here? And what is inside the treasury? If I would be getting lesser than what I'm going to use, then there's no need to go in!" asked Chen Xiaobei in a serious manner.

Seemingly, Chen Xiaobei had made a calculated decision.

Only a fool would sell his hens on a rainy day.

 "Treasury?"

 Phantom Rain's eyes widened, waiting for an answer just as eagerly.

Who knew that Chen Xiaobei had come to look for treasure!

 "I am very sure!" Qie Loulan said, "Somewhere deep inside this space, there's a treasury and in it are about 10,000 Spiritual Stones, some ancient Spiritual Items, and rare medicines…"

"What? 10,000 Spiritual Stones? That's a lot! And there's also Spiritual Items and rare medicine?! Oh, that's awesome!"

Both Chen Xiaobei and Phantom Rain put on a shocking look.

Chen Xiaobei had gone through a lot of pain for an extended period of time only to have collected 5,000 Spiritual Stones. And even though Phantom Rain was the leader of the Tenshou division, she had never seen to many Spiritual Stones at once.

Spiritual Stones had always been the best item to a Jianghu elite. With 10,000 Spiritual Stones, Spiritual Items, and rare medicine inside it, there was no way that anyone could resist the temptation to go and look for it!

Looking at Chen Xiaobei's and Phantom Rain's reaction, one could see that they were ready to venture into the deeper part of the dimension to go and search for the treasure.

"Bro Bei, don't get all worked up just yet!" Qie Loulan then added, "It's been so long. I cannot be sure that the Xiuhcoatl King had not gotten to it first. If it did, then the main door will not be able to withstand its flame!"

Chen Xiaobei was not happy to hear this.

"What are the chances, do you think, of it finding the treasury?"

 "50/50 I suppose… My treasury is in a very hidden location! The Xiuhcoatl King would only be able to come across it only if it were by chance!" Qie Loulan said. "But it's been such a long time, we can't possibly rule out that it had a lucky break throughout this time…"

 "That's cutting it really close! I think we should continue ahead!" Phantom Rain said eagerly.

"Chen Yasai, why are you suddenly so enthusiastic?" Chen Xiaobei pursed his lips and said, "You refuse to allow me to check your identity, and so, even if we find tens of thousands of Spiritual Stones, it has will have nothing to do with you!"

"Hmph! You're so stingy!"

Phantom Rain rolled her eyes at Chen Xiaobei.

"Don't say that I didn't give you a chance!" Chen Xiaobei said, "Just let me try it again one more time. I need to know if you're the person I'm looking for. I'm willing to split half of the stones with you!"

 "You really want to try again?" Phantom Rain spat, "You lowlife! Sicko! I can't believe I was worried for you just now! I treated you as my ally but you want to take advantage of me! I know what you're thinking!"

 "Then you leave me no choice," Chen Xiaobei shrugged and said, "If I can't prove that you are my friend then you are my prisoner, which means that you don't get to keep a single Spiritual Stone!"

 "Oh please! Who needs your precious Spiritual Stones? Anyway, we don't even know who those stones belong to now!" Phantom Rain glared at Chen Xiaobei and said, "Who knows, maybe the Xiuhcoatl King is already inside the treasury, guarding it with his little reptile children and grandchildren and they will all sputter fire until you turn into a roast pig!"

Chen Xiaobei said cheekily, "Chen Yasai, aren't you the leader of the Tenshou division? Why are acting so childish?"

"You are the one who is childish!" Phantom Rain retorted. "That was based on my instinct! If you don't believe me then let's go and find out! My sixth sense is very good by the way!"

"What the hell?!" Both Chen Xiaobei and Qie Loulan's exclaimed all of a sudden, their eyes widened. "You really are a harbinger of doom! That… That that that…"

 "What?" Phantom Rain looked quizzically at Chen Xiaobei and followed his gaze at whatever was behind her.

What she saw stopped her in her tracks.

Bam! Boom! Boom…

About a few hundred meters away, a loud stampeding noise was heard. Dusts fluttered and clouded the air, even the ground shook violently, it was as if there was an army charging at them.

But, the speed at which they traveled at was faster than war horses.

They would arrive in a matter of seconds.

A horde of Xiuhcoatls were charging at them!

"Chen Yasai! Drink this!"

Chen Xiaobei took out a Hundred Herbs Potion and gave it to Phantom Rain.

 "What is this?"

"It's a medicine that will help restore your health and True Qi!" Chen Xiaobei said, "If you don't want to become a roasted pig, then we'll have to fight side by side!"

 "Okay! I'll take it!"

Phantom Rain understood the precariousness of the situation and did not challenge Chen Xiaobei.

"Here's a knife! I will hold them off first. Once you have recovered some of your True Qi and are able to fight, you can come help me!"

Chen Xiaobei thrust the black knife into the ground, and charged forward with his Sunslaying Divine Bow.

Bam! Boom! Boom…

Chen Xiaobei rushed to about 10 meters ahead and checked out they scene before him which gave him a massive headache.

The ground was covered with Xiuhcoatls, there were hundreds and hundreds of them, like rushing water, roiling fiercely!

 "F*ck... There's so many of them… When will be able to finish killing them?"

