At that moment, a colossal flying beast suddenly appeared within the transparent light screen, its wings spanning several hundred zhang.
Its blue-black, viscous hide glimmered faintly in the void, while pale-purple demonic mist coiled around the edges of its outstretched membranous wings. Every flap brought with it a sharp howl that tore through the air.
Even through the light screen, Su Fan could clearly feel that crushingly terrifying aura.
It was as though a lofty mountain weighed down on his heart, making even his breathing labored.
This was a ninth-grade exotic beast from the Shan Hai Realm, equivalent to a Human Race cultivator at the Integrated Body Realm.
It seemed the exotic beasts of the Shan Hai Realm had sensed the crisis and had actually sent out such formidable battle strength.
Venerable Haoran and the other Integrated Body Realm bigshots might be able to withdraw unscathed, but the cultivators recruited from the marketplace would likely be in grave danger.
Before long, three more enormous creatures pierced through the light screen and appeared.
They had wildly different forms. Some had ferocious snake heads, while others bore adamantine carapaces across their backs. The pressure they radiated together caused distorted ripples to spread through the surrounding space.
A full incense stick's worth of time passed before the densely packed flying beasts finally roared over Su Fan's head like dark clouds sweeping across the sky.
The sharp sound of their vicious claws slicing through the air intertwined with the beasts' cacophonous roars, forming a wave of noise that made one's scalp crawl.
Only after the final shadow vanished at the edge of the light screen did Su Fan finally close it, his brows knotting into a tight frown.
Could he really just watch helplessly as the Starry Sky Gate was destroyed and nearly ten