Others also saw Xiang Beifei, but because of the flooding, it was difficult for them to break free.
"Yu Hongbo, you keep an eye on these SR, we'll deal with him!" Hou Chengwu shouted.
"Alright!" Yu Hongbo had to take care of his own people, otherwise the SR would be directly submerged by the floodwaters.
Zhu Xinjue's eyes revealed a trace of fierceness as he produced a huge glass sphere in his hand. The sphere flickered and transformed into an illusionary light, enveloping the void.
"Let's see where you can go now!" Zhu Xinjue sneered.
This glass sphere was a UR-level spatial item, capable of rendering any spatial transmission ineffective. Zhu Xinjue was worried that Xiang Beifei would escape since everyone had a Forfeit Talisman.
Soon, Hou Chengwu, Zhu Xinjue, Chen Baiwen, and He Qiutong had Xiang Beifei surrounded. The powerful aura emanating from them was in no way inferior to the floodwaters as they stared intently at Xiang Beifei.
"Xiang Beifei, even though I know you're strong, we've got four people here. I'd still advise you to forfeit."
He Qiutong was unaware of Zhu Xinjue's plan, her objective, like Chen Baiwen's, was merely to get Xiang Beifei eliminated.
Xiang Beifei looked indifferently at the four people in front of him.
Four people were easier to deal with than five.
"That's right, we don't want to harm you. Just eliminate yourself quietly to avoid trouble." Chen Baiwen said gravely.
But Hou Chengwu and Zhu Xinjue on the side were filled with endless killing intent.
"What are we waiting for? If we want to eliminate him, we first need to take him down!" Hou Chengwu barked.
He now had ample confidence facing Xiang Beifei again. Although he couldn't understand how he had been defeated on the stage last time, now they were four against one, and in his eyes, Xiang Beifei was certainly a dead man this time!
Hou Chengwu gritted his teeth and said, "Today, I will make you pay!"
It was embarrassing for him, an SSR, to have been dumped into a trash can that day. Today, he had to kill Xiang Beifei!
"Three against two, not bad, not too terrible." Xiang Beifei said.
Zhu Xinjue scoffed, "Have we scared you into stupidity? Can't even count the number of people anymore? It's four of us against one of you right now!"
"President Ren is so esteemed and respectable, he even said 'names aren't important, strength is.' For a senior to say such words, his heart must be open and broad, why would he care about such trivial matters as names with me? As President Ren's proud disciple, why don't you share the same philosophy in dealing with people?"
Xiang Beifei looked at Hou Chengwu curiously and added, "Haven't you learned even the slightest from him?"
His words were watertight, first, he sarcastically mentioned Ren Jianghai, then immediately elevated Ren Jianghai to a high status, preventing Ren Jianghai from reacting over the teasing about names, and at the same time subtly insulted Hou Chengwu.
Hou Chengwu was left red-faced and seething with anger by Xiang Beifei.
In midair, Li Zimu stood there, shocked as he watched the people below, saying, "They actually can't tell."
The flood here was an illusion created by Li Zimu's Poetry Realm. Li Zimu's Poetry Realm had reached a level where it was hard to distinguish real from fake. However, Hou Chengwu and Chen Baiwen were SSR after all, higher than Li Zimu in system level and cultivation, so they shouldn't be in such a sorry state.
"Of course, they can't tell. Not one of them is a System Awakener of the mental series," Xiang Beifei said.
Xiang Beifei's spiritual power was attached to the Poetry Realm created by Li Zimu. Hence, even though Li Zimu only had the cultivation of late-stage Qi-Controlling, the flood he created possessed the power of the Meridian Opening stage!
As for the suppression due to system level difference, with Xiang Beifei present, the so-called superiority of the SSR system was nothing but a decoration.
He specifically sought Li Zimu's help to trap this group of people.
But after traveling a distance, they suddenly encountered a fork in the road!
Xiang Beifei's afterimage reappeared at the side of the fork, but then disappeared once again on the path.
"Which path should we take?" Hou Chengwu asked Chen Baiwen urgently.
"Don't know, there are no traces." Chen Baiwen shook his head.
"Forget it, let's split up, it'll be faster that way." Zhu Xinjue said.
"Splitting up means dividing our strength, if we encounter Xiang Beifei, do you think we stand a chance against him?" Chen Baiwen asked.
"Xiang Beifei is obviously being chased by that desolate beast, if we meet him, how could we not stand a chance?" Zhu Xinjue replied.
After discussing for a moment, they decided to separate, but they all agreed to signal the others upon encountering Xiang Beifei. If after half an hour no one was found, they would regroup here.
To ensure mutual trust, they decided to mix up their groups. Zhu Xinjue and Yu Hongbo, He Qiutong took one path, while Chen Baiwen and Hou Chengwu took another.
Hou Chengwu and Chen Baiwen, leading three SRs, took the left path, Chen Baiwen seemed preoccupied, but Hou Chengwu still warned, "Don't forget our agreement."
Xiang Beifei vaguely understood and said, "Digesting memories?"
A desolate beast that ate the brain of another could sometimes gain the memories of the devoured beast, meaning all that the consumed beast had seen and heard would be assimilated by the other.
If the green-haired caterpillar was squashed by Long Guocheng, that means it must have seen Xiang Beifei and the others!
Even if the caterpillar couldn't understand human language, its mind would still retain visual images.