Shattered (Edited)

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Chapter 77: Shattered

Bang!!!

Inside the Magic Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Yan swung the Heavy Xuan Ruler and fiercely struck a first rank magical beast, the Swallowing Wood Fox, sending it flying. He then glanced at the group of Swallowing Wood Foxes surrounding him and said lightly, "I do not wish to engage in needless killing, please leave."

It seemed the Swallowing wood foxes understood Xiao Yan's words or were intimidated by his power, as they scattered in all directions, fleeing the scene in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Yan retracted the Heavy Xuan Ruler and approached the Swallowing Wood Fox that he had knocked out, squatting down in front of it. He grabbed its tail and shook it. The unconscious fox slowly opened its eyes and began to panic as it saw Xiao Yan, trying to wiggle around. Xiao Yan let go of its tail, and as soon as the fox hit the ground, it immediately vanished from Xiao Yan's sight.

Xiao Yan's actions caused Yao Chen to comment.

"You really show mercy to everything, huh? Even Magical Beasts, can you not let them go too?"

"I just do not wish to commit senseless slaughter. If one day I need ingredients from a Swallowing Wood Fox for a certain purpose, I will not show mercy. Please rest assured, Senior Yao."

Xiao Yan knew the reason why Yao Chen was commenting on him, so he reassured her in advance, calming her's dissatisfaction.

"Well, if that's the case, then do as you wish."

Xiao Yan smiled faintly and took out the map that Boss Yao had given him. After confirming the direction, he continued his journey.

"However, even though I accepted this deal, I am still somewhat worried," Xiao Yan said as he followed the map, which made Yao Chen raise an eyebrow in confusion.

"What are you worried about?"

"Because Rank 2 magical beasts are equivalent to Dou Shi, right?" Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow and said naturally, "Currently, I am just a Three star Dou Practitioner, and the Flame mantra has not yet evolved. There are too many unfavorable factors."

"…"

Yao Chen was speechless.

Sometimes, she really wondered if Xiao Yan was doing this on purpose.

Why didn't you consider the level difference when you faced that girl, Ruo Lin? But now you suddenly remember you're a Dou Practitioner?

Yao Chen pinched the bridge of her nose in a bit of a headache. It wasn't just Xiao Yan. All of the younger members of the Xiao family that Xiao Yan brought out had this issue.

Before the battle started, they would consider the level difference between themselves and their opponents. But once the fight began, no one cared about the level difference, just dive in and fight!

It seemed like all the Xiao family juniors had two brains: one for normal situations and one for battle, with shared memories between them.

In the end, facing Xiao Yan's concerns, Yao Chen could only helplessly say, "Don't worry, go ahead and fight. If something happens, I'll cover for you."

"Thank you, Senior Yao, but unless absolutely necessary, please let me handle it myself."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah~ Otherwise, you won't grow, right?"

As they conversed, suddenly, there was an uproar in the distance. Xiao Yan frowned, put away the map, and approached. He saw a group of mercenaries surrounding and attacking a giant frost-like snake.

Xiao Yan recognized it. It was a second rank magical beast, the Scarlet Ice Snake.

At that moment, Xiao Yan noticed that while the mercenaries in front were engaged with the Scarlet Ice Snake, there was one person in the team, a woman in white, standing behind and observing. Xiao Yan had a rough guess about her identity.

She was probably the Xian'er that Boss Yao mentioned, the Little Fairy Doctor who was popular in Qingshan Town.

Xiao Yan couldn't help but look up and down at Xiao Yi Xian. Honestly, while her beauty couldn't compare to Yun Zhi's or Ya Fei's, she was still a rare beauty. She had an ethereal aura about her, like a fairy from a high place, making people look up to her.

What caught the eye most was her slender waist, tied with a ribbon. In terms of waist, it was the most delicate and fragile he had ever seen among women, making one feel a strong urge to protect her. No wonder she had become the goddess of these big men.

"Uh…"

After evaluating Xiao Yi Xian in his heart, Xiao Yan suddenly froze. He quickly slapped his forehead, feeling regretful.

(Damn, how did I end up like this after leaving Wutan City? Every time I see a beautiful woman, I evaluate her. Is it because Mei'er and Xun'er are no longer around?)

Could it be that this is my true nature?

Xiao Yan frowned deeply, and he couldn't help but doubt his own confident integrity.

Yao Chen, however, laughed softly.

(Lust is a human instinct, no need to feel guilty. When I was strong, wasn't I also a bit lustful?)

(…)

For some reason, when Yao Chen compared this to himself, Xiao Yan felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Does this mean that if I continue down this path, I'll end up as much of a rogue as Senior Yao?

Xiao Yan quickly shook his head, determined to avoid that future!

After all, Yao Chen was an unmatched beauty. Even when she disguised herself as ugly, she could still charm a crowd. Even with slightly lewd expressions, she was still pleasing to the eye.

As for Xiao Yan, with his average, neither handsome nor ugly appearance, if he ever showed a lewd expression, he wouldn't be able to tolerate it himself.

For the sake of his future image, he decided to work on improving himself.

Just then, his brow furrowed as he noticed, while the mercenaries were battling the Scarlet Ice Snake in front of them, another ice-snake head slowly emerged from the forest behind Xiao Yi Xian.

It was the second Scarlet Ice Snake!!!

"Watch out behind you!!!"

Xiao Yan immediately shouted, and Xiao Yi Xian turned around sharply. She saw the Scarlet Ice Snake leaping toward her, its wide mouth open. The sharp fangs were now less than half a foot from her delicate face!

"Dodge!!!"

Seeing this, the mercenaries panicked, trying to rush to her aid, but it was already too late.

Just when everyone, including Xiao Yi Xian, thought she was about to meet her doom, a black shadow suddenly flew out, and with a howling sound, it smashed the Scarlet Ice Snake's head to pieces!

"Huh?"

Everyone froze, and just as Xiao Yan threw out the Heavy Xuan Ruler, his figure flashed and he appeared above the Scarlet Ice Snake the mercenaries were targeting. Clenching his fist, he slammed it down onto the snake's head.

"Eight Extremes Collapse!!!"

Boom!!!

If the first Scarlet Ice Snake that was ambushed only had its head shattered, this second Scarlet Ice Snake met a far worse fate. From head to tail, it shattered into icy particles, thoroughly destroyed.

"What?!!"

Xiao Yan's attack stunned all the mercenaries, who stood there with their mouths open, looking at the young man who had suddenly appeared.

This… isn't a dream, right?

That was a second rank magical beast! On par with a Dou Shi! But this young man destroyed it in one hit?!

In stark contrast to the shocked mercenaries, Xiao Yan also stared at the ice shards beneath his feet, his mind full of question marks.

A second rank magical beast… is this it???

(The end of the chapter)

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