Chapter 165 - Ice and Snow Wolf Thieves

The red-robed old man’s eyes snapped open, revealing a look of shock.

His soul power slowly spread out to check the situation behind him.

When he saw the Three Flowers Gathering Spirit that Lin Xuan had drawn, his eyelids twitched fiercely.

“This kid is really surprising!”

The red-robed old man was full of anticipation for the upcoming Engraving Tower competition.

Inside the horse carriage, Liu Yang kept pinching his thigh to wake himself from his dream.

“This isn’t real, it must not be real!”

But reality, like a bucket of cold water, doused him awake.

Finally, Liu Yang let out a heavy sigh, “You win…”

He finally understood why Lin Xuan was qualified to directly participate in the Engraving Tower competition; this skill was far beyond their own.

“Brother Lin, may I ask you some questions?” Weiwei said, blinking her large eyes.

“Of course, Brother Liu Yang is also welcome to join,” Lin Xuan said indifferently, as he was not a petty-minded person.

Liu Yang was startled and gave Lin Xuan a deep look.

Following that, the two of them started to ask all the questions they had accumulated over the days, and Lin Xuan answered each one in great detail.

Liu Yang was shocked; he thought Lin Xuan was just talking, but he didn’t expect him to help them so wholeheartedly.

This made him somewhat embarrassed.

At this time, the carriage also slowed down.

Lin Xuan pulled open the window and looked out.

Outside, the snowstorm swirled, the world clad in white, with large snowflakes falling from the sky.

Looking into the distance, the world seemed to have turned into a monochromatic white.

“We’ve already entered Snow State,” Liu Yang said, looking out the window.

In the snowy terrain, the carriage might have to move slower.

That ‘slower’ was relative; Lin Xuan estimated that even this pace was faster than if he traveled alone.

Drawing the curtains closed, Lin Xuan returned to his cultivation practice.

Half a day later, the carriage came to a complete stop.

“Let’s rest for the night and continue tomorrow,” the red-robed old man said in a deep voice as the three got off the carriage.

As Lin Xuan and the others stepped out, they were immediately met with a blast of cold wind that seemed to freeze them into blocks of ice.

“Good thing we’re wearing bear skin coats, otherwise we’d have to use spiritual power for protection,” Lin Xuan thought, feeling awed by the cold energy around them.

The group found a place to shield themselves from the wind and snow and brought the carriage over.

Hum!

With a tremble of his hand, the red-robed old man cast an array that enveloped everyone.

Instantly, the wind and snow were all blocked outside.

The array wasn’t sustained by human effort; the red-robed old man placed several mid-grade spirit stones, and the great formation could defend itself autonomously.

The group organized their food, getting ready to eat.

Most of them were engravers and naturally wouldn’t mistreat themselves.

The middle-aged man flicked his fingers, summoning a stove with two firebirds engraved on it, wrapped in blazing flames as if coming to life.

Boom!

The half-meter-tall stove landed on the ground, making the earth tremble.

A wave of heat spread out, warming everyone considerably.

Liu Yang and Weiwei began to take out the sliced demon beast meat and placed it on the stove to roast.

As the sky gradually darkened, the snowstorm outside intensified.

Moreover, the snow at night wasn’t white but blue, like crystals.

Lin Xuan and the others began to rest, each busy with their own tasks.

Suddenly, everyone’s eyes opened.

Among them, the white-robed old man and the middle-aged man weren’t engravers, but their cultivation was the highest, reaching the seventh realm of the Spirit Sea.

The rest were spirit rune masters with powerful soul force.

At that moment, they all frowned.

Because they could sense a powerful force rapidly approaching.

“Could it be him?” Lin Xuan’s brows furrowed as he recalled the image of the green-haired man.

“Wrong, there’s no sinister aura!” he quickly rejected the idea.

Soul power circulated within him, and Lin Xuan activated his Purple Spirit Eyes to survey the distance.

Soon, his pupils contracted sharply, and he sprang to his feet in an instant.

“Wolf pack!”

Lin Xuan took a deep breath.

The others also sensed it, all showing looks of shock on their faces.

Among them, the white-robed elder said in a deep voice, “These are the Ice and Snow Wolf Thieves of Snow State, utterly ruthless.

You must be careful!”

“Can’t we escape on the Blood Flood Horse carriage?” Liu Yang’s voice trembled somewhat.

“In the snowy lands, nothing can outrun a Snow Wolf,” the white-robed elder shook his head.

Figures appeared one after another beside them.

This was a group of Snow Wolves, each over two meters long, with emerald green eyes that flickered like ghostly fires.

There were even more Snow Wolves approaching in the back, but these wolves had riders on them.

One after another, enormous men, donned in beast skin coats and fierce-looking faces, stared coldly at Lin Xuan and the others.

“We are from the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower.

May I ask what brings you here?” the middle-aged man stepped forward and said in a stern voice.

“Ha ha, so you are friends from the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower!

You must know the rules of our Ice and Snow Wolf Thieves.

Leave the horses, money, treasures, and women behind, and the rest of you scram!”

The group of big men were extremely arrogant, giving no face to the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower.

They were a bunch of madmen who respected no one, robbing even disciples of the Snow Sect!

“Are you saying that there is no room for negotiation?” The middle-aged man’s voice grew increasingly cold.

They were people from the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower, unprovoked by anyone outside, unwilling to endure this.

“There’s nothing to discuss.

Brothers, charge!”

At the command, countless Snow Wolves pounced.

The defensive array buzzed and trembled violently, ripples appearing all around, on the verge of shattering.

“Stay together, don’t scatter.

Let’s break out together!” the white-robed elder said in a deep voice.

Boom!

The defensive array shattered, and the Wolf Thieves rushed in.

“Hmph!”

The middle-aged man struck mercilessly, his earthen yellow palm, tens of meters high, sweeping across.

Wherever it passed, countless Blood Wolves and thieves turned into a blood mist.

The power of a Spirit Sea Seventh Layer Martial Artist was terrifying beyond measure.

“Let me have a round with you!”

An angry voice came from behind the Wolf Thieves.

A gigantic man leaped into the air, his long sword like a rainbow, striking down fiercely.

Sword light cleaved through the sky, slashing towards the crowd.

Air waves rolled on either side, cold wind swirling backward, and the howling was incessant.

The middle-aged man punched out, meeting the dazzling sword light, and engaged in a fierce battle with the Wolf Raider Leader.

“Hehe, who wants to play with me?”

A sinister voice rang out.

Another Wolf Thief from the Spirit Sea Seventh Layer Heaven emerged, holding a blue long whip, smiling cruelly.

After giving instructions to the others, the white-robed elder went to meet him.

Four Spirit Sea Seventh Layer Martial Artists began their battle with an imposing momentum, the mere aftershocks causing everyone’s hearts to tremble.

Lin Xuan and the others kept retreating; they had been encircled.

“Charge!”

At the command of the Wolf Thieves, countless Snow Wolves surged forward.

“Break through them!”

The group did not want to separate, but there were too many Snow Wolves, and they were quickly scattered.

Lin Xuan drew his Autumn Trace Sword, going on the offensive.

His feet performing the Illusion Thunder Step, he darted through the wolf pack, his longsword continuously stabbing out.

With each thrust, he ended the life of a Snow Wolf.

Each strike was lethal, precise to the utmost.

Before long, the bodies of dozens of Snow Wolves surrounded him, their blood dyeing the earth red.

“You’re looking for death, kid!”

A loud shout came from the crowd as a bald man wielding a huge cleaver hacked toward Lin Xuan.