If the twisted Dunaby appears before a regular team of Beastmasters, it can indeed bring them despair because most Spirit Beasts have not mastered the special power that reaches the level of Divine Beast’s power, which means they have no way to deal with the twisted Dunaby.
On the contrary, once there is a force to contend with it, the twisted Dunaby is currently the easiest to handle among the Anti-Divine Beasts that Feng Yuan and his team have encountered.
Compared to the twisted Dunaby, which is clearly outmatched by Veronia and the others, Feng Yuan is more worried about that elusive hostility. He doesn’t know what the other party is planning, but he certainly doesn’t want any accidents due to negligence.
"Tsk! Long defense will lead to a loss, since that’s the case..."
Feng Yuan glanced at Xiao Ji, directly borrowed strength from it, and the Underworld Domain was expanded. However, Feng Yuan did not intend to use an ordinary Underworld Domain. A black ancient book floated by his side, and the Netherworld Domain Awakening was displayed, showing a completely different state from a normal Domain Awakening.
Originally, a Domain Awakening would not affect the range of the already expanded Crystal Domain, but this time it was different. The black ancient book had several black beams entwined around it, and the awakened Underworld Domain began to slowly spread outwards. Xiao Ji looked at Feng Yuan puzzled, not quite understanding what he had done.
The awakened Underworld Domain gradually expanded, engulfing the Forest Domain released by the Hao Chun Bird. However, a strange scene occurred; the originally incompatible Crystal Domains didn’t overlap, yet this special Underworld Domain did not cover the Forest Domain but instead continued to expand, ignoring its existence.
Qi Chen and the others were curious upon seeing this strange scene, but at this moment, they could not ask Feng Yuan about it.
Perhaps Feng Yuan’s actions made those hiding in the shadows feel the pressure. The other party stopped waiting for an opportunity and instead attacked boldly, with several Legendary Level Beastmasters rushing out, and a gigantic Firebird flew up from the forest, heading toward Qi Chen.
Feng Yuan turned around, clenched his right hand, and waved it suddenly. The phantom of Xilnais appeared out of thin air to confront the Firebird in advance. The Sacred Fire Falcon of Sacred Beast Level couldn’t avoid it in time and directly collided with Xilnais’s phantom.
Although it was just a phantom, it knocked the Sacred Fire Falcon flying with just one encounter. Watching the giant dragon floating in the sky, the people hiding in the shadows cursed softly and suddenly withdrew their beasts.
At this moment, the Dunaby, which had been entangled with Veronia, suddenly launched a strange ultimate move, and in the next moment, Dunaby disappeared. Feng Yuan frowned, sketching something on the black ancient book.
Golden runes rose beside Feng Yuan. With his eyes closed, Feng Yuan seemed to be sensing something, suddenly perceiving something and shouted loudly,
"How daring!"
Grabbing the black ancient book, he gave it a vigorous swing. Qi Chen looked confusedly at the black ancient book flying towards him, not understanding what Feng Yuan was doing. However, the black ancient book didn’t hit him as he expected but collided with an invisible barrier instead.
"What’s going on?"
At this moment, Veronia also returned. Without Dunaby’s phantom, it couldn’t locate the enemy’s position for a while. The result was that it saw something seemed to have happened upon its return.
"To make a move right in front of me, what a bold move."
Feng Yuan didn’t explain, he grabbed the Dark Scythe and swung it fiercely. Black pillars of fire rose around Qi Chen, and the pillars seemed to be burning something invisible.
"Is this... Dunaby’s power? It’s just, why does it feel a bit strange?"
For a moment, Veronia couldn’t understand what the invisible thing really was. At the very least, that thing should not be a creation of a simple phantom of Dunaby.
"Still not giving up?"
Feng Yuan had no time to explain. Seeing that the Netherworld Death Flames couldn’t make the other party give up, he faced the situation sternly and no longer held back. The Dark Scythe in his hand pointed to the sky, and the special Netherworld Domain Awakening finally revealed its fierce aspect.
The range covered by the Netherworld Domain was temporarily converted into a Yin World space, even forming unique space barriers at the edges. Although these special space barriers could not prevent matter from passing through, they directly divided the inside and outside into two regions.
