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Shattered Isles, wilderness, within a gloomy withered forest that received no daylight.

The Yunlong Reconnaissance Squad of six hid atop a massive withered tree. Grey mist swirled around them, they held their breaths, their bodies as still as dead wood, daring not to make the slightest movement.

All because at that moment, high above in the azure sky, hung a giant dragon whose body shone in crimson gold, its vertical pupils sharp like blades.

The giant dragon was not large, not only when compared with the super Crimson Dragons that measured a hundred or two hundred meters in length, but it was also significantly smaller than the regular Crimson Dragons.

It was very "petite."

However, this was precisely a characteristic of a formidable creature from the Dragon Sleep Valley.

Zhou Ran trembled inside, "Hunting Duke·Pupil Blade, I am certain, we've actually encountered such a terrifying monster!"

Zhou Ran touched the Spirit Seed inside his chest, which appeared as lifeless as a dull object, and felt somewhat relieved.

He had already used the Spirit Seed to send a message to headquarters.

"Luckily, the transmission of the Spirit Seed is extremely surreptitious, with no apparent fluctuations. Otherwise, even if it could transmit messages, I would dare not use it . . . no, I would have had no chance to use it at all."

"And now . . ."

Zhou Ran glanced through the corner of his eye up at the azure sky.

The golden-red figure was still roaming in the high sky.

The surrounding Elements of Heaven and Earth gradually became strange and fantastic, indicating they were boiling over.

"Come out, I can see you."

"Oh? You are quite naughty. It seems I must personally invite you out."

Before the word "invite" could be spoken, a blindingly golden Blade Gleam swept across the sky.

A deafening boom followed.

The earth trembled, the dry branches on the withered tree cascaded down.

In the distance, dust filled the air, and a towering, slender chasm spread for thousands of meters.

"We, we . . ."

The youngest member in the squad, with the least experience, was pale with fear, sweat soaking his shirt; he struggled to maintain the concealing grey mist, but his teeth were uncontrollably chattering.

This stemmed from the fear in his heart.

And from the dreadful Long Wei.

They felt like prey under the claws of the giant dragon, ready to be devoured at any moment.

Zhou Ran patted the young man's shoulder again, this time without saying anything.

He realized that even though the dragon in the sky could not find their exact hiding place, it was certain that they were in this area.

They were an experienced Pioneer Team.

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Their scout unit was equipped with top-tier concealment treasures, even capable of evading the sweep of a domain.

Yet now, the enemy began using an extensive destructive move; where could they hide anymore?

"Shua—"

The brilliant golden Blade Gleam cleaved through space, plummeting from the azure sky.

The earth vibrated repeatedly as narrow chasms crisscrossed, resembling fierce wounds.

The nearest chasm to them was only a hundred meters away. A violent wind carrying rocks and broken branches was already hitting their faces; any closer, and their means of concealment would be affected.

Zhou Ran gripped the hilt of his sword, ready to draw at any moment.

At that moment,

the double pupils of the hunting giant dragon in the sky flashed with a glint of gold once more.

The gold was not dazzling, yet Zhou Ran felt a great terror, a great crisis looming over.

A stroke of golden light passed by not far from his side, vanishing in a flash.

Without a thunderous boom, without shock waves, without dust, just a golden line, as if piercing the entire Heaven and Earth, dividing the space into two clear-cut sections.

In between these two sections was a young warrior, his face pale, pupils suddenly shrinking.

His pale lips parted slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

A line of blood naturally flowed down, tracing his forehead, bridge of the nose, and lips, slicing the young cover operative's entire body in two.

Like a hot knife through butter, blood sizzled and splattered, spraying onto Zhou Ran and the others who were still in shock.

"Bang—"

The grey treasure orb, previously firmly grasped by the young warrior, also shattered violently, falling from mid-air along with the splattering blood into an abyss.

Time seemed to freeze.

The scene before Zhou Ran's eyes turned grey and white, only the blood remained glaringly red.

He suddenly came to his senses and yelled, "Run! Scatter and run!"

"Boss . . ."

"Staying here is useless, go!"

The remaining four members of the reconnaissance squad no longer hesitated, digging into the devastated earth and running in all directions.

The Hunting Duke·Pupil Blade paid no attention.

Perhaps in his eyes, all below the Legendary Realm were but ants, and letting them run would not take them out of his field of vision.

Zhou Ran unsheathed his battle sword.

His eyes focused only on the enormous terrifying figure in the sky.

"I'll be with you all soon."

"But before that, I will leave a wound on the enemy, even if this is a Hunting Duke."

Zhou Ran murmured.

He himself was also a figure of the Legendary Realm! Having stepped into the Legendary Realm for six or seven years, he had elevated his skills and domain to the limit of his capabilities!

He was not much weaker than the Hunting Duke·Pupil Blade.

"Aaaaah—"

A domain with a radius of three thousand three hundred meters suddenly expanded.

The immense pressure, the crisis of life and death, held back the domain's limit for a long time, and it subtly had another breakthrough.

Zhou Ran swung his sword.

"Puchi—"

Before the sword could even swing, the hand holding the battle sword was severed, the whole arm sent flying.

His vision followed the sword, his hand flying.

His thought processes had stopped.

His domain seemed non-existent, utterly unaware of the golden blade gleam.

"Considering the improvement of Combat Power from the Soul Realm compared to the Heaven and Earth Realm is not significant, I thought I could at least..."

"So, this is the Hunting Duke, huh?"

Zhou Ran's thoughts were scattering.

He thought indeed, the Combat Power improvement from the Soul Realm compared to the Peak of the Heaven and Earth Realm was not remarkable, yet any being from the Soul Realm was among the elite of the Heaven and Earth Realm.