"Mm—""Hiss—"
The two enormous creatures let out pained roars. The Swamp Poison Centipede suffered the most; Light Element magic was practically tailor-made to counter creatures like it, which possessed dark attributes.
"It's still not dead? Looks like I'll have to turn up the heat!"
"Snow Empress, help me!"
The next moment, Snow Empress, who had been beside Lingling, soared into the air. She hovered there, icy chill radiating from her body.
Ice crystals and snowflakes swirled through the sky. The bitter cold was so intense that it even froze the air.
Even Lingling, two and a half li away, felt the chill. She couldn't help blowing on her palms and rubbing them together to warm them up.
[Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Unrivaled!]
A point of blue light gathered at Snow Empress's fingertip. With a sweep of her finger, a razor-sharp sword arc slashed toward the Armored Shell Giant Lizard. The extreme cold instantly turned it into an ice sculpture as huge as a mountain.
Lan Yu had already summoned the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, too. The moment it appeared, it beat its wings and circled above the two Commander Level creatures, its blood-red eyes looking down at them as if searching for an opening between them.
Perhaps it was because it had a cautious pooper scooper for a master, but the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger also held to the idea of taking down its opponents without getting hurt.
The next moment, the air around them rippled violently. A fierce gale swept through, and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger vanished in a flash.
When it appeared again, it was already behind the Armored Shell Giant Lizard.
It raised both tiger claws, and black claw arcs tore viciously toward the Armored Shell Giant Lizard's tail!
Squelch—
"Mm—"
The Armored Shell Giant Lizard had just forcibly broken free of the ice when it let out a pained howl.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's attack hadn't managed to sever its tail, but it had left a deep wound. Pale purple blood gushed from the giant tail.
At the same time, the Ice Domain Snow Empress casually released turned everything within a one-kilometer radius into a frozen wasteland.
[Emperor Palm: Great Cold No Snow!]
Snow Empress gathered the power of Ultimate Ice in her palm. As she struck out, an enormous palm of ice shot forth and slammed into the Swamp Poison Centipede.
In that instant, the Swamp Poison Centipede felt as though even its soul had frozen.
And, of course, it really had frozen.
The Armored Shell Giant Lizard was covered in wounds inflicted by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. When the giant palm of ice came crashing down, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger darted aside.
In the blink of an eye, the Armored Shell Giant Lizard, like the Swamp Poison Centipede, was struck by Snow Empress's Emperor Palm: Great Cold No Snow.
"Light Fall Myriad Zhang!"
Right after that, a rain of light descended from the sky, mercilessly piercing the Armored Shell Giant Lizard and Swamp Poison Centipede, whose souls were frozen.
This time, they weren't arrows of light, but swords of light!
Guided by Lan Yu's thoughts, every sword of light shot straight toward the vital points of the two enormous creatures.
If one strike couldn't kill them, then he'd strike a few more times!
At last, after the third Light Fall Myriad Zhang, the Armored Shell Giant Lizard and the Swamp Poison Centipede died at Lan Yu's hands.
"Go ahead."
Seeing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's eager gaze, Lan Yu smiled.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was quite practiced at "ripping out hearts and guts." Without hesitation, it swallowed the Demon Cores and demon hearts of the Armored Shell Giant Lizard and the Swamp Poison Centipede.
Snow Empress's brows drew together slightly, but she didn't comment on its behavior.
She knew about Soul Beasts like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. They didn't grow stronger through cultivation; instead, they grew by devouring Soul Masters and Soul Beasts. But they weren't on the Douluo Continent now, and Lan Yu had told it to do this, so she didn't mind.
Lingling, watching from a distance, was completely dumbfounded. They'd actually killed two Commander Level creatures?!
Those were Commander Level creatures! Without seven or eight high-level mages working together in perfect coordination, it was very difficult to take down even one!
Had this guy been taking drugs?
Lingling couldn't help wondering. Otherwise, how could just one high-level mage, a Summoned Beast with an extremely high bloodline, and an Elemental Holy Spirit of ice take down two wounded Commander Level creatures?
Even a wounded Commander Level creature could kill a General Level creature with a casual strike.
"We took down two Commander Level creatures without a scratch. We're awesome." Lan Yu grinned smugly.
Blood still dripped from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's mouth. Hearing Lan Yu's words, it couldn't help nodding in agreement.
Snow Empress folded her hands in front of her and smiled without saying a word.
The world of magic seemed rather interesting.
"Job's done. Let's go home."
After returning to Biyi City, Lan Yu didn't sell the Flowing Swamp, an Earth Element Spirit Seed. Instead, he let the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger devour its spirit essence.
As a result, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger gained the abilities of the Earth Element, along with some of Flowing Swamp's traits.
The Demon Core and demon heart it had devoured from the Swamp Poison Centipede contained toxins, which just so happened to merge with its poison abilities.
Lingling scolded him for being a wastrel. He'd just let his Summoned Beast devour a top-grade Spirit Seed worth thirty million.
Lan Yu didn't think much of it. After all, he still had the compensation from the Lu Family and the unit Lu Nian belonged to, so he wasn't too worried about resources for his future cultivation.
He could use the Three-Step Tower to break through to the Advanced Level in the Summoning Element. That would also let Snow Empress and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger grow stronger.
Before they knew it, autumn had quietly arrived.
Fallen leaves and drifting willow fluff could be seen everywhere, lending Pearl Academy a touch of poetic charm.
Lan Yu emerged from the Three-Step Tower, beaming with delight. This time, besides raising his Summoning Element to the Advanced Level, he'd also advanced his Light Element and Ice-Fire Element by one level each.
After his Summoning Element broke through to the Advanced Level, Snow Empress and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's strength had also been unsealed to Commander Level.
The Armored Shell Giant Lizard and Swamp Poison Centipede from West Glow Valley two months earlier? Snow Empress or the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger could take on both of them alone and beat them senseless.
Even though autumn had arrived, the girls at school were still all about short skirts, JK uniforms, tights, thigh-highs, and ankle socks.
Lan Yu was still enjoying the view to his heart's content.
When he returned to the apartment, Ai Tutu—the brainless little grasshopper—bounced over to him and held up her phone.
"Lan Yu, Lan Yu, look! That Zhou Shuming guy teamed up with some people from your Light Institute to challenge you."
"Oh?"
Lan Yu took Ai Tutu's phone and looked closely. The post really was Zhou Shuming challenging him.
"Is there something wrong with their heads?" Lan Yu handed the phone back to Ai Tutu and raised an eyebrow.
Everyone knew he had a Great War General-level Summoned Beast. What's more, it was Commander Level now. Weren't they just lining themselves up to get beaten senseless?
"Who knows? But next week, you'd better teach that Zhou Shuming a good lesson. Just seeing him is enough to make me roll my eyes."
"What institute is that Zhou Shuming from?" Lan Yu asked.
"He's from the Thunder Institute. He claims he's doing it to avenge his lackey, Lin Tingyu, but really, he just wants to humiliate you and use you to climb the ranks. He's absolutely disgusting." Ai Tutu spoke of Zhou Shuming with open disdain.
"Doesn't matter. Let them come. If I don't beat them until their faces bloom like peach blossoms, I'll spell my name backward."
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