"If I get hit by this stone, it's all over!" Qin Yan thought to himself. Even with his body strengthening ability, he probably couldn't withstand the attack of such a large stone. One hit would mean severe injury or worse. With a quick step to the side, he swiftly dodged the incoming stone.

The massive stone crashed onto the ground where Qin Yan had just stood, creating a huge pit. Suddenly, it flew out of the pit with a whoosh, swiftly chasing after Qin Yan in the air. Unable to confront the stone head-on, Qin Yan had to sprint through the cave, dodging the stone's onslaught.

Seeing Qin Yan in danger, Li Ruobing, although reluctant to make an enemy of 'Di Jiang,' had no choice but to intervene. A fierce cold wind rose in front of her, swirling and gathering like a powerful vortex. After about a minute, a freezing vortex, much colder than the freezing point, formed in front of Li Ruobing.

"Go!" Li Ruobing gave a light hum, and the icy vortex shot straight towards 'Di Jiang.' 'Di Jiang' did not dodge and was hit directly by the freezing vortex, instantly encasing it in a thick layer of ice. It appeared completely frozen and immobile. At the same time, the pursuing stone targeting Qin Yan also stopped its movement, crashing to the ground.

"Did it work?" Qin Yan looked hopefully at 'Di Jiang.' The freezing vortex had seemed powerful, freezing 'Di Jiang' in an instant. Even with all his strength, Qin Yan thought that if he were hit by such an attack, he would likely pass out instantly.

Suddenly, a crisp cracking sound rang out as the thick layer of ice on 'Di Jiang' shattered and fell to the ground. 'Di Jiang' shook its body, shedding all the ice, then continued to dance and twirl as if nothing had happened.

"What? It didn't even flinch after that attack?!" Qin Yan was shocked. He realized that 'Di Jiang' was incredibly strong. After being frozen by Li Ruobing's icy vortex, 'Di Jiang' turned its attention to Li Ruobing, generating a chilling wind around itself and quickly directing it towards her.

"Oh no!" Feeling the chill approaching, Li Ruobing's expression changed. Unlike Qin Yan, who had strong defense abilities, she was in danger. She immediately used her magic to generate a strong windstorm to counter the ice storm.

However, the power of 'Di Jiang's' ice storm was too strong, pushing back Li Ruobing's storm. She had to change tactics, using the force of the wind to quickly move through the cave, evading the ice storm's attacks.

"She won't last long..." Qin Yan realized Li Ruobing was in dire straits. He charged towards 'Di Jiang, leaping onto its back and striking fiercely at its head. A loud thud echoed in the cave as Qin Yan's fist met 'Di Jiang's' incredibly hard head, causing his arm to go numb.

The sound of a howling wind filled the cave as an icy storm formed around Qin Yan, sweeping towards him on 'Di Jiang's' back. 'Di Jiang' abandoned its attack on Li Ruobing and turned the ice storm on Qin Yan.

"Quick, run! You can't beat it," Li Ruobing shouted from the side, but Qin Yan had no intention of fleeing. He yelled, "It has no means to harm me directly. Find a way to cover me!" He tightly gripped 'Di Jiang's' back with his legs, preventing himself from being blown away by the fierce wind. With his fists raised, he struck fiercely at 'Di Jiang's' head. 'Di Jiang's' body was extremely sturdy, minimizing the impact of Qin Yan's attacks. The biting cold wind continued to blow, numbing Qin Yan's hands and feet.

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"This is chaotic!" Li Ruobing had no choice but to summon a storm to attack 'Di Jiang, attempting to help Qin Yan fend off the cold storm. However, her magic abilities were no match for 'Di Jiang's' strength, and she could only weaken the force of the ice storm.

However, the situation was manageable for Qin Yan. He felt that his body could barely resist the cold. He continued to throw punches at 'Di Jiang's' head, one after another. 'Di Jiang' writhed in place, unable to cause direct harm to Qin Yan due to its lack of claws or teeth and limited mobility.

Despite 'Di Jiang's' incredibly tough head, Qin Yan, even with his fists strengthened to the extreme, felt his hands go numb from the impact. The powerful recoil made his knuckles ache unbearably, as if his bones were about to crack. Nevertheless, he persisted, relentlessly striking 'Di Jiang's' head as if he had gone mad. A mournful, eerie wail echoed through the cave, sounding like a cry, sending shivers down their spines.

After some time, the freezing storm targeting Qin Yan weakened, and 'Di Jiang' collapsed to the ground, not moving. Qin Yan sensed 'Di Jiang' surrendering and stopped his assault. Pointing towards the massive stone blocking the cave entrance, he shouted, "You jerk, move this stone now!"

The stone at the cave entrance shook, then with a thunderous roar, flew up and landed on the ground aside.

"Thank goodness, although 'Di Jiang' is strong, it's not as vicious as I thought," Qin Yan thought as he jumped down from 'Di Jiang's' back. Li Ruobing, seeing this, hurriedly called out to Qin Yan, "Let's go quickly, in case 'Di Jiang'..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Qin Yan, with a fierce expression, snapped at Li Ruobing, "Shut up!"

Li Ruobing looked bewildered, not understanding why Qin Yan suddenly lashed out at her. Qin Yan raised his foot and kicked 'Di Jiang's' head hard, shocking Li Ruobing. Pointing at 'Di Jiang,' he cursed, "You jerk, get out of here. If you dare mess around again, I'll rip off your wings and use them as fans!"

'Di Jiang' shuddered, seemingly genuinely afraid of Qin Yan's actions. It immediately folded its wings on its back and then moved its six sturdy legs, obediently walking towards a corner of the cave, where it stood still.

"Wow haha!" Qin Yan exaggeratedly laughed a few times, then walked towards Li Ruobing. He roughly pulled Li Ruobing into his arms, wrapped his arm around her slender waist, and swaggered towards the exit of the cave. 'Di Jiang' remained motionless, not hindering their departure. Li Ruobing felt that something was off but allowed Qin Yan to act recklessly towards her, and they left the cave together.

Before long, the two of them exited the cave and arrived outside. Qin Yan, seeing that 'Di Jiang' did not follow them, breathed a sigh of relief and released his hand that was around Li Ruobing's waist.

"Why did you do that just now?" Li Ruobing's face blushed slightly as she looked at Qin Yan with a puzzled expression.

"Oh, it's nothing," Qin Yan scratched his head and said, "I feel that the more you fear 'Di Jiang,' the more arrogant it becomes. If you act more fierce than it, it will end up fearing you instead. So, I deliberately put on a fierce appearance to try to scare it, and it seems like it worked."

"I see, you are really smart," Li Ruobing's face showed a look of admiration like a young girl, "I have seen it dozens of times, but I don't understand it as well as you do."

Qin Yan humbly said, "It's not a big deal. I was just guessing. If this guy had a fierce temperament, I would have been in big trouble just now."

A strange light flickered in Li Ruobing's eyes as she whispered almost inaudibly, "You are really amazing. I wish I could be like you."