Strange Black Rocks, Rudimentary Martial Skills

Several Mutated Soul Bodies behind and to the side attempted to exploit the undefended opening at Huo Yutong's back and launch an attack.

However, the Snow Empress had already been waiting there for quite some time.

The Emperor Sword in her hand swept through the air, carving out a dazzling blue wave of light. A heart-palpitating, razor-sharp chill erupted fiercely in all directions.

A gigantic Mutated Soul Body was sent flying by the Snow Empress's slash, clearing out a wide stretch of the surrounding area.

Surprisingly, that gigantic Mutated Soul Body did not die immediately after taking the blow.

Its body continuously cracked apart in midair, rapidly freezing over as though encased in ice and snow. Blue light bloomed from the wound in its head.

The dark red sphere containing the Chaos Crystal likewise cracked continuously under the intense freezing chill, revealing a large piece of Chaos Soul Crystal within.

The Snow Empress was briefly stunned before heartfelt delight took over.

This Mutated Soul Body was no longer Rank 3, but Rank 4!

That was why it had not died immediately after taking the Snow Empress's strike head-on—she had been conserving Soul Power, keeping each slash at a level sufficient only to kill a Thousand Year Soul Beast.

The appearance of this Mutated Soul Body was welcome news.

It meant that higher-level Mutated Soul Bodies most likely existed deeper within the Shadow Forest.

If they could obtain large numbers of rank-8 and rank-9 existences, Qian Chaoguang's recovery would be within reach.

Without realizing it, Huo Yutong had already penetrated several hundred kilometers into the forest.

This place seemed astonishingly vast, much like the Purple Grass Wasteland.

Yet what weighed heavily on both Huo Yutong and the Snow Empress was that the earlier Rank 4 Mutated Soul Body seemed to have