Chapter 38

Qin Lie and Ling Yushi retreated to the defensive formation built by the group, fighting side by side with everyone else.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Sharp, bright silver rays shot out from the hexagonal shield in Liu Yan's hand, forming a defensive circle with the light from the six corners.

Liu Feng and Ling Yushi each took out their spirit artifacts, gathering spiritual energy and infusing it into the artifacts to unleash their power.

Gao Yu, with a grim face, activated the ghost-faced ring toward the direction of the silver-winged demonic wolves.

Clusters of ghost-faced怨ling bodies, like black clouds, floated in front of him, emitting a chilling and terrifying aura, along with a mental wave that made one's heart race, forming another layer of defense.

Qin Lie clenched the statue, pointing its head toward the wolf pack. Amidst the "sizzling" electric light, a web of lightning gradually unfolded.

"Howl!"

The injured silver-winged demonic wolf growled lowly, signaling the wolf pack to spread out and form a surrounding circle, approaching the group.

"Everyone be careful! The silver-winged demonic wolves are intelligent; they know how to attack weak points. Don't let the formation be breached!"

Liu Yan warned everyone, his expression serious as he gathered his strength, making the formation contract further, leaving only Qin Lie, Ling Yushi, Ling Feng, Gao Yu, and himself on the outer perimeter.

Ling Ying and Ling Xin, along with others, held spears, javelins, and bows, positioned in the inner layer of the defensive circle, ready to attack the silver-winged demonic wolves as they approached, coordinating with Qin Lie, Gao Yu, and others.

"They're coming!"

Liu Yan shouted, the six rays from his hexagonal shield expanding, releasing a fierce aura from his body.

Seeing eleven silver-winged demonic wolves attack simultaneously from all sides, Qin Lie, Ling Yushi, Gao Yu, and Ling Feng all gathered spiritual energy in their spirit artifacts.

For a moment, the spirit artifacts emitted colorful lights, dazzling the wolves and making their pupils constrict.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Bang, bang, bang!"

Rainbows, lightning nets, fire clouds, clusters of ghost-faced怨ling bodies, and silver light screens all released their power at the same time, forming thick defensive layers to block the wolves' charge.

Behind them, Ling Ying, Ling Feng, and others desperately shot arrows and threw spears and javelins at the wolf pack.

"Ao!"

The silver-winged demonic wolves, howling fiercely, charged into the defensive line formed by the spirit artifacts, being hit by arrows and spears. The two-meter-long wolves were covered in light, as if on fire.

The arrows and spears could only leave shallow wounds on their bodies, unable to truly injure them.

Only the lightning nets, sharp light beams, and ghost-faced怨ling bodies from Qin Lie, Liu Yan, and Gao Yu's spirit artifacts could make the wolves howl in pain and retreat in fear.

Clearly, only the attacks from Liu Yan, Gao Yu, and Qin Lie could cause fatal damage to the silver-winged demonic wolves.

The first wave of attacks from the silver-winged demonic wolves failed to immediately break through the group's defenses. As Qin Lie, Liu Yan, and Gao Yu relentlessly released their spiritual energy to empower their spirit artifacts, the wolves hastily retreated, temporarily leaving the attack range.

The first wave of attacks ended hastily, leaving only some wounds on a few silver-winged demonic wolves.

"Howl!"

The silver-winged demonic wolf that had previously fought Qin Lie suddenly growled lowly, its fierce eyes scanning the group before slowly retreating.

The other silver-winged demonic wolves also surprisingly retreated with it, seemingly giving up on this feast.

"Really?" Ling Xin collapsed to the ground, his face pale. "I thought I would be torn to pieces. With our strength... it's indeed impossible to win. Why did they retreat?"

This was the question on everyone's mind.

The eleven silver-winged demonic wolves were all second-stage spirit beasts, with the strength of Kaiyuan Realm martial artists. It would not be difficult for them to kill the group.

In the first wave of attacks, they almost breached the defenses of Ling Yushi and Ling Feng, then charged into the inner circle, biting and killing the Ling and Gao family members.

"Perhaps they found Liu Yan, Gao Yu, and Qin Lie hard to deal with. They might fear casualties and believe that tearing us apart would come at a cost. They... might not want to pay any price or lose any companions, so they chose to retreat," Ling Feng speculated, nodding in agreement with the others.

Liu Yan, Ling Yushi, and others all nodded, agreeing with his assessment.

"No!" Gao Yu's heart raced. He looked far into the direction the silver-winged demonic wolves had retreated and said, "When they attacked us, I also heard wolf howls from a distance. If I'm not mistaken, they were called by their leader!"

Everyone's faces turned pale at this. Ling Feng, terrified, said, "Is there another wolf pack? If their leader is with the other pack, that pack must be even more terrifying and difficult to deal with!"

The group, who had just narrowly escaped, suddenly felt a new wave of fear and unease, all looking in the direction the silver-winged demonic wolves had retreated.

Qin Lie looked at Gao Yu in surprise, pondering for a moment before saying, "Although I don't want to alarm everyone, I also heard the distant wolf howls. I thought I was mistaken, but since Gao Yu mentioned it, it must be true..."

He paused, then said with a bitter smile, "Gao Yu is right. There is another wolf pack in the forest, and their leader is with them. They are definitely more terrifying than the pack we encountered."

Everyone's faces turned ashen.

Gao Yu frowned, glanced at him, and muttered, "The Ling family isn't all useless..."

His voice was low, and the Ling family members, knowing he had lost many clan members and harbored deep resentment, pretended not to hear.

