Beast Taming: I'm Really Not a Cultivation Master

Chapter 128: Chapter 111: Elder Tie Appears

Inside the Unstable Rift, within the Dimension Plane, Li Qian and Chu Xiran rode on Qizai’s back, fleeing for their lives in a desperate race against time.

They were moving at top speed, yet the Demon Dragon Rhinoceros pursuing them was still steadily closing the distance.

Seeing this, Li Qian knew escape was hopeless. He made a grim joke, saying, ”If I’d known it would turn out like this, I’m not so sure I would’ve come!”

’When I volunteered for this, I honestly thought that with my strength and wits, I’d be able to escape unscathed even if I couldn’t complete the mission.’

’And things had been going just as I’d predicted. I really did have a good chance of getting away, but the best-laid plans often go awry.’

’Who would have thought there’d be a shit-stirrer here—that member of the Mechanical Desecration Association hiding in the shadows? At the critical moment, he launched a sneak attack that forced me to reveal my position.’

Thankfully, Li Qian had been ruthless. Disregarding the cost, he’d made a desperate gamble, using one of his own Skills to expose his ambusher’s hiding spot. Otherwise, he never would have lasted this long.

But by now, the hidden member of the Mechanical Desecration Association was most likely dead, which meant Li Qian had run out of room to maneuver.

As he’d expected, after effortlessly slaughtering the hidden member of the Mechanical Desecration Association, the Demon Dragon Rhinoceros had turned its sights on them.

Seeing this, Li Qian cursed the man a thousand times in his head. ’That Mechanical Desecration Association member was a complete moron, dragging everyone down with him.’

’Even if we’re enemies, couldn’t he have waited until we both survived the crisis to start a fight? And now look. We’re all going to croak together.’

”Too bad it’s useless to have regrets now.” At this thought, Li Qian sighed in resignation.

’I never knew that idiotic opponents could be just as terrifying as idiotic teammates.’

Hearing Li Qian’s sigh, Chu Xiran’s expression grew complicated. She felt a deep sense of regret—not for herself, but for him.

’If Li Qian hadn’t volunteered to enter this Dimension Plane for such a dangerous mission, his future would have been limitless, given his Talent.’

’For a peerless genius—and one in the field of nurturing, no less—to fall before he could even fully rise... it’s a true tragedy.’

’If Li Qian were to die, it wouldn’t just be a loss for the Li Family, but for Jiangnan Province, Shazhou Beast Taming University, and even the entire Dongxia Federation.’

As she faced life and death, Chu Xiran’s mind suddenly flooded with thoughts.

Most of them, however, were about Li Qian. Thoughts of herself were few and far between.

Meanwhile, the pursuing Demon Dragon Rhinoceros suddenly stopped.

It stared in the direction the trio was fleeing and let out a roar. A dark light began to gather on its sharp, single horn.

The dark light flared, then condensed until it looked as if the entire horn had been dyed ink-black.

The aura emanating from the horn was terrifying enough to make one’s heart stop.

Then, as Li Qian watched in horror and the Demon Dragon Rhinoceros gazed on silently, a beam of dark light shot out like a bolt of lightning.

Its target was none other than Li Qian and Chu Xiran, fleeing up ahead.

’We’re finished!’ The beam of dark light possessed a terrifying power, instantly causing a massive fluctuation in Energy that Li Qian and Chu Xiran immediately detected.

They instinctively glanced back, and the sight of the approaching beam of dark light filled their eyes with despair.

’It’s hopeless!’ Li Qian sighed inwardly, muttering to himself.

At the beam’s speed, neither he nor Chu Xiran could possibly dodge. If it hit, given its terrifying power, the outcome was obvious.

”Sigh... I knew it. Guess this old man has to come clean up your mess.” Just as Li Qian and Chu Xiran had given in to despair, ready to accept their fate, a familiar voice suddenly echoed in their ears.

The voice was sudden and perfectly clear.

’Is that... Elder Tie’s voice?!’ Hearing it, Li Qian froze for a second, the words not quite registering. When they finally did, his astonishment gave way to a surge of pure ecstasy.

Just as he was about to ask what on earth was happening, the world spun around him. The next moment, Li Qian was shocked to find himself standing on the ground.

Standing beside him were Chu Xiran and Qizai... and a very familiar figure: Elder Tie!

Li Qian had no idea what had just happened in that single instant.

He instinctively glanced up toward a point in the sky.

In that direction, the beam of dark light shot past like a giant blade.

Then, its momentum undiminished, the beam plunged into a distant mountain peak in the blink of an eye.

RUMBLE...

Li Qian’s eyes widened in disbelief as he watched. He saw... the beam of dark light instantly slice the several-hundred-meter-high mountain in two. The entire upper half of the peak toppled like a concrete pillar, crashing down in a shower of rock and dust.

As this horrifying event unfolded right before his very eyes, Li Qian couldn’t help but swallow hard. GULP.

Watching the terrifying black beam slice through a mountain as if it were a giant blade, a chill ran down Li Qian’s spine, and a wave of belated fear washed over him.

’Just now, if Elder Tie hadn’t arrived in the nick of time and used an Instant Movement Skill to move us... both he and Chu Xiran... we’d be deader than dead by now.’

”I know you have questions, but hold them. We’re not out of the woods yet!” Seeing Li Qian open his mouth to speak and then hesitate, Elder Tie waved a hand, signaling for him to stay quiet.

Hearing this, Li Qian wisely chose to remain silent.

’Elder Tie had a point. They were still in grave danger, and disaster could strike again at any moment.’

’There was no point in talking until they were safe.’

’Besides, Li Qian knew that while Elder Tie’s sudden appearance had saved him and Chu Xiran for the moment, it did little to change the overall situation.’

’Back outside, even with everyone attacking together, they had barely managed to injure the Demon Dragon Rhinoceros. Now, inside the Dimension Plane, the beast was completely unrestrained. They stood even less of a chance against it.’

’At this thought, Li Qian couldn’t help but frown. He was worried that by showing up now, Elder Tie wouldn’t be able to save anyone and would only end up getting himself killed in the process.’