Crisis

After activating Blood Armor, the injury to his abdomen was not severe—only flesh wounds—but the force of the Diamond Tiger's Whip Strike still left Ye Lan in excruciating, burning pain.

Once he steadied himself, Ye Lan infused himself with Soul Power again and rapidly closed in on the Diamond Tiger.

Seeing that its last-turning whip had worked, the Diamond Tiger intended to repeat the same trick and use another turning whip.

The Diamond Tiger's muscles exerted force with practiced precision, shifting several meters sideways at a right angle to Ye Lan's charging direction.

But Ye Lan no longer gave the Diamond Tiger a chance to unleash its turning Whip Strike. With a routine Flash Step, he moved sideways in sync with the Diamond Tiger.

As the Diamond Tiger shifted sideways, it had already begun to prepare to rotate its body, its head not facing Ye Lan.

At that moment, the Diamond Tiger's flank was completely exposed before Ye Lan. He did not bother targeting any weak point—at such close range, he naturally just threw a punch.

A massive amount of blood and Soul Power gathered in Ye Lan's right arm and fist.

"Blood Armor! Meteor!"

The Blood-Gold Meteor seemed as though it were about to crash into a golden star!

Bang!

Before the Diamond Tiger could react, a wave of excruciating pain instantly overwhelmed its nerves. Its waist felt as though it had been shattered! A dizzying sensation spun over it as its body rolled ceaselessly across the ground.

After using Blood Armor together with Meteor, Ye Lan's hand did not hurt nearly as much this time.

What delighted Ye Lan even more was that Blood Armor's hardness could enhance Meteor's attack, elevating its power another level and allowing it to break through the defenses of a two-thousand-year Diamond Tiger.

As the Diamond Tiger continued rolling through the grass, pain kept shooting through its side waist, reminding it that the human before it was simply impossible to defeat.

The Blond Youth had not even used his Martial Soul or Soul Rings, yet he could already break its defenses. If he used his Martial Soul, it would most likely die with regrets.

While the Diamond Tiger was still thinking about how to escape, Xiong Er saw that Ye Lan had gained the upper hand. Wearing a smug bear grin, he decisively charged at the fallen Diamond Tiger, intending to ride it and give it a beating.

Seeing Xiong Er charging over, the Diamond Tiger was not about to indulge him. It could not beat the Blond Youth, but could it not beat a mere bear like him?

The tiger and bear immediately tangled together, and before long, Xiong Er was pinned to the ground and mauled by the Diamond Tiger.

Xiong Er let out a melodramatic howl, trying to draw Ye Lan's attention.

But Ye Lan paid no attention to the bear and tiger. He seemed to have heard something.

In the distance, he could make out wolf howls and the sound of branches snapping beneath footsteps.

"Quiet!" Ye Lan turned and glared angrily at the two fools. The two beasts instantly stopped moving, not daring to budge.

Looking at the two fools, Ye Lan produced quite a few Slender Blue Silver Grass blades from his palm and tossed them before the two beasts.

The moment Xiong Er saw the Blue Silver Grass, he grabbed his share and stuffed it into his mouth. Seeing Xiong Er's actions, the Diamond Tiger suspiciously licked the Blue Silver Grass on the ground as well.

Before long, a warm current flowed into its body. The pain in its lower back gradually faded, while the vitality within it steadily filled up. The Diamond Tiger instantly turned into a docile kitten, licking the Blue Silver Grass from the ground and bumping Xiong Er as it licked.

Ignoring the two beasts, Ye Lan used the Blue Silver Grass to hoist himself onto a giant tree dozens of meters high.

With the advantage of height, Ye Lan's field of vision instantly widened, revealing a sparse patch of woods below the mountainside.

Amid the sparse woods, a Black Figure flickered in and out of sight. Behind him were Wind Spirit Wolves, each silver-gray and streaked with green light. These Wind Spirit Wolves ranged from several decades to several centuries old. There were many of them, around thirty or forty in total.

