Chapter 97 Didn't you say that running away was the best option?
"Roar—"
Upon seeing the Demon of Vengeance, who still maintained a condescending attitude, Crystal Peak instantly forgot about their agreed-upon escape, and a hint of bloodlust shone in her icy blue eyes.
For eight hundred years, the sun and moon were shrouded in darkness, and the creature was imprisoned at the bottom of the well, barely surviving. Only a sliver of light shone through the well's opening, and all the sensations of wind, frost, rain, and snow could only come from that tiny exit.
So small, it could only reach a small circle on its back, and that tiny sensation would disappear completely in a few breaths.
For eight hundred years, by the side of beasts born of ice and snow, frost and snow have never accompanied them, chains have been placed on their bodies, the clear mountain winds have never blown, and a desolate, cold atmosphere surrounds them.
It's out! It's out!
I don't want to be locked up again!!!
At this moment, the Snow Leopard's rationality completely vanished.
At worst, we can forcibly break the contract and both of us will be on the verge of death, then see who has the tougher life.
It originally wanted to find a more reliable way to break the bond, but now it doesn't care anymore.
Su Yu, perched on the back of the Snow-Treading Crystal Leopard, looked down and saw that Crystal Peak had already begun its attack. A faint look of confusion slowly appeared in his eyes.
Su Yu: ...? ? ?
Didn't you say that running away is the best option?
That oppressive aura from the other side... it's like someone at the peak of a pseudo-fusion stage! They didn't say anything about fighting to the death during the trade, did they?
...But it was really exciting!
Then let's cooperate and fight.
Su Yu's lips curled up beneath his mask, but he didn't draw the Frost Flowing Sword or his spare sword.
These two swords are the ones he always used in the Yuan Mansion, and it would be bad if his identity were exposed.
Thanks to the apocalypse in his previous life, he was quite skilled with a gun. After coming here, he practiced throwing darts and archery, weapons that also require accuracy.
Now that I'm using a different weapon, I won't feel too unfamiliar with it.
So Su Yu took out a bow with lightning and fire attributes and matching arrows. As the Ghost Lord of the Ghost Market, he actually had quite a few good things on him.
After all, if the Ghost Market gets anything good, they'll first check if the Ghost Lord needs it. If the Ghost Lord likes it, they'll keep it; if not, they'll auction it off or use it as an internal reward.
Su Yu twirled the bow, stood up, held three arrows in his hand, nocked the bowstring, and aimed at the point where the old man's palm met the ice wave created by the crystal peak.
He had long wanted to test how much power the water could provide to the lightning after it broke through the ice.
"Crack—"
The arrow's body climbed onto ice formed from demonic energy, and the arrowhead ignited with crimson flames intertwined with crackling thunder.
Ice waves rose from the ground, surging upwards, and collided with the palm print in mid-air.
The Xue family's disciples, elders, and patriarch are all still in the courtyard and haven't left yet.
In other words, they were all within the territory of ice and snow.
"Boom—"
Ice and snow collapsed, and thunder and fire suddenly erupted.
"Ahhh!"
"It's that little thief! He's on the sacred beast!"
"The sacred beast must have been deceived by that thief!"
The demons screamed and dodged the lightning and fire, suffering many casualties. Those demons who hadn't fallen yet took a closer look and saw that the only thing in the clearing was the Snow-Treading Crystal Leopard, which was surrounded by ice and snow. So, a few of them, in a daze, actually ran in that direction.
Facing the Snow Clan's patriarch head-on, the Snow Crystal Leopard couldn't spare any attention for those further away, but it showed no mercy to the Snow Clan demons who ran into its paws, crushing them to death.
The Xue family patriarch's face darkened, and he roared, "What a wicked beast! I shouldn't have suggested to my mother that you be made a sacred beast!"
At first, Xue Ling only thought that the title of sacred beast would allow it to live better among the demons.
They even fantasized about picking some juniors with good ice-type talents to make into snow maidens in order to continue their contract with it.
Is it such an indiscriminate beast? Huh?!
The Snow-Treading Crystal Leopard growled, amplifying its words with demonic energy so that every demon present could hear them clearly.
The red in its eyes intensified.
The mark on its forehead shone for a moment.
"Ancestor! An outcry came from below, 'The demonic energy is wrong! We can't use ice magic anymore!'"
"Ahhh!" The ice shield used to protect them shattered instantly, and they were struck by lightning and fire, screaming and howling in agony.
"You beast! What have you done!" The old man was heartbroken; these Xue family demons below were indeed his bloodline!
He pressed down harder with his handprint, shouting, "Aren't you going to obediently accept your punishment!"
But killing him is out of the question. Even if all his offspring are dead, he still can't be killed. After all, a large part of his current strength comes from his contract with the Snow Leopard.
Killing this beast and then making up an excuse to fool the other demons in Snowcrystal City wouldn't be too difficult.
Just as he ordered Snow Crystal City to prohibit magical beasts from entering in order to prevent the Snow Crystal Leopard from directing other ordinary magical beasts to help it, the excuse he used at the time was to treat magical beasts kindly and prevent them from clashing with sacred beasts.
He was aware of the underground arena, but since the monsters were all imprisoned and couldn't get out, it wasn't a big problem.
But if the Xue family loses its sacred beast, it will likely be devoured by other families. What they fear most is the sacred beast, not him, the patriarch of the Xue family.
Su Yu's expression changed, and she quickly channeled her demonic energy to help Jing Dian get on top of him. This guy was actually forcibly breaking the contract.
He quickly assessed the strength of both sides.
They are barely holding their own against the old man. Soon, both Jingdian and the old man will be on the verge of death. However, since Jingdian's cultivation level was originally higher than the old man's, the backlash will affect him less. Both sides have lost one of their strongest combatants, but the remaining Xue family demon is no match for him.
If they leave quickly, they might be able to save Jingdian's life.
Su Yu was relieved.
"Pfft—" The old man and Jingdian on the other side both spat out a mouthful of blood at the same time.
The old man's face quickly darkened, filled with disbelief and extreme anger.
How could you...?
Its aura of the Crystal Peak also weakened, but it was extremely smug.
This guy always thought that the contract he signed with Xue Ling was led by Xue Ling, and that only Xue Ling, the contract master, could take the initiative to terminate the contract.
In reality, however, they signed an equal contract, and if either party were to terminate the contract without authorization, both would be seriously injured.
The old man only saw that there was a contract that allowed Xue Ling to borrow its power. Before Xue Ling died, he found a secret method to forcibly transfer the contract from Xue Ling to him, but he had no idea what the contract actually contained.
They were even more unaware that the demons under Xue Ling's command were all skilled in ice magic because of the blessing of this innate magical beast belonging to ice and snow.
That's right, they are born magical beasts, naturally nurtured by nature, and favored by heaven and earth.
Because so much time had passed, it had almost forgotten that it could actually take back the favor. It was just a pity that the old man in front of it didn't practice ice magic, otherwise it would have been better to just cripple him.
Crystal Peak slowly collapsed, barely breathing, but still managed to say to Su Yu, "I'll shrink my size later so you can take me with you. Now, do me a favor and smash the Xue family to pieces before you leave. Once I'm recovered and can walk again, I'll take you to Snow Crystal Peak. You can pluck whatever you want, just leave some roots so they can continue to grow."
After saying that, he promptly fainted.
Su Yu: "Okay, boss."
Forget it, the Xue family is gone, Xuejing City probably won't still be chasing after Lu Jiu.
Jingdian offered too much; he really couldn't refuse.
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