Lan Xuanyu’s brain started to work rapidly. Regardless of what era it is, the most important thing for Spirit Masters would be to have an adequate understanding of spirit beasts before strategizing and formulating a plan to defeat them.
The information regarding the Nether wolves appeared within Lan Xuanyu’s mind.
‘Daddy seemed to have mentioned before that Nether wolves are innately suspicious in nature and do not like to attack head-on. Instead, they prefer to exploit their target’s weaknesses. Like sneaking an attack like before. Which means, they are actually afraid of me?’
Upon thinking about that, Lan Xuanyu’s heart stirred. With a raise of his left hand, the silver patterned Blue Silver Grass immediately coiled and wrapped his palm. A water ball appeared swiftly and he propped it over his head.
As he expected, the sudden appearance of the water ball caused the three approaching Nether wolves to stop in their tracks. They stared warily at Lan Xuanyu with their green eyes and paced slowly back and forth as they revolved around him.
‘The wolves are extremely patient spirit beasts and are proficient in seeking opportunities. To the extent that they are willing to go through mutual attrition with their prey until the prey tires itself out or expose a weakness.’
That was what his daddy had mentioned before but at the very least, seeing that the Nether wolves had stopped themselves due to the water ball, Lan Xuanyu heaved a sigh of relief.
After pondering for a moment, the water ball in his hand started to solidify into an ice ball that emitted a faint chill.
The Nether wolves slowed down further and watched him cautiously. Lan Xuanyu passed the ice ball to his right hand before he congealed an equally large ice ball with his left hand. The riverside was filled with an abundance of water elements that eased his control considerably.
He then took a step forward and the three Nether wolves took a step back simultaneously, maintaining the distance between him and them.
Lan Xuanyu observed his surroundings when suddenly, he quickened his footwork and took three steps out in one direction. The three wolves were shocked so they leaped away before they were able to follow up.
Right at this time, Lan Xuanyu suddenly sprinted and ran towards another direction.
‘Wanting to escape? It was the easiest to reveal weaknesses while running!’ The three Nether wolves immediately gave chase.
Just as Lan Xuanyu had anticipated, in terms of running, how could he ever outrun the Nether wolves?
The three Nether wolves quickly caught up but right at this time, Lan Xuanyu’s footwork suddenly changed. He increased his strides horizontally before performing a turn, borrowing the inertia from the sprint to spin and change his direction abruptly.
This feat was definitely not simple to imitate! The change in direction performed under that immense speed turned him into a blur and due to their traits, the Nether Wolves paused instead of pouncing before they turned anxiously to chase him once again.
Although he was inferior in terms of speed, the change in direction allowed Lan Xuanyu to surpass the three Nether wolves. The Gold patterned Blue Silver Grass appeared on Lan Xuanyu’s right hand and at this time, he gained an immense increase in speed. He then raised his right hand as he threw the ice ball out.
Not towards the three Nether wolves behind him, but rather ahead of him. He threw it in the direction where he witnessed the Hippo showering!
“Bang!” The ice ball exploded above the Hippo’s head and produced a mist as well as a set of ice shards that tackled the Hippo fervently, especially towards its eyes.
Those were considered weak points for any spirit beast and making the shards ice-cold made it worse.
The Hippo immediately stood up in pain and unleashed a roar.
Right at this time, Lan Xuanyu had rushed to the riverbed. He suddenly leaped up and jumped towards the Hippo’s back. He then used his toes to make another jump to cross the river from its back and that’s the time when he threw the other ice ball in his left hand.
The ice ball flew and was then suddenly split into three as they soared separately towards the group of Nether Wolves.
The three wolves arrived at the riverbed just in time but they were frightened by the furious Hippo. No matter how gentle and cordial the Hippo was, it was still a powerful 1,000-year spirit beast. Its strength and defense were at a level that the Nether wolves could not afford to challenge.
Right at this time, the three ice balls arrived before them and they immediately laid low, however, they didn’t sense any threat coming from it.
But, a strange scene occurred. The three ice balls were roughly two meters away from their heads when they suddenly swerved and flew towards the Hippo. The ice balls actually flew in an arc in midair.
The Hippo had its eyes closed while enjoying its shower. When the ice balls exploded and pierced its weak eyelids, the gentle 1,000-year Hippo was enraged. While roaring in anger, Lan Xuanyu was already on its back but due to its massive mass and defense, it did not sense him but it definitely felt the three Nether wolves approaching it. In the midst of its roar, it turned its head just in time to see three ice balls flying towards it.
‘It’s them!’
“Roar—” The Hippo fumed with rage. The three ice balls were instantly shattered into powder as it stood up in the river and opened its blood-filled mouth at the three Nether wolves.
“Aoo, Aoo, Aoo!” The immense shockwaves blew the three Nether wolves away, yelping in sharp notes as they ran away with their tails between their legs.
If they knew how to speak, they would definitely have shouted: “It wasn’t us!”
Although the Hippo had a huge size and moved slowly, it had survived against many carnivorous beasts. This meant that aside from its thick and coarse exterior, it possessed other means of deterrence.
Hippos were mostly herbivores but they could eat and digest meat in desperate times. Its innate ability was to devour and wield terrifying sucking abilities. Its gigantic mouth was large enough to devour half a Nether wolf without a problem.
Its furious state caused the three Nether wolves to turn tail and run.
Lan Xuanyu sat on the other side of the river, slightly flustered with his face red and fear in his eyes but after seeing the three Nether wolves running, he heaved a sigh of relief with a back full of sweat.
‘It’s really dangerous here!’
Inside Zi Luo institute’s gymnasium.
The various teachers looked at each other, where even Mu Chongtian’s heart was in shock.
The Hippo attempted to swallow the wolves? An eight-year-old child was actually able to achieve that? Especially Lan Xuanyu’s control with the ice balls, they were executed wonderfully. The last three swerving ice balls were the crucial factors that determined the result of this skirmish. He borrowed the might of the Hippo to scare away the calamity brought by the Nether wolves.
Be it his adaptation of speed, reaction, or his control over his own spirit, the entire process was worthy of praise to the extent that it could be deemed as a textbook response towards the beasts!
“I’m taking this kid.” Mu Zhongtian smacked his thighs.