The Art of Explosions

"What? Planning to play the hero and save the damsel?"

Bibi Dong had clearly sensed far more than Huo Yuhao. In her perception, two female Soul Masters were being pursued by a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast.

One of the Soul Masters was a Soul King, while the other was merely a Soul Grandmaster. Their pursuer was only a spirit beast a little over ten thousand years old, but the Soul King Level Soul Master had been seriously injured, leaving her unable to deal with the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast.

Bibi Dong roughly assessed the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast. It was just about evenly matched with Huo Yuhao.

"Teacher, then I'll go over..."

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly, then rapidly rushed toward the source of the fighting sounds with his Soul Power...

With a bang, a black figure charged forward at high speed and slammed viciously into a female Soul Master dressed in white.

The terrifying impact instantly sent the female Soul Master flying. She crashed through several trees before finally collapsing weakly onto the ground.

"Aunt Wu! Are you all right?"

A small figure suddenly burst out of the bushes, her little legs carrying her swiftly to the female Soul Master. She spread her arms and stood firmly in front of her.

"You stupid big cat! Don't hurt Aunt Wu!"

Though the young girl's voice trembled, she still stood resolutely before Aunt Wu, refusing to let the black leopard approach.

"Bing'er, didn't I tell you to hide? Why did you come out again? Run, quickly! Don't worry about me!"

Seeing Shui Bing'er standing before her, Wu Nan's eyes nearly split with rage. She desperately struggled to rise from the ground, but she no longer had any strength left.

She had originally brought Shui Yuer here to hunt for her First Soul Ring. Thinking the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest were perfectly safe, she had brought Shui Bing'er along as well.

But she had never expected that, while hunting a spirit beast, she would be ambushed by a Ten Thousand Year Bloodthirsty Demonic Leopard!

Bloodthirsty Demonic Leopards were exceptionally savage spirit beasts. They would hunt nearly every living thing they saw, and their methods were exceedingly cruel. Even when they were not hungry, they took pleasure in killing other creatures.

Wu Nan's abdomen had instantly been ripped open by the Bloodthirsty Demonic Leopard's claws, and several of her ribs had been broken. Fortunately, she possessed the powerful ice-attribute Martial Soul, the Ice Moon Vermilion Swallow.

After being injured, Wu Nan immediately froze her wounds, then began fleeing with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yuer.

Relying on her ability to fly, Wu Nan managed to put some distance between herself and Gui Bao. She immediately hid the two sisters, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yuer, in a patch of bushes while drawing the leopard's attention herself.

After all, Bloodthirsty Demonic Leopards were incredibly troublesome. Once he set his sights on a living creature, even if he had to chase it to the ends of the earth, he would kill it. Wu Nan had already prepared herself to make the ultimate sacrifice, but she never expected Shui Bing'er to run out.

"Bing'er, be good and leave! Auntie can still hold him back!"

Wu Nan coughed up a mouthful of blood, then shakily rose to her feet. Her eyes, filled with killing intent, locked onto Gui Bao. At this moment, Wu Nan had already prepared to self-destruct her Martial Soul.

Seeing Wu Nan behind her, tears fell from Shui Bing'er's eyes in large drops. "Aunt Wu, don't do this. Bing'er will protect you."

Facing Gui Bao, Shui Bing'er felt her calves trembling, her little stomach heaving with each ragged breath. Yet she had no intention of taking even half a step back.

Shui Bing'er told herself over and over, Bing'er, you're already a Soul Master. You have to protect your little sister, and you have to protect Aunt Wu too.

"Phoenix, protect me!"

Forcing down the fear in her heart, Shui Bing'er immediately activated Martial Soul Possession. A terrifying chill spread out from her body.

The supreme Beast Martial Soul carried an immense sense of oppression as it pressed upon Gui Bao, making him immediately bare his fangs and snarl.

Gui Bao could feel the suppression of bloodline from Shui Bing'er.

One had to know that the quality of a Phoenix Martial Soul stood on the same level as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon among Beast Martial Souls. Furthermore, Shui Bing'er's Phoenix Martial Soul possessed power close to Extreme Ice, making her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul even a trace stronger than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

However, compared to Gui Bao before her, Shui Bing'er was simply far too weak.

After all, the little girl had only just turned seven this year, and her Soul Power Level was merely fifteen. Against the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast before her, Shui Bing'er's weak Soul Power was utterly insignificant.

Although her Martial Soul had a certain suppressive effect on Gui Bao, the gap between them was simply too great.

Behind her, Wu Nan had already begun circulating her Soul Power. If Gui Bao still refused to spare them, Wu Nan would immediately rush forward and self-destruct her Martial Soul, perishing alongside him.

However, at that moment, an immensely powerful Spiritual Power connected with Wu Nan's mind without warning. Wu Nan then felt her originally violent Soul Power gradually calm down.

At the same time, Gui Bao instantly looked around in alarm. Instinctively, he sensed that his life was under threat.

Yet before Gui Bao could even see where the thing threatening him was, it felt as though someone had struck his head heavily with a hammer, and his mind instantly turned muddled!

This was the third soul skill provided by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Soul Impact!

When Huo Yuhao had used this skill just now, he had paired it with Spiritual Battle Song, the first skill of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm Head Bone. Combined with the unexpected ambush, that single impact had already severely damaged Gui Bao's mind.

Then, before Gui Bao could react, clusters of ice crystals suddenly descended from the sky out of nowhere. They quietly landed upon Gui Bao's body, followed by a series of rumbling explosions.

The ice crystals exploded the instant they landed on Gui Bao. Blooms of bloody mist burst from his body, and before long, he had been blasted into a mangled, blood-soaked mess.

Most fatal of all, after the first round of explosions ended, the blood on Gui Bao's body slowly began freezing into ice before exploding again!

This sudden turn of events left Wu Nan and Shui Bing'er completely stunned.

Almost instinctively, Wu Nan covered Shui Bing'er's eyes, refusing to let her see such a bloody scene.

Naturally, the scene before them had been caused by Huo Yuhao's Ice Explosion Technique.

As the ice-attribute skill Huo Yuhao had used most frequently in his previous life, he had long mastered the Ice Explosion Technique completely. Even without obtaining the Soul Bone for Ice Explosion Technique, Huo Yuhao could still use the skill.

Once the chain of explosions ended, Gui Bao, sprawled ahead of them, was already barely alive.

Huo Yuhao slowly stepped out. Then, with a single swift slash, he severed Gui Bao's head.

Thus, the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast Gui Bao died completely, and a pitch-black Soul Ring emerged from his body.

Seeing Huo Yuhao suddenly appear before her, Wu Nan's heart surged with towering waves!

Where had this monster come from? He looked no more than six or seven years old, yet he had actually slain a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast alone!