"Hmph!"
A cold snort suddenly thundered in the ears of all three, deafening them. Boundless chill filled that sound, and as it rang out, even the temperature between heaven and earth seemed to freeze solid. The old man and the giant instantly felt cold seep through their entire bodies.
An overwhelming aura of death enveloped them. Through all their years of licking blood off knife edges, even when gravely wounded, they had never felt so close to death.
The two men charging at Yun Yun stopped dead in terror and hurriedly cupped their fists toward the source of those terrifying fluctuations, panic written across their faces.
"May we ask which senior is here? If we have offended you, we will leave at once!"
At this sudden turn of events, Yun Yun breathed a deep sigh of relief. Though she did not know whether it would prove good or bad for her, it had to be better than her present situation. Falling into these two men's hands would certainly leave her wishing she were dead!
As their voices faded, a dazzling blue light erupted in the sky. Beneath its radiance, a thin layer of frost formed across the entire forest, glittering with crystalline brilliance.
The blue light gradually dissipated, revealing Hai Bodong's powerful, muscular figure. His graying hair stirred without a breeze. His features were sharply defined, his pupils deep, and anger flashed in his eyes.
"H-he's... standing in midair!"
"A... a Dou Zong expert!"
The instant the Gaunt Old Man and the giant saw Hai Bodong, their bodies began trembling violently against their will. Their faces twisted with horror, their souls nearly fleeing their bodies.
Hai Bodong had no interest in the two men frightened out of their wits. He scanned Yun Yun and, finding that she had suffered no