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Xiao Yin's voice was broken by the roar of the beasts in the distance, but the melody didn't seem to care. This was because even though the Xiao Yin had only been there for a few breaths of time, it had caused the entire beast tide and the other ten odd beasts behind them to pause for a moment, but this pause had also greatly reduced the overwhelming galloping of the beasts, making them much safer compared to the seven people who were running for their lives.

For the Heavenly Note Family, which pursued the principles of music, all of them were talented in the Dao of Music. Although it was just a short flute, it was extremely simple and soundless, and that short flute already contained the comprehension of the music to the human realm. In an instant, it severed the connection between guarding strange beasts and the beast tide, but it did not affect the seven running students at the front in the slightest.

These ten people were the last ten students left in this round of the championship. Although the time limit of fifteen days had only been half passed, the Mountain Sea Painting Scroll was indeed much more dangerous than before. Those who were still able to survive the elimination of these people could be said to be talented geniuses, and could be said to be the most precious wealth in the future.

In her eyes, the beast tide had been blocked by her flute sound for a while, and it no longer had its previous momentum. Moreover, the animal tide had gradually regained its clarity in the eyes of the animals, and if these students could not escape this danger, then they were no longer fit to compete for the top spot.

However, if they wanted to escape from the beast tide, it was not impossible. Since they wanted to fight for the lead representative position, they should have been prepared for this. Besides, when would the Mountain Sea Painting be opened, and how many of them would not die?

Only in the Life and Death Realm could one see a person's true talent, temperament, and cultivation. Didn't they do the same back then? Ye Yin also really wanted to see the quality of the remaining ten people. Since the guardian beast had already appeared, she didn't have the time to pay attention to it anymore. Thinking of this, she moved her body and rushed towards the guardian beast.

The seven people in the valley were busy fleeing for their lives, guarding against the beasts behind them and the beast tide not too far away. However, Lu Que, Zhuge Yan, and Yunxian, who were standing on the platform in front of the cave, could clearly see that Master Le had left. They could not help but feel shocked in their hearts. Why did this expert leave? What about the seven people at the bottom of the cliff?

By this time, Duanmu Ye and the rest had already been forced into the valley by the Earth Stage strange beast behind them. They also saw Lu Que and the other two on the cliff along with the rope ladder they had put down. They were running towards the cliff where Lu Que and the other two were at with all their might, hoping to climb up the cliff through the rope ladder made from tree branches to avoid the beasts and the huge beast tide behind them.

However, the direction that they were running in was the direction that the monster tide was heading towards. With their current speed, even if they were not caught up by the monster tide, they would not be able to climb up the cliff.

This rope ladder was constructed by Lu Que, Zhuge Yan, and Yun Xing Si over a whole morning. Due to the lack of time, they did not have any suitable tools or materials. The rope ladder was roughly crafted. The three knew clearly in their hearts that this rope ladder was meant for use just in case. It was left behind by the three of them in case something unexpected happened.

Right now, seven people were running for their lives at the bottom of the cliff. Even if these people had climbed the rope ladder before the beast tide, this rope ladder could not withstand the weight of seven people and might even break somewhere. However, if they climbed up one by one, then the people behind them were doomed.

"What should we do?" At this moment, the situation was very clear. Due to the appearance of the guardian beast, the three experts would no longer take action. However, if this were to continue, even if the seven of them managed to avoid the yellow-rank beasts that were following behind them, they would definitely be trampled into meat paste by the beast tide.

"We can only fight." Cloudstring shook the gun in his hand.

"How do we fight? "Let's not even talk about those yellow-rank beasts. Even if we add them to the beast tide, we still won't be able to deal with them." Zhuge Yan looked incredulously at Yunxian. The sight of the tens of thousands of black masses of beasts sent shivers down his spine. In his opinion, even if all ten of them were at the peak of their stamina, they would still die in the face of this beast tide.

"Brother Yun is right." At this time, Lu Que spoke up, "The flute just now had slowed down the speed of this beast tide by a lot, and it is still slowing down. It seems like the beast tide has broken free from the control of the strange beasts guarding it.

