Chapter 66: The Fire Qilin Ignores Xu Chen and Frantically Chases Ye Xuan

"Crack!"

Amidst the crowd's shock, the sound of shattering grew louder.

Soon, the light ring that originally had only one crack rapidly turned into dozens. Finally, the cracks spread across the ring like a spiderweb, dense and numerous.

Anyone with trypophobia seeing this now would surely panic. "It, it's coming out, what do we do?"

With the example of the dead Level Six expert from before, no one dared to act at this moment.

Ye Xuan's face grew grave: "Retreat, retreat quickly. The moment that Fire Qilin emerges, it will surely unleash a massive burst of energy."

"Whoosh!"

After speaking, Ye Xuan was the first to use his movement technique, fleeing frantically backward.

The others dared not slacken either, all starting to flee for their lives, fearing the Fire Qilin would catch up. "Go!"

Xu Chen and the others naturally did not miss this opportunity. As if, this Fire Qilin was the female lead.

According to the original story, the first thing this Fire Qilin would do upon emerging was attack him. If he didn't leave now, he might truly lose his life in a moment.

Xi, Gongsun Liuli, and the others said nothing more, simply following Xu Chen. After all, wherever Xu Chen was, they were too.

"Boom!"

When they had retreated several hundred meters, the cracks on the Fire Qilin's body instantly split completely. The next second, it shattered with a bang.

A beast three meters tall, its whole body burning with flames, suddenly leaped out. "Roar!"

Seeming furious, it immediately opened its mouth to roar.

Accompanied by scorching breath, its voice instantly blasted the cave. In an instant, the cave shook, and stones fell.

"With this roar, the cave is about to collapse," people from the three major sects exclaimed.

This huge cave, even using their strongest martial arts, they wouldn't dare claim they could collapse it instantly.

Who would have thought this Fire Qilin needed only one roar. At that moment, everyone was terrified.

The Fire Qilin's strength, after its transformation, was likely extremely powerful.

In the panic, the Black Ice Giant Snake had already fled.

"Hold my hand."

Seeing the cave about to collapse completely, Gongsun Liuli spoke. She quickly grabbed Xu Chen's hand, then used the Shadow-Shifting Technique. In an instant, like a ghost, she suddenly moved several hundred meters.

The disciples of the Seven Beauties Pavilion were also moved by her, extremely fast. Xi's face remained calm; she and the other two maids transformed into smoke and quickly darted outward. Whether massive rocks or dust, nothing could touch them in the slightest.

"Rumble!"

By the time the cave collapsed completely, Xu Chen and the others had already safely evacuated.

Instead, more than a dozen people from those three sects died inside. Partly due to the falling rocks, but mainly due to the Fire Qilin's attack. "This beast's hot breath can actually melt flesh directly."

The people from the three sects gritted their teeth in silent hatred.

Everyone trembled in fear: "This is a Fire Qilin; the flames in its mouth are Qilin Mysterious Fire, stronger than ordinary beast fire."

Hearing this, Ye Xuan immediately felt a pang of heartache.

For some reason, in that instant, he felt as if he had lost many things.

He couldn't say what, but it seemed the Qilin Mysterious Fire should have been his, yet now it was gone. He gritted his teeth and snorted coldly. Who says I cannot obtain the Qilin Mysterious Fire now?

Once the Fire Qilin loses its light ring, they can attack and kill. "Roar!"

While thinking, the huge Fire Qilin also leaped out of the crumbling cave, looking at the crowd with a face full of anger.

It seemed to ignore Xu Chen, first locking onto Ye Xuan.

Xu Chen paused, stunned. He had stolen a treasure, yet the Fire Qilin wasn't attacking him? That was strange!

"It's you. You just incited the crowd, wanting to kill me?"

The Fire Qilin stared at Ye Xuan, its mouth emitting a beastly, hoarse growl as it spoke.

Ye Xuan's mouth twitched. There were so many people here, yet it chose to stare at him? This was ridiculous!

You claimed I was the strongest, so being targeted would be understandable, but I'm only at the Fifth Grade, a complete nobody! This is insane!

Thus, Ye Xuan said speechlessly, "I didn't say I wanted to kill you. I only said we should snatch Xu Chen's treasure. It was the Tiandao Sect people who attacked you."

He swore this was the absolute truth. He had wanted to kill, but he had never said it.

The Fire Qilin said coldly, "The treasure belongs to me. In other words, you still want to snatch my treasure." Ye Xuan couldn't hold back anymore: "Big brother, your treasure is currently in Xu Chen's hands. Why aren't you looking for him, but me?"

The Fire Qilin said indifferently, "I just don't like the look of you." Ye Xuan: "..."

This was clearly targeting him! It was too much!

Ye Xuan shouted angrily, "Are you sick? You're only targeting me. Do you think the people of the Three Great Sects are afraid of you?"

Having spoken, Ye Xuan looked at the people of the Three Great Sects, only to be stunned to find they had retreated hundreds of meters.

In an instant, the one closest to the Fire Qilin was now Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan's face turned dark. These cowards were faster at fleeing and snatching opportunities than anyone else. He said coldly, "Everyone, if I die today, you won't escape either. It's better to join forces and defeat the Fire Qilin."