Only because the Black Figure was extremely fast had these Wind Spirit Wolves been unable to form an encirclement. Otherwise, he would never have survived until now.

Seeing a human being hunted by Soul Beasts, Ye Lan did not intend to stand by. A golden glint flashed in his eyes as Golden Eye activated.

In an instant, Ye Lan analyzed the movement paths of the person and the wolf pack. Then he clearly saw the Black Figure's appearance. In her Martial Soul Possession state, she had a pair of black cat ears atop her head. Beneath her resolute gaze was an icy face, carrying an aura that kept strangers at a distance. Her figure was slender, with a pair of thin, long legs brimming with explosive power. A black cat tail at her lower back continuously swayed to help balance her rapidly moving body.

Ye Lan roughly guessed the Black Shadow Girl's identity, but he did not dare be certain. Could it really be such a coincidence?

Ye Lan did not dwell on it. Saving her came first.

Ye Lan immediately jumped down from the giant tree and saw Xiong Er and the Diamond Tiger squinting their eyes as they savored the Blue Silver Grass.

"Let's go!"

Xiong Er was the first to snap out of it. Grinning ingratiatingly, he instantly crawled over to Ye Lan, signaling for him to climb onto his back. Ye Lan did not refuse. He leaped onto Xiong Er's back and pointed him in the direction they needed to go.

Watching the man and bear run down the mountain, the Diamond Tiger was no fool. To get more of Ye Lan's Blue Silver Grass, it used its wits and followed Ye Lan down the mountain.

The wounds on the Black Shadow Girl's body, sliced open by the Wind Spirit Wolves' Wind Blades, sent wave after wave of pain rushing into her mind.

To the Black Shadow Girl, such pain was impossible to ignore, but for her own fate, she had to survive! Dozens of Wind Spirit Wolves behind her continued howling, occasionally spitting out azure Wind Blades.

The Black Shadow Girl kept moving in a zigzag pattern, running while dodging the Wind Blades from behind.

But the Black Shadow Girl did not have eyes on her back. Some Wind Blades were bound to slice her.

At this moment, the Black Shadow Girl's brows were tightly furrowed. Gritting her teeth, she persevered as she ran toward the Dense Forest ahead.

Her speed was steadily slowing, but she was also getting closer and closer to the Dense Forest.

Almost there! Once I reach the front, it'll be fine! Come on! The Black Shadow Girl encouraged herself.

Just as the Black Shadow Girl was about to run into a dense thicket, a Wind Blade struck her calf.

The Black Shadow Girl only felt her leg burning, unable to exert much strength.

Gritting her teeth, the girl's first yellow Soul Ring lit up. Her speed suddenly surged, and she instantly rushed into the Dense Forest.

But before long, her speed plummeted. When she turned around, thinking the Wind Spirit Wolves would retreat in the face of difficulty, she found that they seemed crazed with bloodlust and continued pursuing her relentlessly.

Fortunately, the Dense Forest's terrain was complex. Quite a few Wind Spirit Wolves crashed into bushes, tree trunks, and thorns as they gave chase, greatly slowing their speed as well.

Just as the Black Shadow Girl felt her Soul Power was about to run out, a huge commotion came from the Dense Forest ahead.

With her keen eyesight, the Black Shadow Girl spotted a Blood-Eyed Giant Bear and a Golden Giant Tiger ahead. Both soul beasts were even more terrifying than the Wind Spirit Wolf behind her.

The Blood-Eyed Giant Bear and the Golden Giant Tiger charged forward, smashing every tree and shrub around them to pieces.

Faced with such a horrifying scene, the girl's Soul Power was nearly depleted, and her physical strength was about to give out as well.

The Black Shadow Girl gradually came to a stop, a look of relief appearing on her face as she murmured softly, "Am I going to die? Fine. At least I won't die by your hand."