Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 98 - 97: You Shouldn’t Covet My Female

Ji Liang and Si Shuo both stared intently at the arena stage.

The arena stages inside the Beast Skin Bag had been painstakingly transported here by the Beastmen of the Qingxi Tribe. Arrays were drawn upon their surfaces, and by inserting Crystal Stones, a Protective Shield could be activated.

With the Protective Shield in place, no matter how intense the fight on the stage became, the audience below remained completely unaffected and could watch the match clearly.

Spiritual Energy had begun to gather on Xu Chi’s stage, and his figure materialized into view.

Unlike the effortlessly elegant and otherworldly handsome man he’d been when he first stepped onto the stage, he now looked like a vengeful specter that had crawled out of Purgatory to claim a life. His entire body was soaked in blood, a sight that made Si Shuo burst into tears.

She bit her lip, desperately wanting to run over and pull him off the stage, but Xu Chi had already taken a great stride forward, just moments from reaching the end.

The Elephant Beastman was so furious he flung his trunk into the air. His eyes turned savage as he unleashed his full oppressive aura, pretending not to feel the shift in the surrounding Spiritual Energy. At the same time, he swung his trunk violently at Xu Chi, trying to seize the opportunity to knock him off the stage.

Xu Chi’s lips curled into a smirk. His body vanished from its spot once more. When he reappeared, his dagger was pressed against the base of the Elephant Beastman’s trunk. He said coolly,

"If I remember correctly, the arena rules state that if a challenger is at the critical moment of a level advancement, the match is to be paused.

It’s fine if you were too caught up in the fight to notice, but now... wouldn’t you say I’ve won?

Do you surrender?"

The Elephant Beastman could feel the extreme sharpness of the blade against his trunk; it had already drawn a shallow cut.

At that moment, he lowered his gaze and saw the chilling smile in Xu Chi’s brown eyes. It was the smile of someone who held no regard for life, who saw him as nothing more than an ant to be crushed.

He had no doubt that if he so much as shook his head to refuse surrender, his elephant trunk would be severed!

The Elephant Beastman hesitated for only a few breaths before the blade sank a little deeper. The sharp, piercing pain made him—the one who had always been arrogant and looked down on challengers—hastily cry out, "I surrender..."

His face turned ashen as he finished speaking.

For an Elephant Beastman, their trunk was as vital as a Flying Beast’s wings. If it were severed, they wouldn’t just lose half their Combat Power; the rest of their life would be utterly hopeless.

"I didn’t lose to you. I’m just not as ruthless with myself as you are," the Elephant Beastman said grudgingly before stepping off the stage.

Xu Chi chuckled. "Wrong. Your mistake was coveting my little female.

This happened in front of everyone. If I find out you haven’t given up on your filthy ideas, then I’ll be using your elephant trunk to barbecue meat for my little female and making your tusks into a comb."

The Elephant Beastman shuddered. "You’re insane! Don’t worry, there are plenty of beautiful females in the Central Continent. I don’t need to go looking for trouble."

Only after the Elephant Beastman left did Xu Chi manage to fight off the urge to collapse. He looked deeply in Si Shuo’s direction, then sat down cross-legged and began to absorb the surrounding Spiritual Energy to break through to Level 10!

Advancing from Level 9 to Level 10 was considered a jump to a new color level. It was an extremely dangerous and painful process. Half of all Beastmen who attempted it would fail, remaining stuck at that level for life. Even more frightening, ten percent would perish in the attempt.

Xu Chi was a Horned Deer, born with a talent so exceptional that others could only dream of catching up to him. If he hadn’t lacked the protection of his Father and Mother as a child, forced to endure a difficult life that left him with numerous hidden injuries, his Combat Power Value would have been much higher.

Dense Spiritual Energy swarmed in from all corners of the Beast Skin Bag, whistling as it swirled. It formed a vortex of Spiritual Energy above Xu Chi’s head, forcibly pouring into his body, regardless of whether he could absorb it all.

The sheer scale of his advancement left the Beastmen of the Central Continent clicking their tongues in amazement. Some who knew secret techniques couldn’t resist prying into his Beast Form. Upon seeing it was just an ordinary Deer, they felt they understood.

A Deer might have antlers, but in a real fight against other Beastmen, its Beast Form offers very little Combat Power.

Xu Chi’s advancement was incredibly fast. Where others would take three to five days to endure the process, the Spiritual Energy around him ceased to gather after only half a Beast Hour. He had successfully advanced to a Level 10 Beastman, and the three yellow Beast Patterns on his neck had transformed into a single, slightly deeper green Beast Pattern!

The Beastmen, who had just been shocked by the grand spectacle of his advancement, now looked at him with a hint of pity. ’Wasn’t this just a strong start with a weak finish?’

Surely the Combat Power gained from such a quick advancement couldn’t be as solid as that of someone who had endured for three to five days?

What they didn’t know, however, was that all the injuries Xu Chi had sustained in the arena fight were now completely healed. He could clearly feel the immense Combat Power belonging to the Peak of Level 10, and his body was brimming with Spiritual Energy.

Xu Chi was now seventy percent confident he could win three matches in a row!

He chuckled softly, leaped down from the stage, and said to the person in charge, "Consider the Twelfth-level Crystal Stone I won as payment for occupying the stage during my advancement just now.

I’ll be back to continue competing after I’ve washed up!"

With that, he headed straight for Si Shuo.

Si Shuo was already waiting for him at one of the entrances to the Beast Skin Bag, pulling Ji Liang along with her.

Xu Chi stopped an arm’s length away. Seeing his little female’s red, swollen eyes, his heart ached. He chuckled softly and said,

"Si Shuo, I’m fine.

I had it under control. I was just using that Elephant Beastman’s oppressive aura to force my advancement.

I’m sorry for making you worry. It won’t happen again."

Si Shuo moved to hug him, but he stopped her with his fingers on her shoulder. "I’m filthy and I stink. Wait until I’ve washed up, then you can pounce on me."

She bit her lip, tears still in her eyes, but his teasing made her laugh.

A section of crystal-clear river—about ten feet wide and five feet deep—had been cordoned off within Dongye Middle Square. It was surrounded by low shrubs, and the Beastmen usually liked to come here in groups to bathe.

Si Shuo handed Xu Chi a bar of soap and a small, unlabeled bottle of shampoo, then waited nearby.

She whispered to the Beast Husband beside her, "Ji Liang, when it’s your turn in the arena, you can’t fight so desperately. If you miscalculate and something happens to you, what will I do?"

Ji Liang squeezed her hand and smiled. "Little Shushu, have you forgotten? You still have the Life Reviving Pill..."

Si Shuo clapped a hand over his mouth, her eyes red with anger.

"Ji Liang! Don’t you dare think that way. Unless it’s the absolute last resort, I don’t want any of you using a Life Reviving Pill.

Dying is a horrible experience. And what if the Life Reviving Pill doesn’t work? Where would I ever find another Ji Liang who is so good to me?"

As she spoke, tears began to stream down her face uncontrollably. She remembered her previous life—how she had fought desperately to live, only to lose her battle against fate and die in unwilling despair. Even now, the mere thought of it plunged her into boundless terror.

The thought of anything happening to any of her four Beast Husbands made her heart ache with an unbearable sourness.

She had been especially terrified today by the sight of Xu Chi covered in blood.

Although their bodies had also expelled a crust of blood-tinged filth when they took the Bone Marrow Cleansing and Vein Cutting Pill, the two situations were completely different!

Xu Chi had genuinely brushed with death several times, circling right before the Beast God. The situation had been incredibly dangerous, and all she could do was watch, worrying helplessly.