Master of Nine Stars

’Now!’

Gao Lingwei abruptly spun around. Her waist drove her hips, her hips drove her leg, and on that leg was a Snow Burst Ball...

"CRACK!"

With a shattering sound, the Soul Beast’s ice sculpture-like body instantly broke apart.

Just as Gao Lingwei had once taught Rong Taotao, in this Snow Realm, most things that took the form of "ice" couldn’t be trusted. They were extremely fragile.

"Meow~" The Snowball Cat immediately shot out from the dense branches, leaping onto the pine tree below Gao Lingwei. It quickly scrambled upward and, in just a few bounds, reached the top of the tree before taking a flying leap...

In the blink of an eye, the Snowball Cat had jumped onto Gao Lingwei, who was still in mid-air.

It dug its claws into Gao Lingwei’s pant leg and scurried up her long leg, quickly reaching the top of her head. Pushing off her head with its paws, it leaped upward. Amidst a shower of shattered ice, it found the ice-crystal-like Soul Pearl.

Gao Lingwei finally opened her beautiful eyes. As her body fell, she caught sight of Rong Taotao in the distance below, under siege.

Her expression tightened. As she fell, she timed it perfectly, reached out, and grabbed a thick branch. Swinging herself forward, she plummeted in Rong Taotao’s direction.

"Mrow?" the Snowball Cat called out. Its graceful form moved as swiftly as lightning, landing steadily on Gao Lingwei’s shoulder. A Soul Pearl was held gently in its little mouth, and it rubbed its small, fluffy head against Gao Lingwei’s cheek.

The difference between species was very real. Even though Gao Lingwei and the Snowball Cat were the same level, and even with her Snow Dance active, she was no match for the cat when it came to speed.

"Thank you," Gao Lingwei said, taking the Soul Pearl from the Snowball Cat’s mouth with one hand. Without the slightest hesitation, she pressed it into her right eye.

She didn’t hesitate because she clearly remembered that Rong Taotao only had one eye-based Soul Slot—his left eye. Furthermore, it was the sixth one he had opened and couldn’t be embedded with a pearl yet.

"CRACK..."

The Soul Pearl shattered, and specks of frost and snow merged into Gao Lingwei’s right eye.

"See? It’s interesting, right? I’m telling you, this is how you have to train! This is how you get results!" Rong Taotao said, swinging his Heaven-piercing Halberd again and again.

Compared to a few months ago, Rong Taotao had indeed grown a lot. He even had the presence of mind to chat during a fight now.

His Snow Dance deserved special praise for this. Rong Taotao’s current speed and agility were more than just a little faster than they had been a few months prior. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Lu Mang viciously parried with his giant axe and shouted, "Cover me, cover me! Switch!"

"Use three parts of your strength and hold back seven," Rong Taotao said, leaning against Lu Mang’s shoulder as he quickly spun around.

"Li Lie’s style is different from yours! And an axe’s style is different from a halberd’s!" Lu Mang yelled. In his mind, he was already cursing up a storm.

’Li Lie’s style was what you would call ferociously reckless!’

’Using seven parts strength and holding back three is barely manageable, but you want me to hold back seven? Then what’s the point of even using a giant axe?’

’Who ever heard of a Warrior wielding a domineering Heaven-piercing Halberd who fights with such a "gentle" and bizarre style?’

"BAM!" A loud crash echoed.

A figure slammed down, sending out a shockwave of air and scattering snow in all directions...

The Snowflake Wolf that had been charging wildly forward was stomped into the ground by Gao Lingwei’s foot, letting out a crisp crack of bone that was cringe-inducing to hear.

From within the billowing frost and snow, the tall figure slowly stood up and said softly, "Getting impatient?"

Rong Taotao, filled with heroic ambition, declared, "Let’s go! Time to kill the Wolf King!"

Behind him, Lu Mang’s voice came again, "Switch! We need to switch!"

"Switch for what? The powerhouse is here, brother!" Rong Taotao hooked an arm around Lu Mang’s waist. Watching Gao Lingwei tear through the enemy ranks ahead, Rong Taotao charged forward. "Charge!!!"

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