The fifth mountain peak was just ahead.
An icy frost had formed on the iron chain connecting the fourth and fifth mountain peaks, making it slippery and significantly increasing the difficulty of moving forward.
Therefore, this time, the leading man in black did not rush ahead. Instead, he stopped, took out a rope noose from his embrace, tied one end to his waist, and the other to the iron chain in front of him.
The other two men in gray were doing the same.
"Here you go." The leading man in gray threw a similar rope noose to Tang San. As for Tang Sui, she could fly, so she didn't need a safety rope.
With their nooses secured, the three men in gray showed some tension in their eyes; clearly, this section of the path was not easy to traverse.
At the leading man in gray's command, he leaped forward first.
However, this time, he clearly controlled the height of his leap and the distance of his forward movement, lightly touching the iron chain with his toes before advancing. Each landing and takeoff was about ten meters.
After he had traveled fifty meters, the second man in gray began to move, using the iron chain for leverage in a similar manner.
The rope nooses on their bodies slid along the iron chain, neither hindering their movements nor compromising their safety.
The fourth mountain peak already exceeded two thousand meters in height. Falling from here, unless one could fly, even a Titled Douluo would find it difficult to survive.
Tang San remained at the back, while Tang Sui followed him unhurriedly, as if on an outing, completely devoid of any sense of danger or tension. It was rather provocative, but it was also a testament to her strength.
The final stretch seemed exceptionally long. Just as Tang San continued forward at a steady pace, a sudden, inexplicable sense of crisis washed over him.
When the feeling of crisis struck, his first thought was of the leading man in gray at the forefront.
The Purple Demon Eye was instantly activated, casting its gaze forward. However, all he saw was the man in gray already reaching the opposite peak and waiting quietly for them to arrive, just as before.
Then what…
"Brother, above."
Tang Sui also slowed her flight, a hint of coldness appearing on her delicate, fair face.
With her spiritual power, she instantly detected another active life fluctuation from above.
Tang San's mind snapped back. Without Tang Sui's reminder, she instantly accelerated, like an arrow loosed from a bow, flying away from Tang San and towards the direction she had sensed a ten-thousand-year soul beast flying and on an attack trajectory—two unfortunate individuals.
"!"
Someone suddenly shot past them. Caught off guard, the two individuals, about to question Tang Sui's actions, saw her fingertips lightly brush the void. The iron chains secured around their waists were severed by an invisible, unseen force, splitting in two.
The man in gray who had reached the opposite shore first was startled. Before anger could rise in his eyes, Tang Sui grabbed the two of them, one in each hand, like she was picking up two little chicks.
Just in case, Tang Sui even used a bit of her demonic power, ensuring the two of them were as firmly attached to her hands as if glued with superglue.
"Screech—"
A clear cry echoed from the clouds to their left, and a colossal figure entered their sight. It was like a basin of ice water dousing the anger in the eyes of the man in gray on the opposite shore, turning it into astonishment and anxiety.
"Be careful!"
The instant Tang Sui whisked away the two men, Tang San's Purple God Light from behind also arrived.
The massive bird-like soul beast collided with the iron chain, which had become considerably more brittle after being frozen.
Under the immense impact, a piercing, sharp snapping sound rang out, and the nearly thousand-meter-long iron chain broke in the middle.
Tang San, who had struck the bird-like soul beast with his Purple God Light, used the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Steps. Even though the chain on his side was broken by the soul beast, he took advantage of the brief moment before the stunned soul beast could react. Blue Silver Emperor vines shot out from his wrist, wrapping around a feather.
Swinging like a pendulum, Tang San used the momentum to step onto the tip of its wing, leaping nimbly from one end to the other and landing steadily in the astonished gaze of the man in gray.
"Big, Big Brother..."
The two men in gray, whom Tang Sui had been holding, were also placed on the ground. Their faces showed a mixture of joy and sorrow, their hearts filled with lingering fear.
Even though it hadn't happened yet, they could imagine what their fate would have been if Tang Sui hadn't appeared and Tang San's support hadn't arrived in time.
Tang Sui glanced at the soul beast, which had already recovered from its daze and was looking around, trying to figure out which scoundrel had attacked it. Standing at the very edge, a dark light flashed in her eyes. Her aura, belonging to a demon ghost, erupted, acting like a 360-degree acupuncture massage for the bird soul beast, causing all its fur to stand on end.
"Scram."
As the ancient and ferocious bloodline suppression, more potent than any soul beast's, was unleashed, the bird soul beast, which had crashed into the mountain wall, let out a mournful cry.
"Screech—!"
It frantically flapped its puffed-up wings, as if pursued by a ghost, and fled this terrifying place.
Tang San and the others, who had been warily observing the movements of the approximately ten-thousand-year-old bird soul beast, finally relaxed their tense nerves upon seeing its panicked retreat.
The leading man in gray also let out a big sigh of relief. His gaze fell upon the still composed and elegant Tang San, and he suddenly threw a punch towards Tang San's shoulder.
Tang San's shoulder moved slightly, and the punch stopped. He didn't resist because he clearly sensed no ill intent in the man in gray's punch.
With a light thud, the fist landed on Tang San's shoulder. The leading man in gray laughed heartily, "Thank you both, brother and sister, this time! You siblings are truly in sync, one after the other!"
Tang San felt his shoulder ache and smiled wryly, "Big Brother, next time could you be gentler? Your punch is quite heavy!"
The man in gray patted Tang San's shoulder forcefully. "Don't try that with me. It was your bones that jolted my hand, making it ache. I really don't know how you trained. By the way, my name is Tang Long. You addressed me as Big Brother, and you weren't wrong. Among our generation, I'm the eldest. These two are Tang Tian and Tang Yu; they are also direct brothers. This time, you siblings saved their lives."
He then looked at Tang Sui and bowed with his hands clasped, "I apologize, Sister Tang Sui. I doubted you before. Big Brother apologizes to you here!"
Tang Tian and Tang Yu, who had finally come to their senses, also clasped their fists towards Tang Sui and said, "Thank you for your help just now, Sister Tang Sui."
Tang Sui shook her head, "It's nothing, I just happen to have the ability to fly."
Hearing this, Tang Yu, who had finished expressing his gratitude, looked up at Tang Sui and asked curiously, "Speaking of which, Sister, why did you decide to develop in the direction of a support-type soul master? The Clear Sky Hammer is the continent's number one spirit!"
He almost wanted to shout his thoughts aloud: You don't need to be a strong attacker, but at least be a battle soul master!
Tang Sui winked at him, "Guess."
Speaking of this, Tang Long suddenly remembered seeing Tang San swinging like a pendulum just now and said, "Brother Tang San, the vine you used to entangle that soul beast's wing, is that your other spirit, the Blue Silver Grass, that Aunt Yue Hua mentioned?"
"Yes. That is my second spirit, but I primarily cultivate the Blue Silver Grass," Tang San replied with a slight smile. "As for Sui Sui becoming a support soul master, it's because her previous physique was not suitable for becoming a battle soul master."
The two looked at Tang San with envy, "Twin spirits are a rare sight, even once in a hundred years!"
Before they could react, Tang Sui was also a twin spirit.
Tang Long, who had been informed in advance by Tang Yue Hua, couldn't help but look at the smiling maiden. He had a hundred questions he wanted to ask, but thinking of the Sect Master who was waiting for them, he had to suppress his curiosity and said, "It's getting late, let's hurry. The Sect Master is still waiting for us!"
He used a more intimate term, closing the distance and relationship between them and the Tang San siblings.
The few nodded, replaced their broken chains with new ones from their spirit tool, and continued on their way.