Seeing that the Snow Wolf King had not sustained any significant damage, the Snow Spirit Deer Soul Sage's face grew even paler. Her third soul ring lit up, and a holy phantom of a Snow Spirit Deer appeared behind her. Dazzling light blew the surrounding snow into layers, and in an instant, a blizzard filled the sky.
Shen Hanyu couldn't help but be stunned. He could clearly sense that this Soul Sage's fifth soul skill, amplified by her Martial Soul True Body, was definitely not weak. However, this Snow Wolf King's defensive ability was truly beyond his expectations; it could even be described as ridiculously powerful.
Under the cover of the blizzard, the Snow Spirit Deer Soul Sage gritted her teeth, circulated her soul power to the fullest, and chased after the direction where her few companions had fled earlier.
The Snow Wolf King, unconcerned, licked its wounds leisurely. Only then did it slowly lower its head to sniff the ground before leaping forward with its powerful limbs, pursuing at an extremely fast speed.
Shen Hanyu's eyes narrowed. His wings flapped behind him as he quickly followed.
He always felt that this soul beast was far too intelligent, nothing like what a Snow Wolf should possess, let alone this leisurely, regal demeanor as if it were a sovereign among soul beasts. In its eyes, these few humans weren't prey it truly intended to hunt, but rather toys it played with in its idle time.
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From high in the sky, Shen Hanyu carefully observed the soul beast below, which was merely a little over sixty thousand years old.
Its slender and agile body, mouth full of sharp fangs, and highly camouflaging fur were all clearly standard features of a Snow Wolf. Yet Shen Hanyu always felt something was off, though he couldn't pinpoint what for the moment.
Time passed little by little. Faint moonlight filtered through the thick clouds and gently fell onto the ground. The giant wolf, moving at a steady pace, suddenly raised its head and let out a long howl. A veil-like moonlight slowly descended, ethereal and intangible, landing on the wolf's body. Its fur gradually shifted from white to a brilliant silvery glow, and its size grew once more, reaching over ten meters.
In Shen Hanyu's mental sea, Tian Meng, who had just woken up, stared at the magnificent giant wolf below, his eyes nearly bulging out. He muttered to himself:
"I must be getting old and senile. How could I possibly see a Frost Moon Heavenly Wolf King in a place like this? No, no, I need to go back to sleep. It must be because I've been missing Bingbing too much lately and started hallucinating…"
As he spoke, Tian Meng prepared to curl up and go back to sleep, but Shen Hanyu immediately interrupted him.
"Tian Meng, snap out of it. You're not hallucinating."
Shen Hanyu rubbed his brow and said irritably.
For a full four hours, he had closely followed the five women and the wolf. The injured woman among the five had already fallen completely unconscious, while the other four were utterly exhausted and on the verge of collapse.
The giant wolf, meanwhile, trailed several hundred meters behind them without the slightest sign of haste, as if it were simply taking a stroll in its own park.
Tian Meng rubbed his eyes, finally shaking off his drowsiness. Then he suddenly came to his senses. Looking at the agile giant wolf below, he said urgently to Shen Hanyu:
"Holy crap! Hanyu, what kind of luck do you have? You actually ran into an extinct soul beast like this! Let me tell you, the soul beast down there is called a Frost Moon Heavenly Wolf. This species is very peculiar: its race has no males, only females. Their reproduction relies entirely on their innate talent to absorb lunar essence and condense embryos. That's why they're also known as Moonlight Messengers walking the human world."
"But unlike the Holy Light Unicorn, which is formed purely from light energy, or those auspicious beasts born bearing destiny, this soul beast chose the wolf form during its transformation, so it also inherited the cunning and intelligence of wolf-type soul beasts. In all my years in the Far North, I've never seen a live one. I can't believe you encountered one so easily…"
Tian Meng's words caused Shen Hanyu to fall into thought. According to Tian Meng, the soul beast below was indeed not an ordinary Snow Wolf, but a special species called the Frost Moon Heavenly Wolf. During the day, without moonlight, it looked just like a regular Snow Wolf, which explained its deceptive appearance.
At this thought, a spark ignited in Shen Hanyu's mind. He could hardly wait to taste what the life force of a being composed purely of energy would be like…
Moreover, even if he wasn't coveting its energy, the people this soul beast was pursuing seemed to be teachers from Skywater Academy. Whether out of kindness or any other reason, he would choose to intervene; after all, it wouldn't hurt him in any way.
Having made up his mind, Shen Hanyu slowly descended in altitude. However, he did not draw his long and massive Cold Heaven Spear. Instead, he chose to use his newly acquired second martial soul.
A powerful aura gradually descended. Blue and red soul power surged, quickly drawing the attention of the Frost Moon Heavenly Wolf.
Sensing the formidable presence of Shen Hanyu, a trace of fear appeared in the Frost Moon Heavenly Wolf's enormous pupils. Its agile body slightly crouched, its limbs tensed, and it bared its sharp fangs, emitting a warning low growl toward Shen Hanyu.
The four women, whose physical strength had reached its limit, seemed to see a glimmer of hope. They gradually stopped, collapsing to the ground to catch their breath. The Soul Sage woman quickly moved to the side of the injured, unconscious one, fed her a pill, and then fixed her gaze intently on the ongoing standoff between the man and the beast.
As one of the strongest members of Skywater Academy, second only to the dean, her martial soul wasn't particularly outstanding, but she made up for it with a sharp mind. That was how a few of them had managed to hold out this long under the pursuit of a sixty-thousand-year soul beast.
Toward the suddenly appearing Shen Hanyu, she maintained the same level of wariness as she did toward the soul beast. After all, in this desolate, uninhabited snowy plain, human nature could sometimes be far more terrifying than soul beasts.
Shen Hanyu paid no attention to their gazes. His sharp dragon claws sliced through the air, cutting countless snowflakes as if they had frozen in place. The power and speed of this strike would likely instantly kill any ten-thousand-year soul beast, but the Frost Moon Heavenly Wolf King merely tilted its body slightly and effortlessly dodged. Its agile form turned into a silver-white streak in the air, and in the next moment, its sharp wolf claws were already in front of Shen Hanyu.
Shen Hanyu stopped Tian Meng from wanting to help. He swiftly evaded the fierce attack, then pushed off the ground with force. A resounding dragon roar erupted from his mouth, echoing dozens of li across the vast snowy plain. It stirred the accumulated snow into floating flakes and provoked responses from countless powerful soul beasts nearby. For a moment, it gave the illusion of all beasts submitting in reverence.
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