Stele Spirit Fragments

"Kill!"

Ran Tu's roar shook the heavens.

The hundreds of soldiers of the White Tiger Legion, already poised for battle, instantly formed a tight assault formation. Warriors in front raised great shields to block, while those behind gripped long sabers and spears, waiting for openings to strike. An immense killing intent erupted, sweeping the mountains with a chilling, battle-hardened aura that collided with the stele demons' demonic energy and stirred up waves of air.

Ice Extreme Pass's first battle in the Heaven Stele Secret Realm began with a thunderous clash.

The ordinary stele demons were the first to engage the White Tiger Legion's front line.

A hunched stele demon with razor-sharp claws and fangs lunged forward. Its black claws, wreathed in demonic energy that corroded everything it touched, slammed toward a White Tiger warrior's chest.

The warrior showed no fear. His armed armor took the blow head-on, shuddering with a dull thud but remaining completely unscathed.

Before the stele demon could recover from its strike, the warrior swung his heavy axe across its body. The fierce force of the blow carved a deep gash.

These stele demons had immensely powerful bodies and terrifying defenses. Every lunge carried enough force to split mountains and shatter stone.

But the White Tiger Legion's soldiers had their armed armor to protect them. Demonic energy struggled to penetrate it, and it absorbed most of the force of physical blows. Even in close combat, the soldiers showed no fear.

Weapons clashed with incessant thunder. Demonic figures and armored soldiers tangled in savage combat, fists, feet, claws, and blades crashing together. The battlefield instantly reached a fever pitch, dust billowing as demonic energy surged in all directions.

Such clashes played out across the battlefield.

Some stele demons had slender bodies wrapped in dense black mist. They could