The pressure surrounding them gradually faded. The Nine-tailed Silver Fox stared fixedly at Yun Qingyang with its crimson eyes, pacing back and forth, looking somewhat restless.
Yun Qingyang stood quietly in place, watching the Nine-tailed Silver Fox expressionlessly. It was as if time had suddenly stopped, leaving them frozen in that moment.
"Move!" Ma Feifei shouted, snapping the stunned crowd out of it. He and Zhao Xiaodao helped Gongsun Qiong to her feet, and the group ran toward Yun Qingyang.
"Hiss~"
The Nine-tailed Silver Fox didn't seem willing to let them go. It took a few steps forward, making a biting sound, but Yun Qingyang's presence intimidated it so much that it retreated after only a couple of steps.
"Whoosh~"
A wind blade shot toward Ma Feifei and the others. In the end, the fox couldn't resist making a move.
But while the wind blade was still in midair, it suddenly stopped, then began to freeze solid with a series of "crack, crack, crack" sounds.
"Smash~"
At last, the ice shattered and fell from the sky.
"Hiss~"
The Nine-tailed Silver Fox roared at Yun Qingyang, venting its displeasure.
"Get lost." Yun Qingyang spoke coolly, as though she didn't take the ninth-rank spirit beast seriously at all.
By then, Ma Feifei and the others had reached Yun Qingyang. When Ma Feifei heard her say "get lost," he was impressed by her domineering attitude, but also a little worried.
He was worried because Yun Qingyang's injuries hadn't fully healed. Although she still had the imposing aura of a Spirit Saint Stage Eight cultivator, if they really fought, she might even struggle against a Spirit Emperor.
The Nine-tailed Silver Fox had now evolved into a ninth-rank spirit beast. By human standards, it was comparable to a Spirit Emperor, and one at least at