Chapter 51: Want to Pick Up a Bargain? Not a Chance!

Cailin's strike was powerful and heavy, sending Zhang Kuang flying over ten meters away and crashing him heavily onto the ground.

"Pfft! Damn it!"

Zhang Kuang slammed heavily into the ground, creating a deep crater directly in the earth.

The massive recoil force made it feel as if Zhang Kuang's internal organs had been shifted out of place.

The reason he had been able to withstand Cailin's strike earlier was primarily due to the scales on his body.

That was a martial technique Zhang Kuang practiced, which allowed him to transfer the power of a Spirit Beast onto himself.

It was precisely because of this that Zhang Kuang dared to attack Lin Xue'er and the other two.

But without the protection of the scales on his body, Zhang Kuang's physical form was no different from any ordinary Beast Tamer.

"Kid, don't go over there; everyone will be able to get in once that girl finishes undoing the restriction anyway."

"At a critical moment like this, why must you start a war with her? If she stops undoing the restriction, none of us will get any benefits!"

Lao Huang was earnestly trying to persuade Zhang Kuang, his voice sounding somewhat weak.

It was he who had just used his own soul power to protect Zhang Kuang.

Otherwise, Zhang Kuang would have already died under Cailin's attack.

"Mm, I know."

After suffering heavy injuries, Zhang Kuang was no longer as arrogant as before and became much more cautious.

Staggering as he climbed to his feet, Zhang Kuang used his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.

That tail-whip from the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python just now made Zhang Kuang feel as if two of his ribs had broken.

With every breath, he could feel the intense pain coming from his lungs.

Even his body was still trembling uncontrollably.

That strike just now had nearly cost him his life; even Zhang Kuang didn't dare to be reckless anymore.

In the distance, Qi Hai, who had been hiding in the shadows, was closely observing the situation here.

His gaze toward Jiang Che was full of wariness; clearly, he had not expected that the seemingly adorable Jiang Che would possess such powerful combat strength.

"To be able to suppress all the Spirit Beasts present just by the pressure released from bloodline alone is truly terrifying. What kind of existence is this?"

"And even his cultivation is so high; he really is a formidable enemy..."

Originally, Qi Hai had focused all his attention on Luo Shuiyan.

After all, anyone capable of undoing an Ancient Restriction must have extraordinary strength, yet he hadn't expected there to be such a terrifying existence as Jiang Che.

"I still have to thank you bunch of idiots; otherwise, if I had acted rashly, I would have been the one in danger."

"It's just that... who exactly were those two experts who used the power of thunder and fire along the way?!"

Jiang Che's speed in attacking was too fast, and he had suppressed the entire scene with pressure alone.

So much so that Qi Hai hadn't even found where the experts he had been following were, and Jiang Che hadn't continued to attack either, as Luo Shuiyan was still a student at Tianque Academy.

Right now, there were more than just Zhang Kuang present; there were over a dozen other students from Tianque Academy.

He couldn't just attack and kill all dozen people present; that would likely lead to big trouble.

Although casualties in a Secret Realm were a normal phenomenon, if a dozen people fell at the same time, even if the higher-ups at Tianque Academy had something wrong with their brains, they would realize something was amiss.

Even if he really wanted to kill, he would have to pick a secluded place; at the very least, he couldn't do it in broad daylight like this.

Moreover, Jiang Che couldn't quite see through the bottom of that soul inside Zhang Kuang's body.

His own Kirin Seal strike just now had shattered Zhang Kuang's scales, leaving his body no different from an ordinary Beast Tamer.

Coupled with that strike from Cailin's massive body, an ordinary Intermediate Beastmaster would have been dead long ago.

Yet this Zhang Kuang was only vomiting blood and heavily injured; it was clearly the work of that soul inside his body.

Watching the blood-vomiting Zhang Kuang, those Ordinary Class students who had followed him didn't dare to act rashly for a moment.

Just like that, Zhang Kuang and his dozen or so people were deterred by the four-person team Jiang Che was with. As time passed, it soon reached the morning of the third day.

With the dual rewards of AFK cultivation and lying-flat experience, Jiang Che naturally leveled up to level 22.

Level 22 (4000/60000)

Opening the attribute panel, it required sixty thousand experience to reach the next level.

This number made even Jiang Che click his tongue; as expected, the further one goes on the path of cultivation, the harder it becomes.

Even with the system's support, Jiang Che could feel his speed slowing down.

In families of major powers like Jianghai, the strongest combatants were all old men of advanced age.

Yet even so, their cultivation did not exceed the King Rank.

This was enough to show just how difficult the path of cultivation was.

Just at this moment, an anomaly occurred.

In front of where Luo Shuiyan was sitting cross-legged, a gap half a zhang wide appeared in the transparent energy film.

"Hurry and take the chance to get in; I can't hold it for too long."

Luo Shuiyan's tone was urgent, and Lin Xue'er and the others didn't dare to delay, quickly rushing in.

After waiting for everyone to enter, Luo Shuiyan flew in directly.

Without the Ancient Restriction being controlled by Luo Shuiyan, the crack that had just been opened with such difficulty closed rapidly, like parted water coming back together.

"Quick! Everyone follow!"

Seeing that the crack was about to close, Zhang Kuang and the others reacted quickly and charged toward the gap.

Qi Hai, who had been hiding in the shadows, also hadn't expected the Ancient Restriction to open so suddenly.

He immediately emerged from his hiding spot and flew rapidly toward the gap.

But even though everyone gave it their all, they were still one step too slow in the end.

Because of Jiang Che's massive display of deterrence earlier, Zhang Kuang and his group didn't dare to approach within a hundred-meter radius.

At this moment, there was simply no time to enter the gap, and they could only watch as the fissure slowly closed and vanished from sight.

Bang! Bang! Bang! An incomparably furious Zhang Kuang summoned the Tortoise-Scaled Beast, striking this layer of transparent membrane again and again.

Yet, although this Ancient Restriction looked extremely weak, the Tier 2 Scaled Beast could not leave even the slightest ripple upon it, despite exhausting all its strength.

"It's useless, don't waste your effort."

Lao Huang sighed and said.

"Damn it, damn it! To think this restriction could only be opened for such a short time!"

Zhang Kuang was incredibly annoyed at this moment.

Separated by this layer of transparent energy membrane, he could even see Luo Shuiyan and the others inside.

Yet, it was such a close distance.

His group could only watch helplessly, completely unable to enter.

Qi Hai's expression was also extremely ugly right now; he had originally thought he had found a treasure trove, but he never expected that there would be people ahead of him the entire way.

After finally enduring until the Ancient Restriction opened, the result was that they didn't even get inside.

With others having entered this Treasure Land a step ahead of them, the loss this time was truly massive.

"Zhang Kuang, that young girl from just now is unfathomable; her method of breaking the restriction makes even this old man feel inferior."

Lao Huang saw it clearly: Luo Shuiyan had intentionally only unlocked this tiny bit of the restriction to prevent those behind her from taking advantage.

(End of this chapter)