Sigrdrifa had assumed her strongest form. Nearly three meters tall, she was evenly muscled, her body combining strength and beauty like an Ancient Greek sculpture. With an Ectoplasmic Spear in hand, she wove through the scorpion monsters.
"Hold these monsters back. Don't let them get a single step closer to Master."
Sigrdrifa spoke in a low voice. Her Ectoplasmic Spear lashed out with astonishing agility, knocking a scorpion monster high into the air. Without looking back, she drove the spear through its mouthparts. Dark energy detonated inside it, killing it.
The instant the scorpion monster died, a sharp light flashed in Sigrdrifa's eyes. Her Clan Leader Skill activated, bringing forth two Boss Tier Ghost Warriors.
With her Quasi-King Tier strength, Sigrdrifa was unquestionably the leader of Bai Xiaowen's summoned army. Even Abaddon fell a step short.
The summoned army fought bravely without fear, holding the monsters that tried to approach the great rift and disturb Bai Xiaowen at the perimeter.
Fortunately, only lowly monsters with little intelligence dared come near. They were not especially strong, either. In terms of rank, they fell between Boss Tier and Lord Tier. Their deific talents made them somewhat stronger than ordinary Boss Tier creatures, while their greatest trait was their immunity to the Tier Suppression of Divine-Blooded Creatures.
The more intelligent and powerful creatures, meanwhile, were intimidated by Okandis's suspended head and did not dare approach.
Even these lowly scorpion monsters could not be underestimated, though. Several enormous ones tied Sigrdrifa down, preventing her from bringing her individual strength fully to bear. Their advantage in numbers brought the fight to a stalemate.
Just then, Bai Xiaowen finally broke through in the latter half of Taigong's Art of War and successfully advanced to level 17.
A powerful wave of energy spread outward. The entire summoned