Feng Yu's eyes narrowed as he prepared to eradicate the first batch, but before he could act, Toram and Tira had acted before everyone else, charging ahead as they left behind blurry remnant shades.
"What the heck? You can't rush out like that; there's too many of them!" Pan Shin said in alarm when she saw how Toram and Tira acted, her Sixth Tier True Foundation Energies pulsing as she prepared to go help.
Though silent, Pan Mang also had a similar unease; he looked at the enemy's numbers and caught sight of quite a few Tier Three and Four True Foundation realm experts.
As they both readied to move out to save them, Tao Shen glanced at them and spoke in an assured tone, "Don't fret, they're not any weaker than you."
"What?" Pan Mang and Pan Shin said with surprise; they gave Tao Shen a non-believing look as they could clearly tell that Toram and Tira had only First Tier True Foundation Realm strength.
At this point, the audience also noticed their actions; it couldn't help but cause a minor commotion.
"This… aren't these the allies of that Crimson Mask? What the hell are they doing? They're not thinking of fighting by themselves, are they?" One person from the Red Sand Dancers said in alarm.
"That's madness. Look at their cultivation, it's not even at the Second Tier of True Foundation realm, yet they want to hold off such a large join attack, they're seeking their own demise!" A male from the Blue Turban Faction said with mock.
Much like them, even Bai Zan felt that they were in over their heads, her eyes narrowed as she could clearly feel the disparity of their cultivation bases.
"Branch Leader Bai, what do you think?" The slender male attendant with white hair from the Fox Lion Commerce said.
Bai Zan had a deep look in her eyes as she observed the scene; her eyes shone in a strange ray when she eyed everyone in Feng Yu's party. Soon, her lips formed a smile as she replied, "Well, it seems that not only himself but even his allies are quite a bit capable."
"Hmm, I’ll have to see it for myself to believe." The white-haired attendant standing at her side said.
"Splitting Earth Wave! Dance of Tigers!"
Both Toram and Tira said as they attacked separately, Toram brandished his large broadsword in a circular swing, causing a loud 'whooshing' sound to reverberate across the meeting grounds. However, Tira's body blurred and vanished as she now moved at a speed almost invisible to the naked eyes.
"Hmph! With our combined attacks, there is nothing you two fools can…." One person was about to mock their efforts, but before he could finish his words, his eyes widened when he saw a shocking scene.
With a savage cry, the blade reverberated as it sent out a horizontal arc of sharp energies that cut through the corrosive cloths of the Crypt Sorcerers, even a few of the blazing serpents and sinister insects in dark clouds were sliced into pieces, forcing them to explode in the air.
As for the remaining attacks that swept towards Feng Yu's party, Pan Mang, who used his entire willpower to shrug off his shock from Toram's attack, prepared to counter the stray energies. But before he could act, Miren Fei took a light step forward and waved her palm in a circular arc.
"Jade Mirror Reflect..."
With her call, the image of a mirror appeared before her. It scaled to the size of a few meters before it swallowed each of the attacks soon after firing back green-colored replicas towards the enemies.
"What the hell? She redirected our techniques; everyone, be careful!" A person said as they narrowly avoided the counterattack, but some weren't so lucky as they exploded into balls of fire while others were corroded into melted flesh.
Those who were unlucky enough to be caught by insects were destroyed from the inside out. Unable to even scream due to the sinister properties of complete paralysis and erosion.
A few hissing noises sounded as the onlookers looked at the effects with dread; some could not help but exclaim.
"That's one of the most sinister arts of those darn Dune Witches, the Black Insect Swarm, I have no idea how that charming little miss repelled it, but that was good thinking." One person said.
"Indeed, still, that strange Beastman is strong. He along with that young miss both seem to have Second Layer Battle Prestige, it’s like I’m looking at the extremely rare prodigies of those Major Factions." Another person said, hinting at Toram and Tira.
The others around him nodded in agreement as, at this time, the effects of Toram's attack had arrived.
