"Whew." Chen Yue let out a long breath and looked at the Blade Beast in his right hand. His eyes flickered a little. "It seems that its first ability isn't instant killing. It's more like severing."

  Although the previous instant killing of the familiars had surprised Chen Yue, it hadn't shocked him to a great extent. However, at this moment, when the Blade Beast severed the contract between the green-spotted spider and its apostle with one sword and forcibly forced the familiar to return to the Spirit Realm, it had gone beyond his understanding.

  In the past, it was an ironclad fact that only when an apostle died would the contracted familiar return. But now, this fact had been shattered.

  Almost involuntarily, everyone took a step back in fear, and even Carlo was no exception.

  He wasn't afraid of the ability that Chen Yue had shown. Although it was exaggerated to kill several familiars in an instant, they were all just low-level one-star or two-star familiars. He himself could also do it.

  What he was afraid of was the meaning represented by the Blade Beast's slash.

  As everyone knew, it was extremely difficult for an apostle to summon a familiar from the Spirit Realm. In the eyes of most apostles, the harshness of the Spirit Realm was even worse than that of a stepmother. It was okay for low-level apostles, but it was extremely difficult for high-level apostles to summon a familiar of the same level as themselves. Even if they managed to summon one, they first had to withstand the first impact and fight tooth and nail to successfully obtain the familiar.

  Even so, the newly summoned familiar was even more delicate than a pampered young lady. They had to rack their brains and try every means to cultivate feelings and improve the degree of compatibility before they could barely use it. It could be said that the cultivation of a familiar was a vivid history of apostles being exploited.

  Each familiar was as precious as life to an apostle.

  However, Chen Yue's sword meant that it had the ability to turn all efforts into nothing.

  Probably, no apostle could maintain a normal state of mind when facing Chen Yue.

  However, as a fourth-order apostle, Carlo was also considered a high-level apostle. After taking a small step back, he became a bit ashamed and angry, angry at his own cowardice. Instead, he took a big step forward and stared coldly at Chen Yue. Even if the weapon in your hand is so strange and I underestimated your strength, so what?

  The pride of a high-level apostle made him raise his head slightly. His gaze at Chen Yue contained a hint of hostility. Not only him, but also more hostile gazes were cast over.

  After all, this was a huge threat, and no one could bear the terrible consequence of having their familiars deprived.

  ...

  In the air, the life force of the green-spotted spider's form had dissipated, revealing the fluctuating Life Origin Core. The Life Origin Core of a two-star familiar was one-third larger than that of a wind wolf. When its full appearance was revealed and it felt countless gazes, it immediately emitted a terrifying pressure as if it were furious.

  No one could resist it, not even Chen Yue and Carlo who had undergone the second transformation.

  Soon, a large circle was vacated in the middle.

  In the subspace, the frozen rabbit became restless and sent a strong desire to come out to Chen Yue through the mental connection.

  With a wry smile, Chen Yue sent an apologetic signal to calm it down. Fortunately, the two had a very high degree of intimacy. If it were the Blade Beast, Chen Yue wouldn't be able to suppress it at all.

  The Blade Beast that could sever contracts had already caused a huge stir and attracted many hostile gazes. It was on the verge of becoming the enemy of everyone. If the frozen rabbit came out and put on a good show of devouring the Life Origin Core, probably all the apostles would go crazy. Whether Chen Yue could leave the duel arena safely was unknown.

  "Miscalculation. I underestimated the first ability of the Blade Beast. However, the devouring ability of the frozen rabbit must never be used in front of others."

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  Secretly, Chen Yue strengthened his determination even more.

  The pressure of the green-spotted spider's Life Origin Core was much greater than that of the wind wolf. By the time Chen Yue withdrew from its coverage area, he was almost beside Ling Zhu'er.

  "Lord Chen Yue." At this time, Ling Zhu'er had the time to respectfully salute. When she raised her head, a few traces of apology and gloom appeared on her small face. "I'm sorry. I let you down."