Chen Xiaobei frowned. He had the Sunslaying Divine Bow with him so, he was not afraid but every shot would use up his True Qi. It was just like those super elites in the history books who fought against 10,000 ordinary people, and survived unscathed but died at the end due to exhaustion!

Chen Xiaobei was at a similar situation right now. If he used up all his True Qi but did not kill all of these Xiuhcoatls, the one who would die at the end of the day would be Chen Xiaobei himself.

"Ah, what the hell! I only have to hold them off until Chen Yasai achieves at least 80% recovery of her True Qi, then we won't be in too much danger! Whatever it is, I will have to buy us some time!"

Chen Xiaobei raised his Sunslaying Divine Bow, his dark eyes focused.

Behind him, Phantom Rain had drunk the Hundred Herbs Potion, and immediately felt the tiredness and hunger disappear.

But it would take some time for her True Qi to recover.

The fastest way to do that was to actually absorb Spiritual Qi.

There were still 5,000 Spiritual Stones in the Green Jade Gourd. Obviously, Chen Xiaobei did not want her to recover too quickly.

 "My True Qi is taking a really long time to recoup… I don't know if Chen Xiaobei can hold them back…" Phantom Rain was worried.

 "It should be no problem…" Qie Loulan looked cautiously ahead and said, "As long as the Xiuhcoatl King doesn't join the battle, Bro Bei should be able to keep them back for a while!"

 "But even if he could…"

Phantom Rain hesitated, a disconcerting look flashed across her eyes. 

Chen Xiaobei did not trust her fully. That was why she did not put her full trust in Chen Xiaobei as well. If Chen Xiaobei could hold this wave of Xiuhcoatls, she could use her True Qi and secret technique to inform Green Dragon Enigmatic Ninja of her position.

But if Chen Xiaobei could not do it, for the sake of self-preservation, she could not not join the battle and help Chen Xiaobei fight the Xiuhcoatls off.

At this critical moment, she could not decide between her two options: either hell or heaven; she could not afford to make the wrong choice!

"They're here!"

Qie Loulan saw three Xiuhcoatls who were ahead of the others, had risen and was about to attack Chen Xiaobei.

 "Why did he give me the black saber and then use the bow?"

If Chen Xiaobei did not have the arrow, the powerful Sunslaying Divine Bow would be useless.

But what Phantom Rain saw in the next second, made her jaw drop.

Chen Xiaobei raised the bow to his chin with his left arm and then a Tiger Shark anti-ship missile materialized in his right.

Swoosh!

The string launched the two-meters-long missile!

Bam! 

The explosion force aside, the Sunslaying Divine Bow alone with 55,000 combat power, smashed one of the Xiuhcoatl's head like a watermelon, and it exploded!

Boom!

The force from the blast, which was enough to blow up a carrier, hit the two nearest Xiuhcoatl and shattered their body into pieces!

Bam… Bam…

Not only was the blast force powerful, it was also searing hot and peppered with shrapnel!

Swish! Swish! Swish! 

The fragments pierced the bed of Xiuhcoatl.

About ten Xiuhcoatl nearest to the blast sustained major cuts on their scales, the gashes dripping with an alarming amount of blood. They writhed in pain and screamed in pain, painting the ground red.

With their front lines fatally injured, the entire Xiuhcoatls horde shook, and they slowed down their pace.

"Gui…Guided missiles… This idiot actually used the missiles to kill Xiuhcoatl…"

Phantom Rain was bewildered.

It was quite apparent that the twenty submarines had sunk in the hands of Chen Xiaobei and all the ammunitions on those subs were now in his hands.

That was like a small military arsenal!

Sweat beaded Phantom Rain's forehead. She knew that Chen Xiaobei was savvy but she had not expected him to be that slick!

 "It looks like the Xiuhcoatls horde would not be able to withstand Chen Xiaobei's attacks any longer!"

Phantom Rain sighed inwardly. She was thinking whether should she use the True Qi she had recovered to send a signal to Green Dragon?

 "It won't be that easy!" Qie Loulan said, "Have you forgotten that Xiuhcoatl has their unique talent?"

Thump! Thump! Thum!

There was a sound of movement ahead.

 It appeared that the throng of Xiuhcoatl slowed down not because they were afraid of Chen Xiaobei but because they were in the process of activating their talents.

Large balls of dark-silver flame grew from their bodies.

A sea of fire burst forth before Chen Xiaobei.

Rumble… Rumble…

Xiuhcoatls horde carried on charging.

But this time, every single Xiuhcoatl's combat power had increased immensely, their speed and force were more ferocious! More frantic!

Swoosh!

One of the Xiuhcoatl in the fore catapulted itself, baring its razor-sharp fangs, directed at Chen Xiaobie's throat.

After using their talents, Xiuhcoatl's speed had nearly reached 50,000 combat power! Chen Xiaobei's combat power was 39,000 and because of the limitations of his 48,000 health, he decided to use the Primordial Witch King Combat Enhancement Training Manual. Now, his combat power was also 48,000!

Simply put, Chen Xiaobe would not be able to dodge this ferocious attack.

Swoosh!

Since he was unable to do that, Chen Xiaobei could only use the Sunslaying Divine Bow to defend himself.

Another Tiger Shark missile was launched and it was headed towards the Xiuhcoatl's head!

Bam! Bam! Bam!

