Volume 1, Chapter 160: Crimson Flame Dragon Fist, Chen Fan

Not only Ling Lan, but also Fu Buzhu, Lou Yuan, and previously Wang Xiao, had light emanating from their bodies.

On each of them, the power of the Space Beast was like a stray soul that had lost its host, soaring higher and higher before vanishing completely.

Thud—

Regulos collapsed entirely to the ground, his vacant gaze fixed on Ling Lan’s body as it rapidly dissipated like fireflies, while scenes of their past laughter and joy flashed through his mind.

Yet, everything had ended today.

Everything, because of him!

"Diablo!" With a roar filled with endless fury, Regulos abruptly sprang up from the ground, his eyes burning crimson as he charged straight at Diablo.

"Hah, right on time." Diablo smiled coldly, energy already gathering in his hands, waiting only for the moment Regulos rushed close to deal him a fatal blow.

"Blazing Red Dragon Fist!"

At that instant, a fiery dragon that scorched and distorted the space around it came from nowhere, hurtling straight toward Diablo.

"Who goes there!" Diablo’s expression turned angry, and he instinctively assumed a defensive stance.

Boom—

The fire dragon slammed into his arm, instantly bursting into a raging inferno that turned the surroundings into a sea of flames.

Amidst the sea of fire, a dark figure flashed past at lightning speed, grabbed the charging Regulos by the shoulder, forcibly swept him into the air, and vanished in the blink of an eye.

"What! Damn it!"

Realizing he had been played, Diablo let out a roar. An astonishing aura surged outward like waves, extinguishing the surrounding flames while causing the earth to tremble faintly and split into countless bottomless chasms.

……

"Who are you!"

Borne rapidly through the air with the whistling of the wind rushing past his ears, Regulos spoke with difficulty as he looked toward his captor's face.

However, because the person was staring straight ahead, he could only barely make out a profile.

Yet even this profile gave him a sense of familiarity.

Combined with the technique the person had just used to save him, a bold guess formed in Regulos's mind.

"You are also a Beast Fighter!"

Hearing these words, the figure finally turned his head, glanced indifferently at Regulos without speaking, and suddenly accelerated.

Soon enough, Regulos was brought to the bottom of a precipice.

When he first landed, he had been somewhat startled.

Only upon closer inspection did he realize that a hidden world existed beneath this cliff.

In a corner ahead stood a stone bed and a stone table, upon which rested some fruits native to D60, clearly indicating that someone lived here.

Yet Regulos showed no interest in these things at the moment; instead, he stared fixedly at the figure, demanding in a deep voice, "Who on earth are you!"

"Blazing Red Dragon Fist, Chen Fan." Chen Fan briefly introduced himself, then walked over to the stone bed on his own accord, crouched down, and crawled underneath the bed, apparently searching for something.

"Blazing Red Dragon Fist..." Regulos muttered to himself, his brow furrowed with utter confusion.

For he had never heard this name before, nor had Wang Xiao, Ling Lan, or the others ever mentioned any related information.

Yet the technique he had just witnessed was unmistakably Space Beast Fist.

Just as Regulos prepared to question him further, Chen Fan finally found what he was looking for.

It was a rusted iron chest bound with chains. Judging by its color, it seemed to have been abandoned for many years, and the chains snapped easily upon being pulled.

Indeed, Chen Fan simply inserted his fingers into a gap and gave a gentle wrench, and the chains broke with a sharp clang.

Eagerly, he opened the box and took out a tattered ancient manual.

Although the distance was somewhat far, Regulos caught sight of the characters on the cover at a glance.

——Space Beast Fist Technique... Forbidden.

Indeed, he was also a Beast Fighter!

However, why was there the word "Forbidden" on it?

Driven by curiosity, Regulos walked over.

Before he could speak, Chen Fan suddenly stood up and tossed the ancient manual backhand toward him.

"..." Regulos caught it hastily, asking in confusion, "What is this?"

"This is a secret manual recording the taboos of the Space Beast Fist technique. I stole it from old man Leiting back then," Chen Fan said with a faint smile.

"Oh, so..." Regulos understood and was about to nod when his eyes suddenly widened. "Did you just say you stole it from Master Leiting!"

To learn the Space Beast Fist technique, one had to gain the recognition and consent of Master Leiting.

This was a widely known fact throughout all of D60.

Yet this person named Chen Fan had actually dared to steal and learn the Space Beast Fist?

And he had even mastered it!

Recalling the scene of Chen Fan unleashing the Blazing Red Dragon Fist earlier, Regulos swallowed hard and asked hurriedly, "Then why are you giving this book to me? Shouldn't you return it to..."

At this point, Regulos paused slightly, his expression instantly turning desolate before he slumped onto the ground and laughed bitterly in self-mockery, "The Master is dead, how can I return it to him, heh..."

Watching his heartbroken appearance, Chen Fan sighed inwardly, a trace of sorrow flashing through his eyes.

He truly never expected that Master Leiting would die within a mere few days, and even his disciple Wang Xiao as well...

Bang—

A loud noise pulled Regulos back to attention.

He looked at Chen Fan and saw the man leaning against the wall with a gloomy expression. On the wall was a dent clearly punched out by a fist, surrounded by dense cracks.

"Such astonishing power!" Regulos felt a shock in his heart.

By then, Chen Fan had also adjusted his emotions, turned around, and looked at him. "You don't need to know too much about my identity. You only need to know that I am also a Space Beast Fist Master."

"..." Regulos nodded, a trace of doubt still lingering on his face.

"Forbidden technique?"

"That's right." Chen Fan nodded and continued, "You should also know that we Beast Fighters, once we cultivate the artistic conception of the Space Beast Fist technique to a certain level, can sense the existence of Space Beasts, thereby forming contracts with them and acquiring their power."

That was indeed true. Wang Xiao had already explained these matters to Regulos when he first started.

"However!" Chen Fan's voice turned sharp, and his expression suddenly became solemn. "We Beast Fighters can only form a contract with one Space Beast at a time."

"I know that," Regulos replied. "Master Leiting is the Water Buffalo, Instructor Wang Xiao is the White Tiger, Lou Yuan is the Water Serpent, Fu Buzhu is the Flying Crane, Ling Lan is the Ice Leopard, and you..."

"My Space Beast is the Red Dragon." Chen Fan raised his hand, energy surging in his palm as the mark belonging to the Blazing Red Dragon Fist suddenly emerged, lifelike.

"The Red Dragon..." Regulos's gaze grew hazy for a moment, his teeth biting down slightly as he suddenly made a startling move.

He first stood up, turned to face Chen Fan, dropped heavily to his knees, and cried out sincerely, "Please teach me! I will definitely become stronger, to avenge Master Leiting, Ling Lan, and all the fallen Beast Fighters!"