In Zhao Letian's eyes, those several dozen Ice Plain Wolves were far more dangerous than Tang Hong. Forthcoming, an unavoidable fierce battle loomed.
"Awooo! Awooo! Awooo! …"
Watching Zhao Letian kill Tang Hong, those Ice Plain Wolves were stunned for a moment, seemingly puzzled as to why these two humans were killing each other. However, they did not dwell on this query and soon started snarling at Zhao Letian again with bared teeth.
Zhao Letian snorted coldly, maintaining his composure amidst danger. With a wave of his hand, he promptly took out several dozen Iron Puppets from the storage ring, positioning them in front of the pack of Ice Plain Wolves.
Before entering the Imperial Secret Realm, he had taken some time to craft more puppets, numbering even more than this group of Ice Plain Wolves.
Though the cultivation level of these puppets was only at the peak of the ninth tier of the True Martial Realm, their bodies were crafted from Mid-grade Spiritual Artifact materials, indestructible. Even if they weren't a match for the Ice Plain Wolves, they could still tie them down.
As long as these Iron Puppets could buy Zhao Letian some time, he was confident he could eliminate these Ice Plain Wolves one by one.
"Awooo! Awooo! Awooo! …"
Seeing these suddenly appearing puppets, the Ice Plain Wolves were initially shocked, but quickly, sensing the cultivation level of these puppets, charged at them with fierce howls.
Just some puppets at the True Martial Realm, the Ice Plain Wolves didn't take them seriously at all.
However, they soon discovered that although these puppets, merely at the peak of the ninth tier of the True Martial Realm, were not their opponents, they also couldn't easily shake off or gravely hurt these puppets.
"Roar! Roar! Roar! …"
Meanwhile, the Ice Plain Wolf leaders, with the cultivation of the third level of the Sect Martial Realm, each let out an angry roar and swatted the puppets in front of them away with a slap before lunging towards Zhao Letian behind them.
Seeing this, Zhao Letian couldn't help but frown, his eyes revealing a seriousness never seen before.
These Ice Plain Wolves with the third level of Sect Martial Realm cultivation were too strong; his puppets simply couldn't hold them back.
And each of these Ice Plain Wolves with the third level of Sect Martial Realm cultivation was almost comparable to a Tang Hong. If several united in attack, even those invincible fighters wouldn't dare be careless.
"Invincible Sword, Supreme Amongst Heroes!"
Seeing the dire situation, Zhao Letian made a swift decision. A gleam flashed in his eyes as he mustered a surge of True Yuan power, channeling all his strength into the longsword in his hand and once again executed the Invincible Sword technique.
The sword's radiance soared like a rainbow, covering dozens of spans, sharp beyond compare, carrying a peerless and invincible aura as it directly swept towards the attacking Ice Plain Wolves.
In the next moment, blood splattered as two Ice Plain Wolves at the third level of Sect Martial Realm cultivation were slain by Zhao Letian's sword.
However, by the time it reached the third Ice Plain Wolf, the sword's power had greatly diminished, and it was easily shattered by the massive wolf paw of that Ice Plain Wolf.
Simultaneously, since this sword strike had drained one-fifth of Zhao Letian's power, his complexion instantly turned pale, his aura fluctuating uncertainly, appearing extremely weak.
Zhao Letian coldly swept his gaze over the other Ice Plain Wolves at the third level of Sect Martial Realm, his brows furrowing involuntarily.
There were a total of seven Ice Plain Wolves at the third level of Sect Martial Realm. After he had killed two, there were still five left.
To kill these five Ice Plain Wolves, he would need to use the Invincible Sword at least three more times, and he also needed to ensure that each attack hit its mark.
However, by doing so, Zhao Letian would be completely drained of energy, placing him in a highly dangerous situation.
Moreover, wolves, being cunning demon beasts, after being tricked once, would definitely not be easily struck by Zhao Letian's Invincible Sword again.
This meant that even if he used up all his energy to unleash all his Invincible Swords, he was not absolutely certain he could kill these five third-level Sect Martial Ice Plain Wolves.
Taking a step back, even if he managed to kill these five, how would he, drained of all energy, deal with the other Ice Plain Wolves?
"It seems I can only use that move."
Zhao Letian gazed at the rapidly approaching Ice Plain Wolves, a decisive light flashing in his eyes.
At this moment, over a dozen Ice Plain Wolves at the first and second level of Sect Martial Realm, having gotten used to the combat style of the puppets, finally overcame them using their cultivation advantage and charged together towards Zhao Letian.
"Extreme Essence Burst!"
At the critical moment, Zhao Letian shouted deeply, and a spherical layer of True Essence Qi Shield suddenly surged from his hand, with a rapidly spinning Purple Lotus Demon Fire in his palm. The forces of wind, fire, thunder, and Micro Realm Sword Force all emerged, converging inside the True Essence Qi Shield under Zhao Letian's control into a terrifying chaotic energy, which wildly surged inside the Qi Shield like a volcano on the verge of erupting, desperately needing to release that frightening chaotic energy.
The next moment, Zhao Letian pressed the energy orb in his hand fiercely onto the ice layer below, causing the chaotic energy within to burst out instantly, creating a destructive domain filled with terrifying energy that swiftly swept across everything, melting snow and ice, steaming up clouds of smoke, covering all the approaching Ice Plain Wolves.
"Whimper! Whimper! Whimper!…"
Amidst the thunder and lightning, the Ice Plain Wolves caught in the Extreme Essence Burst immediately let out an incredibly pitiful wail.
At the same time, the other Ice Plain Wolves, still entangled with the puppets in the distance, although not engulfed by the Extreme Essence Burst, were blown away far off by the powerful shockwave that spread out.
A long time afterward, the smoke and clouds dissipated.
Looking ahead, only Zhao Letian, standing proudly alone with his longsword on the melted ice plain, remains, while all the Ice Plain Wolves that had pounced towards him had turned into dismembered corpses, covered with scorched marks from flames and lightning, and horrific wounds made by wind blades and sword qi.
"Who would have thought that after advancing to the ninth level of True Martial Realm, the power of Extreme Essence Burst would be even stronger than I expected."
After seeing the outcome of this strike, a satisfied smile appeared on Zhao Letian's face.
Extreme Essence Burst is the strongest attack he can mount using his own strength, far more terrifying than the Invincible Sword.
Or more precisely, the Invincible Sword should be considered his strongest single-target attack, which could also be used against multiple targets, but not as effectively.
Whereas Extreme Essence Burst is Zhao Letian's strongest area attack, sweeping directly across ten-zhang radius with extremely terrifying destructive power.
However, the cost of using Extreme Essence Burst is also terrifying, consuming one-third of his inner strength with just one use.