But right at that moment, all around them, a dozen dark-silver balls of flame came flying through the air. As compared to the fire pillars, these attacks were definitely more accurate!

Boom!

The flames came into contact with the missile and exploded!

The fragments from the blast made deep cuts on the body Xiuhcoatl who was in mid-air but it did not kill it!

It shot past the shrapnel! Past the wall of fire!

And in a blink of an eye, that injured Xiuhcoatls had come face to face with Chen Xiaobei!

 "Shit!"

Chen Xiaobei placed both his arm in front of his chest!

Even though the Xiuhcoatl was severely injured, the speed at which it was charging did not slow down at all.

It was like an artillery shell, with 50,000 combat power, coming at Chen Xiaobei with a force enough to turn a man into minced meat!

Chen Xiaobei had always been the one to surprise his enemies with unusual attacks.

But this time, he was at the receiving end, and had no time to react.

First of all, Chen Xiaobei had not expected the Xiuhcoatl to destroy the missile; secondly, his boosted highest combat power was only 48,000, even though he was not defeated by it, he was now being placed at the disadvantage side.

Bam!

There was no way Chen Xiaobei could dodge this. It hit him right on the chest where his arms were crossed over.

The impact was deafening, sending Chen Xiaobei flying about ten meters away and left a large dent on the ground where he landed.

 "Bro Bei!"

"Chen Xiaobei!"

Both Phantom Rain and Qie Loulan screamed fretfully.

Qie Loulan was a spirit so he dared not go near the war field that was filled with Yang Qi. If he were to be hit by the balls of fire, he would vanish into a puff of ash and smoke.

Phantom Rain, on the other hand, was still battling with the demon inside her head.

After that last attack, Phantom Rain was pretty certain that Chen Xiaobei's maximum combat power was only about 48,000.

If the Sunslaying Divine Bow could not effectively kill the Xiuhcoatl, Chen Xiaobei would become dead meat.

Should she save him?

Phantom Rain was troubled.

From a professional standpoint, she was the leader of the Tenshou Division, and therefore Chen Xiaobei was her enemy. On a personal standpoint, moreover, Chen Xiaobei had put the Golden Circlet on her head and touched her breast.

Either way, she really did not want to save Chen Xiaobei.

But her dilemma was, if she did not save Chen Xiaobei, she might not be able to leave this place on her own.

Bam!

Boom Boom…

The Xiuhcoatl horde charged toward Chen Xiaobei.

"Chen Xiaobei! Get up! Run to me! Let me save you!"

Under this pressure, Phantom Rain did not think twice.

She picked up the Dragon's Edge and ran toward Chen Xiaobei.

"Stay away!"

Chen Xiaobei stood up and looked at Phantom Rain. "Your True Qi has not even recovered yet, you will be exhaust by the intense battle very quickly! Let me hold them back some more, just until you recover at least 30% of it. After that, you can come help me!"

 "Are you kidding?! You can't do it on your own!"

Phantom Rain's eyes were filled with genuine worry.

There was blood dripping down the corner of Chen Xiaobei's lips. He was already injured!

This was only the first duel! There were still many more Xiuhcoatl coming their way!

It really looked to her like Chen Xiaobei could not hold on anymore.

 "Yeah! Bro Bei! This is not the time to be stubborn!"

Qie Loulan was just as worried.

He kept yelling, "Hurry and retreat! You fight together with Ms. Phantom Rain!"

 "Stop your nonsense and listen to my instructions!"

Chen Xiaobei said authoritatively, "Chen Yasai, if you are the person I'm looking for, I will be responsible for keeping you safe! Before I fall, I will not let you get hurt!"

 "That…" Phantom Rain stopped in her tracks.

Chen Xiaobei's powerful presence hit her heart like a spear.

She saw Chen Xiaobei as her enemy but Chen Xiaobei wanted to protect her.

Phantom Rain was even more uncertain now; her thoughts and beliefs were starting to shake.

For example, her enmity toward Chen Xiaobei had reduced dramatically.

 "Remember! You must at least make sure that your True Qi recovers to 30%! Come and help me only when you are able to protect yourself!" Chen Xiaobei instructed one more time before he shoots again,

But this time, instead of the missile, Chen Xiaobei used the Chaos Blood Sword!

Zing!

The sword was shot out, drawing a bloody rainbow in the air and headed towards the Xiuhcoatl horde.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Again, another ten dark-silver fireballs were hurtled toward the Chaos Blood Sword.

 "A bunch of stupid creatures, do you think I will take a loss twice?"

Chen Xiaobei wiped away the blood on his lips with the back of his hand, his eyes were dark with murderous intent.

Zoom!

Chen Xiaobei had used Yuan Men Archery's penetration skill to kill the Xiuhcoatl horde.

The sword cut through the fireballs and shot right through the top of the head of one of the Xiuhcoatl and came out the other end!

Zoom! Zoom!

The sword did not stop there. It continued to penetrate the bodies of the two other Xiuhcoatls behind! It first pierced through the heart and the second through its vertebrae.

There was no way they could survive that.

Whack!

The Chaos Blood Sword did not stop until it impaled the brain of the fourth Xiuhcoatl. A skill like this could penetrate the most powerful enemies. It was best used to defeat a large group of enemies!

If the enemy were spread out, this skill would not have been effective.

One sword and four kills was just awesome!

