Three days passed quickly. The speed at which Ye Tian's group of four slaughtered Demon Beasts astonished many students, especially since the crowd of students grew denser the closer they got to the exit.
The fact that Ye Tian was accompanied by three stunningly beautiful women had already made countless male students burn with envy. Coupled with their slaughtering speed and terrifying Attack Power, they left a deep impression on the other students.
"Who is this kid? To have that kind of Attack Power... I don't think we have anyone like that in the Advanced Class. Who is he?" an Advanced Class student asked the person next to him.
"I'm not sure. His strength is terrifying, and that frosty woman by his side is also incredibly skilled. It's hard to believe Linyuan Academy has produced geniuses like them," said another student.
"His name is Ye Tian, a student from the Basic Class. He's the one Sima Tianhai wanted to kill. But now that he's here and perfectly fine, it probably means Sima Tianhai is the one who's met with misfortune," another student in the crowd chimed in.
"Sima Tianhai? You're saying he might have killed Sima Tianhai? That's impossible. Sima Tianhai is one of the top ten masters in our Advanced Class. For you to say this kid killed him... I wouldn't believe it even if you beat me to death," the first student said, his face filled with doubt.
"Oh yeah, how do you know his name is Ye Tian? And why would Sima Tianhai want to kill a Basic Class student? Do they have some kind of blood feud?"
"That Ye Tian is the number one genius of the Basic Class. I heard he killed Sima Tianhai's younger brother, Sima Tianquan, on the Decisive Battlefield. That's why Sima Tianhai wanted to kill him. Sima Tianhai was searching everywhere for Ye Tian when we first entered the Demon Beast Region. Now Ye Tian has shown up here, perfectly fine. I'm guessing Sima Tianhai must have found him.
Judging by his speed and Attack Power against Demon Beasts, Sima Tianhai might not have been his match. Besides, that woman in white with him is also unfathomably powerful. Killing Sima Tianhai would have been quite easy for them. These are people we can't afford to provoke," the student concluded.
"So that's how it is. Look at them, slaughtering Demon Beasts so frantically. They must be aiming for a top rank, right? I'm actually getting curious to see the final results!" the first student remarked.
Time flowed on, and afternoon arrived. Students began to gather at the exit, and soon, the massive exit of the Demon Beast Region was crowded with people.
Ye Tian's group of four had also stopped slaughtering Demon Beasts. Instead, they scanned the crowd of students with their Divine Sense. Ye Tian, in particular, was searching for Zhou Xiang and Chu Hongyuan. He hadn't encountered them at all along the way and couldn't help but worry about their safety. 'I should have asked the Snake King to find them,' he thought, regretting the oversight.
If anything had happened to them, he would feel terrible. After all, Zhou Xiang and the other two always looked up to him as their leader, a bond of brotherhood he deeply cherished.
Just then, Ye Tian broke into a brilliant smile, one of pure relief. The three women beside him found it strange, not understanding what had prompted it.
"What's so funny, Ye Tian? Don't tell me you're already celebrating winning first place in this wilderness activity?" Qin Xiaowan asked.
"No, it's that I just found my brothers. They're all alive and well. Let's go over now," Ye Tian said, glancing at Qin Xiaowan.
The four of them then quickly made their way forward. Zhou Xiang and his two companions were sitting on a large boulder, nursing their wounds. The bloodstains covering their bodies made it obvious they were seriously injured.
"How did you end up like this? What kind of Demon Beast did you run into?" Ye Tian couldn't help but ask as he reached them.
The three of them had been recovering with their eyes closed, but they snapped them open at the sound of Ye Tian's voice. Seeing Ye Tian and Ye Feifei with the other two women standing before them, they felt an overwhelming sense of shock and honor.
"Boss, you're finally here! We looked for you for so long! We thought we'd never see you again. Thank the heavens for taking pity on us and letting us see you one more time," said Zhou Xiang.
"Why would you say that? Did you run into some terrible danger? What Demon Beast was it that was so powerful?" Ye Tian asked again.
"Boss, we were separated when we first entered the Demon Beast Region, but the three of us were all close by. We met up after two days and started hunting Demon Beasts together.
We fought desperately to kill any Demon Beast we thought we could handle. Even though we got hurt, it was exhilarating and incredibly thrilling.
If we ran into a powerful Demon Beast, we'd just run away. The whole journey has been a series of close calls, but no real disasters. We've been hunting Demon Beasts and looking for you the whole time, but we haven't seen a single sign of you," said Zhou Xiang.
Beads of sweat appeared on Ye Tian's forehead. 'This guy has been talking for ages and still hasn't gotten to the point. This is so frustrating!' He couldn't help but cut him off,
"Cut the crap. How did you get hurt? And why did you say you thought you'd never see me again? Get to the point!"
Zhou Xiang rolled his eyes at Ye Tian. "Don't be in such a rush. There's a story to tell, you know. Can't you just listen to the tale of my pining for you?"
The words nearly made Ye Tian keel over. 'This kid's use of language is just... something else. Using a phrase like 'pining' for me... it's just ridiculous.'
"Let me tell it," Chu Hongyuan said. "Demon Beasts are tough, but we can always run. It's the powerful students you can't escape from. We were injured because we ran into three students from the Intermediate Class. They wanted us to act as bait to lure Demon Beasts, treating us like cannon fodder.
Of course, we refused. So the three of them beat us half to death. If a student from the Advanced Class hadn't shown up just in time, we probably would've been killed right then and there!" Chu Hongyuan said.
After hearing this, Ye Tian and his companions understood what had happened. Rage instantly surfaced on their faces. Someone had tried to use his brothers as bait for Demon Beasts and had nearly gotten them killed. This was intolerable.
"Do you remember what they look like? Do you know where they are now? If they're not dead, I'm sure they've made it to the exit by now," Ye Tian said, his voice simmering with suppressed rage.
"I'd recognize them even if they were turned to ash. They wouldn't dare try anything with so many people around, but they took all of our Magic Crystals. Those Magic Crystals are useless to them, but we worked so damn hard for them. I can't let it go," Zhou Xiang said, his voice filled with resentment.
"Alright. I understand," Ye Tian said, his voice turning ice-cold. "Since you can recognize them, take me to find them. I'll get justice for you today. I want to see just who has the audacity to do something like this to my brothers!" As he spoke, it was as if the very air around them had frozen solid…