The 2 other Venerable Ones looked at each other and responded with a smile, “Ghost-clawed, you’re overthinking. Let’s see what our children can do first.”
After an order was given, numerous figures emerged from their reserve army. Among them, there were many high-rank, middle-rank, and low-rank spirit beasts. Under the command of 3 top-grade Spiritualists, they charged toward the Humans on the battlefield.
When Ghost-clawed Venerable One looked at the 3 top-grade spirit beasts, it was envious.
Nevertheless, its envy was quickly replaced by rage.
If its Twelve Walkers were still present, after they cultivated for a few more years, it might be able to pick the most outstanding one to advance to a top-grade spirit beast.
Now, all of the Twelve Walkers were caught, hence Ghost-clawed Venerable One no longer had potential high-rank spirit beasts. Even if it were to bring up new ones, it did not know how many years it would take for it to find a junior with the potential to become a Venerable One.
Seeing as the Insects’ real powerhouses were about to meet the allied forces, over 10 intense and fearsome auras surged from the back of the allied forces.
Those were momentums that belonged to top-grade Spiritualists, which were beings that were only second to Venerable Ones.
Instead of making a move right away, they hid at the back and were scattered on the vast battlefield. Since they had also been curbing their auras, the 3 insect Venerable Ones never noticed them.
As formidable as the insect Venerable Ones were, they were not deities. It would be quite amazing for them to pay attention to the whole battlefield, but how could they grasp every instantaneous change.
When forceful momentums suddenly burst out from those top-grade Spiritualists, the 3 Venerable Ones sensed them right away. Despite that, it was already too late, and they could not turn around the hopeless situation.
“Oh no!”
Black-faced Venerable One and Gold-bodied Venerable One shouted at the same time. Regardless of their identities as Venerable Ones, they turned into lights and zoomed toward the fight group.
At the moment, a top-grade spirit spider and 2 top-grade spirit snakes were leading their followers in high spirits to face powerhouses from 2 other races.
Based on what they sensed from before, while the Humans and the Beasts had many Spiritualists, the most powerful ones were only high-rank Spiritualists.
On the other hand, they were top-grade Spiritualists. Unless they encountered equal-ranked powerhouses, they could definitely wipe out the allied forces and sweep everything in their way. As at this moment, the 3 top-grade spirit insects charged toward their enemies overbearingly and were going to go on a killing spree so that the Humans and the Beasts would remember their names forever.
Having said that, before they could attack, over 10 frightening auras that were not inferior to theirs emerged from the allied forces without warning. What terrified them more was the owners of those auras arrived in front of them at once and spared no effort in attacking them from different directions.
It only took an instant for them to change from being hunters into preys that were deliberately targeted.
At this moment, each top-grade spirit insect was facing 4 or more enemies. They were overwhelmed with terrifying senses of danger.
Even though they did not understand what exactly was happening, they still reacted very quickly. They performed their strongest survival tricks at the same time and backed away without any hesitation.
They would be too dumb if they still fell into their opponents’ trap.
The only thing was that they could not understand how the 2 races managed to gather so many top-grade Spiritualists.
After all, top-grade Spiritualists were powerhouses that could become Venerable Ones. Even from the 3 races, there were not many of them in total.
“Boom, boom, boom…”
Massive energies swept the battlefield like a stormy rain, causing the insects around the 3 top-grade spirit insects to suffer an unexpected disaster. Under an attack of such a level, not to mention ordinary insects, even high-rank spirit insects would be crushed.
“Retreat—they’re coming!”
High in the sky, Mao Jianbi yelled. The top-grade Spiritualist was sitting on his flying carpet as he floated in mid-air, allowing him to watch every change below him.
As soon as 2 of the insect Venerable Ones made a move, he warned his comrades.
The powerhouses that were encircling the 3 top-grade spirit insects retreated at once. They went all-out without holding back when they attacked, but they also backed away as fast as lightning without dilly-dallying.
