Chapter 93

"Ah——"

Su Ruoxue's shout seemed to come too late. In the distance, several cries of agony echoed, along with the terrified screams of nearby students. Chaos reigned in that area, and one could vaguely see many students fleeing in all directions, as if the end of the world had arrived.

"Beast!"

Su Ruoxue's face was filled with urgency and shock, her killing intent like a rainbow, and her speed as fast as an aurora. In a flash, she had already disappeared into the distant forest, charging towards the powerful beast.

"Jiang Shao, run quickly!"

Several members of the Qian family suddenly appeared, their faces filled with fear. The strongest among them, Qian Fu, a peak Foundry Cauldron Realm warrior, shouted, "This beast is definitely a high-level second-stage beast. Even Instructor Su might not be able to defeat it. We will surely die if we encounter it. Hurry, run away!"

Jiang Yi's body didn't move; instead, he gazed into the distance, muttering, "Instructor Su can't defeat it? Then isn't she in great danger?"

"You guys run! I'll go help Instructor Su."

Jiang Yi's eyes suddenly showed a hint of determination, and his body shot towards Su Ruoxue. Su Ruoxue had done him a favor, and he still hoped she could help him connect with the healer to save Jiang Xiaonu. She couldn't just die like this.

"Jiang Shao, are you crazy?"

The five Qian family members were frightened, but Jiang Yi had already turned into a sharp arrow and rushed forward. It was too late for them to catch up. The five of them exchanged glances, gritted their teeth, and followed Jiang Yi forward. Qian Wanguan had given a strict order: if Jiang Yi died, they would die too...

"It's a high-level second-stage Ice Beast. Everyone, run quickly."

From the distant forest, people kept rushing out, their faces filled with fear. When they saw Jiang Yi and the others rushing towards the beast, they were all stunned, but quickly realized they should continue running at full speed. Jiang Yi and his group were foolishly trying to intercept the Ice Beast, which would help buy them some time to escape safely.

Jiang Yi ran for several hundred feet and noticed the five Qian family members following him. His face immediately turned grim, and he roared, "What are you doing here? All of you, go back!"

Qian Fu and the others had determined expressions, gritting their teeth and saying, "Our young master has given an order. If Jiang Shao dies, we will die too. So if Jiang Shao doesn't retreat, we won't retreat either!"

"Ah!" "Roar!"

The delicate shouts of Su Ruoxue and the roars of the beast kept coming from ahead. Jiang Yi gritted his teeth, ignoring the people behind him, and continued rushing forward, but he slowed his steps a bit and immediately gathered a thread of black essence energy to his eyes, looking into the distance.

Soon, Jiang Yi arrived near the battlefield. Even before he got close, a chill emanated from ahead. This was not the beast's ferocity but a real, tangible cold, like a ten-thousand-year-old glacier.

When he saw the strange beast through the dense shrubs, his whole body trembled. This second-stage beast indeed had a clear difference from a first-stage beast.

It was a leopard-like beast, not very large, but its fur and skin were blue, as if covered in ice. The bone-chilling cold emanated from its body.

Su Ruoxue was currently holding a white long sword, engaging the Ice Beast. Her fair face had turned blue, clearly frozen, and her movements had become sluggish. The closer she got to the Ice Beast, the colder it became, and the cold made it difficult for her to move.

Despite this, Su Ruoxue showed no fear. Her legs lightly touched the ground like a dragonfly, and she quickly leaped up, her long sword drawing a beautiful arc and stabbing heavily at the Ice Beast's head.

"Bang!"

The Ice Beast suddenly let out a strange cry, opening its mouth to release a burst of cold air. The cold air instantly froze in the air, and even Su Ruoxue's long sword was frozen. The cold air quickly spread towards Su Ruoxue, about to freeze her as well...

"Ah!"

Frost began to form on Su Ruoxue's face, but she remained fearless. She shouted, infused essence energy into her long sword, and shook it violently. The nearby ice immediately shattered. Despite the danger of her blood being frozen, she swung her long sword and struck the Ice Beast's head.

"Roar!"

The Ice Beast quickly twisted its body, avoiding the long sword, which only grazed its neck. It opened its mouth again in a rage, this time spitting out an ice arrow that shot towards Su Ruoxue like lightning.

"Bang!"

Su Ruoxue's whole body was almost frozen, but she immediately reacted, gripping her long sword and blocking it. With a crisp sound, Su Ruoxue was thrown back, crashing to the ground.

"Jiang Shao, this Ice Beast is too terrifying. Instructor Su can't even get close. If we go to fight it, we will surely be frozen into ice blocks before we even get close. Moreover, the appearance of such a powerful beast here must have some ulterior motive. Someone might be deliberately setting a trap to kill you. Let's retreat quickly..."

Qian Fu's face was very grim, but before he could finish, Jiang Yi had already rushed forward. A hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes, and he shouted, "Let's go all out!"

Jiang Yi had no choice but to rush forward because the Ice Beast was already quickly charging towards Su Ruoxue. Su Ruoxue's whole body was frozen, and her reaction speed had greatly decreased. If she didn't have time to recover, she would soon die at the hands of the Ice Beast.

"Huh?"

Su Ruoxue saw a green figure rush out from the nearby forest and was instantly delighted, but her face changed when she recognized Jiang Yi. She shouted, "Jiang Yi, are you crazy? Run away quickly!"

Jiang Yi didn't speak, but he activated his essence energy, drew out the Azure Sword, and threw it at the Ice Beast. At the same time, black-blue essence energy shone in his hand, and he quietly activated the Essence Burst Palm, charging forward towards the Ice Beast with all his might.

"What powerful cold!"

The Ice Beast didn't spit cold air at Jiang Yi but twisted its body to avoid the Azure Sword. Even so, when Jiang Yi was about ten feet away from the Ice Beast, he felt his whole body freeze, and his legs stiffened, making it difficult to move forward.

"Ah!"

He shouted, instantly gathering a thread of black essence energy to his left leg, then forcefully touched the ground, increasing his speed and turning into a blur as he charged towards the Ice Beast. He didn't know if the Essence Burst Palm could injure the Ice Beast, but he was determined to give it his all.

"Roar!"

The Ice Beast raised its head and let out a long roar. A hint of malice flashed in its blue eyes as it opened its mouth to release cold air. If this cold air enveloped Jiang Yi, his body would turn into an ice sculpture. If he was lucky, he might survive, but if not, his blood would freeze, and he would die...

"Fire!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from a distance, and several black beams shot towards the Ice Beast, drawing its attention. These black beams were fired from the black crossbows held by the five Qian family members, targeting the Ice Beast's rear. The crossbows in their hands also glowed black, clearly being treasures.

"Roar!"

The Ice Beast's defense seemed not to be very strong. It looked at the incoming black beams with fear, ignoring Jiang Yi and twisting its body to avoid them.

"Die!"

Jiang Yi's whole body was frozen like an ice stick, but his eyes shone like stars. He struggled to open his mouth and shouted, releasing the Essence Burst Palm, his right palm striking the Ice Beast's head with all his might.

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