At this moment, in a clearing of the Ice Fire Forest, faint white mist was diffusing across the snow-covered ground.
This was not spatial confinement mist, but rather the mist emanating from a spatial passage.
Within the white mist, over a dozen individuals stood, their expressions brimming with excitement, their bodies trembling involuntarily.
"Sir, we... we've found it!"
The leading Gold-tier Beast Tamer nodded, his eyes also alight with fervor.
A killing intent flickered in his gaze as he spoke,
"You all guard the perimeter of the white mist. Anyone who dares approach will be killed without mercy!"
The assembled group nodded and summoned their contracted spirits.
The tremors that had shaken the land had long since ceased, and their scope was limited. The Spirit Guard stronghold of Huaguo remained oblivious.
"How is it?"
The Gold-tier Beast Tamer arrived at the very center of the white mist.
Three experts, wearing specialized equipment, were meticulously examining something.
"It requires time to activate!"
A man spoke in a muffled tone. Simultaneously, he opened a portable white case.
He produced a vial containing a liquid that flowed like blood.
He poured it into the spatial passage before him.
The potion seemed to be absorbed, and the surrounding white mist gradually thickened.
Following this, the other two individuals also poured in various potions.
The white mist intensified. When it reached a certain density, it signified the complete opening of the ruins!
Half an hour later,
A civilian Beast Taming group from Huaguo detected the anomaly and approached the white mist.
Someone inquired, "Leader, what is this situation?"
"It's ruins!"
A middle-aged woman declared, a spark of fanaticism in her eyes.
She had never imagined encountering the emergence of ruins.
"Ruins?! Then what about us..."
The four members of her group became equally excited upon hearing this.
The middle-aged woman's gaze was thoughtful. Opportunity was before them; they absolutely could not let it slip away.
But in that instant, a fierce lightning bolt struck, tearing through the air and descending instantaneously!
"What?!"
The woman's expression shifted drastically. She immediately commanded a contracted spirit to shield her.
Boom!
A terrifying surge of lightning power erupted, obliterating the contracted spirit on the spot!
She was a Silver-tier Three Beast Tamer!
"If you don't want to die, get out of here!"
The Gold-tier Beast Tamer from Sakura Country, mounted on a giant thunderous serpent, exuded a cold killing intent.
"You?!"
The four members were enraged by the sheer arrogance.
"Don't be rash! Let's go!"
The middle-aged woman, their leader, suppressed her resentment.
If she chose to fight, their entire Beast Taming group would be annihilated.
But just as they prepared to depart,
The adversary's eyes flashed, and he chose to attack once more!
Hiss!
A lightning bolt struck, shattering the body of a Beast Tamer.
"You?!"
The group was shocked by the treachery. Despite being a Gold-tier Beast Tamer, he was still resorting to ambushes!
"I need to make an example of you. You won't be leaving!"
The Beast Tamer from Sakura Country chuckled and patted the thunderous serpent beneath him.
His other three contracted spirits were guarding other directions, but facing a group of Silver-tier Beast Tamers, one contracted spirit was more than enough!
"Let's fight!"
Determination filled the middle-aged woman's eyes.
A fierce battle immediately erupted!
The civilian Beast Taming group from Huaguo was quickly suppressed. The difference in a major tier was insurmountable!
But as the four found themselves in perilous situations, a buzzing sound echoed from a distance.
Both sides froze, turning their gazes towards the source.
"Holy crap!"
In an instant, everyone's bodies shuddered, their eyes wide with shock.
A young man was riding a husky, with a plump rabbit slung over his shoulder, a benevolent smile gracing his face.
But the key was what followed him.
There were thousands of red flying insects!
The insects were no larger than a palm, but they exuded a scorching aura, even evaporating the surrounding snow.
These were the Flame-scorching Insects, native to the frozen realms!
"Uh... sorry, I attracted too many!"
Chen Shu clasped his fists in apology and then darted into the spatial passage, landing on a tree about three hundred meters away.
However, three hundred meters was not enough to break the lock of the Flame-scorching Insects.
Chen Shu recalled his contracted spirits and downed an invisibility potion.
Instantly, the swarm of Flame-scorching Insects lost their target. Their flame-filled eyes turned towards the five individuals ahead.
"Le... Leader... what do we do?"
A man swallowed hard, his eyes filled with dread.
The Flame-scorching Insects before them were at least Silver-tier and extremely aggressive.
But the most concerning was the giant insect in the center, emanating a Gold-tier aura!
"It's... not a big problem..."
The middle-aged woman waved her hand, attempting to maintain her composure.
They were only Silver-tier; they wouldn't provoke the hostility of a Gold-tier overlord. The one who should be panicking was the adversary.
"Damn it! What kind of a troublemaker is this!"
As expected, the man from Sakura Country's expression turned grim. He hadn't expected a Silver-tier individual to attract so many fierce beasts.
What's more, he couldn't retreat now; he had to defend the ruins!
Buzz buzz buzz—
The Flame-scorching Insects flapped their wings, gradually condensing droplets of flame, as if charging a skill.
In a flash, a wave of flames surged forward like a tide.
"Run!"
The middle-aged woman roared, leading her three team members away from the area.
"Damn it!"
The man from Sakura Country could no longer concern himself with them and had to focus entirely on dealing with the approaching fierce beasts.
Boom!
A massive lightning ball struck, colliding directly with the flames.
But in an instant, the lightning ball was crushed.
The skills of thousands of Silver-tier fierce beasts were not something a single Gold-tier individual could withstand.
Naturally, the man had anticipated this. His thunderous serpent rolled, evading the incoming flames.
However, the Flame-scorching Insects showed no mercy, unleashing various skills with frenzied abandon.
Even the overlord joined the fray, its eyes burning with rage, appearing intent on a fight to the death.
"What kind of heinous act did that kid commit?!"