"We can finally come out and catch our breath." Ao Guang, Tuomusheng, Ying Lin, Ying Feng, Ying Xuanming, Ying Xuanling, and the other dragons appeared amid waves of immortal radiance, along with the dragon army and the Dragon Wolf Riders. The dragon powerhouses, as well as the Dragon Wolf Riders' experts Xuan Jing, Dushan, and the others, all let out excited shouts.
Even in these circumstances, the dragons and Dragon Wolf Riders maintained their tight battle formations, leaving no enemy an opening. Their formidable auras swept outward, quickly drawing in a surging swarm of golden-ice centipedes.
Little Fire Crow and the spirit-tracking little white dog had finally been let out. They ran around setting fires everywhere, looking as if they'd gone wild with excitement.
Led by the Black Dragon, the dragon army plunged straight into the golden-ice centipede swarm like a sharp blade. The Dragon Wolf Riders had no Golden Immortal-level experts leading them, and their Heavenly Immortal-level experts were both fewer and weaker than the dragons. However, they outnumbered the Dragon Riders several times over. They were simply inferior in strength to the Dragon Riders, not truly weak in battle.
In fact, the Dragon Wolf Riders had once been wolf tribes affiliated with the Heavenly Wolf Venerable. They had originally been sent to the Phantom Mist Swamp to scout ahead, and weren't true Moon-Howling Wolf Riders. They were still leagues behind the elite forces directly under the Heavenly Wolf Venerable.
Later, however, the Heavenly Wolf Venerable's wisp of a remnant soul had helped Lu Xiaotian subdue the wolf riders within the Green Fruit Barrier, hoping to raise Lu Xiaotian's strength enough to protect himself and keep him from crumbling too soon. It had also taught him the true wolf-rider battle formations.
By the time Lu Xiaotian had condensed the