Chapter 917: Chapter 784: Middle Emperor Ning VS High Emperor Blizzard Demon (Part 1)
Chapter 917: Chapter 784: Middle Emperor Ning VS High Emperor Blizzard Demon (Part 1)
Tianji was not in a rush. Before heading to the Qiankun Ice Gate, she indeed needed some Ice attribute Spirit Items to condition her body, so along the way, the five of them focused on training.
Chu Mu was also not in a hurry, the Ice-Feathered Spirit had not enjoyed battling as freely as now for a long time.
Ning obtained the most Spirit Items, but it was also one of the few Soul Pets that lacked combat experience. Chu Mu’s true purpose for going to Ice Silk Canyon was to improve Ning’s strength.
“After passing through this Ice and Snow Corridor, high-level Emperor-level creatures will gradually appear.” Teng Lang pointed at the straight canyon in front of him and rarely spoke.
The ground at the front of the canyon was almost without any ice wrinkles, and it looked exactly like a corridor leading to the Ice World.
Tianji still did not intend to summon higher-ranked Soul Pets, continuing to lead the Mysterious Ice Demon forward.
The Species Ranking of Tianji’s Mysterious Ice Demon was likely a High-level Emperor, possessing the strength of an Intermediate Emperor rank while only at the ninth stage.
This Mysterious Ice Demon’s control of ice also had a Cold Swallowing Effect. This effect could break through the thick outer defense of enemies, maximizing the damage of ice attribute skills.
Compared to that, Chu Mu’s Ning was slightly less offensive than Tianji’s Mysterious Ice Demon.
However, Chu Mu knew that his Ning wasn’t a match for the Mysterious Ice Demon. The Mysterious Ice Demon’s various ice attribute talents would severely limit Ning’s ability to fight back.
Chu Mu didn’t mind this, as his ideal Ice-Feathered Spirit was a blade fortress, with an insane icy sweep that kept enemies at bay and impenetrable defense. When encountering opponents with various strange ice attribute skills and ice-limiting abilities, Chu Mu would definitely choose other Soul Pets to deal with them. It wasn’t necessary to insist that his ice attribute soul pet must defeat other ice attribute soul pets. The most suitable Soul Pet was one that could make up for the flaws in one’s own Soul Pets’ combat capabilities.
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“Princess Tianji, it’s already quite dangerous here,” Teng Lang stopped and glanced back at Tianji as he spoke.
“It’s just a High-level Emperor rank. The fastest way to increase a Soul Pet’s strength is by challenging those of higher ranks.” Tianji knew what Teng Lang meant, but still had no intention to summon other Soul Pets.
Tianji’s two female disciples also agreed with Tianji’s words, meaning they could defeat high-level Emperor creatures with their intermediate Emperor level Soul Pets.
Five Intermediate Emperors could contend against a High-level Emperor. Teng Lang didn’t know where this woman got her patience from, wandering and training in this territory, which she could easily eliminate in her eyes.
Chu Mu guessed that Tianji was definitely using the cold of this place to suppress the fire and poison in her body, as well as to quietly recover her Soul Power. Chu Mu was not afraid of her recovering her Soul Power. Firstly, the fire and poison were not easily removed, and the soul injury would make her Soul Power recovery extremely slow. Moreover, when they reached the Qiankun Ice Gate, no matter how much she had recovered, she would face the powerful Ice and Snow Emperor, which would be a huge consumption of her Soul Power…
“In front of us is a piece of territory where four High-level Emperor territories meet. There might be a Spiritual Origin there. The four high-level Emperors are fighting for that territory, lurking nearby, unwilling to retreat. To reach the Qiankun Ice Gate, we must pass through there…” Teng Lang pointed at a piece of undulating ice land in front of him and said.
“Four, we can handle it.” Guan Guan immediately said. Guan Guan knew that Teng Lang had been trying to get Tianji to summon high-level Soul Pets to clear the way, but she also knew that Tianji’s Soul Power could not be wasted. Summoning overly strong Soul Pets would face great obstacles and would likely have to be recalled during their journey, which would waste a lot of Soul Power.
“Yes.” Tianji nodded, not saying anything else.
Teng Lang had no choice but to accompany them in challenging the High-level Emperor.
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“Four High-level Emperors, their strengths are quite equal. The one in the south is a Ridge Ice Beast, the one in the north is an Ice Mountain Lion, the one in the east is a Blizzard Demon, and the one in the west is the Cold Trickster Demon Queen. You can choose your own opponents.” Tianji stood in place and said.
Guan Guan and Xiao Tong each chose the Blizzard Demon and the Ridge Ice Beast. The Cold Trickster Demon Queen belonged to the same category as Tianji’s Mysterious Ice Demon, possessing strange and varied ice attribute skills. Teng Lang couldn’t deal with such creatures and naturally chose the Ice Mountain Lion he was more familiar with.
Chu Mu didn’t want to show off. Since there were four, they could each take one. He, a Soul Pet Master with only one spirit, should just stay with Teng Lang honestly and cooperate with him in killing the Ice Mountain Lion.
As for the Cold Trickster Demon Queen, it was natural for Tianji to deal with it. Chu Mu believed that since this woman had said that challenging higher ranks was training, her Mysterious Ice Demon must have the ability to challenge higher ranks.
“That guy, why is he still single-controlled?” Xiao Tong secretly glanced at Chu Mu and muttered dissatisfiedly.
