Danger! Danger! Danger!

Preparing a finishing move on the spot?

Snow Leopard, having already retreated to defend, clearly would not let this opportunity slip. Taking advantage of the gap while the Ice Snow Wolf prepared its attack, he lunged toward the beast's throat.

However, the Cold Ice Wolf beside the Ice Snow Wolf reacted quickly, charging directly at him.

Gazing at the Cold Ice Wolf mere inches away, Snow Leopard could even smell the stench from its maw. With his life hanging by a thread, he neither dodged nor retreated, his first soul ring lighting up simultaneously.

Although it was Snow Leopard's first soul skill, coming from a mere 260-year soul beast, it was an incredibly powerful buff that granted his next strike a 300% increase in all attributes—though, naturally, it only lasted for one hit.

Thus, after activating his first soul skill, Snow Leopard immediately unleashed his second: Blood Cross Claw.

Snow Leopard swung his claws in a cross pattern. The original thirty-centimeter Blood Cross Claw, enhanced by the buff, expanded to a full meter, its speed increased and its power turned terrifying.

Releasing three soul skills in succession left Snow Leopard deathly pale from the massive consumption. The Ice Plains Wolf's giant jaws were now only a centimeter from his neck. In this life-or-death moment, Snow Leopard remained fearless; while it looked like a trade of lives, he trusted his teammates.

Sure enough, several Azure Vines suddenly erupted from the ground, targeting not only the Cold Ice Wolf attacking Snow Leopard but also the other one.

The Cold Ice Wolf lunging at Snow Leopard was intercepted, giving him a chance to catch his breath and retreat rapidly.

Snow Leopard escaped, and the Blood Cross Claw successfully struck the Cold Ice Wolf. Caught in the middle of its own attack, it had no way to dodge. Furthermore, the other Cold Ice Wolf beside it was also briefly obstructed.

Just as the Blood Cross Claw was about to succeed and disembowel the beast, a white, crystal-clear light barrier suddenly appeared around the Ice Snow Wolf, covered in standard blue hexagonal snowflakes.

It was one of the Ice Snow Wolf's two innate skills: Ice Snow Shield.

The moment the Blood Cross Claw made contact with the Frost Shield, there was no explosion, nor the sound of shattering glass.

Silently, the Blood Cross Claw was not only blocked, but its power began to fade away as if melting into the ice.

Taking advantage of this window of obstruction, the Cold Ice Wolf dodged the Azure Vines and, the moment the Frost Shield was destroyed, arrived at the Ice Snow Wolf's side to take the brunt of the Blood Cross Claw attack.

"Puchi..."

Even with its power diminished by the Frost Shield, Snow Leopard's strike was not easily blocked. The thousand-year Cold Ice Wolf was sent flying, blood spraying across the snow.

"Bang..."

When it landed heavily, a purple thousand-year soul ring had already emerged from its corpse.

In that instant, the eyes of the bosses in the cave lit up; each of them wished they could rush out and absorb it.

Regardless of compatibility, that was a thousand-year soul ring! If they could absorb it, they dared not imagine how exhilarating it would be. Of course, they also understood that they could only dream.

Su Yun felt a sense of regret.

It had to be said that the Promise Worth a Thousand Gold Team was excellent at seizing opportunities, and their coordination was perfect, but they had underestimated the Ice Snow Wolf's defense.

If the Cold Ice Wolf was a high-burst assassin, then the Ice Snow Wolf, having awakened its bloodline, had become a noble mage. While its attacks grew stronger, it naturally hadn't forgotten to reinforce its weakness: defense.

Thus, this joint effort had not gained them any advantage against the Ice Snow Wolf.

As for Tang San, he was somewhat stirred.

This was the first time Tang San had witnessed a battle between soul master teams, and his fists were clenched tight.

The world of soul masters was truly not that simple.

In the future, I will form a soul master team with Yun. We, too, will entrust our backs and our lives to one another, and our coordination will only be more seamless.

While Tang San was lost in his grand fantasies, the Ice Snow Wolf had finished preparing its ultimate move. More than a dozen ice blades, radiating a bone-chilling cold, surged toward Hua Hua.

Clearly, it understood who among this group needed to be eliminated first.

Watching the dozen crystal-clear ice blades hurtling toward them, Su Yun raised an eyebrow and instinctively looked at Hua Hua beside him.

He saw that she was still diligently supporting Kuang Nu and Qian Kaixin, ignoring the incoming attack entirely.

She trusted her teammates.

Sure enough, the next second, Gu Yifeng stepped forward without hesitation.

Even facing the attack of a thousand-year soul beast, there was no fear on his face. As the vice-captain of the Promise Worth a Thousand Gold Team and one of their two Soul Elders, he activated his first and second soul rings.

With a flash of yellow light, Gu Yifeng's frame bulked up significantly, his height reaching two and a half meters. His body became like a small mountain, his skin plated with an earthy-yellow sheen, and he radiated a heavy, reassuring aura.

These were his first and second soul skills: Earth Armor and Defense Enhancement. Under the support of both, Gu Yifeng stood like a city wall, blocking the cave entrance firmly.

In an instant, the ice blades slammed heavily into Gu Yifeng, sending stone fragments flying.

Under the dual buff, Gu Yifeng's Earth Armor was battered into a pockmarked mess. His mountain-like frame shrank rapidly as he was forced backward, leaving two deep trenches in the ground.

His hands and feet were trembling, and veins bulged on his forehead, yet he gritted his teeth and held his ground.

Finally, all the ice blades shattered. Just as everyone thought the attack had been blocked, Gu Yifeng's body stiffened like a block of ice and he collapsed with a crash. Looking closely, one could see frost covering his nose and mouth.

If it had been ordinary ice blades, Gu Yifeng could have easily blocked them with his soul skills. But this was a prepared ultimate move, containing not only physical force but also invisible spiritual and soul-based attacks.

As the ice blades struck him one after another, the cold energy invaded his body, freezing his meridians and slowing the flow of his soul power.

"Yifeng!"

Hua Hua cried out in alarm, but it was to no avail.

With Gu Yifeng down, the backline was completely exposed to the Ice Snow Wolf.

After the Ice Snow Wolf let out a long howl toward the sky, the other Cold Ice Wolf charged toward the cave.

As for the Ice Plains Wolf itself, it began preparing on the spot once more—but this time, it wasn't ice blades, but a defensive skill: Ice Snow Shield.

As soul power surged, the snow-white light barrier that had been as thin as paper on their bodies grew increasingly solid, yet the members of the Promise Worth a Thousand Gold Team could only watch helplessly.

Because another thousand-year Cold Ice Wolf had already broken through.

With danger imminent, Hua Hua did not dare to retreat even a single step; she had to provide support for Kuang Nu and Qian Kaixin.

One had to realize that they were facing a total of seven Cold Ice Wolves, five of which were eight-hundred-year-old beasts, while the other two had already broken through to the thousand-year level.

Without her support, the two of them wouldn't just fail to defeat seven Cold Ice Wolves that possessed such tacit coordination—they wouldn't even be able to hold them off.

Following Gu Yifeng's logout, Zhang Qingsong and Snow Leopard had no choice but to bite the bullet and step up.

However, with his soul power nearly exhausted, Snow Leopard could only rely on the speed of his agility-type soul master path to barely hold off the thousand-year Cold Ice Wolf alongside Zhang Qingsong.