In the silent night, a slender steel needle shot towards Du Chen, or rather, towards Arthur. Now the distance between the two was very close, and it was impossible to distinguish who the steel needle's target was.

Swoosh! The clothes behind Du Chen tore, and a brilliant golden lotus suddenly appeared. With a 'ding' sound, the steel needle collided with the lotus and was bounced away.

That was close, thanks to the hidden lotus behind me.

At the same time, the treasures hidden in the lotus were thrown into Du Chen's pocket.

Just as Du Chen was about to turn his head to look, he suddenly realized that the scenery in front of him changed abruptly.

Just a moment ago, this was a strange dense forest, overgrown with weeds and countless fallen leaves on the ground. But in the instant Du Chen looked up, all the trees disappeared and were replaced by a wilderness, with scattered rocks and eerie bones all around, as if he had suddenly arrived in a long-abandoned ruins.

The change in scenery was extremely sudden, which startled Du Chen.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

The sound of breaking through the air rang out again. Without thinking too much, Du Chen released all three golden lotuses from his body, activating the inner power of the lotus to the maximum, allowing the three lotuses to rapidly rotate around him.

With a series of crisp sounds, seven or eight steel needles were knocked to the ground.

"Who? Please do not misunderstand, sir. I am a student from the Fighter God Academy! I took the wrong path during my intensive training and accidentally trespassed into your territory!"

Du Chen thought that this place was the territory of a reclusive expert on the Divine Fighting Island, and he unintentionally intruded, provoking him. After all, with the precedent set by Roland, it wasn't surprising that there were strange reclusive experts on the Fighter god Island.

In response to Du Chen, there was a 'swoosh' sound.

A strange beast walked out from behind a black rock not far away, resembling a rhinoceros in appearance, but covered in hedgehog-like steel needles. Its whole body was a sandy yellow color, and its pair of blood-red eyes stared at Du Chen intently.

It goes without saying that the steel needles that had just attacked came from this creature.

What kind of monster is this!?

After arriving in the Fighter God World, Du Chen had indeed seen many species different from his previous life, but this one he had never seen before.

Seeing that the steel needles were ineffective, the monster stuck out its tongue and licked its fangs, then stomped its hooves and charged towards Du Chen, aiming its sharp cone on its nose at him.

"Sir, is this your divine beast? I have offended you in order to protect myself!" Du Chen assumed that this was the territory of a senior fight god, so he maintained proper etiquette. However, he showed no mercy in his actions as he lined up the three golden lotuses and smashed them at the monster.

The inner power of Du Chen's lotus at this moment was equivalent to a third level of fighting energy. With the additional strength of the lotus treasure from the immortal realm, the three golden lotuses, under his control, moved as fast as lightning and immediately hit the monster's head.

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"Ow!"

The monster's head was knocked askew, emitting a roaring scream. However, it straightened its neck, and the steel needles on its body stood up straight as it stared intently at Du Chen.

Damn it, his lotus was useless! The monster received three strikes, but not even a scratch appeared on its steel needle-covered skin!

What level is this monster!?

While contemplating, the monster charged again. Seeing that it wasn't very fast, Du Chen dodged like a bullfighter from his past life, and at the same time, he smashed the lotus at the monster's head again.

Still no effect!

The current lotus treasure was completely incapable of breaking through the monster's steel needle skin.

"Damn it, is there anyone here!?" Du Chen shouted while entangling with the monster. He glanced at the unconscious Arthur who had been worn out, then turned and led the monster to run for a while before jumping onto a large rock. "Hey, beast, I'm right here. Come if you dare!"

"Ow!" The monster, with low intelligence, roared and rushed towards Du Chen.

Fixated on the monster charging towards him and its blood-red, menacing eyes, Du Chen's heart was as calm as still water.

This monster had steel-reinforced bones. Using the lotus to smash wouldn't be able to deal with it; he might even end up sacrificing himself.

If the skin couldn't be pierced, what about other parts?

Du Chen smirked. He threw out two lotuses at the monster's head, and just as it howled in pain, the third lotus suddenly shrank, becoming as small as a mosquito, and flew into the monster's mouth. Following its esophagus, it entered its body.

"Grow!" Du Chen yelled, and immediately, the lotus that had entered the monster's body enlarged to the size of a washbasin.

"Ow~~" The charging monster suddenly stopped, its massive body shuddered, and it collapsed with a loud crash!

Its lungs were crushed by the lotus!

"God damn it, no wonder Senior Brother likes to dive into people's bellies. This move is really f*cking useful!" Du Chen gasped for a few breaths, jumped down from the rock, and retrieved the lotus from the monster's belly.

Just then, he felt a slight itching sensation on his buttocks, and the "The Lotus Treasure Mirror" progressed further.

What's going on? Is killing a monster considered a good deed? Impossible! Du Chen's gaze fell on the unconscious Arthur.

Damn it, this monster's target was Arthur!

I saved Arthur's life!

This is troublesome. Du Chen did not feel delighted, but quickly realized that Arthur was the grandson of the Lionheart King, the grandson of a living Fighter god. The force that dared to target him must be incredibly powerful! By obstructing the plans of this force, how much more trouble would he face!?

Thinking about this, Du Chen's spine tingled. Fortunately, he still had the protection of the Skin Peeling Fighter God.

However, just now, he was in a life-threatening danger, yet the Skin Peeling Fight God did not appear. And during the previous encounter with Frees, the fight god only intervened the following day. This indicated that the Skin Peeling Fight God was not all-knowing and all-powerful. He was also just an ordinary person who might not always be able to take care of him.

From now on, he had to be more careful.

"Haha, interesting little fellow, you actually managed to kill a fifth-level Thorn Beast!" A black figure suddenly appeared in front of Du Chen. He was shrouded in black mist, making it impossible to see any features except for his outline. "Your sacred weapon is quite interesting. I couldn't sense any fighting energy on the holy weapon in the shape of the three lotuses. Tsk tsk, interesting!"

Du Chen was surprised and asked, "Is this your territory, sir?!"

"This is Zig's territory! But I have set up an interesting enchantment here." Several strands of black mist suddenly separated from the mist around him, moving like snakes and devouring the corpse of the Thorn Beast in the blink of an eye. "Although this big guy is dead, there are still many treasures on its body. Can't let them go to waste! Little fellow, you have good strength, but unfortunately, you shouldn't have followed Arthur. Ah, look at the result, you've ended up in my enchantment, haven't you!"

Du Chen cursed his bad luck. Why did he even follow Arthur? He could have surpassed him directly and avoided this mess.

"You're unlucky. I noticed something strange about your lotus, so I let you enjoy your freedom for a while. Now, suffer with Arthur!" As he spoke, the black mist surrounding him suddenly spread out, everything before Du Chen turned black, and he couldn't see anything.