Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear

Gu Yue waved her hand, and a wash of azure light enveloped them as wind elements took effect on their bodies.

Long Yuan and the others immediately felt their bodies grow lighter, their speed increasing significantly.

Gu Yue's elemental control could attack, defend, and control—it was practically all-purpose.

They all kept running. Every moment they could keep going counted.

With every second that passed, they could absorb a little more spiritual power.

"Later, if you can't hold on, remember to press the Rescue Signal Device immediately!"

Long Yuan reminded them again. Against a pack of Flame Demon Lions, they had no chance at all.

Unless all six of them advanced to become Three-Ring Soul Masters, they might have a chance to fight back.

"Long Yuan, what are you planning? Are you still going to keep holding on?"

Gu Yue rushed ahead of Long Yuan and asked.

She still had not figured out Long Yuan's situation. That sense of closeness remained something she had yet to fully understand.

If Long Yuan wanted to keep going, then she would stay with him.

"I want to hold on a little longer!"

Long Yuan said firmly.

"Then I'll stay with you!"

As Gu Yue spoke, her slender jade-like hand waved again, wrapping even more wind elements around Long Yuan and making him run faster.

"Alright!"

Long Yuan agreed. With Gu Yue here, things would be even better.

Sooner or later, Gu Yue would learn about his situation anyway.

Moreover, he knew that Gu Yue had come to Eastsea Academy as a transfer student in order to fulfill her bet with Na'er.

She was interested in the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, and because their Golden Dragon King Bloodlines shared the same origin, she would feel especially close to him.

"They're coming!"

Xie Xie shouted and took off running wildly.

If they wanted to keep holding on, none of them had any intention of turning around to fight.

Rumble rumble! Crash crash crash!

Thud thud thud thud...

Behind them came the sound of the Flame Demon Lions charging forward. It seemed to echo within their hearts, making them tremble in fear.

The male lions in the Flame Demon Lion pack were Thousand-Year Level Soul Beasts, while the remaining lionesses were all Soul Beasts with at least a hundred years of cultivation.

In the forest, they could be said to have very few natural enemies.

They were all racing against time.

Roar! Suddenly, a low growl came from behind them as an enormous Flame Demon Lion lunged at Wang Jinxi.

"Damn it, I-I'm leaving first!"

Wang Jinxi was the slowest. Scared out of his wits, he hurriedly pressed the Rescue Signal Device in his hand. Light flashed, and he vanished from where he stood.

The spiritual power that had not yet been absorbed from his body drifted forward and attached itself to Long Yuan and the others.

As he suddenly disappeared, the Flame Demon Lion pounced on empty air, utterly bewildered.

Then it flew into a rage, roaring again as it charged toward Long Yuan and the others.

I-I can't run anymore!

Gu Yue panted heavily. Having continuously used elemental control just now, her energy had been depleted quickly.

On top of that, she was not an Agility Attack System Battle Soul Master, and her innate strength was lacking as well. She soon ran out of strength.

I can't stay with you anymore. Be careful! As she spoke, Gu Yue prepared to press her own Rescue Signal Device.

She had originally planned to hold on until the end with Long Yuan, but she truly could not keep going any longer! Though reluctant, she had no choice but to leave first!

"I'll carry you!"

Just then, Long Yuan's right hand reached out and wrapped around Gu Yue's waist. His left hand waved, releasing Ice Element Control. A thick Ice Wall appeared before the Flame Demon Lions.

The Flame Demon Lion at the front was stopped short by the Ice Wall.

Collisions and crashing falls rang out behind it as a large number of Flame Demon Lions slammed into the Ice Wall and toppled to the ground.

However, the impact was too powerful, and the Ice Wall shattered in an instant.

Still, it bought them a brief moment to catch their breath.

Long Yuan waved his hand again, and the Mystic Frost Giant Dragon appeared beneath his feet. He held Gu Yue around the waist, stepped onto the dragon's head, and shot into the distance.

"Gu Yue, hurry! I need to be faster—faster!"

Long Yuan roared. Gu Yue immediately understood. Her slender jade-like hand waved, azure light blossomed once more, and wind elements took effect on both of them as they sped into the distance.

