HCB Chapter 96 Being Watched
Chapter 96 Being Watched
As the competition has progressed, many people have already been eliminated. Those with lower cultivation levels can only hide and avoid being found, but the arena is only so big. Those with higher cultivation levels can use their divine sense to search and detect them instantly, so hiding is useless.
Therefore, disciples with low cultivation levels have an extremely low chance of advancing; they are basically just there to serve as supporting characters.
Seeing Tao Tao make a move, the people around who originally wanted to target Tao Tao and her friend started to be wary after seeing her action. They suspected that she might be hiding her strength and that it was best not to provoke someone like her.
Seeing that no one was bothering her, Tao Tao was happy to relax and found a place to lie low, slowly observing the surrounding situation. Qin Xiyu also breathed a sigh of relief, which was better than being watched by others and having to rely on Tao Tao at all times.
"By the way, where is Young Master Bai?"
After relaxing, Qin Xiyu realized that Bai Yan and Zhou Feng were nowhere to be seen. As for Zhou Feng, he didn't treat her very well and probably didn't want to travel with them. She was too lazy to ask. But Bai Yan was different. His cultivation level seemed to be a little lower than hers. If he went alone, wouldn't he become the target of everyone's criticism?
"You mean Bai Yan? Cough cough, I don't know, he's probably just wandering around somewhere." When Tao Tao heard Bai Yan mentioned, she looked around curiously but didn't see him.
Bai Yan's appearance was purely for fun; he probably wouldn't want to stay hidden with them. As for what he really wanted to do, no one knows. Of course, it's also possible that he never intended to pass the preliminary selection, otherwise why would he have lowered his cultivation level so much?
"Just wandering around? Are you sure he won't be eliminated?"
"Why is Senior Sister Qin so concerned about him? We only met once, so even if he's eliminated, it has nothing to do with us," Tao Tao asked suspiciously, seeing through Qin Xiyu's thoughts at a glance.
Qin Xiyu was momentarily speechless when asked the question, and turned her head away shyly. "Junior sister said we're on the same team, so naturally we should look after each other."
"Oh, I see." Tao Tao said sarcastically, prompting Qin Xiyu to quickly change the subject, "Look over there, isn't that Zhou Feng from our team?"
"Hmm?" Tao Tao looked over in confusion and saw Zhou Feng being chased. The other person was standing on a jade pillow and holding a Ghost Mother Whip. The whip lashed Zhou Feng's back, causing him to scream in pain. He quickly took out an Earth Escape Talisman from his storage and disappeared instantly.
However, he was using a low-level earth-遁符 (earth-遁符), which meant he couldn't escape very far. He soon resurfaced and was caught red-handed.
"Junior Sister Yue, help!" Knowing he couldn't beat the opponent and would definitely lose points, he didn't care about anything else. He just happened to see Tao Tao standing to the side and immediately called for help.
Tao Tao hadn't originally intended to get involved, but it was his own fault for not allowing Qin Xiyu to join and Bai Yan to join, yet now that he was in trouble, he knew to call for help.
"Come on, I'll take care of this together!" The woman in yellow, standing on the jade pillow, glanced at Tao Tao. After seeing her cultivation level, she wasn't afraid at all. Instead, she provoked Tao Tao to make a move.
Indeed, this woman is at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, so dealing with two early-stage cultivators is naturally no problem for her. Besides, she must have other powerful magical artifacts, otherwise she wouldn't be so ostentatious.
"I was the one who took a liking to her first. Does your Hidden Moon Sect really enjoy stealing other people's things?"
Suddenly, a man's voice came from behind Tao Tao. She turned around and saw that it was a member of the Tiangang Sect. It turned out that she had been watched for a long time, but he had been waiting for an opportunity to act. If it weren't for this woman in yellow taking action, he probably wouldn't have come out.
"Tiangang Sect? How come I didn't know you were the one who took a liking to her first? If you want to snatch her from me, you'll have to see if you have the ability!"
"Then let me show you what I'm capable of."
Unexpectedly, the two started fighting first. The woman in yellow also had a fiery temper and lashed out with her whip. Her attack was clean and swift. The other party was naturally not to be outdone. He swept his whisk and summoned a Bagua-shaped magic weapon. The magic weapon spun in the air and then emitted a dazzling light.
These lights were peculiar; they instantly formed a barrier less than a hundred paces long, trapping the two of them inside.
To others, it was just an ordinary barrier, but in reality, it was an illusion. The woman had been pulled into the illusion and saw high-level demonic beasts attacking her from all sides. She hurriedly summoned her magic weapon, seemingly trying her best to fight back, but to outsiders, it looked a little funny.
"Senior Brother Zhou, let's go quickly." Tao Tao hurriedly sent a telepathic message to Zhou Feng. These two were not easy to deal with, so it was better not to stay.
Zhou Feng understood and used the Earth Escape Talisman again, but the person from the Tiangang Sect noticed it. He patted the pet pouch, and a red arrow flew out, transforming into a giant lizard that blocked Zhou Feng's path, startling Zhou Feng so much that his face turned pale.
"Crimson Flame Demon Scorpion, a level four demonic beast..."
Zhou Feng couldn't handle this thing. His few magical artifacts were only used for escaping. With the Crimson Flame Demon Scorpion watching him, he could only retreat.
He turned his head blankly, wanting to ask Tao Tao for help again, but a white light came down from the sky. Tao Tao had already transformed into a small beast and swallowed the Crimson Flame Demon Scorpion whole before it could react. Then, to Zhou Feng and the others' astonishment, Tao Tao transformed into human form, grabbed Zhou Feng, and ran away, shouting, "What are you looking at? Run!"
"You, you swallowed it? You swallowed it, didn't you? I'm not mistaken, am I?"
Zhou Feng was starting to question his life. That was a level four demon beast, and she just swallowed it so easily? What a joke! How high a cultivation level would it take to do that? No, it wasn't a question of whether it was possible, but rather, who would swallow a demon beast without worrying about not being able to digest it?
Not only Zhou Feng, but even the person from the Tiangang Sect was stunned. He had gone to great lengths to subdue this demon beast and make it a spirit pet, only to have it swallowed up like this.
"Stop!" In a fit of anger, he no longer cared about dealing with the woman in yellow and rushed out of the barrier. As soon as he left the center of the formation, the formation naturally disappeared. Only then did the woman in yellow emerge from the illusion. Realizing that she had been tricked, she was furious and chased after the man from the Heavenly Gang Sect, brandishing her whip.
"Oh no, have we offended them? What do we do now?" Seeing the other party chasing after them, Zhou Feng was terrified and didn't care about his shock. Tao Tao, on the other hand, was much calmer. He grinned, took out three talismans from his storage bracelet, and threw them out with a smile.
Suddenly, a cloud of yellow sand surrounded her, obscuring her vision and making it impossible to see what was happening inside. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tao Tao pulled Qin Xiyu and Zhou Feng aside and asked, "Do you still have any more Earth Escape Talismans?"
"Yes, there is, but where can it escape to?"
"Of course we'll go forward! Can't you see them behind us?"
"But my talisman is of low grade, and my spiritual power is not enough. I'm afraid it won't be possible to escape far away. I might not even be able to escape their sight."
Zhou Feng was in a dilemma. He wanted to escape, but he didn't have the ability to do so right now.
"Leave it to me, let me handle it." Seeing Tao Tao's confidence, Zhou Feng didn't say much and handed her the Earth Escape Talisman. After receiving the talisman, Tao Tao's eyes darkened. She channeled her spiritual power into the talisman and threw it out. Instantly, the three of them disappeared from the spot.