Chapter 217: Liu Ruyan Feels Jealous

"Ruyan, don't you feel that everything around us carries a very familiar sensation?"

Su Chen was not in a hurry, guiding Liu Ruyan with patient persuasion.

When Liu Ruyan thought about it, it did indeed feel somewhat familiar, but because her experience was still shallow, she did not think much of it, assuming that most Secret Realms were much the same.

"If my expectations are correct, a demonic beast will appear in a moment."

Receiving no response from Liu Ruyan, Su Chen was not anxious; he looked at the bottomless forest in the distance, a look of certainty on his face.

Before Liu Ruyan could deeply ponder the meaning of Su Chen's words, a violent cry rang out. The cry was earth-shattering, shaking the very trees so violently that it seemed as if it would pierce through everything.

"Run!"

Su Chen seemed to sense something, grabbing the hands of Liu Ruyan and Lv Luo and dodging to the side.

Almost in an instant, the place where they had just been standing split open into a huge chasm, and a pangolin beast emerged from the earth, its bloody maw wide open as it roared mindlessly.

If they had been one step slower, they would have already become food in the pangolin beast's belly.

Seeing that its attack had actually been dodged, the pangolin beast shrieked in shame and anger.

Its body was covered in thick scales and a few patches of fine downy fur; a pair of small eyes scanned the living creatures around it incessantly. After a long while of seeing no living people, it flicked its tail back and forth in irritation.

Wherever its tail reached, nothing survived; those seemingly tall trees were like fragile powder, shattering into pieces in an instant, and its roars echoed throughout the entire forest.

Su Chen and the others were hiding behind trees nearby, behind it, watching quite intuitively as the pangolin beast spun around like a headless fly.

They could even smell the fishy scent of soil mixed in the air, the smell of rot that had not seen sunlight for years.

The cultivation realm of this demonic beast was exactly the same as the one Su Chen and Luo Shen had encountered in the Desolate Ancient Secret Realm last time, but its cultivation level was not to be mentioned in the same breath.

With his thoughts confirmed, a knowing smile hung on Su Chen's face.

He was no longer the Su Chen of before; it was not impossible to fight this strengthened version of a pangolin beast.

Liu Ruyan was the one with the lowest cultivation realm among them, and seeing this pangolin beast, she widened her eyes in terror.

Her beautiful, watery eyes were slightly dazed, a stark contrast to her usual cold and unapproachable image, making her look more like a frightened little deer lost in the forest.

Seeing that the pangolin beast truly could not find anyone and was becoming increasingly irritable, roaring incessantly, the wild winds from its mouth filled the surroundings with a terrifying aura. Its two sharp, long claws began to dig into the earth, unwilling to give up until it found someone.

"Lv Luo, coordinate with me to kill it."

After Su Chen finished speaking, he immediately leaped onto the back of the pangolin beast in one stride.

Almost in that same instant, a phantom of a True Dragon appeared behind him.

Suddenly, golden light erupted, so dazzling that people could barely open their eyes. Those present could even faintly hear the sound of a Dragon roaring—solemn and majestic, carrying an intense pressure that made it impossible to look directly at, making one want to kowtow and kneel.

Su Chen immediately attacked the softest part of the pangolin beast's body. The pangolin beast's eyesight was poor to begin with, and because its size was too massive, it was very clumsy in its movements; its advantage lay in its hard armor and sharp claws.

Since Su Chen had experience dealing with one before, he handled it with great ease this time.

Lv Luo waved her jade hand, summoning vines to bind the pangolin beast's limbs. The thorny vines tightened continuously, leaving the already clumsy pangolin beast unable to move for a moment.

During this stalemate, Su Chen unleashed his full-force strike directly at the pangolin beast.

The sound of a Dragon's roar resonated through the entire forest, even more intense than the pangolin beast's angry roar from just a moment ago.

Dazzling golden light erupted in the sky, and one could faintly see the phantom of a True Dragon circling. Su Chen, at the center of it all, was not affected in the slightest; instead, he increased his force.

The pangolin beast, which had been proud and arrogant just moments ago, let out a painful roar, its head swinging incessantly as it tried to break free from Lv Luo's restraints, and its four claws began to thrash violently.

"I can't hold it anymore!"

Following Lv Luo's loud cry, the pangolin beast broke free from its restraints and charged head-on toward Su Chen.

After all, for a pangolin beast that excelled in strength, Lv Luo was no match for it in that regard.

However, Su Chen had anticipated this, gathering his energy to attack the pangolin beast's weak point.

His eyes flashed with golden light, and the phantom of a Divine Dragon seemed to be reflected in his pupils. The force of his grip on the sword increased, and the pangolin beast's offensive gradually diminished, replaced by painful wails.

Lv Luo also took this opportunity to attack the pangolin beast. The pangolin beast swung its tail restlessly, nearly hitting them several times. Lv Luo dodged while keeping an eye on Liu Ruyan in the shadows to ensure she wasn't accidentally injured, and they remained in this stalemate for a quarter of an hour.

Finally, the pangolin beast's resistance grew weaker and weaker, and its mountain-like body collapsed to the ground with a boom. It smashed a large pit into the ground with its own corpse, and the dust kicked up made Su Chen cough violently several times.

Su Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead; unknowingly, sweat had already soaked his clothes, and there were more or less wounds left by the pangolin beast on his arms and legs, staining his entire outfit with large patches of bright red blood.

But only Su Chen knew that these were all superficial; in reality, compared to his chaotic flight before, he had handled this pangolin beast very well.

"Master, are you alright?"

Lv Luo ran up hurriedly, her watery eyes scanning Su Chen's body, tears already welling up in her eye sockets as if she were trying hard not to cry.

After all, Su Chen looked truly disheveled, and since he was wearing white today, the blood flowing on it was even more glaring and obvious.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Most of the blood on my clothes is the pangolin beast's."

Su Chen took out two Healing Sacred Medicines and swallowed them like sugar beans, instantly feeling the pain in his body begin to subside.

After Lv Luo probed with her Spiritual Power and found that it was indeed as he said, she finally set her heart at ease, though her eyes remained red like a little rabbit's; that scene just now had clearly frightened her.

"Rest assured, your master isn't that fragile."

Su Chen stroked Lv Luo's head and said with a calm expression, "My mood right now can be described in one word—awesome!"

The thrill of killing across cultivation realms with one's own hands is just fucking awesome!

Liu Ruyan stood to the side, not saying a word. Watching the two of them being so intimate, she suddenly felt a bit jealous, as if she were an outsider.

"What's wrong, Ruyan? Your face is pulled so long, it's almost as long as longevity noodles."

Su Chen's teasing voice came over.

(End of this chapter)