The two daggers in Xie Xie's hands were still steadily propped against Chi Wang's three heads, their sharp blades pressed closely against the fur on its neck; just a tiny bit of force would be enough to cut through that layer of defense.
He tilted his head, wearing that punch-me kind of smile on his Face, and asked.
"How is it, big lion, do you admit defeat or not?"
"If you don't admit defeat, I'm really going to stab it in."
As he spoke, he even purposefully pushed the daggers slightly forward, a faint friction sound issuing between the blades and Chi Wang's fur.
Chi Wang: "..."
Its six eyes stared uniformly at Xie Xie in front of it, that Qi in its heart blocked in its chest, unable to come up or go down, feeling so aggrieved that it simply wanted to roar up at the sky.
It was a dignified member of the Top Ten Vicious Beasts, a renowned existence in the Star Dou Great Forest, yet it was being held at the head by a teenage human brat with daggers, being forced to admit defeat?
If this got out, how could it, Chi Wang, show its Face in the Spirit Beast world?
However, feeling the cold touch coming from the six daggers at the back of its neck, and recalling the terrifying speed and eerie methods Xie Xie had just displayed, Chi Wang ultimately forcefully suppressed that fire Qi.
It was not the kind of personality to suffer just to save Face.
If this were a life-and-death battle, it might risk injury to make a desperate gamble, but what was before it was clearly not a life-or-death situation; there was no need for it to throw away its life here in vain.
What's more... it really couldn't beat him anyway.
Chi Wang aggrievedly lowered its three heads and spoke in a muffled voice.
"...I admit defeat."
Upon hearing this, the smile on Xie Xie's Face became even more brilliant. With a flip of his wrist, those six daggers were simultaneously retracted, and he also put away the One-word Battle Armor he had released. He patted his hands as if he had just completed a trivial matter, then cupped his hands toward Chi Wang.
"You flatter me, you flatter me."
Watching his smug look, Chi Wang couldn't help but secretly grind its teeth, but ultimately didn't say anything more.
Right at this moment, two figures walked over from the forest path not far away; they were precisely Ling Luochen and Ning Tian.
Ling Luochen's gaze fell on Chi Wang, her pupils contracting slightly.
She was not unfamiliar with Chi Wang. As one of the Top Ten Vicious Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, Chi Wang's strength far exceeded that of an ordinary Super Douluo, and it could be said to be illustrious in the Spirit Beast world.
But now... how was this notoriously fierce Chi Wang standing there dejectedly, as if it had been taught a lesson?
Ling Luochen glanced at Xie Xie again. Xie Xie noticed Ling Luochen's gaze, puffed out his chest, and spoke with a smug expression.
"Sister Luochen, look, I defeated a Vicious Beast! The current me is completely different from before! Terrifyingly strong!"
Hearing Xie Xie's words, Chi Wang felt its fire Qi flare up even more.
Chi Wang gritted its teeth. Although it still felt aggrieved in its heart, it had to admit that the human brat before it truly had the capital to act arrogantly in front of it.
Its gaze moved away from Xie Xie, swept over the others present, and finally landed on Qiu'er.
A flash of complex emotion flickered within those beast pupils, and then it spoke, its voice carrying a hint of heaviness.
"Auspicious Beast... are you really going to leave with this group of humans?"
"Your existence concerns the Luck of the entire Spirit Beast clan. If anything happens to you, it will be an irretrievable loss for the Spirit Beasts."
Hearing this, Qiu'er's golden eyes darkened slightly. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but for a moment didn't know where to begin.
At this moment, Wang Dong'er spoke up.
"If you guys are really that worried about Qiu'er, then there's no need at all."
"Our academy is very safe, and the academy has never actively attacked Spirit Beasts. If Qiu'er is truly willing to come, we are also very welcoming and won't let Qiu'er fall into danger."
For some reason, after hearing Chi Wang's words, Wang Dong'er's heart was filled with annoyance, especially thinking that these Spirit Beasts merely wanted Qiu'er's existence to add Luck to the Spirit Beast clan or something, which was basically treating her like a tool, right?
As for Qiu'er's own thoughts, feelings, and wishes... it seemed completely unimportant.
What did Qiu'er want to do? Where did Qiu'er want to go? None of these mattered.
What was important was that she stayed alive, that she was safe, and that she could continue to provide Luck for the Spirit Beast clan.
An uncomfortable feeling inexplicably arose in Wang Dong'er's heart. She always felt as if her own past destiny had also been constantly arranged, pushed forward along every step of the future by an invisible pair of giant hands.
Right at this moment, a figure flew over from afar, and along with this figure flying over, a voice sounded, its tone full of disappointment.
"Chi Wang, you have disappointed this seat far too much."
Only to see a black figure land by Chi Wang's side at this moment. It was a middle-aged man wearing a pitch-black, wide robe, with a slender and upright figure—precisely the Beast God Di Tian whom Wang Dong'er and the others had seen before.
The moment Chi Wang saw Di Tian, its body trembled violently. Those three huge heads drooped down uniformly, and even its voice became somewhat trembling.
"Boss... I..."
It wanted to explain, but Di Tian didn't cast any excess gaze onto Chi Wang, instead focusing his gaze on Wang Dong'er and the others.
"This seat remembers making it clear enough last time. I didn't expect you group of humans to still be like this. Are you unclear about the hatred between Spirit Beasts and humans?"
"However, this seat has also confirmed one thing: that you humans truly cannot be trusted. We told you not to disturb the Auspicious Beast, yet you still sought out the Auspicious Beast now."
"I was the one who went looking for them!"
Just as Di Tian was still speaking, Qiu'er stepped forward and spoke.
Di Tian's brows furrowed, but he chose not to pay attention to Qiu'er.
"You don't need to hunt Spirit Beasts, so for you, there is no need to enter the Star Dou Great Forest either. Yet you ignored this seat's warning and chose to enter the Star Dou Great Forest once again. In that case, this seat ought to give you some punishment!"
The moment his voice fell, a terrifying, suffocating pressure erupted from his body like substance, crushing down toward everyone present!
This pressure was quite formidable. Even Xie Xie, who had been very arrogant at first, couldn't help halting his steps when facing this pressure, feeling full of pressure all over, and the others were the same.
Di Tian's pressure was completely out of Chi Wang's league; it could completely crush Chi Wang.
Seeing this scene, Chi Wang couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Di Tian had recovered Face for their Spirit Beasts.
"Humph, so what if his strength is high? Xiaoyan, you control him, and I'll beat him up!"
Xie Xie looked toward Xu Xiaoyan at the side and said. Having suffered so many brutal beatings, Xie Xie was unwilling to be suppressed like this and lose Face; he had to fight back somehow.
Right at this moment, another three figures came running over from not far away, clearly having also seen this scene of Di Tian bullying people. These three people were precisely Tang Wulin, Huo Yuhao, and Wu Feng.
"Stop!"
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