The old patriarch grew increasingly dissatisfied with Fang Yuan and roared, "Wolf King, where is the reinforcement you promised?!"
"Don't worry, Brother Ge, they'll arrive any moment! Everyone, follow me and fight — avenge the fallen Elders!" Fang Yuan bellowed, charging to the front of the formation.
"Quickly, protect Lord Chang Shanyin!" Ge Guang immediately shouted.
"Lord Wolf King, you are the key to our victory. Please fall back among us — we will protect you!"
"Kill! Slaughter every last one of these beasts!"
The men in the formation had gone bloodthirsty, their eyes red with fury, having cast aside all fear of death. Even if they perished, they would tear a chunk of flesh from the wolf pack.
The sheer ferocity of the Northern Plains people was on full display.
Ge Guang, who was charging at the front, was yanked back by the old patriarch: "Stay behind me!"
Ge Guang let out a series of cries, fought for a while, and somehow ended up at the front again.
The old patriarch of the Ge family seethed with fury. He grabbed him back once more and delivered a slap: "Stay behind me! Don't forget — you are the young patriarch of our Ge family!"
"This old fool…" Fang Yuan watched the scene unfold, sneering inwardly. In the entire formation, the old patriarch and he were the only two who still had their wits about them.
"Go on, all of you! I'll hold off these damned wolves!" the War Hall Elder bellowed.
His body suddenly swelled, transforming into a massive stone giant. A mere Third Transformation peak Gu Master, he now erupted with fighting power rivaling the Fourth Transformation!
"War Hall Elder!" The old Ge patriarch's heart ached unbearably. The War Hall Elder was the second-strongest fighter in the Ge family, right after himself, yet he was going to die here.
"The War Hall Elder has used this Gu — he has already sacrificed his life…" A wave of grim, sorrowful determination surged through everyone.
"Don't let the War Hall Elder's sacrifice be in vain — we must turn the tide!" Fang Yuan shouted.
"Come then, beasts. This old man will keep you company! Hahaha!" The War Hall Elder laughed heartily. Single-handedly, he temporarily pinned down nearly every Hundred Wolf King and Thousand Wolf King in the area.
With his help, the group finally fought their way to the Night Wolf King.
"Kill!" With things having reached this point, the old Ge patriarch charged forward without a word, the first to attack.
The others followed close behind, unleashing their most powerful offensive techniques.
The Night Wolf King sprayed acid, launched volleys of poison needles, and was cloaked in a layer of golden radiance — utterly ferocious.
"That's a Gold Vajra Gu. It must be destroyed! Only then can I activate the Wolf Taming Gu…" Fang Yuan shouted.
Roar…
The wolf pack roared and closed in from all sides. Around the Night Wolf King, beyond the Gu Masters, a great number of Night Wolves served as guards.
The Gu Masters had to simultaneously target the Night Wolf King and fend off these ordinary Night Wolves.
More and more Gu Masters fell, their lives and blood composing a tragic war hymn.
The Night Wolf King moved with incredible speed, faster than a cheetah. Hairless, its black armored hide gleamed with a sinister luster, granting it formidable natural defenses.
It charged left and right. Every swipe of its powerful claws could flatten an unfortunate Gu Master into a pancate. Its long, whip-like wolf tail swept across the battlefield with every lash, clearing everything in its vicinity.
Gu Masters continued to fall, and wounds accumulated across the Night Wolf King's body. But the Gold Vajra Gu still had not been broken.
The siege had not lasted long when a large pack of Night Wolf kings arrived from the rear.
With the War Hall Elder dead, there was no one left to hold them back.
"Wolf King, where is your reinforcement?!" The old Ge patriarch was burning with anxiety, shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Almost there!" Fang Yuan replied hurriedly. Then he ordered, "Ge Guang, take a detachment and hold off those wolf kings."
"Understood! Uncle Chang, don't worry — as long as I still have breath in me, I won't let a single one of those wolf kings interfere with you! Anyone willing to follow me, come!" Ge Guang bellowed, spun around, and charged toward the wolf kings with fearless courage.
The old Ge patriarch's face turned purple with rage.
Over on the other side, Fang Yuan shouted again, "Brother Ge, stop staring into space and shatter the Night Wolf King's Gold Vajra Gu! Once we enslave the wolf king, not just us — the entire Ge family will be saved!"
"Chang Shanyin… if anything happens to my son, I will never forgive you!" the old patriarch cursed viciously in his heart.
Before the eyes of everyone present, he couldn't very well recall Ge Guang outright — that would be blatant favoritism. He had no choice but to clench his teeth and attack the Night Wolf King with redoubled ferocity.
"The patriarch is mighty!" The Elders seeing the old patriarch unleash his full power felt their morale soar.
"This old man's fighting strength is far beyond ordinary — he's hidden it well." Even Fang Yuan couldn't help but reassess him.
Those who rose to high positions always possessed extraordinary qualities. The old patriarch had led the Ge family for so many years, shrewd and capable — no simple feat.
The wolf king was pummeled mercilessly by the old patriarch, then suddenly opened its maw and spat out a torrent of ghostly blue fire.
Ghost Fire Gu was a Second Transformation Soul Path Gu. Advancing further along its evolution line led to the Third Transformation Ghost Flame Gu. But what was currently in play, harbored within the Night Wolf King, was the Fourth Transformation Ghost Blaze Gu.
Ghost fire surged forward in a raging torrent, its bone-piercing cold forcing the Gu Masters to retreat. The tight encirclement loosened.
The Night Wolf King seized this precious moment to catch its breath and immediately prepared to flee.
"Not a chance!" the old Ge patriarch roared, suddenly inhaling deeply and sucking the entire mass of ghost fire into his stomach.
Fourth Transformation — Fire Swallowing Gu!
This was not an offensive Gu. More precisely, it was a storage Gu, designed specifically for storing flames.
"This old man has quite a collection of powerful Gu," Fang Yuan thought with hidden surprise.
The old Ge patriarch swallowed all the ghost fire, and his belly swelled two or three times its size, turning him into a grotesque, bloated figure.
At the same time, his skin was stained a ghostly blue. Blood streamed from his eyes, nose, and mouth in bright crimson rivulets.