Battle

Under the dim light of a weak oil lamp, a group of people began to eat their dry rations.

For a time, the sound of chewing echoed through the cave.

Twenty minutes later, after eating and drinking their fill, it was time for the night watch.

Su Yun and the others naturally didn't need to stand guard. Because their Soul Power Levels were low, and they had been traveling in the snow all day, both their physical strength and mental energy were almost depleted. Thus, they leaned against the cave wall, closed their eyes, and rested.

As for the six members of the Promise-Worth-a-Thousand-Gold Hunting Group, they were divided into three teams, with each team guarding for three hours until dawn.

However, even though they didn't need to stand guard, Su Yun didn't dare to truly sleep. It wasn't just him; everyone else had their eyes closed, feigning sleep while maintaining vigilance against the outside world.

This was the Frozen Forest, a gathering place for wild soul beasts. You never knew which would come first, tomorrow or an accident. If you truly fell asleep, you wouldn't even know how you died.

The Frozen Forest was not peaceful at night. The sound of wind and snow outside the cave grew louder and louder. From time to time, a cold wind would blow into the cave, and even with soul power protecting them, they couldn't help but shiver.

Fortunately, Su Yun had brought two blankets, one for himself and one for Tang San, so they were wrapped up tightly.

Time slowly passed, and it was the latter half of the night.

Just as Su Yun was starting to feel drowsy.

"A soul beast is coming!"

As a shout rang out.

The other members of the Promise-Worth-a-Thousand-Gold Hunting Group immediately got up, even completing their Martial Soul Possession in the process.

In an instant, fourteen soul rings illuminated the entire cave.

A sense of tension instantly permeated the cave, and even Su Yun and Tang San's expressions turned serious.

The two of them got up and shielded the other employers in front of them.

Tang San was already contemplating their escape route with Su Yun if the Promise-Worth-a-Thousand-Gold Hunting Group couldn't win.

As for Su Yun, he was assessing the overall strength of the team. He scanned their surroundings and found that only Hua Hua and Zhang Qingsong, who were closest to him, had the optimal soul ring configuration.

As for the others, Snow Leopard and Qian Kaixin had one yellow soul ring.

Gu Yifeng and Kuang Nu, both Soul Elders, had a configuration of white, yellow, and purple soul rings.

The six people moved forward rapidly, forming a T-shaped formation at the cave entrance.

At the entrance, amidst the wind and snow, several pairs of green eyes were approaching their direction.

"It's Cold Ice Wolves! Eleven of them in total!"

Kuang Nu's face instantly turned extremely grim, because none of the Cold Ice Wolves in front of them had a lifespan of less than 800 years. The leading wolf had even reached 2,000 years. Under its leadership, they had surrounded the entire cave entrance in a fan shape.

Seeing that the battle was imminent.

Hua Hua began to cast buffs on everyone without hesitation.

As she lightly waved her staff, her first and second soul rings lit up simultaneously.

A faint azure virtual line suddenly appeared on the Spring-Greeting Staff, then split into two, connecting to Kuang Nu and Gu Yifeng respectively.

These were Hua Hua's two soul skills: Amplification Line and Split Line.

The former's effect was to increase the connected target's overall attributes by 10%.

The latter could split the virtual line, allowing the split lines to also gain the same amplification effect. However, due to Hua Hua's current control ability, she could only split it into two.

Upon seeing this, Su Yun's mind subconsciously thought: Ming Shiyin!

It had to be said, Hua Hua's martial soul was quite good. Excluding the unique Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, it could be considered excellent.

Other auxiliary martial souls provided amplification between 5% and 15%.

Hua Hua's martial soul reached 10%, all top-grade, and it was an astonishing overall attribute amplification.

Originally, it could only be used one-on-one, but she had forcefully split it into two through her second soul skill.

Logically speaking, Ling Ling should be able to split more.

But she couldn't control it. After all, not all auxiliary soul masters possessed techniques like "Heart Separation Control."

As Hua Hua added the buffs, the Promise-Worth-a-Thousand-Gold team also initiated the attack.

Zhang Qingsong slammed his hands on the ground, and his first soul ring lit up.

First Soul Skill: Azure Bind.

From the ground not far away, four thick Azure Vines broke through the soil. They slithered like snakes towards the Cold Ice Wolf at the edge, entangling it.

Under the sudden assault, although the Cold Ice Wolf was fast and dodged two of the attacking Azure Vines with a few flashes, it was still entangled by the remaining two. Like giant pythons catching their prey, they tightly wrapped around the Cold Ice Wolf's body, preventing it from struggling.

With such a huge opening, the other members of the Promise-Worth-a-Thousand-Gold Hunting Group naturally wouldn't miss it.

They had cooperated countless times. The moment Zhang Qingsong made his move, Snow Leopard was already in action.

Therefore, the instant this Cold Ice Wolf fell, Snow Leopard appeared before it.

His second soul ring emitted a brilliant light. His claws, originally on his hands, instantly grew by 10 centimeters. Crossing his hands, he fiercely attacked forward. The next second, a thirty-centimeter blood-red claw print struck towards the Cold Ice Wolf's abdomen.

This was Xian Ruifeng's second soul skill: Blood Cross Claw.

The Blood Cross Claw came into contact with the Cold Ice Wolf, instantly ripping its abdomen open. Blood and internal organs splattered all over the ground. Simultaneously, a faint yellow light floated up from the corpse, indicating that the Cold Ice Wolf was dead.

Seeing the Promise-Keepers team take down a Cold Ice Wolf so effortlessly, the employers all breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang San also felt their coordination was excellent; they had a fighting chance, so there was no need to flee.

Su Yun, however, was filled with eagerness, his gaze locked firmly onto the leader of the Cold Ice Wolf pack—an Ice Snow Wolf with fur as white as snow, devoid of a single impurity.

When a century-old Cold Ice Wolf's age surpasses a millennium, it has a chance to awaken its bloodline and become an Ice Snow Wolf, gaining the ability to control the power of ice and snow for both offense and defense.

Su Yun's goal was to test the Ice Snow Wolf's defense, the Ice Snow Shield; after all, several days had passed since he obtained his first soul ring, and he hadn't had a chance to experiment with it yet. This was the perfect opportunity to test the waters.

However, after a moment of thought, Su Yun ultimately held back; to maximize his benefits, such unnecessary impulses could be suppressed.

Much like the routine with Tang San, a life-saving grace would earn far more friendship points than acting right now.

The members of the Promise-Keepers team were naturally unaware of what Su Yun was thinking. Having taken down one Cold Ice Wolf right at the start, everyone was overjoyed, their confidence surging.

As Zhang Qingsong and Snow Leopard moved into action.

Kuang Nu and Qian Kaixin did not stand idly by either; the two of them flanked another Cold Ice Wolf, one in front and one behind.

Clearly, they intended to consolidate all their strength and defeat them one by one, but while a surprise attack might work once, continuing like this was clearly underestimating the Cold Ice Wolf pack.

Following a howl from the Ice Snow Wolf leader, the seven Cold Ice Wolves swarmed the pair.

As for the Ice Snow Wolf, it led the remaining two Cold Ice Wolves in a charge toward the cave entrance, its soul power surging violently the moment it caught sight of Hua Hua.