Chapter 287: Night stay_1
Not only that, the ice mirror burst forth with a dawn light as cold as ice, directly blasting the Lone Wolf away.
At the same time, beneath Lin Dai’s feet, the fifth black Soul Ring among her two yellow, two purple, and two black Soul Rings lit up, and then she swung her Black Greatsword Martial Soul, taking advantage of the opportunity to strike at the Lone Wolf!
Seeing this, the Lone Wolf immediately circulated his Soul Power and dodged left and right. Even so, in his hasty response, the Lone Wolf’s only remaining arm was chopped off by Lin Dai!
The Lone Wolf fell to the ground!
Immediately after, Lin Dai and Sujin landed to the left and right of the Lone Wolf!
A pained howl escaped from the Lone Wolf’s mouth, but without his arms, all he could do was kneel down, "Spare my life, please spare me!"
"Hmph, your God-Slaying Cult has slaughtered the people of Sky Symbol City, how could I spare you!" Saying this, Lin Dai with resolve in her motion swung her Black Greatsword, decapitating the Lone Wolf.
At the same time, the Women’s Knight Group also wiped out those Wolf Raiders and heterodox Soul Masters to the last one!
After all the enemies were cleaned up, Lin Dai, Sujin, and the other women all let out a sigh of relief.
"Daring to kill the disciples of our God-Slaying Cult!"
However, just as they relaxed, a streak of blood light shone from within the woods. Lin Dai, Sujin, and the others focused their eyes and saw an old man leaning on a crutch, manipulating some blood-colored skeletal phantoms, dispersing and rushing towards them!
Beneath the old man’s feet shimmered two yellow, two purple, and four black Soul Rings—a configuration of eight excellent Soul Rings!
The Women’s Knight Group, shocked, immediately formed up to meet the challenge!
"Soul Douluo, get out of the way!" Sujin shouted anxiously.
Meanwhile, Lin Dai and Sujin rushed to the front of the Women’s Knight Group.
It was already too late. The skeletal phantoms moved incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, they were upon the Women’s Knights, about to slaughter them all!
Just at this critical moment, they saw a flame burning down from the sky. In an instant, those blood-colored skeletons were turned to ashes by the fire!
Sujin and Lin Dai had just arrived at the front of the Women’s Knight Group, and they were startled. But the next moment, they saw an imposing figure appear in front of them.
He wore a black and gold robe and held a dark red greatsword in his hand.
Before Sujin and the others could react, this person already charged toward the blood skeleton Soul Douluo like a bolt of lightning!
The women only heard a series of tragic cries, and the piercing of a sword into a body. The Soul Douluo had already turned into a mist of blood, surging into the dark red greatsword!
Witnessing this terrifying scene, Sujin and Lin Dai were shocked to their cores.
However, the next second, the two women’s fear turned to joy. They saw the man’s true face, and exclaimed in surprise, "Your Majesty the Kingly Peerage!"
Without a doubt, this man who had descended from the heavens was none other than Chu Qin!
"Sujin, Lin Dai, it seems you still need my help, eh?" Chu Qin sheathed the Asura God Sword and walked towards the two women, smiling faintly.
"Once again, thank you, Your Majesty the Kingly Peerage, for saving our lives!" Lin Dai and Sujin bowed to Chu Qin in unison.
"A mere trifle, not worth mentioning! By the way, you two, what are you doing in the Icebound Forest?" Chu Qin asked the two women.
"To obtain the seventh Soul Ring!" Sujin said frankly.
"Is it just that simple?" Chu Qin raised an eyebrow, "This morning, you two were all secretive about it, weren’t you?"
"Your Majesty, I’m sorry!" Lin Dai said with a hint of guilt, "My master and I have never liked to rely on others! That’s why we didn’t tell you!"
"Then why didn’t you just tell me?" Chu Qin smiled faintly, "Why all the secrecy?"
"Hmm, it seems that Lin Dai and I didn’t think it through! Alas, who would have thought that we’d encounter people from the God-Slaying Cult even in the Icebound Forest!" Su Jin sighed, "Fortunately, Your Majesty Chu Qin took timely action, or else the consequences would have been unthinkable!"
"Your Majesty, what about you? What brings you to the Icebound Forest..." Lin Dai asked.
"Oh, I’m just here to accompany Xue’er and Ling Ling as they obtain their Soul Rings," Chu Qin replied.
Upon hearing this, Lin Dai and Su Jin couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss; they had thought Chu Qin had come specially to protect them!
It seemed they were being rather presumptuous!
After all, they thought, what was Chu Qin’s status? Would he go out of his way to escort two seemingly insignificant individuals like themselves?
"Did you get your Soul Rings?" Chu Qin, unaware of their thoughts, asked.
"We did!" Su Jin nodded.
"I was thinking, if you hadn’t, I could have helped you," Chu Qin said with a smile, "But since that’s not necessary, let’s not bother with it!"
Hearing this, Su Jin’s face lit up with joy. It seemed she wasn’t so worthless in Chu Qin’s eyes after all!
"What are your plans now?" Chu Qin continued.
"The day is coming to an end; we plan to camp here and return to Tianshui Academy tomorrow!" Su Jin said with a smile, "Your Majesty, what about you?"
"Originally, I was planning to return to the academy!" Chu Qin replied, "But since I’ve run into you, I might as well stay here and keep you company for the night!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Su Jin and Lin Dai said in unison. They had been worried about having to stay alert at night, but with Chu Qin here, that was no longer necessary!
"Chu Qin!" Just at that moment, Qian Renxue, Ye Lingling, and Su Daji, having absorbed their Soul Rings and soul bones, came to Chu Qin’s side.
"You’ve absorbed the Soul Rings and soul bones?" Chu Qin looked at them and smiled.
"Yes!" Qian Renxue nodded happily, "I’ve advanced to level seventy-two, and Lingling has reached level sixty-three!"
Upon hearing this, Su Jin and Lin Dai were both startled. How old was Qian Renxue in front of them, and she already surpassed Su Jin’s level?
Then, Qian Renxue continued, "Chu Qin, it’s getting dark; let’s hurry back to Tianshui Academy!"
"No, we can’t!" Chu Qin shook his head, "Xue’er, I’m afraid we’ll have to spend the night here with Dean Su Jin and the others!"
"Dean Su!" Ye Lingling, seeing Su Jin, greeted her, "What are you doing here?"
"We were ambushed by the God-Slaying Cult just now, thankfully His Majesty took timely action to save us!" Su Jin replied. Then she turned to Chu Qin, "Your Majesty, since Miss Xue’er is not accustomed to sleeping outdoors, you should go back first, we’ll be fine!"
"How can that be!" Chu Qin shook his head, "Since I’ve promised you, I can’t go back on my word!"
Thereupon, Chu Qin looked at Qian Renxue and said, "Xue’er, what do you say?"
Although Qian Renxue felt a twinge of silent grievance, she still managed a smile and said, "Sure, I’ll listen to you!"
"In that case, Dean Su Jin, let’s find a place to camp!" Chu Qin directed toward Su Jin and Lin Dai.
"Sure!"
Subsequently, Chu Qin and his party chose a relatively safe spot to set up camp.
Fortunately, Chu Qin’s Soul Guidance Container had spare tents; the original purchase had been for just such unforeseen outdoor emergencies, which today proved to be quite useful.