"What do we do now?" Ling Feng asked Liu Yan.

Liu Yan's face was serious as he pondered, then looked at Gao Yu and Qin Lie, asking, "What do you think?"

"Run!"

Gao Yu and Qin Lie almost said it simultaneously, then both looked away in surprise.

"Then let's run!" Liu Yan, not knowing why the wolf pack leader had called them back or what the wolf howls meant, saw a glimmer of hope and did not hesitate, urging Qin Lie, "You lead the way, and we'll follow you!"

"Alright!"

Qin Lie didn't hesitate, took a deep breath, set a new direction, and led the group quickly.

A quarter of an hour later.

"Ugh!"

Piercing screams echoed from nearby, just ahead of where Qin Lie was leading the group.

A man in the Ice Shatter Manor martial artist's uniform, covered in blood and missing his left arm, ran out of the forest in terror.

A silver-winged demonic wolf, with its silver wings spread, glided through the air and pounced, biting into his neck.

"Crack!"

The man's neck was crushed, and blood spurted out like a fountain, and he was killed right in front of Qin Lie and the others.

"So, the other wolf pack encountered the Ice Shatter Manor people..."

Everyone understood why the wolf pack that attacked them had suddenly retreated.

"It seems our luck is still good. At least... we didn't encounter the pack led by the leader," Ling Feng said, his voice dry and his eyes filled with bitterness, as he watched the brutal scene.

The silver-winged demonic wolf, in front of everyone, tore the Ice Shatter Manor martial artist into pieces, chewing on the bloody flesh while howling to call its companions.

This silver-winged demonic wolf belonged to the other pack and mistook Qin Lie and the others for being with the Ice Shatter Manor, its cold eyes gleaming with cruel excitement.

"Over here! Over here! Hey? Are those Star Cloud Pavilion people? The Star Cloud Pavilion people are over here!"

Another Ice Shatter Manor martial artist ran over from the side of the forest, spotting Qin Lie, Liu Yan, and the others, and immediately screamed.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

The sound of fluttering clothes quickly came from all sides as many Ice Shatter Manor martial artists heard the scream and gathered toward Qin Lie and Liu Yan's position.

"Damn you!" Ling Xin immediately turned red-eyed, cursing at the man.

"Damn it, I'll kill you!" A Gao family martial artist, his eyes bloodshot, cursed the man's ancestors and angrily charged over.

This Ice Shatter Manor martial artist had revealed Qin Lie and Liu Yan's position, clearly intending to bring the threat of the silver-winged demonic wolves to them, making them face the wolves together. No wonder Ling Xin and the others were furious.

Sure enough, at the man's call, many nearby Ice Shatter Manor martial artists gathered over.

Feng Yi and a Feng family member, covered in blood, also approached Qin Lie and the others.

"Should we break through?" Ling Xin shouted.

"The forest is full of wolf howls. If we charge into the wolf pack, we'll die faster. Once we start running, our formation will scatter, and we can't outrun the silver-winged demonic wolves. We'll only be bitten to death one by one. We must hold our formation to have a chance of survival. Don't rush recklessly!" Liu Yan shouted, urging everyone to stay calm and quickly re-form the defensive formation.

However, the Gao family member, in a fit of anger, had already charged toward the Ice Shatter Manor martial artist.

"Whoosh!"

A half-circular, icy sharp light shot out from the forest, instantly hitting the man.

The Gao family member, who had been shouting to kill the culprit, was pierced through the chest, creating a bloody hole. He died before reaching the man, falling to the ground in frustration.

"Do you think you're worthy of killing me?"

The Ice Shatter Manor martial artist who had shouted first spat on the Gao family member's body, casually slicing off his head with a sword, and then sneered as he walked past.

"Yan Qingsong! I'll tear you to pieces!" Gao Yu let out a wild roar, ready to charge out and tear the man apart.

"Heh, you can try. I'll cut off your head just like I did to your clan member," the Ice Shatter Manor youth, Yan Qingsong, laughed, waving to his companions. "Gather here and attract the silver-winged demonic wolves. Damn it, there's no reason for us to die while they get off scot-free."

At his call, nearby Ice Shatter Manor martial artists gathered over.

Soon, even the Ice Shatter Manor's leading elder, Yan Dewu, appeared with his subordinates.

He had blood on his chest, clearly injured, and his eyes were cold. Upon arrival, he nodded at Liu Yan and said, "We've already paid a high price to kill you. You can die in peace."

Seeing Yan Dewu, Gao Yu, who had almost charged out, bit his teeth and stopped, not daring to continue.

"We're really trapped now," Liu Yan said with a bitter smile, sighing. "We'll either be killed by the Ice Shatter Manor or torn apart by the silver-winged demonic wolves. Since that's the case, let's try to kill as many Ice Shatter Manor people as possible. Given the situation, even if we all die, the Ice Shatter Manor won't survive the silver-winged demonic wolves' attacks. It's worth it!"

Sure enough, as Liu Yan finished speaking, a high-pitched wolf howl echoed from the outside.

The howl made Yan Dewu's face change.

Then, the sound of the silver-winged demonic wolves moving at high speed came from all directions, and one after another, they appeared, gradually forming a surrounding circle, trapping the Ice Shatter Manor and Qin Lie, Liu Yan, and the others.

The wolves were highly organized, using their speed to form a tight circle, surrounding both groups.

Thus, the Ice Shatter Manor and Qin Lie's group faced each other, with the silver-winged demonic wolves watching from behind and around them.

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