Chapter 954: Dying is So Hard
Within the Ice Profound Realm, Yun Che, completely unaware that the assessment had entered its final phase, continued his fierce battle against the Ice Howling Wolves.
Having fought against eleven consecutive waves of Ice Howling Wolves, Yun Che's body was covered in wounds, soaked in blood. Yet the aura surging from his entire being had barely diminished at all—if anything, it was even more ferocious than before. Even the gleam in his eyes held a savagery that rivaled the Ice Howling Wolves themselves.
"Die! Purgatory Red Lotus!!"
Boom!!
The Golden Crow Flame erupted violently within the cramped space. Every Ice Howling Wolf that lunged at him let out a miserable howl as their bodies were engulfed by the exploding fire lotus. More than half were directly incinerated into nothingness.
Sss—
Within the spreading sea of flame, a dangerous aura suddenly approached. A surviving Ice Howling Wolf, its body ablaze, burst out from the inferno. Its bloodstained claws, imbued with terrifying power and hatred, tore toward Yun Che.
Rip!
The afterimage was instantly shredded. Yun Che, having activated Phantom Shadow, grabbed out with his hand, condensing qi into ice. A half-zhang-long ice spike mercilessly pierced the Ice Howling Wolf, skewering the flame-covered body clean through.
The Ice Howling Wolf, already critically wounded by the flames, let out a pitiful whimper after being pierced by the ice spike. Before its body even hit the ground, it dissipated into fading light.
Thus, the eleventh wave—a total of eleven Ice Howling Wolves—had all been slain by Yun Che's hand.
Hoo—
Yun Che let out a long breath. His body was covered in wounds, but upon closer inspection, one would find that although these injuries looked alarming, not a single one cut deep enough to reach the bone.
Moreover, since he hadn't used the Heaven-Defying Sword, his consumption was minimal. Even now, he was only slightly out of breath.
"About a quarter of an hour should have passed," Yun Che muttered to himself. While dealing with these Ice Howling Wolves, he had been silently counting the time. Mu Sushan had told him that roughly a quarter of an hour was the minimum time required to barely pass the final trial.
"But..." Yun Che frowned and murmured, "Could that guy named Mu Sushan have deliberately tricked me? Just holding out for a quarter of an hour—isn't that too easy? For Divine Way powerhouses who can break into the top thousand in the Blizzard Realm, even the worst among them shouldn't find it too difficult to last a quarter of an hour here, right?"
After all, aside from the initial pressure when first facing the Ice Howling Wolves, once he had figured out their attack patterns and weaknesses, he had handled the subsequent ten waves quite easily, with minimal consumption. And he was absolutely certain that if he used the Heaven-Defying Sword, let alone getting injured, these Ice Howling Wolves—even if they all swarmed at once—wouldn't be able to get within ten steps of him.
Those who participated in this final assessment alongside him were all people with Divine Way power. Dealing with Ice Howling Wolves, which possessed great strength and speed but had relatively fragile bodies, shouldn't be too difficult even when facing multiple at once.
For safety's sake, should he...
Just as Yun Che was pondering and hesitating, blue light flashed around him again—the twelfth wave of Ice Howling Wolves materialized within the glow.
The twelfth wave also appeared all at once—a full twelve!
Twelve ferocious auras instantly locked onto Yun Che, but he didn't react immediately. His mind was still entangled in indecision, torn between ending it here or continuing for another wave or two. Ultimately, he chose the latter.
That Mu Sushan carried himself with an air of righteousness, and I have no prior acquaintance with him—there's no reason for him to deliberately lie to me. The reason I'm handling this so easily should be largely due to my immunity to cold and the Star God Remnant Shadow. Perhaps I'm also still underestimating my current level of strength.
With this thought, Yun Che's body remained completely still as he allowed the twelve Ice Howling Wolves to pounce on him.
Roar!! Ssssh!! Bang!!
The twelve Ice Howling Wolves attacked him like madmen...