443 Unharmed
Seeing this scene, Aloy’s heart turned cold. She felt the same dread as the day the calamity was let loose upon the world.

However, just as Aloy thought that her two friends were dead for sure, Lear’s figure stopped in mid-air.

“He… He didn’t grab them. What’s going on?”

Lear was stunned himself, and his expression immediately turned ferocious. “Hmph, kid, your luck is pretty good, but that doesn’t mean that you can stop me from killing people!”

As Lear spoke, the veins in his arms bulged, and the muscles all over his body expanded like inflated balloons.

Lear swung his arm out and smacked Qian Yu and Luo Ying’s bodies aside like ragdolls.

Seeing this, Shen Fei’s expression changed drastically. “Damn it, Lear, you b*stard!”

‘Sh*t! Lear has already reached the Imperial-tier, maybe even higher. His strength has already surpassed mine! I’m no match for him!’ Shen Fei thought to himself as he hurriedly chased after Qian Yu and Luo Ying, hoping to check on them.

But when he moved, Lear attacked again by throwing a punch at Shen Fei. Shen Fei had no choice but to stop and confront Lear.

As they fought, the ground collapsed and the soil below was shaken up.

Shen Fei was punched in the chest by Lear, and he spat blood out. Lear could not help but become more excited as he watched Shen Fei vomit.

“Haha, I knew you would get injured easily, but you are also too naive. Do you think you can stop me with your puny strength? I will have you watch as your friends die one by one. By the time I’m through with them, you’d choose to commit suicide as an apology! Hahaha!”

Lear laughed shrilly in manic glee. Shen Fei’s face was ashen, and an uncontrollable hatred surged in his heart. Lear enjoyed it even more when he saw Shen Fei’s expression.

He continued to mock the younger man. “Brat, there’s no reason for you to look at me with such venomous eyes. You should be grateful to me. If it were not for my generosity, your friends would have died long ago! Instead, you get front row seats to watch them die here!”

With that, Lear’s gaze landed on Luo Ying. He spoke as he walked toward her, “This woman is quite beautiful. It’s such a pity that she has to be buried here with you. I’ll send you both to hell first!”

Luo Ying finally regained consciousness a few moments before this, and her eyes snapped open when she heard what Lear said. “Lear, I’ll fight you to the death!”

She sat up suddenly. When she saw Lear walking toward her, Luo Ying became furious and slashed at him with her sword.

Lear snorted coldly and flicked his finger, deflecting the sword in Luo Ying’s hand. “Cheap tricks! You shall bend to my will, stupid woman!”

“Argh!” Luo Ying cried out in pain, her delicate body flying backward.

Shen Fei’s face darkened at this, and his figure once again rushed forward, ready to rescue his senior. Unfortunately, before he could get close to Luo Ying, Lear struck out with a fierce punch.

Bang!

Shen Fei was smashed to the ground, and a trickle of scarlet blood seeped out from the corner of his mouth. His eyes were filled with frustration.

“Brat, don’t even think about saving her. In fact, you can’t save her at all. You can only watch her die! You can’t even hold a candle to me, so you might as well obediently accept your death!”

Lear laughed coldly and punched Shen Fei repeatedly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the power of flames ignited in the Flame Owl’s body. This scorching temperature was even more terrifying than the force of Lear’s punches.

Flames flowed continuously within the Flame Owl’s body. With the help of this burning sensation, the Flame Owl’s body grew stronger at a rapid speed. In just a few seconds, the Flame Owl had grown to a height of five or six meters tall.

Two more pairs of fiery wings sprouted from the Flame Owl’s back.

“Coo!” With a cry, a scorching fireball began to rise from the Flame Owl’s mouth. Then, it spat the fireball at Lear.

“Hmph, is this what you rely on? The name of the skill doesn’t even match what it’s actually doing. Let me tell you, in front of absolute strength, all this reliance is futile!”

Lear snorted coldly. He raised his right palm and swung out. A white bolt of lightning streaked out from his palm, turning into a white dragon that flew at the Flame Owl.

Boom! The lightning and flames collided with a deafening sound, and a deep pit was blasted into the ground. The collision produced a huge shock wave, and the ground shook from it.

Rumble! An earth-shattering sound rang out, and the surrounding trees were razed to the ground.

After the smoke cleared, Lear’s figure was left standing amid the cloud.

“This… How is this possible?” Everyone’s eyes widened.

They could clearly see a bowl-sized hole in Lear’s left shoulder. Black smoke wafted out from the hole continuously.

Meanwhile, Shen Fei’s heart was filled with doubt. All his strength had been exhausted. ‘I clearly shattered him, but why is he unharmed?.’

Seeing Shen Fei’s shocked expression, Lear could not help but laugh out loud, “Hahaha, kid, you didn’t expect this, did you? I only used 30% of my strength just now. With my current level of power, I only need to use a tiny bit of strength to kill you!”

“I… I can’t accept this!” Shen Fei gritted his teeth as tears began to roll down his eyes. His body trembled with sheer disbelief at realizing that he was not the strongest here, even with the heavy assistance of the system.

“Hahaha, kid, there’s nothing in this world that is permanent. Even despair is only temporary!” As he spoke, Lear attacked Shen Fei again.

Lear’s fist landed heavily on Shen Fei’s chest. The younger man’s body smashed into the ground like a meteor, creating a deep crater.

“NO!!” Aloy, Qian Yu, and Luo Ying all screamed in fear.
“Lear, stop!” Aloy shouted anxiously. At the same time, she tried to resist Lear’s domineering pressure which kept everyone from moving freely, but there was nothing she could do. She knew that she was powerless against him.

“Aren’t you supposed to be strong? Didn’t you once enjoy bullying me? Oh, how the tables have turned. I’m going to kill you now, Shen Fei!” Lear said.

He took a step forward and crossed a hundred meters in an instant, appearing next to Shen Fei. Seeing this, Shen Fei grimaced as he stood up and ran.

“There’s no escape!” Lear shouted coldly and pursued Shen Fei.

“Be careful!” Qian Yu and the others called out when they saw this.

Shen Fei ignored everything and only focused on creating some distance between himself and Lear.

“Brat, don’t run!” Lear shouted angrily. He quickened his pace as he continued to pursue Shen Fei.