Chapter 607 - 603: Unleashing
The only two elders who were still normal were the Sixth Elder and the Eleventh Elder, but their aura and expressions were completely different from usual.
Their eyes were dark and hollow, constantly flickering with red light.
Their aura and superpowers were completely different from usual, and their power had increased several times over.
Seeing this, Xiao Jihan was startled in his heart.
He clearly realized that these two elders were abnormal.
Several other elders were lying on the ground, severely injured. One of them, who was still conscious, looked at Xiao Jihan and said, "Young Master Xiao, they should be controlled by someone, like a legendary puppet."
"They also took a strange elixir that boosted their strength. We are no match for them. Be careful, cough cough..."
The elders lying on the ground looked at those two puppet-like figures in the center, their eyes filled with despair. During the battle just now, they had felt that their battle power was already beyond their usual strength.
Their strength had increased several times, far exceeding their understanding.
Even if they joined forces, they were not their opponents.
The most crucial thing was the young master, who trusted them and was unguarded, allowing these two to attack the young master from behind when he was off guard and injure him.
"It’s our fault. We didn’t protect the young master."
Xiao Jihan’s gaze was locked on the two elders. Although they were not very familiar with each other usually, they were definitely not like this.
Thinking of how strange they looked now, his heart sank.
The two elders, seeing Xiao Jihan rushing in to stop them from attacking the fox cub, instinctively attacked Xiao Jihan.
"Kill!"
All they knew now was slaughter.
The two elders unleashed the Fox Clan’s Fire Ability.
The blazing flames roared toward Xiao Jihan.
Xiao Jihan couldn’t retreat, with Da Bao behind him.
He quickly catalyzed his Ice Ability, the cold surging around him, releasing countless Ice Blades to confront the two elders.
Only during the confrontation did he realize how much their power had increased.
He quickly changed his strategy to defense, using his Ice Ability to condense an ice wall to block the fire attack. Several ice walls were formed one after another, creating a massive Ice Shield.
But the opponents’ superpower was too strong, the flames attacking like thick barrels, carrying a fierce momentum.
However, the collision between ice and fire did not result in the expected stalemate. With a screeching sound, the ice walls were instantly melted by the scorching flames, which continued to slam toward Xiao Jihan.
The cold around Xiao Jihan failed to stop these flames.
The flames seemed to have burned him, and Xiao Jihan groaned as blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.
He staggered back two steps, knowing he had suffered an internal injury.
Yet, thinking of Da Bao behind him, he knew he couldn’t retreat.
He turned to look at Da Bao, who was lying on the ground, near death, body trembling uncontrollably, his clothes seemingly burned by the flames.
Xiao Jihan felt a sharp pain in his heart.
Usually, he was the one taking care of Da Bao, unwilling to let him lose a single hair. How dare they harm him?
Due to the intense pain in his heart, Xiao Jihan’s eyes turned red.
At the same time, a resolute light burned in his eyes.
No matter how strong the opponent, no matter what, he could not retreat, for behind him were those he needed to protect. Even if he died today, he must not take a step back.
The raging flames continued to assault, and under this extreme fire attack, Xiao Jihan’s Ice Ability was almost restrained. Moreover, even if he used the Ice Ability again, it was useless as the opponents were several times stronger than him.
He was like a beast with a strangled throat, his power suppressed.
At this moment, a Fire Blade directly slashed his arm, revealing a wound deep enough to see the bone, with skin and flesh scorched and peeling back from the high temperature.
Xiao Jihan knew this couldn’t go on.
In the past, relying on the ingenuity of his Ice Ability, he could suppress these two, but the current situation was different from usual.
These two were clearly controlled, seemingly unaware of pain, knowing only to attack.
Also, who knows when the elixir boosting their strength would cease? If they ultimately self-destructed their bodies, everyone in the hall would be in danger.
Moreover, the fire ability of these two elders had ascended to a realm capable of scorching mountains and boiling seas, with the surrounding air distorting and deforming from the heat.
Xiao Jihan fiercely unleashed his Ice Ability, forming a protective circle around himself and Da Bao, giving himself enough time to cast a spell.
Xiao Jihan raised his right hand, with a decisive force in his palm, slapping fiercely at his own heart.
"Pfft..." A mouthful of Essence Blood spurted out on the spot.
Xiao Jihan hurriedly activated a spell, forcibly activating all his Bloodline Power with the power of his Heart Blood.
At this moment, his Ice Spirit Root trembled violently, forcibly drawing upon the boiling Ice Wolf Beast Blood within him, activating the Ice Wolf Beast Taming Technique he had long memorized by heart.
With his power, he could only wield the first layer of the basic Beast Taming Technique, possibly controlling two beasts for combat.
That was the limit.
But that would hardly harm these two elders.
All other elders and elite guards were outside fighting.
Now, he must protect Da Bao.
Thus, he wished to forcibly catalyze the power of the second layer of the Beast Taming Technique, even touching the taboo power of the third layer.
He forcibly catalyzed the Bloodline Power within his body, the blood within him roiling and boiling like magma.
Blood Power and Ice Spirit Root intertwined and collided, with a strange wave spreading from Xiao Jihan, piercing through the canopy of the Fox King Hall, flowing directly toward the nearby Wild Beast Forest.
This power seemingly formed a halo in the sky, seeking powerful beasts within the Wild Beast Forest.
Once some beasts were locked onto, the halo fell, seemingly forming a Beast Taming Seal, allowing them to be controlled.
Silence gave way to countless earth-shattering beast roars from the depths of the tranquil forest, with many powerful beasts surging out of the woods.
In an orderly fashion, they headed toward the Fox King Hall.
The ordinary Fox Beastmen in the tribe had long been ordered not to come out.
Yet they too felt the tremors of the ground and, peering out through windows, saw numerous ferocious beasts entering the tribe amidst the pouring rain.
The sight scared them.
Strangely, however, even if these beasts encountered a Fox Beastman in the tribe, they did not harm them but continued precisely toward the Fox King Hall.
Their eyes flickered with the light of submission summoned for a purpose.
Upon reaching the Fox King Hall, they were controlled by Xiao Jihan’s consciousness and knew to attack those two elders.
Xiao Jihan’s body was already engulfed in intense pain, with his blood coursing madly like flames through his meridians, every inch of muscle and bone echoing the sound of being unable to bear the immense burden.
He knew this was the price of forcibly catalyzing the High-level Beast Taming Technique, and without the Ice Spirit Root’s aura alleviating it, his body would have long been torn apart by this power.
But he couldn’t fall, needing to maintain his bond with the beasts.
Otherwise, if these beasts lost control, the consequences would be unimaginable.
So he endured the searing pain, maintaining calmness.
The addition of the beasts finally temporarily alleviated the current predicament.
Even the elders, whose powers had skyrocketed, were no match for the beasts.
What’s more, each beast was very strong.
Some beasts, with thick, rough skin, could withstand the blazing flames.