Tenku paid no heed as Gu Yuxuan and the other two released their strength and prepared to fight. His attention was drawn to the surroundings when he felt a familiar sensation.
The space around him suddenly trembled, and Tenku felt an otherworldly aura slowly cover the area. He often felt that sensation at the place where the space collapse occurred.
Unlike the other Realizers who came right when the space collapse occurred, Tenku was used to waiting early at the location of another world's portal to appear. He was a person who was always on guard and would observe his surroundings to ascertain the situation. Because of that, Tenku had unknowingly recognized the signs before space collapse broke out.
CLANK!
As Tenku had expected, space collapse really happened in that place. But he couldn't help but be shocked when he saw the size of the portals that appeared were quite large and doubled in number. This was the first time Tenku had seen two space collapses appear simultaneously in one location.
Soon after, warning sirens sounded, and men in black uniforms appeared. If Tenku remembered correctly, Wang Ruyue said they were the China Realizer organization members.
They quickly evacuated the people in the vicinity and sealed off the area to prevent anyone else from approaching. After that, Tenku saw that the Realizers in black uniforms used a device to cover the portal with a barrier. Tenku didn't know its name, but he guessed it used to delay the monsters' appearance until the reinforcements arrived.
After seeing the two great portals and Realizers appear, Jin Zhaohui and the other two quickly retracted their strength. Gu Yuxuan looked at Tenku with killing intent, but he didn't do anything in the end. He carried Gu Qingyang and quickly left the arena.
Gu Yuxuan realized how dangerous the current situation was. He had to evacuate his grandson to a safer place and get intensive care before his injuries worsened. After all, Gu Yuxuan wouldn't be able to kill Tenku with Jin Zhaohui and Wang Haotian protecting him. He would think of a plan to kill him without anyone else noticing.
Tenku didn't know what Gu Yuxuan was thinking and didn't care about it. He was focused on the two portals that were slowly increasing in size. But then he was distracted when he heard a voice calling his name.
"Tenku!"
Tenku turned his head and saw three people approaching him. They were Wang Ruyue, Huang Yuxin, and Wang Zeming, the first two runs with limp and seemed to be forcing themselves to move in their current state.
"What are you doing? Shouldn't you have left this place after hearing the sirens?" Tenku frowned and asked. But before they could answer, Jin Zhaohui opened his mouth first.
"Congratulations because you have become the winner of the martial arts competition this time. Unfortunately, we must postpone the victory ceremony and prizes due to the space collapse. The elders of the Jin family and I will assist the city lord in dealing with the crisis in this place. You and the other participants are allowed to leave this area, and we will contact you once the situation is conducive." Jin Zhaohui smiled and said to Tenku.
"Thank you, Elder Jin. But I'll stay here because I still have other things to do." Tenku replied.
"Yes, my disciple and I still have other business here." Wang Haotian added. His words left Wang Ruyue, and the others confused.
"I understand. But before I go, I will give you a warning. Be careful of Gu Yuxuan. You have abolished his grandson's cultivation base. I'm sure he won't let this matter end just like that.
He will come back to you. You are the most talented young cultivator I have ever met. So it's a shame if you fall before you touch the higher realms. If it's you, I feel you can step foot into innate." Jin Zhaohui said seriously.
"Hahaha... He will become arrogant if you praise him too much. As for Gu Yuxuan, I know he will come to seek revenge on my disciple. But we'll think about that again once the crisis in this place is over. You don't need to worry about Gu Yuxuan because he won't have the time to attack my disciple now that he has to take care of his grandson. Besides, the Gu family would be busy after the monsters appeared from the portal." Wang Haotian replied at Tenku's place.
"You are right. I forgot that you know him better than I do. I shouldn't have given your disciple such a vain warning." Jin Zhaohui agreed with Wang Haotian's words. He had almost forgotten about the relationship between Wang Haotian and Gu Yuxuan.
"It's not that I know him that well, but his bad temper is no longer a secret to the people of the four major families. I'm sure that the elders of the other families also know about it. But I still have to thank you for warning my disciple." Wang Haotian bowed his head slightly, and Tenku followed suit. Wang Ruyue and the others also subconsciously thanked Jin Zhaohui.
"Ahaha... Alright, I won't bother you any longer since I have to get together with the rest of the Jin family. Well then, I'll be taking my leave now." Jin Zhaohui couldn't waste any more time with them because he had to discuss how to deal with the space collapse with the Jin family.
