Master of Nine Stars

”Obviously, they all have their own ideas. Just look at Ugly Ox and Wu Ma. Have either of them said a single word?”

Are Ugly Ox and Wu Ma strong?

Of course they are. Anyone who can get into the Twelfth Squad is the elite of the elite, possessing both tangible and intangible strengths with crystal-clear tactical thinking. But they don’t have any other ideas; they just silently follow orders.

Yin Hu thought for a moment. Knowing Gao Lingwei was still young, he offered a kind reminder, ”You can make suggestions, but you need to be mindful of how you say things.

Military operations are different from your usual training environment. Don’t ever speak with such certainty so casually again.

Out here, words spoken with that much confidence are like signing a military pledge. They can influence the entire squad’s decisions and actions.

If you succeed, it’s what’s expected. If you fail, it will bring you trouble.”

Gao Lingwei nodded thoughtfully and rephrased her words. ”If we let them enter the Snowfield, my vision will be clearer, and I’ll be able to provide better intelligence to the squad.”

’A teachable child!’

Yin Hu nodded in satisfaction and said, ”Squad, maintain formation. Rear guard becomes the vanguard. Gao Lingwei, you’re in command. Follow the poacher team out of the Snow Forest, but don’t alert them.”

In the end, Yin Hu still took Gao Lingwei’s advice. It was hard to say whether he thought her suggestion was viable or he just wanted to give her a chance to showcase her abilities. Regardless, with just a few words, Yin Hu had lifted the heaviest burden from her shoulders.

Under Gao Lingwei’s lead, the squad actually put more and more distance between themselves and the poacher team. After locking onto their target, the two groups maintained a distance of nearly 500 meters.

Amidst the howling of the cold wind, Gao Lingwei clenched her fists. ’Actually, that so-called military pledge... I could have handled it!’

”They’re in a hurry, moving fast.”

Yin Hu responded, ”It seems their destination is outside the Second Wall, or possibly even outside the Third Wall.”

Xia Fangran suddenly interjected, ”If it’s outside the Third Wall, you two youngsters should calm down. The poaching area is also an indirect indicator of a poacher team’s strength.”

Yin Hu continued, ”Take this chance to observe their appearances and describe them.”

Gao Lingwei observed for a while before saying, ”There’s a woman who stands out. She has an extraordinary air about her, always directing from the center and ordering her team members around arrogantly.”

Yin Hu: ”Describe her appearance.”

Gao Lingwei closed her eyes, looking carefully through the Snowball Cat’s vision. ”170 to 175 cm tall, short chestnut ponytail, scar on the right corner of her lip.”

’A scar?’

’In the world of Soul Martial Artists, how could a scar even exist? She must have left it there on purpose.’

Yin Hu was stunned for a moment. ”Cold Flower? Are her eyes a bit wide-set?”

Gao Lingwei was silent for a moment. ”I can only see her from the side... Hmm, yes, they are a bit wide.”

The usually silent Ugly Ox suddenly spoke up. ”Big fish.”

Rong Taotao tugged on Gao Lingwei’s hand and asked, ”Did you see Mi Tu?”

Gao Lingwei shook her head. She had a vivid memory of Mi Tu; if she had seen him, she would have reacted immediately.

Yin Hu: ”Cold Flower. Like Mi Tu, she’s one of the Eight Great Coins. Her strength is not to be underestimated. Gao Lingwei, continue describing the others.”

As Gao Lingwei spoke, the members of the Twelfth Squad listened quietly, showing no further reaction.

But Rong Taotao’s mind started racing. ’The Eight Great Coins?’

’Heh.’

”They’ve left the Snowfield and summoned their Snow Night Shocks. They’re moving even faster now,” Gao Lingwei said urgently.

”Mount up and give chase!” At Yin Hu’s command, everyone quickly summoned their Snow Night Shocks and galloped forward. ”Signal me at 50 meters! Ugly Ox, Wu Ma, get ready!”

Two heavy hammers instantly appeared in Ugly Ox’s hands.

But Wu Ma’s posture was strange. He... he was riding his horse with his hands spread wide open?

’What kind of casting motion is this?’

’If Wu Ma were a Starfield Soul Martial Artist, I would have definitely thought it was the motion for Lone Star Fall or Meteor Shower. But a Snow Realm Soul Martial Artist...’

’There doesn’t seem to be a motion like this among the self-cultivated Soul Skills. So, what Soul Pearl Soul Skill is this?’

A few dozen seconds later, as Gao Lingwei galloped at full speed, she drew a Heaven-piercing Halberd. She turned the Long Halberd sideways and gently tapped Yin Hu’s shoulder with it.

