Chapter 569: Ambush (Patreon)

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This time, the Demon Clan had sent a total of eleven fourth-tier Demonic Beasts to pursue their target. Among them, there was one fourth-tier high-grade, one fourth-tier mid-grade, and the remaining nine were all fourth-tier low-grade.

On Wang Hong's side, there were currently only four Nascent Soul early-stage cultivators, one hundred fifty Golden Core cultivators, and two hundred third-grade martial artists.

As for the second-tier martial artists and Foundation Building cultivators from the Imperial Dragon Army, they had been sent away, as they couldn't withstand the aftermath of the battle.

"I will provide defense for everyone in a moment. Everyone, focus your attacks on the Demonic Beast next to Fish-Faced," Wang Hong commanded.

Wang Hong had suffered a setback from these four Demonic Beasts when they had joined forces in their previous encounter. This time, he intended to strike first and eliminate one of them.

While transmitting his message, Wang Hong quietly transported a large quantity of Ten Thousand-Year Spirit Wine from his spatial storage into his abdomen. Instantly, his Spiritual Power surged like a mountain collapsing and a sea raging.

The exquisite aroma of the Ten Thousand-Year Spirit Wine even seeped through his body, causing the Sloppy Old Daoist beside him to involuntarily sniff his nose.

As his internal Spiritual Power surged, Wang Hong input a massive amount of Spiritual Power into the thirty-six green leaves, causing the runes on them to emit a brilliant radiance.

At that very moment, the eleven Demonic Beasts from the Demon Clan launched their respective attacks, each unique in its own way, all aimed at the group.

On the side of the Human Clan, they all remembered Wang Hong's message transmission from earlier. Everyone unleashed their most powerful attacks, all targeting the same Demonic Beast.

This particular Demon Clan member only had a fourth-tier low-grade cultivation level, and it had never expected that everyone would single it out like this.

When it saw the onslaught of attacks coming at it like a raging storm, the other several Demonic Beasts couldn't come to its aid in time and had to use their full strength to defend.

A light screen formed around its body, and its scales emitted a dazzling light.

The first attacks to hit were from three Nascent Soul cultivators – a large black cauldron, a black greatsword, and purple lightning.

The purple lightning broke through its external defense light screen in an instant and then struck its scales, shattering a large portion of them.

Following that, both the black sword and black cauldron descended simultaneously. The black sword pierced the area where the lightning had cracked its defenses, while the black cauldron seized the opportunity to strike.

In just a moment, this fourth-tier Demonic Beast was killed by the combined efforts of the three.

At this point, the magic weapons of the Golden Core cultivators had arrived at the scene, but they no longer had a chance to attack it and had to redirect their attacks toward the other fourth-tier Demonic Beasts.

Meanwhile, the attacks from the ten fourth-tier Demonic Beasts were all blocked by the thirty-six leaves this time.

Due to the thorough preparation beforehand, Wang Hong successfully defended against all the attacks this time and did not appear as beleaguered as in their previous encounter.

"Wow! I didn't expect that after a year, these puny Human Clan members have improved so much!" The Demonic Beast with the Fish-Faced appearance exclaimed. A year ago, this Human Clan member couldn't even withstand their combined attack, but now they were able to withstand the attacks of ten Demonic Beasts, which led to one of them being eliminated.

The battle continued, with Wang Hong holding up against the first wave of attacks. As long as he continued to replenish his Spiritual Power, he could endure the subsequent attacks.

Others could then focus on launching their attacks at the Demonic Beasts. However, the Demon Clan was now on guard, and their previous tactics were no longer effective. Every time, the other Demonic Beasts would come to the rescue.

In this way, although they couldn't eliminate another Demonic Beast, they could still restrain the enemy and prevent them from launching full-scale attacks.

The battle remained deadlocked, with neither side able to gain an advantage over the other. The most challenging position was naturally held by Wang Hong, who had to constantly defend against all the attacks without a moment's lapse. Any breach in his defense could result in significant losses for his side.

The battlefield continued to rage on, and they needed to hold their ground here for a day to allow the earlier team to reach the seaside and safely cross it.

Wang Hong's complexion had become increasingly grim. Bearing the brunt of all the attacks was already quite a stretch for him, and now it had been going on for such a long time.

Even though his Spiritual Power could be replenished through the Spirit Wine, his physical body had to endure the intense shock caused by the transformation and circulation of that Spiritual Power. His Divine Sense also had to operate at high intensity continuously.

As for the Demon Clan participants in the battle, they were experiencing a sense of disbelief. It made them feel as if they were attacking not a Nascent Soul cultivator, but a Soul Transformation cultivator, because no Nascent Soul cultivator could endure the sustained assault of ten fourth-tier Demonic Beasts.

Yet, this human had been under attack for nearly a day.

"Everyone, let's join forces for another attack, using our most powerful techniques. I will defend you," Fish-Faced Demonic Beast transmitted to the other Demonic Beasts. It had noticed that their opponent was on the verge of collapse.

Then, all the Demonic Beasts unleashed their most potent attacks against Wang Hong, no longer bothering to defend or come to the rescue of other Demonic Beasts. This made their attacks much more formidable, even though they were individually weaker.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Several loud explosions rang out as these attacks struck Wang Hong. His armor was shattered, and his robe had multiple large tears.

Underneath the torn robe, his skin radiated with a golden glow, without a single scar.

On the side of the Demonic Beasts, they had refrained from defending against the attacks of the Human Clan and had directed them all at a Demonic Beast with antlers on its head as instructed.

None of these Demonic Beasts had come to its aid. Even the Fish-Faced Demonic Beast refrained from helping.

Eventually, that Demonic Beast was predictably slain, and its demon core was captured in a large net.

"I apologize sincerely, I forgot just now!" Fish-Faced Demonic Beast explained half-heartedly. Whether you believed it or not, the goal had already been achieved – Wang Hong's defense had been breached.

Without the defense in place, the battle instantly grew fierce, and the first casualties were among the Imperial Dragon Army warriors and Golden Core Cultivators, with several of them dying instantly.

"Jia Liang, use your Thunder Sea to buy me ten breaths' time."

Saying this, Wang Hong swiftly left the central area of the battle. Simultaneously, Jia Liang activated his Thunder Sea, quickly transforming a large area around him into a Thunder Sea.

The Thunder Sea enveloped all the cultivators and Demonic Beasts currently engaged in battle. Despite Jia Liang's best efforts to control it, the soldiers of the Imperial Dragon Army could not bear it and stood trembling in place, smoke emanating from their mouths and noses.

At this moment, Wang Hong had slipped to the outskirts and began deploying rudimentary-looking puppets.

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