Chapter 21

The mountains at midnight were quiet and cold, with only the occasional roar of beasts echoing through the forest. Ailinda sat cross-legged in a hidden spot at the cave entrance, her senses alert to any movement, while she silently circulated her spiritual energy to dissolve the remaining ice crystals in her body.

With the help of the magical energy liquid given by Tang Yan, about seventy percent of the ice crystals in her body had already been broken down, but the remaining thirty percent still plagued her, affecting the circulation of her spiritual energy. Ailinda had to eliminate them as soon as possible to be ready for any danger that might arise.

"The fog is getting thicker." As the last ice crystal was dissolved, Ailinda let out a slight sigh of relief, but the scene before her felt like a heavy stone pressing on her heart. She had always had a suspicion about the fog that seemed to follow them everywhere, sensing that there was something wrong with it.

"These fogs are strange. They haven't dissipated since we entered the dense forest. When we were attacked by the white-eyed wolves, the fog became especially thick, and it seems to be the same tonight." Du Yang woke up, gazing at the thin fog under the night sky, his brows furrowed.

Ailinda's expression was grave. She slowly raised her right hand, and a thin thread of cold energy swirled around her delicate fingertips, as if 'imprisoning' part of the white fog. After a moment, she frowned slightly: "Our suspicions were correct. These fogs contain very fine traces of spiritual energy."

Du Yang's face changed slightly: "No wonder we've been attacked by monsters since the first day we entered the Illusion Forest. It turns out these fogs are the cause."

"These fogs likely have some kind of sensing ability."

"Teacher, do you mean... our movements have been exposed?" Tang Ying woke up from her cultivation.

"I hope we discovered this in time. Let's pack up and leave quickly." Ailinda felt increasingly uneasy, gripped her blue longsword, and rushed out of the cave. Du Yang and Tang Ying followed closely behind, carrying their bags.

However... the fog at the waist of the mountain suddenly became thicker, like rolling waves, quickly surrounding them. It felt as if they were in a surreal world, surrounded by thick fog, unable to see anything clearly.

"Be careful!!" Ailinda was on high alert. The two quickly moved closer, forming a triangular formation, back to back.

"Teacher Ailinda, I'm glad we meet again." A cold female voice came from the fog, indistinct and hard to pinpoint.

"I'm sorry you managed to escape the wrath of the four-winged scaled python." Ailinda's face was grave; she recognized the voice very well!

The fog was slightly silent, and the woman's voice became even colder: "I don't know how you eliminated the ice crystals, but this time, no one will come to save you."

"This time, I won't be careless. Let's go!!" Ailinda's eyes turned cold. She took a step forward, her spiritual energy surging, and a brilliant blue light burst out: "Ice Crystal Storm, scatter!"

The blue light swirled like a whirlwind, rapidly spreading in all directions. Each light point was a tiny ice butterfly, containing a dense cold energy. As they scattered, the temperature on the mountain dropped sharply, and the fog even froze into frost, silently falling.

The ice crystals scattered in all directions.

In an instant, all the white-robed figures lurking in the dark were hit by the tiny ice butterflies. In that moment, the butterflies turned into sharp cones, piercing through their protective spiritual energy and flesh.

Groans and screams echoed through the mountain.

"Break through!!" Ailinda shouted, and the thousands of ice butterflies around her instantly condensed on her longsword. With a full-speed dash and a slash, her strength as a Martial Ancestor was unleashed, creating a terrifying force. Du Yang and Tang Ying followed closely behind, using all their spiritual energy to protect themselves. In such a fierce battle, their strength was useless; all they could do was keep up and not fall behind.

"Do you really think you can escape?" Zhou Linglu's cold voice rang out, and the four Martial Ancestors guarding the four directions immediately unleashed their martial techniques. Misty snowflakes fell from the sky, seemingly slow and light, but covering the entire space.

"Sorry, no passage here!" Ten third-stage Martial Spirits blocked their path, ice blades sweeping and slashing, forcing them back.

The misty snowflakes fell silently, densely, and uncontrollably onto their bodies.

"Use your spiritual energy to protect yourself! Don't let the ice crystals enter your body!" Ailinda shouted urgently while pushing forward, using all her strength to resist the 'snowflakes' falling on her. As a Martial Ancestor, she had experienced such crises before and could resist the 'snowflakes.' However, Du Yang and Tang Ying were only third-stage Martial Masters, and the gap in strength was too great. The moment the first snowflake landed on them, they let out a piercing scream and fell to the ground, quickly being enveloped by the dense snowflakes.

"Tang Ying!! Du Yang! Use all your spiritual energy, don't give up!" Ailinda shouted in alarm and immediately turned back, but the ten Martial Spirits stepped forward, and a dense storm of blades rained down.

"Give up the resistance, you can't break through." Zhou Linglu appeared in the fog, her fanged mask revealing eyes like black jade, flashing with a cold light.

