Spirit Cultivation

Bam! Bam!

The Wolf Leader bashed against the walls with its claws and finally broke through, jumping out with its eyes red like blood. What it saw were nine of its pack, all dead laying on the ground. They could see the pain and anger in its eyes but they couldn't do anything.

Those were the laws of the jungle. Someone has to die.

AWUUU!!!

The Wolf Leader howled horribly as if to pay respect to his fallen brothers and sisters before glaring back at the killers. His blue fur suddenly glistened, each strand elongating and sharpening, turning into metallic figure.

'It is going berserk!' Ming warned but Xuefeng already guessed it.

He knew the battle wouldn't be that easy, knowing each Spirit Beast had some unique abilities. He would lie if he said he wasn't eager to battle and train his skills.

Unfortunately, it wasn't destined for him to have a peaceful fight.

'More beasts are coming our way! You guys made too much noise! Hurry and kill it or run away!'

"Xuefeng! We are in danger!" Drakos repeated, looking left and right as if he sensed something. "He called for backup!"

Oof!

They finally realized the howl wasn't for the dead wolves but rather for the rest of the pack.

"Fuck!" Xuefeng cursed and immediately reached for their plan B. "Shan! It's time!"

Princess Shan's expression changed but she understood well what he meant, skipping toward his side. "But we didn't practice it yet."

"It doesn't matter, we need to break through quickly else we will get attacked by the whole pack!" Xuefeng replied anxiously while keeping his sword and reached out for her hands. "Ready?"

Princess Shan nodded firmly, doing the same.

He already shared his idea to the rest so they knew what he planned. There was no other choice.

"Everyone! Protect them until they are done!" Wuying shouted, standing in front of the pair with her blood daggers fully charged. Thin but sharp lines made of blood flew around her, ready to cut everything that stood on her way.

That was the power of Blood Arts. The more she fought, the stronger she got. Naturally, she wasn't stupid to fight hundreds of God Stage beasts on her own. Her Blood Qi would eventually run out.

"We have one minute! They are surrounding us!" Drakos shouted but Xuefeng was confident. "It should be enough!"

He closed his eyes and Princess Shan followed. A quick link was formed between them, their Qi moving between their fingers.

Dual Domain made from Ice and Wind.

If it was Fire and Water, everyone would think he was crazy but this composition was doable. The Wind could empower the Ice, creating a giant snow-storm.

Both Wind and Water Qi began to fill the area surrounding them, slowly expanding. Princess Shan left everything to him, following his own Qi like a glue.

Too bad the Wolf Leader saw through them right away, realizing they were setting something up.

AWUUU!!

It howled right away and charged forward, clearly planning on disturbing them.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Multiple fireballs exploded right on its face but there was no effect. It continued to speed up, drool flying around from its open jaw.

"Stop him!" Wuying commanded as she launched herself forward, bravely leading the defense.

Thin lines spread in the air like cob-web, wrapping around the Wolf Leader to stop him. It immediately tried to break through, using its teeth to cut the lines only to have them stuck on its mouth like a gag.

Pa!

One line ruptured.

Pa! Pa! Pa!

Multiple others broke right after, too thin to hold down the wolf. Thankfully, Wuying wasn't alone. Yi and Xiao Wen suddenly appeared from both sides, stabbing the still locked target.

AWUUU!

The Wolf Leader howled from pain, no longer in its absolute defense mode, and struggled, forcing the two to retreat. The two wounds bled for a second before they closed, healing at an extremely fast pace.

Wuying frowned, gathering blood from the smaller wolves to create her Shackles of Doom when her body filled with extreme coldness. The ground began to freeze and the wind blew at her face.

"Retreat!"

At her call, all three of them jumped back, running towards Xuefeng and Shan whose eyes were wide open.

They bought enough time.

Ten meters. Twenty meters. Thirty meters.

Their Dual Domain grew stronger with each second as the wind intensified. Snow appeared right after, turning into ice shards in a blink, instantly blasting against the Wolf Leader.

This was the first time the Wolf Leader showed a genuine fear in its eyes, quickly turning around to run as soon as he could.

Too bad it was too late.

Thud!

The Wolf Leader tripped on a sudden ice block, dropping to the ground only to have its feet frozen.

Crack!

The Wolf Leader ripped his leg out but as soon as he placed it again, it turned into ice immediately.

"It's over," Xuefeng called out as they walked up to it from behind, hand in hand with Princess Shan. "Our Domain is complete."

As he finished speaking, the Wolf Leader's legs and torso were rock solid, all frozen in a thick layer of ice.

They controlled every inch inside their Dual Domain.

AWUUU!!

The Wolf Leader howled again, calling for help but Xuefeng was already there, hugging Shan with one arm and holding onto Dragon Edge with the other.

Slash!

With one quick move, the sword passed right through its neck, cutting the whole head.

Thud.

The massive head crashed into the icy ground, lifeless.

"This is not the end," Xuefeng announced. "We have to push forward through this area and reach the mountain. If we fight every beast, we won't reach it in time. I will keep the Domain running till we save Yiren."

"We will leave that to your two then."

They all trusted each other which was the most important aspect in the group.

"Everyone okay?" Xuefeng asked before anything else, knowing it was the first battle for some and his gaze fell on Lisa who seemed quite excited, gripping her pills tightly.

"Everything alright Lisa?"

"Yes! I'm just a bit overwhelmed but Tianshi keeps me sober the whole time. She has been taking care of me the whole time," Lisa replied while hugging onto Tianshi's arm and suddenly looked behind him, calling out, "Xuefeng! Look at the Spirit Beast!"

Xuefeng turned around and saw a shiny light above the Wolf Leader.

'It's a Spirit Artefact of an Immortal Stage Beast!' Ming informed before he even got a better look. 'Based on the looks of it, maybe it's that defensive ability artefact.'

Xuefeng didn't hesitate and collected it. To his surprise, it was a single metal arm-guard.

"Congrats!" Princess Shan was the first to comment, and propose, "You should take it."

Xuefeng didn't want to pretend he didn't want it when he did and nodded, claiming it for himself. "Alright."

They didn't have time so he wore it immediately, planning on inspecting it later and it adjusted to his arm on its own, like a living being. He couldn't be a hundred percent sure what was its ability unless he used it so he couldn't depend on it.

"Let's go," Xuefeng announced, not wasting any more time when suddenly Tianshi called out in panic.

"USE IT NOW!"