Zhao Shuning was left alone.
This was within Zhang Tianyuan's plan.
He had studied Zhao Shuning's personality and found that although she was skillful, she would never drag her friends down. It was only a matter of time before she acted alone.
Li Can couldn't speak, but at this moment, he sincerely admired Zhang Tianyuan.
Zhang Tianyuan was cautious in his actions. Even when facing a young girl like Zhao Shuning, he didn't take it lightly. Unlike Li Can himself, who was too overconfident and finally ended up in such a state.
Li Can and the others didn't tell Zhang Tianyuan that Zhao Shuning was an alchemist. Since they had already offended Zhao Shuning, if they told Zhang Tianyuan this, he would surely weigh the pros and cons and wouldn't help them deal with Zhao Shuning anymore. Li Can wasn't that stupid.
So, with the cooperation between him and Zhang Tianyuan, this plan could be considered flawless.
Luring the person to the second height to kill, if something happened, it wouldn't have much to do with them.
A mere Zhao Shuning, with a pitifully humble background behind her. If she died in the trial, her family would only think it was because of Steward Meng. After all, it was a pipe dream for a freshman to survive in a second - level trial ground.
Zhang Tianyuan truly deserved to be the leader of Tianyuan Sparrow. He had been investigating and studying the Purple - Gold Roc for several months.
After rescuing Li Can and the others, he devoted himself to studying the current situation. Combining it with the living habits of the Purple - Gold Roc, they found the five young rocs one step ahead.
And now, they were standing under that big tree, waiting for Zhao Shuning to arrive.
When Zhao Shuning arrived, her breathing was a bit uneven. This place was close to the fourth height, and the physical challenge had increased a lot.
"Zhang Tianyuan?"
"Junior sister, I've long heard of your name."
Zhao Shuning took a slight step back. She didn't expect that Zhang Tianyuan would find the descendants of the Roc one step ahead of her and wait for her here.
"Junior sister, I've been thinking. How long would it take you to find the descendant of the Roc? One month? Two months? Or even longer? But I didn't expect you would only need three days."
Of course, Zhang Tianyuan didn't know that Zhao Shuning was so successful because she was an alchemist.
Zhang Tianyuan rubbed his hands together, making a cracking sound.
The pressure of a third - rank spiritual pharmacist was truly different. If Zhao Shuning hadn't reached the late stage of the second rank, she might have been forced to kneel by his aura.
"Senior brother, do we have to go this far among fellow disciples?"
Zhang Tianyuan looked behind Zhao Shuning and sneered, "What's wrong, junior sister? Not calling your accomplices? Your companions just abandoned you like this."
He paused for a moment and continued, "Or is it that your companions knew that coming here this time would be a death - trap, so they simply let you come alone?"
There was no trace of a smile on Zhao Shuning's face. Although her body was small, she had an air of looking down on the world.
"Zhao Shuning, you're too arrogant. You should know that being too showy can easily arouse others' dissatisfaction."
Zhang Tianyuan put the five descendants of the Roc into a cloth bag and then threw it to Li Can. Li Can caught the cloth bag and started running down.
Why was he running to the next height?
Zhao Shuning didn't have time to think too much at this moment. Since she had promised the Purple - Gold Roc, she must take good care of its children. Seeing Li Can running away with the rocs, Zhao Shuning immediately flew forward to intercept him. But just as she was about to touch the cloth bag, a hand suddenly blocked her way.
At this moment, Zhang Tianyuan still had that creepy smile on his face.
Zhao Shuning naturally wouldn't show weakness. After her hand was blocked, she immediately turned her palm into a fist and fiercely attacked Zhang Tianyuan's chest.
Zhang Tianyuan protected his chest with both hands, but he was still forced to take several steps back by Zhao Shuning's full - force blow. There was even a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.
The same thought popped up in both of their minds: The opponent is so strong.
The fighting strength that Zhao Shuning had just used was the strongest in the late stage of the second rank. At the same time, she had also infused the spiritual power that only an alchemist had. Logically speaking, with such a powerful fist wind, even though Zhang Tianyuan was a third - rank spiritual pharmacist, he should have vomited blood and knelt on the ground. But Zhang Tianyuan only took a few steps back and then stabilized his figure.
Zhang Tianyuan was also shocked.
How could a second - rank spiritual pharmacist have such a powerful ability?
He was a third - rank spiritual pharmacist, which meant he completely outranked Zhao Shuning. But that blow just now still made him injured.
"Senior brother, you shouldn't have blocked me."
"Little junior sister, you are indeed quite powerful, but for me, you are still—too weak."
Zhang Tianyuan patted the dust off his body. Zhao Shuning gave a strange smile, which made Zhang Tianyuan full of doubts. Before he could figure out what it meant, a thick white fog suddenly rose in front of him. When the fog dispersed, Zhao Shuning had completely disappeared.
This little girl not only had good strength but also seemed to have a much higher IQ than her peers.
However, she was still too young. Did she know the tactic of turning the enemy's plot against them?
Zhao Shuning ran all the way, frantically chasing in the direction where Li Can had fled.
She wasn't that stupid to stand there and wait to be beaten when she clearly couldn't defeat the opponent.
The road became more and more familiar. Just as Zhao Shuning was feeling confused, Li Can in front completely stopped.
"Li Can, give me the descendants of the Roc. Otherwise, I'll kill you."
The cloth bag in Li Can's hand swayed in the air. Behind him was a cliff, and under the cliff was an undercurrent river.
The undercurrent river had devoured the lives of many spiritual pharmacists. If one's primordial spirit wasn't strong enough, the person who fell into this river would surely die. And only spiritual pharmacists above the sixth rank would have a primordial spirit.
There had never been a sixth - rank spiritual pharmacist in Yanyu Tower.
Li Can wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he laughed.
Seeing his expression, Zhao Shuning secretly thought something was wrong. Just as she was about to turn around, she found that there were no less than ten people behind her, blocking her way. The leader was Zhang Tianyuan, who had fought with her before.
"Zhang Tianyuan, you're really a villain."
"Little junior sister is quite smart, but sometimes, being too smart isn't a good thing."
"You've been plotting against me?"
"I dare not take it lightly when dealing with little junior sister. Fortunately, I didn't underestimate your strength. This place was specially prepared for you. Just now, judging from your moves, you should be at the late stage of the second rank, right? But look at the ranks of the people behind me."
Zhao Shuning had just reached the late stage of the second rank not long ago. Even if she used her alchemist's ability, she could only fight Zhang Tianyuan. Now, with so many powerful spiritual pharmacists added, no matter how confident Zhao Shuning was, she knew that she had fallen into a den of wolves this time.
These wolves wouldn't let her go until they had peeled off a layer of her skin.