The Villain: Claiming The Protagonist's Master

If the two of them continued running like this, they would definitely be unable to escape the pursuit of this tunneling beast.

Even more importantly, this beast had been thoroughly enraged by Su Chen and was now in a berserk state. If they didn't make a decision soon, their outcome would likely be even worse.

'Damn it, had I known this would happen, I wouldn't have brought him down here!'

Luo Shen's emotions became extremely complicated.

Su Chen also seemed to realize this, but he gritted his teeth and made a decision. "You run quickly. I'll hold this beast off."

After speaking, a dazzling golden light burst forth from his body, and a phantom of a divine dragon appeared behind him.

"You—"

Seeing him pose as if he were ready to fight the tunneling beast to the death, Luo Shen's expression changed slightly.

She clearly didn't understand why Su Chen had suddenly made such a move. 'Wasn't a second-generation rich kid like Su Chen supposed to be the most afraid of death?'

As Luo Shen's thoughts ran wild, she suddenly heard Su Chen shout, "Beast! Come on! Let this grandpa see how strong you are!"

As his words fell, Su Chen's entire body radiated brilliant golden light.

"Roar!"

At the same time, the golden dragon phantom behind Su Chen let out a dragon roar that echoed through the heavens.

The golden dragon phantom exuded a majestic aura, as if a real divine dragon had descended upon the world, its power both overwhelming and unyielding.

This dragon roar momentarily stunned the tunneling beast.

After all, in the eyes of such ferocious beasts, dragons were supreme kings with an innate bloodline suppression.

Its copper bell-sized eyes were fixed on the divine dragon phantom behind Su Chen.

"Run! If you don't run now, we'll both die here!"

Seeing Luo Shen standing still, Su Chen immediately grew anxious.

He knew that this divine dragon phantom could only intimidate the tunneling beast for a short while.

His intention was to buy Luo Shen more time to escape.

Hearing his words, Luo Shen's beautiful eyes brimmed with tears.

This fool, willing to risk his life to protect her—didn't he know how foolish and reckless he was?

She opened her mouth to speak but couldn't manage to say anything. Her heart filled with an inexplicable mix of emotions.

Without further hesitation, Luo Shen turned and ran.

Seeing this, Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he felt an indescribable sense of loss.

"Roar! Roar!"

However, at that moment, the furious roars of the tunneling beast came from behind.

It had already seen through the fact that the divine dragon phantom behind Su Chen was just a facade.

With a powerful push from its limbs, it lunged straight at Su Chen, its sharp claws swinging fiercely.

Its speed was too fast; in the blink of an eye, it was in front of Su Chen.

"Damn it! I'll fight you to the death!"

Su Chen's pupils contracted into pinpoints.

In his hand appeared a small cloth pouch filled with quicklime, which he suddenly flung at the tunneling beast's face.

"Awuuu…"

The lime powder burned the tunneling beast's eyes, causing it to let out a pained howl.

Bang!

But its claw still slammed into Su Chen's chest with a resounding thud.

"Pfft!"

In the next moment, a tearing pain spread across Su Chen's chest.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, his face pale as paper. His body was sent flying and rolled several times on the ground.

Struggling to his feet, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Gripping a long blade in his hand, he circled behind the tunneling beast, which was still shaking its head in pain.

"Damn it! While you're down, I'll take your life!"

Gathering all his spiritual power, Su Chen drove his blade fiercely into the beast's rear.

Whoosh!

This attack, powered by Su Chen's full strength, plunged deep into the tunneling beast, piercing through.

"Awuuu!"

The excruciating pain made the tunneling beast convulse, and its tail whipped violently toward Su Chen.

Bang!

The tail's speed was so fast that Su Chen couldn't dodge in time, and he was sent flying.

He felt as if all the bones in his body were about to shatter.

Fortunately, these were only flesh wounds.

If it had been an ordinary person, they would have been turned to pulp by such a strike.

However, the tunneling beast had clearly suffered severe internal injuries from Su Chen's attack. Its massive body exuded a noticeably weaker aura.

'A perfect opportunity!'

Su Chen's eyes lit up as he leaped into the air.

Soaring above the tunneling beast's head, he shouted, "Die!"

Using all his strength, he drove his sword into the beast's skull.

Pfft!

The sword plunged deep, shattering the tunneling beast's skull. Red and white fluids splattered everywhere.

Having dealt with the tunneling beast, Su Chen didn't even check the corpse. He quickly swallowed a few healing pills and turned to look into the distance, his expression filled with concern.

At this moment, Luo Shen was nowhere to be seen—only a cool breeze blew past.

"Sigh, I hope she's safe…"

Whoosh!

Suddenly, Luo Shen hurriedly returned, her tear-streaked face still wet.

Seeing Su Chen alive, Luo Shen rushed over and embraced his bloodstained body. Her beautiful eyes glistened with tears.

"You fool! How could you risk your life for me?"

She had barely run a short distance before realizing she couldn't abandon Su Chen. She had rushed back as quickly as she could.

When she returned, she saw Su Chen, covered in blood, standing like a war god, piercing through the tunneling beast—a creature of late-stage Lesser Saint strength—with a single sword stroke.

Everything she witnessed deeply moved her.

