Master of Nine Stars

Sent flying by the Star-Stepping Split, the Snow Lion Tiger’s massive body staggered back several steps.

But its reaction speed was astonishing. As the dark gold heavy hammer smashed toward its face, the Snow Lion Tiger fiercely swiped out a paw!

DING! A crisp clang echoed.

As the huge lion’s paw swiped through the air, it left several snow-colored claw marks in its wake.

A few claw marks made of frost and snow actually withstood the Snow Fury in its Blast Pearl state, even knocking it aside and sending it smashing directly into the wall!

RUMBLE... At that moment, the entire cave seemed to tremble. The Meow Meow Hammer smashed a huge crater into the wall before finally vanishing.

The Snow Lion Tiger’s scarlet eyes stared intently at the pair outside the cave, and it let out another furious roar: "HISS... ROAR!!!"

Rong Taotao was stunned!

That was an elite-tier Snow Fury! And it was an attack in its Blast Pearl state!

’But the Snow Lion Tiger dealt with it so easily?’

’This Snow Lion Tiger has to be Master-tier or higher!’

’At the very least, its Snow Realm Soul Skill: Snow Claw Mark must be Master-tier. Otherwise, how could it have countered a Blast Pearl-enhanced Snow Fury?’

Rong Taotao shouted urgently, "Fall back! Pincer attack!"

Against a Beast-type Soul Beast with such explosive physical abilities, Rong Taotao and Gao Lingwei’s only option was to trade blows.

In the face of absolute power, all techniques were useless.

’I have Douxing Qi and can take a hit from a Snow Realm Soul Captain, but I definitely can’t withstand a swipe from this Snow Lion Tiger!’

’If we want to win, we have to out-damage it!’

Fortunately, the Snow Lion Tiger’s defense was average. It was tough and thick-skinned, but that was it. It didn’t have any Soul Skills like Frost Snow Armor.

’If this were a Master-tier Snow General Candle, Gao Lingwei and I would be helpless. We might not even be able to break through its armor...’

Gao Lingwei immediately followed his command, retreating diagonally backward to form a pincer attack with Rong Taotao.

The Snow Lion Tiger roared furiously, its four paws clawing at the ground as it shot forward!

SWOOSH~

With a vicious wave of her hand, Gao Lingwei sent her Butterfly Dual Sabers flying out.

This time, the Snow Lion Tiger didn’t try to block. Despite its massive size, it displayed incredible agility. As it charged forward, it leaped lightly, and the Butterfly Dual Sabers grazed the mane around its head as they flew past.

In the Snow Lion Tiger’s eyes, Gao Lingwei might as well not have existed!

Clearly, Rong Taotao had drawn all of its aggro. Unleashing a Starfield Soul Skill as an opening move in the Boundless Snow Realm was enough to enrage anyone!

"Beast! Look at me!" Gao Lingwei knelt on one knee, pressing a hand to the ground.

FWOOSH...

An Ice Pillar erupted from the ground, instantly launching the charging Snow Lion Tiger into the air.

"HISS..." The Snow Lion Tiger flew into a rage. While still airborne, it whipped its head around to look back.

’I was being merciful by not eating you first, and you dare to resist?’

But the moment the Snow Lion Tiger’s eyes met Gao Lingwei’s, its furious aura suddenly weakened.

’The once-majestic king... was actually getting scared?’

The ferocious light in the Snow Lion Tiger’s eyes dimmed slightly, its aura weakening further. Under Gao Lingwei’s narrowed gaze, the beast that should have been roaring with abandon instead let out a whimper: "Wooo..."

’Da Wei! The GOAT!’

"Hmph." With a cold snort, Gao Lingwei waved her hand again. The rapidly spinning Butterfly Dual Sabers flew out, stabbing straight for the Snow Lion Tiger’s face.

SMACK~

In the nick of time, the Snow Lion Tiger swatted the Butterfly Dual Sabers aside and quickly averted its gaze, but while it had managed to knock away the Dual Sabers, a cascade of small stars began to fall from the sky, striking its body one after another with pinpoint accuracy!

"Wooo~ woooo..." The Snow Lion Tiger let out a whimper that sounded like a cross between a cat and a dog. It struggled desperately, but with no leverage in midair, it couldn’t dodge the falling stars.

Rong Taotao was so devious!

’Kick ’em while they’re down!’

’You don’t like Starfield Soul Skills? Hehe... The more you hate it, the more I’ll give you!’

Rong Taotao waved his hands repeatedly, shouting, "Don’t let it land! Ice Pillar, knock it up!"

Simply trying to launch the Snow Lion Tiger with an Ice Pillar wasn’t practical.

After all, the Snow Lion Tiger was currently in midair, not on all fours, so it had time to react.

The creature was too fast. If she summoned an Ice Pillar directly, the beast might use it as a foothold to escape.

Gao Lingwei let out an angry shout as she hurled a Long Halberd. "Beast! I told you to look at me!"

Rong Taotao didn’t know what was going through the Snow Lion Tiger’s head, but he himself couldn’t help but shiver...

’That was a little too tyrannical.’

’Are you trying to out-intimidate the Snow Lion Tiger?’

’You’ve already won...’

Gao Lingwei’s eyes were sharp, her brow furrowed. The Snow Lion Tiger was genuinely terrified and didn’t dare to look at her. As it fell, its limbs flailed in a panic, desperately searching for a foothold.

"Fight!"

Gao Lingwei squeezed a single word from between her teeth, and at that exact moment, the Snow Lion Tiger’s body went rigid.

And with her palm still pressed into the snow, Gao Lingwei summoned another Ice Pillar.

WHOOSH...

Taking advantage of the moment the Snow Lion Tiger was frozen, the Ice Pillar launched it back into the sky.

THWACK! THWACK! THWACK!

One falling star after another slammed into the Snow Lion Tiger, and its agonized howls echoed throughout the entire mountain forest.

The other creatures in the forest must have been stupefied. None would dare approach this place now.

’If even a fearsome creature like the Snow Lion Tiger was being tormented so brutally, what kind of horrifying monster was running wild here?’