Lu Xiaotian's dragon-deer true form had once possessed strength far beyond that of ordinary Spirit Transformation experts. Though the snowland demon deer before them had reached the Spirit Transformation realm, the power of dragon essence within it had not been cultivated through its own efforts. It had taken a shortcut, absorbing dragon essence to reach its current level. Now that the dragon bones had appeared, even the snowland demon deer could not resist their innate attraction to dragon essence.
But the snowland demon deer had refined the dragon essence for many years, while the dragon bones were dead things. It would be difficult to draw the dragon essence from its body with just two sections of bone. Their appearance merely suppressed the dragon essence within it, keeping it from unleashing its full strength.
"This old man is nearly a thousand years old, with few days left. Even if I escape this place, I'll only live a few hundred years longer. Better to risk everything than cling to life! I'll do it!" Xiahou Dunfeng swept out a hand, and a bolt of lightning blasted an Eleventh Tier frostwolf before him, leaving its flesh torn and bloody. His body turned into a streak of lightning and shot through the air toward Long Qiangu. "Give me the dragon bone!"
"Catch!" Long Qiangu tossed the dragon bone in his hand. It became a streak of light and flew toward Xiahou Dunfeng.
A fierce glint flashed in the snow prison demon deer's eyes. A phantom of a demon deer split off from its body and charged at Xiahou Dunfeng.
"A mere phantom! Even if I have to give up this battered body, I won't let you succeed. Nine Heavens Thunder!"
Xiahou Dunfeng's voice boomed like thunder, his beard and hair flying as lightning surged around