While the encirclement was short-lived, it caused substantial harm to the top-grade spirit insects.
All of the top-grade spirit spider’s legs were broken, and it was so severely injured that its organs were visible through many of its wounds. It was still breathing, but it was already lingering on its last breath.
As for the 2 top-grade spirit snakes, they were in more miserable states. One of them was slashed into several pieces, where pools of blood flowed out from each of those sections. Given its injury, even an immortal would not be able to save it.
The other snake was still alive, but half of its tail was also cut off, and its injuries were not much less severe than that of the top-grade spider.
It was worth noting that the 3 spirit insects were distinguished among their races and had notable combat powers. Who knew, before they could really unleash their capabilities, they had withdrawn from the war.
Next, 2 figures appeared in front of them like ghosts. Following that, a multicolored aura and a golden light shrouded the 2 top-grade spirit insects that survived, respectively, to help them recover from their injuries as much as possible.
Even so, intense and deadly auras could be seen in the eyes of Black-faced Venerable One and Gold-bodied Venerable One.
They fixed their gazes on the 10 over mighty top-grade Spiritualists with strong killing intents.
However, just as they wanted to burst out regardless of their identities, roughly 10 lights were released from the Big Mountain-guarding Formation to protect those top-grade Spiritualists.
Yuqi the Venerable One’s voice filled the air. “Black-faced, Gold-bodied, are you going to attack? Think again!”
The 2 insect Venerable Ones were infuriated, but they were hesitant.
“Heh, this is a war between the children. If you’d like to attack, I’ll keep you company in the sky.” Yuqi the Venerable One laughed out loud. “If you’re not afraid of the consequences, go ahead.”
The 2 insect Venerable Ones glanced fiercely at the top-grade Spiritualists. They still looked fierce, but they were secretly taken aback.
‘What’s going on?
‘Out of the 10 over top-grade Spiritualists that sneaked an attack against our children, only 1 of them is from the Beast King Sect. As for the others, they seem to be from elsewhere.’
Moreover, each of the top-grade Spiritualists represented an incredibly influential force. The insect Venerable Ones would not be bothered if there were only a few of them here, but they dared not act rashly because there were over 10 of them.
Even when those top-grade Spiritualists killed and injured their powerhouses, they could not take revenge for their children at this time.
This was because they certainly would not be able to withstand the joint attack from the forces behind the top-grade Spiritualists.
Black-faced Venerable One suddenly looked up and roared angrily. “Yuqi, you’re… Shameless!”
Yuqi the Venerable One’s laughter echoed on the battlefield.
“Black-faced, you’re the ones that are invading the Beast King Sect, so do I still need to remind you of the rules?”
At the spur of the moment, Black-faced Venerable One charged into mid-air. Its body grew in the wind, by which it expanded into the size of a mountain after just a few breaths.
“Yuqi, come out here. I’l
l have a life-or-death battle with you!”
“Hehe, you’d like to have a life-or-death battle with me here? I’ll fulfill your wish then…”
Chapter 712 - The Big Mountain-guarding Formation
Yuqi the Venerable One whistled, then he soared into mid-air.
With his hands behind his back, he looked down coldly like a giant spiritual god.
Black-faced Venerable One twisted its humongous body and shot out countless white silks all of a sudden. The thin silks were the Spiders’ most powerful killing trick. Not only were they poisonous enough to suffocate one to one’s death in an instant, but they were also tough and sturdy, such that they could not be easily cut by even divine weapons or sharp tools.
Nonetheless, Yuqi the Venerable One looked scornfully at Black-faced Venerable One. He lifted his head slightly and pointed at its direction from afar.
An intense fluctuation emerged from the Big Mountain-guarding Formation below him at once, where a giant light pillar was shot toward the spiderweb. The second they came into contact with each other, the light pillar seemed to contain unimaginable energy that swallowed the web right away. Moreover, the light pillar continued to advance toward Black-faced Venerable One ruthlessly.
