Titan's interruption forced Lin Chuan to swallow his shock and set the question aside for now.
Shadowblade, however, studied Feng Ye thoughtfully. If Lin Chuan's words were true, this guy might indeed have something special.
Lin Chuan shot Feng Ye a resentful glance before turning to Titan. He coughed slightly. "Follow me first."
...
Soon, the group reached the abandoned farm. There lay the massive summoning array Lin Tang had spent months carving. She'd already placed the medium. Spotting them, she jogged over eagerly. "You're finally here! My circle's ready. Once you're set, we can summon the Beast." Her face glowed with excitement and anticipation.
The newcomers stood stunned, staring at the giant magic circle on the ground.
"This... this is..." Shadowblade's calm mask shattered, pure shock flooding his features.
"A summoning array from the Radiant Land!"
Titan drew a sharp breath, eyes locking on Lin Tang. "Did you set this up alone?!"
Lin Tang puffed out her small chest proudly and nodded. Her cute twin tails bounced with the motion.
At that moment, Shadowblade and Titan realized these siblings weren't just spoiled brats. This girl... possessed terrifying talent. Among Awakened, few could craft Radiant Land arrays—only top-tier elites. Yet Lin Tang, under fourteen, had done it. Utterly shocking.
It took the four newcomers a while to recover. But disbelief still flickered in their eyes as they gazed at the array.
Titan regained composure after the initial shock. He asked gravely, "Are you sure about using this to summon a Beast? What if it mutates?" He knew rumors of arrays conjuring Abyssal Greater Demons. If that happened, their group couldn't survive. Even A-Rank or S-Class Awakened would sweat facing Abyssal horrors—the most vicious beings across all worlds.
"Don't worry," Lin Tang declared proudly. "This array, crafted by this genius beauty, won't fail like those old men's shoddy work. I've tested it over a hundred times. After placing the medium, I used spirit detection art for a pre-check. Flawless. Besides, past failures used mediums tainted with Abyssal energy. Mine's just a regular Beast fragment—zero impurities."
"I hope so," Titan muttered uneasily. He wasn't an array expert, but her confidence forced him to trust her. *These two shouldn't be stupid enough to risk death, right?* he thought silently.
Shadowblade asked curiously, "What Beast fragment did you use? Strength depends on the medium, right?"
"A fragment from an A-Rank Beast," Lin Tang said, tilting her head as if recalling. "Hmm... but I forgot which one specifically."
...
*Was this something to forget?!* Titan and Shadowblade inwardly roared. Their trust in Lin Tang wavered.
"But it shouldn't matter... all A-Rank Beasts are similar," Lin Tang added weakly, noticing their darkening expressions.
"Even A-Rank Beasts have tiers," Titan snapped, barely containing his anger. "Face a top-tier one, and our team gets wiped out."
"Don't worry!" Lin Chuan stepped forward, adjusting his glasses. The ninja outfit made him look utterly out of place. "If we summon something too strong, I guarantee your safety." He pulled a handful of sky-blue spirit talismans from his pocket. They glowed faintly, etched with mystical symbols.
"These are—"
Titan's breath hitched. Shadowblade's pupils contracted. The speedster brothers' faces mirrored pure shock.
"Teleportation spirit talismans!" Titan rasped. His eyes turned slightly red. *Damn, this guy's loaded! A Divine Artifact AND a fistful of these?!* He remembered: at the Overdeity's exchange, each talisman cost eight hundred points—outrageous, when even rare combat skills were just a thousand. No wonder their eyes burned with greed. Titan stared like a shark smelling blood. *If not for his protections, I'd rob him here. That wealth could push me to the "Soul" realm, to A-Rank, even S-Class...*
But Titan crushed the urge. Subduing Lin Chuan with all those talismans was impossible. Others were present. Killing him would bring S-Class Awakened hunters—and no amount of wealth mattered if he couldn't spend it.
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