The man surnamed Zhou knew very well that they couldn't keep dragging this out, or else they would all have to hide in their hearts.

The chameleon seemed to sense its master's emotions too. It let out a roar, its aura starting to surge, clearly using a secret technique, intending to fight desperately.

Zhang Yuyan anxiously asked, "Chu Chen, how is the Nirvana talent stacking? The opponent is going all out."

Chu Chen shook his head and said, "Still a bit short, how long can the Wind Burst Mad Lion last?"

"About half a minute."

"Hmm, barely enough."

At this time, the chameleon had successfully unleashed its secret technique, its aura directly rising to the Ninth Rank Lord Level.

It let out a satisfying roar and charged again.

Nirvana met it head-on once more. After several exchanges, it was severely wounded again.

The Wind Burst Mad Lion saw this and rushed up again.

Nirvana used limb regeneration once more, marking its sixth time using it, with its life force already over seventy percent consumed.

Its aura had reached the Late-Stage Fourth Rank Lord Level.

The chameleon's attacks became more frenzied, and the Wind Burst Mad Lion could only dodge and retreat, barely managing to fend off, occasionally taking a hit.

In just a moment, its surface had several deep and shallow wounds, which would have overwhelmed it long ago if not for the Holy Light Elf's healing.

At this time, hidden a few dozen feet away atop a tree was two men dressed in the Cyan Dragon Daoist School's attire.

"Brother Zhang, should we step in? These are the Daoist School's treasures; if anything happens to them, we'd be in trouble."

"What's the rush? Elder Liu instructed, unless it's a life-and-death crisis, we shouldn't intervene. Besides, they're top prodigies cultivated by the Daoist School; surely they have their own ways to save themselves. These five are but their whetstones."

Chu Chen glanced at Nirvana, charging up again, then turned his gaze to the Blood God Sect followers directing the Blood Bird, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

That person was entirely focused on the battle, unaware of his surroundings.

At this moment, a golden radiance flashed behind the man, and the next second, his head fell to the ground, unaware until death.

The Blood Bird, engaged in battle, suddenly stiffened and then fell straight to the ground, losing all life.

Sun Mengqi and Li Wanxi stood frozen, bewildered by the sudden appearance of Shadow Kill.

Chu Chen immediately reminded them, "Don't just stand there, go support Wang Lei quickly."

The two women snapped back to their senses and swiftly commanded their guardian beasts to Wang Lei's battlefield.

Wang Lei displayed slight displeasure upon seeing this but did not stop them, understanding it was a life-and-death battle, not a spar.

The Blood Wolf's master looked exceedingly grim, calling out loudly, "Captain, help me quickly."

The other two heard this and also wore tense expressions, cautiously scanning their surroundings, wary of an ambush by the guardian beast.

The man surnamed Zhou directed the chameleon to seriously injure Nirvana once more before attacking the Wind Burst Mad Lion, finally realizing Nirvana's difficulty.

However, changing targets now was clearly too late.

After another limb regeneration, Nirvana's aura was at Mid-Stage Fifth Rank Lord Level.

By then, the Wind Burst Mad Lion was already weak, yet the chameleon remained vigorous.

The man surnamed Zhou remarked with a hint of smugness, "This farce should end."

Chu Chen coldly responded, "Indeed, this farce should end."

As his words fell, Nirvana let out a low growl, its aura surging crazily, while simultaneously shedding its disguise.

The following scene was astonishing. Nirvana's aura surged from the Ninth Rank Commander Level, Ninth Rank, Lord Level First Rank, Second Rank, all the way to the Mid-Stage Eighth Rank Lord Level before halting.

Such transformation rendered the four members of the Blood God Sect stupefied, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Long Yunxiao and others also expressed shock.

Though they had some understanding of Nirvana's strength, none had seen such a powerful Nirvana before.

"How...how is this possible?" exclaimed the man surnamed Zhou in disbelief.

Chu Chen dismissively replied, "Why not? You're just ignorant. Surrender now and there's still time, or face certain death, the choice is theirs."

Upon hearing this, the four looked grim. Having committed vile deeds after joining the Blood God Sect, surrendering would likely end disastrously for them.

The man surnamed Zhou glared coldly at Chu Chen, saying, "You indeed surprised me, but its aura is merely at Eighth Rank Lord Level while my guardian beast is Ninth. I can't see where your confidence comes from."

The other three relaxed somewhat upon hearing this.

Chu Chen suddenly laughed upon hearing this.

"Why are you laughing?"

"I'm laughing at your ignorance. Why do you think the Daoist School fully supports us?"

"Hmph, you only have high cultivation talent. If I had your talent, I wouldn't have joined the Blood God Sect; my achievements would surpass this."

Chu Chen laughed again hearing this.

"You find it funny?" said the man surnamed Zhou coldly.

Chu Chen nodded, "Yes, it's indeed funny. Your so-called low cultivation talent is just an excuse to take shortcuts. My cultivation talent is merely Yellow Rank Upper Grade."

"What? That's impossible, you're lying, how could someone with just Yellow Rank Upper Grade cultivation talent progress so quickly?"

Long Yunxiao and others showed expressions of shame upon hearing this.

The man surnamed Zhou realized Chu Chen spoke truthfully, feeling his morale crumble.

"So what? I'll kill you all. Even if you're geniuses, so what? Geniuses who haven't grown up are just geniuses, unable to become strong, it's all an illusion."

Chu Chen remained unfazed, shaking his head, "It seems you still don't understand. I've always fought above my rank. This gap is nothing to me. Nirvana, go show him your strength."

With Chu Chen's words, Nirvana growled lowly and lunged forward.

The man surnamed Zhou directed the chameleon to meet it.

Chu Chen hadn't said so much to boast, but rather to disrupt the opponent's mindset—one of the combat techniques taught by Liu Hong.

Once the opponent's mental defenses were breached, they would misstep when commanding their guardian beast.

Nonetheless, with Nirvana's current strength, disrupting the opponent wasn't necessary; he did it for two reasons.

First, to test the effectiveness of this combat tactic in battle.

Second, fearing the opponent had backup plans.

In proving Liu Hong's combat techniques effective, after just a few rounds, the chameleon revealed a flaw.

Its tongue missed its mark, and as it tried to withdraw, Nirvana clamped down hard, its mandibles severing the tongue.

The chameleon let out a painful growl, with its tongue, its strongest attack method, severed—it was like a toothless tiger, its combat ability halved.

The man surnamed Zhou looked grim, realizing the tide had turned.

His companions' situations were equally dire. The Blood Wolf was dead, and other blood beasts were besieged by multiple guardian beasts.

They wouldn't last much longer.

He assessed the surroundings, then retrieved a pitch-black metal ball from his space bracelet.

The chameleon seemed to sense something, immediately sweeping Nirvana away before retreating swiftly towards the man surnamed Zhou.

At this moment, the man surnamed Zhou leapt onto the chameleon's back, throwing the metal ball at Nirvana.

Nirvana retreated immediately upon seeing this.

The metal ball hit the ground, and dense smoke billowed forth, obscuring everyone's vision.

"It's a smoke bomb, this guy's trying to escape." Zhang Yuyan exclaimed.

Chu Chen shook his head, "Don't worry, he won't escape."

As his words fell, a golden radiance flashed through the smoke, followed by a scream.

When the smoke cleared, Shadow Kill stood before the man surnamed Zhou's head, looking at Chu Chen with a hum of accomplishment.

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