Conviction and Faith

' Hundred Flowers Valley ', the Ye Clan's villa.

Chen Xin returned to his room to comprehend the way of the sword, intending to catch up with his father in terms of skill level as soon as possible. In addition, he hoped to last a few more moves in his next sparring match with Erlang.

Ling Yi, unaware of Chen Xin's ambitions, put away the dozen or so "Bloodthirsty Blue Silver Grass" planted under the ten-thousand-year-old "Begonia Tree" and transplanted them to his own courtyard.

With a flick of his finger, he sent streams of Soul Power into these still 'young' grasses. Just as Ling Yi about to mobilize his mental power to synchronize his feelings with these "Bloodthirsty Blue Silver Grass" and thus 'empathize' with them, a strange sensation suddenly arose in his mind.

With a slight frown, Ling Yi stood up, looked up at the sky, and his gaze gradually shifted towards the due north direction, or more precisely, a little east of due north.

With a thought, a brilliant blue light flashed, and barely perceptible pale blue ripples spread out from Ling Yi's body in all directions.

At this moment, starting from the Ye clan's territory, extending to the entire 'Hundred Flowers Valley ' and then to the northern region of the [Heaven Dou Empire], hundreds of millions of "Blue Silver Grass" transformed into countless signal nodes, like nerve synapses, transmitting and conveying all information to Ling Yi.

Inside the room, Chen Xin, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes and subconsciously looked at the closed door. He sensed Ling Yi's Soul Power fluctuations, as if he had activated the ' Blue Silver Domain '.

A hint of envy flashed in his eyes. Although he had comprehended his own domain when he broke through to the Titled Douluo level, people like Ling Yi, whose Martial Soul come with Congenital Domain, had to be more persistent in comprehending the principles and laws of the corresponding power.

In addition, Ling Yi is currently only Seven-Ring Soul Sage, and he possesses the ' Blue Silver Domain '. Therefore, his subsequent breakthroughs in realms will be relatively easier compared to those without a domain.

"Is it using the power of the field to conduct research?" Chen Xin thought to himself.

After sensing again and confirming that there was no danger in the Ye clan's territory, Chen Xin slowly closed his eyes and began to continue comprehending the Dao of Sword.

His room was only a few dozen meters away from the center of the courtyard where Ling Yi was, practically right under his nose. Chen Xin was confident that no one could hurt Ling Yi in front of him!

On the other side, Ling Yi also noticed the fluctuation of Chen Xin's aura immediately, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. He just frowned slightly and continued to look at the northern sky.

In that direction, a cold wind swept through the thick, gray clouds, seemingly brewing a blizzard that would overturn the Douluo Continent.

The next second, the light at Ling Yi's location suddenly distorted for a moment, making it look as if he were in water.

A figure quietly appeared about a kilometer above the Valley of a Hundred Flowers Valley.

"Erlang"!

Erlang, who had teleported here Teleportation an instant, didn't wait for the gravity of Douluo Star beneath his feet to pull him in. He stepped into the void, a faint blue light flashed, and his whole body shot into the sky like an arrow released from a bow.

The speed was fast enough to create a sonic boom, but under the influence of the pale blue light surrounding him, he felt as smooth as a fish swimming in water.

Breaking through layers of clouds of various shapes, "Erlang" finally stopped at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

Like Ling Yi on the ground, Erlang's eyes beneath his mask were also looking north.

In the Valley of a Hundred Flowers Valley, the fluctuations of Ling Yi's domain gradually subsided. If anyone else were present, they would find that Ling Yi appeared ethereal, as if he did not exist in this world.

"Altitude... that's about right. Direction: seven degrees east of due north. Exact distance:..."

Because of the high concentration of his mental energy, Ling Yi, who was silently calculating in his mind, inevitably saw a strange, dark blue phenomenon in his eyes.

In less than ten breaths, ten thousand meters above the ground, Erlang received a mental pull from his main body. The "Three- Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade" he had been holding was covered in golden lightning, and he swung his arm and threw it toward the north.

A few minutes earlier, the location was the Ice Seal Forest, more than two thousand miles away from the Valley of a Hundred Flowers Valley.

"Hoh—! Hoh—! Hoh—!!"

Bing Le gasped for breath, his lungs expanding and contracting rapidly to provide him with the precious oxygen. A burning sensation traveled from his chest to his brain, accompanied by a feeling of weakness and soreness in his legs and feet, until he could no longer even feel the soreness.

Even though the ambient temperature was below zero, large beads of sweat still slid down Bing Le's cheeks.

However, no matter how sore and weak her legs were, Bing Le dared not stop and kept up with the group.

At the same time, Bing Le's gaze was also subtly fixed on a figure with short, dark green hair in front of her.

"Lan Lan actually possesses Soul Bone!"

