The unconscious Lihuobao no longer felt any pain and let the blood flow from his chest. But soon, a flame the size of a fingertip ignited and gradually grew stronger, filling the wound.

With his broadsword across his chest, Xia Xiao stared at the beast in front of him in a panic, his steps steady, ready to attack and dodge at any time. Before the fourth-level hippopotamus suppressed Si Ying, he had to protect himself. He wanted to use a stupid beast to take his life, no way!

Xia Xiao's eyes were cold, but they closed suddenly when he was hit from the side.

The humming sound beside him made the moisture in the air tremble, and the earth was like waves, raising an exaggerated arc. Xia Xiao was suddenly knocked away by the stones under his feet and flew into the air.

When he landed, Xia Xiao twisted his body and tried to stand as steady as possible. Then he glanced at the hippopotamus a hundred meters away, feeling pain. Although its hard skin was protected by the mucus made of water energy, it was still red. So now choose to go berserk!

The pair of small eyes gradually lost their rationality, and the four-meter-tall body became huge again. As soon as the foot landed, the ground sank into a big pit, and the water contained in it suddenly bubbled up.

For wild beasts, going berserk is a way of self-preservation. Even though it may hurt itself, as long as it defeats the enemy, what does it matter if it suffers a few losses?

Moisture condensed around him, and pure water seeped out of the ground at Si Ying's feet.

Seeing this, Si Ying reacted very quickly and jumped onto the trunk of a fallen tree. Seeing the ferocious hippopotamus roaring continuously, he reluctantly recalled the Lihuo Leopard.

Turning his head, Si Ying looked behind Li Huobao. Xia Xiao, who was at the riverside, was pulling away from them, but he didn't leave. He seemed to want to sit on the mountain and watch the fight. If the hippopotamus couldn't defeat the enemy in front of him, he would not stop!

The hippopotamus's calls caused the trees within a kilometer to tremble violently.

Xia Xiao stood on the branch, inserting the machete in his hand into the tree trunk to stabilize his body. He couldn't leave yet, because Shu Shuang and Su Huan might be on their way. As for the hippopotamus, as long as he kept his distance, it shouldn't come towards him.

Although the fourth-level wild beasts have some human intelligence and lack some of the primitive instincts of animals, they will still attack the strong first. The vitality emanating from Si Ying is an extremely obvious bait!

On his arms, back, and head, Xia Xiao endured pain that ordinary people could hardly imagine. This was the fire element energy that was best at attacking, and it would hurt at the slightest touch.

Being able to cause a fourth-order water-walking wild beast to go berserk is enough to prove Si Ying’s strength, but it is still impossible to defeat it now.

Xia Xiao roughly guessed Si Ying's plan. He should be able to lure the hippopotamus to his side and keep him.

really!

In Xia Xiao's eyes, which were looking down from above, Si Ying's figure was like fire, leaving an arc of fire and heading towards him.

A thousand meters apart, Xia Xiao and Si Ying looked at each other. Although it was just a glance, Xia Xiao saw the latter's anger.

Si Ying was actually somewhat thankful that he had just recalled Li Huo Bao in time, otherwise he would not have been able to withstand the attack of the hippopotamus. Now was not the time to delay, but as long as he could drag Xia Xiao into the battle, he would be able to gain an advantage in the melee!

"Xia Xiao——"

The sound of anger resounded through the forest. Wherever Si Ying passed, fire would break out the next moment, but it would be quickly extinguished by water and green smoke would rise.

Behind him, the hippopotamus, which seemed to be able to destroy the world, kept charging forward, causing Si Ying to be annoyed. The water at its feet was alive and followed its body.

Boom boom

The sound of water rumbled behind him, like thunder and lightning. In an extremely cold breath, Si Ying twisted his body and watched the water column tear his clothes and break the trees one after another.

Damn beast!

After cursing inwardly, Si Ying did not stop, his palms created arcs of fire, and he threw out two large trees in succession at the wild beast.

Even the most docile hippopotamus will lose all its image the moment it opens its mouth, and its thick teeth seem to be able to chew anything in pieces.

