Silver Wolf

"Everyone, stop!"

"Stay alert!"

That afternoon, the group continued searching for the Buddhist treasure. When they reached the dense forest halfway up the mountain, the compass in the Divine Constable Bureau man's hand suddenly began to tremble violently.

The Divine Constable Bureau man's expression changed drastically. He immediately shouted, drew his weapon, and stared vigilantly into the forest ahead.

Zhao Cheng and the others did not understand what was happening, but they all followed orders, taking up their weapons and standing guard.

Shi Yi looked toward the forest ahead. Only then did he notice an extraordinarily powerful surge of blood essence emerging from within. It had been hidden by the towering trees before, which was why he had failed to notice it.

The blood essence he saw was stronger than that of everyone present.

"Awooo!"

The creature in the forest had originally been hiding, but upon noticing Zhao Cheng and the others' guarded stance, it instantly stopped concealing itself.

As the wolf howl rang out, a powerful aura suddenly erupted.

Overwhelming blood essence burst through the forest.

"That seems to be a spirit creature that has gained enlightenment!"

Someone came to their senses, panic appearing on their face.

Judging from the aura it had unleashed, it was far stronger than everyone here. Otherwise, they would not have felt such immense pressure.

"It is a wolf that has become a spirit. It is extremely fast."

"We cannot outrun it. We need to wait for rescue."

As the Divine Constable Bureau man spoke, he pulled a small brown paper tube from his robes.

With a tug, a piercing shriek sounded. Red light shot from the brown paper tube into the heavens, then exploded, gathering into the shape of a bow and arrow in the sky, its arrowhead pointing toward their location.

This was the Divine Constable Bureau's special distress signal, a method crafted by an expert.

"We only need to hold it off for half an hour. Reinforcements will definitely arrive."

The Divine Constable Bureau man said heavily.

He had not expected to encounter a spirit creature on today's journey. Although spirit creatures had appeared on Mount Jiuhua before, they had already been killed, and no trace of them had been found afterward.

Logically speaking, a spirit creature should not have appeared here.

If the compass in his hand had not sensed the spirit creature's aura and issued a warning just now, and they had been ambushed by it, they would likely have all been swallowed into its belly by now!

"Awooo!"

At that moment, a silver figure charged out of the forest.

Everyone focused their eyes on it. It was a Silver Giant Wolf, over two meters tall, and it looked anything but ordinary.

The powerful aura that accompanied the Silver Giant Wolf's appearance filled everyone's hearts with fear.

This was the natural suppression of the strong over the weak.

"This Silver Wolf Spirit has at least the combat strength of a martial warrior. We must join forces against it. Otherwise, if it picks us off one by one, we will all die here."

The Divine Constable Bureau man's expression was grave.

If it had been a martial warrior, they might still have had some chance by joining forces, since human strength had its limits. But this was a spirit creature. The speed it had displayed upon emerging already surpassed that of a martial warrior. That was no good news for them.

The crowd formed an encircling formation.

"Junior Brother, be careful. Watch yourself later."

Zhao Cheng gripped his longsword, staring vigilantly at the Silver Giant Wolf as he spoke to Shi Yi behind him.

Even he had no confidence in facing this Silver Giant Wolf.

The gap in strength was right there. It was not something numbers could make up for, especially when there were not many Flesh and Blood Realm Martial Scholars in their group.

If they had been accompanied by a martial warrior at the Muscle Refinement level, this Silver Giant Wolf would have been nothing. They might even have joined forces to kill it, drink its blood, eat its flesh, and turn it into resources for martial cultivation—a stroke of fortune.

Unfortunately, among the groups searching for the Buddhist treasure in the four directions outside Anyuan Town, only two groups had martial warriors at the Muscle Refinement level.

One was the leader among the four from the Divine Constable Bureau, while the other was Xu Tianlei from the yamen.

The rest were Blood Essence Realm Martial Disciples and Flesh and Blood Realm Martial Scholars.

In Shi Yi's group, the strongest was only the man from the Divine Constable Bureau. Like Zhao Cheng, he was a Flesh and Blood Realm Martial Scholar. His blood essence was somewhat stronger, but not by much.

"Mm. Senior Brother, you must be careful too."

Shi Yi nodded solemnly.

The appearance of this Silver Giant Wolf had completely disrupted his plans.

He was not worried about his safety. If his life was in danger, he could travel back to Blue Star, or to the Anchor Points in the other Central Great Worlds. He had a way out.

Of course, that was the worst possible choice. If he suddenly vanished before everyone, the secret on him would surely be exposed.

This reasonable identity he had now would have to be abandoned!

"Awooo!"

The Silver Giant Wolf howled again. Then all they could see was a silver figure rushing at them.

Their encircling formation was instantly shattered!

The person at the edge was sent flying by the impact, while another beside him had his head bitten clean off by the Silver Giant Wolf.

In the blink of an eye, they had lost two fighting forces.

"We are no match for it! Run!"

Seeing this, someone cried out in terror and immediately fled down the mountain.

Hearing that, some others instinctively followed him downhill, for the Silver Giant Wolf had placed far too much pressure on them.

From the moment it emerged from the forest until it attacked, it had seemed invincible, as though anyone who stayed would surely die.

"Don't run! Damn it, what a rabble!"

Seeing this, the Divine Constable Bureau man was so furious he nearly spat blood.

With their encircling formation, even if there were casualties, they could still barely hold it back until reinforcements arrived.

Now that they had scattered, only six people remained. The Silver Giant Wolf would certainly break them one by one, and their fates were impossible to predict.

At the sight, a teasing glint flashed through the Silver Giant Wolf's lively eyes. After letting out a wolf howl, it excitedly pursued those fleeing down the mountain.

It liked prey that ran. Nor did it want its prey escaping down the mountain. As for those remaining on the mountain, it could hunt them whenever it wished.

Before long, miserable screams rang out.

Clearly, someone had already been caught and bitten to death by the Silver Giant Wolf!

"Sigh! This Silver Wolf Spirit has already gained intelligence. Now we can only leave our fates to heaven!"

"It did not attack us first, so it must be waiting to kill those fleeing down the mountain before coming after us."

"We can only scatter and hide on the mountain. Let us see whose luck is better!"

"This Silver Wolf Spirit's sense of smell is not weak. Everyone, be careful!"

After speaking, the Divine Constable Bureau man glanced at Shi Yi, Zhao Cheng, and the other five before running directly toward a certain part of Mount Jiuhua.

His reminder was not out of kindness. As long as Shi Yi and the others remained alive, they could draw more of the Silver Giant Wolf's attention and buy him more time.

As long as reinforcements arrived, it would no longer be the Silver Giant Wolf hunting them—it would be them hunting the Silver Giant Wolf!

Jiao Darong of the Five Tigers Gang's gaze shifted. After thinking of something, he immediately set off as well!

They had traveled across Mount Jiuhua that morning and passed quite a few places, so they naturally knew of some good spots to hide themselves.

"Junior Brother, have you decided where to go?"

Zhao Cheng looked at Shi Yi and asked.

He naturally understood what the Divine Constable Bureau man meant. They had become prey now, and whether they survived depended entirely on luck!

"I have."

Shi Yi nodded at his words.

"Good. Then we should split up as well. I hope that we martial brothers can still return safely to the martial hall!"

Zhao Cheng nodded without asking further, then left as well.

If the Silver Giant Wolf tracked them by their auras, then staying together would only be more dangerous.

Only by separating did they have a chance to live.