Star Dou Great Forest, Mixed Zone.
The Ice Empress led Huo Yuhao swiftly through the forest. Not far behind them, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion remained hot on their heels.
"Damn human, you won't get away this time!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion raced along on all fours. Her slender mouth opened slightly, letting out a shrill cry as she fired several golden fireballs ahead in succession.
Without slowing down, the Ice Empress raised her hand and neutralized the fireballs one by one with freezing air.
Ultimate fire and ultimate ice collided and dissolved, turning into dense mist.
Surprise flashed through all three of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes at once. She had no idea where this emerald-green figure had come from, but the newcomer had easily neutralized her attacks.
The Ice Empress's expression was exceedingly grim. In truth, this was anything but easy for her.
Though the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was only fifteen thousand years old, her strength rivaled that of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, putting her roughly on par with the Ice Empress's current strength.
Yet the Ice Empress could not expose too much of her aura, so she had been holding her power back.
The Ice Empress knew that a ferocious beast would surely be guarding the Emperor Auspicious Beast. If she released her own aura and drew that guardian over, they would be in even greater danger.
After a brief moment of thought, she ordered, "Tian Meng, I'll try to shake her off in a moment. Do your best to conceal our auras."
Tian Meng hesitated. "I... I already tried. It doesn't work. She seems to have memorized my spiritual fluctuations. Just now, only a tiny strand of my spiritual power detected her, and she discovered me too. Yuhao's Simulation doesn't do much against her either."
The Ice