Bing Le clenched his back teeth, his jealousy constantly assaulting his reason.

"Screech—!" "Clang—!"

Two strange noises entered Bing Le's ears, pulling her back to reality from the brink of collapse.

Even without turning around, he knew that the two persistent beasts had launched another attack, but were stopped by the combined efforts of the Guard Team from the [Green Wood Merchant Association] that defied his understanding.

The chill of death forced Bing Le to squeeze out another surge of strength from within, increasing her speed by a fraction and bringing her closer to Shui Qingyue and Lan Lan in front of her.

Just then, a silvery-white streak of light darted out from behind a large tree on the side and attacked Bing Le and the others.

"Court death--!"

With a delicate shout, Lan Lan's right arm glowed with blue-white Soul Power as she stepped forward to meet the silver-white light and shadow.

In Bing Le's eyes, Lan Lan's right arm was covered with a layer of diamond-like particles that looked extremely hard. The blue-white Soul Power light also instantly transformed into a giant pincer shape, clamping down on the silver-white light and shadow.

The Soul Bone Skill the "Ice Jade Scorpion Right Arm Bone" (21,000 years old) - Ice Scorpion Pincer!

The already frigid environment was further chilled by the use of the "Soul Bone Skill: Ice Scorpion Pincer," causing the temperature within a radius of several dozen meters to drop even further.

In response, Mo Yuxiong, Li Yang, and the others, who had already formed a formation, tacitly activated the Qi and Blood within their bodies, gathering their strength to form Qi and Blood Furnace, keeping all the cold outside.

The attacker, the "Ice Snow Wolf King," froze for a moment under the blue-white energy pincers.

Although it was only for a moment, it was enough to turn its surprise attack into a head-on confrontation.

The blue-white energy pincers collided with the wolf claws, which were also enveloped in snow-white fluorescent light. A crisp metallic clang immediately spread, causing icicles to fall from the treetops in all directions.

Just as Bing Le's attention was drawn to Lan Lan's head-on clash with the "Ice Snow Wolf King" using the Soul Bone Skill of the "Ice Jade Scorpion Right Arm Bone", another silver-white light and shadow quietly attacked the group from another direction.

"O-!"

"Hoh—!!" *N

"Clang--!!"

At Chen Ningqi's command, more than twenty Guard Team around him raised their shields and formed a defensive formation. The attackers, having failed to achieve their goal with their first strike, also chose to retreat without hesitation, showing extreme caution.

After retreating about twenty meters, the attacker revealed his form among the large trees.

With a head and tail spanning seven meters and a height exceeding ten feet, it possesses a massive body with long limbs and silvery-white fur that gleams with a cold, hard light, resembling ice crystals under the moon.

"Ice Snow Wolf King"

Another "Ice Snow Wolf King"!

Compared to the "Ice Snow Wolf King" that Yu Lan Lan was fighting over there, the eyes on this side were like two gems that had been baptized by ice and snow, deep, cold, and with an innate wildness and arrogance.

Meeting the wolf eyes of this "Ice Snow Wolf King," even the extremely resolute Mo Yuxiong couldn't help but swallow his dry throat, and a hint of regret arose in his heart.

"If I had known, I would have brought Haote and Zhao Wuji along!"

With the characteristics of Haote's Martial Soul "Snow Soul Demon Bear", his combat power is comparable to that of Soul Emperor in this icy and snowy environment. Zhao Wuji is one of the few Soul Emperor -level Soul Master in Lingyun City. His "Vigorous Jin Gang Bear" Martial Soul is not only powerful in attack, but also outstanding in defense. Although he has not practiced the "Beast Martial Soul: Xingyi Fist" which is standard for the Lingyun City Guard Team for a long time and has not yet fully integrated his own Qi and Blood, his physical foundation is still above that of many veteran members of the Guard Team. He fully meets the standard for cultivating the "Qi and Blood Secret Technique" passed down by the City Lord.

"Call--!"

With a long exhale, white mist billowed like a pillar. A fierce glint flashed in Mo Yuxiong's eyes as he whispered to Chen Ningqi beside him, "A Qi, I'll go forward and hold this beast back in a moment. You guys get ready. Once I've subdued it, gather the hundred-man formation and chop this beast down with one strike!"

"Captain?!" Chen Ningqi was taken aback at first, but then seemed to realize something, his expression changed, and his eyes widened as he looked at Mo Yuxiong: "You're not planning to use that move, are you?"

It should be noted that even with Mo Yuxiong's current Four-Ring Soul Ancestor realm, having integrated his own Qi and Blood and reached the "Transforming Force" level as defined by the City Lord in Martial Dao, he can unleash a force of over ten thousand jin under the blessing of the "White Spirit Bear" Martial Soul. However, he is still somewhat outmatched when facing a "Ice Snow Wolf King" with over twenty thousand years of cultivation.

