"Sir..."

The other four, upon hearing the words of the middle-aged man leading them, immediately felt their blood boiling, their eyes turning red, seemingly moved by his words.

"No matter what happens, everyone must leave here alive today." The middle-aged man at the front slowly clasped his palms together, a majestic True Yuan whistling out, faintly forming a True Yuan Hurricane around him, enveloping his entire body within.

At this moment, a deep roar suddenly echoed throughout the Ice Valley, and the five of them suddenly changed their expressions, as they were fleeing from the pursuit of that creature; otherwise, they wouldn't be in such dire straits.

Behind a huge rock, Zhou Xinyue and Lin Mo also heard this deep roar and looked up, gazing into the sky. They saw an Ice Leopard, its size two to three times larger than the others, flying towards them. The two semi-transparent Ice Wings behind its spine were particularly eye-catching, resembling two sharp ice blades that created thin air ripples as they moved.

Merely the air traces created by those Ice Wings were enough to easily slice through metal.

Roar!

Another deep, violent growl, as the leopard soaring in midair suddenly opened its mouth, and a chilling cold energy roared out, forming a wave of cold energy directly crashing towards the humans.

"Watch out!" the middle-aged leader shouted, merging his palms as the fierce True Yuan gathered in his hands, suddenly unleashing a True Essence Wave. This wave collided with the approaching cold energy, merely splitting it into two that moved to the sides without completely intercepting it.

And the cold energy immediately engulfed two men, freezing them into two ice sculptures in an instant, completely losing their Life Aura.

"Third Brother, Fourth Brother." The middle-aged man leading them, his eyes filled with rage, exploded with fierce energy, locking his gaze on the Ice Wing Ice Leopard in the sky and shouted, "Beast, today I will kill you to avenge my fallen brothers."

The Ice Leopard ignored his words, its form slicing through the air in an arc shape and quickly pounced towards him, the sharp ice wings on its back unleashing two fierce winds that let out sharp booming noises.

"Stone Splitting Claw!" The middle-aged man similarly unleashed all his True Yuan, the fierce True Yuan densely covering his palms, and the fierce energy streaming into his fingertips transformed his hands into sharp claws, directly colliding with the Ice Wing Ice Leopard.

But there was still a level difference between the two, and coupled with the earlier battle exhausting his True Yuan almost completely, after a brief moment, the battle turned one-sided. A cold wind brushed past the middle-aged man's waist, spraying out a streak of blood and leaving a deep wound on his waist.

"Is it really my fate to die at the hands of this beast?" The middle-aged man looked pale, but his body still burned with a passionate aura, undeterred by his near brushes with death.

"Come, even if I die at your hands today, I'll take you down with me." Shi Zhong shouted angrily, as True Yuan surged again gathering in his palms, slowly accumulating into a glowing sphere. It quickly shot out an arm-thick beam of light rushing towards the Ice Leopard in midair.

Roar!

Sensing that its enemy was going all out, the Ice Leopard flapped the massive Ice Wings behind its back, and True Yuan from several kilometers around began to surge, converging towards its body. Then it suddenly opened its mouth, and a cold Hurricane swept out.

The Primordial Light and cold Hurricane collided, producing an energy fluctuation that continued to spread, forcibly dissipating the White Fog enveloping the heavens and earth.

At the same time, Shi Zhong was blown backward, crashing heavily into a rock, causing the Snow covering its surface to fall.

Shi Zhong's face was pale, as now all his True Yuan was completely depleted, and he seemed to have achieved little effect, with the Ice Wing Ice Leopard still hovering high in the sky.

"Is today truly my dying day?" Shi Zhong's blood-covered lips suddenly formed a bitter smile.

The two other men who had accompanied him were also ashen-faced; who can remain unmoved in the face of death?

"Roar!" At this point, the Ice Wing Ice Leopard in the sky opened its mouth once more with a violent low roar, sucking in the surrounding cold energy, then condensing into a sharp Ice Cone that whistled out, creating an ear-splitting screech.

Seeing the Ice Cone rapidly shooting towards him, Shi Zhong, now exhausted of True Yuan, finally closed his eyes in despair.

Bang!

A dull sound seemed to explode near his ears, yet he felt no pain on his body. When he opened his eyes, he suddenly stared wide-eyed at the scene before him. A woman stood in front of him, holding an Array in her hand, blocking the Ice Cone's attack.

"Wind Stab!"

The woman condensed a Seal in her hands, instantly suspending countless sharp spikes formed of True Yuan in mid-air, then, like a rainstorm, they rapidly shot towards the Ice Wing Ice Leopard in the sky.

Facing such an attack, the Ice Wing Ice Leopard seemed to sense danger and let out an unwilling roar before turning to flee. As it did, the other Ice Leopards also swiftly dashed towards the Snow Mountains.

The crisis seemed to have been eliminated.

"Thank you, miss, for saving my life." Shi Zhong was momentarily stunned, having not expected the Ice Wing Ice Leopard to be repelled so easily; he also sensed the aura emanating from the woman before him, signifying an Intermediate Star Sea Level, one level higher than him.

"No need to thank me, it's all Mr. Lin's instructions." The woman turned, her tone exceedingly cold.

"Mr. Lin?" Shi Zhong paused for a moment, his peripheral vision finally settling on a black-haired, black-eyed young man slowly stepping out from behind the rock.

"I am Shi Zhong, captain of the Snow Country Royal Family, thank you both for saving my life." Shi Zhong cupped his hands towards Lin Mo, but his eyes revealed a hint of confusion. The aura of this Mr. Lin seemed somewhat weak, with strength potentially below Star Sea Level, yet he had an Intermediate Star Sea Level woman as his attendant.

"No need for such courtesy, we were merely offering help." Lin Mo said calmly.

Having just arrived in the Anlin Star System, he was momentarily unaware of the situation here. Moreover, Lin Mo hadn't fully regained his strength, hence he thought of assisting others, perhaps to leave here and learn more about these conditions.

"If you two don't mind, you can follow me back to the Snow Country Imperial City. I believe the Second Prince would be very interested in meeting you. Not only have you saved my life this time, but you've also saved the Second Prince's life. If he learns about this, he will surely reward you heavily." Shi Zhong cupped his hands, smiling as he spoke.

"That's great. We were planning to leave anyway, so we can leave together with Mr. Shi." Lin Mo nodded.