"So what? Even if the beasts stopped, look at that beast tide. There are hundreds of wolves, tigers, leopards, and huge bears." Although Zhuge Yan was extremely anxious, he did not believe that these few people were enough to deal with the ferocious beasts in the mountain forest.

"There's no other way, unless we watch them die." At that moment, Yun Xing Si noticed that the group of people was running at full speed. Apparently, they had reached the limits of their stamina.

Lu Que had also noticed that Duanmu Ye and Lin Qingyu were swaying a little. However, they were still two to three miles away from the cliff. If this continued, they might lose all their strength before they even reached this place. Although the beast tide had started to slow down, the yellow-rank beasts were still hot on their heels.

"We can't wait any longer." Lu Que grabbed the rope ladder he had just completed and headed down the cliff quickly like a spirit ape. Duanmu Ye was one of Lu Que's few friends and the two of them had been inseparable for the past few months. As for Lin Qingyu, although the two of them had not known each other for long, they had a good relationship with Lu Que. He was also a brother living in the same courtyard, so naturally, he couldn't just watch on helplessly.

"So be it." Seeing Lu Que pulling the rope ladder down the cliff without a second word, Zhuge Yan couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart. He waited for Lu Que to descend into the valley before pulling the rope ladder down as well.

Arriving at the valley below the cliff, Lu Que lifted up his Dragon-Strangling Spear and headed in the direction of Duanmu Ye and Lin Qingyu. He was feeling extremely anxious at the moment. When he came down, he realized that the situation was different from what he had expected. The herbivores such as the sheep, the land, and the buffalo that were running in front probably noticed the wolves that were following them. Due to their natural instincts, they started to run at full speed again.

Furthermore, because of the strange yellow-rank beasts in front of them, these herbivores were scurrying all over the place. The whole place was a mess, and countless animals were trampling on each other to die. Lu Que knew that the more he thought about it, the more dangerous it would be. With so many animals trampling on each other in such a situation, even if there was a mountain in front of them, they would still run headfirst into it.

"Duanmu, how is Qingyu?" Lu Que ran up to them and pulled Duanmu Ye and Lin Qingyu behind a huge boulder before speaking up.

"Me ~ Me is fine."

"I'm not too bad too."

Both of them said while panting heavily. The two of them had already been hunted down for more than two hours. In the beginning, it was just an ordinary mountain beast. They could still rely on their experiences in the forest to break free or kill them. However, when four yellow-rank beasts appeared at the same time, they had no choice but to run.

When they arrived at the valley, the already exhausted duo ran into such a huge beast tide. If it weren't for the instinct to survive, the duo would have already collapsed to the ground.

"Lu Que, you shouldn't have come down." Duanmu Ye leaned on the huge rock and the machete in his hand as he looked at Lu Que with a look of gratitude. He had already seen Lu Que from afar on the cliff. Naturally, he knew that the reason why Lu Que came down was because he noticed that there was something wrong with Lin Qingyu and his physical strength. That was why he came down to save the two of them.

"Yes! Yes!" Before Lin Qingyu could finish, he was interrupted by a few loud roars. A giant golden bear and three leopards with silver spots on their bodies appeared, roaring towards the three of them.

"Is it all right?" Lu Que looked left and right before speaking to Duanmu Ye and his son.

"Not bad." Duanmu Ye and Lin Qingyu were both trying their best to support their bodies. Although they were exhausted, their eyes were sharp as they stared at the four strange beasts on both sides of them. In the past few days, they had fought countless wild beasts. Naturally, they knew that they couldn't afford to weaken their imposing manner. The moment their imposing manner weakened, these beasts would immediately launch their attacks.

"Pick one." Lu Que's intentions were clear. Right now, there were four mutated beasts surrounding the giant boulder. There were three leopards on the left and a giant bear on the right. He had Duanmu Ye and Lin Qingyu take care of one side first before taking care of the other.

