The nine-tailed white fox lazily flicked its tail, clearly quite satisfied with Jiang Wuyuan's departure.
It did succumb to Nian Qingfeng's tyranny, but it still completely disregarded the three juniors.
Jiang Wuyuan's nonchalant decision to let it go earned it a higher opinion of him.
After all, when it was weak, it had encountered many bullies who took advantage of their power, and it loathed all of them.
It stood up, stuck out its tongue and licked its lips, feeling the increasingly surging power within its body, knowing that it was not far from advancing to the next level.
The nine-tailed white fox took one last, deep look in the direction Jiang Wuyuan had left.
If Jiang Wuyuan can survive the impending natural disaster after it completes its advancement, then it wouldn't hurt to give him a chance.
Having made up her mind, the nine-tailed white fox vanished from the stone in an instant.
——
Yes, a natural disaster is coming.
As a magical beast, the nine-tailed white fox possesses a more acute natural perception than humans.
Having lived in the frigid land for countless years, it has long been able to discern the approximate time when natural disasters will strike.
After Jiang Wuyuan and his two companions had run a distance, the sky suddenly darkened.
Dark clouds loomed overhead, and a fierce wind arose.
"This is not good." Zhan Buhui's expression was grave.
He could sense that the nearby ice and snow energy had suddenly become frenzied.
As a grandmaster, Zhan Buhui is not afraid, but Jiang Wuyuan and Chu Yang probably cannot withstand it.
"Let's find a place to hide first."
Jiang Wuyuan had already released his divine soul to search everywhere.
However, finding shelter on a vast expanse of ice is truly a challenge.
Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in Jiang Wuyuan's mind.
"The first place we encountered was the ice cave where the nine-tailed white fox was."
Chu Yang and Zhan Buhui's eyes lit up.
The ice cave was very deep, and there was a spatial barrier set up by the nine-tailed white fox around it, which could completely resist the dangers brought by natural disasters.
“However, we’re too far from there.” Chu Yang couldn’t help but worry. “It took us almost a day to get here from there, but judging from the current situation, we probably won’t be able to make it back before we can.”
“Fly back.” Jiang Wuyuan squinted at the magical beasts circling in the sky. “I’ll use my flying sword to clear a path. If it’s a desperate gamble, I can give it a try.”
Zhan Buhui patted Jiang Wuyuan on the shoulder with satisfaction and took the opportunity to take over the task of clearing the way: "Let me do the clearing the way. Xiaoyuan, your cultivation is not high, so you should save your energy for the journey."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wuyuan didn't try to persuade him any further, knowing he would be able to help when the time came: "Let's go first."
After saying that, he summoned his flying sword and leaped up.
A golden light spread out, leaving a brilliant golden trail in the path Jiang Wuyuan had taken.
Zhan Buhui watched as Jiang Wuyuan disappeared in the blink of an eye, then slapped Chu Yang hard across the face.
"Look at them, then look at you." Zhan Buhui's disdain was palpable. "Hurry up and catch up!"
——
The level of magical beasts in the air is no lower than that of those on the ground, and because they are flying magical beasts, they are even faster.
Jiang Wuyuan twisted his body to dodge an attack from a demonic beast, and his sword intent erupted, tearing the bird to shreds.
At this moment, a storm had begun to gather in the sky.
The dark gray clouds swirled into a vortex, with thunderclouds rolling within and bursts of silvery-purple lightning erupting from time to time.
Small tornadoes are already visible to the naked eye and are gradually taking shape.
"How much longer?" After four consecutive days of prolonged depletion of his vital energy, Chu Yang was nearing his breaking point.
Although there are stamina potions to replenish energy and blood, the mental exhaustion is irreversible.
Zhan Buhui stabbed a blind, charging eagle to death with a single spear thrust, then reached out and tugged at Chu Yang: "Almost there, hang in there."
Jiang Wuyuan narrowed his eyes, looking at the familiar scene at the end of his vision, and once again urged the flying sword beneath his feet to its fullest extent.
Zhan Buhui was startled by the sudden increase in speed and quickly pulled Chu Yang to keep up.
The spatial barrier remained, but Jiang Wuyuan's speed increased instead of decreasing.
To the astonishment of Zhan Buhui and Chu Yang, the young man sped through the nearly formed tornado.
Golden light swept across, and spirits soared.
The icy gale seemed to have no effect on him.
The next second, a golden phantom of a god appeared behind Jiang Wuyuan.
War Cry!
Wind, Splendor!
Click—
A flash of sword light.
The spatial barrier shattered instantly, creating a crack.
Jiang Wuyuan turned his head to look at the other two who were still quite far away, then looked at the rift that was about to close. He stretched out his hand, and a wisp of spatial power surged from his fingertips, attempting to prevent the spatial barrier from closing.
Buzz—
As it was something left behind by a peak sixth-tier magical beast, Jiang Wuyuan felt an immense pressure coming from it, but he could barely withstand it.
This spatial barrier is not actually related to space; it simply separates the inner and outer spaces.
Whatever happens inside will not affect the outside.
Similarly, whatever happens outside will not affect what is inside—unless a powerful force is used to break through this barrier.
Using spatial power to slow down the closing speed of the barrier was something Jiang Wuyuan suddenly had a flash of inspiration to try.
As it turns out, this method worked quite well.
They held out until Zhan Buhui arrived with Chu Yang.
"You've worked hard, Xiao Yuan, go inside quickly."
The tornadoes that stretched straight to the sky carried immense, icy power, and the swirling thunderclouds showed no signs of dissipating; on the contrary, they seemed to be intensifying.
"Truly a natural disaster." Chu Yang, who had drunk two bottles of stamina potion while hiding in the ice cave, relaxed his body slightly and rested against the rock wall covered with icicles.
Zhan Buhui nodded: "I wonder if this spatial barrier can withstand the damage after we've destroyed it twice."
If that nine-tailed white fox hadn't left, then they could definitely hold out.
The power of the spatial barrier originates from it; as long as it exists, it will continuously provide energy to the spatial barrier.
Jiang Wuyuan wasn't too worried about it: "It's alright. If the barrier breaks, we can hide deep inside the ice cave. We won't be affected by the natural disaster there."
Zhan Buhui and Chu Yang exchanged a glance and nodded.
——
The natural disaster lasted longer than Jiang Wuyuan had imagined.
The spatial barrier ultimately withstood the ravages of the blizzard, but it also became much weaker.
At this point, only two days remained until the deadline Jiang Wuyuan had set for himself.
The rest days at Zhan Tian Academy had ended two days ago. Fortunately, Huo Ling hadn't contacted him with the bracelet in the past two days, otherwise he really wouldn't know how to explain it to Huo Ling.
——
After the natural disaster, the ice field was devastated.
Every now and then you can see a few scattered human corpses.
Greed is not inherently wrong.
However, greed without power will cost them their lives.
Jiang Wuyuan showed no reaction to this.
Having experienced the battlefield before, he had gained his own insights into death.
Everything in this world is subject to fate, and there's no need to be overly concerned about strangers.
He's not that strong yet.
You can only protect yourself first, and then do your best to protect those around you.
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