"A gluttonous beast?!"
Lu Yuan's eyes widened slightly.
He never expected to hear those two words from Li Liuxin's mouth!
After arriving in this world, he investigated various divine beasts and ferocious beasts. Under normal circumstances, the people of this world should not know about Taotie.
Moreover, the divine beasts and ferocious beasts of his original world should not exist in this world.
But now...
Lu Yuan frowned slightly as he looked at Li Liuxin.
"Are you sure the ancient ferocious beast they're talking about is named Taotie?"
Li Liuxin hadn't expected Lu Yuan to react so strongly after hearing the name Taotie. She was momentarily speechless and just nodded blankly, confirming, "I'm sure it's Taotie."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan frowned and fell silent.
In his understanding, Taotie is an extremely ferocious and gluttonous beast in ancient mythology, and one of the four most cruel beasts. If the Taotie described by Li Liuxin is the same as the one he knows, then things will be troublesome.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Lu Yuan, and he felt as if the puzzles that had been troubling him were now connected.
"No wonder Bai Ze unconsciously spoke with a tone of fear when talking about ferocious beasts; so that's how it is..."
Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Although some points of doubt remain unclear, he can already guess the general outline of the situation.
Having thought this through, Lu Yuan turned to look at Li Liuxin.
"Let's talk about these things later. The most important thing right now is to get you out of here."
The matters concerning leaving home and Taotie can be dealt with slowly in the future, but right now, his sudden disappearance will soon be discovered, and when the people who left home arrive, things will become difficult.
If it were just him alone, it would be fine, but in this narrow dungeon, with Li Liuxin in extremely weak condition, they might not be able to escape.
Therefore, they must leave as soon as possible.
Li Liuxin clearly understood Lu Yuan's concerns and nodded without hesitation. She was about to escape with Lu Yuan when a loud, arrogant laugh came from the entrance of the dungeon.
Where would you two like to go?
Lu Yuan turned around abruptly and saw Li Xingchi standing behind him with a smile.
"Ha! You came pretty quickly."
Lu Yuan chuckled lightly, his expression seemingly relaxed and sarcastic, but his heart was filled with unease.
Li Xingchi arrived much faster than he had imagined. The dungeon entrance must already be surrounded by the Li family. It seems impossible for him to leave with Li Liuxin now.
Li Xingchi was unaware of Lu Yuan's thoughts. Instead, Lu Yuan's relaxed demeanor surprised him. He couldn't help but wonder if Lu Yuan had some other hidden methods he hadn't used yet. However, considering the men guarding the dungeon entrance, he knew that not even a fly could escape, let alone Lu Yuan and Li Liuxin.
Thinking of this, Li Xingchi's unease subsided.
“I knew long ago that you joined the Li family with ulterior motives, but I never expected your target to be her.” Li Xingchi paused here, glancing meaningfully at Li Liuxin standing behind Lu Yuan. “What is your relationship with her?”
Lu Yuan did not answer Li Xingchi's question, but instead turned his head and gave Li Liuxin a look.
Upon receiving Lu Yuan's signal, Li Liuxin immediately turned and ran towards a safer area deeper into the dungeon.
Seeing this, Li Xingchi couldn't help but chuckle, his eyes filled with mockery as he looked at Lu Yuan.
"You want to fight me?"
Lu Yuan did not answer him, but instead summoned his beast directly.
In an instant, a giant python, tens of meters long, appeared behind Lu Yuan. Its hard scales shimmered with a dark golden light in the dungeon, and a powerful aura surged out. Its murderous intent, which seemed to have a tangible presence, made Li Xingchi feel a sense of panic.
"dragon?!"
Seeing the beasts standing guard in front of Lu Yuan, Li Xingchi suppressed his fear and stared wide-eyed.
Dragons are the strongest of all beast-taming species. Even the lowest-ranking dragons are more powerful than ordinary people, let alone this one in front of us. Just by looking at it, you can tell that its strength is definitely not low.
"So your contracted beast is a dragon. No wonder you thought you could defeat me."
Li Xingchi looked at Lu Yuan with sharp eyes, a faint smile on his lips, and spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"You're overthinking it! You think you can break through my defenses with just one dragon beast? That's wishful thinking!"
After saying that.
Three enormous beasts suddenly appeared behind Li Xingchi.
"The unique bloodline allows the Li family to contract multiple beasts at the same time, but I am someone who surpasses them!"
Li Xingchi raised his chin and looked at Lu Yuan smugly.
"You should feel honored that I can summon three beasts at the same time!"
However.
Faced with the confident Li Xingchi, Lu Yuan merely lifted his eyelids slightly, curled his lips with a hint of disdain, and then directly gave orders to Chi Lin.
"Red Phosphorus, use Flame Breath!"
"roar--!"
The moment the words fell, a majestic roar resounded, followed by flames carrying intense heat that spewed from the mouth of the red phosphorus, attacking Li Xingchi and the three beasts behind him!
? !
Sensing the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from Chi Lin, Li Xingchi's eyes widened in shock.
"This isn't the spiritual power that a Divine-level Beast Tamer could emit! What on earth is going on?!"
But the current situation left him no time to think, because the extremely hot flames were already close to him. There was no doubt that if he were injured by the flames, he would be reduced to ashes and disappear in an instant!
"Bear King!"
Li Xingchi immediately roared, and then the largest of the three beasts behind him suddenly rushed in front of him. With a deafening roar, a pale golden halo lit up and blocked the flames.
Looking at the Bear King struggling to create a barrier, Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow in slight surprise, then chuckled.
"Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot."
He murmured softly as he spoke.
"red phosphorus."
"roar--!"
Upon receiving the command, the red phosphorus roared once more, and then an even more powerful spiritual energy emanated from its body.
Suddenly, the flames became even more ferocious!
"What?!"
Li Xingchi, who was hiding behind the Bear King, suddenly changed his expression.
Despite the barrier created by the Bear King, he could still feel the scorching heat of the fiery breath outside. If the Bear King hadn't already broken through to the Illusion God level, he would probably have been melted by that breath instantly.
Only then did he understand why Lu Yuan had not surrendered but instead summoned his beasts to fight him without changing his expression.
With such strength, no one could stop the Beast Tamer unless the Elder from the Li family intervened!
Li Xingchi clenched his teeth, somewhat unwilling to give up.
He was one of the most outstanding geniuses among the young generation. Not only could he contract three beasts at the same time, but he also became a god-level beast tamer at a young age. How could he be defeated by Lu Yuan like this?
If this gets out, he'll never be able to work in the industry again!
Thinking of this, Li Xingchi seemed to have made up his mind and looked fiercely at Lu Yuan.
Then, he gave commands to the other two beasts behind him.
"Beast Soul Fusion!"
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