“Brothers again in the next life… brothers again in the next life…”
These words deeply stimulated Zhong Yi’s brain, driving him to charge forward with eyes completely bloodshot, heedless of everything else.
“Ahhh!”
“You killed my brothers—I’ll fight you to the death!”
In that moment, Zhong Yi seemed to have gone mad.
“Awoo!”
“Awoo!”
Right at this time, six Gale Wolves pounced from behind!
Boom! Boom!
Though Zhong Yi managed to kill two or three of them, two fists still couldn’t match many—he was attacked by the remaining wolf beasts, his back slashed with countless wounds, and his body violently sent flying.
Bang!
He crashed into a rock, immediately feeling an icy chill on his back. His nearly lost rational thinking cleared up considerably.
“Wah!”
A mouthful of blood sprayed out as Zhong Yi’s eyes filled with despair.
Injured as he was, he had no way to provide assistance. He could only watch as his companions were torn apart by the Gale Wolves.
To him, the most painful thing in this world was watching the brothers he regarded as his own children being torn apart bite by bite by ferocious beasts right before his eyes!
Pain.
Heart-wrenching pain!
Zhong Yi wished the Gale Wolves would hurry over and devour him instead of making him watch his brothers being killed while he remained powerless to help!
But his wish wouldn’t be granted.
Because the group of Gale Wolves that should have pounced on him in one rush instead stopped in their tracks.
“Huff!”
Suddenly, an icy breath sprayed down from above.
Feeling that icy chill, Zhong Yi’s consciousness was completely frozen into clarity.
He hurriedly looked up and saw a large head resembling a lion beast lowering to look at him, its big eyeballs radiating coldness and fierceness.
“Huff! Huff!”
The lion beast’s nostrils exhaled cold air, making Zhong Yi’s back instantly turn cold.
At this moment, he not only became completely alert but also realized he hadn’t crashed into a rock—he’d crashed into this ferocious beast’s leg.
Judging from the pressure it emanated, this ferocious beast was definitely comparable to a Wuzong!
No wonder the Gale Wolves didn’t dare approach!
The Gale Wolves that had been tearing at the warriors also stopped, all turning to look at the lion beast with deep wariness in their eyes.
Zhong Yi wouldn’t feel excited just because the wolf beasts stopped their attack.
Because he knew that he and his brothers wouldn’t die in wolf jaws only to die in lion jaws instead.
In his despair, a voice suddenly rang in his ears: “You seem to be in trouble. Do you need this one to lend a hand?”
Zhong Yi’s expression froze.
He struggled to tilt his head back further and discovered a white-robed man sitting atop the lion beast, his face brimming with a kind smile.
This face.
This smile.
Instantly imprinted itself in Zhong Yi’s heart, never to be erased.
Every time he thought of it in the future, he would feel immensely grateful that when he and his brothers encountered danger, they were fortunate enough to meet this person.
“I need it!” he answered without hesitation.
Jun Changxiao said: “Saving you is possible, but you must agree to one condition from this one.”
Without thinking, Zhong Yi said: “As long as you can save my brothers, let alone one condition—I’d agree to a hundred!”
“OK.”
Jun Changxiao said: “This one will help you deal with these evil beasts.”
The one who could speak such peculiar language was undoubtedly our super invincible handsome Sect Leader Jun.
Having emerged from the unknown region, he hadn’t walked far when he heard wolf howls. He immediately judged these must be Gale Wolves and rode the Ice Crystal Lion Beast over.
Unfortunately.
He arrived a step too late—quite a few warriors had already died.
Jun Changxiao felt no guilt, because entering the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range meant life and death were up to fate. He had neither obligation nor need to save people.
“Roar!”
The Ice Crystal Lion Beast charged toward the Gale Wolves on all fours, its entire body emanating terrifying cold energy.
“Awoo!”
The Gale Wolves were frightened into terror, hurriedly tucking their tails and fleeing in the same direction.
If they had scattered and run separately, they might have lived a bit longer.
But since they ran in a pack, they were seeking their own deaths—because the Ice Crystal Lion Beast opened its massive maw and immediately sprayed out a powerful cold current.
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
The air wave carrying countless ice shards swept forth, adhering to the bodies of each Gale Wolf, instantly reducing their movement speed.
The greatest advantage of ice attribute was freezing and slowing.
