She was completely at a loss.

Only now did she realize that Master Lin had been sacrificing his life to buy her time.

Unfortunately, she hadn't understood.

And now, it was probably too late to escape.

The mercenaries were either dead or had fled, and Master Lin was also dead. He Xin Yi had no one to rely on.

Just then, He Xin Yi caught a glimpse of a figure strolling past her.

"Chen Xiao?"

He Xin Yi was slightly stunned. She had been so frightened that she had almost forgotten about him.

Seeing Chen Xiao now, she couldn't help but ask, puzzled, "What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to kill it."

Chen Xiao said casually, without stopping.

"Are you crazy? Don't go!"

He Xin Yi thought that Chen Xiao had been too traumatized and had lost his mind, which was why he would choose to go to his death!

After all, the group of mercenaries and Master Lin had all been easily killed by the monster, and he had witnessed it with his own eyes.

If he hadn't lost his mind, how could he have said something crazy like 'I'm going to kill it'?

Chen Xiao paused slightly, smiled faintly, and said, "I've been waiting for it, waiting for a long time."

With that, he strode towards the Zhu Jiu Yin, walking straight towards it.

Behind him, He Xin Yi was filled with disbelief. She looked at Gu Zhen Dong and the others and shouted, "Are you just going to watch him go to his death? Aren't you going to stop him?"

Gu Zhen Dong smiled wryly, "I'd like to stop him, but can I?"

He Xin Yi was slightly stunned and asked, "Aren't you a master of术法 (shufa – arcane arts)? Although your strength isn't as good as Master Lin's, surely you can stop a young master, right?"

"Young master?"

Li Qin sneered, looking at He Xin Yi with disdain, "Who told you that Chen-dage (big brother) is a young master?"

He Xin Yi was even more confused, "If he's not a young master, why would a master of arcane arts follow him and risk their life for him?"

Li Qin curled her lips, "Do you think everyone is like you? Have you ever considered another possibility, that we follow him because he is stronger than us!"

"Huh?"

He Xin Yi didn't know what to say.

At this moment, Li Qin said again, "Besides, even if you want to run, do you think you can outrun the Zhu Jiu Yin?"

Speaking of this, Li Qin looked at Chen Xiao's resolute back and slowly said, "Chen-dage is our last hope!"

"He... is our last hope?"

The shock on He Xin Yi's face was indescribable.

At the same time, on the hillside, the old man in the blue shirt was also full of doubt, "What is this young man doing? Is he crazy?"

Everyone was eager to grow eight legs to escape, but he was doing the opposite, not only not running, but walking towards the Zhu Jiu Yin.

In the astonished and puzzled gazes of the crowd, Chen Xiao had already arrived in front of the Zhu Jiu Yin.

He looked up at it, feeling its enormity at close range.

He had to admit, even Chen Xiao himself felt small.

"This Zhu Jiu Yin has existed in this world for tens of thousands of years, and its physical strength has become incredibly powerful. Moreover, its intelligence is so great that it is probably even more intelligent than humans."

"Its scales are extremely hard, and even rockets can't penetrate them. Fortunately, it's only on this island. If it were allowed to go out, it would easily destroy a city."

"What's more, it also contains congenital raging flames in its body, which it can spit out at will. They are indestructible and can incinerate everything in the world in an instant!"

"Such a demon beast's strength is already comparable to a Yuanying (Core Formation) stage cultivator. If it were in the outside world, it would definitely be a powerful figure sitting in one place, absolutely invincible to ordinary people!"

"But, unfortunately, you met me today!"

Chen Xiao muttered to himself, shaking his head slightly at the end.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Zhu Jiu Yin suddenly became manic.

Chen Xiao seemed to be talking to himself, but he was actually saying these words to the Zhu Jiu Yin.

Because Chen Xiao knew that it could understand.

Sure enough, after hearing Chen Xiao's words, the Zhu Jiu Yin's scarlet eyes lit up, flashing with evil light!

"Hiss—"

With a domineering roar, the Zhu Jiu Yin didn't take the ant-like mortal in front of it seriously.

"Whoosh—"

Purple-black flames, the congenital raging flames, poured down on Chen Xiao!

In contrast, Chen Xiao's eyes were calm, and he shouted softly.

"Cang Lan Zhen Wu! Third Form!"

"Rising Tide! Observing the Sea!"

A burst of energy surged up like a滔滔 (tao tao – torrential) sea wave, forming a semi-circular shield around Chen Xiao, enveloping him within.

At the same time, the congenital raging flames were already close at hand!

"It's over..."

He Xin Yi muttered to herself, sitting on the ground with a look of despair, because she knew that after the flames burned, there would be nothing left in place.

In the hillside, the old man in the blue shirt was full of disappointment, "I thought that young man had some ability, but it turned out that he was just going to his death... I shouldn't have had any hope for him..."

Li Qin clenched her fists, her palms full of sweat. She didn't know if Chen Xiao could survive under the purple-black flames.

Gu Zhen Dong sighed, "Alas, Chen Xiao, he shouldn't have been so careless..."

However, at this moment, Li Qin suddenly exclaimed, "Uncle Gu, look quickly!"

Gu Zhen Dong quickly looked over and suddenly found that there was a vague figure in the purple-black flames.

"What, he's still alive?"

He Xin Yi and the three people in the hillside were shocked at the same time.

It should be known that so far, no one has been able to survive the burning of the purple-black flames.

Even Master Lin couldn't!

However, after the flames dissipated, Chen Xiao was still standing in place, unharmed!

"Is that all you've got?"

Chen Xiao frowned, his tone full of disappointment.

Because he thought that this Zhu Jiu Yin, which had been cultivating for tens of thousands of years, should be able to pose some threat to him.

Originally, Chen Xiao wanted to use it as a sparring partner, but he didn't expect its attack to be so weak! It couldn't even break Chen Xiao's shield!

The Zhu Jiu Yin also realized that something was wrong. It was a creature whose intelligence exceeded that of humans, and it immediately knew that it was no match for this human!

It turned its huge head and swam frantically towards the mountain.

Seeing this scene, everyone was completely dumbfounded...

Chen Xiao had scared it away?

Chen Xiao frowned slightly, "Want to run? I won't allow it!"

"Cang Lan Zhen Wu! Fifth Form!"

"Tide Surge! Heaven-Piercing Sword!"

In He Xin Yi's shocked gaze, towering waves suddenly rose behind Chen Xiao!

The waves parted, and a three-foot-long sword flew into Chen Xiao's hand!

"Heaven-Piercing Sword, slay all evils, slash!"

Accompanied by an angry shout, Chen Xiao slashed down with his sword!