Though Su Chen's actions were impressive, to Luo Shen, his life mattered far more.

"I'm fine…"

Feeling the trembling and gentleness of the woman in his arms, Su Chen smiled and tried to reassure her.

"You're lying! You've bled so much—how could you be fine!"

Luo Shen's eyes brimmed with tears, and her voice choked as she said, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

She never expected that Su Chen, in a life-or-death situation, would risk his own life to save her.

Regret and guilt overwhelmed her. If only she had stayed to face the tunneling beast with Su Chen, perhaps he wouldn't have been so gravely injured.

Thinking of this point, she became even more guilty.

In her heart, she already felt Su Chen's kindness to her. In comparison to Ye Fan, who always sought help from her, Su Chen's tall image and kindness to her were clearly evident.

"No need to say sorry, as long as you know my feelings for you."

Seeing the beauty in his arms moved, Su Chen grinned, revealing snow-white teeth.

At this moment, he suddenly very much wanted to kiss the beauty in his arms.

"Don't be reckless; this place is not safe. After leaving the secret realm, whatever you want, I'll agree."

Seemingly sensing Su Chen's thoughts, Luo Shen shyly whispered with a flushed face.

At the same time, she extended her jade-like hand to wipe the blood off his body.

Hearing this, Su Chen could only sheepishly put away his flirtatious thoughts, letting Luo Shen clean the dirt and blood on his body.

Luo Shen walked toward the corpse of the pangolin beast, extending her jade-like hand into its skull to search around. Then, her face lit up with joy.

Subsequently, a green orb the size of a fist appeared in her jade-like hand.

"Is this a green Spirit Source Orb?" Su Chen asked in surprise.

"Mm!" Luo Shen nodded.

The Spirit Source Orb is something that can only be nurtured within the body of a powerful and talented beast, containing extremely strong energy.

Moreover, the Spirit Source Orb has the effect of cleansing the body and refining its essence. It can accelerate cultivation speed and, to a certain extent, repair internal injuries.

(PS: The grades of Spirit Source Orbs are ranked from high to low as red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple. Red Spirit Source Orbs can only be nurtured within godly beasts of the Emperor Realm, orange corresponds to quasi-emperor realm beasts, and so on in descending order.)

"Quickly consume it; this thing will help you recover your strength."

Su Chen glanced at the densely packed trees around them, knowing that staying here longer would be very dangerous. He hurriedly urged.

Luo Shen nodded and didn't hesitate, directly swallowing the Spirit Source Orb.

In an instant, a surge of energy exploded, coursing through her entire body. Then, a vast wave of heat spread through her meridians, as if trying to melt her.

"Hiss…"

Intense pain struck her, and even with Luo Shen's tenacious willpower, she couldn't help but suck in a cold breath.

Her brows knitted tightly together.

However, this pain was not unbearable because a wisp of emerald green light surged within her body.

These light rays integrated into her limbs and bones, slowly healing the meridians and blood vessels she had damaged a million years ago during the battle between gods and demons.

At the same time, her spiritual body within her was visibly growing stronger at a speed observable to the naked eye.

Gradually, she fell unconscious.

"Could this be the legendary cleansing and essence-refining process?"

Seeing this, Su Chen's heart pounded wildly, feeling somewhat shaken.

He picked up the unconscious Luo Shen and walked deeper into the Illusion Valley.

After all, the blood and flesh of the pangolin beast's corpse would attract other fierce beasts, so leaving quickly was the best choice.

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After walking for half an hour, the deeper they went, the denser the fog became, and visibility was further obstructed. At this point, he could only see about five meters around him.

Thinking for a moment, he leaned against the roots of a giant tree with Luo Shen in his arms.

This giant tree was incomparably thick, at least twenty to thirty feet wide. Its canopy spanned a kilometer, densely packed, blocking out the sun.

At this moment, the sky was dark, the fog was thick, and the tree's lush branches and leaves blocked most of the sunlight, making the entire forest dim and cold, like hell itself.

If it weren't for the constant sound of insects and birds, Su Chen would have doubted whether he had entered a forbidden zone of death like hell.

"Hmm, why does it feel chilly?"

Su Chen glanced at the giant tree behind him, feeling a bit unnerved, and muttered to himself.

It always felt as if he were being watched by some mysterious predator, which made him somewhat uneasy.

After all, Luo Shen was currently unconscious, and only he was capable of fighting. If they encountered some villains, it would really be troublesome.

Especially in a situation where the enemy was hidden and he was exposed, he might just end up delivering goods to someone else.

Just as he was about to leave.

Suddenly, a vine wrapped around his foot.

"Damn it! Could it be the legendary man-eating tree?" Su Chen was shocked in his heart, cold sweat dripping down his forehead.

Just as he was about to swing his sword to cut the vine, it suddenly released his ankle.

"…"

Su Chen didn't expect the vine to let go on its own and was instantly dumbfounded.

"What the hell, I better leave here; this place feels creepy." He muttered to himself, complaining inwardly.

As he prepared to carry Luo Shen away from this eerie place, the vine once again wrapped around his ankle.

"Damn it, are you done? What the hell do you want?"

Suppressing the fear in his heart, Su Chen angrily shouted at the vine.

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