The Gale Wolves’ advantage lay in their speed. Once they lost this advantage, it was equivalent to having half their martial abilities crippled!
“Roar!”
The Ice Crystal Lion Beast roared as it charged.
“Clang!”
Jun Changxiao drew his sword from its sheath and slashed toward the void, instantly forming an unparalleled sword energy.
“Splurt!”
“Splurt!”
The sword light flashed, instantly severing the heads of over ten Gale Wolves!
“Hiss!”
Zhong Yi sucked in a sharp breath.
These Gale Wolves all had strength at middle first or second grade, yet this person could easily kill them—his strength must be terrifying!
That’s right, that’s right.
Someone who could ride a lion beast comparable to a Wuzong—how could his strength be weak!
“Splurt!”
“Splurt!”
Jun Changxiao continued swinging his sword. With the Gale Wolves’ speed reduced, they could only become chickens and ducks stretching out their necks waiting to be slaughtered.
In a short time, all seventy-plus wolf beasts had their heads severed, their corpses falling all over the ground.
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao jumped down from the Ice Crystal Lion Beast and skillfully skinned them and extracted their cores.
Although the cores’ grades weren’t sufficient to refine Gale Talismans, they were all wind attribute cores, so their value was definitely far beyond comparable-grade cores.
“Huff!”
Zhong Yi lay on the ground and let out a long breath.
“Brother Yi…” The dozen or so warriors who hadn’t perished in wolf jaws rushed over one after another.
Zhong Yi clenched his fists and said: “How many brothers died?”
“Six.”
A warrior said in a low voice.
“Crack.”
Zhong Yi’s eyes filled with pain as he deeply blamed himself: “It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have led you into the seventh region!”
“We all voted on it together—it’s not Brother Yi’s fault!”
Everyone said in unison.
Before entering the seventh region, this team had held a vote. Nineteen people agreed, with only Zhong Yi opposing.
With the brothers’ cultivation levels, they weren’t strong enough to venture into higher regions.
But seeing everyone’s eyes flash with anticipation, Zhong Yi could only compromise, deciding to enter for a look without staying too long.
The result… they still underestimated the terror of the seventh region.
My fault, my fault.
If he had firmly refused at the time, the brothers definitely wouldn’t have entered and wouldn’t have lost their lives because of it!
Zhong Yi sank deep into self-blame.
Especially when he thought of the scene of Ah Shui dying before his very eyes, he clenched his fists tightly, his fingernails digging into his flesh.
“Roar!”
Just then, an angry roar came from behind.
The two fallen giant ox beasts had finally stood up, their eyes bloodshot as they charged toward everyone!
“Not good!” Zhong Yi’s face changed drastically.
Having fought for too long, having consumed considerable spiritual energy, and having been scratched and rammed by the Gale Wolves, even if he could stand up, he simply couldn’t dodge.
At this moment, he didn’t consider himself but urgently shouted: “Dodge quickly!”
Zhong Yi had absolute authority in the team, but this time, the dozen-plus brothers didn’t obey. Instead, they raised their weapons and stood before him.
“Brother Yi.”
The man at the very front said with a grave expression: “You’ve always taken care of us, and we’ve caused you no end of trouble. Today we’ll use our lives to protect you!”
“Bastards!”
Zhong Yi roared: “Run!”
The two giant ox beasts were formidably strong. With their cultivation levels, they simply couldn’t withstand them—they would definitely be ruthlessly crushed.
No matter how Brother Yi roared behind them, the thirteen warriors remained unmoved. Determination rose in their eyes—they had clearly prepared themselves for a bloody battle with the ferocious beasts!
Having collected the last wind attribute core, Jun Changxiao looked toward those martial cultivators who fearlessly faced the two charging giant ox beasts and said: “What a group of people unafraid of death.”
“Young friend!”
Just then, Zhong Yi shouted with heart-rending desperation: “Please save my brothers! This lifetime, I, Zhong Yi, am willing to be your ox and horse!”
Zhong Yi? Loyal and righteous?
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao dashed forward using Cloud Stepping, reaching the group one step ahead of the ox beasts. His hands suddenly thrust out, directly grasping the charging ox horns.
Screech!
The two giant ox beasts immediately came to a halt!
Jun Changxiao gripped the two ox horns, neutralizing the force of their impact, and said: “For your name’s sake, this one will save them once more.”