217 I'll Go First Then

After all, Shadow Wolf had swallowed the Ancient Draconic Croc and now had a trace of the dragon bloodline, so it could sense the other being with dragon bloodline.

Liu Yan also had a trace of the dragon bloodline, so he could faintly sense it too.

This meant that the Earth Dragon, which was currently at S-grade and had extremely terrifying strength, had yet to truly mature.

If its dragon bloodline was truly activated, it would be even more terrifying, and its upper limit would be frighteningly high.

Liu Yan could not help but kept thinking about the Earth Dragon. He also had the second purpose of this trip, which was to subdue the Earth Dragon!

Working together with Ning Shanshan would allow him to defeat the Earth Dragon more easily.

However, there were only two outcomes. Either he killed the Earth Dragon, or he defeated it and the two of them would have to split the loots equally.

No matter which one it was, it would not achieve Liu Yan's goal.

Liu Yan's strength had also increased quite a lot recently. He was still quite confident in his own strength. Naturally, he wanted to defeat the Earth Dragon and take in the Earth Dragon by himself.

If Liu Yan could subdue the Earth Dragon, his overall combat strength would rise to another level.

Especially in the future, if Earth Dragon stimulated its bloodline and reached a terrifying upper limit, its strength would be unimaginable.

At this moment, the surrounding people cursed Liu Yan for not knowing his place and rejected Ning Shanshan's invitation.

But it was none of their business.

Even if Ning Shanshan was rejected by Liu Yan, she still looked down on them. Ning Shanshan ignored them, and simply did not want to cooperate with them.

Although the other awakened ones had advantage in number and their combat strength was not weak, they did not have the confidence to deal with this Earth Dragon.

They had clearly seen the results of the previous batch of awakened ones against the Earth Dragon. With the lessons learned from the previous batch, they naturally did not have the courage to attack the Earth Dragon.

They did not think that their combat strength was any stronger than the previous batch of awakened ones. They would definitely end up similar to the previous batch of awakened ones if they attacked rashly. They would either die or be injured!

For a moment, everyone was a little hesitant. It was lucky to encounter the Earth Dragon this time, but they did not have the strength to fight it. However, they were a little unwilling to leave.

At this moment, after being rejected by Liu Yan, Ning Shanshan's face was cold, but she was actually a little hesitant in her heart.

She was just bored and came here to gain some experience. However, she did not expect to encounter the Earth Dragon this time.

Previously, they had not encountered the Earth Dragon when they entered the hunting ground together. This time, she encountered it alone.

Ning Shanshan was confident in her ability to deal damage, but she was also very familiar with the Earth Dragon's strength. Its defense was extremely strong. She could not kill the Earth Dragon in an instant.

So, Ning Shanshan needed someone to work together to temporarily hold it off. Liu Yan was undoubtedly the most suitable person in the top hunting ground.

However, what Ning Shanshan did not understand and was a little unhappy was that Liu Yan actually rejected her.

Ning Shanshan alone was unable to deal with the Earth Dragon. At this moment, she was also unable to get the other members of the Soul Splitting Squad to come and fight the Earth Dragon together.

At this moment, the Earth Dragon saw that everyone did not have any intention of attacking. It roared and looked at everyone with disdain. It seemed to mean that there were so many of them. Why did they not dare to attack?

Immediately, the Earth Dragon seemed to be planning to leave. It did not look at these humans and did not want to take the initiative to attack.

Seeing this scene, Liu Yan could not sit still. He quickly walked forward and looked at Ning Shanshan and the rest of the people. "Since you don't want to attack, then I will go alone!"

On one hand, Liu Yan naturally could not let the Earth Dragon leave. He could not miss this rare opportunity.

On the other hand, Liu Yan would have benefits if he made the first move. There was an opportunity to take the dragon down in one fell swoop.

If the others were to make the first move, even if they could not defeat the Earth Dragon, they could still harm the Earth Dragon. By then, if Liu Yan took down the dragon, people would say that he was picking up scraps.

Hence, Liu Yan decided to be the first one to attack the Earth Dragon.

Although Murong Xue had grown quite well recently and her combat strength had improved quite a bit, she was still unable to be of much help in this battle.

Liu Yan let Murong Xue stay at the back while he walked towards the Earth Dragon.

When Ning Shanshan and the surrounding people saw this, they were all a stunned. They could not imagine that Liu Yan would choose to attack the Earth Dragon alone. Weren't Liu Yan courting death?

However, everyone was also nervous as they stared at the Earth Dragon that had stopped moving and turned around. They didn't dare to mock Liu Yan anymore and just waited for a good show.

At this moment, Ning Shanshan's gaze towards Liu Yan was filled with both dissatisfaction and disappointment.

During her previous training in the Bizarre Plane, she was saved by Liu Yan. Naturally, she was extremely grateful.

Other than that, Ning Shanshan also felt that Liu Yan was extremely powerful. Perhaps in the future, Liu Yan might be able to grow into a top-notch student and she could invite him to join the Soul Splitting Squad.

However, from her point of view, Liu Yan had taken an arrogant action. It was difficult for a arrogant person to become a great person. No matter how good his talent was, he would not be able to grow. He simply did not have the qualifications to join the Soul Splitting Squad.

At this moment, Murong Xue glanced at Liu Yan with a puzzled expression. Immediately, she thought of a possibility and was immediately extremely surprised in her heart.

Murong Xue was quite familiar with Liu Yan. Although Liu Yan was very talented and powerful, he was never arrogant. Instead, he had always been modest and cautious. He possessed a mature mentality that his peers lacked.

Murong Xue was clearly aware that given Liu Yan's character, he would definitely not do something that he was not confident in.

If that was the case, Liu Yan had rejected Ning Shanshan's invitation to work together and had chosen to deal with the Earth Dragon alone. it meant that Liu Yan was quite confident that he could take down the Earth Dragon alone?

Thinking of this possibility, Murong Xue was extremely surprised. She stared at Liu Yan's back in the distance with a curious expression.

At the same time, in the viewing hall of the top hunting ground.

Everyone was wondering why Liu Yan had rejected Ning Shanshan's invitation. It was obviously a good suggestion. If the two of them worked together, they would have a good chance to slay the Earth Dragon.

However, no one had expected that Liu Yan would turn around and deal with the Earth Dragon alone.

"I got it. Liu Yan wants to deal with the Earth Dragon alone and reap the loots alone!"

"Hahaha, are you kidding me? Does Liu Yan have that kind of strength?"

"Although it seems that Liu Yan's combat strength isn't weak, it is an S-grade Earth Dragon. Liu Yan doesn't have the strength to kill it yet."

"That's right. Although Liu Yan is a student specially recruited by the principal and has a monstrous talent, he hasn't really grown up yet. He doesn't have the strength at all."

"This Liu Yan isn't weak, but he's too conceited."

"That's right. If he accepts to work together with Ning Shanshan to fight this Earth Dragon, there might not be a 100% chance, but there might be a 70-80% chance!"

"..."

Everyone was discussing animatedly, unable to understand Liu Yan's thoughts.

At this moment, Liu Yan had already arrived in front of the terrifying Earth Dragon. A man and a fierce beast were about to fight each other, preparing to make a move. A great battle was about to break out!