"Arghhh!" A series of pitiful wails sounded as the enemies directly before Toram split apart into two halves, spewing their guts about the floor.
Feeling a backlash due to their spell's counter, the Dune Witches had pale faces as they retreated a few meters while floating on their staffs.
"Their numbers are small, but all are stronger than anticipated!" A powerful warrior amongst the Crypt Sorcerers said as he pulled back his cloth, forming a shield around his body to ward of Toram's attack as he jumped backward to avoid any direct confrontation.
A few other capable practitioners also did the same action, but another danger had arrived before they properly distance themselves.
"Oh dear, you gentlemen might have acted a bit too late." A sweet voice said, but unlike its graceful tone, it caused a chilliness to seep into their bones, one that foreshadowed their demise.
"Not good, hurry and—" One warrior from the Burning Totem Palace was about to say something, but even before his words ended, his fate had already arrived.
Puff! A sinister sound, much like that of a sharp object being used to pierce flesh. Following this noise and a succession of similar sounds, the warrior and a few others in the nearby vicinity fell to the ground as corpses.
Looking about the meeting grounds, one would notice a light flickering now and then as Tira would flash and appear behind unsuspecting foes, stabbing her slender but deadly palms into their chests before removing it and attacking another opponent.
"Darn it! Her speed is too great; surround and kill her!"
Another practitioner said as he stretched his arm towards her, causing the mummy-like cloth to swirl towards her. A bandit also attacked from an extremely low angle, slashing his blade towards her legs while a warrior from the Burning Totem Palace jumped above her striking a flaming fist towards her.
Feeling the danger drawing close, Tira didn't seem to mind it; she flashed her palms to clean the blood while speaking.
"You guys sure don't know how to treat a lady, fine, I'll teach you some manners. Arts of Beasts – Raging Tiger Roar!"
Her beautiful orange eyes glowed with her cry, as did her hair, which flustered behind her mask. She then opened her mouth and roared like a savage tiger, causing a fierce tiger's illusory image to appear behind her.
In this instance, a ripple of sonic energy spread out across a wide radius, pushing away each of the practitioners attacking her and within her vicinity.
The practitioners were shocked at this, but even before they could react, Toram had attacked again.
"Hmph! I'm the only one who can gang up on my wife, accept your death! Sky Descension Sword!"
With his yell, a giant illusory sword appeared when he swung his broadsword down, causing the illusory sword to sweep down like a giant ray of light as it fell onto the earth.
Bang! The group within close range splattered into blood mist as the earth exploded into rubble that spread out for a four-meter distance due to the meeting ground's formation array's limits.
At this point, Toram had landed on the ground with his two-handed sword held firmly in his hand, his muscular form, earthen type armor, and powerful presence, giving him a vicious air as he glared at the surviving enemies with a blood-red gleam in his eyes.
"These monsters, how can they be so strong?"
A few of the attackers said as they backed away, not daring to charge forward, but as they continued to listen to the carnage caused by the speedy Tira, they gritted their teeth in anger.
"What are you idiots doing? Don't let the enem
y's small numbers overwhelm you, tsk!" Dune Witch Elma said as she appeared above everyone else, her team of witches that had retreated, once more gathering with her as they floated on their staffs.
"Yes, Head Sorceress!" They replied as they started to chant another spell; Elma, herself had begun to gather her High-Level Initial Rank Warrior realm energies as if preparing to unleash a big technique.
Still, what was most odd was that neither the Grim Dust Brothers nor any other prominent faces were visible. It seemed as if they had all vanished from sight.
As if sensing something, Feng Yu, who had been keeping an eye on the main targets, suddenly shifted his eye to the side, there he noticed two clouds of dust had arrived.
"Everyone, I'll be going, take care of the rest!" Feng Yu shouted as he didn't even waste a second, his body transforming into a streak of blazing flames.
"Let's do it." Dai Lin said as he glanced at the others; Miren Fei and the others also nodded in reply. The mood here taking a sharp turn as each of them erupted their auras.
