Pre-death assessment

At this moment, Liu Ruyan felt utterly hopeless.

Then, under her desperate and helpless gaze, Ling Wu, pulling Lei Yun and Karina along, flew away into the distance…

In her final moments, Karina roared loudly at Liu Ruyan, seemingly hoping that Ling Wu could save her.

Unfortunately, Ling Wu didn't turn around.

As the three of them left, the Beast King followed closely behind.

Suddenly, beneath this pale earth, only Liu Ruyan remained, utterly alone, swallowed by the white mist…

"You really are... more ruthless than anyone imagined..."

At this point, Liu Ruyan was completely desperate and had given up all hope.

She even suspected that Ling Wu did this because he wanted to kill her on purpose.

After all, she was no longer of any use and no longer followed Ling Wu, so Ling Wu had reason not to keep her around.

Liu Ruyan was completely unable to move at this moment, and could only let her body gradually transform into metal.

Finally, she slowly closed her eyes. She could feel that even her consciousness was being slowly swallowed up...

High in the sky, Ling Wu flew away into the distance with Lei Yun and Karina.

"Save her! Save Liu Ruyan!"

Karina cried out, "What are you doing? Why aren't you saving her?"

If we had acted just now, we might have had a chance to get Liu Ruyan out of the water, right?

If she is pulled out of the water, given Liu Ruyan's fourth-realm fire elemental abilities, she can fully repair herself if only part of her body has been metallized.

But why didn't Ling Wu save people?

He wouldn't even let his companions go to rescue people?

Lei Yun also wanted to ask Ling Wu why he didn't save Liu Ruyan.

Even if she's no longer a teammate, she still shouldn't be treated with absolutely no mercy, right?

Ling Wu shouldn't be that kind of person, right?

"What would you do if you went to rescue her?"

At this moment, Ling Wu smiled faintly: "I have to protect you first."

"I don't need protection!" Karina cried.

The reason she was willing to sacrifice herself was that she hoped no one else would have to sacrifice.

A friend I've just met is going to be sacrificed because of me?

What kind of nonsense is this?

She would rather sacrifice herself!

Swish!

Just then, Ling Wu stopped.

He turned around and looked at the beast king who was constantly chasing after him.

Then he let out a breath and said to Lei Yun, "You take her away first."

"What...what do you want to do?"

Lei Yun was very confused.

What exactly has Ling Wu been doing all this time?

"I have to go back and save them!"

Ling Wu shook his head: "We can't really let her die, can we?"

Upon hearing this, Lei Yun was overjoyed.

I knew it, I knew Ling Wu couldn't be that heartless.

There must be a reason why he did this, right?

I guess... I guess he wanted to teach Liu Ruyan a lesson?

"But... if Karina were here with me, the Beast King would keep a close eye on her," Lei Yun continued.

Beastmaster's primary target is Karina.

If she were with Karina, she wouldn't be confident of escaping the Beast King's pursuit.

"It's okay, I'll stop it!"

Ling Wu smiled faintly: "And while we're at it... kill it!"

As he spoke, he turned his head slightly to look at Karina: "Don't get any ideas. In fact, the so-called burial methods in your world... are a foolish act in themselves."

"When a person dies, they are dead. They have already given their life to death. It is incredibly foolish to give your body to death as well."

"These beings that have turned into steel beasts have absolutely no relation to your relatives."

Everyone assumes that after their loved ones die, they will exist in another form.

That's completely wrong.

The one that exists in another form is not their relative at all.

It's just a monster whose godhood and body were taken away by the Grim Reaper.

More zombie-like than zombies!

Karina remained silent, watching the Beast King closing in behind her.

Then, she pleaded, "Just save Liu Ruyan, that's enough..."

She no longer asks for anything else.

I no longer ask for anything more than my father's life, which is whether he died or not.

After all, Ling Wu was right. That so-called Beast King was, in fact, not his father at all.

"Don't worry, if she's still alive, you'll definitely be alive too."

Ling Wu said calmly, "If she dies, you definitely won't survive either."

After all, if Liu Ruyan dies, then he will have no choice but to hand Karina over to the Beast King in order to trigger the seed.

Karina didn't understand what those words meant, but she didn't have time to think about it right now.

She only hoped that Liu Ruyan could survive.

Let's go!

Ling Wu then waved his hand.

"Okay, be careful."

Lei Yun nodded, and then flew away into the distance with Karina.

Ling Wu was left standing alone, facing the beast king that was hot on his heels.

The Beast King's gaze was fixed on Karina at that moment, and he paid no attention to Ling Wu.

It ignored Ling Wu as if he were air and crashed into him.

