Mirror Shadow Beast

Extreme North.

With every step, the members of the Elemental Team left a footprint in the snow.

Just then, a figure flashed past them.

Feng Xiaoyuan focused his gaze.

"A three-thousand-year Snow Fox."

"It'll do."

As soon as he spoke, the entire team charged out.

The soul hunt encountered no major complications.

Before long, the Snow Fox was subdued.

Shui Yue'er stepped forward and delivered the final blow.

A purple soul ring slowly rose.

Shui Yue'er sat cross-legged and began absorbing her third soul ring.

The others kept a constant watch on their surroundings, not relaxing their guard in the slightest.

The entire team had formed an unspoken understanding.

Whenever someone absorbed a soul ring, everyone else immediately had to stay alert.

They feared that something might appear and disturb the person absorbing the soul ring.

Yet just when everyone thought everything was going smoothly—

An unexpected change struck.

An ice wall less than five meters from Shui Yue'er exploded without warning.

Countless chunks of ice shot in every direction.

The next instant, a silver-white figure flashed like lightning.

It lunged straight at Shui Yue'er, who was in the middle of absorbing her soul ring.

Its speed was incredibly fast.

"Not good."

"A soul beast is attacking!"

Almost the instant the Mirror Shadow Beast emerged, everyone in the Elemental Team moved at once.

The soul ring beneath Lei Jie's feet instantly lit up.

"Third soul skill."

"Thunder Prison."

A cage instantly formed between the Mirror Shadow Beast and Shui Yue'er.

Dugu Yan charged forward and stood in front of Shui Yue'er.

"Fourth soul skill."

"Jade Phosphorus Poison Dragon Roar."

Two of Ning Rongrong's soul rings lit up simultaneously.

"Nine Treasures Divine Light."

"Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda."

"First: Strength."

"Second: Speed."

Ye Lingling also summoned her Nine Heart Begonia, ready to heal anyone who was injured.

Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang continuously unleashed soul skills at the soul beast as well.

At that moment, Feng Xiaoyuan merged with Sky Wolf.

The soul beast was instantly forced back several steps by their attacks.

Only then did everyone clearly see what their attacker looked like.

It was a silver-white soul beast.

Its entire body was covered in a layer of mirror-like scales.

Every scale clearly reflected the surrounding scenery.

Its silver-white eyes were filled with cold killing intent.

Feng Xiaoyuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

"A Mirror Shadow Beast."

"And one at the ten-thousand-year level."

Upon hearing that it was a ten-thousand-year soul beast, everyone's expressions changed at once.

They had never expected a ten-thousand-year soul beast to be hidden here.

At that moment, Huo Wushuang suddenly spoke.

"Captain."

"We already killed the ten-thousand-year Emerald Poison Dragon before."

"Now that Senior Yan and Lei Jie have both obtained soul rings, this time should be easier, right?"

Hearing Huo Wushuang's words, the others nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, yeah."

Feng Xiaoyuan, however, shook his head seriously.

"It won't be that simple."

"We still have to divide our attention to protect Yue'er while she absorbs her soul ring."

"And this soul beast can't be compared to the Emerald Poison Dragon from before."

"Mirror Shadow Beasts are famous for their cunning."

"Everyone, be careful. Don't let your guard down."

At the same time, seeing that its attack had failed, the Mirror Shadow Beast's body began to twist in a bizarre manner.

The next moment, its entire body merged directly into the ice wall, as though it had vanished.

Huo Wu's expression shifted slightly.

"Where did it go?"

Just as Huo Wushuang was about to search for it, the ice behind them suddenly exploded again.

The Mirror Shadow Beast appeared once more, its target still Shui Yue'er.

Feng Xiaoyuan reacted with incredible speed, and the thrusters on his back activated instantly.

He threw a punch at the Mirror Shadow Beast.

Yet the Mirror Shadow Beast turned into a streak of light again and vanished.

Feng Xiaoyuan's punch missed, blasting a huge crater into the ground.

