Blood Moon Wolf King

Once everyone had woken up, Huo Yuhao went to find Zhang Lexuan, planning to say goodbye before continuing on his way.

"When you leave, try to follow this path."

"All right. Sister Lexuan, you all stay safe too."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Huo Yuhao turned and gradually disappeared into the woods.

But only a few minutes after he left, an extremely powerful Soul Beast aura came from the direction he had taken.

Huo Yuhao immediately sensed that something was wrong. Hurrying back, he used his Spirit Eyes to expand his perception and discovered a wolf-shaped Soul Beast charging toward Zhang Lexuan's group.

Meanwhile, Zhang Lexuan and the others were delighted to see a ten-thousand-year Blood Moon Wolf burst out of the undergrowth.

"This Soul Beast's attributes and age are both a perfect fit. What luck."

"Exactly! We won't even need to contact Xuan Zi. We can handle it ourselves!"

They took up their combat positions and brought the Blood Moon Wolf down in no time. One of them stood on its body, seemingly still feeling pleased with himself.

In an instant, the world seemed to darken. Layers of scarlet blood-red obscured the daylight, and the atmosphere turned chilling and bleak.

Whoosh-

All the vegetation withered in an instant. A savage aura filled the woods, and as a wolf's howl rang out, a blood-red figure shot straight in front of that student.

"Wu Yi, watch out!"

Zhang Lexuan was the first to make out the figure and immediately shouted. At the same time, she condensed a disc of moonlight in her hand and hurled it toward Wu Yi.

Unfortunately, the figure was too fast. Hearing Zhang Lexuan's warning, Wu Yi had yet to raise his guard when he saw an enormous wolf claw smash down.

"Aah!"

With a single blow, the wolf ripped Wu Yi's belly open and spilled his guts, killing him on the spot.

The others sucked in cold breaths at the sight of such brutality.

They had never expected the Blood Moon Wolf King before them to deliberately send out cannon fodder to make them let their guard down.

This Blood Moon Wolf was rather different from the others. Its body was far larger than normal, scarlet all over, its fur dense as blood jade.

Moreover, judging by the Soul Power it had just unleashed, there was no doubt that this was a hundred-thousand-year Blood Moon Wolf King!

They had truly miscalculated. They had thought this area would at most contain a few more ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, only to encounter a monster like this.

Seeing Zhang Lexuan and the others prepare for battle, the Blood Moon Wolf abruptly leaped back and began circling them.

Zhang Lexuan's heart went cold. "It wants to torment us to death. Everyone, form a defensive formation immediately! Don't take the initiative to attack!"

Following her orders, they quickly gathered around Zhang Lexuan and used their Soul Power to form a defense.

Zhang Lexuan's seven Soul Rings-two yellow, two purple, and three black-instantly lit up. A huge, solid silver moon appeared above her head: the Martial Soul Avatar exclusive to Soul Saints.

"We still don't know where Xuan Zi is. Zhang Fan, the rest of you, make as much noise as you can. The louder, the better!"

Before Zhang Lexuan finished speaking, the Blood Moon Wolf King lunged straight at them, moving even faster than before.

It tore a hole through the defensive barrier by brute force. Two people nearby were instantly sent flying like cannonballs, smashing through several trees in succession and unable to rise again.

Zhang Lexuan seized her chance. As the Blood Moon Wolf King charged in, she condensed more than half her Soul Power. With a flash of a black Soul Ring, the powerful Full Moon left a scar right across its face.

The wolf king roared as blood ran down its wound, but its face now looked even more savage.

The Blood Moon Wolf King pulled back and howled in fury. Blood-red mist instantly spread through the air, shrouding the entire battlefield once more.

An eerie blood-moon glow fell upon every student, instantly suppressing the circulation of their Soul Power.

Several students' minds were already under the blood moon's influence, leaving them agitated. Still, seeing that Zhang Lexuan could inflict meaningful damage gave them a sliver of hope.

But the Blood Moon Wolf's bloodlust had been fully ignited just now, and its figure flitted across the battlefield like a phantom.

Bang, bang, bang-

Three blood-red wolf claws tore through the air in succession and slammed viciously into the barrier.

The defensive barrier, already missing a section, instantly became covered in spiderweb cracks!

"Everyone, concentrate your fire! Hold it back! Just keep it occupied!"

One of the Soul Saints roared.

In an instant, Soul Skills of every color shot skyward and burst forth. The remaining students bombarded it with all their strength, trying to hold back its assault.

But the gap between the two sides was like that between heaven and earth.

Within its blood moon domain, the Blood Moon Wolf's speed enhancement doubled, making its already unpredictable attacks even harder to counter.

On top of that, every strike carried the terrifying power to rend flesh, and the group gradually became unable to withstand it.

As several waves of light shot from the Blood Moon Wolf King's mouth, a barrage of explosions left only five students on the field.

The boys and girls who had been laughing and celebrating their victory not long ago now lay one after another in pools of blood.

The others were hardly in better shape, their Soul Power almost depleted.

Heavy panting sounded continuously. Their breathing was ragged, every breath painful.

Though the Blood Moon Wolf had gained a few more scars, none were remotely fatal. From the look of things, taking down the group was only a matter of time.

Zhang Lexuan could only hope that Xuan Zi would hurry back. He still had not arrived after so long. Could he have run into trouble too?

At this thought, Zhang Lexuan felt a little more despair. Heaven truly meant to destroy her Shrek.

Her eyes remained fixed on the Blood Moon Wolf King before her. She estimated that her remaining stamina would only allow her to use one or two more Soul Skills, but without her teammates covering her, she would probably struggle to hit it.

We can't fight it, and we can't outrun it. What do we do? Just then, a voice rang out in Zhang Lexuan's mind.

"Sister Lexuan, lure it over there. I have a way to hold it back!"

As the voice sounded, Zhang Lexuan suddenly felt her field of vision expand. An all-around view of her surroundings, without a single blind spot, was laid bare within her perception.

Even so, Huo Yuhao was only a Soul Master below rank twenty, after all. Could he really hold this Blood Moon Wolf back?

Besides, with this detection Soul Skill, she might be able to keep it occupied until Xuan Zi returned.

"Trust me, Sister Lexuan. You know me!"

Seeing the Blood Moon Wolf King about to attack again, Zhang Lexuan gritted her teeth and launched another attack at it.

Just as the Blood Moon Wolf King locked onto Zhang Lexuan, she abruptly turned and ran toward the location Huo Yuhao had indicated.

Seeing the human who had wounded it repeatedly turn to flee, how could the Blood Moon Wolf King give her that chance? It let out a howl, ignored the others, and immediately gave chase.

"What are you standing around for? If you have the strength, hurry and find Xuan Zi! Don't waste the time our senior sister has bought us!"

"Yes!"

Enduring the intense pain, they quickly ran off in different directions, hoping that Zhang Lexuan could escape this calamity.

In just a few breaths, the Blood Moon Wolf King was about to catch up to Zhang Lexuan.

Just as it was about to pounce straight at her, a crystalline emerald ice scorpion suddenly appeared between them.