Chapter 58

Chapter 58: Flag Capture
Xiong Yu’s Great Axe cleaved off much of the Ice Toad’s icy armor, but it failed to inflict any substantial damage upon the creature.
Zi Baiying also realized they couldn’t delay any longer. Her eyes fixed intently on the Ice Toad, her entire body erupted with Purple-Black Spiritual Power, and the Guihua Whip in her hand was raised high above her head.
Then, she fiercely lashed out with the Long Purple Whip. A thunderous crack echoed through the Snow Mountain air as it coiled around the Ice Toad like a vicious Great Python.
It directly ensnared one of the Ice Toad’s hind legs. Zi Baiying continuously pulled at the Ice Toad with both hands, significantly slowing its leaping speed.
Seeing Zi Baiying successfully slow the Ice Toad, Qin Yefeng and Xiong Yu launched even more ferocious attacks.
The sharp sound of shattering ice continuously rang out. The Ice Toad’s icy spikes steadily diminished, and numerous wounds appeared on its body, from which copious amounts of blood flowed.
At this moment, the Ice Toad’s entire body began to shake violently and strangely. Realizing something was amiss, Qin Yefeng quickly shielded Xiong Yu.
Sure enough, as the Ice Toad’s body shook violently, the icy spikes on its back instantly shot out.
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!”
The icy spikes, imbued with extreme speed, darted towards Qin Yefeng. It was clear that if they truly struck him, he would be riddled with holes like a sieve.
Qin Yefeng unleashed his full Burning Heaven Dragon Flame. The incoming ice instantly melted into the air under the terrifying high temperature.
Then, his Dragon Race bloodline erupted. Qin Yefeng stomped his feet, leaping dozens of meters into the air, directly above the Ice Toad’s head.
He raised the Blood Shadow Battle Saber high, imbued it with Burning Heaven Dragon Flame, and then brought it down fiercely. In mid-air, it descended upon the Ice Toad with a wild, destructive aura.
The Ice Toad sensed danger. The two caterpillars on its head, which had turned deep crimson, continuously shrank, providing the Ice Toad with immense Demonic Power.
Subsequently, the Ice Toad, using the Demonic Power provided by the tendrils on its head, swiftly leaped, evading Qin Yefeng’s fierce attack.
Qin Yefeng had no intention of letting the Ice Toad escape and immediately gave chase again.
The Blood Shadow Battle Saber once more slashed down fiercely. This strike carried Golden Spiritual Power and wild, destructive Golden Flame.
“Berserker Overlord Saber!”
A peerlessly sharp Golden Battle Saber suddenly appeared in the sky, hovering majestically, indomitable and awe-inspiring. Its perfect golden blade seemed capable of cleaving through anything between heaven and earth, radiating an undeniable aura of an overlord.
With a single blood-red saber slash, bones shattered and blood splattered as the massive Ice Toad was directly cleaved in two by the Blood Shadow Battle Saber.
Qin Yefeng walked to the side of the bloody and grotesque Ice Toad’s head and directly extracted an ice-blue Demonic Core from within.
Afterward, the three of them walked towards the crimson Battle Flag.
This blood-red Battle Flag was five meters long and two meters wide. Its large surface fluttered, rustling like a war robe.
At this moment, a team of people ascended from the base of the Snow Mountain.
“Damn it! When I was at the foot of the Snow Mountain, I thought all I had to do was endure the blizzard and climb up to find the flag. I never expected to find a Formation in the middle of the mountain, which wasted my time. Now that I’ve broken the Formation, I should be the first one to get the flag, right?”
Xue Li said arrogantly to an Instructor.
“You were the first to break the Formation, so you will undoubtedly be the first to obtain the flag,” another Instructor beside him said fawningly.
At this moment, Qin Yefeng and the others also noticed a group of people hurrying up the Snow Mountain from its base.
Without hesitation, Qin Yefeng quickly used both hands to pull at the blood-red Battle Flag, only to find that the base of its pole was completely encased in ice, making it difficult to pull out quickly.
“Stop it at once, Qin Yefeng, you bastard!” Xue Li discovered the scene unfolding on the Snow Mountain. Though he found it hard to believe, the facts were right before him.
The Instructors beside Xue Li also looked incredulous. “This is impossible,” they thought, “because since the Flag Capture Battle began, no other team apart from Xue Li’s has reached the Snow Mountain’s mid-slope.”
How did Qin Yefeng, Zi Baiying, and their team manage to reach the summit of this Snow Mountain?
Seeing Xue Li’s squad charging towards them, Qin Yefeng sped up his flag-pulling. However, the Battle Flag was still being extracted inch by inch, making it impossible to pull it out completely before Xue Li arrived.
“Quick, Xiong Yu, give me a hand!” Qin Yefeng moved aside, calling out urgently.
At this moment, Xiong Yu spat twice into his palms and joined Qin Yefeng in pulling the flag.
With Xiong Yu’s addition, the combined strength of two was indeed greater than one, and the flag-pulling speed increased significantly.
“Qin Yefeng, you bastard, stop pulling that flag! I’m the only one who gets to be first!”
Xue Li saw Qin Yefeng and the others on the verge of pulling out the Battle Flag. He was consumed by fury, his entire body erupting with Deep Crimson Spiritual Power as he sprinted rapidly towards them.
Xue Li’s two teammates and the Instructors followed closely behind him.
“Qin Yefeng, if you stop pulling the flag, you’ll be my friend from now on. But if you continue, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
Xue Li, along with his two teammates, had already charged to within fifty meters of Qin Yefeng. As he sprinted, he left a deep trail behind him, and snowflakes danced wildly in the air.
At this point, Qin Yefeng and Xiong Yu did not stop; instead, they exerted even more strength to pull the flag.
“You’re asking for death!” Xue Li lunged towards Qin Yefeng. His muscles rapidly turned crimson, and fierce Deep Crimson Spiritual Power manifested on his body as he unleashed a punch that exploded with sound.
Surging Deep Crimson Spiritual Power gathered on that fist. The Deep Crimson Spiritual Power compressed continuously, erupting with incredibly potent energy.
Zi Baiying decisively made her move. Intense black-purple Spiritual Power circulated around her body, and the Guihua Whip at her waist unfurled in her hand.
The Long Purple Whip in her hand lashed out fiercely at Xue Li. A thunderous crack echoed in the air as the Guihua Whip whipped out like an incredibly vicious Great Python.
“Boom!”
The Deep Crimson Spiritual Power and Purple-Black Spiritual Power collided, creating a massive explosion.
As the energy explosion swept through, the air continuously cracked and distorted, forming a white storm vortex. The snow and massive rocks on the ground were all affected by the powerful magical energy’s violent blast.
They were directly shattered into fragments. A thick white dust storm permeated the sky, and the surrounding snow on the ground vanished almost in the blink of an eye.