Outside the Hall of Dragon Treasury;

"Good job, Ryan! You have made a great contribution to the family."

A middle-aged man standing next to two other men patted the shoulder of a teenager who had previously entered the Hall of Dragon Treasury.

"Haha! It’s my duty, Lord Sam. If this beast weren’t so strong, I wouldn’t even need to disturb you."

Ryan brightly smiled as he spoke. His eyes showed a hint of gloom and pain. If this beast weren’t so strong, he wouldn’t even need to call his family.

He wouldn’t have to share any profit with others.

"Of course, you can’t handle it. This is a Rank Three Beast. Its powers are comparable to a Soul Sublimation Realm cultivator."

"In fact, it should be stronger than a normal cultivator of the same realm. That’s why I brought my brothers with me."

Sam smiled as he explained.

"Enough, Sam! We are not here to talk to this guy. Let’s catch this beast first!"

One of his brothers shouted, his eyes fixated at the beast. Because he was worried that the beast would run away, he had made sure to keep an eye on it.

Shibyo did want to run away, but he also wanted to wait for Tyler. Because of this, he didn’t run away.

Facing these three cultivators, he was anxious, but he remained in his position.

At this moment, another brother spoke.

"I wonder why that brat hasn’t come out yet. Is it possible that he died inside?"

Ryan nodded.

"That should be possible. It has already been more than a week since we went inside."

"Tsk! I don’t understand a kind of family that would put such a beast to keep an eye on trash like that."

Hearing that, Sam narrowed his eyes and asked. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"That’s right! What kind of family would send someone like him with a third-rank beast as a protector?"

"Are you saying his family background is going to be troublesome?" His brother asked.

"I am not saying it. Look! That beast can clearly sense our strength, but it is not even attempting to run away."

"It’s clearly waiting for its owner." Sam replied.

Hearing that, another of his brothers asked.

"Then, should we continue?"

"Of course, we should continue. Are you just satisfied being in this realm? That beast can be sold for more than fifty million spirit stones."

"Can you imagine earning that much money in your lifetime? Of course not! So, we must capture it as quickly as possible and run away."

Hearing his words, Ryan panicked.

He was so engrossed in capturing the Yellow Cat that he forgot about its owner and his background.

At this moment, two of Sam’s brothers immediately attacked Shibyo. One of them condensed a large arrow made out of flame and shot it towards Shibyo.

Shibyo narrowed his eyes and raised one of its paw, sweeping it towards the flame.

Suddenly, an orange flame the size of his paw emerged from his paw and shot towards the flaming arrow.

"Heh! Is that beast out of its mind? Why is it using such a weak attack?"

The cultivator who shot that flaming arrow snorted and proudly spoke.

But Sam immediately noticed something was wrong.

"Wait, why is a Yellow Cat using Flame powers? Doesn’t it only use lightning?"

Whoosh! Whoop!

The small flame collided with the massive flaming arrow, but it wasn’t destroyed. Instead, it absorbed the flaming arrow into it.

As it absorbed the entire flaming arrow, the small flame suddenly turned into a large fireball that descended towards one of Sam’s brothers.

"Oh no!"

[Water Wall]

Another of his brothers raised both of his hands, releasing a massive portion of his mana and transforming it into a huge pool of water.

That pool rose into a massive wall, creating a blockade against the fireball.

Hiss! Boom!

The water started sizzling before a large mist emerged from the collision, and then it exploded, expanding the mist all over the place.

At the same time, several yellow lightning bolts emerged from Shibyo’s body and dashed towards those three brothers.

Because of the mist, their visibility was disturbed. Even so, with their mana sense, they were able to dodge some of the lightning bolts.

[Wind Breakthrough]

Sam took a deep breath and exhaled a huge wave of air that spread like a tsunami, pushing the mist away and clearing the field.

[Fire Tsunami]

The fire-user immediately condensed a huge wave of flame through the gesture of his hand and let it flow towards Shibyo.

Seeing this move, Shibyo snorted and released another small ball of fire. In an instant, that fire absorbed the entire tsunami of fire.

"Damn it, Ringo! Don’t use flames! That beast can absorb your flame and launch a stronger counterattack."

"Jay, help me create a distraction."

Sam shouted.

Ringo couldn’t help but feel bitter about his inability to fight. But he was a Soul Sublimation Realm cultivator.

He had mastered another element. Slamming his palms together, he released a large amount of mana and turned it into a huge wall of iron.

The wall blocked the upcoming fireball while Jay rushed towards Shibyo and shot several of the water bullets from his fingers.

Each water bullet traveled faster than sound, creating a sonic boom with every release.

Even so, Shibyo was not only able to sense them coming but also dodge them before they could cause any harm.

On the other hand, Sam rushed towards Shibyo from the side. His entire body was coated in wind that propelled him forward.

Shibyo sensed his presence and immediately launched three bolts of lightning towards him.

These three bolts of lightning transformed into a triangular shield by releasing the lightning energy between them.

Not only did it block his route, but it also moved toward him, making it impossible to dodge.

Facing this attack, Sam didn’t panic; instead, he condensed a large amount of wind energy into his index finger and thrusted it.

A powerful wind bullet escaped his finger and struck the center of the shield. The collision created a powerful impact.

The sheer shockwave shattered the ground beneath them and caused the wind to rise.

Bang!

In a while, the wind bullet managed to overcome the defenses of the lightning and pierced through the shield.

But it didn’t destroy the lightning bolts; instead, they suddenly got attracted to each other and merged.

What came next was a massive bolt of lightning that was bigger than a tree.

Because Sam was closest to the lightning bolt, he had no choice but to take it head-on.

Only he wasn’t alone.

Two of his brothers had already released their attacks towards the lightning bolt. Because the wind managed to stall it for a while, the lightning didn’t get close.

The next moment, a huge ball of fire and a massive arrow made from water collided with the lightning bolt.

Boom!

An explosion occurred. It was so big that Sam, who was closest to it, got engulfed in the range of the explosion.

The hot steam filled with lightning arcs wasn’t something a normal person could bear, but this was a cultivator after all.

Especially with the wind armor around his body, Sam managed to persevere under such extreme conditions.

Three seconds later, he came out of the explosion. The explosion had reached nearly five hundred meters in range.

So, if not for that speed, he wouldn’t have come out unharmed.

[Metal Darts]

Ringo started shooting several small needles made out of his mana through his finger.

Each needle was traveling at the speed of sound, making it almost impossible to dodge.

And that wasn’t all.

Jay immediately released a highly pressurized water bullet from the side, making it impossible to dodge both attacks.

At the same time, Sam also increased his speed, holding a dagger in his hand with the wind element coated around it.

He approached Shibyo from the back, making it almost impossible to dodge.

Unfortunately, Shibyo wasn’t alone.

Someone was watching this battle from afar. The moment Shibyo was in danger, Tyler shouted.

"Shibyo, just focus on the sides and back!"

At this moment, a tantalizing heat shook the very atmosphere. An intense wave of orange flame engulfed the barrage of metal darts, melting the iron into liquid.

[Fire Fist]

Boom!

The fiery wave of flame managed to save Shibyo from those metal darts.

Seeing this, Shibyo spun its tail, releasing a huge stream of fire that turned into a massive tornado around its body.

Hiss! Hiss!

The water struck the fiery tornado and started steaming. Because of this heat, Sam was forced to stop.

But of course, he wouldn’t give up so easily. He raised his hand and threw the dagger towards Shibyo.

With its enhanced speed, the dagger pierced through fire and reached its target.

Bang!

Unfortunately, before it could reach him, Shibyo rained down a powerful bolt of lightning that stopped the dagger right on its track.