"Thud, thud, thud!" Heavy footsteps pounded like war drums, each beat striking their hearts.
Trees toppled in swaths in the distance. An enormous white figure, like a moving mountain, smashed through every obstacle and thundered into view.
It was a gigantic Ice Bear! Thick white fur like ice crystals covered her entire body. Every fall of her massive paws made the earth tremble, and her ice-blue eyes swept toward them like searchlights, radiating suffocating ferocity!
"ROOOAR!!!"
The deafening roar whipped up a gale that nearly knocked Ling Ya off his feet! His face instantly turned as white as paper, and his legs trembled uncontrollably!
"Could this be a hundred-thousand-year soul beast?" Ling Ya's voice cracked. His mind went blank, leaving nothing but boundless terror! How could such a creature appear on the outskirts of the Frost Forest?
Yet what happened next nearly frightened his soul out of his body!
Facing that terrifying beast, Dai Youheng showed not the slightest fear. Instead, he stepped forward and waved casually, as though greeting someone. "Xiao Bai, come over here."
The giant Ice Bear called Xiao Bai actually stopped roaring obediently. She lowered her head, brought her enormous face close to Dai Youheng, and even gently nuzzled him with her nose.
Ling Ya's jaw nearly hit the ground.
Dai Youheng turned to the dumbstruck, almost petrified Ling Ya and introduced her. "Ling Ya, this is my friend, Xiao Bai, an Ice Bear King with over two hundred thousand years of cultivation. Xiao Bai, this is my new subordinate, Ling Ya. He needs five suitable soul rings, preferably ice-attribute ones. Sorry for the trouble, but I'll need your help."
"Roar!" Hearing this, Xiao Bai raised a massive paw and thumped her broad chest, producing loud booms as her crystalline fur fluttered. Her enormous bear face