"My god… Is… Is that a sword?"

Both Qie Loulan and Phantom Rain could not believe their eyes. 

 "It should be…" Qie Loulan said uncertainly, "But why do I sense the presence of a real dragon?"

"I felt that too…" Phantom Rain nodded and gulped, "Arrogant and powerful! It's as if a dragon from the other dimension has just made its presence here… This is so scary…"

These two were no ordinary people, but they felt both felt the pressure of the Chaos Blood Sword. Their heart thumped wildly, their chests tightened and their breaths stifled.

But the next scene shocked them even further!

The blood essences and spirits of the four dead Xiuhcoatls rose from their bodies and flowed into the hilt of the Chaos Blood Sword.

Qie Loulan was a spirit himself, Phantom Rain had natural Yin Yang Eyes. So, both were able to witness this scene!

It was unthinkable that Chen Xiaobei would have such a powerful evil sword!

Not only did this sword contain the presence of a dragon, but it could also devour blood essences and spirits!

At that moment, Phantom Rain and Qie Loulan were witnessing a bloody crimson dragon that arose from hell! Naturally, their hearts were filled with reverence and awe.

But the four Xiuhcoatls were nothing! There was more of them!

Chen Xiabei could not possibly win just like that.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Another eight Xiuhcoatls had already sprung up and charged toward Chen Xiaobei from different directions!

But his enemies were coming at him from all around him. He only had one sword and it was not enough! 

"Chen Xiaobei! Careful!"

Phantom Rain could not help but scream.

Watching Chen Xiaobei about to be besieged by eight Xiuhcoatls, Phantom Rain felt a stab of despair surging through her.

She saw that Chen Xiaobei's combat power was 48,000. Even with the help of Sunslaying Divine Bow, he could only kill one Xiuhcoatl.

The other seven Xiuhcoatls would already have pounced onto Chen Xiaobei. Once they constrict themselves around him or bit him, that would be the end of Chen Xiaobei.

Chen Xiaobei was a dead man! No matter what, he would not be able to survive the attack!

Phantom Rain was suddenly filled with deep remorse. She knew she should not have listened to Chen Xiaobei. She should have rushed to his rescue!

"Bro Bei!" Qie Loulan let out a piercing scream.

Qie Loulan also understood that Chen Xiaobei was already in an impasse, and death awaited him.

 "Heh! Why are you guys giving up on me? I will not die!"

Chen Xiaobei was not the least bit worried as the corner of his lips turned up into a cunning smile.

The truth was, Chen Xiaobei had plenty of tricks up his sleeve: Witch Dragon Nine Transformation, Chaos Blood Sword, Quicksand Gourd, and Ancestral Sword Divine Rune…

There were a lot of ways Chen Xiaobei could combat the Xiuhcoatl. It would be impossible for Chen Xiaobei to die!

However, all these methods would require Chen Xiaobei to use up the resources that he had worked so hard for. He would not use them unless it was the last resort. Moreover, when Chen Xiaobei was sent flying, he discovered a way he could avoid using spending any resources!

"Fatal Encounter, kill!"

The Chaos Blood Sword flew right back into his palm.

Chen Xiaobei spun around from his feet, to his legs, to his waist all the way to his chest and shoulders, the muscles on his body started to gather strength at an incredible speed.

All the energy converged and were channeled to the arm that was holding the sword!

Swish!

Chen Xiaobei gathered all the energy in his body. He raised the Chaos Blood Sword and took the force created from his spinning and launched a 360-degree Crimson Blood Arc with his sword!

Swoosh! 

A sharp dragon's cry came from the tip of the sword and then a white dragon's image materialized outside the Crimson Blood Arc.

The blood-red arc covered Chen Xiaobei's surrounding, and the white dragon's image swept across all eight of the Xiuhcoatls' neck!

Seconds later!

The eight Xiuhcoatls' head broke cleanly from the neck. They were obviously cut with the same sword!

Plop! Plop! Plop!

The heads and all eight of the bodies plunged to the ground, sputtering blood everywhere. 

At the same time, Chen Xiaobei was holding his sword, wearing the Wardrgon Scale, standing in the middle of them.

He was covered in Xiuhcoatls' blood but he did not even flinch.

His stare was icy and unfeeling, like a war god, domineering, tyrannical, looking down at the helpless ants beneath him.

Ssss... Ssss…

The nest of Xiuhcoatls stopped where they were with their tongues flickering, hissing at and watching Chen Xiaobei.

You could tell what an animal was feeling thought their eyes. And right now, theirs were vivid with fear!

The weak are prey to the strong!

Watching Chen Xiaobei kill all eight Xiuhcoatls with just one strike, the rest of the Xiuhcoatl saw Chen Xiaobei as a powerful elite. This time, they were truly afraid.

 "How… How could that be…"

Both Qie Loulan and Phantom Rain were stunned.

A second ago, they had thought that Chen Xiaobei was dying before their eyes but right now, Chen Xiaobei wielded his powerful sword and delivered the perfect attack.

The eight ferocious Xiuhcoatls were decapitated and sprawled at Chen Xiaobei's feet.

The wariness Phantom Rain had toward Chen Xiaobei rang in her mind. This twenty-something Chinese man had once again did something utterly inconceivable, causing Phantom Rain to rethink her life.

