Zhang Dali asked with some concern, "Chen Pi, do you think Sister Fang Si can handle this?"
There were so many powerful factions in the Capital. Fang Si might have exceptional talent, but her family background was quite ordinary—even less well-off than Zhang Dali's.
Chen Shu's gaze was calm. "It's fine. Worst case, we just pay up."
It was only two hundred thousand anyway. He could earn it back by selling more potions, then pay Fang Si back later.
Zhu Xuan stood with his arms crossed, waiting for the other party's people to bring the money.
He was feeling a bit bored and muttered to himself, "Might as well kill some time. Think I'll beat someone up."
With that, he leaped over and sat down on Zhang Dali.
"Wait, big bro—"
WHAM!
Before Zhang Dali could even finish speaking, Zhu Xuan's fist came crashing down.
Then came several more punches in rapid succession, pummeling Zhang Dali until he was curled up with his arms over his head, wailing in agony.
"A nobody from some backwater city dares mess with the Zhu family? You were asking for this!"
"This is for seriously injuring my nephew's contract spirit!"
"A low-level Beast Tamer acting this arrogant!"
"..."
Chen Shu swallowed the words he'd been about to say.
This guy clearly got the wrong person. Dali, you've suffered... bro will make offerings at your grave.[1]
While Dali was getting beaten, Chen Shu quietly stuffed something into his mouth.
Zhu Dabai on the side didn't speak up either. He wanted revenge on both of them anyway.
"Do you really need to scream that loud?"
Zhu Xuan quickly stopped. Anyone listening would think the guy was being beaten to death.
"Are you... fucking... blind?! I'm not the Beast Tamer!"
Zhang Dali finally managed to get the words out. Luckily his body was sturdy—despite the dramatic screaming, he wasn't seriously hurt.
"Beat the wrong one?"
Zhu Xuan froze for a moment, then immediately sat down on Chen Shu instead.
Chen Shu instantly curled up with his arms over his head, taking a punch from his opponent.
But after just one punch, he suddenly spat out a huge mouthful of fresh blood. It looked absolutely horrifying—even Zhu Xuan was startled.
"What the fuck! What's going on!"
Zhu Xuan leaped to his feet, staring at Chen Shu with an expression of shock and uncertainty, terrified the kid might drop dead on the spot.
"I... I hurt the... Flying Little Fatty Pig... I'm guilty... Big bro, please... hit me again..."
Chen Shu's expression was weak. As soon as he finished speaking, another huge mouthful of blood came spurting out.
"Holy shit! I barely used any force!"
Zhu Xuan jumped back, actual fear in his eyes now.
Wang Tianbao, you absolute genius!
Chen Shu was internally cracking up. Back when Wang Tianbao had used tomato sauce to fake being seriously injured, it hadn't looked realistic enough. So he'd specifically gotten custom-made blood packets, and had just sent Chen Shu a few small bags not long ago.[2]
"Big bro! Hit me! I'm guilty..."
Chen Shu slowly struggled to his feet, and another mouthful of blood came spraying out.
Shouldn't have used this much, he thought. Not spitting it out is way too uncomfortable.
"Stop! Stop! Bro—I'm calling you bro now!"
Zhu Xuan was completely panicked. If this kid actually died here, the Zhu family would be in deep trouble.
Chen Shu's body swayed unsteadily, looking like he could barely stand, but he kept moving toward his opponent.
Zhu Xuan kept backing away, his face full of terror.
Zhu Dabai on the side was equally stunned, completely at a loss for what to do.
"I can take it... cough cough cough... Hit me! Otherwise I... I'll feel guilty..."
Chen Shu coughed up several more mouthfuls of blood, his right hand trembling as he reached out.
"Bro—no wait—sir! Don't come any closer! Don't try to pin this on me!"
Zhu Xuan kept retreating, his only thought now being to get out of this mess as soon as possible.
Suddenly, Chen Shu's eyes went wide. He convulsed violently, as if he couldn't catch his breath, and collapsed straight backward...
Several more mouthfuls of blood came spurting from his mouth, like a fountain.
His body kept twitching, looking like he was about to die any second.
"Call 120! Now!"[3]
Zhu Xuan's expression was one of pure terror as he shouted at Zhu Dabai.
At the same time, he rushed to Chen Shu's side, wanting to check on his condition.
Everything had started because he'd punched the kid. If the Spirit Suppression Bureau investigated, they'd definitely latch onto that.
At this moment, Fang Si had borrowed the Swift Wind Sparrow and rapidly arrived at Spirit Chef University.
Below, the crowd was buzzing with discussion.
Anyone with flying privileges in the Capital was definitely top-tier—either from a premier family, the Dragon Corps, or Huaxia Academy...
None of these were factions ordinary people could afford to provoke.
Fang Si landed smoothly and headed straight for Competition Hall 07 in the Beast Taming Arena.
The moment the door opened—
Fang Si froze.
The floor ahead was covered in blood, and both Chen Shu and Zhang Dali were lying motionless on the ground.
This sight made her eyes instantly redden. An unprecedented fury surged up, making her head feel like it was about to explode.
Fang Si's feet pushed off the ground as she charged forward, launching a full-force kick.
Zhu Xuan sensed someone arriving and, ignoring Chen Shu's condition, turned to try to defend himself.
Though both their bodies had been enhanced, Zhu Xuan was clearly no match for Fang Si. He was sent flying several meters by a single kick.
"Wait... I..."
Zhu Xuan's expression was one of shock. He hadn't expected the newcomer to be this strong. He desperately tried to explain.
"Die!"
Fang Si's eyes were red, her rage having completely consumed her rationality.
"ROAR!"
Knowing he was outmatched, Zhu Xuan immediately commanded his Rift Earth Elephant to charge forward, hoping to stop her.
Fang Si didn't even look back. The space behind her suddenly shattered.
A dragon wreathed in blazing flames appeared.
Its entire body was scarlet red, nearly ten meters long, constantly beating its wings. Scorching heat swept through the Beast Taming Arena.
ROAR!
The Scarlet Flame Dragon seemed to sense its master's fury. Its eyes were filled with terrifying killing intent as a fireball rapidly condensed in its jaws.
BOOM!
The Rift Earth Elephant was instantly struck by the fireball, letting out an agonized wail.
The Scarlet Flame Dragon's speed was incredible. Its four claws came slashing down, tearing through the Rift Earth Elephant's hide as massive amounts of blood sprayed out.
Their bloodlines weren't even in the same league.
Moreover, the Scarlet Flame Dragon had been perfectly cultivated—it had consumed every compatible potion to the maximum.
If you converted the value of those potions to Huaxia currency, it would easily be in the tens of millions.
Fang Si had spent the vast majority of her academy credits on nurturing the Scarlet Flame Dragon. Its strength was absolutely incomparable to ordinary contract spirits.
"Shit! How is she this strong!"
Zhu Xuan's heart was in complete chaos. They were both Black Iron rank Beast Tamers, yet he was getting completely dominated.
Fang Si threw another punch. Zhu Xuan's arms actually made a slight cracking sound from the impact.
In that instant, he summoned his second contract spirit.
A jet-black golden eagle suddenly appeared!
Zhu Xuan quickly climbed onto the eagle's back. The eagle's speed was incredible, instantly breaking away from Fang Si and arriving at Zhu Dabai's side.
The two of them were ready to flee on the eagle. If they stayed any longer, they'd definitely die.
As for the four bodyguards lying on the ground—who had time for them now!
The girl in front of them had completely lost her mind.
"Die!"
Fang Si's eyes blazed with fury as she summoned her second contract spirit.
In an instant, space shattered—and it was actually ANOTHER dragon!!