Chapter 310
The First Victory, Clash Between Parties
As Feng Yu stormed off towards a distant area, the others also launched into battle. Dai Lin bolted like a ray of multi-colored lightning, streaking towards a different part of the crowd of enemies, his eyes locked onto the approaching Yin Ran and his slaves. Following his actions, Leon and the others also made their moves.
"Alright, as Chosen Yu said, that Witch will be dealt with by us, be careful, everyone." Leon and Myria said as their force energies rose at an astonishing rate. Quickly, they turned into rays of light that swept towards Dune Witch Elma, who had appeared in the air.
By this time, Dune Witch Elma had finished conjuring her energies; a large magic circle had appeared above her as her long black fingernail pointed towards the ground, prepared to invoke the spell.
"Suffer in an endless curse… Growth P—"
Dune Witch Elma was only a few words from finishing her spell, but before she could do so, her eyes noticed two rays of lights headed in her direction. As she sensed the danger, her eyes flickered with shock as her mind warned her.
'Not good, these energy sources are no lower than mine! I have to guard!'
With those thoughts in mind, she waved her finger in a circle, destroying the already completed magic circle above her as it quickly reformed into something else. Her voice then shouted, "Witch's Protection!"
Instantly, a barrier formed around her figure, as a mere second later, the two rays of light crashed into it, blasting her towards a distant part of the meeting grounds as it created an airborne explosion for a few meters.
"Head Sorceress, save me!" Many other witches in the range of the blast called in terror and pain as they did not even notice the attack until it had arrived.
It was a pity, for not only did Dune Witch Elma not warn them, but she only had time to cast a spell to protect herself. As such, each other accompanying witch was annihilated by the blast wave.
Naturally, Dune Witch Elma was immensely angered at this change. She crashed onto the ground with her barrier disappearing because of the initial attack. Her warrior magic power was now in a slight disorder as she held her staff to her side, her hair wildly flowing about as she lifted her head and glared at the two rays of light that followed her and landed a few meters before her.
"You dirty wretches, I will curse your souls for an eternity for what you've done to my sisters!" Dune Witch Elma shouted as her warrior magic power continued to rise, her staff held firmly with both her palms as if she was preparing something.
Leon and Myria, who appeared from the two light sources, stared at her with indifference as they replied.
"A young human that thinks she knows what eternity is, truly naïve."
Leon said as he waved his hand, calling out his Bright Hammer as his muscles bulged slightly as a bright aura rose over his entirety.
"Hehe, let's see how your spells fair against my own, be careful…" Myria said with a slight tease as she stood atop of her misty blue cloud, her cyan-colored aura rising just as much as Leon as she prepared to unleash hell.
With rage in her eyes, Dune Witch Elma's magic power exploded in full, causing ripples to spread out; she floated with her staff held before her as she cast a spell.
"Insolent things, die to my curse! Great Pestilence!"
With her shout, a massive black cloud formed for a few meters, reaching as far as seven meters across. Looking at it, one would see insects and all manner of pests squirming within it as they swooped towards both Myria and Leon at all angles.
In mere seconds, they had enveloped the duo, blocking off all the surroundings as everyone heard a sizzling sound. The audience looked at this in terror.
"Such a destructive spell, even if this formation now suppresses it, it truly does live up to its name." A person said while trembling.
With others agreeing to his words, the white-haired attendant, who stood nearby Bai Zan said, "I suppose that it's already over, those Dune Witches, especially a Head Sorceress at that is quite dangerous, one shouldn’t underestimate those Black Dune natives."
Bai Zan gave him a look and shook her head, and spoke, "Han Yi, I think you're underestimating our rising rookies. If even two amongst them can show Second Layer Battle Prestige, just what do you think the rest can do?"
"Huh? You can't mean that—" Han Yi was about to say something, but as if he sensed something, his eyes narrowed as he saw the change.
Dune Witch Elma was watching the scene of her cloud of pests devouring her enemies, her cold eyes shining as she laughed maniacally.