The next second, the Mirror Shadow Beast appeared on the other side, constantly darting between the ice walls and the snow.

Like a ghost, it was impossible to lock onto.

Huo Wu could not help gritting her teeth.

"Damn it."

Huo Wushuang also complained.

"This guy is way too slippery."

Feng Xiaoyuan continued his pursuit, but every time he was about to strike the Mirror Shadow Beast, it would merge into the surrounding ice.

Just as everyone was searching for the Mirror Shadow Beast's true body, three silver-white figures suddenly appeared atop the snow.

Then four, five, six.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen identical Mirror Shadow Beasts had appeared around the Elemental Team.

Their movements were identical, their auras identical, and even their Soul Power fluctuations were completely the same.

Huo Wu froze.

"So many Mirror Shadow Beasts."

Huo Wushuang frowned deeply.

"Which one is the real one?"

Feng Xiaoyuan slowly descended.

Looking at the dozen or so Mirror Shadow Beasts before him, his expression grew grave.

"This is troublesome."

"This thing can not only hide within the ice walls."

"It can even create these mirror-image clones."

The next moment, the dozen or so Mirror Shadow Beasts moved at once.

They all pounced toward Shui Yue'er.

Feng Xiaoyuan said, "Protect Yue'er."

Huo Wushuang was the first to charge out.

Flames erupted as he threw a punch at one of the Mirror Shadow Beasts.

But his fist passed straight through it.

"Fake."

On the other side, the soul skills unleashed by Lei Jie rained down without pause.

Vast swaths of lightning blanketed the snowfield.

One phantom after another of the Mirror Shadow Beasts continuously dissipated.

They were all reflections. The true body had yet to reveal itself.

At this moment, Feng Xiaoyuan spoke in a low voice.

"Everyone, don't panic."

"I've noticed that its target has always been Yue'er."

"Gather around first."

The instant Feng Xiaoyuan finished speaking, the others of the Elemental Team immediately sprang into action.

They surrounded Shui Yue'er.

The entire team instantly formed a circle.

The next moment, the ice beneath Shui Yue'er's feet exploded.

A silver-white figure burst out in an instant, its sharp beast claws shooting straight for Shui Yue'er's throat.

Huo Wu's expression changed drastically.

"Not good."

"Yue'er!"

Feng Xiaoyuan's gaze sharpened.

"Now that the real body is out, this will be easy."

The Thruster on his back erupted at full power.

Feng Xiaoyuan instantly transformed into a streak of purple-black light and slammed directly into the Mirror Shadow Beast.

The Mirror Shadow Beast had only just pounced when it was violently sent flying by Sky Wolf.

Its entire body flew backward before crashing heavily into the snow.

The others reacted as well.

They immediately unleashed a barrage of soul skills at where the Mirror Shadow Beast had fallen.

The surrounding Mirror Shadow Beast phantoms immediately vanished without a trace.

When the dust at that spot cleared.

There was no corpse of the Mirror Shadow Beast in the crater, only copious amounts of blood.

Feng Xiaoyuan switched his right hand into the Sky Wolf Hand Cannon and swept his gaze around.

"Everyone, be careful."

"The Mirror Shadow Beast isn't dead yet. It's only injured."

Just then, Feng Xiaoyuan noticed movement within an ice wall.

He immediately fired the Sky Wolf Hand Cannon at it.

The next moment, the Sky Wolf Hand Cannon punched straight through the Mirror Shadow Beast's chest.

Blood gushed continuously from the Mirror Shadow Beast's chest, yet it still did not collapse completely.

It roared madly, its eyes locked tightly onto Feng Xiaoyuan.

That gaze was filled with venom and madness.

Feng Xiaoyuan did not hesitate in the slightest and fired the Sky Wolf Hand Cannon again.

The Mirror Shadow Beast let out one final miserable shriek.

Its body completely exploded before falling onto the snow.

A pitch-black soul ring slowly rose.