Chapter 36: Attention, Cheating?

The seven demon beasts' heads that Xiao Peng was dragging were also lined up in a row, each only a little over three meters long. Compared to the seventeen demon beasts that Xiao Bei was dragging, which lined up to be about seven to eight meters long, the difference was significant.

While it's not necessarily true that the larger the body of a demon beast on this continent, the more powerful it is, this is only the case when their cultivation strength is extremely profound. For example, the four-legged demon beast with one eye that Xiao Bei killed earlier was only five meters long but was much stronger than the tiger-like demon beast over ten meters long and the snake-like demon beast over twenty meters long. However, this was because they were all demon beasts at the same level as innate realm martial artists.

For demon beasts below the innate realm, unless they are special species, the larger the body, the stronger the power.

Therefore, at a glance, it was clear who was stronger and who was weaker.

Moreover, Xiao Bei, a single person, was dragging a line of seventeen powerful demon beasts' heads, which stretched for seven to eight meters, especially the snake-like demon beast's head at the front, which was over a meter thick, clearly indicating its strength.

On the other side, Xiao Yun and his group of five people had only seven demon beasts... The difference was too great!

A few Xiao family disciples passing by were left in disbelief at the sight.

In just two days, Xiao Bei had achieved such a feat, hunting so many demon beasts in these mountains?

This question made these Xiao family disciples look at the series of demon beasts' heads behind Xiao Bei and then at the weak demon beasts' heads they were carrying, unable to feel any joy.

On the other side, the faces of Xiao Yun and his group of five were ashen.

However, when Xiao Yun, with his ashen face, carefully examined the line of demon beasts' heads that Xiao Bei was dragging, he smiled sinisterly and whispered a few words into the ear of the thin, pale young man leading the group.

Immediately, the thin, pale young man looked at Xiao Bei with a very sinister expression.

Xiao Bei shook his head.

Xiao Bei had already ignored Xiao Yun and his group.

Xiao Yun and his group's constant harassment had worn down Xiao Bei's patience.

Even the faint sense of kinship and the feeling that pitiable people must have their hateful aspects, which had once made Xiao Bei hesitate to act, had long been eroded away.

If Xiao Yun and his group were to try to harm Xiao Bei, Xiao Bei would not hesitate to repay them tenfold or even a hundredfold!

Ignoring Xiao Yun and his group, Xiao Bei dragged the line of seventeen demon beasts' heads, which stretched for seven to eight meters, toward where Xiao Qi and the steward were.

Seeing Xiao Bei's indifferent expression as he dragged the line of demon beasts' heads toward the center of the tent, Xiao Yun's smile became even brighter.

As Xiao Bei dragged the demon beasts' heads, he attracted the attention of all the Xiao family disciples along the way.

They all looked at Xiao Bei with a kind of almost dazed expression, and a thought arose in their minds: Wasn't Xiao Bei said to have been injured in the competition with Xiao Li due to using the "Blood Sacrifice Technique," a technique that harms both the user and the target?

Could it be that it was all a lie, and Xiao Bei suffered no harm at all after using the "Blood Sacrifice Technique"?

As they suspected each other, seeing the shock and confusion on the faces of the surrounding Xiao family disciples, they became even more convinced that the demon beasts' heads Xiao Bei was dragging were not obtained through fair means... How could a severely injured disciple kill so many demon beasts in just two days, and among them, the snake-headed demon beast clearly appeared to be above the innate realm?

This must have been obtained through cheating!

Almost all the Xiao family disciples came to this conclusion!

"Xiao Bei, you're back."

The discussions around them woke Xiao Qi and the others from their meditation, and they stared at Xiao Bei, who was dragging the demon beasts back under the sunset.

The steward asked this question.

However, when the steward asked Xiao Bei this, he suddenly saw the first snake head, bound with tree vines, that Xiao Bei was dragging, and his face changed!

"Is that... the head of a Three-Headed Swallowing Python?"

Stunned, the steward asked Xiao Bei, but seeing Xiao Bei's calm expression and lack of response, the steward couldn't help but turn to Xiao Qi, who had also stood up.

"Hmm."

Xiao Qi also looked surprised. After a moment, his expression turned from surprise to anger, and he shouted at Xiao Bei, "Xiao Bei, do you remember what I said before you all set out? I told you not to cheat! I and the other elders of the Xiao family have already told you that cheating is absolutely not allowed in this family trial!"

Seeing Xiao Bei's indifferent expression and his lack of response, Xiao Qi's anger grew. He pointed at Xiao Bei and shouted, "Didn't you hear me clearly? Why didn't you hear it when everyone else did?"

The steward remained silent... because even if Xiao Bei was a genius and his strength had increased rapidly, the steward knew that a Ninth Rank Postnatal Martial Artist like Xiao Bei could not have the strength to kill a powerful Three-Headed Swallowing Python!

Not to mention a Ninth Rank Postnatal Martial Artist like Xiao Bei, even he would only avoid the Three-Headed Swallowing Python from a distance!

Because if he didn't avoid it, he, a Saint Rank Martial Artist at the innate realm, would be swallowed alive by the Three-Headed Swallowing Python!

Therefore, even the steward had to admit that this time, Xiao Bei could not escape the suspicion of cheating... even if the old man with the white beard had helped Xiao Bei kill the Three-Headed Swallowing Python, it still proved that Xiao Bei did not have the strength to kill it himself, unless... thinking of this "unless," the steward seemed to understand something.

He could imagine that Xiao Bei had found a loophole.

Looking at Xiao Bei's calm face, the steward became more convinced of this guess, but he also had a bitter smile on his face because he realized that Xiao Bei had overlooked something and would be hard-pressed to defend himself.

"Ah..." The steward sighed inwardly.

On the other side, Xiao Qi continued to shout at Xiao Bei, "I said that if cheating is discovered, the trial will be canceled, and the cheater will be confined in the back mountain. In severe cases, the five of us, as the family elders, will directly abolish their cultivation! Do you remember this, Xiao Bei?"

Xiao Bei nodded and then threw the demon beasts' heads he was dragging to the ground, "I remember."

"Good, good, you admit it, right? You..." Xiao Qi, like a rooster, pointed at Xiao Bei and wanted to say more after Xiao Bei said, "I remember."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Bei took a few steps forward, pushed his hand away when he was stunned, and calmly continued, "I remember, but that doesn't mean I admit to cheating. In fact, I didn't cheat at all. Also, don't point at me; it's very impolite. As an elder, don't you think this is unbecoming?"