The arrival was none other than Fang Lin!
At this moment, a bizarre contracted beast, resembling a withered tree, stood before him!
The Tree Vine Demon's withered branch-like arms were stained with blood as it casually flung two Great Macaques aside!
The joy and celebration were shattered by this sudden turn of events.
The Great Macaques scattered in all directions, but pack-contracted beasts were always united, no matter the time. Several adult Great Macaques rushed to the side of their injured companions, carrying them on their backs, their eyes filled with sorrow.
"It's you!" Lu Fei's eyes turned cold.
He had just witnessed several Great Macaques being impaled through the chest by the Tree Vine Demon's branches, clearly beyond saving. To think someone would slaughter contracted beasts in broad daylight!
"How can you do this! According to the rules of the trial, you're not allowed to indiscriminately kill contracted beasts!" Ke Xin exclaimed angrily, picking up a dying Great Macaque.
"I didn't? Where did I kill indiscriminately?" Fang Lin asked, looking back at his companions with an innocent expression, "Did you all see me kill indiscriminately?"
The team members behind him chuckled, "The Great Macaques were clearly trying to harm the captain, so the captain had no choice but to act!"
"This is self-defense! Hahaha!"
Shameless!
Lu Fei and his group's faces turned ashen.
"Since it's self-defense..." Fang Lin's expression turned cold, "Tree Vine Demon! Kill a few more Great Macaques to liven things up!"
As he spoke, several thick, gnarled vines grew from the Tree Vine Demon's shoulders, neck, arms, waist, and feet, piercing towards several young Great Macaques that didn't have time to escape!
Just as the young Great Macaques were about to be pierced through their bodies!
At this moment.
"gigigi"!
Accompanied by sharp roars.
The wild Great Macaque King, which had just been defeated, charged forward recklessly, its large palms grabbing the Tree Vine Demon's vines!
It gritted its teeth and persisted, its palms bloody and torn!
The gap between the Great Macaque King and the Tree Vine Demon, in terms of both level and combat power, was simply too vast!
The wild Great Macaque King roared behind it!
Several young Great Macaques fled tearfully!
"Hmph! Good timing, you're the one I want!" Fang Lin snorted coldly. "Tree Vine Demon, use [Vine Whip]!"
Two more vines grew from the Tree Vine Demon's arms, lashing out like whips in the air, striking the Great Macaque King heavily!
With a pained scream, the Great Macaque King lay on the ground, its flesh and blood a mangled mess.
"Tree Vine Demon, continue whipping! As long as it's still breathing, we can take it back," Fang Lin said, blowing his flowing hair with disdain.
Seeing the vines about to strike again.
Suddenly, an identical figure appeared in front of the Great Macaque King!
It was Tang Ao's Great Macaque King!
It used [Iron Palm] to block the two [Vine Whips]!
"Oh? Another one?" Fang Lin's expression turned ferocious. "Then it's fine to kill one, right? We'll eat Great Macaque Kings tonight!"
The next moment.
The Tree Vine Demon's branches appeared behind Tang Ao's Great Macaque King, like two sharp swords aiming to pierce its back!
However, the Great Macaque King was completely unaware of all this!
"Great Macaque King, watch your back!" Ke Xin exclaimed, her face drained of color.
"Sloppy snake! Use [Charm]!" Lu Fei summoned his Sloppy Snake, even though he knew it was impossible to hit its target in this situation.
...
At this moment, the Great Macaque King, lying on the ground and on its last breath, leaped up as if experiencing a final burst of energy, appearing behind Tang Ao's Great Macaque King!
"gigigi..."
The next moment, a piercing scream rang out.
The sound grew increasingly faint...
It took the blow for Tang Ao's Great Macaque King!
Countless vines pierced through the wild Great Macaque King's body, suspending it in mid-air, blood gushing out!
Its proud head, like a snapped bamboo pole, drooped down...
"gigigi!" Tang Ao's Great Macaque King, holding the still-warm corpse of the wild Great Macaque King, roared in grief!
"Hahaha! Then I'll gladly take this Great Macaque King!" Fang Lin laughed unrestrainedly.
Seeing this, Ke Xin could no longer hold back. "Shadowless Cat! Use Frenzied Claw Strike, save the Great Macaque King!" she commanded.
Lu Fei reached out to stop her, but it was too late.
In just a blink of an eye.
The Shadowless Cat flew backward like a kite with a broken string, falling unconscious.
Lu Fei knew that with their strength, to resist would be like trying to smash a rock with an egg! A Beastmaster's control level could indeed bridge the gap in contracted beasts' combat power, but the opponent's control level and their contracted beasts' combat power far surpassed their own!
Lu Fei stared at Fang Lin, his mind racing, searching for a weakness, a way out of this predicament!
He placed his hope on the bodyguards protecting Zhou Shuyi, but if the bodyguards intervened, it would mean the end of their trial.
"Heh, you don't need to look at me like that! I already know your background. Your first place in the first-year Beastmaster competition was purely because your opponents were too weak!"
Fang Lin glanced dismissively at Lu Fei. After encountering Lu Fei and his group earlier, he knew they would meet again eventually, so he watched the video of Lu Fei's previous battle against Chen Lei, only to realize it wasn't at all what he had imagined!
It was just a fight between two weaklings. With his contracted beasts' combat power, they could instantly kill their contracted beasts!
Therefore, he made a high-profile appearance and used brutal methods to intimidate them!
Ke Xin recalled her Shadowless Cat and ran a few steps forward, angrily saying, "Quickly, put down the Great Macaque King! That belongs to my friend!"
Fang Lin paused slightly.
He looked closely at the Great Macaque King in the Tree Vine Demon's hand and found that it indeed bore a Beastmaster's mark!
He couldn't help but feel a headache.
His eyes darted around, and he quickly thought of an even more ruthless plan!
Destroying the Beast Taming Space!
After a contracted beast formed a contract with a Beastmaster, a unique and exclusive Beast Taming Space would be formed within the Beast Taming Scroll. This space was maintained by a special mark. This meant that even if the Beastmaster accidentally lost the scroll, as long as the mark remained, they could re-apply for a new scroll at the Beastmaster Association.
However, if the Beast Taming Space within the scroll was destroyed, it would mean the complete destruction of the bond between the contracted beast and the Beastmaster, and the contracted beast would regain its freedom. But this was only applicable to Beast Taming Scrolls of intermediate level and below.
Suddenly, the Tree Vine Demon's vines reached for Tang Ao's backpack and took out his Beast Taming Scroll!
"What do you want to do!" Ke Xin cried out in shock and anger, quickly realizing what was happening, "You! This is a crime!"
Fang Lin tilted his head, a fake smile on his face. "Is it? Then report me after you leave here!" his tone gradually turned icy. "The law is decided by our Fang family. My father is Fang Dagang!"
"Tree Vine Demon, destroy the Beast Taming Space, and take this monkey with you. Let's go!" Fang Lin commanded.
His objective had been achieved, and he didn't want to waste any more time here.
At this moment, the Tree Vine Demon was about to destroy Tang Ao's Beast Taming Scroll!
At the critical juncture, Lu Fei ran to Zhou Shuyi, snatched the Three-Headed Puppy, and grabbed it tightly by its two front paws, shaking it as if it were his last resort.
"Silly dog! Do you remember that move!!!"
The Three-Headed Puppy felt dizzy from the shaking, utterly confused.
It couldn't recall what the other person was talking about...
Lu Fei could no longer care about anything else. He threw the Three-Headed Puppy out and turned to look at Zhou Shuyi.
"Sister Zhou! Command the Three-Headed Puppy to use [Fire Breath]!"