After two cracking sounds, all the trees were broken, leaving only wood chips on the ground.

We can't keep wasting time like this!

Si Ying’s energy was greatly depleted. When he jumped over a branch, trees fell one after another, and he still stood as a checkpoint in the forest.

“Good job!”

Looking at the Lihuo Leopard that was cutting down trees, Si Ying formed hand seals with both hands, allowing it to return to the contract space to save some energy for himself.

Boom!

The hippopotamus ran straight into the heavy tree trunks, temporarily blocking its huge body. But the next moment, it opened its big mouth and bit the tree in half.

Although it was only stopped for three seconds, it was enough! Water-borne wild beasts are not in the water, so their speed is slow, not to mention such a clumsy hippopotamus. In the seemingly short time, Si Ying formed a hand seal, burst out his vitality, and rushed behind Xia Xiao.

This was like the competitions I had as a child, where I would let others run a distance first and then catch up in order to prove my uniqueness and ability. At this time, Si Ying caught up!

Um?

Xia Xiao fixed his eyes, took steady steps, and swept the broadsword in his hand backwards. The broadsword, which had already been infused with vitality, instantly turned the sky and the earth red. Even the hottest flames were split apart, and could not move forward at all under the scarlet air wave.

Under the firelight, Xia Xiao looked at Si Ying, who seemed to be blind, with no light in his eyes. But soon, when the world returned to normal, he glared at Xia Xiao.

"You lowly person, even if you split the flames, no one will remember your name!"

Si Ying had already been irritated. Xia Xiao had always exceeded his expectations. The feeling of being controlled by him made Si Ying's heart burn with anger. He should have controlled others, not been played around by others!

He exerted force with his arms, and Xia Xiao in Si Ying's eyes shot out. Then he waved his arms, and two flames shot out one after another.

His eyes, filled with fire, suddenly squinted, and Si Ying did not chase him forward, but jumped to the side. Because the tree under his feet had been locked!

“Woo woo—”

boom--

The hippopotamus's calls were amusing to listen to, but the noise of falling trees frightened Si Ying and Xia Xiao.

With a sweep of the machete, Xia Xiao moved extremely fast, quickly dodging the flames and jumping onto another tree.

Only by looking down from a high position can you grasp the overall situation and avoid losing the initiative.

"cough!"

Xia Xiao coughed up a mouthful of blood and looked at Si Ying, who was also staring at him. Suddenly, the two of them confronted each other, with the hippo standing near the center.

This triangle was virtually stable, and no one dared to move easily, and even their vitality was completely restrained. A hundred meters away, Xia Xiao and Si Ying were like motionless wooden men, waiting for the hippopotamus to take the lead.

As long as the ferocious hippopotamus attacks one person, the other person will take action instantly!

The injured Xia Xiao looked at Si Ying, glanced at the hippopotamus, and thought about how to respond. Every second seemed like a spring and autumn. At this distance, he was not sure who the hippopotamus would attack first. If it was him, Si Ying would definitely seize the opportunity and put him to death. If it was Si Ying, he would still have a chance to recover.

A drop of sweat flowed down Xia Xiao's forehead and meandered down his face. Two seconds had passed!

Half an hour had passed since the battle began, but no one had joined the battle. Who would be the first to arrive? Would it be someone bribed by the National Elders' Institute, or Shu Shuang and Su Huan?

Whoever it is will change the situation of the battle!

The mad hippo was not so calm. Its eyes stared in two directions at the same time, and it swung its head, crashing into the trees.

Xia Xiao and Si Ying reacted very quickly the moment the ground shook and both stepped back.

Si Ying learned his lesson this time. He did not release his vital energy, but Xia Xiao, who was relying on the wood element vital energy to recover his strength, miscalculated.

“Woo woo—”

The wild beasts were galloping, the ground was shaking, and behind Si Ying, an extremely fast figure appeared.

When Xia Xiao looked around while fleeing, could it be Shu Shuang, Su Huan and the others?