“The Big Formation Light…” Black-faced Venerable One’s enormous body quivered suddenly and shrunk 100 or 1,000 times in a split second like a deflated balloon, by which it went back to the size of a mill’s tray. At the same time, it opened its mouth and released a black light.
With that, the 2 lights clashed. Black-faced Venerable One’s body flew roughly 305 meters backward before it managed to avoid being caught up by the Big Formation Light.
After it somersaulted in mid-air and landed on the ground steadily, it shouted fiercely, “Yuqi, are you shameless? If you’re so capable, don’t use the Big Mountain-guarding Formation Light. Let’s compete fair and square.”
Yuqi the Venerable One sneered. He floated in mid-air as though he had never moved an inch. It seemed like his attack earlier had nothing to do with him.
As for the people below, their minds were at ease as they watched the fight, and they thought that the human Venerable One was peerless indeed.
“Black-faced, is it fair that the Insects sent 3 Venerable Ones here then?” Yuqi the Venerable One’s voice filled the air. “If you make Gold-bodied and Ghost-clawed commit suicide here, I’ll do as you wish and fight without using the Big Mountain-guarding Formation!”
Ghost-clawed Venerable One and Gold-bodied Venerable One were infuriated. ‘How dare this damn Yuqi something so unreliable? He really deserves to die.’
Even so, when they thought about how potent the Big Mountain-guarding Formation was, they could only suppress their anger.
The Big Mountain-guarding Formation was the strongest defensive power of the Humans’ sects and the lairs of various influential Beasts. If the 3 insect Venerable Ones had joined hands elsewhere, they could surely make Yuqi the Venerable One scurry away. Now that he was protected by the big formation and could transfer powers from it, the 3 insect Venerable Ones dared not say that they could defeat him even if they went 3 against 1.
This was the foundation that had been accumulated by the Beast King Sect for countless years. Once the Big Mountain-guarding Formation Light was incited, even a Venerable One would have to get out of the way.
“Black-faced, don’t act impulsively.” Gold-bodied Venerable One swayed to the front of Black-faced the Venerable One. He sneered and said, “Let’s slowly erode the Big Mountain-guarding Formation and see how long it can hold on.”
The big formation was incredibly mighty, where it could be used for offense or defense under a Venerable One’s control. Nevertheless, it was not indestructible.
It would normally accumulate energies, but they were not endless. When the Big Poisonous Gas Formation from the 3 races kept eroding it with poison, its power would be weakened bit by bit. Once the big formation’s power was worn out to a certain stage, it would be the time for the 3 insect Venerable Ones to show off their powers.
Needless to say, if the Big Poisonous Fog Formation’s power was 10 times greater, it could directly crumble the Big Mountain-guarding Formation.
Having said that, it would be fine for them to just think about it. If any of them was foolish enough to hope for that to happen, their wish would not be fulfilled even until the end of time.
Black-faced Venerable One scoffed. Its body changed again as it suddenly descended and landed in front of the Insect’s Poison Formation like a mountain. Following that, it lifted its head and let out an earth-shattering roar. “Damn humans, try and attack us again!”
At this moment, the 10 over top-grade Spiritualists that had retreated looked at each other. Despite their notable combat powers and unreachable experiences, they were at a loss.
They had agreed to stay to participate in the war because they wanted to achieve great results to obtain flying carpets from Ou Yangming.
It did not mean that they were willing to die.
If the Insects’ Big Poisonous Fog Formation was guarded by Black-faced Venerable One, how could they attack it?
Yuqi the Venerable One’s face darkened. He questioned fiercely, “Black-faced, are you going to intervene in the fight between our children?”
Black-faced Venerable One was enraged. “Pfft, you hid over 10 top-grade Spiritualists and made them sneak an attack on us. Are you in any place to reprimand me?”
Top-grade Spiritualists—those were top-grade Spiritualists!
