The once quiet land of ice and snow suddenly became violent. The collision of the two forces sent shockwaves through the air, and the frozen ground under their feet seemed to wail.
Shao Xuan held the bone ornament in one hand, while the other hand was clenched tightly. There was a fire crystal in his palm.
With his current strength, even if he was a senior totemic warrior, one of the strongest in the tribe, he was nothing in front of a king beast. He would be easily killed in one blow. No one wanted to meet a king beast here, but that didn't mean they could run away. If they couldn't, they could only brace themselves and face it head-on.
The only thing Shao Xuan could use was his ancestor's power. This was the only way to save his life. It was just a possibility. If it didn't work, not just Shao Xuan, even the three troops here, almost three thousand warriors, less than one percent of them would survive.
Totemic tattoos covered Shao Xuan's rapidly expanding muscles like lava. Even the tips of his fingers were covered in totemic tattoos. Because of the totemic tattoos, Shao Xuan's face was no longer recognizable. Only his eyes were staring diagonally upwards.
The frosty airflow rushed over, and the air seemed to be pierced by a sharp spear, making a sharp sound, one after another.
The white blast from the beast's mouth was mixed with frost and endless coldness. It enveloped Shao Xuan completely. If it wasn't for the bone ornament's flame, Shao Xuan would have been frozen and exploded. Just like those people at the entrance of the Fox Salt Cave, their organs and blood were frozen. Not a drop of blood flowed out, and they couldn't even feel pain.
Under such circumstances, Shao Xuan could only barely see a gigantic shadow through the white frost. The sharp sound of the cold air surging in his ears was like thousands of knives continuously sweeping across, mercilessly wiping out everything it touched. It did not give him a chance to breathe.
The totemic power in his body, as well as the power of inheritance, blue and red energy, seemed to be screaming and roaring. The blue flood rushed out of the totemic flames, out of the outer shell of the totemic flames, and gathered at the bone ornament on his chest. It flowed rapidly, forming a whirlpool in his chest. It kept sucking in the blue flood, and then passed it on to the four bone ornaments outside.
The red totemic power flowed through his veins, blood, bones and muscles, and into every part of his body. It kept the cold from seeping in, and supported his body so that he could continue to borrow the power of the bone ornament.
Outside, the two sides were facing each other. Inside his body, blood was also roaring. The two sides were fighting at the same time.
The white frosty air released by the beast was mainly targeted at Shao Xuan. It did not care about anyone else, so Shao Xuan took the brunt of the attack. The blast of air carried a little bit of residual energy as it spread outwards, blowing everything around it away. The ground beneath his feet was trembling, as if it could not withstand such power.
Under the frost storm, although the flame giant would occasionally disperse, it would quickly gather again and continue to resist the beast's attack. The flying frosty air scraped the ground around Shao Xuan, making ear-piercing screeches.
Sweat kept dripping down, soaking Shao Xuan's animal skin clothes.
Shao Xuan did not know how long he could last, but being able to hold on was already a blessing in disguise. It just happened too suddenly, and he did not know if the others could escape in time. If they were affected, they would not be in a good state either.
At this time, Shao Xuan could not care about the others. What he needed to do was to block the beast's attack as much as possible. If he could not hold on, then he could only die here.
Whoosh —
The rapidly flowing waves of air suddenly stopped, and the white cold current that enveloped the entire area instantly disappeared. The flames that were about to disperse from the impact gathered together, making the outline of the flame giant even clearer.
The beast's open mouth was slightly closed, and its snow-striped eyes were filled with doubt. Its long and narrow pupils widened slightly, moving slowly. It probably did not expect that the person in front of it could block its attack.
The thick layer of snow on the ground had long disappeared and there was no one else nearby. Shao Xuan was anxious but he could not afford to lose his composure at this critical moment. He calmed himself down and stared at the beast. Was it going to launch another ice attack? Or was it going to use brute force with a sweep of its tail? If that was the case, Shao Xuan would not be able to block it. Even though he was much more familiar with controlling the bone ornaments, his agility was greatly affected after using them so intensely. There was no way he could dodge the beast king's attack.
The only thing that made Shao Xuan feel a little relieved was that the beast king did not show any real killing intent. It was more like a test and a warning.
Compared to the roar in the Fox Cave, this beast king was a little calmer.
Pfft —
The giant white beast closed its mouth and exhaled a cloud of white mist from its two large nostrils. It raised its head and leaned back slightly. A part of its body was pulled out from the ground, making it look even taller.
The flames around Shao Xuan slowly subsided, and the flame giant disappeared. Only a few flames were still flickering on the surface of its body. This was Shao Xuan trying to conserve his energy. The sudden high-intensity confrontation had used up a lot of his energy. He could not continue like that. He had to slow down and wait for the beast king's reaction.