"Me isn't that Great Earth Bear's opponent, so I'll leave it to you." Duanmu Ye knew that now was not the time to be modest. He directly picked the leopard. Although there were three leopards, that giant bear was undoubtedly more difficult to deal with. With Duanmu Ye's forest experience, if there were only these three Silver Spotted Panthers, he wouldn't have run away. Although the panthers were agile and ferocious, there were still many ways to deal with them. However, this huge bear had appeared at the same time, so he could only drag Lin Qingyu and run.

Duanmu Ye was tall and sturdy, and he was a student under Ghost Face Army Marshal Lei Xuanji. What he learned was sabresmanship, and he walked the path of being powerful and heavy, using strength to break through trickery, and using his power to suppress others. Therefore, he was completely unable to gain anything from facing a giant bear that was stronger than him.

Both Lin Qingyu and Zhuge Yan were sword wielders, and the so-called 'dexterous movement' was supposed to allow them to rely on their footwork to deal with the giant bear. However, Lin Qingyu had learned very little from Yao Yi An and had also focused on medicine. Now that he couldn't even execute a complete set of sword technique, how could Duanmu Ye let him deal with the berserk giant bear?

Lu Que, on the other hand, was different. His spear was the king of all weapons, and the Lu family's Twelve Life Spear Arts were renowned throughout the world. They were known as soft spear skills first. Adding on Lu Que's experience, if any of the four could deal with this giant bear, then the only one left was Lu Que.

"Alright, you guys can hold on for a while. Give me some time." Lu Que nodded his head, and with a slight movement of his feet, he charged straight at the giant bear. Amongst all the ferocious beasts in the forest, the one Lu Que was least afraid of was a bear. With the characteristics of the Twelve Longevity Spear Arts, he was simply the nemesis of these huge ferocious beasts. In the Unreturning Mountain, the Foundation Establishment stage Lu Que had killed countless giant bears. Even though this Savage Worldbear was a Yellow Rank beast with a high intelligence, it was still unable to escape the shackles of its physique.

Seeing Lu Que heading towards him, the giant bear's eyes were filled with bloodthirsty killing intent. The two front palms slapped the ground heavily a few times, causing the ground to cave in quite a bit.

"Die." In the current situation, Lu Que did not have the time to deal with this giant bear. He attacked with the killing move of the Twelve Life Spear. Six dazzling spear flowers bloomed at the tip, shooting towards the giant bear's weak eyes.

The giant bear seemed to have sensed the danger and used its huge body to dodge to the side. Then, it raised its right palm and struck at the spear's body.

Seeing this, Lu Que moved his wrist. The spear shaft bent in the air as if it had a mind of its own. The spearhead struck the bear's paw with a thud. The Dragon-coiled Bramble Spear in Lu Que's hands was a weapon that his father Lu Chun had used to conquer the world. Even with the defense of the Savage Worldbear, it was unable to defend against the unstoppable spearhead.

Furthermore, due to the current urgent situation, Lu Que was carrying a killing blow and did not hold back at all. Although this spear seemed simple, it was the most powerful killing move that Lu Que could use right now. The intelligence of a yellow-rank beast was much higher than that of an ordinary beast. Even if it was a high-rank yellow-rank beast, it would still be equivalent to a human being's Blood Point. Naturally, it would not be able to block this spear.

In the blink of an eye, the giant bear's paws were pierced through by a spear. Lu Que retracted his hands and the giant bear only felt a sharp pain coming from its palms as it opened its mouth to roar. However, just as the giant bear opened its mouth, a silver light flashed and pierced through its throat.

If he continued to use the spear, once he was hit by the giant bear's palm, he would have a solid grip on the shaft of the spear. With his current cultivation, he would not be able to withstand such a great force, so as he kept the spear, he had already taken out an inlaid blade and pierced it through the giant bear's throat.

After doing all this, Lu Que didn't even look at the giant bear as he rushed towards Duanmu Ye and Lin Qingyu. He knew that with the giant bear's vitality, it wouldn't die for a while.