After doing all that, Gu Yue's pretty face had reddened all the way to her ears.

Long Yuan actually wrapped an arm around her waist and carried her onto the Mystic Frost Giant Dragon.

The warm touch at her waist made her feel a little unaccustomed.

"Don't move!"

Embarrassed, she tried to break free, but after struggling once, she nearly fell off the Mystic Frost Giant Dragon's head.

Long Yuan tightened his grip around her waist, pulling her completely into his embrace.

His domineering "Don't move" still echoed by her ear, leaving her mind blank.

She was so frightened that she did not dare move at all.

The two of them pressed tightly together.

They were high above the ground. Gu Yue's face flushed as she buried it against Long Yuan's chest, not daring to look at him.

"Zhang Yangzi, what are you doing?"

At that moment, Tang Wulin's voice came from behind them. Long Yuan turned around and saw the scene from the original story unfold before him.

Zhang Yangzi flashed forward and climbed a large tree ahead. With the aid of the pair of Eagle Wings behind him, he quickly shot up to the treetop.

Upon reaching the top, he saw all kinds of Soul Beasts flying through the sky.

Long Yuan also remembered Zhang Yangzi's actions from the original story and knew what he intended to do.

He was going to lure the flying Soul Beasts down to obstruct the Flame Demon Lions.

"Hey! Whose egg is this? Come claim it!"

Zhang Yangzi's voice rang out, and an egg appeared in his hand.

His wings beat fiercely as he unleashed his Second Soul Skill, Eagle Strikes the Sky.

It propelled him straight into the sky.

The flying Soul Beasts nearby almost all turned to look at him at the same time.

One particularly massive black Soul Beast let out an enraged cry.

Its eyes were ferocious.

"Hehe, catch!"

As he spoke, Zhang Yangzi aimed at the Flame Demon Lion pack and hurled the bird egg down with all his strength.

He then swiftly pressed his Rescue Signal Device. With a flash of light, he vanished into thin air.

He did this to buy more time for Long Yuan and the others.

Long Yuan flew through the air atop the Mystic Frost Giant Dragon. As he flew, he continued wielding the Ice Element, raising Ice Walls from the ground one after another.

At the same time, Gu Yue wielded the Fire Element and Earth Element, continuously burning the Flame Demon Lions with fire.

She also created many earthen walls to block the Flame Demon Lions' advance.

After Zhang Yangzi disappeared, more than ten enormous flying Soul Beasts instantly plunged into the forest.

Soon afterward, furious roars and the sounds of branches breaking echoed continuously from within the woods.

The pressure on Long Yuan's group vanished accordingly.

"Nice one!"

Xie Xie could not help praising him.

He had not expected Zhang Yangzi to give up his chance to absorb more spiritual energy in order to create an opportunity for them.

That was what a team was.

"Still, I suspect that guy's Spiritual Power couldn't support him absorbing any more spiritual energy anyway. Hahaha!"

Xie Xie laughed loudly and accelerated again.

"Watch out!" Long Yuan's voice came from nearby. The instant his words fell—

Long Yuan held Gu Yue and rushed into the distance. The Mystic Frost Giant Dragon vanished, and the two landed on the ground.

"Ah..."

Boom! Xie Xie reacted at once, stopping himself quickly. Looking up, he saw a giant bear covered in dark-gold fur standing before him.

It stood over three meters tall, with especially thick arms.

Its shoulders were broad and powerful, like city walls.

At the ends of its two muscular arms were incomparably sharp Dark Gold Giant Claws.

Each giant claw alone was over a meter long.

"Press it, quickly—"

Long Yuan roared. Xie Xie hurriedly pressed his Rescue Signal Device, and with a flash of light, his body vanished from where he stood.

Just as his body disappeared, a streak of dark-gold light flashed through the spot where he had been standing, and a shred of cloth drifted down.

Even though he had been fast enough, his body had still been cut.

The very next second after Xie Xie disappeared, Tang Wulin used the Blue Silver Emperor Vines to coil around something and fling himself over.

He landed directly in front of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

"Don't come over!"

Long Yuan and Gu Yue felt their hearts leap into their throats as they shouted at the same time.