"Amazing…"

Even the ex-Sky Ninja Qie Loulan shuddered. "That strength and speed was way past Bro Bei's combat power limit! How did he do it?"

 "I… I don't know either…" Phantom Rain shook her head blankly and postulated, "Could it have something to do with that white dragon's image?'

 "It's possible…" Qie Loulan nodded, but he did not know for certain.

They were actually right.

Chen Xiaobei was able to unleash that perfect strike because he had received a surge of energy that was not from his body!

And that was the power of the Wardragon Scale!

This armor was from Zhao Yun's Red Envelope. It was a pretty high-tier Spiritual Item.

Like Sun Tzu said, strike where the enemy is most vulnerable!

Under normal circumstances, the Wardragon Scale would have no special ability.

But when the armor itself was hit, its special ability would be activated and unleash the Dragon's Wrath!

This strength could be used directly. Just like what Chen Xiaobei did with the sword—transforming into the white dragon's image could boost the damage of the sword!

But if the Dragon Wrath was not used, the energy could accumulate up to nine times!

Then, when the strength of the nine dragons was used in one go, it could unleash the ultimate skill, Fatal Encounter, Kill!

You could tell that this Wardragon Scale was born for war!

Courageous in the face of adversity!

It was when he discovered Wardragon Scale's power, only did Chen Xiaobei have the confidence and stamina to face off the Xiuhcoatl horde without dipping into his resources!

One strike and the entire nest was spooked! That was super f*cking cool!

But Chen Xiaobei did not continue to attack. He stood where he was, facing the Xiuhcoatl horde.

Because Wardragon Scale's power could only last for one attack, in order to increase the next attack power, he must be hit again.

That would be like sacrificing 800 soldiers to kill 1,000 enemies!

If his enemies were few, he could go for it. But his enemies were clearly outnumbered him by thousands!

Chen Xiaobei could only stall until Phantom Rain joins him. Then and only then, would they have a chance at defeating this swarm of Xiuhcoatls!

 Roar!

Suddenly, a thunderous and furious roar came from further inside. It was so loud that the entire dimension started to tremble. 

"Xiuhcoatl King! That is the roar of the Xiuhcoatl King!" Qie Loulan shrieked. "I think it's agitated! Bro Bei! Let's retreat! There's no way we can win this fight!"

 "Retreat?"

Chen Xiaobei was clearly not happy with the decision.

Right at that moment, five people walked in.

So now he could not retreat even if he had wanted to!

 "Bro Bei! There's no need to think anymore! Let's split now! We'll be dead when the Xiuhcoatl King arrives!" Qie Loulan cautioned. "Back then, when it attacked me, it was just a monster with pinnacle phase of True Nirvana cultivation but after so long, its cultivation has probably reached later phase of Celestial cultivation! He will turn into a terrifying foe once it activates its talent!"

"Chen Xiaobei! Let's go! We can come back when my True Qi recovers!" Phantom Rain urged.

 "No! Even if your True Qi is recovered, we won't be able to return!" Qie Loulan said, "Even if you are perfectly healed and recovered, you will never be able to defeat the Xiuhcoatl King!"

 "I…"

Phantom Rain flinched but did not argue against Qie Loulan's statement.

If the Xiuhcoatl King had reached later phase of Celestial cultivation, its combat power could reach up to 110,000. Combined with that god-defying special ability they had, Phantom Rain would only become the victim of their torture!

Rumble… Rumble…

From afar, the earth quaked and the dust on the ground filled the air.

The Xiuhcoatl King was aroused and he was going to avenge his offspring!

Ssss… Ssss…

The knot of Xiuhcoatls lowered their heads meekly, welcoming the presence of their king.

 "Let's go…"

Chen Xiaobei submitted. While he was unwilling, retreating was the safest, most pacific decision.

"Chen Xiaobei! Where do you think you're going? Get ready to surrender!"

A voice came from behind where five silhouettes were storming toward Chen Xiaobei.

 "Huh?!"

Chen Xiabei's exploded in anger the moment he saw them.

He recognized all five of them—they were Nikkawa Uchu and the four Enigmatic Ninjas.

But Chen Xiaobei's anger was not directed at them.

He turned his gaze towards Phantom Rain, his eyes ablaze, and said in a frosty tone, "I gave you the Hundred Herbs Potion! I risked my life to fight these creatures and you sold me out?! How could you be so cold-blooded?"

 "I… I did not…" Phantom Rain said innocently, "I don't know how they were able to find us here…"

 "Save it!" Chen Xiaobei cut her off. His eyes darkened, and said with an edge in his voice, "Since you're here, let's finish this!"

He had not wanted to start a war with his enemies but Phantom Rain's betrayal infuriated him. And now, he had decided to settle it once and for all!

 "Bro Bei! Are you going to fight them?" Qie Loulan asked anxiously.

Right now, they were in a precarious situation. One wrong move and they would be eternally doomed.

 "Bring me to the treasury first!" Chen Xiaobei was pissed but his managed to keep his head level.

Even with his trump card and resources, Chen Xiaobei might not have a guaranteed win.

If he had all the 10,000 Spiritual Stones, then the chances of him winning would triple.

 "There's no way… We can't possibly go any deeper into this area…"

 Qie Loulan shook his head dejectedly.