"Hahaha! Die you little vermin’s, die! This is what you get for—" She was about to say something, but right before she could finish, her eyes widened due to a shocking scene.
"Aqua Gravitas!" Myria's voice said as a massive blue watery domain had formed; within this sphere of water, an invisible force had pulled each of the squirming pests downward, holding them in place as Myria and Leon's unharmed figures stood at the center.
Myria glowed in a bluish aura as she held her wand outward while Leon gripped his now expanded Bright Hammer behind him, its head reaching a size of one meter as it glowed in strange runes emitting a holy white light.
"How disappointing, it seems that this was the limit of your enraged strike, fine, I believe it's my turn," Leon said as his figure vanished like a ray of white light, bringing the meter sized hammer.
"No, how can this be?" Dune Witch Elma exclaimed in confusion and anger, but as Leon swept towards her, she gritted her teeth, preparing to counter.
"Bastard, I won't go down so—" She was about to say something, as she waved her staff preparing to counterattack, but Myria had also prepared a surprise.
"Aquatic Bind," Myria said as it was unknown when, but a blue water stream had trailed off from the tip of the glowing wand and formed a binding rope of water energy around Elma's figure. It even seemed that this spell was long since prepared.
Instantly, this rope tightened as it forced her arms together, making her seem no different from a prey caught by a spider.
“What kind of skill is this?” Dune Witch Elma said in alarm, she found that she couldn’t escape no matter how much energy she used.
Leon’s figure bolted from the distance as he swept towards her with the Bright Hammer, it seemed as if he was about to pulverize into bits of pieces.
The crowd looked at this scene in shock as Bai Zan shook her head with a set of profound looking eyes as she spoke, "I was right, this is the pinnacle of Third Layer Battle Power; I never thought that just a few characters from that Crimson Mask's party could possess such strength, it looks like this battle is only a short way from finishing."
'Well, it's a given; he was rumored to have the very same strength, it seems that these two must be the eldest in the party. Maybe they are the ones who trained them."
Han Yi said as he watched Leon's figure appearing from the ray of light, directly above Dune Witch E
lma. Elma looked up in horror. She saw Leon's muscles pulsing with veins when he swung the giant head of the Bright Hammer down and spoke in a cold voice.
"Bright Hammer Smash!"
In this instance, Leon's figure had superimposed with another, giving him the exact appearance of Zyneas. His imposing manner climbing by many levels as the hammer crushed down onto Elma.
At this moment, Elma no longer felt fear but awe; she stared at the attack that would end her life with her thoughts echoing in her mind.
'Such beautiful show of power, who... is he?'
She thought as she vaguely witnesses the might of the former Bright Hammer wielder, but sadly, it would seem that she would never have the chance of getting any answers.
Boom! An explosion rang out as it left a seven-meter-wide crater in the earth, breaking apart the neatly structured tiles. The shockwave even disrupted nearby battles, pushing away those on the enemies' side, watching with horror in their eyes.
Leon stood at the center of this crater with his Bright Hammer shrunken in his arm; he stared at it deeply with eyes that had a complex look.
"Hey, we don't have time to space out; let's help the others clean up the rest." Myria's voice sounded from one side.
Leon nodded as he no longer thought of the strange scene prior, the two flickering as they left to help Miren Fei and the others clean up their foes. Naturally, while they fought, Miren Fei and the others had also begun to fight on their side.
Miren Fei, Tuzi Baoli and Lang Kuang, and Tiana charged into battle as they activated their various abilities.
Miren Fei's palms turned to a light jade-colored hue while Tuzi Baoli had seemed like a distinct species, far more violent than her usually soft and mischievous air. Her hair grew longer as even her rabbit ears had more fur of a beautiful earthen gold color.
Both charged in two different directions as they crashed into the enemies; a Desert Hunter and Crypt Sorcerer that tried to cut off Miren Fei's path, launched two deadly attacks at this moment.
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