"How dare you!"

  The moment his gaze turned to the duel arena, Carlo happened to see the scene where Ling Zhu'er killed the green-spotted spider. His pupils suddenly contracted, and a furious shout burst out of his mouth.

  The noisy voices in the whole arena suddenly stopped. At this time, they remembered that there was a noble disciple sitting in the duel arena. As if by a miracle, it became quiet all at once.

  However, when they looked at Ling Zhu'er, their gazes were a mixture of surprise, incredulity, and pity, but more of indifference, the indifference of the superior towards the inferior.

  She was just a follower. There were plenty of people outside who wanted to be followers. She was nothing special.

  Originally, they had come to watch just for the fun and novelty.

  In the duel arena, Ling Zhu'er's expression was cold. As if she hadn't heard Carlo's furious roar, she just slowly pulled out the long sword that had been inserted into the green-spotted spider's heart.

  The heart of this familiar had extremely strong corrosiveness. In just a short while, the long sword was covered with pits and had been corroded beyond recognition.

  As the long sword was pulled out, the green-spotted spider took its last breath and turned into a green light, returning to the subspace of that apostle.

  "This guy is in trouble."

  Seeing this scene, many people couldn't help but feel a sense of schadenfreude.

  Once a familiar died, the decrease in the degree of compatibility was enough to make anyone feel a sharp pain. Many people could tell that the compatibility between them was not high in the first place. After such a tossing，it would be worth celebrating if they could maintain the compatibility above the "strange" level.

  Fortunately, this two-star familiar was only first-level and there was no danger of it being downgraded. Otherwise, that apostle with malicious intentions would surely be extremely annoyed.

  However, just the death of the familiar was already enough to make him collapse.

  "You, you..." Trembling his fingers, the apostle shot a bone-deep hatred from his eyes. The hatred and remorse in his heart had surged to an extreme.

  Originally, he had thought it was an easy task, but in the end, he had sacrificed his own familiar...

  This kind of hatred was really indescribable.

  He turned his head and looked at Carlo beside him with his bloodshot eyes.

  Things had gone a bit beyond expectations, and Carlo also felt a bit of regret. However, he quickly became resolute. Seeing that man looking at him, he coldly raised his right arm and then chopped it down heavily.

  "Disrespecting your superior, as a follower, you dare to kill a familiar. No one can save you. Kill her!"

  Killing her on the spot was undoubtedly the best result, and no one could overturn it.

  Hearing Carlo's order, four apostles of the first and second levels walked out from the crowd. As they gently waved their arms, rays of light flashed, and in a moment, five one-star or two-star familiars appeared in the duel arena, surrounding Ling Zhu'er.

  Among these familiars, there were melee types and elemental types, and most of them were equivalent to the third level in strength. With their combined attacks, even if Ling Zhu'er was stronger, she wouldn't be able to last for more than a few rounds.

  The onlookers secretly sighed in their hearts. What a pity for such a beautiful girl...

  Looking coldly at the dangerous situation in front of her, Ling Zhu'er's expression remained calm. Long before she decided to challenge, she had already been prepared to die. However, as his follower, if she had pretended not to hear when others insulted him like that, then what was the point of her identity?

  I don't regret it.

  Ling Zhu'er's face became firm, and she immediately assumed a defensive stance. He had once said that no matter what, she couldn't give up.

  ...

  That apostle should have withdrawn originally, but driven by his intense hatred, he stayed and even summoned his first one-star familiar to join the encirclement.

  "Damn bitch, for killing my familiar." With a sneer, the apostle took a step forward and waved his hand fiercely. Immediately, five attacks landed on Ling Zhu'er.

  After the first wave of attacks, Ling Zhu'er dodged them in a rather embarrassed manner.

  During the second wave of attacks, Ling Zhu'er snorted softly. Her arm was scratched by two wind blades, and blood gushed out immediately. It seemed that she wouldn't be able to withstand the third wave of attacks.

  "Desperate struggle." The apostle snorted coldly and was about to launch the third wave of attacks.

  Suddenly, a clear and melodious chirping sound rang throughout the arena. Everyone seemed to hear the continuous sound of clashing weapons, like a tide sweeping in. In an instant, the whole world was filled with a murderous atmosphere. Everyone felt a chill rising, and those with weaker strength even felt as if countless needles were pricking their skin, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

  "What on earth is it that's so terrifying?"

  Before most people could react, Chen Yue's calm voice rang throughout the arena.

  "Who dares to touch my follower?"

  This ordinary sentence, combined with the murderous atmosphere in the world, had a shocking power. Especially for the five people surrounding Ling Zhu'er, their hearts couldn't help but tremble.

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  "It's him. Lord Chen Yue has returned." Ling Zhu'er raised her pretty eyebrows and recognized Chen Yue's voice immediately. A bright smile appeared on her small face.

  When everyone's eyes turned to the source of the voice, they happened to see Chen Yue leaping high from that high platform.

  ...

  Things had changed dramatically in the blink of an eye. When Carlo gave the order to kill Ling Zhu'er, Chen Yue knew that relying solely on Macedonia was impossible. By the time he negotiated with Carlo, Ling Zhu'er would have already been killed. In such an occasion, the only ones who could overrule Carlo's order with absolute authority were the three deacons.