They could not even move past the Xiuhcoatl horde. How were they supposed to get through the Xiuhcoatl King?

"If I say we can, we can!" Chen Xiaobei took out the Spirit Cage and ordered, "Go back. I'll let you out after I've made it past the Xiuhcoatl horde!"

 "Er…"

Qie Loulan wavered, but he could clearly sense the unquestionable powerful presence on Chen Xiaobei. So, he said nothing more and returned to the spirit cage as he was instructed to.

 "Chen Xiaobei! Don't do it! There's no way you can get through them!" Phantom Rain tried to dissuade him. "Come with me! That's the only option you have! I promise that I will not hurt you!"

 "Next time when I capture you again, I will personally rip your clothes off!"

Chen Xiaobei was enraged. He stared daggers at Phantom Rain before he spun around and launched himself at the Xiuhcoatl horde!

 "No!" Phantom Rain cried.

Why would Chen Xiaobei listen to her now?

"Master Phantom Rain, are you alright?" Green Dragon Enigmatic Ninja rushed to her side and asked, "How did you end up here with Chen Xiaobei?"

 "I…" Phantom Rain pause remembering that she was still a member of the Tenshou. So, she pointed at the Golden Circlet on her head and said, "Chen Xiaobei tricked me. I had to follow him because of this thing!"

 "But…" Green Dragon Enigmatic Ninja looked questioningly at her. "Why do you seem like you care very much for him?"

"Nonsense!" Phantom Rain denied. "Chen Xiaobei is our mission target! How could I not stop him when he is headed for death? I'm not concerned about his well-being! I'm just worried about our mission!"

 "Yes! I understand! I will go after him!"

Green Dragon Enigmatic Ninja nodded understandingly.

Both Black Tortoise and White Tiger Enigmatic Ninja followed behind him, closing their distance to Chen Xiaobei.

 "Hey, you little twat! Stand there!" Black Tortoise Enigmatic Ninja barked. "You killed all our men and escaped from my hands! This time, you won't be so lucky!"

 "That's right!" White Tiger Enigmatic Ninja piled on. "This time, even if you grow a pair of wings, you won't be able to get away from us!"

The last time they intercepted Chen Xiaobei at Shallow Grass Hill, Phantom Rain sent Black Tortoise to fight with him and White Tiger to assist him.

In the end, more than a hundred of their men were struck dead by the Thunder Pool Tesseract that Chen Xiaobei initiated. But these two Enigmatic Ninjas were unharmed.

To them, that was the most humiliating battle ever.

If they do not redeem themselves today by capturing Chen Xiaobei, not only would they be punished, their names would also forever be stained.

That was why they were both so zealous to lay hold of Chen Xiaobei!

 "You two, slow down! It looks like there's danger ahead!"

Phoenix Enigmatic Ninja and Nikkawa Uchu who were behind them saw the commotion ahead.

 "Why should we be afraid when Chen Xiaobei is not?"

Black Tortoise and White Tiger Enigmatic Ninja continued to pursue Chen Xiaobei frantically.

Their cultivations were much higher than Chen Xiaobei's which meant they were much faster as well. They were getting closer and Chen Xiaobei was already within their attack range.

Whoop… Whoop…

Black Tortoise and White Tiger Enigmatic Ninja channeled True Kang to their bodies and triggered Water and Gold Celestial Events.

Roar! 

Concurrently, ahead of Chen Xiaobei, the Xiuhcoatl King was also charging toward Chen Xiaobei!

At 300 meters away, the giant Xiuhcoatl King leaped, shocking everyone!

Bam!

The Xiuhcoatl King's trunk was ten meters long and as thick as a jumbo log.

When it leaped into the air, an explosive sound reverberated through the air.

The ground moved and trembled!

Swish!

The Xiuhcoatl King moved at supersonic speed.

Its mammoth body, lofty as a pillar that holds up the heavens, was thrown by the god in heaven and was about to crush the dimension into pieces!

 "My god! What the hell is that thing?!"

Green Dragon Enigmatic Ninja and Nikkawa Uchu were mortified.

 "What the hell?!"

Phoenix Enigmatic Ninja immediately came to a halt and started to move back.

 "What… What the f*ck!"

Black Tortoise and White Tiger Enigmatic Ninja were in front, about 100 meters away, experiencing first hand, and the gust of air propagated by the Xiuhcoatl King's movement!

The wind was so strong their clothes flapped violently, and they could barely open their eyes.

The mammoth viper was coming their way.

Terror washed over them and they could feel themselves suffocating!

There was no way they could dodge the creature that was gliding through the air toward them. There was only around 100 meters between them and the Xiuhcoatl King. Seemingly, it was going to crush them seconds later!

But of course, in front of these two Enigmatic Ninjas was Chen Xiaobei!

 "Chen Xiaobei! Aren't you afraid to die…"

Phantom Rain curled her fists so hard that her nails pierced into her flesh.

Her earlier animosity toward Chen Xiaobei had vanished. Right now, her only wish was that Chen Xiaobei would live.

But, right now, it looked like he would not.

Whoosh!

Chen Xiaobei was in a more dangerous position than Black Tortoise and White Tiger!

Ding!

[Cultivation: Later phase of Celestial cultivation, Health: 110,000, Combat power: 110,000]

The Netherspirit Battlescouter revealed the Xiuhcoatl King's strength.

