Seizing the Ice Staff Youth's Spirit Energy Halo (Third Update)

"You can still stop now. It's not too late!"

A mocking curve formed at the corner of Gu Yue's lips.

Once Long Yuan made his move, the Ice Staff Youth would definitely suffer.

"Humph!"

A chill flashed in the Ice Staff Youth's eyes as he pointed his ice staff at Gu Yue.

The Ice Spear instantly turned into a streak of blue light and shot toward her at incredible speed.

At that moment, the ice-wind-frost elemental tornado before Gu Yue suddenly collapsed.

She vanished from where she stood.

This was her control over the spatial element—teleportation.

"Big brother, what's that up there?"

The younger sister pointed into the sky. The Ice Staff Youth instinctively raised his head.

He stared dumbfounded at the sky, where a brilliant display of light like fireworks was raining down.

It shot straight toward him.

Even though his Soul Power had reached rank thirty-five, he had expended quite a bit earlier. He no longer had time to release a Soul Skill.

He had no choice but to quickly tap the Rescue Signal Device on his sister's hand, causing her to disappear from the spot and leave the Spirit Ascension Platform.

He could not let his sister suffer.

"Stop!"

Long Yuan knew that Gu Yue was currently using four elements: water, fire, wind, and earth.

If the attack truly landed, the Ice Staff Youth would definitely be crippled by the combined force of the four elements.

But Long Yuan did not want the Ice Staff Youth to leave the Spirit Ascension Platform just like that.

Just as the four elements were about to strike the youth, Long Yuan unleashed his Golden Dragon Claw.

He yanked the Ice Staff Youth directly in front of himself.

Gu Yue's four-element combination crashed down where the Ice Staff Youth had been standing, smashing a deep crater into the ground.

If the Ice Staff Youth had been hit, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

"Long Yuan, you..."

Displeasure appeared on Gu Yue's face. She did not understand why Long Yuan had saved him.

"Don't rush. This way, he'll leave the Spirit Ascension Platform!"

As Long Yuan spoke, two cracking sounds rang out as he snapped the Ice Staff Youth's other arm.

Only his brainwaves had entered this place. In reality, the Ice Staff Youth would merely suffer some pain; his arm would not actually be broken.

"Ah..."

The Ice Staff Youth immediately let out a scream like a slaughtered pig.

Long Yuan exerted force again, snapping his other arm as well.

This way, the Ice Staff Youth could no longer press the Rescue Signal Device.

"Y-you... You're breaking the rules. You'll be punished..."

The Ice Staff Youth was finally afraid. He had nearly exhausted his Soul Power earlier, and Long Yuan's Golden Dragon Claw was far too powerful. Before he could even resist, both his arms had been broken.

"When you wanted to steal our Spirit Energy Halos, did you ever consider that you might be robbed as well?"

Long Yuan's voice was icy as he looked at Gu Yue and said, "He wanted to steal our Spirit Energy Halos earlier. Now it's our turn to steal his!"

Then he looked at the others, waved his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Drain his Spirit Energy Halo dry!"

Gu Yue had originally been somewhat displeased, but after seeing what Long Yuan had done, she frowned briefly before breaking into a radiant smile.

So Long Yuan had intended to turn the tables on them and steal the other side's Spirit Energy Halo instead.

"Sure!"

Gu Yue giggled and rushed over, immediately beginning to seize the Ice Staff Youth's Spirit Energy Halo.

Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Zhang Yangzi, and the others also walked over.

The six of them treated the Ice Staff Youth like a Soul Beast and absorbed his Spirit Energy Halo together.

Before long, all the Spirit Energy Halo the Ice Staff Youth had gained by entering the Spirit Ascension Platform and robbing others was completely taken by Long Yuan's group.

"Well? Does that feel good?"

Long Yuan crouched down and patted the Ice Staff Youth's face, the corners of his lips lifting into a wicked grin.

Off you go!

Immediately afterward, Long Yuan reached out and pressed the Rescue Signal Device on the Ice Staff Youth's wrist.

The Ice Staff Youth shot him a venomous glare before disappearing from where he stood.

After leaving the Spirit Ascension Platform, the Ice Staff Youth's face twisted in pain, his eyes filled with resentment.

This trip into the Spirit Ascension Platform had not only brought him no improvement, but also the agony of having both hands broken.

Although his hands were fine now, he had genuinely experienced the pain of having them snapped.

Fortunately, he was a Soul Elder. An ordinary person would likely have passed out from the pain on the spot.

"Awesome..."

Within the Spirit Ascension Platform, Xie Xie felt his Soul Spirit's cultivation age rise once more, and excitement appeared on his face.

"Hehe, do you think that guy will be mad to death after he gets out?"

"Haha, he thought he could steal our Spirit Energy Halos, but we ended up taking his instead. He'll definitely be mad to death!"

Tang Wulin, Wang Jinxi, and the others could not hide their excitement.

"Let's go!"

Afterward, they continued onward. So long as they did not encounter any major danger, they could remain inside indefinitely.

The longer they held out inside, the greater the benefits would be for them.

"Soul Beasts are coming. A whole bunch of them—pack-type Soul Beasts. At least thirty. They seem to be Flame Demon Lions!"

"What?"

Zhang Yangzi was in charge of scouting. Upon hearing his words, everyone's eyes widened.

Even Long Yuan's expression turned grim.

Long Yuan tried hard to recall the original story. It seemed that Tang Wulin's group had gradually been eliminated after encountering the Flame Demon Lions.

Lions were among the strongest pack-dwelling Soul Beasts on land.

Their individual strength was extremely formidable, and with thirty of them together, their overall combat power was even greater.

If they attacked as a group, the six of them would be no match at all.

"Run!"

Remembering the plot from the original story, Long Yuan roared at everyone and charged in the opposite direction.

"These Flame Demon Lions are very powerful. This time, we'll definitely be forced to leave the Spirit Ascension Platform one by one. If you don't want to experience that kind of pain, press your Rescue Signal Devices now. Don't wait until it's too late!"

Long Yuan continued speaking as he led them running into the distance.

The Flame Demon Lions behind them had already spotted them and were charging over in a frenzy.

They were incredibly fast, their momentum overwhelming, creating a magnificent spectacle.

"In that case, I'll absorb as many Spirit Energy Halos as I can. If I truly can't hold them off, then I'll press the Rescue Signal Device."

Xie Xie said this as he ran.

"It wasn't easy getting in here, and this is such a perfect opportunity. It'd be too unwilling to leave without even fighting. We'll play it by ear. If we really can't hold on, then we'll press the device and leave the Spirit Ascension Platform!"

Of the six, not a single one intended to withdraw now.

Their actions were observed by the Spirit Pagoda staff and Wu Zhangkong, all of whom showed admiration and approval.

"Remember, don't overestimate yourselves!"

Long Yuan gave them one final warning. If no one wanted to leave, there was nothing more he could do.

The reason he was not leaving was because they would soon encounter the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was a solitary Soul Beast. Its offense and defense were both formidable, its close-range combat terrifying, while it also possessed extremely powerful long-range burst attacks.

Its strength placed it at the absolute pinnacle of the entire Soul Beast world.

It was said that among the powerful Fierce Beasts of ancient legend, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear had been one of them.

An adult Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear had no natural enemies. Even true giant dragons might not come away unscathed when facing one.

In the original story, after Tang Wulin used the Golden Dragon King Bloodline to devour the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone, the attack power of his Right Hand Golden Dragon Claw greatly increased, and he also gained the new ability, Golden Dragon Terrorclaw.

He wanted to try as well, to see whether he could gain some benefits from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!