Seeing that the Snow Wolf King had not suffered any serious injury, the Snow Spirit Deer Soul Sage's face turned even paler. The third Soul Ring beneath her feet lit up, and the phantom of a sacred Snow Spirit Deer appeared behind her. Dazzling light swept up the surrounding snow in layer after layer, and before long, snow and wind filled the sky.
Shen Hanyu could not help but stare. He could clearly sense that the Soul Sage's fifth soul skill, enhanced by her Martial Soul Avatar, was by no means weak. Yet this Snow Wolf King's defensive ability was truly beyond expectation—one could even call it absurdly powerful.
Concealed by the wind and snow, the Snow Spirit Deer Soul Sage gritted her teeth and circulated her Soul Power with all her strength, chasing after the direction in which several of her classmates had fled.
The Snow Wolf King, meanwhile, casually licked its wounds before lowering its head to sniff around. Then, with a powerful kick from its sturdy limbs, it shot after her at incredible speed.
Shen Hanyu's gaze sharpened. His wings trembled behind him as he swiftly followed.
He could not shake the feeling that this Soul Beast was far too intelligent. It was nothing like a snow wolf should have been, much less did it possess the calm, unhurried bearing of a Soul Beast sovereign. It was as though, in its eyes, these humans were not prey to be hunted, but toys for it to amuse itself with in its spare time.
From high in the air, Shen Hanyu carefully observed the Soul Beast below, one that was only a little over sixty thousand years old.
Its long, agile body, sharp fangs, and highly camouflaging fur were all unmistakable traits of a snow wolf. Yet Shen