Chapter 498: A Prince Of Devils

The scholar reached out his hand with bright eyes. He was extremely confident that he could capture the little girl in front of him.

‘She’s a caster—one that independently grew in the lower realm. What will she achieve if I bring her to the upper realm?’ At this point, Ni Yinghong was a huge treasure to the scholar, and she was even more valuable than interspatial bags and magic tools.

Nonetheless, just as the scholar was about to grab Ni Yinghong, he heard a furious roar.

“Woof!”

Following that, a strong wind went after his neck.

It was so intense that his neck could probably be snapped by it. The scholar was appalled, hence he forgot about Ni Yinghong and flew backward because his life was at stake.

Nevertheless, he spotted through the corners of his eyes a yellow figure, which was thrice as fast as him.

‘A spirit beast!

‘This must be a powerful spirit beast!

‘Given its momentum, its speed, and its power… Only a spirit beast can be so unstoppable.’

The scholar turned his wrist to wield his folding fan, causing a fan shadow to appear. He was making every effort to block the fearsome spirit beast’s attack. Even so, he suddenly felt his body stiffen as a chillness gushed up his body.

‘A magic art attack—this is an ice-mastery magic art. That female caster used this skill with her Skill Equipment earlier, but this can’t be compared to hers.’

The scholar felt a penetrating chill as soon as the chillness struck his body, and he slowly lost control over his limbs.

He tensed up and knew he was in a bad spot because the power was definitely possessed by an equal-ranked caster. The scholar would most likely be defeated even if he openly fought a caster like that, but he was