Especially since the "Ice Snow Wolf King" is clearly an Agility Attack System, Mo Yuxiong might not be able to keep up with its swift and nimble movements. No matter how strong you are, if you can't hit the enemy, it's all for nothing.

"Yes." Mo Yuxiong didn't deny it, and said again, "As long as we take down this ' Ice Snow Wolf King,' the imposter behind it won't dare to continue entangled with us, and then our retreat will be much easier."

"But!" Chen Ningqi's face showed urgency as he hurriedly said, "The City Lord said that the ' Blood Explosion Technique ' should not be used except in life-or-death situations. Once your own Qi and Blood and qi are detonated, if it cannot be stopped in time, all the Qi and Blood in your body will surge out of your body like a tide, until you die from depletion of Qi and Blood!"

"Therefore," Mo Yuxiong said calmly, completely unmoved by Chen Ningqi's words, "Our chance is fleeting. My Qi and Blood can only last for three breaths at most. After three breaths, my Qi and Blood will surge outwards, my strength will drop rapidly, and I will no longer be able to restrain this guy!"

"Fuck your mother's ass!"

Seeing Mo Yuxiong's determined expression, Chen Ningqi, unusually, swore and suddenly turned around, his eyes fierce as he looked at Bing Le, who was staring at Lan Lan with a drooling expression, and at the other ' Ice Snow Wolf King ' that was entangled with Lan Lan, Shui Qingyue, Li Yang and others.

Just when they were almost driven back by the wolf pack, a "Mirror Shadow Beast" with a cultivation level of over 20,000 years suddenly appeared, transformed into the "Ice Snow Wolf King," and launched an attack on them.

Having barely managed to repel the "Ice Snow Wolf King" and his pack, the group had no choice but to make a strategic retreat, fighting their way back towards a camp within the "Ice Seal Forest."

That was a camp established by the Northern Military of the [Heaven Dou Empire]. It had long been abandoned, but under the leadership of the [Green Wood Merchant Association], it was reopened to collect various specialties from this ' Ice Seal Forest '.

Thinking of the camp, Chen Ningqi advised Mo Yuxiong, "Captain, let's hold on a little longer. We're not far from the ' Ice Seal Camp ' now, so why don't we..."

"It's too late!" Mo Yuxiong interrupted Chen Ningqi, his gaze sweeping over the team members beside him. Their faces, from beginning to end, held only fearlessness and trust. Finally, he looked at the "Ice Snow Wolf King" and calmly said, "It's at least forty li from here to the ' Ice Seal Camp.' With these beasts' attacks, the brothers' strength and Qi and Blood are being depleted exponentially. We simply can't hold out until then..."

After a pause, Mo Yuxiong turned to look at Chen Ningqi and continued, "Even if we manage to reach our destination in the end, how many brothers do you think will fall under this beast's claws?"

Chen Ningqi: "..."

"Don't worry!" Mo Yuxiong raised his hand and patted Chen Ningqi's shoulder, making a "clanging" sound on the silver-gray shoulder armor. He laughed and said, "The city lord said that as long as you use the ' Abundant Vitality ' Soul Skill on me in time, and twenty people use it at the same time, it should be able to save my life."

As for the side effects of using "Blood Explosion Technique," I believe the City Lord will definitely find a way to resolve them in the future!

Upon hearing the words "Lord City Lord," Chen Ningqi suddenly felt incredibly confident. He nodded vigorously to Mo Yuxiong, "Alright! Captain, don't worry, we'll definitely be able to kill this beast with one strike, and we'll definitely be able to pull you back in time!"

"Did you hear that?!" Chen Ningqi turned to his teammates and whispered.

"Bang—!!!" *N

No one spoke; instead, they each struck their shields with the sword in their right hand.

The "Ice Snow Wolf King," who was preparing to launch another surprise attack, was startled by the sudden loud clang. It paused, and a look of surprise and doubt appeared in its cold eyes.

Meanwhile, the "Mirror Shadow Beast - Ice Snow Wolf King Form" on the other side subconsciously retreated more than ten meters, avoiding Shui Qingyue's Fifth Soul Skill while also preventing other killing moves from the Guard Team.

Seeing that the two beasts were startled by their commotion, Mo Yuxiong grinned and shouted loudly, "A single spark can start a prairie fire!"

"Bang!" Chen Ningqi swords against his shield, shouting in response, "It can start a prairie fire—!"

Mo Yuxiong, imbued with his martial spirit, strode forward, each step declaring, "Withered trees sprout—!"

"Bang—!!!" *125

The 125 members of the Lingyun City Guard Team shouted in unison, "Endless Life—!"

Seeing the sudden surge of morale among the crowd, and then looking at Mo Yuxiong, whose pale red Qi and Blood was now truly burning, Shui Qingyue and Lan Lan exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.