Twenty miles southeast of White Deer Academy.
Atop a hill shrouded in mist stood a shadowy black figure, faint and indistinct as a ghost.
Crack!
A bolt of lightning suddenly streaked across the night sky. Its instant flash pierced the veil of mist, illuminating the black figure's face.
It was none other than Dharma Master Ji Yun, one of Azure Cloud Palace's Ninth Stewards!
He wore a black dharma robe, a tall crown upon his head and a golden bell in his hand. His eyes gleamed viciously as he stared fixedly in the direction of White Deer Academy.
All around Ji Yun, savage beasts crouched low, their horns and heads fierce and imposing.
Ji Yun continuously shook the golden bell in his hand, and the beasts that heard its chime grew increasingly restless.
They let out low growls, their eyes blood-red and brimming with brutality.
They were already on the verge of losing all restraint!
"Go!"
Ji Yun suddenly pointed ahead and shouted harshly, "Kill every last one of them!"
Roar~
The beasts roared in unison and charged forward like arrows loosed from the string.
More savage beasts emerged from the surrounding darkness. As though lashed by an invisible whip, they surged like a tidal wave toward White Deer Academy.
Tear everything apart, destroy it all!
Thud!
Just as the beast horde launched its attack, Ji Yun slumped to the ground. The golden bell fell from his hand along with him.
This Magic Treasure, capable of commanding myriad beasts, had already dimmed, losing its former power.
Ji Yun, its wielder, was likewise left with nothing but an empty shell, having exhausted a massive portion of his strength.
In fact, in order to control even more savage beasts, he had even used several treasures he had kept hidden away for a