Mortal: I really didn't want to be reborn as Zi Ling!

Just as Zi Ling was pondering, a baby's cry suddenly exploded from the center of the Demon Suppression Platform.

Many people in the stands looked around, searching for the source of the crying.

Zi Ling's heart tightened, and her gaze locked onto the arena where the monsters were entering.

A thick fog billowed out from the exit where the monsters were imprisoned, instantly engulfing most of the arena.

The mist was not ordinary water vapor, but gray, carrying a strong, fishy stench, like rotting seaweed mixed with blood.

Those who noticed the strange thing about the arena couldn't help but look on with curiosity.

Then, the fog slowly dissipated, and a huge black shadow slowly emerged.

A monster with one head and four arms, holding a harpoon in one hand and a crab shield in the other, appeared in the arena.

The moment the infant carp beast appeared, it launched a sneak attack. The human cultivator closest to it didn't even have time to react—the crab shield swept across, shattering the man's protective aura. Immediately afterward, the harpoon pierced through his chest, leaving him suspended in mid-air, making hoarse sounds as blood flowed incessantly down the harpoon shaft.

Before anyone could react, the corpse was flung away by the Infant Carp Beast, crashing into the barrier of the arena and sliding to the ground like mud, lifeless.

Immediately, a pressure belonging to a top-tier level 5 demonic beast crashed down like a mountain.

"This...this isn't a level four demonic beast!"

"Run!"

"Help!"

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?!"

The remaining dozen or so cultivators in the arena instantly descended into chaos. Some instinctively retreated, some trembled as they crushed the talismans, and others stood frozen, their faces pale.

But Zi Ling ignored these people; her gaze remained fixed on Han Li the entire time.

The moment the Infant Carp Beast appeared, Han Li took a step back, shielding the several still-shaken cultivators in front of him.

"That's more like it!"

The weight that had been hanging over Zi Ling's heart finally lifted.

Although she didn't know why Han Li hadn't listened to her advice and left Kui Xing Island, she was fine as long as she was sure he was still the same old Han the Devil.

Be careful with your words and actions, know when to advance and retreat, and understand boundaries.

They won't act recklessly without reason, but they also won't let you down at crucial moments.

The situation on the field quickly confirmed Zi Ling's judgment.

Han Li did not attack immediately, but instead moved around the arena, each movement precisely avoiding the infant carp beast's sharp edge.

And constantly observe the opponent's attack rhythm, movement habits, and the blind spots of that crab shield's defense.

Although the baby carp beast is fierce, it is clearly not very intelligent.

After discovering that the human cultivators before it were no match for it, it became even more frenzied and unrestrained, waving its four arms and each thrust of the harpoon was accompanied by a scream of agony.

Another cultivator was impaled through the shoulder blade, screaming as he was thrown out, rolling a few times on the ground before falling silent.

"Form ranks! Form ranks! Form ranks now!"

Someone shouted at the top of their lungs.

The remaining cultivators seemed to awaken from a daze, and several familiar cultivators quickly gathered together. Several beams of spiritual light intertwined, soon forming an even more solid defensive shield.

But that's all.

Every time the baby carp's harpoon struck, the protective aura would tremble violently, like a small boat that might capsize at any moment in a storm.

One after another, the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators fell down.

Some were pierced through, some were smashed by shields, and one cultivator who tried to escape was grabbed by all four arms of the Infant Carp Beast and torn into four pieces.

Blood gushed out, and internal organs slid out.

The ground was stained dark red.

Zi Ling frowned, suppressing her discomfort and not looking away.

Han Li continued to slack off—sometimes adding a spell, sometimes pretending to be out of strength and taking a few steps back, maintaining just the right amount of presence throughout, neither being too lazy to be hated by everyone nor too conspicuous to become the target of the Infant Carp Beast's attack.

But Zi Ling noticed that the other party's gaze never left the baby carp beast's crab shield.

"Looking for weaknesses?"

Zi Ling understood.

As time went by, the number of people on the field dwindled.

Of the dozen or so cultivators, only five or six remain.

The baby carp beast also suffered many wounds—although the crab shield was sturdy, it did not cover all areas. Han Li's occasional sword strikes accurately hit the junction of its arm and torso, and dark green blood gushed out.

Finally, after yet another cultivator was sent flying, Han Li made his move.

He stopped wandering around and suddenly accelerated, his figure moving like a ghost as he approached the infant carp beast's side.

At the same time, a burly figure flashed out from behind him—it was Zhang Tie, Han Li's avatar, his whole body shrouded in blood-red baleful aura, his iron fists wrapped in heavy spiritual light, directly confronting the harpoon of the Infant Carp Beast.

boom--

Their fists and forks collided, creating a shockwave.

Zhang Tie retreated several feet, and the infant carp beast was also shaken and paused.

This is the gap.

Han Li's figure slid into the infant carp beast's defensive blind spot like a fish. A cyan sword light flew out from his sleeve and accurately struck the joint where the crab shield connected to the arm.

Blood spurted out.

The infant carp beast let out a shrill scream, its shield-wielding arm nearly severed.

Seeing this, the remaining cultivators finally realized what was happening and took action to restrain the attackers.

For a moment, the situation on the field reached a stalemate.

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A group of Foundation Establishment cultivators were fighting against a level 5 elite Infant Carp Beast. Such a wonderful battle naturally attracted the attention of the four Core Formation cultivators on the viewing platform.

Noticing Han Li's reaction, Wang Heng's expression changed.

He recognized the young man in the blue robe immediately; it was the same boy his daughter had tried to flirt with a month ago.

At the time, he thought the other party was just an ordinary rogue cultivator, plain-looking and poorly dressed, not worthy of his precious daughter.

But now...

At the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage, with perfect coordination with his False Core, he was able to directly restrain a Level 5 Nascent Soul Beast comparable to a Core Formation cultivator.

No, it's not just about restraint.

Wang Heng clearly saw that every time the boy made a move, he left a wound on the infant carp beast. Although the wounds were small, they accumulated over time, and the beast's movements had become noticeably slower.

What am I doing at my age?

"This kid...could he really have some skills?"

Wang Heng couldn't help but glance at his daughter beside him.

Zi Ling was watching with great interest, her eyes fixed on the figure in green robes in the arena.

Upon seeing this, Wang Heng felt a mix of emotions.

Unlike her husband, Zhou Yuan's expression was much colder at this moment.

She also recognized Han Li.

But what she saw was another level.

"This person clearly possesses strength, yet he didn't intervene at first, allowing the Infant Carp Beast to slaughter his fellow cultivators. Only after most were dead did he step forward—he was trying to reap the rewards and seize the Dust-Clearing Pill!"

Zhou Yuan's opinion of Han Li plummeted.

He is cunning and calculating, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

This kind of person is definitely not a good match for her daughter.

Zhou Yuan subconsciously looked at Zi Ling and found that her daughter was engrossed in watching, with a hint of a smile on her face. Her heart tightened immediately.

"I need to find an opportunity to remind Ning'er that this kind of man is definitely not a good match!"