In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 547 Heroes Emerge from Among the Young

Faced with the crowd's doubts, Jiang Canghai calmly said, "I only said that there were no other forces helping us, but I didn't say that the young man had no other assistance!"

Upon hearing this, everyone frowned. Without the help of other forces, where would the assistance come from?

"A terrifying beast followed the boy."

Jiang Canghai didn't keep everyone waiting for long before explaining, "That beast possesses terrifying speed; even with my eyesight, I cannot track its movements."

Upon hearing this, everyone present exchanged bewildered glances.

Jiang Canghai is a peak fourth-rank martial artist, whose eyesight is many times better than that of ordinary people. Even his eyes could not catch the movement of the strange beast. How fast must that strange beast be?

Even Xiao Mingwang looked surprised. He believed that his strength far surpassed Jiang Canghai's, but even he dared not say that his speed was so fast that Jiang Canghai could not catch him.

Of course, this is also because the martial arts that Little Ming King mainly cultivates are not movement techniques.

but……

Little Mingwang's eyes flickered, and he said, "If speed alone isn't enough to destroy the Qingwang Mansion, is it?"

There are quite a few species in this world that possess extreme speed; at least Xiao Mingwang once saw a strange beast in the edge area of ​​the Cangmang Mountain.

At that time, Xiao Mingwang possessed the strength of the fifth rank, which was already considered a strong person. However, the speed of the strange beast he encountered was so fast that Xiao Mingwang could not keep up with it.

However, sometimes you gain something, but you also lose something else.

Although that strange beast possessed the world's fastest speed, its attack power was practically nonexistent, even less than that of an ordinary large insect.

Such a strange beast could not possibly pose a threat to the Qingwang Mansion.

"of course."

Jiang Canghai nodded, the image of Xiao Yuan's fluffy round face flashing through his mind: "If it only has extreme speed, it naturally cannot shake the Qingwang Mansion. But that strange beast not only has extreme speed, but also extremely sharp claws. Any Qingwang Mansion guards who are attacked by it will have their armor shattered. At best, they will have their skin torn open, and at worst, they will die instantly!"

"This... there really is such a strange beast in the world, possessing both offensive and defensive capabilities?"

"How is this possible? It has both extreme speed and powerful attack capabilities. Does such a beast really exist in the world?"

"This is simply too incredible."

"..."

Everyone in the room looked shocked. They were all high-ranking figures in the Nine Provinces. They had seen many demonic beasts, which ordinary people might not see even once in their lifetime, and therefore had a lot of knowledge about them.

In their preconceived notions, monsters are often creatures that are severely unbalanced in their specialties.

Some monsters have powerful attacks, but relatively weak defenses;

Some monsters have strong defenses, but move slowly;

Some monsters are fast, but their attack power is weak.

In short, in their minds, there were no monsters with extremely fast speed and powerful attack capabilities like the ones Jiang Canghai described.

High speed means strong defense, or rather, strong dodging ability. Combined with powerful attack, it makes one completely invincible in both offense and defense.

"Besides being fast and having sharp claws, that beast can also breathe fire!"

A look of fear flashed in Jiang Canghai's eyes. "The beast's flames are extremely terrifying. Just a spark that lands on clothing can instantly ignite a raging fire, and then... burn a person to ashes."

"This……"

The White Lotus Sect leaders present stared wide-eyed, feeling as if they were listening to a storybook.

A beast that is fast, has sharp claws, and can breathe fire... Is this really a creature that should exist in reality?

"I saw it with my own eyes. The beast just spewed out a mouthful of flame, instantly burning dozens of royal guards to death. Those guards didn't even have time to react before being burned to ashes by the crimson flames."

Little Ming King: "..."

Everyone: "..."

As Jiang Canghai continued to utter astonishing words, everyone's mouths gaped wider and wider. A single burst of flame had taken away dozens of lives, which was simply horrifying.

Even more terrifying is that those who were burned to death were the prince's personal guards!

You must know that the guards of the Qingwang Mansion are all at least at the eighth rank. Even martial artists at the eighth rank or above were burned to ashes before they could react. Those flames... were simply too terrifying.

"I have a feeling that if I were to come into contact with that flame, my fate would probably not be much better than that of the Prince's guards."

Jiang Canghai said with a solemn expression, having witnessed the battle firsthand, he knew all too well how terrifying Xiao Yuan's Crimson Flame was.

When Xiao Yuan spewed out the crimson flames, Jiang Canghai felt a sudden pang of fear. He had no doubt that if he himself were to come into contact with those flames, he would probably perish instantly.

"There are such terrifying flames in this world that even Elder Jiang dares not touch them?"

"This flame is simply too astonishing! It wiped out dozens of royal guards in an instant. Even a third-grade martial artist couldn't kill dozens of eighth-grade martial artists so easily, could they?"

"Isn't that beast the most terrifying? Its speed is like a ghost, its claws are sharp, and it can even manipulate fire. It's truly astonishing."

"..."

The White Lotus Sect's leaders were utterly horrified.

The young Ming King looked at Jiang Canghai and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the commander of the personal guards must have been killed by that strange beast, right?"

"Not bad!"

Jiang Canghai nodded: "Xia Yan was indeed a loyal man. Even though he was no match for the beast, he still did his best to hold it off, buying Xia Yuanying and the other guards of the royal palace time to deal with the young man. However..."

Jiang Canghai scoffed: "Although Xia Yuanying and the Prince's guards are strong, that boy is no pushover either. The boy, who was besieged by Xia Yuanying and the Prince's guards, managed to withstand the attack by relying on his profound strength and physical body at the fourth rank."

"So powerful?"

"Wasn't it said that Xia Yuanying, a fifth-rank official, could defeat a fourth-rank official? Yet, even with his personal guards, they couldn't subdue that young man?"

"A boy not even twenty years old can withstand the combined attack of Xia Yuanying and his guards?"

"Truly, heroes emerge from among the young!"

"..."

Those present couldn't help but sigh. As high-ranking members of the White Lotus Sect, they were generally older, and even the youngest were now over forty.

Therefore, when I heard that a boy who was not yet twenty years old had achieved such amazing results, I couldn't help but feel a little sad and deeply felt the unevenness of the world.

Those in their forties and fifties have very few who have broken through to the fourth rank, while this young man, not even twenty years old, has already reached the fourth rank and has achieved such amazing results.

This made them feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing both emotion and reflection):

Talent is a fair thing, but it can also be cruel.