The next day, a day off.
Su Qi greeted his parents and headed straight out the door.
He was heading to Jiang Qingwei's invitation to bid her farewell.
Father Su and Su's Mother didn't ask too many questions, after all, their son was already an adult.
Since their physical fitness improved, they had more energy to deal with work, making life seem more leisurely.
On the way.
In the Outer City, all sorts of Transcendents could be seen almost everywhere, dusty and with fierce auras.
As the city closest to the Wilderness, the Ninth District had no shortage of Extraordinary Squads making a living with their lives on the line in the Wilderness.
Some were employed by a certain cleaning company, while others were hastily assembled temporary teams.
Hunting Fierce Beasts and earning wealth, various myths of getting rich overnight played out here every day.
After entering the Inner City, the figures of Transcendents became sparse.
On one hand, Transcendents residing in the Inner City were either vastly more powerful or weaker and spent more time in Cultivation.
On the other hand, the Inner City governance over Transcendents was more thorough.
After all, the first law of the new Transcendent Covenant was that they were not allowed to harm ordinary people!
Especially in the Inner City, with the Security Bureau's presence, this law was enforced even more strictly!
The reason for this law's existence.
Was because, in the early days of the catastrophe, some newly awakened Transcendents, their Power inflated, trampled on the law and trampled on the lives of ordinary people.
Outside, Fierce Beasts watched with cold eyes, and inside, Transcendents acted recklessly.
With threats both external and internal, ordinary people lived in dire circumstances, constantly on edge.
Social order quickly came to a halt.
At this point, some powerful Transcendents stepped forward and established various restrictive agreements.
Otherwise, once ordinary people lost their safety guarantee, production would cease, and the population would plummet.
The number of Transcendents born would also greatly reduce, leading to an endless vicious cycle.
Thus.
Today's situation was created.
The Security Bureau could turn a blind eye to the battles between Transcendents, but once ordinary people were slaughtered, they would face a combined assault from all forces!
"Now that I've reached Control Level, I should quickly find a house for my parents in the Inner City. The Outer City is relatively chaotic."
Su Qi made up his mind.
After getting off the train, he walked towards Zhongding Jade Banquet Hall.
"Woo—"
A sudden, sharp alarm blared loudly.
"Fierce Beast!?"
The residents of the Ninth District were more than familiar with this alarm sound. Su Qi looked in the direction of the sound.
Roar!
Almost the instant Su Qi looked over, a roar like thunder exploded next to his ear.
In the distance, a milk tea shop was smashed to bits, and a Dimensional Rift had appeared inside without anyone knowing when.
A massive, pitch-black creature had extended most of its body out, with a long horn five to six meters long on its head, a massive eye burning with eerie flames.
Its whole body was covered in a cold, dark glow of scales, with ridge-like bone spurs gleaming with a frosty shine, making it particularly ferocious from afar.
As it opened its blood-red maw and roared, its terrifying body kept struggling to emerge.
It seemed like at any moment, it would fully step out of the rift.
After a brief moment of distraction, the crowd erupted into panicked screams, everyone desperately trying to get away.
Despite the Fierce Beast being nearly a hundred meters away, most people had an ingrained fear of the creature. The mall was in chaos, with screams and cries filling the air.
Even Su Qi was caught in the crowd, with people pushing from all sides.
"Save Bao'Er!"
About twenty meters from the milk tea shop, a graceful woman screamed hoarsely and pushed her bodyguard hard.
But the bodyguard was as firm as a mountain, not moving an inch, firmly gripping the woman's wrist.
"Madam, you must not act rashly!"
"This Fierce Beast's codename—Overlord Dragon Beast, its Life Index is unusually high, likely over Level Ten, a true Commander Level creature. Miss, she..."
The bodyguard's gaze fell on a table under the Beast, where a six or seven-year-old girl was trembling with her head in her arms, tears pouring out, biting her lips tightly not to make a sound.
Just now.
The instant the Overlord Dragon Beast tore open the Dimensional Rift, it sensed the aura of a Transcendent.
The bodyguard was the first to be attacked.
