The night was black as ink, and the frigid wind howled. Ling Yun led Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan across the vast snowfield like three ghostly shadows. Behind them, the firelight from Ice Seal City and the terrifying pressure of that enormous dark-green claw could still be clearly felt.
Ling Yun pushed his speed to the limit, subtly spreading the Chaos Domain to distort the light, conceal their presence, and dissolve the resistance of the oncoming gale. Dugu Yan circulated her Soul Power with all her strength, barely managing to keep up. Though Dugu Bo was weak, the life energy of Ling Yun's Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor continuously nourished him, stabilizing his condition as Ling Yun carried him onward at high speed.
They raced for over a hundred li without stopping. Only after they had completely left Ice Seal City behind and could no longer feel that god-level pressure did Ling Yun halt in a sheltered ice valley.
"We're safe for now." Ling Yun released Dugu Bo, his breathing steady, as though that frantic dash had merely been a warm-up.
Dugu Yan helped her grandfather sit down, gasping for breath as she looked at Ling Yun with gratitude and lingering fear. The situation just now had been far too dangerous. Without Ling Yun's overwhelming strength, they never could have escaped alive.
Dugu Bo leaned against the ice wall and rested for quite some time before struggling to his feet. He gave Ling Yun a deep bow. "This old man, Dugu Bo, thanks you, young friend Ling Yun, for saving my life! This kindness is akin to granting me a second life. I will never forget it!"
As a Titled Douluo who had roamed the continent for many years, when had he ever been reduced to such a sorry state? If not