This time, it couldn’t even manage a wail, lying motionless on the ground, its body a bloody mess.
Elder Frost snorted coldly and looked at Gilberto. “Gilberto, there’s no time to waste. Apply the Contract Beast Rune now.”
“Yes, Elder Frost.” Gilberto’s face lit up with joy as he nodded in agreement.
In the Runecarver Sect, Elder Blaze, Elder Frost, Elder Rain, and Elder Thunder held esteemed positions, second only to his father.
Although Gilberto had obtained the Frost Spirit Beast egg, he wouldn’t dare claim it without the elders’ approval.
Gilberto believed that once the Contract Beast Rune was applied and the Frost Spirit Beast successfully hatched, with the sect’s abundant resources, it could eventually reach the Demon King or even Demon Saint Realm. If he himself reached the Spirit God realm, he would become a legend!
Thinking of this, Gilberto could hardly contain his excitement.
He then steeled his mind and squeezed out a tiny drop of crimson blood from his flesh.
As the blood left his body, Gilberto’s face turned slightly pale, but it was filled with joy.
Gilberto dipped his fingertip into the blood and began to draw the Contract Beast Rune.
“Human, stop!” The Frost Spirit Beast on the ground let out a weak roar.
Ignoring the beast’s roar, Gilberto continued drawing the rune on the eggshell with his bloodied fingertip.
At that moment, a crazed red light surged in the Frost Spirit Beast’s icy white eyes, and its bloody body emitted an eerie ice-red glow.
The Frost Spirit Beast raised its massive head and opened its huge mouth.
Seeing this, Elder Frost and Elder Thunder frowned deeply.
They hadn’t expected that in such a state, the Frost Spirit Beast could still launch an attack.
In the next moment, a perfectly round ice-white sphere flew out of the Frost Spirit Beast’s mouth.
The sphere was about the size of an adult’s fist, flawless and transparent, with runes flowing across its surface, emitting a strong ice elemental energy.
As the sphere flew out of the beast’s mouth, the temperature in the valley plummeted, and even the air seemed to freeze.
The moment the sphere appeared, Elder Frost and Elder Thunder’s pupils contracted sharply.
Leo and Seraphina, hidden nearby, also focused their gazes.
From the sphere, they sensed an extremely terrifying Ice Spiritual Power.
“Is that the Frost Spirit Beast’s Primary Frost Pearl!?” Elder Thunder exclaimed in shock.
The Frost Pearl was the Frost Spirit Beast’s innate Spirit Treasure.
While beasts couldn’t forge spiritual weapons like human cultivators, they could develop their own innate Spirit Treasures.
A beast’s innate Spirit Treasure usually evolved from a part of its body or from consuming minerals, spiritual weapons, Spirit Treasures, or other fortuitous encounters.
However, since this Frost Spirit Beast hadn’t yet reached the Demon King realm, its innate Spirit Treasure Frost Pearl wasn’t fully formed.
“It actually brought out its Frost Pearl. This beast wants to fight to the death!” Elder Frost said grimly.
If an incomplete innate Spirit Treasure was damaged or destroyed, not only would the beast suffer severe backlash, but it would also never reach the Demon King realm.
With this in mind, Elder Frost’s gaze turned colder as he clenched his withered right hand tightly.
The Frost Pearl emitted a dazzling ice-white light.
The entire valley was suddenly enveloped in this icy white light.
The five chains binding the Frost Spirit Beast froze completely, and the runes on them were directly frozen.
Even the light barrier trapping the beast in the center of the formation began to form frost, resembling winter ice crystals on a window.
In mid-air, five Runeblades started to lose their runes under the intense cold.
Bang!
The formation’s light barrier shattered.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The five Runeblades broke apart!
The terrifying cold spread along the chains to where Elder Frost and his companions held them.
Frost began to form on Elder Frost, Elder Thunder, and the three elders’ bodies.
They had to use their spiritual power to resist the bone-chilling cold, but it grew stronger, causing the three elders to shiver uncontrollably.
Seeing this scene, Leo was slightly shocked. He hadn’t expected an incomplete innate Spirit Treasure from the Frost Spirit Beast to be so powerful.
“Elder Frost!” The three elders looked at Elder Frost simultaneously.
Elder Thunder’s body crackled with lightning as he frowned deeply and looked at Elder Frost too.
All four awaited Elder Frost’s decision.
Elder Frost’s eyes flickered with light, his old face showing reluctance.
There were only two choices: release the Frost Spirit Beast and return its egg or kill it.
“Damn beast! If I can’t have you, no one can!” Elder Frost made his choice with a deep voice. “Gather Five Element Runes into a spiritual sword and kill it!”
With that command, all five changed their hand seals simultaneously.
In the pentagram formation, light surged as runes appeared from thin air like flowing light, flying towards the center of the formation above.
At the same time, their spiritual power poured out like five rivers converging above the formation center.
A giant Runeblade slowly formed above. Five Element Runes flowed across its massive blade, dazzlingly bright.
In five positions around it, Elder Frost and his companions looked solemn and murderous as their spiritual power continuously flowed into the giant rune sword.
The rune sword solidified further; its blade gleamed sharply with lethal intent.
It was clear that once it struck downwards, it would cleave the Frost Spirit Beast in two.
The severely injured beast could only desperately push its Frost Pearl to its limits.
The ice-white light from the pearl flared again, enveloping the rune sword.
On its surface, numerous runes began to freeze and shatter.
“Hurry up!” Elder Frost barked coldly.
The five changed their hand seals again. Countless Heaven and Earth Rune Marks appeared in mid-air and converged on the rune sword, while their spiritual power continued to pour into it.
The situation reached a temporary stalemate.
“Leo?” Seraphina knew this was their best chance.
“Seraphina, stay here. It’s my turn now!”
With those words, Leo shot out from behind a rock like a streak of light.
Simultaneously, Leo gathered his sword energy; hundreds of White Light Blades formed instantly around him.
He pushed his Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus to its limit; two fierce ice-white sword energies condensed in his hands.
“Who goes there!?”
Leo’s sudden attack immediately alerted Elder Frost and Elder Thunder.
As they turned towards him, they were met with hundreds of White Light Blades shooting towards them.