 Qie Loulan was right. This creature's strength was on par with Phantom Rain's. If it uses its talent, even Phantom Rain would be defeated!

If Black Tortoise and White Tiger Enigmatic Ninjas could not dodge its attack. There was no way Chen Xiaobei could dodge it!

Earlier, he had already used the Ultimate Protective Puppet and would not be able to use it again until tomorrow.

Just as Phantom Rain feared, Chen Xiaobei was about to meet his maker!

 "Dead or alive, I'll just have to try my luck!"

Chen Xiaobei remained where he was, not moving a muscle.

The Xiuhcoatl King was just seconds away—crashing toward Chen Xiaobei like a meteor!

 "F*ck…"

Phantom Rain clenched her jaw and squeezed her eyes shut. She could not bear to look.

Chen Xiaobei was about to be squashed onto a pile of bloody mash.

 "Chen Xiaobei is dead for sure!"

Everyone else at the scene looked fixedly at Chen Xiaobei. None of them believed that Chen Xiaobei would survive.

However, they would not believe what they were going to witness next!

"Right now!"

Chen Xiaobei saw his chance, he stamped his feet on the ground with all his strength and charged at the Xiuhcoatl King.

Simultaneously, he put on the Nightstalker Outfit he had taken out earlier and vanished.

Chen Xiaobei picked up the sashimi in the afternoon, and then attended the Saturn Peach Feast at the Red Envelope Group.

The Nightstalker Outfit would not have worked then but right now, at night, it enabled Chen Xiaobei to go invisible fully.

"Huh?"

When Chen Xiaobei disappeared, the Xiuhcoatl King, who was about to make contact with him, was both confused and angry.

It was the king of this place and this Chen Xiaobei had just made a fool of it in front of its offspring! Since it had grown to have a human conscious, respect did matter to it a lot. The fact that its enemy was not hit by that formidable attack was painfully embarrassing.

Roar!

The Xiuhcoatl King looked ahead, saw Black Tortoise and White Tiger Enigmatic Ninja and decided that since it missed Chen Xiaobei, these two would have to do!

It raised its head. This minor move did not look lethal but it actually increased its diving speed!

It was supposed to land where Chen Xiaobei was standing but by going higher, it was launching itself further, shooting down towards Black Tortoise and White Tiger like a meteorite!

 "Oh… My god…"

The two silver-haired Enigmatic Ninjas had lived more than a hundred years and had seen all sorts of eccentricities the world had to offer. But, this monstrosity before them elicited high-pitched, womanly screams from the both of them. Their bowels loosened as their lives flashed across their eyes. The reason why they were filled with fear was because the attack from the Xiuchoatl King was enough to kill them!

Bam!

The Xiuhcoatl King's head, traveling at the speed of 110,000 combat power, came down and hit both of the old men. This attack was definitely not weaker than the force delivered by a meteor. The White Tiger Enigmatic Ninjas was lucky. He only had a brush with one side of the Xiuhcoatl King's face.

Bam!

While they hit faced on, the force was still strong enough to send the both of them into the air, 30 meters away, before hitting the ground with a loud thud.

The scales of the Xiuhcoatl were as sharp as knives, and they tore the skin on one half of the White Tiger Enigmatic Ninja's body.

White Tiger Enigmatic Ninja's bones on the waist were exposed because a large chunk of flesh had been sliced off.

 "Argh… Urgh…"

White Tiger fell to the ground, bleeding profusely. The intense pain brought about screams and sputters of blood. He was barely alive. 

But compared to Black Tortoise Enigmatic Ninja, he was considered lucky.

Because the Xiuhcoatl's head had crushed his Black Tortoise Enigmatic Ninja into nothing but a mass of blood and flesh. There were no limbs or organs. Just a pool of remains.

 "How… How could that be…"

The others watching were lost for words!

"Dead… Black Tortoise Enigmatic Ninja is dead…"

Phoenix Enigmatic Ninja backed up and started to sprint back to the others. If his reaction had not been quick just now, he would also have become a clump of minced meat.

 "Oh my god… This creature's cultivation is as powerful as Master Phantom Rain's… We are no match for it…"

Nikkawa Uchu also retreated and cowered behind Phantom Rain.

"But where did Chen Xiaobei go? Is he dead or alive? He was supposed to die but he vanished!"

Green Dragon could not make head or tail of what was happening.

 "That's not our concern!" Phantom Rain said nervously, "Go get White Tiger! We need to leave this place or we're all going to die!"

"Die? No way, right?" Phoenix Enigmatic Ninja said, "Master Phantom Rain, with your strength, you can definitely fight this creature!"

 "Did your mother drop you on your head?" Phantom Rain told him off. "All the Spiritual Beasts have their own talent. This Xiuhcoatl King's talent is frightening. If it decides to use that against us, even I will vanquish!"

 "…"

It was a rude awakening for Phoenix Enigmatic Ninja.

 "I'll go save White Tiger!"

As of this moment, Green Dragon was the most level-headed one amongst them. He ran over to White Tiger and put his arm around his shoulder.

 "Quick! Prepare the medication!" Phantom Rain instructed.

 "Y… Yes…"

Phoenix Enigmatic Ninja nodded, fed White Tiger Enigmatic Ninja with some pills.