  Chen Yue looked at her. The wound on Ling Zhu'er's body had stopped bleeding. Thanks to Chen Yue's timely action, she hadn't suffered serious injuries.

  "You did very well." Chen Yue looked deeply at Ling Zhu'er and said in a deep voice, "Since I chose you to be my follower, your actions represent my will."

  He turned his head and glanced at the dispirited second-order apostle in the distance. Having the green-spotted spider taken away was an indescribable blow to him. It should be enough to make Ling Zhu'er vent her anger.

  "Thank you." Ling Zhu'er lowered her head and said softly. When she raised her head again, her small face was already full of vitality and charm.

  ...

  "Chen Yue."

  After the Life Origin Core returned to the Spirit Realm along the invisible channel, a furious shout suddenly rang out from the other side.

  Looking in the direction of the voice, Chen Yue happened to see Carlo's cold gaze projected over. He stared at Chen Yue without giving an inch, fully displaying his domineering style.

  Judging from his focused expression, he had already regarded Chen Yue as a formal opponent.

  "Chen Yue, your follower was disrespectful to her superior, and you can't escape the blame. Moreover, instead of taking responsibility, you even tried to cover her up and used a strange weapon to hurt so many familiars. You've made a big mistake." A sneer hung on Carlo's lips.

  "So what?" Chen Yue said coldly.

  Carlo's expression froze for a moment, and then he was angry. The originally flawless plan had some flaws due to underestimating Ling Zhu'er's strength. And because of Chen Yue's sudden appearance, the strength he burst out, and his determined attitude to protect Ling Zhu'er, it became difficult for Carlo to continue. But he couldn't accept giving up like this even more.

  "When it comes to this, there's only the tough way left. Coincidentally, I'll solve them together and then consider the aftermath. Presumably, with Piaro's support, Vinia may not go to war with me because of a low-level apostle." Thinking like this, Carlo made up his mind, and his expression when looking at Chen Yue became even colder. He said coldly, "The Apostle Association of the Tianye Empire can no longer tolerate you. From now on, you've been removed from the list. Immediately, right now, get out of the Free City, or..."

  He sneered a few times, and his words were full of murderous intent. "I'll kill you on the spot."

  Chen Yue looked at him coldly and said faintly, "You don't have the qualification."

  "Yes, Carlo, you're just one of the seven disciples. The power to remove an apostle from the association belongs to the deacon. What are you?" The one who spoke was Macedonia. Witnessing everything that had happened in front of him, his determination to protect Chen Yue and Ling Zhu'er was stronger than ever. At this time, he naturally didn't hesitate to refute.

  Among the people present, only he had the qualification to refute like this.

  "This has nothing to do with you." Carlo said faintly without even looking at Macedonia.

  Since he had already made up his mind, he wouldn't have any more concerns. The most important thing was to use thunderous means to solve Chen Yue instead of arguing with Macedonia. With just one sentence, he blocked all of Macedonia's subsequent words.

  "You..." Macedonia was so angry that he couldn't speak.

  Looking coldly at Chen Yue, finally, Carlo showed a cold smile. "Very well, since you're unwilling to leave, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

  He stretched out his right hand in front of his chest, spread his five fingers flat, and said in a deep voice:

  "Come out, Vajra Skeleton."

  As soon as the words fell, a ray of light appeared in front of him, revealing a skeleton-shaped familiar. The familiar was only as tall as an ordinary person, completely different from some huge familiars. However, the threat it brought to Chen Yue was unprecedented.

  "Click, click." As if not used to it, the familiar turned its head, making a series of heart-stopping popping sounds, like setting off firecrackers. It could be seen that the hardness of its bones had far exceeded that of iron and stone. Ordinary weapons probably wouldn't even leave a mark on it.

  Without stopping, Carlo then shouted again, "Life Aura, appear!"

  Immediately, four halos centered on the Vajra Skeleton suddenly appeared, and the Vajra Skeleton itself seemed to be coated with a layer of honey, emitting a terrifying light all over.