Chapter 189: One After Another, the White Tiger Demon Beast

Damn, I actually saw a ghost.

Gu Han's Soul Absorption system came up empty again, and he couldn't help but furrow his brow.

Gu Chen came to Gu Han's side and said in a low voice,

"This giant pig is still not corporeal."

"You say, could someone be trying to use the environment against us?" Gu Chen asked.

"If someone wants to use an illusion against us, why not use a stronger demonic beast?"

Gu Han questioned back, puzzled.

"If we weren't here, whether it's a white bear or a giant pig, it could be a devastating blow to the Iron Blood Mercenary Group."

"Even if someone could survive these two rounds, they'd probably have basically lost their combat ability by now."

"But with us here, there isn't even a seriously wounded person—what's the mastermind's purpose?"

Gu Chen discussed with Jian Lao in his mind for a moment, still couldn't reach any reasonable conclusion, so he just shook his head,

"I can't figure it out either."

If someone really is using illusion techniques against them, and the illusionary demon beasts can only reach this level.

That would only be the case if the demon beasts all swarmed at once.

Otherwise, no matter how many come, it's no problem for Gu Han and the others.

Just as the two continued forward with their thoughts, Gu Han's ear twitched again.

"Save... save me."

"Damn, when will this end?"

If we really encounter someone in danger, saving them is just saving them.

It's worth taking a little risk!

But the white bear and giant pig we killed had no corporeal form.

It's obvious they were condensed using illusion techniques or similar means.

Moreover, each person we saved would eventually die due to lack of timely treatment.

Isn't this just playing with people?

Xiao Qing also caught on at this point.

He didn't, like before, rush forward to support without any hesitation.

He looked at Gu Han warily.

"Little Brother Gu, is there something fishy going on in here?"

Gu Han thought for a moment.

"Once, twice, not thrice—inside the Thousand Year Cold Valley, you normally can't even see a living person."

"But this time we've repeatedly encountered critically wounded people—are we really being taken for fools?"

"But if this is real, are we supposed to just not save them?"

Given Xiao Qing's nature, not saving someone in need just isn't his style.

Even if he knows something's off, it's still hard for him to choose to abandon the rescue.

"Three strikes and you're out—we'll go one last time."

After Gu Han hesitated for a moment, he said in a low voice,

"If we still can't save that person this time, then we'll have done our best."

"Alright, let's do it as Little Brother Gu said!"

Xiao Qing had wanted to rescue all along; upon receiving Gu Han's approval, he immediately led the Iron Blood Mercenary Group's members rushing toward the direction of the sound.

This time, a white fox was still guarding in front of an injured martial sect practitioner.

But the enemy they faced had turned into a burly white tiger!

This white tiger exuded immense majesty, radiating an aura as if it ruled the world.

Even before getting close to the white tiger, some mercenaries felt an intense sense of oppression.

"This white tiger's strength is far greater than that of the previous white bear and giant pig!"

Among the mercenary group's members, some were shaken by this terrifying aura and began to have second thoughts.

"What are you standing around for? If we wait any longer, it'll be too late!"

Someone from the Iron Blood Mercenary Group shouted loudly, and the person who had just hesitated instantly dispelled that fear.

Up ahead, Xiao Qing and Gu Han were blocking the way—even if there was danger, it wouldn't reach them!

Before Gu Han and Xiao Qing rushed to the white tiger's front, Gu Chen's flying sword got there a step ahead.

The flying sword tore through the air, swooping past in front of the white tiger's throat.

The startled white tiger was forced to stop its attack, and with a swipe it sent the flying sword flying.

It let out an earth-shaking roar at the flying sword!

"Roar!!"

That powerful sound wave actually made the snowflakes drifting in the air freeze for a moment.

"Hiss!"

Gu Han wielded the Silver Dragon Spear like a javelin, hurling it with tremendous force at the white tiger.

The white tiger roared, and its powerful foreleg came down on the Silver Dragon Spear.

"Bang!"

Although that palm slapped the Silver Dragon Spear away,

but the terrifying force carried on the Silver Dragon Spear still left a ferocious bloodstain on the tiger's claw.

Xiao Qing seized the opportunity, the ferocious bone knife in his hand slashed at the White Tiger's knee.

"Roar!"

The White Tiger, in pain, let out a roar; its injured right foot stomped down fiercely.

But after Xiao Qing's move succeeded, he immediately rolled away to create distance.

Causing the White Tiger's heavy stomp to land on empty ground.

Shaking all the accumulated snow within a radius of ten corn into the air.

The sprayed snowflakes seemed to have come alive.

They coalesced into countless sharp swords that shot up into the sky, extremely spectacular.

Xiao Qing, who had just escaped a distance, saw the suddenly shooting snowflake swords, and his scalp instantly went numb.

He gritted his teeth and fled with all his might!

But although Xiao Qing had transformed his internal force into wings and was fleeing desperately, his speed was extremely fast.

However, under the hindrance of the blizzard, Xiao Qing's figure was blown left and right, and soon the wind-and-snow swords caught up to him.

Xiao Qing continually slashed with his bone knife, and the mighty blade aura scattered many snowflakes.

Gu Chen's flying sword also swooped in at this moment, helping him obliterate those snowflake swords.

However, the White Tiger at this moment burst forth with an unbelievable speed.

Its massive body, at the moment the snowflake swords obstructed Xiao Qing's escape, was almost as swift as lightning, catching up to him in the blink of an eye.

The White Tiger immediately opened its ferocious huge mouth, its scarlet maw lunging to devour Xiao Qing.

"Deputy Regiment Leader!"

The members of the Iron Blood Mercenary Group, who were far away checking the wind direction, upon seeing this scene all had their eyes about to burst, their faces filled with terror, shouting and screaming.

Gu Chen's face beside him was also covered with an anxious expression.

He wanted to go up and help, but his flying sword had just shot out, making it difficult to return in a short time.

And Xiao Qing, amidst the crowd's screams, likewise turned pale with fright.

His throat rolled a little as he felt the powerful suction from the White Tiger's mouth, shocking him to the point of despair.

He frantically circulated his Qi Blood, and with his bone knife he unleashed the strongest blade aura of his life with all his might.

"Soul-Extinguishing Slash!"

As his roar subsided.

Xiao Qing's body instantly curled into a bow shape.

Relying on the reverse gale from the blade aura he unleashed, he barely managed to break free from the White Tiger's terrifying suction.

Having fortunately escaped the fatal blow, Xiao Qing, still shaken, distanced himself from the White Tiger and then turned and ran.

"Roar!"

Seeing that the prey in its mouth had actually escaped, the White Tiger let out an angry hiss.

Its tail instantly hardened like iron, and it turned to sweep horizontally at Xiao Qing.

That tail did not look long at all, and could not possibly reach the fleeing Xiao Qing.

But it instead drew out a terrifying gale.

The gale swept away, suddenly condensing all the wind and snow in the sky into a rod of ice and snow, which it lashed fiercely at Xiao Qing.

Suddenly, a series of wind-breaking booms sounded behind him, making Xiao Qing's heart, which had just relaxed for a moment, tense up again.

He frantically circulated his Qi Blood and the defensive effect of his internal armor.

Trying to block the White Tiger's killing move!