The giant beast stared at Shao Xuan, its tail forcibly breaking through the ice and lifting up.
Shao Xuan's heart skipped a beat. Was the beast really going to use force?
Bang!
The beast slammed its tail on the ground, causing the ground to shake violently. The sound traveled across the white ice field and into the distance.
In the Fox's cave, the Fox leader had come out to listen carefully after receiving his subordinate's report. He had heard the roar of a giant beast. Although it was far away and those with poor hearing might not have heard it, it was undoubtedly the roar of a giant beast. He was overjoyed. That was the direction the three tribes from Yanjiao had gone. They must have encountered the beast!
Serves them right! It would be best if they were all eaten by the beast!
Now that he heard the roar, the Fox chief was even happier. He returned to the cave. "Take over Yanjiao's cave. They won't be able to come back. Even if they do, chase them out. They must have suffered heavy casualties."
On the other side, Shao Xuan watched as the beast slammed its tail on the ground again and again. Then it roared again. But this time, it was not as close as before.
After blocking the second attack, Shao Xuan was exhausted. A third attack of the same level would be too much for him. However, what did this giant beast's actions seem to be trying to express?
The murderous intent in its eyes was not strong, but more of a threat.
Chase them out?
Warn them?
"Don't worry, we'll leave immediately." After a pause, Shao Xuan added, "We won't come back again."
Shao Xuan did not know if the white beast could understand him. But after he spoke, the beast stopped slamming its tail on the ground.
Screech —
There was a soft sound not far away. It was not within the range of the blast. Although a layer of snow had been blown away, there was still a layer of snow about half a meter high on the ground.
Following the sound, a red crystal pillar broke through the snow. There were many branches around it, like coral.
The salt flower had bloomed.
He didn't know if it was because of the weather or because of the snow, but the salt flowers were still expanding. They didn't look like flowers that bloomed on the ground, but more like trees that grew on the salt ground.
After the salt flower broke through the snow, the beast that had been staring at Shao Xuan ignored him. It crawled towards the flower, lowered its head, and bit down on the flower that had stopped growing. It pulled it out of the ground and swallowed it.
There was the sound of glass shattering, or ice breaking. Crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch. The crunching sounds were very clear.
Some bits fell on the snow. After the beast swallowed the salt flower, it swallowed all the bits of snow that had splashed onto it.
Shao Xuan watched all this with wide eyes.
This giant beast was actually a vegetarian! No, to be exact, it ate salt. The salt flower that others saw as poisonous was an incomparably delicious food to it.
It was no wonder that the beast was not angry about the salt mine in the salt cave. To it, the salt in the salt mine was not very attractive. From the moment it woke up, Shao Xuan had not seen it eat the salt in the salt mine. But on this salt ground, the salt flower that people feared had become a delicious meal. As for the rest, it probably did not care and completely ignored them. Just like the other creatures that lived in the king stoneworm's wormhole, as long as they did not touch the king's interests, they were ignored. The king allowed them to live lowly.
After eating the salt flower, leaving not even a scrap, the beast turned around and left. From time to time, it lowered its head and arched its head in the thick snow, as if it was sniffing.
Before leaving, the beast roared at Shao Xuan again and slammed its tail a few times. Shao Xuan used the last of his strength to block the third wave of frost attack. Fortunately, the two sides were farther away this time, so it was not as strong as the previous two times. Otherwise, Shao Xuan would not have been able to block it.
"We're leaving now!!" Shao Xuan shouted.
After the beast left, Shao Xuan moved his stiff body. His muscles seemed to have hardened and his bones seemed to have rusted. Every time he moved, he could hear a creaking sound. It was extremely difficult to move.
He loosened his clenched fist, and the remaining white powder fell from his palm. The fire crystal in his hand had been absorbed.
His legs were weak. He wanted to move his feet, but his body swayed uncontrollably. He lost his balance and fell to the ground.
"Leader, where are you?!" Shao Xuan shouted. "Who else is there?!"
He did not hear a reply. After a while, when Shao Xuan struggled to get up, he heard a muffled voice.
It was Duo Kang.
When he got up from the snow, Duo Kang was still in a daze. He did not brush off the snow on his body. Instead, he stared blankly at Shao Xuan.
"Shao Xuan?" Duo Kang seemed to be in disbelief.
"It's me," Shao Xuan, who was still sitting on the cold ground, answered.
"You're still alive?"
"Yes, I'm still alive."
"Where's the king … king beast?"
"It's gone."
"It's gone? That's good, that's good! " Duo Kang tripped on the uneven ground. He lay on the ground and breathed heavily. He felt the joy and confusion of surviving a disaster. He did not continue to ask Shao Xuan what happened. He got up and wanted to find the others.
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