Boom—
Just as everyone's bodies trembled, the devices on the competition stage were fully activated.
"Chen Shu!"
Qin Tian and the others rode their contracted spirits over, their gazes fixed on the slime's gaping maw.
Chen Shu was nowhere to be seen beneath the competition stage.
He could only be inside Xiao Huang's mouth.
"Gu Ji!"
Xiao Huang's eyes were dull, and then it opened its large mouth, revealing a figure within.
"Ao Ao Ao!"
Chen Shu, riding a husky, arrived before everyone.
"Are you alright?"
Qin Tian and the others asked in unison, their eyes filled with concern.
"Huh? What?"
Chen Shu was slightly startled and said,
"What could happen to me? Shouldn't it be Sinclair who's in trouble?"
Then, his gaze focused on Qin Tian's right hand, which had dots of crimson and a faint smell of blood.
"Principal, your hand?"
"I'm fine, it's someone else's blood."
Qin Tian breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Chen Shu was okay, everything else was minor.
At this moment, Liu Feng sped over in his wheelchair.
His contracted spirit was already severely injured, and he had forcibly unleashed a skill earlier, making his injuries even worse. He could only recall it to his beast-taming space to recuperate.
"I saw blood in that mass of water earlier, wasn't that yours?"
Everyone looked over, their eyes filled with confusion, as they scanned Chen Shu, confirming he had no serious injuries.
"Uh..."
Chen Shu dismounted from the husky and walked over, limping, explaining,
"It's just that I moved too much earlier, and an old wound reopened, causing some bleeding..."
"Old wound? You have an old wound?"
Everyone turned to look, their eyes growing more confused.
Chen Shu cleared his throat and said,
"As a Dragon Tamer who often defends against fierce beasts on the front lines, one always sustains minor injuries."
"???"
Everyone's expressions were strange, looking utterly bewildered. Did he even believe himself?
"Alright, alright..."
Chen Shu said, "It was from when Teacher Liu bumped into me earlier."
"That serious?"
Liu Feng turned to look and said, "Your body's strength is already close to Golden level."
"Of course, there's another reason. I moved too much and burst the blood pack on me..."
"..."
Everyone's mouths twitched. So, they had all been worried for nothing?
Qin Tian asked, "Why the hell do you carry a blood pack with you?"
"It's just the professionalism of an actor..."
Chen Shu shrugged and then looked at the people around him, asking,
"What are you all looking at? Did something happen?"
"Nothing much, just one little contracted spirit died."
Qin Tian didn't pay it any mind and asked, "How did you escape?"
"I can teleport..."
Chen Shu said softly, then complained a little,
"Who designed the device on the combat platform? It can actually isolate space! That's utterly ridiculous!"
In fact, Chen Shu's spatial rabbit was controlled.
He had immediately thought of using a teleportation potion to escape,
But the device had been imbued with spatial skills, preventing his initial escape.
Hearing his words, Qin Tian and Liu Feng exchanged a glance, their eyes showing a hint of oddity.
"This is also to prevent cheating. Who could have expected a King-level beast to appear on the competition stage?"
"Principal, you don't need to make excuses for him. If I ever meet him in person, I'll beat him every time until he's dead!"
"Alright, alright..."
Qin Tian's mouth twitched, his expression becoming even stranger. He said, "I'm just afraid you won't be able to beat him."
"Who? If I can't beat him, you guys can help me!"
Chen Shu said, feeling more and more indignant as he thought about it.
It was frustrating to be blocked at a crucial moment, no matter who it was.
"Forget it."
Qin Tian shook his head and said, "I can't beat him."
"Can't beat him?"
Chen Shu was slightly startled, then his eyes widened. Recalling the spatial power, he said, "Could it be..."
Liu Feng nodded and said, "The Principal designed it himself..."
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched as he thought of that silver fox and said,
"So, your own people are messing with your own people?"
"Alright, when you grow stronger, you can spar with him."
Qin Tian smiled, the heavy burden on his heart completely lifted.
"Chen Shu contestant, are you alright?"
At this moment, Bulin from the Immortal Kingdom approached, her eyes filled with concern, and said,
"If something happened to you, our kingdom would bear a great responsibility."
Chen Shu shook his head and then looked into the distance, his eyes suddenly widening.
"Holy cow, what a treasure!"
In the distance, Dolley from the Free Alliance remained silent, his expression shifting between anger and sadness.
He didn't approach the competition stage but had been busy collecting the remains of his contracted spirit, piecing them together into a corpse.
Dolley closed his eyes and made a cross with his hand, saying,
"I hope you can go to heaven, my good partner!"
Just as he spoke, a mischievous-looking rabbit appeared in front of him, its eyes flashing, and directly collected it.
The next second, it teleported back to Chen Shu's side.
"Until our next life, we'll fight again!"
Dolley finished speaking and opened his eyes, only to freeze.
"Hey, where the hell is my contracted spirit?"
His expression was bewildered. In front of him, apart from scattered feathers, there was nothing left.
"Could it have really gone to heaven?"
"..."
The others looked over, their eyes filled with strange expressions, having already predicted the fate of his contracted spirit.
If Chen Shu and the others' stomachs were heaven, then it had indeed gone to heaven...
"Dolley!"
Just then, Qin Tian and his group approached, their expressions calm.
"Hmm?"
Dolley turned to look, his eyes showing a trace of hatred.
"Firstly, the demise of your contracted spirit is indeed a sad matter."
Qin Tian sighed and said, "I can only apologize."
Chen Shu was slightly startled, then his eyes widened.
His contracted spirit was killed by the principal? What was going on?!
"..."
Dolley clenched his fists. What was with the smiles on all their faces?
"Secondly, I want to inform you."
Qin Tian's expression was calm, saying,
"I will report everything regarding your collusion with the Holy Taming Society and your attempt to harm China's geniuses. You may need to face judgment from all four major nations!"
"???"
Dolley's eyes widened. Were they framing him?