Upon receiving the signal, Yin Hu abruptly threw his hands up!

”WHOOSH~”

Two massive Snow Dragon Tornados erupted from the ground!

’Are those the oversized Snow Dragon Tornados of a Frost Beauty? The Neutral Creature that’s forbidden to be hunted?’

”NEIGH~”

”HOLY FUCK!!!”

”Shit, the dogs are here!”

In an instant, the area fifty meters ahead was thrown into chaos. Snow Night Shocks neighed loudly as people were sent flying, cursing up a storm.

WHOOSH...

The very moment the giant Snow Dragon Tornados sent everyone flying, enormous snow-colored meteors fell from the night sky, piercing through the vast blizzard and crashing down!

’Celestial Burial Snow Meteor!?’

Rong Taotao jumped in fright. ’Isn’t that the Soul Pearl Soul Skill of a Snow Monk?’

’The Snow Monk that tore Songjiang Soul Martial University to shreds!?’

’My god, what kind of Immortals are in this Twelfth Squad...’

You have to understand, it was a blizzard-filled night!

People were lucky if they could see more than five meters ahead. Therefore, they only knew what they were facing when the Snow Meteors were right on top of them.

If the poachers had been standing on the ground, they might have been able to dodge with their formidable strength and reflexes. But under Yin Hu’s twin Snow Dragon Tornados, they were all tossed about, sent spinning into the air. With the world turning upside down, who could possibly get away?

However... the poachers had no visibility, and neither did the Twelfth Squad.

Yin Hu and Wu Ma were just launching area-of-effect attacks, trying to cover as many enemies as possible with their firepower. As a result, the Celestial Burial Snow Meteor wasn’t precise.

”Go!” Yin Hu roared, dispelling the Snow Dragon Tornados. He shot into the air, the warhorse beneath him vanishing silently.

Even before Yin Hu moved, Ugly Ox was already airborne, his heavy body arcing through the air in a perfect parabola. He soared over 50 meters, bringing his heavy hammer crashing down!

”BOOM!”

A huge crater was blasted into the snowy ground. Snow flew everywhere as a shockwave spread out, instantly striking the very center of the battlefield.

’Can’t see anyone?’

’No problem. After I smash the area, I’ll know where you are by your screams!’

When all was said and done, Gao Lingwei’s presence on a blizzard night like this was a complete dimensional takedown!

Everyone else was ”blind,” but she could see everything.

In the Soul Martial World, where offense is strong and defense is weak, the Twelfth Squad’s opening attack had all but crippled the poacher team.

This was precisely why Gao Lingwei had been recruited for this mission.

”Kill!” Gao Lingwei squeezed the word from between her teeth, dug her heels into her horse’s sides, and charged straight onto the battlefield.

Unlike everyone else, she didn’t dismiss her Snow Night Shock. She didn’t need to react on the fly after seeing someone five meters away. She didn’t need flexibility or agility.

For her, every attack was aimed with purpose!

”SHINK!”

Charging recklessly like a cavalryman mowing down infantry, Gao Lingwei thrust her halberd through a poacher who had fallen to the ground, the cold Ironspear Point piercing his skull.

A life, extinguished by her hand just like that.

But what Gao Lingwei didn’t realize was that she had truly changed.

Having fought her way out of a mountain of corpses, her first move was always a fatal blow, without a shred of hesitation.

Even more terrifying, after she succeeded, she felt not a single ripple in her heart, as if it were all perfectly natural.

Clearly, the endless Corpse Tide over the past month had changed her mentality.

It was just as Li Lie had said before: kill enough, and you grow numb.

And creatures like Snow Corpses, in both anatomy and appearance, were infinitely close to humans...

Rong Taotao, riding on the horse behind her, gripped the Halberd Shaft tightly with both hands.

”Hah~!”

With a sharp cry, Gao Lingwei thrust her palm downward.

Within the endless wind and snow, a Wind and Snow Blade that blended seamlessly with the environment quickly formed and fell with ferocious speed!

”SPLAT...”

A shower of blood rained down. Under the momentum of Hu Bugui’s forward charge, the horse and its two riders even passed through a rain of blood, which splattered all over Gao Lingwei’s face!

”SWOOSH~ SWOOSH~”

’Were those two halves of a body that just flew past on either side of me?’

Gao Lingwei’s Wind and Snow Blade had actually sliced a figure leaping through the air clean in two!

Frost Night Xuerong...

No, perhaps it really should be called Calamity Xuerong.

Wherever it went, Calamity followed.

The Snowball Cat! A god in the blizzard night!

Gao Lingwei! The one who tamed a deity!

Rong Taotao! Uh... uh... Hmm.

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