A stretch of black forest lay before them, its ground pocked with countless puddles. Black miasma drifted above the woods, while the luxuriant branches and leaves cast the forest in gloom.
A tremendous explosion rang out from the depths of the forest, and flames shot into the sky.
A streak of white light flew out—it was Ye Xue.
A dense white light screen enveloped her body as hundreds of thousands of black demon ants swarmed after her. The ant king was over a hundred zhang long, with four wings on its back and a pair of exposed black fangs.
Ye Xue had no intention of fighting them. Right now, she needed to rendezvous with Ye Xin.
With a flick of her right hand, a white-glimmering jade ruyi appeared in her grasp. Its spiritual aura was astonishing—it was a mid-grade spiritual treasure.
In a flash of white light, a vast torrent of frigid white energy surged forth, transforming into a white cloud mass several hundred zhang wide. Carrying a bone-chilling cold, it swept toward the black demon ants.
The black demon ants abruptly drew together, forming a black spear over a hundred zhang long that shot toward the white cloud.
The black spear pierced through the white cloud, but it froze over as well, turning into an ice sculpture.
Before long, however, the layer of ice melted away, and black demon fire wrapped around the surface of the black spear.
Taking this opportunity, Ye Xue released the Spirit-Rhinoceros Peacock and leaped onto its back. The Spirit-Rhinoceros Peacock had long since advanced to the fourth rank and was currently a mid-grade fourth-rank demon beast.
With a gentle flap of its wings, the Spirit-Rhinoceros Peacock unleashed a fierce gale. Carrying Ye Xue, it soared into the sky and soon vanished beyond the horizon.