  "After all, I still have to rely on my own strength." With a soft sigh, Chen Yue grasped the Blade Beast whose sharp edge was hidden by the scabbard.

  Only intense killing intent and anger could truly activate the power of the Blade Beast, make it submit, and increase the degree of compatibility.

  At this moment, seeing the scene of Ling Zhu'er being injured, the killing intent and anger in Chen Yue's heart had boiled to the extreme.

  And the Blade Beast also sensed Chen Yue's boiling killing intent and burst out with unprecedented power.

  Chen Yue slightly bent his knees in the air. The moment his feet touched the ground, his powerful strength burst out, and his body shot forward like lightning.

  Those in front of him were all apostles whose physical qualities were definitely not outstanding. The sudden change and the murderous aura in the air affected their movements. So Chen Yue forcefully pushed through these apostles.

  Just now, they could watch Ling Zhu'er fall into danger with indifference. At this moment, they also personally tasted the feeling of being ignored, which was definitely not a pleasant experience. The apostles who were knocked flying could understand this very well.

  When Chen Yue rushed to the outside of the encirclement, the five apostles finally reacted.

  "Kill, no, attack." Fortunately, the leader still knew the importance and understood how serious the consequences would be if an apostle was killed in the Apostle Association.

  "He's just a first-level apostle. What's there to be arrogant about?" People outside kept exclaiming Chen Yue's name, so although these five people hadn't seen Chen Yue before, they immediately understood and were secretly a bit disdainful in their hearts.

  During this period of time, Chen Yue's reputation was really big, and his information was already familiar to everyone. Under the stereotype, everyone thought that Chen Yue was still at the first level.

  Chen Yue's body twisted strangely a few times and dodged two magical attacks. His eyes turned cold, and the Blade Beast turned an arc and slashed at a two-star melee familiar.

  In the eyes of the onlookers who couldn't believe it, that two-star familiar was cut in half as if it were made of paper. There was still an expression of disbelief in its two huge eyes like copper bells, but it had already turned into a light and returned to its master's subspace.

  "This, this is impossible." The owner of this familiar suddenly turned as pale as paper, and the distorted muscles on his face clearly formed four words: I don't believe.

  The numerous noisy apostles on the periphery, seeing this scene, were like having their vocal cords cut by a sharp pair of scissors and completely lost their voices.

  "What the hell is that thing that can kill a familiar in an instant?" On the high platform, Macedonia swallowed hard and suddenly realized that he seemed to have underestimated Chen Yue's strength. As for Carlo on the other side, his throat moved a few times, and he suddenly felt that the weather was really dry...

  Something that could kill a familiar in an instant must be at least two levels higher in strength. What Chen Yue held in his hand was actually that kind of thing?

  As if challenging everyone's nerve endurance, after killing that two-star familiar in an instant, Chen Yue didn't stop.

  The collective silence of the apostles also created favorable conditions for him. Easily dodging the chaotic attacks of several familiars, Chen Yue killed one with each sword stroke and sent all five familiars back to their subspaces in an instant.

  Without exception, they were all killed instantly.

  The muscles on the faces of the onlookers twitched as they watched Chen Yue kill the familiars one by one. It was only when the last familiar also disappeared in a ray of light that they reacted.

  An uproar, an absolute uproar.

  The loud noise that erupted at that moment was so deafening that if there had been a flock of birds flying over the duel arena at that time, then most people would have had bird soup to drink at night.

  However, Chen Yue just stopped for a moment. Ignoring the other four apostles, he walked with a gloomy face to the apostle who had dueled with Ling Zhu'er.

  "Is it you who wanted to kill my follower?"

  Looking at him coldly, Chen Yue's voice seemed to come from an ice cellar, making him feel bone-chilling cold.

  If the previous regret had been somewhat reserved, then at this moment, what he longed for most was that time could flow backwards. He swore that he definitely didn't want to have even the slightest relationship with this person.

  However, Chen Yue didn't seem to have any intention of letting him go. This apostle was very suspicious that Chen Yue would defy the deterrence of the Apostle Association and forcefully kill him.

  In a panic, he summoned his familiar. A green light flashed, and the green-spotted spider appeared between the two of them. Looking at its listless appearance, it was obvious that it hadn't recovered yet.

  The apostle secretly complained in his heart. He was just about to command the familiar to hold Chen Yue back, but who knew that after the order was issued, it was like a stone sinking into the sea without causing any ripples.

  The green-spotted spider, which had a low degree of compatibility in the first place, had probably dropped to the "strange" level after dying once.

  Chen Yue didn't care about this. Just seeing this green-spotted spider fighting with Ling Zhu'er just now made him extremely disgusted. He casually stabbed with his sword, and the green-spotted spider was cut in half without any suspense.

  However, the next moment, it didn't turn into light and return to the subspace. Instead, its whole body became blurred, and bits of vibrant life force dissipated from its body, making people feel energetic once they smelled it.

  His pupils suddenly widened. Looking at this familiar scene, Chen Yue suddenly felt that it was difficult to breathe.

  "This is the state of returning to the Spirit Realm."

  Someone whispered softly, but it was like a magic spell, instantly sweeping through the entire duel arena.

  The crowd once again fell into a deathly silence.