"Ice Emperor's Wrath."
With anger burning in him, Huo Yuhao coldly unleashed the follow-up Soul Skill. A jade-green pillar of light suddenly shot from his chest and, with a piercing howl, struck the ice-sealed rat-like monster.
Terrifying impact force surged forth. Like a hammer shattering glass, it instantly blasted the rat monster's body apart, turning it into icy fragments that filled the air.
In the distance, the Patrol Team members who witnessed everything were utterly dumbfounded.
An unknown monster that might have possessed the strength of a mid-stage Soul Saint had been instantly killed so quickly?
Huo Yuhao's expression remained cold and hard. Although Spiritual Detection had shown him that Zhu Lu had activated her Invincible Shield and would not be injured, the thought that his woman had nearly suffered a fatal attack still filled him with fury.
"What is this?"
His brow rose as Huo Yuhao fixed his gaze on the shattered ice scattered across the ground. He saw strands of peculiar gray energy fleeing into the distance.
But suddenly, as though something had stirred within him, the Heavenly Eye at the center of his brow activated on its own. Gentle golden light spread across his forehead, locking onto the fleeing gray energy from far away. The next instant, he drew it over through the air.
The gray energy could not offer any resistance and swiftly burrowed into the Heavenly Eye.
Huo Yuhao's expression shifted strangely as he watched it all happen.
"Clang."
Suddenly, a resounding cry of a phoenix rang out, making everyone instinctively look up—and freeze in shock once again.
Terrifying Gold-Red Flame ignited in midair. A massive Flame Phoenix soared through the sky, scattering endless flames in every direction. The heat was so intense that even the air warped and scorched.
The Four-clawed Bats that were