Too Lazy to Explain, Wang Chao and Ma Han, Kill Him For Me!

"What?!"

His pupils constricted violently. Demon Bear, who had just been about to raise his spear and charge, felt his body shudder at that righteous, thunderous roar, and he actually wilted on the spot!

Noticing this, Demon Bear's face turned a shade of green and white. He turned his head toward the direction of the voice, determined to see who was bold enough to ruin his fun!

Zhang Lexuan, who was being pinned to the ground by him, also turned her head to look the moment she heard the sound.

With just one glance, they saw—

A flash of cyan light!

Following that, a youth, accompanied by a wildly swirling hurricane, slashed directly at Demon Bear!

The speed was so violent and extreme that even Demon Bear failed to react in time, and the Hurricane Sword struck him squarely in the chest!

"Oh no, this is the end!"

It was only after being struck by that hurricane-imbued sword that Demon Bear finally reacted, albeit belatedly!

But it was useless; it was already too late...

The next moment, the cyan hurricane wrapped around the Hurricane Sword poured out in its entirety, enveloping Demon Bear's body and turning him into a figure of cyan wind.

Immediately after, Demon Bear's entire body was sent flying as if he were a hurricane himself!

It wasn't until the cyan wind-figure had been launched over a hundred meters away that the youth raised his hand and snapped his fingers, unhurriedly.

Snap—

BOOM—!!

As the snap echoed, the hurricane rose!

The cyan hurricane wrapping around Demon Bear burst instantly, transforming into a high-speed, swirling sphere of wind over ten meters wide, intent on shredding Demon Bear to pieces!

"You, you are...?"

Her body trembling, Zhang Lexuan sat kneeling on the ground, gazing at the youth—

Draped in a plain white cloak and holding a pure white Snow Sword, he looked like a ray of dawn piercing through the darkness, appearing even more dazzling in Zhang Lexuan's eyes than the sun in the dead of night.

Hearing the woman's voice behind him, still thick with the remnants of tears, Xue Mingqing closed his eyes, his face etched with an irrepressible fury.

Even the gentle smile he usually wore was nowhere to be found.

Look at everything around them; how could he possibly smile?!

A quarter of an hour ago, he had still been discussing finding lodging and relaxing in Tianbei City with Wang Chao and the others.

But now...

Looking at the scene around him, how could he not know?

He...

He was too late...

Turning his gaze and crouching down, Xue Mingqing unfastened his cloak and draped it over Zhang Lexuan's delicate frame, shielding her exposed skin.

His voice was calm, carrying a hint of serenity.

"Blizzard City, Xue Mingqing."

Just then, the wind parted the clouds, revealing the pale silver moon, and a beam of moonlight fell directly upon Xue Mingqing.

It made his entire being seem as if he were glowing, every strand of his gray-black hair reflecting the silver radiance of the moon.

His gaze was lowered, yet Zhang Lexuan could see the surging, monstrous waves within them, and...

An unshakable compassion.

Meeting Xue Mingqing's eyes, Zhang Lexuan's gaze trembled, and for a moment...

She was utterly mesmerized.

What kind of person... was he, really?

As doubts began to stir in her heart, the situation allowed no time for them to speak further.

In the distance, the cyan, swirling sphere of wind that was shredding everything in its path suddenly shuddered!

"Seventh Soul Skill: Demon Bear Avatar!"

"You brat... who the hell are you!!!"

Accompanied by a roar that pierced through the hurricane, a pair of blood-stained bear claws slowly tore through the wall of the wind sphere, gripping the unstable barrier of the hurricane, and exerted force!

Boom!

The hurricane sphere shattered in an instant, torn to pieces!

Having activated his Martial Soul Avatar, the blood-stained Demon Bear, now over seven meters tall, stepped on the ruins and slowly walked out...

Turning around, Xue Mingqing's expression remained indifferent; he had known all along that his sword strike wouldn't be enough to injure him.

To him, it probably didn't even count as a scratch.

But—

As long as he saved the young girl behind him, that would be enough.

Xue Mingqing did not know that the girl behind him was the future inner court head senior sister of Shrek, Zhang Lexuan.

Even if he had known, he would not have cared; at most, he would have sighed at the nature of fate.

After all, in the original work, when Zhang Lexuan encountered danger, the one who saved her was Shrek's Dragon God Douluo, Mu En.

Although he brushed the dust off his body, meeting the bloodthirsty gaze of the Demon Bear, the corners of Xue Mingqing's mouth curled into a sneer of disdain.

"I have no desire to speak with you. Wang Chao, Ma Han, where are you!"

"Here!"

The moment Xue Mingqing's words fell, the six-man mercenary group led by Wang Chao and Ma Han arrived fashionably late.

They stepped forward in unison, shielding Xue Mingqing and Zhang Lexuan behind them.

With killing intent radiating from their bodies and cold, sharp gazes fixed on the Demon Bear opposite them, their respective spirit rings bloomed beneath their feet.

An identical, perfect spirit ring configuration: five Spirit Kings and one Spirit Emperor!

Seeing this, the Demon Bear's brows furrowed tightly. Having just fought a great battle against the City Lord of Tianbei City, his body had not yet fully recovered.

Even with his Spirit Saint cultivation, he dared not claim he could easily take down this group of mercenaries.

With his brows locked, the Demon Bear reined in his killing intent.

"Good men, can we not mind our own business? I have no grudge against you; would you let me leave...?"

Hearing this, Wang Chao and the others grinned.

The smile, however, was bone-chilling.

"What do you think?"

Scum like an Evil Soul Master, when encountered by normal spirit masters, were basically treated as fodder to be cleared away.

This law was no exception for mercenaries like Wang Chao and Ma Han, who lived life on the edge of a blade.

While Wang Chao and the others still had the patience to respond to the Demon Bear's show of weakness, Xue Mingqing was truly too lazy to say another word.

Things like Evil Soul Masters belonged in hell.

He raised the Snow Sword in his hand, pointing it at the Demon Bear opposite, his voice as cold as an eternal frozen spring.

"Butcher him for me!!!"

"Yes!"

The mercenaries responded in unison, unleashing their martial spirits as they charged toward the Demon Bear!

Seeing this, the Demon Bear's expression turned even uglier. He actually knew that there was a high probability that the six men would not let him go.

He knew better than anyone that he was just gambling, hoping that Wang Chao and the others would have a lapse in judgment and let him go.

But clearly, he had bet wrong!

Gritting his teeth, the Demon Bear slammed his claws into the ground, and beneath him, his sixth spirit ring instantly erupted with a dazzling, brilliant black light!

"Sixth Spirit Skill! Blood Frenzy Earth Split!"

Crack, crack, crack, crack--!

The sound of the ground splitting rang out as thick, blood-red earth spikes with a lethal luster burst from the soil, thrusting toward Wang Chao and the others!

Facing those lethal spikes, Wang Chao and the others did not change their expressions. Having coordinated countless times before, their tacit understanding needed no words.

Before the attack even arrived, the Spirit King with the Ice Crystal Rhino martial spirit, the most heavily built member at the rear of the team, had already taken action.

His fifth spirit ring suddenly lit up!

In an instant, thousands of wind and snow howled from all directions, swirling around the group to form a shield outside their bodies with a hardness comparable to the ten-thousand-year ice of the Far North, protecting everyone, including Zhang Lexuan!

Feeling the ice shield protecting their bodies, the corners of Wang Chao and the others' mouths curled into playful, mocking smiles.

With a flick of his hands, sharp ice claws sprang from Wang Chao's fingertips, and a scarlet blood-red light flashed within his eyes.

"Brothers, time to hunt a bear!!!"