After defeating the swarm of sand scorpions, the group continued on their way.

Along the way, they encountered all sorts of attacks from spirit beasts, including sand snakes skilled in stealth, ferocious and brutal wild wolves, and stone giants with immense strength...

Every encounter was a life-or-death test, but Lu Lingxi and the others, with their strong abilities and tacit cooperation, turned danger into safety time and time again.

After traveling for an unknown amount of time, they crossed barren mountains and deserts, finally arriving at the source of the divine beast's aura that the Vermilion Bird had sensed.

It was a towering mountain peak, shrouded in mist, obscuring its true form, yet radiating a chilling aura of power.

"This is it..." Zhuque's voice trembled slightly, "I can sense that the White Tiger is on this mountain peak!"

"Roar--"

Just then, a deafening tiger's roar suddenly came from the mountaintop. The roar was like a thunderclap, deafening and echoing between heaven and earth for a long time.

As the clouds and mist gradually dispersed, revealing the true face of the mountain peak, a huge white tiger slowly emerged from its summit.

The white tiger was as huge as a mountain, its entire body was pure white without a single blemish, as if it were carved from pure ice and snow. It radiated a holy light, as if a god had descended.

Its pair of tiger eyes were incredibly majestic, gleaming with golden light, as if they could see through everything. Just by standing there, the surrounding spirit beasts trembled and prostrated themselves on the ground, not daring to move. The world was silent, with only the deep breathing of the white tiger remaining.

"This...this is the White Tiger..." Huan Yue's voice was filled with disbelief and shock.

"Such powerful pressure..." Phantom couldn't help but exclaim.

Zhuque's body trembled slightly as she looked at Baihu with eyes full of affection.

Lu Lingxi took a deep breath to calm her excited heart, stepped forward, and said loudly, "Junior Lu Lingxi greets Senior White Tiger!"

The white tiger slowly lowered its head, its huge tiger eyes staring at Lu Lingxi Yao with a scrutinizing look in them. "Human... why have you come?" The white tiger's voice was deep and majestic, as if it came from the heavens above.

"This junior hopes to receive Senior White Tiger's help to fight against the Black Abyss together," Lu Lingxi Yao replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Fight against the Black Abyss?" A strange light flashed in the White Tiger's eyes. "Do you know how powerful the Black Abyss is?"

“I know that the Black Abyss is powerful and its organization is spread all over the world. It is not something that one person can defeat. But I firmly believe that as long as we unite all the forces that can be united, we will definitely be able to defeat the Black Abyss!” Lu Lingxi Yao said firmly, without backing down.

The white tiger remained silent for a moment, then suddenly let out a low laugh: "Good! What a fine idea to unite all forces that can be united! Human, you have great courage and boldness, but if you want my help, you still need to pass my test."

“Please speak, senior!” Lu Lingxi said without hesitation.

The white tiger nodded, and with a gentle wave of its massive paw, the surrounding scenery instantly changed.

Lu Lingxi, Yao and the others found themselves in a snowy wonderland, with a biting wind and heavy snow falling.

"This is...an illusion?" Lu Lingxi was startled. She immediately realized that this was an illusion created by the White Tiger.

"The first test is a test of strength." The White Tiger's voice echoed in the illusion, "You need to defeat one of my avatars on this icy plain."

As soon as he finished speaking, a slightly smaller white tiger appeared on the ice field. Although it was small, this white tiger clone still exuded a powerful aura.

Lu Lingxi gripped the Flying Snow Sword tightly, its blade trembling slightly in the cold wind, as if resonating with the surrounding ice and snow. Her gaze was fixed on the white tiger clone, which, though slightly smaller, was still as imposing as ever.

On the icy plains, the biting wind howled, and the standoff between the two filled the silent space with an invisible tension.

The white tiger clone let out a low roar, its body suddenly leaping forward, almost turning into a white shadow, rushing straight at Lu Lingxi Yao. Its claws, sharp as ice blades, carried the sound of tearing through the air and were incredibly powerful.

Lu Lingxi Yao turned around, and the Flying Snow Sword instantly drew a silver arc, cleverly deflecting the attack. The tip of the sword collided with the tiger's claw, producing a crisp metallic clang and sending up rings of ice shards that scattered in all directions.

Lu Lingxi Yao used the movement technique "Treading Snow Without a Trace," her steps light and graceful, leaving a series of tiny footprints on the ice surface, which then disappeared without a trace, making it difficult to pinpoint her whereabouts.

Using her speed advantage, she maneuvered around the White Tiger clone, sometimes engaging in close combat, sometimes launching long-range attacks. The tip of her sword condensed cold air, transforming into sharp ice spikes that pierced through the air.

The white tiger clone was not to be outdone, each attack was exceptionally fierce, whether it pounced or leaped, each claw strike was enough to tear apart the thick ice.

However, thanks to her superb control of the Flying Snow Sword and her keen insight into the battle situation, Lu Lingxi Yao was always able to avoid a fatal blow at the last minute, while finding opportunities to counterattack.

As the battle progressed, Lu Lingxiyao gradually gained control of the rhythm, and she used the sword technique she had recently learned—"Frosty Moon Eighteen Forms".

The sword light was as cold as frost, and each move contained the power of ice. Wherever the sword tip pointed, even the surrounding air seemed to be frozen.

Under a series of dazzling sword moves, the White Tiger clone's movements began to slow down, and each attack seemed powerless.

Finally, after a clever shift in movement, Lu Lingxi Yao found a weakness in the White Tiger clone. She sprang up, gathering all her strength in the Flying Snow Sword, drawing a silver trajectory in the air, aiming directly at the White Tiger clone's vital point.

At that moment, time seemed to freeze. The instant the sword tip touched the white tiger clone, a dazzling light erupted. Accompanied by a deafening roar, the white tiger clone was finally utterly shattered by this attack, turning into specks of light that dissipated on the icy plain. As the illusion vanished, she returned to the real world.

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