Lu Feng had no idea that Jun Ziya and the others had plotted against him so heavily. At this moment, he had arrived near Snow Ridge, not far from the territory of Shadow Pavilion.
Though this was not the necessary route to Clear River Sect, it was the shortest and most direct one.
The Snow Region's environment was unique, unlike other lands. Flying through the air could indeed be much faster, but once the expenditure and obstruction of resisting the dozens-fold biting cold overhead were taken into account, it was not much better than sprinting across the ground.
"My lord!"
Artisan Hero suddenly spoke up.
Yet before he could say anything, Lu Feng had already slashed out a streak of Sword Light, directly blasting apart a great formation concealed ahead and sending snowflakes soaring into the sky.
"An ambush?"
Artisan Hero warily moved to Lu Feng's side, scanning the surrounding expanse of snow.
Lu Feng nodded.
Artisan Hero shouted furiously toward the snow-covered mountains, "What sneaky rats are hiding there? Get the hell out here!"
Roar—
Yet the only response was a tiger's roar.
The terrifying soundwave shook vast sheets of snow loose from the surroundings.
Lu Feng recognized the cry as that of an Ice Plains Tiger-Wolf, and his expression darkened. "It is Snow Spirit Valley, a force attached to Ice Spring Sect. They excel at coordinated attacks between humans and beasts."
The instant his words fell, a man and a beast charged toward them from the distant mountains blanketed in snowy mist.
Artisan Hero's face changed. He watched a gigantic savage beast nearly four meters long charge at them like a small mountain, sensing its formidable aura at the Heaven Soul Realm Six Breaths level. Not daring to underestimate it, he immediately released three Great Strength Puppets.
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