The result was, from a collision, the Control Level bodyguard was instantly blown twenty meters away, only managing to save the nearby graceful woman.
This is a Fierce Beast!
Even if the Life Level is the same as a Transcendent, it can still crush a Transcendent!
For instance, if ordinary humans and tigers were on the same Life Level, except for some strong individuals, it would generally take more than ten people to contend with one.
Not to mention the existence of fierce beasts that weigh several tons.
The commander-level fierce beast's pallid giant eyes moved downward.
The beautiful woman covered her mouth, her eyes wide with fear, wishing she could trade places with her daughter.
The bodyguard also knew that the Security Bureau would probably not arrive in time.
So, he steeled himself.
He released the beautiful woman and shot out like a bullet, leaping to the upper right of the fierce beast in an instant.
Trying to divert the attention of the Overlord Dragon Beast.
This is the only solution given the current circumstances!
Because he sensed the auras of several Transcendents around, but they did not choose to intervene.
Presumably, their strength was insufficient.
He used himself as bait to divert the Overlord Dragon Beast's attention, praying that a Transcendent could seize the opportunity to save the young lady.
However.
He also knew that this possibility was almost negligible.
Because it was a commander-level Overlord Dragon Beast, with a Life Index exceeding a hundred.
Who would be willing to risk themselves for an unfamiliar girl?
Therefore.
The bodyguard shouted loudly, "This is the Xu Family's precious lady, from Zhongding Jade Banquet Hall!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
He was targeted by the Overlord Dragon Beast, and its ferocious giant arm swung out fiercely.
The bodyguard knew he must not get caught, but despite his efforts to evade, he was still struck by the Overlord Dragon Beast.
It was as if he were hit head-on by a truck.
Half of his body lost sensation in an instant, flying backwards even faster than he arrived, crashing heavily onto the ground.
Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, the searing pain in his chest made him realize several ribs might be broken.
Yet he ignored his injuries, his body moving swiftly, appearing once more at the Overlord Dragon Beast's upper right.
Seeing her bodyguard's actions, the beautiful woman finally reacted, struggling to steady her panicked emotions, and pleaded in a trembling voice, "I'll offer five All Heavens Reflecting True Crystals!"
"Please, save my daughter!"
With these words, the observing Transcendents immediately felt tempted.
All Heavens Reflecting True Crystal, a hard currency among Transcendents.
Five pieces are worth five hundred million, and even with money, they might not be attainable.
It's known that hunting a commander-level fierce beast only fetches about five hundred thousand.
However, these Transcendents still hesitated.
Because the condition was to save that girl of the Xu Family; without absolute confidence, if any mistake occurred in the process.
They would definitely be resented by the Xu Family.
To rescue an ordinary person from such a close proximity to an Overlord Dragon Beast.
It would probably take a powerful person far exceeding Control Level to accomplish it!
Seeing no movement from those around, the beautiful woman grew more anxious, tears of self-blame streaming down her face.
Inner City was too calm, calm to the point of making her lose her vigilance, failing to bring along a more powerful bodyguard.
Meanwhile at this moment.
The Overlord Dragon Beast struggled halfway out of the Rift, its falling shadow entirely covering the precarious wooden table below.
Under the table, the little girl felt a trembling that reached her soul, her eyes filled with terror.
At this critical moment.
The observing Transcendents were momentarily anxious.
And just at this moment, Su Qi finally pushed through the crowd, approaching the scene.
When he saw the man in the bodyguard uniform being knocked away repeatedly, with a trembling little girl beneath the fierce beast.
His mind whirled rapidly, instantly assessing the situation.
The man wouldn't hold out much longer; once he lost the fierce beast's attention, the girl would probably be noticed immediately.
With the Security Bureau's rescue speed, it would probably take another minute or two to arrive.
There was no time, a way to save the girl must be found.
"But I only have two auxiliary abilities right now, how could I possibly..."
"Yes, Holy Light Guardian!"
Almost instantly.
Su Qi thought of a rescue plan.
With a raise of his finger, dazzling golden light burst forth from his body.
Suddenly, around the little girl's body, appeared a nearly transparent protective shield of pure white.
Holy and serene.