Chapter Five:
In the Yulan Continent, within a small town called Mole, located on the outskirts of the imperial capital.
Though Mole was only a small town, its status was hardly lower than that of an ordinary provincial city. This was because all thousand-plus residents of Mole belonged to the same family. This family had been quite ordinary several hundred years ago, but once the Earth System Saint Grand Mage "Ludi" appeared, the entire family's status rose rapidly.
However...
At this moment, the central building of this small town had collapsed. The enormous corpse of a level-nine Magic Beast, a Black Dragon, lay twisted among the ruins, its head completely pierced through. The townsfolk were staring in terror at what was unfolding in the sky above.
Their most revered Saint Grand Mage, "Ludi," was being utterly brutalized by a black, rat-type Magic Beast without any ability to fight back.
Ludi's clothes were in tatters. His original "Earth Guardian Holy Armor" had long since been torn apart by Bei Bei's lightning-fast eighteen consecutive strikes. Bei Bei's pure physical strength was even a bit greater than Lin Lei's, and after twelve years of comprehension regarding the Laws, it had grown further.
Those eighteen consecutive strikes just now were one of Bei Bei Bei Bei's signature moves.
Even a Saint-level Earth Guardian Holy Armor couldn't withstand them.
"If you're going to kill me, just kill me! Why are you doing this? Did Lin Lei send you?!" Ludi roared in grief and fury. He had heard that Lin Lei possessed a Saint-level rat-type Magic Beast with black fur. He couldn't imagine what grudge he could possibly hold against Lin Lei!
But the answer was another strike. "Ahh!" Ludi's entire body convulsed in pain as another large chunk of his flesh was clawed away. Even his face bore the marks of Bei Bei's claws.
Bei Bei attacked with great precision, deliberately not killing Ludi.
"You ask me why?" The flames of rage burned in Bei Bei's pitch-black eyes. "Do you remember how, more than thirty years ago, you and Di Long fought over a level-nine Shadow Mouse?"
Ludi immediately recalled those events. He had always been dissatisfied about it — that Di Long had ended up killing that level-nine Shadow Mouse. Ludi suddenly understood... the Saint-level Magic Beast before him must be seeking revenge for that Shadow Mouse from back then.
"The one who killed that Shadow Mouse wasn't me. It was Di Long!" Ludi hurriedly said, feeling a glimmer of hope for survival.
In front of Bei Bei, Ludi had absolutely no power to resist. Whenever Bei Bei detected Ludi silently chanting a spell incantation and felt even the slightest fluctuation of the World Elements, Bei Bei would simply deliver a strike to his mouth. Moreover, with Bei Bei's strength, even if Ludi managed to cast a Saint-level spell, it probably wouldn't pose any threat.
"Indeed, you didn't kill it with your own hands. But if it weren't for you, my mother would probably have escaped long ago."
"Ahh!" Ludi let out a shriek. This time his right arm was directly severed by the razor-sharp claws. The severed limb plummeted from the sky.
"If it weren't for you, would Di Long have been able to kill my mother so easily?"
Another strike, another scream — Ludi's left arm also fell from the sky. The great Saint Grand Mage "Ludi" had been brutalized to this extent. He had exhausted every option. Before Bei Bei, he had not a shred of ability to fight back.
"High Priest, why haven't you come yet?" Ludi thought desperately. In the hearts of the Saint-level powerhouses of the
Other Saint-level powerhouses wouldn't dare run wild in the Yulan Empire, let alone in a small town near the capital.
"You — prepare to die," Bei Bei said coldly.
"The High Priest will surely avenge me!!!" Ludi screamed at the top of his lungs. Then what greeted him was another strike — one that pierced directly through his skull, boring a hole clean through his head. Ludi's eyes immediately went dim, and his armless corpse dropped from the sky, crashing into the rubble with a dull thud, covered in dust.
High above, Bei Bei surveyed the scene below.
None of the townsfolk below dared make a sound. The Bei Bei of this moment bore no resemblance to his usual playful, mischievous self. What radiated from him was nothing but the innate cruelty of a Magic Beast.
"Whoosh!" A black shadow streaked across the sky, and Bei Bei vanished.
In the rubble, Ludi's corpse lay with eyes still wide open — he had died unable to rest in peace. Right up to the end, he had been thinking the High Priest would avenge him... but unfortunately, the High Priest would never step forward on his behalf. Unless the High Priest wished to shorten his own life.
Not much different. The Saint-level powerhouse "Di Long" was like an infant before Bei Bei, tossed about at will. Di Long hadn't been able to withstand even three moves against Olivia, who had just entered the Saint Realm. Before the Bei Bei of today, he couldn't endure a single one.
High in the sky.
Four "Bei Beis" appeared at four different positions, having transformed into four black afterimages, kicking Di Long's body back and forth between them as if playing a game of kickball with a stone.
"Boom!" Di Long felt a devastating kick land on his waist. A crack rang out, the sound of shattering bone, and his body was sent hurtling in another direction. Di Long immediately gathered every ounce of Battle Qi in his body, desperately trying to fly away and escape.
But another black shadow appeared in front of him — and another strike!
"Ahh." A chunk of flesh was torn clean off by the claws. Di Long's body spasmed in pain, and he gritted his teeth, charging toward yet another direction.
But once again, a black shadow was waiting for him!
No matter how frantically Di Long tried to flee, against Bei Bei's terrifying speed combined with the Shadow Clone Technique, there was simply no escape for someone of Di Long's level.
The Shadow Clone Technique! Four "clones" in four positions, tearing into him from every angle.
"Why?! I've never offended Lin Lei!" Di Long screamed in anguish. The moment he saw the Saint-level rat-type Magic Beast with black fur, he knew this was Lin Lei's famous Magic Beast. Back in the day, Bei Bei had already been able to defeat Blackhedesen.
After twelve years, how could Di Long possibly be a match for Bei Bei?
"My boss?" The flames of rage flickered in Bei Bei's eyes. "You're the one who went to the
"Killed his father?" Confusion filled Di Long's mind. "Have I ever killed a powerful rat-type Magic Beast?"
Then came another strike, and Di Long was sent flying once more. His head was starting to spin. At Bei Bei's speed, he was being kicked dozens of times per second, and by now he had been kicked over a thousand times.
Fortunately, he had reached the Saint Realm, which was the only reason he was still alive.
"You're the one who killed my mother right in front of Ludi!" A "thud" rang out — another strike.