Master of Nine Stars

Chapter 588: Chapter 356: Kill

At that moment, Rong Taotao’s eyes lit up. The fingers rummaging for the Soul Pearl were actually trembling slightly!

Because a message had appeared in his Inner Soul Map:

“Discovered Soul Pearl: Snow Realm: Trampling Snow Rhinoceros (Master-Tier)

Soul Pearl’s Soul Skills:

1, Snow Swings Four Directions: Gather a large amount of Frost and Snow Attribute Soul Power in your wrist. The moment you slam it into the ground, it forms a wondrous connection with the snow, causing a riot of frost and snow in a certain area, which then explodes outward. (Master-Tier, Potential Value: -)

2, Frost Shattering Eight Directions: Gather ice and snow attribute Soul Power in your ankle. Stomp heavily on the ground to release an expanding Frost Ring that damages and freezes enemies. (Master-Tier, Potential Value: -)

Absorb?”

GULP. Rong Taotao’s Adam’s apple bobbed.

‘The blind box actually paid out?’

‘And it’s a huge score!’

It was a good thing this “blind box” came from the Bailing Tree Maiden. If any merchant had been selling it, they wouldn’t have been this generous! They would have definitely packed the wrong item…

Ugly Ox of the Twelfth Squad always used the Soul Skill from the Trampling Snow Rhinoceros Soul Pearl, Snow Swings Four Directions, to initiate fights and instantly blow up the battlefield.

The Trampling Snow Rhinoceros… A high-level creature no one wanted to provoke. With its massive and heavy body, once it started charging, it was truly unstoppable.

If these creatures were to gather and charge together, they could probably flatten a small town!

But precisely because their bodies were so massive and heavy, they were rarely blown past the Third Wall unless caught in an exceptionally large blizzard. Very few were even blown out of the Snow Realm Vortex.

Its rarity was, without a doubt, off the charts!

So now, here was the question!

One Pearl, Two Skills. Wrist: Snow Swings Four Directions. Ankle: Frost Shattering Eight Directions.

‘Where should I embed it?’

Rong Taotao’s wrist Soul Slot was already taken by the Snow Charm Demon – Snow Ghost Hand, but he still had an empty Soul Slot on his ankle.

“We’re here!” Gao Lingwei shouted suddenly from the front.

Rong Taotao snapped back to his senses. As he leaned forward to look, he pressed the Trampling Snow Rhinoceros Soul Pearl into his ankle with one hand.

Although, hmm… embedding a Soul Pearl without telling the team wasn’t exactly proper procedure, desperate times called for desperate measures!

The army was right on top of them; Rong Taotao decisively chose to act first and report later!

In his line of sight, there was a gap in the tree wall ahead, which was otherwise sealed shut by dense branches. The Snowball Cat was in that gap, poking its head out to look around.

Meanwhile, the members of the Yin Hu Squad were outside the Tree Castle, waiting for the Corpse Tide army to attack.

“Give us a way out!” Gao Lingwei shouted as she charged toward the Snowball Cat.

SWOOSH…

The branches surged to either side, and a large gate appeared in the tree wall next to the Snowball Cat.

Rong Taotao quickly shrugged off his backpack and tossed it directly at a Bailing Tree behind him. “Hold this for me, thanks.”

As he spoke, the Bailing Tree actually opened a gap, like a pitch-black mouth, and swallowed the backpack whole.

Rong Taotao pressed a hand to the side of his ear and said urgently, “Captain Chen, I’ll open with Wind, Flower, Snow, and Moon! We’ll take out the Snow General Candle without taking any damage. Save your Snow Prison Arena for later, just like when we captured Ying Jie.”

“Got it!” Yin Hu didn’t hesitate and nodded. He stood before the Tree Castle with his weapon at the ready, blocking the way.

At Yin Hu’s side, Cheng Jiangjie saw Rong Taotao arrive and immediately summoned a large banner.

In an instant, the raging blizzard stopped, and everyone’s vision cleared up considerably.

But the improvement was limited. After all, even without the snow blinding them, the sky was still terrifyingly dark.

Ugly Ox and Wu Ma had long since dismounted. Like two ferocious demons from the Netherworld, they stood to the left and right of Yin Hu, gazing into the pitch-black north and listening for the chaotic footsteps of the approaching army…

“Whoa~” Gao Lingwei called out softly, squeezing the horse’s belly with her legs.

Hu Bugui understood instantly, rearing up on its hind legs as a neigh echoed through the night sky: “NEIGHHHH~”

However, Hu Bugui had been charging too fast. Even as it braked, it slid several meters across the snow before finally coming to a steady halt. Its hooves stomped restlessly in the snow before Gao Lingwei slapped its back with one hand and recalled it.

“Child,” a gentle female voice suddenly said from behind.

Rong Taotao looked back in confusion, only to see a beautiful female face taking shape from the fine branches on the Tree Castle’s wall.

‘She… she clearly looks different from their Clan Leader, but why are her expression and tone exactly the same?’

The Bailing Tree Maiden said, “Our clan has a special way of communicating. Every Bailing Tree can be me. In fact, the one who followed and spoke with you before was not my true body either.”

“Ah, honorable Clan Leader, don’t worry. It’s just a bunch of mindless Snow Corpses and Ghosts,” Rong Taotao said, the realization dawning on him. It was hard to say if he was comforting the Clan Leader or himself.

Rong Taotao was confident he could fight his way through an army of thousands, and even fight his way back!

But to be honest, he had no confidence that he could stop the Corpse Tide army from overwhelming the Tree Castle…

“Thank you for protecting us. Please, you and your friends fall back a little and move closer to us. Although we specialize in Spiritual Abilities, the branches we can thrust out have considerable killing power.”

“Moreover, if you are near us, we can help protect you from the impact of some Spiritual Soul Techniques.”

As the Bailing Tree Maiden Clan Leader spoke, the “earthquake” grew more and more intense.

Clearly, the Corpse Tide army was drawing closer. Under the pitch-black night sky, a sound like the howling of Fierce Ghosts was endless, chilling anyone who heard it to the bone.