These low-level Demonic Beasts were too numerous to count. Their strength was too meager to shake the immortal army's battle formation. They served only as cover for the high-ranking Demonic Beasts, yet still caused the immortal army no small amount of trouble.
Whoosh, whoosh! Several enormous bat shadows, wreathed in crimson flames, swooped down from the void. Lu Xiaotian narrowed his eyes. A gigantic bat shadow was descending from above, blotting out the sky.
"Fall back!" A bearded immortal army commander nearby had already reached the Heavenly Immortal level. His expression changed dramatically at the sight of the descending bat shadow. Lu Xiaotian, or Shen Tu Zhanfeng, Bai Ruxue, and Nie Tianhou—their identities were certainly extraordinary, but what truly made the bearded commander, Hu Xuan, anxious was the danger Mu Xia might be in.
Hu Xuan drew his long saber, and a surging river of water surged upward into the void. The enormous bat shadow descending from above swiped with its claws, and the immortal light, which had flowed like a mighty river, shattered at once.
The enormous bat shadow was far more agile than anyone could have imagined.
A dozen scattered bat shadows shot out from between its wings and joined battle with Hu Xuan's subordinates. For a time, bat shadows flickered across the void. Claw marks, saber light, and surging rivers of water intertwined in chaotic currents.
"Bat Hao, you actually dare show your face and cause trouble again? This time, I'll make sure you don't escape!" Hu Xuan, the bearded Heavenly Immortal, shouted sharply.
"Ke-ke! Break through my Bat Shadow Universe first!" The enormous demonic bat let out a mocking laugh. It swept its wings, and ten slightly smaller demonic bats shot out from either side. They immediately wove themselves into a gigantic formation in the void,