“Pretending to be noble.” Guan Guan snorted coldly. Over the past ten days or so, the sight of Chu Mu’s Ice-Feathered Spirit showcasing its powerful ice attribute power in front of them had made the two women uncomfortable for days.
These two women were already narrow-minded and had grown arrogant over time. Throughout their many days of training, Tianji would occasionally make casual comments about Chu Mu’s mastery and experience with ice attribute skills, criticizing the women for being too rough and inexperienced in comparison.
Although Tianji’s words didn’t overtly praise Chu Mu, the two women could sense her approval of him. They felt that in Tianji’s eyes, Chu Mu was stronger than them.
They had finally gotten the opportunity to be guided by Tianji in training, but Chu Mu’s appearance as a young yet extremely experienced Soul Pet Master led them to receive constant criticisms, causing resentment against Chu Mu.
“I have an idea. When battling later, we can pretend to be losing and lead one of the high-level Emperors to him, so he has to face it,” Guan Guan said with a smirk, speaking to Xiao Tong using Soul Sense.
“But… do we really need to do that? If he can handle it, not only will we be scolded by her Highness, but we’ll also give him another opportunity to gain credit,” Xiao Tong hesitated.
“He hasn’t even summoned his mount soul pet. Maybe his other soul pets are all of lower levels besides the Ice-Feathered Spirit,” Guan Guan suggested.
“That’s true. But why doesn’t he summon any other soul pets for training then? It can’t be that they’re all of a higher level like Tianji’s… We shouldn’t make our intentions too obvious, or else Tianji will blame us,” Xiao Tong said.
“Don’t worry, I have a way,” Guan Guan assured her.
The two women, smiling smugly, secretly discussed a plan to test Chu Mu’s true strength behind his back.
Chu Mu, of course, had no way of knowing about their scheming. He maintained his low profile and followed Teng Lang.
“Your Ice-Feathered Spirit’s attack should inflict significant damage on that high-level Emperor Ice Mountain Lion. It looks like we’re really going to slay a high-level Emperor this time!” Teng Lang rarely displayed some excitement.
“Yeah, maybe we will get a Soul Crystal,” Chu Mu said casually.
“Haha, getting a Soul Crystal would be great!” Teng Lang laughed.
A high-level Emperor Ice Mountain Lion possessing a Soul Crystal would allow Teng Lang to directly enhance his own intermediate Emperor ranked Ice Mountain Lion to the high-level Emperor rank. For Teng Lang, who had been hovering at the intermediate Emperor rank for some time, this would be a tremendous breakthrough!
As Chu Mu and Teng Lang waited for the battle between the Ridge Ice Beast from the south and Guan Guan’s five soul pets, they circumvented the battlefield and reached the north.
After traveling about one kilometer, Chu Mu and Teng Lang sensed the high-level Emperor Ice Mountain Lion, which had detected the sounds of Guan Guan’s battle. The Ice Mountain Lion was racing towards the south when it was intercepted by Teng Lang’s five intermediate Emperors.
Teng Lang had likely faced high-level Emperors in battle before. He remained calm when faced with the Ice Mountain Lion, which was several times larger than his soul pets. He used his Ice Mountain Lion and Xuan Zhen Zhe, two of his close combat soul pets, to pin down the high-level Emperor, then his Demon Vine Emperor to restrain the creature. The Rock Series Emperor formed the middle belt defense line to prevent the high-level Emperor’s reckless charge. Lastly, Chu Mu’s Ice-Feathered Spirit and Teng Lang’s Elemental Emperor attacked from afar.
This was the most conventional soul pet formation, a skill that every Soul Pet Master needed to master. To grasp the correct distance and timing in a real battle required long-term experience and understanding of the tactics learned from the domain. Forming this formation alone didn’t guarantee success in a battle of this level, as some people might still be crushed by a high-level Emperor in less than a minute and subsequently slaughtered one by one!
“Things are going smoothly.” With Chu Mu’s Ice-Feathered Spirit’s powerful offensive power and Teng Lang’s experienced formation control, there was little suspense in this battle. Teng Lang also revealed a smile.
However, just as the situation seemed under control, Chu Mu suddenly heard a woman screaming. A demon spirit raced towards him frantically, as if fleeing for its life. Behind the demon spirit, a high-level Emperor that clearly hadn’t been controlled properly by the formation chased with bloodshot eyes, bearing down on Chu Mu like a colossal iceberg!
“Brother Chu, act quickly! I can’t spare any soul pets right now!” Teng Lang’s face changed, and he spoke in a panic.
Because Chu Mu was controlling only one soul pet, handling this out-of-control situation naturally fell upon him. A high-level Emperor, if not controlled properly, would become a killing machine among their intermediate Emperor soul pets!
In his mind, Chu Mu cursed Guan Guan and her family countless times. He could only summon one soul pet, so he would never be able to handle a high-level Emperor on his own.
Now, in this situation, Chu Mu was determined not to use his half-demon form. Otherwise, there would be no way to kill Tianji and hide his true identity.
Chu Mu glanced at Tianji. Though she frowned at the out-of-control situation, she didn’t intervene, obviously wanting to see Chu Mu’s true strength just like the other two women.
“Ning, let’s give it our all!” Chu Mu gritted his teeth and reluctantly decided to attempt taking on the high-level Emperor with his intermediate Emperor soul pet.
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