The invisible object instantly shattered, which also confirmed to Feng Yuan that the guy had not stepped into the range of the Netherworld Domain. This was not surprising, as the Netherworld Domain was constantly expanding, but for now, the range was near Feng Yuan. If the other party truly approached so closely, even with the best hiding methods, he would have been detected by Feng Yuan.
Not to mention, at this distance, a frontal assault would be more effective than acting covertly.
"The danger hasn’t been eliminated yet, but it should be fine for the time being. Make sure to protect yourselves."
After waiting for a while and seeing no further movement, Feng Yuan slightly relaxed and said to Qi Chen and the others, who looked at Feng Yuan, puzzled, not quite understanding what the situation was.
"Is that guy’s target Qi Chen and the others?"
Realizing something, Veronia asked Feng Yuan, who nodded and said,
"It should be, but I don’t understand why."
Initially, Feng Yuan thought the Imperial People wanted to create trouble again, but he soon realized something was wrong. Their target was not himself but Qi Chen and the others.
"A hostage?"
Gazing over the bewildered Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan, Veronia tentatively inquired. After thinking for a moment, Feng Yuan shook his head, saying,
"It shouldn’t be. Not to mention whether doing so would be useful, aren’t they afraid that I would turn around and rescue the hostage and give them a severe blow in return?"
After being caused significant trouble by Feng Yuan multiple times, he didn’t believe those guys could be so stupid. Given his strength, thinking of gambling on luck was unwise.
"Just now, were those guys targeting Yanlan and me?"
Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan in shock, trying to get a different answer from him. However, Feng Yuan looked at Qi Chen and nodded, saying,
"It should be correct, or rather their initial purpose was you guys. It’s just that what I don’t understand is what they intend to do."
It’s almost impossible to take them as hostages, as nobody can guarantee that capturing Qi Chen and the others as hostages would restrain Feng Yuan. From Feng Yuan’s perspective, this makes no sense.
However, during this round of encounters, Feng Yuan felt that the other party seemed to want to capture Qi Chen and the others alive.
This is quite strange; what is so special about Qi Chen and the others that makes them worth the other party’s effort?
Strength? That’s nonsense. The team is quite numerous, and Qi Chen and their strength are only at a medium position within the team, as for potential? If it’s to stifle a future prodigy, Qi Chen and they may not even meet the standard, and if they did, wouldn’t it be simpler to just kill them?
Killing and capturing Qi Chen in front of Feng Yuan are completely different challenges, especially since at first, Feng Yuan wasn’t even aware that Qi Chen was the target, making it all the more so.
As for any special features of Qi Chen and the others, Feng Yuan really couldn’t see any. Although Qi Chen’s future might not be weak, that is only a potential future possibility, and accidents could happen along the way at any time.
"How about we return to Maomu City first?"
After hesitating for a moment, Qi Chen spoke, not out of fear, no, rather, he was worried that staying in the team might drag Feng Yuan down.
"Better not to do that. Since they have already set their sights on you, returning to Maomu City might not be the right choice. Moreover, you wouldn’t be able to return by yourselves, would you?"
Looking at Qi Chen, Feng Yuan shook his head, stating, even though Feng Yuan couldn’t figure out what was happening, until they caught those guys, he didn’t consider returning to Maomu City to be the right choice for Qi Chen and the others.
By staying by his side, Feng Yuan could ensure their safety. Even if the other party’s current apparent goal is to capture Qi Chen and the others alive, Feng Yuan couldn’t be sure whether they might change their plan.
Moreover, Feng Yuan always had the feeling that their objective wasn’t as simple as taking hostages.
"If their target is us, then returning to Maomu City may not be correct, it’s just, doing this..."
Dou Yanlan spoke, looking at Feng Yuan. If they stayed, the pressure would fall on Feng Yuan. She wasn’t confident that she could continuously escape from the other’s attacks.
"It’s not a problem on my side. It’s better to stay, and if we can conveniently catch those guys, that would be even better."
"Also, I always feel there’s something not quite right."
Feng Yuan laughed and said while looking grim, not knowing why, but he always felt like he was overlooking some critical clue.
This attack didn’t cause the team to stop advancing significantly. Although some were initially terrified of the attackers, remembering how Feng Yuan and the others easily repelled them, that fear gradually faded away.
Only Feng Yuan kept observing the surroundings, to counterattack at the first moment of any strike.
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