Upon hearing this, the people of the Three Great Sects thought it made sense. The Fire Qilin had four legs and was a Sixth Grade Spirit Beast; its speed would only be faster than theirs. "Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Therefore, the people of the Three Great Sects all returned, shouting loudly, "Join forces! Kill the Fire Qilin!" Seeing this, Ye Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Xu Chen and said, "Xu Chen, shall we join? We'll split the Fire Qilin's corpse evenly later."

Xu Chen sneered, "Split it with your mother? You said the same thing before entering the Qilin Cave, and now you're trying this again. The Fire Qilin isn't attacking me now. Only a sick person would join you." Having spoken, Xu Chen consciously retreated a distance, leaping onto the trees with Xi, Gongsun Liuli, and others.

Ye Xuan's face looked grim; he failed to drag Xu Chen into this. "Whoosh!"

As he pondered, the Fire Qilin had already lunged at the people of their Three Great Sects. The heat of the flames, the fierce aura, and the swift attacks were the Fire Qilin's characteristics. Most importantly, its four pairs of claws were incredibly sharp, tearing flesh to reveal white bone upon contact.

Combined with the naturally powerful physique of the demonic beast, the Fire Qilin was killing gods and slaughtering Buddhas in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, five or six Fifth Grade disciples had fallen. Before dying, they couldn't even scream.

Yang An and Duan Lei were somewhat confused and couldn't help but roar, "Fire Qilin, we of the Shadow Gate never made a move. Why are you killing our people?" The Fire Qilin said indifferently, "You just had the thought of killing me." Yang An, Duan Lei: "..."

Could your excuse be any more absurd?

Ye Xuan also felt aggrieved and shouted angrily, "You really are sick. You don't catch the one who snatched your treasure, but you catch us."

"Whoosh!"

As he spoke, the Fire Qilin's claw slashed Ye Xuan's arm.

In an instant, Ye Xuan let out a scream, his body flying backward like a kite, soaring straight away.

Upon landing, blood flowed freely from his arm, the white bone clearly visible. He quickly swallowed an elixir to treat the wound, temporarily stopping the bleeding.

However, for the time being, this arm of his was ruined. "Just now, Haohan Luoyu was useless against the Fire Qilin; it had no effect whatsoever."

"The Fire Qilin's physique is truly ridiculously strong."

"That Qilin Mysterious Fire is both offensive and defensive. Damn it, it's too powerful." After analyzing the situation, Ye Xuan already felt the urge to retreat. He had to leave; if he didn't leave now, he feared the cost would be too high. "Ya!"

Just as he thought this, he looked on in utter confusion. That Fire Qilin had actually abandoned the pursuit of the people of the Three Great Sects and instead came straight for him. Ye Xuan: "........................" Damn! Are you sick? There were so many Sixth Grade cultivators you could have chosen, yet you chose me? Ye Xuan's mouth twitched wildly: "Fire Qilin, how exactly did I offend you?" The Fire Qilin's face darkened: "From the moment you shouted that you wanted to kill me, you were done." Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan immediately regretted it deeply. If he had known this earlier, he wouldn't have made such threats just now.

Now that he had attracted the Fire Qilin's hatred, he was already the most miserable person there. The people of the Three Great Sects looked at Ye Xuan with expressions of sympathy in their eyes. It was indeed tragic; why did this Fire Qilin specifically target Ye Xuan? Tsk. "Holy crap, could it be that..."

Xu Chen, up in the tree, had just been relieved that Ye Xuan was being targeted. The next second, he realized something was wrong.

This Fire Qilin couldn't possibly have snapped too, could it? After all, if not for that, this situation made absolutely no sense! "Run!"

Having roughly understood the situation, Xu Chen didn't want the other treasures anymore; he just wanted to leave.

Xi and Gongsun Liuli were stunned, but they didn't say much. Wherever Xu Chen went, they would go. "Xu Chen, wait a moment." Just as Xu Chen was about to leave, the Fire Qilin's hoarse beastly voice instantly transformed into a clear female voice.

Within the female voice, there was a hint of urgency, even sounding somewhat like crying.

It seemed that if Xu Chen left, she would truly cry. It was over!

In that instant, Xu Chen was completely certain that this demonic beast heroine had also snapped. With crying already happening, there was no room for negotiation left. The crowd around was dumbfounded. Female? It seemed this female Fire Qilin was holding onto Ye Xuan like this specifically for Xu Chen's sake. Wow! In such a short time, Xu Chen had actually captured the heart of a demonic beast? Awesome!

Ye Xuan, on the other hand, was filled with grief and indignation. Why was it him again?

Every time, he was inexplicably disliked by women, and then those women would fawn over Xu Chen. His heart was bitter! He was about to vomit! This Fire Qilin was actually female. This was simply ridiculous opening the door for ridiculousness—ridiculous to the extreme. At this moment, the Fire Qilin stepped one foot onto Ye Xuan's back, pressing him into the ground, sinking three inches into the earth. It looked at Xu Chen, seemingly seeking praise, saying, "Now you can do whatever you want to torture him." Xu Chen looked like he had a toothache. He hadn't done anything, yet the plot had snapped again. What to do? He really wanted to go over and kick Ye Xuan a few times, but he dared not act recklessly. Should he go over now, or not?