461: Chapter 461 Advancement to Crimson Rank

After absorbing the potion and feeling the immense Innate Ability surging within him, Zhu Xiu nodded, "Good, we'll go together."

The wind and snow howled. Yin Ze's massive Phoenix true form lowered itself, his magnificent gold-red plumes exceptionally dazzling in the snow-white world.

Bai Wan lightly leaped onto his broad back.

Zhu Xiu's enormous serpentine body slid silently across the Snowy Ground, leaving a winding trail, while Yan Lie held the Cubs, guarding vigilantly by their side.

They followed the lingering scent of Hua Han and that group of Jiaolong Males in the air, rapidly tracking through the vast snowy plains like the most precise hunters.

After an unknown amount of time, near a wind-sheltered Cliff ahead, rough shouts and painful groans could vaguely be heard.

Yin Ze's sharp gaze pierced through the wind and snow, locking onto the target.

Several tall Jiaolong Males were roughly tossing a ball of crimson figure onto the cold Snowy Ground.

"Speak quickly! Where exactly did that Female hide?" The leading Jiaolong Male's voice was sinister as he stomped a foot onto Hua Han's bloodied spine.

The once elegant and proud Fire Fox was now covered in wounds, his beautiful fur matted into strands by bloodstains and slush.

He struggled to lift his head, spitting the blood foam and snow from his mouth fiercely toward the other party: "Pah! Don't even think about getting her whereabouts from me!"

"Stubborn, are you?" The Jiaolong Male sneered, raising high a bone whip covered in ferocious barbs in his hand. "Since you're asking to die, I'll grant your wish!"

"Crack!"

The whip's shadow tore through the air, descending fiercely with a piercing shriek!

The barbs mercilessly ripped open flesh, splashing a dazzling spray of blood onto the white Snowy Ground.

Hua Han's body convulsed violently, letting out a suppressed groan of pain, yet he stubbornly clenched his jaw.

"Fine... Whip me to death if you dare..." Hua Han's voice trembled from the intense pain but carried resolute mockery. "Whip me to death... I still won't tell you... where she is..."

His words completely enraged the Jiaolong Males.

"You're courting death!" The whip shadows fell like a violent storm, each strike raising a new streak of blood.

Hua Han curled up in the Snowy Ground, his consciousness gradually blurring amidst the intense pain and cold, supported only by the obsession deep in his heart.

"Stop!"

A clear, anger-filled Female voice suddenly rang out, exploding like thunder in the Jiaolong Males' ears.

They turned back in surprise, seeing the slender figure arriving atop the gold-red Phoenix amidst the wind and snow.

"Hahaha... The Female actually delivered herself right to our doorstep!"

The leading Jiaolong Male's eyes erupted with greedy light. He kicked the dying Fire Fox at his feet. "Tsk... You useless fox is done for. What a pity for such a top-tier Female. Today, both you and she will die here!"

Hua Han's heart plummeted to the bottom.

He mustered the last shred of his strength, raising his head to scream toward the sky: "Yin Ze! Who let you bring her here? Hurry and leave, take Wan Wan and go!"

"Shut up!"

The response was an even more brutal whip strike, nearly causing him to pass out from the force.

Yin Ze dove down like a burning meteorite, his massive wings stirring up a sky full of snow dust.

Bai Wanwan skillfully slid off his back, her feet sinking deeply into the cold, accumulated snow.

She walked step by step toward the glaring crimson mass in the center of the Snowy Ground. Her small body stood perfectly straight, her face seemingly frozen with ten thousand years of ice. Her clear eyes now burned with a rage sufficient to incinerate everything.

The Jiaolong Males, holding a mocking attitude, did not stop this seemingly fragile Little Female.

She smoothly reached Hua Han's side, ignoring the pungent smell of blood, and knelt without hesitation on the cold Snowy Ground, carefully cradling the fox's battered body in her arms.

"Hua Han..." Her voice was as gentle as if she feared disturbing him. Her trembling fingertips brushed away the fur stuck to his face by bloodstains. "Does it hurt?"

The intense pain seemed to be isolated by this call and her soft embrace.

The familiar Female aura that haunted his dreams enveloped him. Hua Han vaguely thought he had fallen into a warm dreamscape.

He instinctively nuzzled his cold nose against her arm, his voice weak but carrying a hint of grievance: "Why did you come... Quickly let Yin Ze take you away, it's dangerous, you might be caught..."

Bai Wanwan gently stroked his spine with her fingers, soothing his tense nerves.

"Don't worry," her voice was soft yet carried decisive coldness. "All my Beast Husbands are here. Today, none of these Beastmen who hurt you will leave alive!"

The leading Jiaolong Male sneered, pointing at the proudly standing Yin Ze: "First, slaughter this troublesome Phoenix, then chop up this useless fox."

Several Jiaolong Males roared, charging toward Yin Ze amidst the wind and snow.

However, Yin Ze didn't even move his wings once.

Just as the Jiaolong Males were about to crash into him.

"Hiss!" A black lightning bolt shot out from the shadow of the nearby snowdrift.

Its speed surpassed the limit of human sight!

Zhu Xiu, having advanced to Red Tier, experienced a qualitative leap in both strength and speed. His massive tail, covered in cold, hard silver scales, swept out with the force of a thousand mountains, causing the air to emit an unbearable roar.

"Boom! Bang! Bang!"

The two Jiaolong Males caught at the forefront were smashed away like broken sacks hit by giant hammers. They were violently swept away, crashing heavily against the distant Cliff, the sound of their bones shattering clearly audible.

Simultaneously, Zhu Xiu's deadly venomous fangs accurately pierced the neck of another Jiaolong. The highly toxic snake fluid instantly injected.

That Jiaolong collapsed, convulsing violently before it could even manage a scream. Its skin rapidly turned a strange bluish-black.

The remaining Jiaolong Males were terrified to the point of their livers and guts splitting. This giant snake's power and speed far exceeded their imagination; they were completely incapable of resisting it.

The Jiaolong Males exchanged glances, seeing fear in each other's eyes, so they turned and fled.

Unfortunately, all their movements had already been locked onto by Zhu Xiu.

Even without the need for Xin Feng and Jin Yi and the other Males to act, the battle ended without suspense under Zhu Xiu's absolute power suppression.

In less than a moment, all the Jiaolong Males had become cold corpses on the Snowy Ground.

Zhu Xiu's cold serpentine eyes swept over the battlefield. Confirming there were no more threats, his massive serpentine tail flexibly coiled around the troublesome corpses and flung them far away for disposal.

Yan Lie held the Cubs, vigilantly surveying their surroundings.

Zhu Xiu then used his tail to clear the accumulated snow and debris from the entrance of the Cave, carving out a temporary shelter from the wind.

The Males quickly settled the Cubs.

Bai Wanwan carefully carried the fox into the relatively warmer Cave and personally melted clean snow water, slowly washing his gruesome, crisscrossing wounds.

Her movements were extremely gentle, afraid of causing the fox any pain.

Seeing that her attention was entirely focused on the fox, the Males, though already mentally prepared, couldn't help but feel some uncomfortable emotions.

But then they recalled that this fox had been the one taking care of and protecting Wan Wan all the way here. They seemed to have no reason to reject him.