Translator: CinderTL
"Yang Yu, stay close. It's too dangerous for you to lag behind alone," Jiang Yushan suddenly turned around and said to Song Wen.
Song Wen had been planning to use the cosmic transformation incarnation puppet to replace himself, ensuring his safety while still following Jiang Yushan and the others.
Hearing Jiang Yushan's words, he was momentarily stunned.
Jiang Yushan was actually concerned about his safety!
"Thank you for your consideration, Second Young Master. I will never forget your kindness," Song Wen replied gratefully, quickly flashing forward to stand behind Jiang Yushan.
"Yang Yu, since you've chosen to follow me, I will naturally protect you," Jiang Yushan said.
As he spoke, a violent surge of Spiritual Qi erupted from ahead.
Song Wen, Jiang Yushan, and Jiang He were all startled. They looked up to see Ye Bing suspended in mid-air, wielding her plum blossom fan to conjure dozens of ten-yard-long ice spikes that pierced into a depression below.
The depression, several miles wide, was shrouded in dense Miasma that Divine Sense couldn't penetrate.
Ye Bing clearly intended to use ice spikes to probe the depths of the depression, testing for the presence of a powerful Great Demon.
The ice spikes pierced the depression with sharp, whistling sounds.
The dense Miasma within the depression immediately churned violently, like a boiling lake.
Suddenly, an enormous wolf's head burst through the poisonous mist.
The wolf's lower body, however, was not that of a wolf, but a serpentine body resembling a Flood Dragon's.
The serpent's body was covered in coarse hair.
The massive wolf's head opened its blood-red maw, revealing sharp fangs, and lunged towards Ye Bing in mid-air.
Ye Bing quickly formed a magic seal with her fingers, and countless ice spikes materialized in the air, each a hundred feet long.
The ice spikes rained down like a storm.
"Roar!"
The wolf's head suddenly roared in fury.
Visible waves of energy surged outwards, colliding with the charging ice spikes.
The ice spikes were instantly shattered into tiny ice fragments.
The wolf's head pierced through the layers of ice fragments and lunged towards Ye Bing.
Seeing this, Ye Bing changed the magic seal in her hands again and shouted, "Condense!"
A torrent of white, icy mist erupted from the plum blossom fan.
In an instant, the frigid air condensed into a massive, thick ice shield, shielding Ye Bing behind it.
At the same time, the wolf-headed monster arrived as promised, slamming violently against the ice shield.
Boom!
The deafening explosion shook the very earth.
The wolf-headed monster failed to shatter the ice shield, but the force of its impact, like a mountain crashing down, sent Ye Bing and the shield hurtling backward. They spun through the air like leaves caught in a gale, retreating at breakneck speed.
Clearly, the monster had no intention of letting these uninvited guests, who had dared to trespass on its territory and disturb its slumber, escape so easily.
It swiveled its massive eyes, its icy gaze as tangible as steel, and swept its gaze toward Jiang Shi.
Jiang Shi had been following closely behind Ye Bing. When Ye Bing was knocked back, he became the closest person to the monster, naturally drawing its attention.
The monster opened its maw wide, and a bone spike, several dozen feet long, shot out like a lance.
The bone spike was a ghastly white color, its surface covered in intricate spiral patterns. It was clearly crafted from one of the monster's own bones, refined and nurtured over countless years.
The bone spike moved with incredible speed. Even with Jiang Shi's cultivation and sharp senses, he could only barely catch a fleeting, ghostly white afterimage.
Jiang Shi didn't dare let his guard down. With a flicker, he retreated sharply.
Simultaneously, a Black Umbrella materialized above his head.
As the umbrella opened, its surface shimmered with a metallic sheen. It spun rapidly above Jiang Shi's head, radiating waves of black light.
The black light enveloped him, forming a pillar-shaped shield that completely encased him.
The bone spike, carrying the force of a thunderbolt, slammed into the shield.
A sharp clang echoed as the bone spike and the shield collided, unleashing a terrifying energy shockwave.
The shield proved remarkably resilient. Even against the bone spike's power, capable of tearing mountains and rivers apart, it merely trembled slightly without being pierced.
Using the immense force from the bone spike's impact, Jiang Shi's retreat accelerated further, allowing him to break free from the attack.
At that moment, Ye Bing's cold voice suddenly cut through the air.
"Don't retreat! Rotting Miasma Ridge is teeming with demon beasts and poisonous insects. Running won't work; it will only disturb more of them. Our only option now is to eliminate this wolf python."
Hearing this, Jiang Shi glanced back at Jiang Yushan, who nodded slightly.
Ye Bing's words weren't groundless.
Moreover, Jiang Yushan felt this was a once-in-a-millennium opportunity. By using the wolf python to drain Ye Bing's Spiritual Power and distract her, they could launch a surprise attack at the moment the wolf python was slain.
After receiving Jiang Yushan's instructions, Jiang Shi abruptly halted his retreat.
He summoned a treasure blade, roughly three feet long, its blade shimmering and pulsing with light. He slashed at the wolf python's vital spot—its seven-inch mark.
This treasure blade was Jiang Shi's Natal Magic Treasure, but its power was only slightly stronger than a Supreme-Grade Mystic Treasure. It was no match for the wolf python's bone spikes, which easily knocked it aside, posing no threat to the beast.
The wolf python's bone spikes, however, seized the opportunity to thrust toward Jiang Shi.
Fortunately, the Black Umbrella above Jiang Shan's head was no ordinary item. It was a Low-Grade defensive Spirit Treasure.
The bone spikes couldn't penetrate its defenses, ensuring Jiang Shi's safety.
With Jiang Shi occupied with the wolf python, Ye Bing could cast her spells without restraint.
She twirled her plum blossom fan, unleashing a torrent of endless white cold Qi that surged toward the hollow where the wolf python coiled.
The wolf python's body was enormous. Even with its mile-long form fully revealed, a portion of its massive frame remained hidden beneath the hollow's thick poisonous mist.
The cold Qi poured into the hollow.
The entire depression instantly froze into a massive block of solid ice, even the Miasma within it solidifying.
The part of the wolf python's body hidden within the depression was naturally frozen as well.
Moreover, a chilling aura began to spread along the snake's body, moving upwards.
Ice crystals began to form on the surface of the wolf python's massive body.
It thrashed violently, trying to shatter the ice.
But how could Ye Bing let it succeed so easily?
She activated her plum blossom fan, continuously releasing frigid energy into the depression to prevent the wolf python from escaping.
The wolf python realized the gravity of its situation. It reversed its bone spikes and lunged at Ye Bing.
Only by interrupting her spell could it hope to break free.
At the same time, it roared, unleashing waves of energy that swept across the frigid energy pouring into the depression.
Jiang Shi seized the opportunity and poured all his power into his treasure blade.
The blade flashed like lightning, striking the wolf python's seven-inch spot and tearing through its fur-covered flesh.
Jiang Shi was about to press his advantage and finish off the wolf python when a cry of alarm rang out behind him.
"Jiang Shi, watch out!"
Author's Note: The guard Jiang Shan has been renamed Jiang Shi. The names Jiang Shan and Jiang Yushan are too similar and easily confused. I apologize for not considering this when I chose the names.
TL/N: [Sighs]
(End of the Chapter)
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