71: Chapter 71 Xiao Shun's Betrayal

Chi Anlin urged Xiao Yue to flee with all its might; although he knew doing so was dangerous, staying in place and waiting for death was even more dangerous.

As for Yang Zheng and Xiao Shun behind him, Chi Anlin did not fully trust them.

With three instructors present, if two of them had harbored evil intentions toward him, they would have definitely acted long ago; but if only one of them did, that person would wait for an opportunity to strike.

Chi Anlin had never fully trusted anyone; although the three instructors were there to test his talent, it was inevitable that they might harbor crooked thoughts, or they could simply be cultists.

Call it paranoia if you will, but Chi Anlin felt that at such a time, he could only rely on himself.

Sensing Chi Anlin fleeing rapidly, Yang Zheng immediately followed; he had to protect this kid, as there were certainly more than one cultist attacker.

"The big guy shouldn't be a bad person. After all, Teacher He was lured away. If he wanted to attack me, he could have just attacked Xiao Shun right beside him," Chi Anlin thought to himself. Few other professional cultivators could defeat a body cultivator in close quarters, especially when Xiao Shun was a Spirit Refiner.

Chi Anlin glanced at Xiao Shun. Although it was highly likely that this instructor was not an enemy, under these circumstances, Chi Anlin felt it was necessary to be suspicious.

Xiao Yue used Gale Steps to dash away, while the Ice War Soul returned once again into the beast taming pouch.

The Frigid Storm released just a moment ago was merely to disrupt vision; while this method was useless against a Heaven Rank Expert, it was still effective against some low-rank cultivators.

Furthermore, the Frigid Storm caused a great commotion, which could attract some of the instructors testing in the gymnasium.

At this moment, He Rouyun was swinging her long sword as if possessed, each strike aimed at the old man's vital points, while the old man used a long spear to parry He Rouyun's attacks.

"He Rouyun, is this kid worth you risking your life like this?" The old man's gaze was heavy. His goal was merely to prevent He Rouyun from going to provide support, but he hadn't expected this woman to be so insane, attacking without defending, adopting a fighting style of trading injury for injury.

"Hu Tianzong! As an ancestor of the Hu Family, you dare to join a cult! Aren't you afraid of your Hu Family being uprooted?" He Rouyun sneered. She recognized the old man's identity; he was a reclusive ancestor of the Hu Family. She hadn't expected him to still be alive.

"My lifespan is running out, and this kid's value is immense. Even if it implicates the Hu Family, as long as I can breakthrough, the Hu Family will have a chance to make a comeback!" A glimmer flashed in Hu Tianzong's eyes. After parrying He Rouyun's long sword with his spear, he flew backward.

"He Rouyun, I know you have used unscrupulous means to breakthrough these past few years, all to avenge your husband who died at the hands of the Blood Devouring King. But let's not even talk about the risks of investing in a genius; even if this kid truly reaches the King Rank, would he really care about old ties and help you breakthrough?"

Hu Tianzong laughed heartily: "That is too ethereal. Why not join me in capturing this kid now to exchange for cultivation resources to breakthrough? Don't forget, the Blood Devouring King is a Demon genius. Once you reach the King Rank, do you think he will just stand still, waiting for you to kill him?"

Roar!

He Rouyun slashed out with her sword, the sword light transforming into a water dragon that roared toward Hu Tianzong.

"The human race is struggling to survive in the cracks precisely because of human traitors like you who keep hunting down geniuses! Hu Tianzong, even if you don't kill Chi Anlin today, having exposed your identity, I will definitely kill you!" Behind He Rouyun, torrents of water surged into the sky, swirling around her body as she charged toward Hu Tianzong.

"Unreasonable!" Hu Tianzong's face turned cold. Seeing He Rouyun so stubborn, he stopped wasting his breath, his long spear tearing through the water dragon as he thrust toward He Rouyun.

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"Chase!" Seeing the building collapse, the two Third Realm experts hurriedly chased in the direction where Chi Anlin had fled.

Not far away, Yang Zheng's roar rang out: "Lu Gao, Wu Peng! How dare you betray us!"

A violent roaring sound erupted, shaking the ground until it cracked.

"Pfft!" Blood gushed from Chi Anlin's mouth, and Xiao Yue was also sent flying by the shockwave.

The moment the Heaven Rank Experts clashed behind him, he sensed the threat and hurriedly recalled the Treasure-Seeking Mouse.

Otherwise, with Xiao Xing's strength, it would likely have been shaken to death.

This was merely the spatial fluctuations caused by the Heaven Rank Experts' clash, yet it had nearly shaken him to death, while the surrounding buildings were completely shattered, and many ordinary people were instantly reduced to blood mist.

"Damn it!" Chi Anlin couldn't care about the casualties; he struggled to run toward Xiao Yue and took out the Earth Spirit Pill that the system had previously rewarded him with.

The Earth Spirit Pill could heal the hidden injuries of a First Realm cultivator; healing Xiao Yue's injuries was naturally a breeze, or to be precise, it was a bit of a waste.

But at this point, Chi Anlin couldn't care about anything else.

As for his own injuries... escaping was more important!

Xiao Yue consumed the pill, its injuries recovering rapidly, and it stood up, carrying Chi Anlin to continue fleeing.

Behind them, Yang Zheng was single-handedly tangling with the two Heaven Rank Experts, being beaten back repeatedly.

"Xiao Shun! Stop spacing out! Hurry up and help; reinforcements will arrive soon!" Yang Zheng roared. He sensed that several other instructors were rushing over; although their strength might not be equal to theirs, they could still count as fighting power.

Xiao Shun looked down at the devastated ruins surrounding them, where a boy who looked only in his teens was wailing beneath the rubble.

Sighing, Xiao Shun's spiritual power emerged, and under Yang Zheng's shocked gaze, he directly crushed the boy's body, turning it into a pool of blood.

A peculiar aura emerged. Yang Zheng's eyes were filled with rage, causing him to lose his combat rhythm, and he was struck by Lu Gao's punch, crashing into the ground.

"Junior brother, if we go on like this, do we really have a chance to avenge Master?" Xiao Shun's expression was indifferent, as if he had become a different person. Blood energy emerged on his body, as if countless souls were wailing within it, resembling a purgatory.

Lu Gao and Wu Peng couldn't help but stop. Xiao Shun was not one of their people, so this counted as a pleasant surprise.

On the ground, Chi Anlin heard the commotion and looked back to see this scene. He almost failed to suppress his injuries, his throat felt sweet, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

If he had just rendezvoused with these two instructors, he would probably already have been captured.

However, Chi Anlin felt a bit desperate. Why was it that when others leveled up, it was always like the Hulu Brothers saving their grandfather—defeating the small ones before the old ones appeared—letting these enemies become their stepping stones?

But for him, it was Heaven Rank Experts right from the start. If no one came to the rescue, with Chi Anlin's current means, he would definitely be captured in the end.

The gap in cultivation realm was too vast; no matter what trump cards he had, they were empty.

"I'm done for..."

Chi Anlin's current feeling was no less than if Hun Tiandi had received the script and killed Xiao Yan at the very beginning.

The ground trembled slightly, and a roaring sound came as Yang Zheng flew up directly from the ruins, his eyes blood-red, his entire body's vitality surging like a human-shaped nuclear bomb about to explode.

Seeing this, Lu Gao's expression changed, and he roared: "Yang Zheng! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"

The aura on Yang Zheng's body continued to rise; he had actually directly triggered all his potential, destroying his own foundation.

Under the shocked gazes of several people, Yang Zheng's aura changed again. This guy wasn't just burning his potential; he was actually burning his life!