About a year later, over a stretch of sea east of the Feng Yuan Continent, a flock of demon creatures was battling an enormous sea beast.
These demon creatures were all strange birds with crimson wings. Only the leading man and woman had cultivated human forms; the remaining several dozen clanmates had yet to gain intelligence.
At this moment, more than ten gray tentacles, each over a hundred feet long, danced wildly above the sea. Whenever their suckers contracted, they shot out Water Arrows of astonishing force.
If they fired a volley, the crimson strange birds would surely suffer grievous losses.
Fortunately, the ordinary strange birds were exceptionally obedient. They continuously spat out Fireballs to restrain the tentacles, preventing them from unleashing their full might.
Meanwhile, the male and female Shapeshifted Demon Cultivators each wielded a bone fork, repeatedly casting spells to fire bolt after bolt of crimson lightning at the centers of the tentacles.
As if the two demons' attacks had hurt it, the ancient beast hidden beneath the seawater suddenly let out a furious roar, and a massive squid head burst from the surface.
A flash of spiritual light lit up above its head, and a swath of Gray Radiance spread forth, instantly enveloping all the crimson strange birds!
The moment these strange birds fell into the Gray Radiance, their once-nimble wings seemed burdened by enormous weights, making every flap exceedingly difficult.
Naturally, they could no longer hold themselves steady. The Gray Radiance then swept around them, preparing to drag them all into the giant maw of the ancient squid beast below.
The male and female Shapeshifted Demon Cultivators immediately revealed anxious expressions. No one knew what secret technique they used, but they actually joined their bone forks together.
Then, the two demons simultaneously spat out their Demon