Boom—!!
The earth-shaking explosions rang out one after another. Rose-colored flames drove away the surrounding frost as Hong Ying shook her spear, piercing through the brows of two Frost Giants in an instant.
Sensing the formidable power emanating from her, Chen Muye asked in surprise,
"You broke through?"
Hong Ying swept her spear across and giggled. "We didn't go to Shangjing for nothing this time! That Shangjing City captain named Shao Pingge was pretty amazing."
"It's not just Hong Ying. I've also broken through to the 'River' realm."
Wen Qimo smiled faintly, interlacing his fingers and clasping them before his chest. Black threads suddenly extended from the hearts of two Frost Giants, wrapping around them like cocoons and instantly binding them in place.
Immediately afterward, two jet-black sniper rounds shot forth, piercing through the giants' brows.
Wu Xiangnan and Si Xiaonan exchanged helpless looks. Of everyone who had gone to Shangjing this time, only the two of them had failed to break through. Wu Xiangnan was already in the "River" realm, while Xiao Nan might simply have lacked the talent.
As for Leng Xuan... he had never possessed a Forbidden Ruin to begin with. He relied solely on the forbidden item known as the Mobile Armory and his top-tier marksmanship in battle, so there was naturally no breakthrough to speak of.
Including An Qingyu, who lacked the "River" realm but had long possessed the strength to fight above his level, four of the seven were now "River" realm guardians.
With the overwhelming individual combat strength of some among them, along with absolutely flawless teamwork, the seven of them forcefully held back the surging horde of Frost Giants before the toll station.
But even so, An Qingyu's eyes remained full of gravity.
Frost Giants were still being summoned endlessly from the