"What happened?" Fang Qianyuan froze for a moment.
The man's clothes were disheveled and his hair hung loose, leaving him looking utterly bedraggled. His clothing bore no recognizable faction insignia, so he was probably a rogue cultivator. His aura suggested roughly six or seven transformations.
He fled toward them in a panic. There was no telling what was chasing him, but he kept looking back, his face filled with terror.
Fang Qianyuan and Sun Zhuo immediately followed his gaze.
Suddenly, an angry beast's roar rang out from behind the ridge. Amid a rumbling thunder of footsteps, an enormous beast clad in heavy iron armor charged into view with astonishing momentum.
Just then, however, Fang Qianyuan's gaze abruptly shifted.
Killing intent!
He channeled his spirit essence, sending clusters of white frost hurtling out like dancing ice blossoms and snow. His target was not the enormous beast behind the man, but the man fleeing toward them.
Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!
Cold air spilled through the sky. As frost condensed, their surroundings turned into a sea of white.
He had been diligently practicing Heavenly Flowers Falling in Profusion these past few days. Though he had yet to master it, the technique already made an impressive display.
The man crying for help hurriedly rolled across the ground. Since Fang Qianyuan had only intended a warning, the attack did not strike him. He retreated to one side and cursed, "You little brat! You really are ruthless!"
The enormous beast that had been pursuing him abruptly stopped. It stood to one side, pawing the ground with its forehoof and snorting, poised to charge.
It was an Ironclad Rhino with strength exceeding seven transformations. More than twice the size of an ordinary rhinoceros, it possessed astonishingly abundant blood vitality and vital essence. With thick hide like iron