Duanmu Ye and Lin Qingyu were in a confrontation with the three Silver-Spirit Panthers when they felt a figure appear beside them. When they saw that it was Lu Que, they were all astonished. This was way too fast.

The two of them tilted their heads and saw the Earthen Tyrant Bear, which was like a small hill, lying on the ground, twitching and struggling. However, it could not get up. The two of them could not figure out how Lu Que did it.

Duanmu Ye and Lin Qingyu did not see the entire process of Lu Que killing the giant bear because their backs were facing each other. However, the three Silverspirit Leopards had seen it clearly. Seeing Lu Que holding the spear that was still dripping blood towards them, they jumped up in fright. The three leopards looked at each other, picked up their tails and ran. They knew that they were no match for the giant bear, and Lu Que, who could kill the giant bear, was even more unstoppable in their hearts. As a strange beast that had already developed intelligence, the three Silver-Spirit Panthers compared the distance between them and fled without hesitation.

"This … what's wrong with them?" Duanmu Ye and Lin Qingyu, who had turned around, just happened to see the three Silver-Spirit Panthers leave. They had no idea what had happened. Both of them acknowledged that Lu Que was stronger than them in terms of individual cultivation level, but it shouldn't be so outrageous.

"Stop daydreaming and leave." Lu Que heard the sounds of the beasts behind him getting closer and closer. He hurriedly patted the two of them and pulled them along as he ran. He knew very well that this boulder would not be able to stop the beast tide.

Before the three of them ran far, they ran into Yun Xian, who was carrying a person on his back.

"Are you alright, Brother Su? What happened?" Lu Que saw Yun Zheng carrying Su Duo on his back, while Li Jun and Meng Cang were both covered in blood, as they hurriedly asked.

"It's nothing, it's just that my foot was bitten. Now is not the time to talk, hurry up and go." Cloudstring didn't stop.

Seeing this, Lu Que nodded and said to Duanmu Ye and Lin Qingyu, "Duanmu, Qingyu, you two follow Brother Yun first."

"What about you?" The two of them quickly asked.

"I'm going to find Zhuge and the others. Stop talking, let's go." Lu Que pushed the two of them, turned around and ran in another direction. Just now, Zhuge Yan had followed him down. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Zhuge Yan heading in the direction of Bai Shuguo and Wisdom Sect.

By the time Lu Que arrived, he saw Zhuge Yan, Bai Qing Guang, and the three of them standing with their backs to each other. Beside them were two three-meter-long ferocious tigers circling around the three of them in a circle.

One of them was a big tiger. Seeing Lu Que coming over, its eyes flashed with a hint of confusion. When it saw the spear in Lu Que's hands, it seemed to have thought of something and all the hairs on its body stood on end. After shouting at Lu Que twice, he turned around and ran like he was running in the woods.

So, this tiger was the one that Lu Que let go a few days ago. Now that he saw him again, the tiger naturally knew that it was no match for the person in front of it and chose to retreat. The other tiger, the smaller one, saw that the bigger one turned around and left as well. However, it did not react in time. Seeing that its companion had left, the smaller one was stunned for a moment before leaving as well.

"Phew." "It scared me to death." Zhuge Yan wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

"Still useless." Although Bai Qing Guang was also panting, he still put on a disdainful expression as he looked at Zhuge Yan.

"Who are you talking about? If it wasn't for me coming to save you, you would have already been buried in the tiger's den. " Zhuge Yan was unhappy.

Lu Que and Wisdom Sect hardly noticed that they were about to start a quarrel again. They hurriedly pulled them up and left. What kind of joke was this? It was already so late and they were still quarrelling.

After all, Zhuge Yan and Lu Que had better stamina and stamina. Pulling Bai Shuguo along with them, they soon caught up to Duanmu Ye and the rest.

But just at that time, the berserk monster tide had already appeared 500 meters behind them. When they turned their heads around, they all turned pale. They were still some distance away from the rope ladder. The beast tide would definitely catch up to them before they reached the rope ladder.

Awoo." Just at this moment, earth-shaking wolf howls resounded from the forest to the right.