"Don't waste words, finish it quickly, kill her!" An old voice came from the fog.

The attacks of the ten Martial Spirits intensified, and three more Martial Ancestors joined in!

Surrounded by the 'snowflakes' and these powerful killers, Ailinda had no choice but to resist the ice blades with all her might. However, the gap in strength was too great. In a short moment, her body was covered in ice crystals, and her body was riddled with wounds, nearly at the end of her strength.

Ailinda's stubborn resistance could not overcome the strength gap.

As she was about to reach her limit, a fierce light flashed in her azure eyes: "Crystal..."

"Who dares to harm my Tang family member!" Before Ailinda could deliver her final, desperate blow, a powerful roar like a thunderclap echoed through the sky. Instantly, a blinding giant flame surged from the horizon, the intense heat evaporating all the cold energy around them.

In the shocked gazes of the crowd, a massive fire eagle screamed and rushed towards the mountain.

"King Martial Tang Qiong? You came fast!" An old voice rang out, and cold energy surged, dense ice crystals shooting into the sky and instantly forming a huge ice shield.

Boom!! The giant flame eagle collided head-on, the intense flames instantly covering the entire ice shield. But after just two seconds, cracks spread across the ice shield, and with a crack, it shattered, and hundreds of massive fireballs rained down like meteorites.

Aaah!! Piercing screams echoed through the mountain, and three third-stage Martial Spirits were instantly incinerated.

Everyone's faces turned pale with shock.

"Tang Qiong?!" Ailinda looked up, her eyes fixed on the night sky.

Under the pale night sky, a muscular figure rushed through the air, enveloped in intense flames, like a ball of fire. A fierce roar echoed again: "Shadow Wings Unleashed!!"

The boiling flames spread out, quickly forming a hawk-like fire shadow. With a piercing screech, it shot up hundreds of meters and then suddenly turned, diving down towards the mountain.

"Everyone, get out of the way!!" Uncle Hua shouted, his eyes as heavy as water. His old body rushed into the sky, and a bone-chilling cold energy spread out, forming five ice spears several meters long, shooting into the sky like arrows from a bow.

Boom!! Another earth-shattering impact, the ice spears pierced through the fire shadow of the eagle, as if trying to pin it to the sky.

"Old dog, are you tired of living?!" Tang Qiong broke through the air in an instant. At the moment he stopped, a powerful pressure formed under his feet, slamming into the ground. The mountain shook violently, and cracks spread like the fangs of a giant beast.

"Get out of the way!!" Zhou Linglu and the others screamed in terror, fleeing in all directions.

"Tang Qiong, your Tang family's young lady is here!!" Ailinda shouted to the sky, picking up the frozen Du Yang and Tang Ying, and quickly fleeing. King Martial Tang Qiong was a notorious butcher in Giant Elephant City, and once he went berserk, he would not care about anything.

Boom!! The mountain's cracks spread, and six fountains of lava shot into the sky, the fiery light illuminating the sky, and the intense heat seemed to burn the entire mountain.

"Silence of the Mountains and Rivers!!" Uncle Hua's expression was grave, and with a roar, a terrifying cold energy spread out, instantly covering all the trees within a few miles in a layer of crystal ice, freezing them in place. A huge ice cone formed around him, stubbornly resisting the lava's invasion.

Then... the violent sky slowly calmed down.

"Is it over?"

"Where are the people?"

Everyone was still in shock, their eyes filled with horror. In front of a King Martial, they were so powerless!

Uncle Hua's breathing was heavy, his eyes grave and filled with shock. As one of the five butchers under Tang Yan Shan, this guy was indeed terrifying.

"Where are the others?" In the nearby forest, Tang Qiong found Ailinda, placing his hands on Du Yang and Tang Ying's shoulders, and a warm energy quickly melted the ice crystals on their bodies.

"I don't know, we got separated." Ailinda finally let out a sigh of relief.

"I mean, where is my young master?" Tang Qiong's face was scarred, his expression cold and sinister.

"I'm sorry, we were together before, but then we got separated."

"Where?"

"About seven kilometers west, there's a waterfall. We got separated there, but... I don't know if Tang Yan was captured by them." Feeling the sharpness in Tang Qiong's cold gaze, Ailinda did not hesitate.

"Uncle Tang Qiong?" Tang Ying woke up, hugging Tang Qiong, her small body trembling uncontrollably.

"Help me take care of them." Tang Qiong gently comforted Tang Ying and looked at the muscular man who had rushed over, the Giant Elephant Academy teacher, third-stage Martial Ancestor, Rachel!

"You can't leave now, unless you want Tang Ying to die, and all of us to die." Rachel glanced at Uncle Hua in the sky, who had already noticed them, and the other white-robed figures were gathering here one by one.

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