I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense C.152: 153 Pudong Rooster also scams people

“My fate is sealed!”

Ji Wuqing flapped her wings with all her might, desperately evading the relentless pursuit of the Molten Giant Beast behind her.

The sky had turned into a sea of fire, and her tail had been completely burned away. Fortunately, she was fast enough to have flown a considerable distance in just a moment.

A massive molten fist smashed down from the horizon, heating the void to a scorching temperature. Even before the fist arrived, Ji Wuqing’s fur had already started to singe.

Her body hair stood on end, and she felt an intense sense of crisis.

“Cluck cluck, my strength is about to vanish. Find Li Xiaobai and have him save the silly dog!”

Ji Wuqing let out a long howl to the sky, spread her wings wide, and firmly wrapped Ouyang Shuanger in her arms, guarding her as she used her own body to forcibly resist the fire fist that could burn everything to ashes.

“Roar!”

In an instant, the colorful radiance on the Phoenix’s body dimmed, the Purple Gold Phoenix Crown shattered, and blood sprayed everywhere.

The fist from the void easily pierced through Ji Wuqing’s heart, creating a ferocious and terrifying bloody hole that kept burning.

Ji Wuqing’s eyes lost their luster, and she fell from the sky.

She transformed back into a burnt little grass chicken, tumbling into Ouyang Shuanger’s embrace.

“This…”

Ouyang Shuanger was completely dumbfounded. Nothing that had happened today was something she could accept. First, her playful little buddy had inexplicably turned into a Divine Beast.

Then, they had inexplicably offended the top power of Central Province, the Fire Qilin Cave, and were now being hunted down, with her former friend dying a tragic death.

She felt as if she were living in a dream.

Shaking her head, she got up, picked up the little grass chicken, and ran.

No matter what, now that she had managed to escape, she couldn’t just wait to die. She vowed silently in her heart that if she could safely return to Zhenyuan Country this time, she would never venture into any Secret Realms or dangerous places again in her life.

The outside world was too dangerous; it would be better to just be a good princess.

A few breaths later.

The void suddenly exploded, and several figures appeared out of nowhere, searching the area.

Confusion was written on their faces.

“What’s going on? We clearly saw them fall here, but now, why can’t we sense their presence at all?”

“Maybe that Phoenix-like Demonic Beast isn’t completely dead. Its speed is pretty fast.”

“Enough talk. We’re only responsible for this area; there are others in charge of other regions. Since we can’t find them here, let’s head back.”

“Indeed, the Qilin Divine Beast is our top priority…”

In the valley clearing.

Elder Chen listened to his subordinates’ report with a grim expression on his face.

A Divine Beast that likely possessed the Phoenix Bloodline had slipped away right under their noses. Perhaps it was due to the innate talent of its bloodline, but his understanding of the Phoenix was still too limited.

However, as long as the beast was still on the Immortal Spirit Continent, finding it was just a matter of time.

“The Qilin Divine Beast can actually befriend a Phoenix. It seems I have to reconsider my opinion of you. When it comes to making friends, you’re far superior to the other Divine Beasts,” Elder Chen said, releasing the shackles on Ergouzi.

“Woof, you old rabbit, Lord Ergouzi is a supreme existence. A mere Kylin rabbit dares to compare with Lord Ergouzi?” Ergouzi exploded with rage, spewing fragrant words.

Upon hearing this, Elder Chen’s expression changed, and he once again firmly bound Ergouzi.

“The Qilin Divine Beast, the originator of poise, how can you speak such vulgar words!”

“You might not have yet awakened your bloodline inheritance; no matter, once you go to the Fire Qilin Cave and receive the baptism of the bloodline, those memories from the Ancient Era will reemerge in your mind.”

“You were discovered by me, and I hope you can defeat the other Qilin Divine Beasts and become the Overlord!”

Elder Chen said that finding a Qilin Beast scattered across the Mainland was already a great accomplishment. If his own Qilin Divine Beast could defeat the others, his status in the Fire Qilin Cave would soar, making him an existence revered by thousands.

To this, Ergouzi expressed disdain; it had no desire to go to the Fire Qilin Cave.

However, the thought of awakening its bloodline to cultivate powerful Cultivation Techniques and gain strength was quite tempting. If it could obtain cultivation, the first thing it wanted to do was slaughter the old man before it.

“Let’s go. The gains from the small world are insignificant compared to the Qilin Divine Beast. We’ll head straight back home and no longer meddle in affairs of the Secret Realm.”

“Additionally, send two people to Zhenyuan Country to investigate. Find the girl from earlier; she must know the whereabouts of the Demonic Beast with the Phoenix Bloodline!”

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“Yes!”

…

At the same time.

Outside a certain jungle, a Lamborghini was tearing through the wilderness, crashing left and right.

Countless creatures along the road fled in all directions. The news had already spread throughout the Secret Realm that a formidable person, riding a mount of bizarre appearance, was rampaging through the Secret Realm, rolling over Demonic Beasts and cultivators alike, causing heavy casualties and deaths.

“What’s the origin of this Li Xiaobai, who begs for death?”

“Don’t know, but he’s too fierce. Gods fall before him. Stop talking and run!”

“His ranking has risen again, shooting up by several hundred places!”

“I can hear the roaring of that giant beast, run!”

The cultivators kept a close watch on the rankings displayed on their Tokens, their faces filled with horror.

Li Xiaobai’s ranking was steadily rising. Almost all of the cultivators in the Secret Realm were alerted by their Tokens, and their rankings dropped by one place as a result.

Many cultivators had been kicked off the leaderboard; evidently, they had been dealt with.

Now, whenever cultivators in the Secret Realm heard a powerful roar, no matter what they were doing, they would immediately turn and run.

Because they could not afford to provoke this killing god.

Li Xiaobai, driving the car, felt a bit sullen. His ranking had been improving nicely, but it seemed that his information had leaked. The Lamborghini’s appearance was too conspicuous; often, before the car even arrived, people had already run off.

For a time, his ranking on the leaderboard stalled.

Human Rankings.

Rank 1111: Li Xiaobai, Begging for Death.

It appeared that his actions had been discovered by someone with ulterior motives who had figured out his pattern of behavior. Now in the Secret Realm, hardly anyone gathered in groups anymore.

The tactic of rapidly advancing his ranking by running people over with his car was becoming impractical.

[Attribute Points: 30000.]

All to defense.

[Defensive Power: Indestructible Golden Body, Ninth Turn (52000/100000) ready to advance.]

He checked the System panel.

The increase in Attribute Points was still considerable, having crossed the halfway point. He estimated that once out of the Secret Realm, he would be able to advance to the next stage of defensive power.

After quickly getting things in order, he turned the steering wheel and headed towards his original destination.

The Lamborghini sped through the jungle, but just then, Li Xiaobai caught a glimpse of a figure leaning against a tree out of the corner of his eye.

His pupils suddenly contracted as he frantically turned the steering wheel, drifting elegantly closer to the figure.

“Miss Shuanger, what are you doing here?”

“Is that… Wuqing?”