The Insects had almost turned out in full strength this time. Although there were still top-grade spirit beasts holding the line at their base, it was a luxury for them to bring 3 of them here this time.
According to their estimation, there were definitely less than 10 top-grade Spiritualists from the Beast King Sect including those that were close enough to stay.
If the sect sent them to fight in batches, at most 5 of them would leave the Big Mountain-guarding Formation at any one time.
Who knew, the number of top-grade Spiritualists that appeared earlier was thrice of what it should have been.
Being caught off guard, the top-grade Spiritualists from the Insects were knocked down just like that. Even though 2 of them were still alive, not to mention that they would not be able to fight anymore, they might not be able to recuperate back to their peaks even after they returned.
From then on, their futures would be dark, and there would be slim chances for them to become Venerable Ones.
One could imagine how mad Black-faced Venerable One and Gold-bodied Venerable One were.
Yuqi the Venerable One furrowed his eyebrows. When he sensed the strong killing intents released by the 2 insect Venerable Ones, he finally waved his hand and ordered, “Retreat.”
After receiving his order, the allied forces comprising the Humans and the Beasts retreated like a tide. As for Yuqi the Venerable One, he flashed back to the peak as well.
There was a new change in the war after this round of collision.
Black-faced Venerable One then turned to roar furiously, “Children, gather your energies to erode this Big Mountain-guarding Formation. We must slaughter these despicable humans without sparing any of them!”
The insects that were spitting poisonous gas immediately became energetic. They worked harder in releasing more poisonous gas, which headed toward the shield.
At the peak of the mountain, a group of top-grade Spiritualists returned with smiles.
They had sneaked an attack just now to take down 3 top-grade spirit insects in one go, which was a much better outcome than they had expected.
Those were 3 top-grade spirit insects, after all. It was worth noting that they had plenty of defensive skills and survival tricks, so much so that they would be imaginable.
If the number of equal-ranked powerhouses that encircled them was not 4 to 5 times more than them, they could not have been severely injured within a short period.
Mao Jianbi laughed
out loud and expressed, “Master Ou, we achieved great results this time, so you should reward our group with the 3 flying carpets.”
Immortal Fox and the others, which were assigned to the second group of top-grade Spiritualists, had unpleasant looks on their faces.
They witnessed the changes on the battlefield, thus they knew it would be difficult for them to contribute anymore. This was because the 3 insect Venerable Ones had lowered themselves to guard the Big Poisonous Gas Formation. The second group of powerhouses comprised top-grade Spiritualists but if they were to be counted on to attack the Venerable Ones… None of them would be willing to do that as it would be suicidal.
However, if that was really the case, the second batch of top-grade Spiritualists would end up doing nothing on the battlefield. In terms of military service, they would indeed lose their chance to fight for the flying carpet, so how could they be cheerful at all?
Bear Li scoffed angrily. “Brother Mao, you already have a flying carpet, and you didn’t attack just now. Even if the first group will be given a share of the flying carpets, you’ll have nothing to do with it.”
Mao Jianbi chuckled. “Brother Bear, if I hadn’t supervised the insect Venerable Ones from the sky and informed you… Hehe, I’m afraid that you couldn’t have returned safely.”
Bear Li was stunned for some time, but it shook its head and stressed, “No, since you didn’t attack at all, you didn’t contribute and won’t be given a flying carpet!”
The rest of the powerhouses in the first group agreed with the spirit bear. At the end of the day, it would be good to have one less competitor for the flying carpets.
Just as they were arguing, Immortal Fox noted, “The Insects haven’t retreated yet, so isn’t it too early to talk about this now?”
Mao Jianbi and Bear Li were dumbfounded. They thought, ‘Do these fellas from the second group think that they can create a miracle? We’ve either killed or injured the 3 top-grade spirit insects, which is considered an unbelievable achievement. Unless they take down or injure one of the Venerable Ones, they won’t be able to steal our glory.’
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