Chapter 410: Escaping and Fighting a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast Alone
Amidst the chaotic battle, Yu Tianlin used the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toads to restrain Gold Crocodile Douluo. Whenever he found himself struggling against the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toads' siege, he proactively moved closer to Gold Crocodile Douluo, letting Gold Crocodile Douluo draw their fire.
For a moment, Yu Tianlin actually felt like a fish in water.
However, continuing like this was not sustainable. Yu Tianlin could already feel the outer edge of his Domain beginning to be eroded by the icy mist, and the sharpening effect of the Dragon Slaying Saber was about to expire. If this dragged on, it would be disadvantageous to him.
After settling on the idea of a strategic retreat, Yu Tianlin unhesitatingly spread the dragon wings on his back, shot straight into the sky, and instantly rushed out of the icy mist's range.
Seeing this, Gold Crocodile Douluo naturally used his own flying ability to pursue him from below.
However, this was exactly the moment Yu Tianlin had been waiting for.
The final burst of power from the Dragon Slaying Saber.
"Get down here!"
Because Gold Crocodile Douluo was flying up from below, while Yu Tianlin slashed down with the Dragon Slaying Saber from above, this strike was completely unavoidable. Unless Gold Crocodile Douluo gave up the chase, he would have to take this blow.
Having already tested it before, Gold Crocodile Douluo knew he could not block it head-on, so he could only choose to force himself back down for the moment.
Just as Gold Crocodile Douluo reluctantly landed and prepared to pursue again, the Hundred Thousand Year Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad let out a cry, and its kin fearlessly launched an attack against Gold Crocodile Douluo.
More than seventy of its kin had cultivation reaching the ten thousand year level, and nearly twenty were above fifty thousand years. With their fearless assault, they actually managed to stall Gold Crocodile Douluo for a moment.
Meanwhile, the Hundred Thousand Year Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad, which was the leader, activated its flying ability and chased after Yu Tianlin.
Just like human Spirit Masters, when a Spirit Beast's cultivation reached a hundred thousand years, it would gain the ability to fly. This Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad was naturally no exception.
At this time, Yu Tianlin wanted to escape by flying, which meant those Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toads with insufficient cultivation could not fly and therefore could not pursue. Because of this, the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad leader directly ordered them to restrain Gold Crocodile Douluo, the competitor.
Spirit Beasts that reached the ten thousand year level possessed intelligence comparable to humans, let alone those that had reached a hundred thousand years.
In the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad's view, Gold Crocodile Douluo was also a competitor aiming to snatch the Fire Attribute Saint Dragon Spirit Bone. Furthermore, during the previous chaotic fight, Gold Crocodile Douluo had displayed overly powerful strength. If he also gave chase, the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad judged that without the help of its kin, it would likely fail to snatch the item from him.
Based on this consideration, the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad naturally ordered its kin to stall Gold Crocodile Douluo.
The flying speed of Yu Tianlin and the Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast was extremely fast. Even though Gold Crocodile Douluo was only delayed for a very short time, Yu Tianlin and the Hundred Thousand Year Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad had already disappeared from his sensory range.
After breaking free from the siege, Gold Crocodile Douluo stood in the air with an ashen face, glancing at the numerous Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toads below.
Under normal circumstances, he would certainly slaughter all these Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toads. But now, he could not afford to delay for even a moment. He could only spare them for the time being and chase in the direction Yu Tianlin had just flown.
But in the vast Extreme North Land, once someone was lost, how easy would it be to find them again? One must know that Spirit Hall had no intelligence sources here.
Moreover, Yu Tianlin was not foolish. He naturally would not fly in a straight line. After leaving Gold Crocodile Douluo's sensory range, he quickly changed direction and continuously shifted his course. After so many twists and turns, even he himself no longer knew where he was.
Unless Gold Crocodile Douluo was a god and had left a Divine Sense mark on Yu Tianlin, there was little chance he would be found again.
Now, Yu Tianlin only needed to deal with the Hundred Thousand Year Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad that had been relentlessly pursuing him, and this incident could be considered temporarily resolved.
"Hmm, I can't keep flying anymore."
After Yu Tianlin felt he had gone far enough, he retracted the dragon wings on his back and descended from high altitude.
Flying high above a Spirit Beast gathering place was, in the end, a very dangerous thing. It was only because this area was still considered the periphery of the Extreme North Land that Yu Tianlin was not too worried about encountering overly powerful existences, which was why he dared to do it.
After storing the Fire Attribute Saint Dragon Spirit Bone from his waist into his storage spirit tool, Yu Tianlin turned his head and looked at the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad that had chased him all the way here.
Without the threat of Gold Crocodile Douluo and the assistance of its many kin, this Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad was no longer a concern for Yu Tianlin.
According to his analysis during the previous chaotic fight, the strength of this Hundred Thousand Year Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad was roughly equivalent to a human rank 94 Titled Douluo. Yu Tianlin was naturally unafraid of this level of strength in a one-on-one battle.
"What a pity. Although you are a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast, you are still quite far from the level required to undergo Heavenly Tribulation."
Aside from a very few special cases, a typical Spirit Beast would possess strength comparable to a human rank 96 Spirit Master after passing its first Heavenly Tribulation. In other words, on the eve of undergoing Heavenly Tribulation, a Spirit Beast would possess strength comparable to at least rank 95.
Currently, the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad's strength was clearly insufficient. From this, Yu Tianlin could judge that it was still some distance away from undergoing Heavenly Tribulation.
If it could not attract Heavenly Tribulation, then it was meaningless to Yu Tianlin.
"Human!"
The Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad landed across from Yu Tianlin. Sensing that the Fire Attribute Saint Dragon Spirit Bone that had been attracting it had disappeared, it immediately spoke in human language.
"Give that item to me, and I can choose to spare you."
Yu Tianlin did not answer. He merely let out a sneer.
It really thought highly of itself.
He had originally planned to just casually send it away, but wanting the Spirit Bone was going too far.
Tucking the Dragon Slaying Saber behind his back, Yu Tianlin let his Spirit Power surge. Eight terrifying spirit rings slowly rose from his body: golden-red, purple, purple, black, black, red, red, and golden-red.
A horrifying aura erupted wantonly.
"Ice Empress?!"
The Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad looked at Yu Tianlin's outermost spirit ring, which had three golden lines, and its voice changed.
Seeing the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad's reaction, Yu Tianlin's heart stirred.
"It seems the aura of my eighth spirit ring is very similar to the Ice Empress. Does this mean the Ice Empress's current cultivation is around three hundred thousand years?"
Obtaining information about the Ice Empress from the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad's reaction made Yu Tianlin feel somewhat disappointed.
"If that's the case, then the Ice Empress probably won't be able to attract the next level of Heavenly Tribulation anytime soon."
Yu Tianlin's target count had decreased by one again.
After recovering from the shock of the spirit ring's aura, the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad stared coldly at Yu Tianlin.
"Human, do you think you can scare me like this? With your strength, it is impossible for you to defeat an existence comparable to the Ice Empress alone, let alone kill one. You must have had help from a powerful expert."
"But now, you are alone. No one can help you. I advise you to be sensible and hand over that item."
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