After all, Jin Zhanjian was a city lord, and that portal had appeared in his domain. Thus, he had to be responsible for handling it.
"Then we won't keep you here any longer. We also intend to gather with the others to discuss this matter." Wang Haotian nodded, and Jin Zhaohui quickly left the place.
After Jin Zhaohui disappeared from their sight, Wang Haotian felt someone tug on his sleeve. When he turned around, he found Wang Ruyue already standing beside him.
"What's wrong, Yue'er?" Wang Haotian asked in confusion when he saw the anxiety on her face.
"Grandpa, what do you mean by you and Tenku still have business here? You don't intend to invite Tenku to fight against those monsters, do you? I got information from the organization that the threat level of the two space collapses is at least calamity.
In other words, sixth-level monsters will appear from there, and it's dangerous for Tenku!" Wang Ruyue looked at Wang Haotian and said. She had many questions and complaints for her grandfather, but now she had something more important to ask.
"Yes, I also got that information from the organization." Huang Yuxin nodded and showed the message on her smartphone.
"I got it too." Wang Zeming added. Although he is not active, he is also a member of the Realizer organization.
"Hmm... So both portals have a minimum threat level of calamity. No wonder its size became that big. What do you think, brat? If you are in your normal state, then the appearance of this space collapse will be good luck for you. But you have to remember that you can't use that thing carelessly in front of many people. Otherwise, the Realizers in Japan will be suspicious of you." Wang Haotian rubbed his chin and then looked at Tenku to ask his opinion.
Wang Ruyue and the others couldn't help but remain silent as they grew more and more confused by their conversation. Wang Haotian talked about Tenku's Phantasmal Object, which he shouldn't use to fight monsters in that place even if no one would recognize it.
Realizer organizations in every country will always exchange information about the space collapse and everything related. The appearance of multiple portals in one location was quite rare, and the Japanese Realizer organization would check the information, especially since the two countries were so close.
If the Japanese Realizer organization saw Tenku fighting with a scythe in that place, they would immediately know his identity. After all, he is quite famous in Japan as the illegal Realizer, The Reaper.
Even though Tenku uses a mask to cover his face, the Japanese Realizer organization can check flight log data for the past week and anyone leaving the country. They can do it because they have equal or more power than the government. After that, any Japanese who went to China would be suspected, and Tenku's identity would be found sooner or later.
"I understand. I can still deal with fifth-level monsters and below without using that thing. But if I have to fight monsters with a level above that, it might be very difficult, especially since I don't have many monster cores in my hands right now." Tenku nodded, and he understood what Wang Haotian meant. Ever since the two portals appeared, he already had a way of dealing with those monsters without showing the Devourer Scythe in public.
"You don't need to think about the sixth-level monsters as they will be taken care of by the four major families and the city lord who will cooperate with the Realizers of the Organization. If so, you can prepare yourself now. I felt the barrier couldn't hold back the monsters any longer." Wang Haotian glanced at the two portals, and his face became solemn.
"Alright. I will put on my combat gear." Tenku wanted to leave that place and put on the simple combat gear he used for the mission from school a few days ago. He couldn't use his main combat gear because that would be the same as revealing his identity as the Reaper. But before Tenku could take a step, someone grabbed his hand and stopped him.
"Wait a minute! What are you talking about!? Are you not listening to my words!? What will come out of the portal is at least a sixth-level monster! If you insist on asking Tenku to fight those monsters, I will too!" Wang Ruyue raised her voice.
She and the other two couldn't follow the chat between Tenku and Wang Haotian because they didn't know what they were talking about. But the gist of their conversation was that Tenku would fight against the monsters that emerged from the two portals. When they found out about it, they quickly reacted.
"How can you fight with your current condition?" Wang Haotian frowned when he heard his granddaughter's words.
"You don't need to worry. I can still move well, even in this condition! Moreover, have you forgotten that besides being a cultivator, I am also a Realizer? I have a Phantasmal Object that will help me fight those monsters." Wang Ruyue said stubbornly.
Wang Haotian felt a headache every time his grandson acted like that. Because no matter what he said, Wang Ruyue would not want to listen to him. But before Wang Haotian could reply, he heard a cracking sound from the portal.
"It looks like we don't have time to argue here." Wang Haotian looked in the direction the sound came from, and his face became serious. Not long after, gigantic wolf heads emerged from each of the portals and howled.
Arh-woooooooooooooooooooooooooo!