It thought that with its powerful size and speed, if it crashed into Ling Wu, it could kill Ling Wu as easily as hitting a rat.

But just as it was thinking this, just as it flew straight up...

Suddenly... bang!

Ling Wu, standing in mid-air, simply raised his palm and blocked forward.

The beast king's head slammed headfirst into his palm, creating a loud bang.

Then, the Beast King's enormous body was actually stopped in mid-air.

It was as if it had hit an invisible wall, and after being stopped, it bounced back.

Ling Wu... remained completely still!

The Beast King quickly steadied himself, shook his head violently, and seemed somewhat incredulous.

How could a tiny human possibly stop himself with just one hand?

It then raised its head and looked towards Ling Wu.

At this moment, Ling Wu, clad in battle armor, stood in mid-air, one hand shielding his body.

Strangely, the originally pale armor was now engulfed in a strange, dark red flame.

It was precisely because of this aura that Ling Wu, with his small body and with just one hand, managed to block it.

"roar!!!"

The Beast King immediately roared angrily to the sky, then clenched its fist and charged towards Ling Wu once again.

"I was just teasing you. Did you really think you were so capable?"

Ling Wu smiled faintly, and then his figure flashed and pressed against him.

The beast king's enormous fist swung down like a mountain, but Ling Wu vanished without a trace.

The next moment, by the time it realized what was happening, Ling Wu was already next to its head.

Speed-based abilities are also classified as the fourth realm.

Of course, the Beast King couldn't keep up with Ling Wu's speed.

The next moment, Ling Wu clenched his fist and threw a punch at the Beast King's face.

Bang!

A loud, muffled thud was heard, and a shockwave of dark red flames spread out in mid-air.

The Beast King's entire face of metallic muscles exploded, and some metal fragments fell off.

That massive body was also sent flying a distance by Ling Wu's punch.

Before it could regain its footing, Ling Wu appeared on its back in an instant, followed by a solid punch.

Bang!

Another muffled thud, another dark red shockwave spread out, and the Beast King's massive body was sent flying a distance once more.

The huge steel wings on its back were shaken off by the dark red shockwave.

Immediately afterward, it still couldn't steady itself, and Ling Wu came in front of it again, punching it hard in the chest once more.

Bang!

The third punch!

After three punches, the Beast King's once indestructible body suffered severe cracking and damage to its chest, back, and head.

The Beast King, who was originally unstoppable, who was originally difficult to deal with even when the armed forces of the four major cities joined forces.

He was reborn after Ling Wu's three punches...

"Let's go, you can't die now!"

Ling Wu smiled faintly, and then, as if kicking a soccer ball, kicked the Beast Dynasty forward in mid-air.

After the first kick, the second kick...

Ling Wu kicked it again and again until it reached the spot where Liu Ruyan had fallen.

Then, with a sudden whip kick, the Beast King's massive body plummeted from the sky, crashing heavily into the mist, unable to get up.

After kicking the Beast King off, Ling Wu looked towards Liu Ruyan.

At this moment, Liu Ruyan, who was submerged in the white mist, seemed to have completely transformed into white metal.

But Ling Wu could still tell that she still had some life force and was not dead.

"If he dies like this, it would be truly disappointing," Ling Wu murmured to himself.

If he wants to save Liu Ruyan, he still has a chance.

His dark red aura of death could completely dispel all the white mist.

As long as she has a breath left, Liu Ruyan can recover.

But... he wanted to wait a little longer.

Waiting... for what he wanted to happen.

Sure enough, under his gaze, and under his waiting.

Liu Ruyan's body, which had turned into pale metal, suddenly turned red little by little.

It was as if something was burning inside her.

It was as if something was about to be reborn within her.

At the same time, a terrifying heat wave, centered on Liu Ruyan, began to spread in all directions.

The white mist that covered the entire earth below was gradually dissipated, starting from Liu Ruyan's location...

The next moment... Boom!!!

Suddenly, a deafening roar erupted, and a towering pillar of fire shot skyward.

The entire sky was instantly dyed a fiery red.

At the same time, a terrifyingly high temperature spread throughout the third layer of the pre-death assessment space.

On the Xuanwu City side, everyone who was still engaged in the chaotic battle paused for a moment.

Then everyone, all the hunters, turned their gaze toward the distant sky.

You can see the pillar of fire shooting into the sky, and you can feel the scorching heat waves rushing towards you from afar.

"What...what happened?"

Everyone looked puzzled. What kind of strange phenomenon was this?

Meanwhile, in the four major cities...

The four city lords shook their heads and sighed helplessly, "This third layer of fruit... it seems he's going to take it too!"