 "I have something to stop the bleeding!"

Nikkawa Uchu took out a small jade bottle and poured the blue liquid onto White Tiger's wound.

 "Let's go!"

Phantom Rain was ready to leave with her men.

Swoosh…

What they did not realize was while they were busy tending to White Tiger, the Xiuhcoatl King had circled around them, blocking off all exits!

Hissss…

The Xiuhcoatl King rose, looking down at them from high above. Sadistic intent flashed in its silver eyes as if to say, 'let us see where you run to now'.

Apparently, the Xiuhcoatl King understood their conversation and was aware that they were planning to leave. So, instead of attacking them, it decided to round them up to prevent them from leaving.

 "Shit…" Phoenix Enigmatic Ninja's face went pale.

"We are dead…" Nikkawa Uchu choked, his heart was in his throat.

 "It's over…"

Green Dragon Enigmatic Ninja looked devastated.

 "There is only one person who can save us…"

Phantom Rain did not look so good herself.

Because her True Qi had not recovered to 30%, she could not fight.

There was one person they could put their hopes on now!

 "Phantom Rain! Who are you talking about? Who can save us?"

 The four Enigmatic Ninjas were dying to know.

Even the Xiuhcoatl King looked interested.

It wanted to see who they thought could save them!

"Chen Xiaobei!" Phantom Rain said, unhesitatingly. "Right now, he is our only hope!"

 "How could that be? That twat wants us dead! Why would he save us?"

 "Yeah! There's no way he would do that! Also, we don't even know if he's dead or alive!"

 "I think he was squashed too…"

All of them had a look of skepticism.

They would be more readily believe that a pig could climb a tree than that Chen Xiaobei would come to their rescue.

"Hisss… Roar…!"

The Xiuhcoatl King suddenly roared into the skies.

The cry was taunting, like it was summoning Chen Xiaobei! To come out and suffer its wrath!

It lasted for ten seconds but Chen Xiaobei did not show up.

"Hmph!"

The Xiuhcoatl King gave up and looked down its nose at the huddling humans as if to say, 'no one can rescue you and no one will dare rescue you!'

 "Master Phantom Rain! The creature is looking at is… It's going to attack us…"

Phoenix Enigmatic Ninja felt a chill run through its spine.

 "I can see that! I don't need you to tell me that!"

A flicker of willpower flashed in Phantom Rain's eyes.

"White Tiger, could you still trigger another Celestial Event?"

 "I can give it a try…" White Tiger sucked his teeth.

The medication he was administered were very expensive and valuable. Even if it were not as effective as the Hundred Herbs Potion, his injuries had shown improvement.

"Form the Five Elements Sea Barrier Formation now!"

Phantom Rain laid out her plan, as she stood in front of the group of men, raised her arm and slowly formed her Water Celestial Event. 

"Five Elements Sea Barrier Formation? That's a defense tactic! You can't possibly defeat it with this skill!" Nikkawa Uchu said doubtfully.

"Can't you tell what we are up against?" Phantom Rain snapped. "We can only try and delay our deaths and hope for the best! If you want to attack him, go ahead!"

 "N… No…"

Nikkawa Uchu swallowed, all the emperor puissance had gone down the toilet.

He was the one who was most petrified of death!

Fuhhh…

Nikkawa Uchu was in the center, Green Dragon on the left and Phoenix stood at the back, to trigger Earth Celestial Event.

White Tiger, on the other hand, stood on the right, trying to trigger Gold Celestial Event with much difficulty.

All five elements could go against each other and work together as well. The sequence of them triggering their Celestial Event allowed their elements to benefit each other perfectly.

 "Huh?"

The Xiuhcoatl King looked at them, cautious.

It felt the power of this formation and acted immediately. With its mouth wide open, it sprayed a large silver pillar of fire!

The fire poured out like an ocean being tipped over, enveloping a radius of about ten meters.

And the five people below were completely covered!

Sha… Sha… Sha…

The Five Elements Sea Barrier Formation was formed just in time.

Gold benefits water, water benefits earth, earth benefits fire, fire benefits earth, and earth benefits gold!

The energy that belonged to the five people, but was now channeled with each other like a wave, the tide behind pushing the one in front, growing stronger with each ripple.

Then the five Element Waves overlapped, and formed a five-color protective barrier shielding those inside it from the wave of silver fire.

Boom…

The flame did not wear burn through the five-color protective barrier. So, it did not consume the five of them!

 "It worked! Our Five Elements Sea Barrier Formation can block its attack!" Phoenix said excitedly.

"This is not the time to celebrate!" Green Dragon snapped. "Our True Qi is limited. Once they are exhausted, our formation will shatter and we will be destroyed!"

"We can only wait for something to happen… Like what Master Phantom Rain said." White Tiger managed to sputter weakly, "But what I don't understand is, what are we waiting for?"

 "I told you!" Phantom Rain said, "It's Chen Xiaobei!"

 While Phantom Rain and the rest were clinging to life, Chen Xiaobei took the opportunity to move past the Xiuhcoatl horde.

He took out the Spirit Cage and released Qie Loulan.

"We've crossed over, hurry, bring me to the treasury!"

 "How… How did you…"

Qie Loulan did not expect Chen Xiaobei to survive through that.