The Great Ruler: The Ice Emperor Descends, Freezing the World!

Ji Xuan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the surging anger in his heart.

His gaze swept across the surroundings with a sinister intensity.

Reason told him that it was not a wise move to fight head-on now.

Although the Thunder Scale Beast is in a weakened state, it is still a top-ranked ferocious beast. If it goes berserk, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Add to that these four menacing fellows...

Ji Xuan's eyes darted around, and a seemingly sincere smile appeared on his face.

"Hehe, since everyone is interested in this Thunder-Scaled Beast, how about... we cooperate?"

He spread his hands, striking a magnanimous pose:

"If the four of you are willing to lend a hand and help me capture this beast, we'll split the essence equally!"

"even……"

Ji Xuan paused for a moment, then threw out an even bigger bait:

"I can promise that in the upcoming Spiritual Path Trials, my team, led by Ji Xuan, will never be your enemy. We can even share intelligence and exchange information. What do you say?"

These words were spoken flawlessly, giving the speaker ample face while also offering tangible benefits.

If it were an ordinary spiritual path trial participant, they would probably have been tempted long ago.

After all, why not get a share of the profits without offending Ji Xuan?

However, he was met with two undisguised sneers.

"Pfft."

Bing Tianxiao sat on the tree trunk, laughing so hard he almost fell over, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

He said to Luo Li beside him:

"Oh my god, this is hilarious! Luo Li, listen to this! Has this guy lost his mind? Trying to fool us with this empty promise?"

Although Luo Li didn't laugh out loud, her glass-like eyes were full of mockery.

the other side.

Mu Chen shook his head helplessly, looking at Ji Xuan as if he were looking at a clown.

"Ji Xuan, Ji Xuan, do you think you're the only smart person in the whole world?"

Mu Chen crossed his arms and spoke calmly:

"Cooperate? Do you think we're fools? Once you get the essence and advance to a fourth-level spirit body, the first thing you'll do is kill us, right?"

Ji Xuan's smile froze instantly, and a hint of annoyance at being exposed flashed in his eyes.

"So what do you want?"

Ji Xuan's voice turned cold, carrying a hint of threat:

"Don't forget, I have dozens of brothers behind me. If it really comes to a fight to the death, you won't come out unscathed!"

"A fight to the death?"

Bing Tianxiao finally stopped laughing.

He wouldn't tolerate the other party's behavior, even though he was just a member of a branch of the Ice Spirit Clan.

However, the Five Great Academies are only at the Supreme level, which is not enough to make him so wary of Luo Li.

He slightly raised the ice crystal longbow in his hand, pointing it at Ji Xuan, his eyes instantly turning sharp:

"The fish may die, but the net will never break!"

Bing Tianxiao licked his lips, a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes:

"I think it would be more interesting to kick you out, the so-called 'number one on the spiritual path'."

"What do you think, Mu Chen?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Chen grinned, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth.

The gentle demeanor emanating from him vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling aura.

Great minds think alike.

"Ji Xuan, this Spiritual Path cannot accommodate a great Buddha like you."

"so……"

The two spoke in unison, their voices echoing through the empty forest:

"Go to hell!"

Before he finished speaking, Bing Tianxiao drew his longbow to its full extent.

"Snap!"

The arrow struck precisely the weakest point in the spiritual energy net, shattering the originally incredibly resilient spiritual energy threads.

"roar--!!!"

The Thunder Scale Beast, which had already been tortured to the point of extreme rage, felt the restraints loosen.

He immediately let out a deafening roar.

Its massive body thrashed violently, instantly shattering the tattered spiritual energy net into pieces.

Terrifying lightning power surged wildly from its body, transforming into thick lightning snakes that indiscriminately bombarded the panicked students around it.

"ah!!"

"Help! This beast has gone mad!"

"Run! Run!"

The once orderly encirclement collapsed instantly, with screams and cries of alarm rising and falling.

Several students who were closest to the scene didn't even have a chance to react before they were blasted into charred remains by the violent lightning.

"Damn it! Bing Tianxiao! I'm going to kill you!"

Ji Xuan watched this scene with eyes wide with rage, trembling with fury.

His carefully laid trap was destroyed just like that!

However, what followed was even more despairing.

Just as the trainees were panicking and trying to retreat, two figures appeared in their escape route.

Mu Chen held a black short sword, while Zhan Xiong wielded a giant axe.

The two stood there expressionless, like gods of death guarding the road to the underworld.

"This road is blocked."

Mu Chen said calmly.

Ahead, the rampaging Thunder Scale Beast raged; behind, Mu Chen cut off their retreat; and above, Bing Tianxiao's cold arrow loomed overhead.

Ji Xuan's proud team of seventy or eighty people was now trapped like turtles in a jar!

In the chaos, the Thunder Beast's rage became the most effective tool for clearing the field.

It completely regarded these dozens of trainees as enemies who would tear everything apart.

Thunder roared like a prison, claws ripped through the air, each strike bringing forth a shower of blood and severed limbs.

Ji Xuan was furious, but he was in dire straits himself.

In just a few dozen breaths, he had already lost more than a dozen men.

"Walk!"

Squeezing out a single word through gritted teeth, Ji Xuan knew that all was lost.

If this continues, not only will his spirit be left behind, but he himself might also be left here.

He glared at Bing Tianxiao with hatred.

In the end, he abandoned most of his subordinates and, with a few level-three spirits, rushed into the depths of the dense forest without looking back.

Mu Chen and Zhan Xiong did not give chase.

Their goal has been achieved.

Don't pursue a cornered enemy too far, especially since Ji Xuan's strength is not to be underestimated; pushing him too far will only cause more trouble.

With Ji Xuan's escape, the remaining people lost all fighting spirit and were quickly wiped out by the Thunder Scale Beast's ferocious attacks.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the battlefield quickly fell silent.

The Thunder Scale Beast was panting heavily, with many wounds on its body, some so deep that the bone was visible. In particular, a wound on its neck, torn open by an ice crystal arrow, was gushing out blue blood mixed with arcs of electricity.

Its massive body swayed, and the madness in its eyes was gradually replaced by exhaustion and weakness.

The series of fierce battles, the poison from the spiritual energy network, the counterattack from Ji Xuan's team, and the frenzied outburst just now have brought it to its last gasp.

It's now!

"call out!"

A sharp, piercing sound suddenly rang out.

A long arrow pierced through the already bloody and mangled neck wound of the Thunderscale Beast.

"Pfft!"

The arrow pierced the flesh.

This once invincible spirit beast on the Earth Ranking has finally died.

Its massive body collapsed with a crash, kicking up clouds of dust.

Bing Tianxiao leaped down from the treetop and landed steadily beside the corpse of the Thunder Scale Beast.

He skillfully split open the Thunder Scale Beast's head and extracted a fist-sized essence that shimmered with dazzling lightning.