"Sir, let me tell you the information related to the Eight Strange and Ferocious Beasts!"

Suddenly, a voice echoed in the young man's mind.

The young man's gaze shifted instantly.

The speaker was an old man—thin, sharp-eyed, his aura firmly at the Sixth Turn of Mahayana. His face was calm, yet a trace of eagerness flickered in his eyes.

"Haha," the young man laughed softly.

"So there really _is_ one hidden here."

He looked amused rather than surprised.

"Go on," he said casually. "What do you want?"

"Our Royal Beast Sect does indeed have such a beast," the Sixth Elder said respectfully.

"However, it lives within the sect's forbidden area."

"Only the Sect Master and the Supreme Elder possess the keys to that place."

"The key?" The young man waved his hand dismissively.

"That's irrelevant. If I wish to enter, I'll simply tear the restriction apart."

He looked down at the Sixth Elder with interest.

"I don't want much," the Sixth Elder said quickly.

"I only ask that Young Master help me become the Sect Master of the Royal Beast Sect."

"Once that happens, my sect will become your affiliated force."

"We will steadily supply spirituals stones and rare spirit beasts every year."

The young man's smile deepened.

"You old fox," he said lightly.

"You're quite good at stirring trouble."

After a brief pause, he nodded.

"Very well. I'll accept."

A cub of one of the Eight Strange and Ferocious Beasts.

A sect handed over without effort.

And a spy planted in Skyreach Territory.

There was no reason to refuse.

"Thank you, sir," the Sixth Elder said, lowering his head.

The exchange was brief, silent to all but the two of them.

When it ended, the young man turned his attention back to Nox, smiling faintly.

"You said your sect doesn't possess any of the Eight Strange and Ferocious Beasts?"

"Then why," he asked calmly, "did someone just tell me that you're hiding a cub of the Evil Mantis—one of the Eight Strange and Ferocious Beasts?"

The words fell like thunder.

Nox's face went deathly pale.

His mind went blank.

How could this outsider possibly know?

Then—

A realization struck him.

Nox whipped his head around and stared straight at the Sixth Elder.

Their eyes met.

The Sixth Elder smiled, stroking his beard leisurely.

"Sixth Elder," Nox roared, his voice trembling with rage, "you're betraying the sect!"

"Betray?" Alister laughed loudly.

"You stubborn fool."

"You'd rather let thousands of disciples die than give up a mere cub of a ferocious beast."

"That is the real betrayal."

"I'm protecting the sect."

His words were righteous.

His eyes were not.

Deep down, his thoughts were simple—

If he couldn't obtain the Evil Mantis, then no one else should.

"Bullshit!" Nox's eyes were bloodshot.

"You traitor!"

"Enough," the young man said lazily, shaking his head.

"Your lie has been exposed."

"It's time for you to die."

In the next instant—

He vanished.

When he reappeared, he was already in front of Nox.

A hand shot out.

Perfectly precise.

His fingers clamped around Nox's throat like iron talons.

"I originally didn't plan to kill you," the young man said calmly. "But you dared to lie to me."

"And," he added with a smile, "I already promised him that I'd help him become Sect Master."

"So today—"

"You must die."

Spiritual energy poured from his palm, invading Nox's body like a raging torrent.

Nox's eyes bulged.

His face turned purple.

His internal organs screamed as the energy tore through his meridians.

He kicked helplessly, hands clawing at nothing.

"Alister… you traitor…" Nox forced the words out through clenched teeth.

"When the Sect Leader returns… you won't escape…"

"Hahaha," Alister laughed mockingly.

"That woman Shia has been gone for ten years."

"She's probably enslaved by some great power by now."

"How could she possibly return?"

"I'm doing this for the good of the sect."

"Enough talk," the young man said lightly.

"Let's send you on your way."

"I'll raise your sect's Evil Mantis properly."

"Don't worry. One day, it'll become a peerless ferocious beast—comparable to a Ultimate Supreme."

His grip tightened.

He was about to crush Nox's neck.

Suddenly—

A bolt of white lightning tore through the distant horizon.

It split space itself.

Before anyone could react, it flashed past the young man's vision.

A sharp, numbing pain exploded in his right arm.

The next instant—

His grip loosened.

Nox was thrown backward violently.

"Ah—!"

A scream tore from the young man's throat.

His right arm fell to the ground.

Cleanly severed.

Blood sprayed like rain.

The young man staggered back, clutching the stump, his face twisted in shock and rage.

"WHO?!"

"Who dares sneak attack this young master?!"

His roar shook the air.

The lightning above slowly dissipated.

A figure stood calmly in midair.

Blue robes fluttered.

His gaze was indifferent.

Ethan.

He looked down at the scene below, a faint smile at the corner of his lips.

"Evil Mantis," Ethan said lightly.

"One of the legendary Eight Strange and Ferocious Beasts."

"To think the Royal Beast Sect actually has one."

"This trip wasn't wasted after all."

The Eight Strange and Ferocious Beasts.

Creatures from ancient times.

Even rarer than mythical beasts.

Mythical beasts formed clans.

But the Eight Strange Beasts walked alone.

In ancient times—

Each of them had been an overlord capable of slaughtering emperors.

Even Ethan felt a flicker of excitement.

He looked at the young man whose arm he had just severed.

"Who are you?" Ethan asked calmly.

The young man's eyes were bloodshot with fury.

"How dare you answer my question with another question?!"

Nox lay collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath, staring at the blue-robed figure in disbelief.

He had been prepared to die.

He had even thought he saw his ancestors beckoning.

Yet he lived.

"Thank you, Senior, for saving my life!" Nox said hoarsely, cupping his hands.

Ethan didn't reply.

He simply shifted his gaze to the three intruders.

This young man was indeed a Supreme.

But—

Only at the early stage of the Inferior Supreme.

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