After speaking, Jiang Jue's body tensed slightly. His powerful spiritual force surged to the extreme, spreading across the entire valley, observing everything around him.
He was probing—testing whether the Tang God-King had left any hidden methods here. After all, an open spear is easy to block, but hidden arrows are hard to defend against.
And also, he wanted to take this chance to confirm the thought in his heart.
That was—to see whether the God Realm Committee was paying attention to this place, or in other words, whether the God-King he expected was watching him.
In the entire God Realm Committee, only that God-King still behaved normally…
Before coming here, he had already made preparations.
"That person will never abandon us!"
Hearing Jiang Jue's words, Youyou's pink flower shook violently, speaking with unshakable conviction.
That person was their benefactor. Their faith. Their god.
"Furthermore, we are not so easily bullied!"
With a sharp shout, five streaks of different-colored light shot into the sky, each carrying the aura of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
"Youxiang Qiluo Immortal, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Fiery Apricot Jiaoshu, Qiluo Tulip, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower… and this is—Swanskiss Flower."
Jiang Jue watched the rising lights and the Youyou in front of him, calmly naming them one by one. Each stream of light had unmistakable characteristics.
The lights dropped from the sky, turning into five humanoid figures of energy that stood behind Youyou, shielding it.
"Human, I admit the beast beside you is very strong, but we are not to be trifled with. We have six in total!"
"And with both the Ice Spring and the Sun Spring assisting us, if you insist on fighting, you will not end well."
Youyou subtly retreated, hiding behind the five figures as it shouted.
The more it spoke, the more it felt confident. After all, not only did they have territorial advantage, but the other plants inside Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well also possessed attack ability.
Meanwhile, the opponent had only two.
In summary—the advantage belonged to them!
"Good. Since you're all here, I won't need to hunt you down one by one. Very considerate."
Jiang Jue nodded with satisfaction, looking at the celestial herbs.
"Blind stubbornness! Withdraw now and we can coexist peacefully!"
A fiery-red humanoid figure shouted, radiating the aura of a phoenix about to soar in flames.
The other figures said nothing, but their eyes were filled with killing intent and deep caution—they clearly agreed with the Phoenix Sunflower.
"A numbers advantage? Are you sure you truly hold the advantage?"
Jiang Jue smiled. With a wave of his hand, the blood-colored ancient markings on the Soul-Refining Banner writhed and twisted. The black smoke surrounding it swelled violently, as if something terrifying was about to burst out.
In the next moment—
Nangong Wan and the Little Tiger charged out from within the banner, followed by countless beast souls wreathed in black energy, flooding out like a tide.
"Awrooo! Awrooo!"
The moment Little Tiger emerged, it surveyed the battlefield—this time the opponent wasn't the likes of Ice Emperor or Snow Emperor. The battle was finally fair.
So it roared twice rapidly, declaring confidently that it would take ten opponents by itself!
"W-What is this?!"
The six celestial herbs stared in shock.
They had never seen a human martial soul release so many spirit bodies—and judging from their aura, each was powerful.
In a flash, countless beast souls surrounded Jiang Jue, ready to strike.
In terms of numbers, the Soul-Refining Banner never disappointed.
The situation instantly reversed.
"What about now?"
Jiang Jue's gaze turned deep, asking softly while keeping his spiritual force spread wide.
Inside his spiritual sea, Electrolux held his staff, his ancient eyes flashing continually.
"Did he really leave no backup here? Or is he hiding in the shadows?"
Jiang Jue thought silently, not daring to relax.
"Youyou, what do we do? I don't think we can win…"
Fiery Apricot Jiaoshu, still not fully recovered from Ice Emperor's strike, stepped back quietly and whispered.
"H-How should I know…"
Youyou trembled slightly. It was never good at fighting, and now their chance of victory was slim.
"No need to hesitate—I'll decide for you."
Jiang Jue's eyes sharpened. He raised his hand and commanded coldly:
"Attack!"
At once, countless beast souls surged forward like a tidal wave.
"Youyou! Say something!!"
Facing the overwhelming charge, Swanskiss Flower panicked and urged frantically.
"There's no other choice—fight to the death! Octagonal, Jiaoshu, trigger the Ice and Sun Springs immediately!"
Youyou's voice trembled. It never expected things to turn out this way. In the past, whenever humans came, they handled it the same way, but this time—they had overturned the boat in the gutter.
"If there really is no hidden backup, then I will simply take all these celestial herbs away."
With that thought, Jiang Jue steeled himself and a jewel-inlaid box appeared in his hand, glowing blue. He injected soul power into it using a special technique.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound echoed. An aura far surpassing Ice Emperor erupted as endless white currents of frigid air surged forth.
"Come out—Snow Emperor!"
The white air currents gathered overhead, forming a stunning figure.
Ice and snow draped around her body, forming a gorgeous white gown. Deep sapphire eyes shone with a depth that mirrored the world itself. Long hair fell behind her, turning ice-blue like the eternal ancient glacier.
Her exquisite beauty was divine.
A terrifying extreme cold instantly spread through the valley. Even the blazing Sun Spring was forced down completely by the frost.
"After so long, I can finally come out."
The figure extended a jade-white hand, gazing at the fairyland-like Ice-Fire Yin Yang Well with distant emotion. She had been trapped in that small box too long.
"Snow Emperor, go to the Ice Spring first and stabilize yourself."
Jiang Jue called softly.
Snow Emperor glanced at him, her eyes showing release and something inexplicable. She nodded slightly and turned to float toward the Ice Spring.
"This Ice Spring is truly precious… Snow Emperor, I'll be needing your help soon."
Jiang Jue thought silently.
Snow Emperor's transformation had been interrupted; even though she had been released, she could never return to her original body. She should absorb the Ice Spring's power to stabilize herself for what was to come.
"You must not come here! This is our spring! Octagonal Frost Spike!"
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, already rooted at its original position, mobilized the Ice Spring with all its might, trying to block the spirit beasts around it.
Seeing Snow Emperor descending toward the Ice Spring, it panicked—this was their final protection!
(End of Chapter)