"Roar!"
The Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf struggled violently, and several cracks began to appear in the ice chains with sharp cracking sounds.
At that moment, Tang Yue had already arrived.
She pulled He Yu away, instantly putting distance between them and the Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf.
"He Yu, He Yu!" Zhang Xiaohou arrived as well. Terrified, he immediately checked He Yu's condition.
He Yu was still shaken, but seeing how worried Zhang Xiaohou was, she could not help feeling touched.
"Little Hou, I'm fine."
He Yu said.
Zhang Xiaohou immediately let out a breath of relief. The redness in his eyes gradually faded, though his eye sockets were still damp.
At that moment, Mo Fan and the others also rushed over.
Tang Yue looked at those ice chains and had already guessed who had come, but now was not the time to look for him.
"Stay farther back," Tang Yue said to everyone behind her.
Mo Fan and the others immediately retreated more than thirty meters, and they were still backing away...
"Crack, crack..."
At this point, the ice chains were about to give out.
Tang Yue did not dare waste a moment. She had to seize this chance and kill the Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf in one blow.
"Sparrow Flame—Fierce Fist..."
Tang Yue gave a delicate shout. Flames still ignited all over her body before gathering around her right fist.
However, this time, her target was different from before.
"Nine Palaces!"
Tang Yue slammed her right fist into the ground. The fiery energy in her hand instantly surged into it before erupting violently.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Pillars of flame burst from the ground. Not only did a flame fiend resembling a sparrow bloom forth, but thick columns of fire also erupted upward.
The ground on either side of the three parallel fire pillars cracked apart again, and six identical pillars of flame burst forth.
A total of nine fire pillars formed the array of the Nine Palaces.
"Crack!"
The Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf had just broken free of the ice chains when it was met by the arriving Nine Palaces of Blazing Flames.
Under Mo Fan and the others' stunned gazes, the nine fire pillars shot straight toward the Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf.
"Roar..."
The Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf was instantly engulfed in flames, and only faint, weak roars could be heard.
A long while passed.
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."
The flames dispersed. The Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf was dead, burned completely black.
"Gulp!"
No one knew who had swallowed, but the sound jolted everyone out of their shock.
Only now did they understand what a true mage was.
Mo Fan and Zhou Min especially felt an intense longing rise within them after seeing the Nine Palaces of Blazing Flames. They were both Fire Element Mages.
Would they one day reach such heights?
"Is everyone all right?"
A familiar voice sounded behind them, and they instinctively turned around.
Qin Yuan approached with a smile at the corner of his mouth, one hand in his pocket, carrying an indescribably casual air.
Yeah, he had really shown off.
"Qin Yuan!"
After crying out in surprise, everyone's faces filled with shock.
"Old Qin, you... you're already an Intermediate Level mage?" Mo Fan asked in disbelief.
The others widened their eyes as well, their faces full of shock.
That Spirit Seed-enhanced effect from the Intermediate Ice Lock earlier had been Qin Yuan's, hadn't it?
"Yeah."
Qin Yuan nodded without hiding it.
"Qin Yuan, thank you!"
He Yu stepped forward excitedly, nearly falling to her knees before Qin Yuan.
"Qin, thanks!" Zhang Xiaohou stepped forward and thanked him sincerely.
"As long as you're fine."
Qin Yuan waved his hand, not particularly bothered by it.
Saving a life had merely been a matter of convenience.
After saying a few simple words, he walked toward Tang Yue and smiled. "Sister Tang Yue, wasn't our coordination pretty good this time?"
Tang Yue had wanted to question Qin Yuan about why he would not listen.
However, she remembered that if Qin Yuan had not arrived in time, He Yu really would have died.
So Qin Yuan had been right not to listen.
"Mm."
Tang Yue nodded, then looked at everyone and said, "We need to leave quickly. The disturbance from this battle has already drawn the attention of other demon beasts."
In front of these people, she still had to put on an act regarding her relationship with Qin Yuan.
Otherwise, old cow eats tender grass was honestly rather embarrassing.
"Right, right, right! Let's get moving!"
Everyone quickly put away the shock on their faces and hurried onward.
Along the way.
"When I came here, I happened to run into the main force from Tianlan Magic High School. After helping them clear some dangers nearby, I left Lin Yu Xin and Xiao Yan to escort them."
Qin Yuan said.
"Lin Yu Xin?" Tang Yue was very good at catching the important point, and she looked at Qin Yuan suspiciously.
"She's the Deputy Guard Leader responsible for protecting the Earth Sacred Spring. When I arrived, I happened to find her being chased by Black Beast Demons, so I saved her while I was at it," Qin Yuan explained with a smile.
"Is that so..."
Tang Yue nodded slightly.
As the two chatted, they soon neared the Safe Barrier.
Although they encountered several demon beasts along this one-kilometer stretch, with Qin Yuan and Tang Yue, two Intermediate Level mages, their safety was completely assured.
The Vanguard Squad entered the barrier first.
Qin Yuan and Tang Yue then returned and successfully led the main force from Tianlan Magic High School into the barrier as well.
At this point, every teacher and student from Tianlan Magic High School had survived.
Lin Yu Xin and Mo Fan were taken away by Military mages, presumably to be questioned about the Earth Sacred Spring.
"Waaah, I survived!"
"My god, it was only a few hours, but it felt like years!"
"If Qin's Summoned Beast hadn't saved me just now, I almost would have died!"
"It was all thanks to Qin Yuan!"
"..."
Everyone discussed it animatedly, their hearts filled with gratitude toward Qin Yuan.
At the same time, they were even more shocked by Qin Yuan's talent.
In three years, Qin Yuan had broken through to become an Intermediate Level mage, and his second element had awakened as the incredibly rare Summoning System.
A genius.
He was a true magical genius.
"Little Yuan Ge Ge!"
Ye Xin Xia's little face was full of delight when she saw Qin Yuan return.
"Mm." Qin Yuan crouched down and smiled as he rubbed Ye Xin Xia's head.
The two gradually began chatting.
Tang Yue quietly watched the scene from nearby.
She knew about Ye Xin Xia's existence as well.
She had initially thought they were simply good friends, but now it seemed that was not the case at all.
"This bad little brother." Tang Yue shook her head helplessly.
Qin Yuan's heart was bigger than she had imagined.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
Suddenly, enormous rumbling sounds came from outside the Safe Barrier, and everyone instinctively looked up.
In the distant pitch-black night sky, a mass of blazing flames appeared. Countless fires fell from it like fiery meteors.
"Wooo~ awoo!"
Illuminated by the firelight, everyone saw the enormous creature—the Winged Azure Wolf.
Below that massive creature, atop the towering Yinmao Building, stood an inconspicuous, tiny figure. The flames in his hand surged like a river.
"Fire Element Advanced Magic, Heavenly Flame Funeral." Tang Yue blurted out as she watched the flames bloom beneath the night sky.
Qin Yuan also silently watched the battle.
I wonder whether Zhan Kong's Curse Element has been sealed. If not, fighting the Winged Azure Wolf one-on-one wouldn't be difficult for him.
The most abnormal technique of the Zu Clan was the Curse Borrowing Body Technique. With that technique, one could borrow the power of demon beasts and confront them head-on.
In the original story, Zhan Kong could cut off the Winged Azure Wolf's head even without the Curse Element. If he could use the Curse Element, wouldn't he be able to pin the Winged Azure Wolf down and beat it?
Demon beasts were powerful, while mages were fragile.
But Zhan Kong was no ordinary mage. As a National Government Captain, facing some Commander level creatures with advanced cultivation was not difficult for him.
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