Under Little Shi's display of his bloodline aura, the pursuing guardian beasts hesitated. Ling Tian and the others naturally weren't about to let such a perfect opportunity slip by. Wave after wave of Four Consecutive Arrow Strikes whistled through the air, leaving two or three guardian beasts dead on the spot and many more wounded.
But the guardian beasts quickly recovered. One by one, they surged forward with murderous fury, moving even faster as they tried to kill Little Shi, devour him, and refine his Bloodline Power.
That wasn't all. The roars of the beasts from earlier had summoned even more beasts to reinforce them, and the most troublesome part was that Thunder Beasts were among them. The Thunder Beasts were astonishingly fast after using Lightning Transformation, and their Bloodline Power was almost on par with Little Shi's. Their strength was therefore formidable, and combined with their advantage in cultivation level, they were far stronger than Ling Tian and the others.
Mo Lei had already used the power of her Purple Obsidian Demonic Eyes many times and was badly drained. Ling Tian and the others had also expended a great deal of energy after using Four Consecutive Arrow Strikes dozens of times. They could probably manage only a few dozen more such volleys.
Looking at the several beasts among the horde that had been gravely wounded, Ling Tian's eyes flashed with reluctance. Then, as if he'd thought of something, he turned to Tian Ru. "Grandmother Tian Ru, how long will it take those Thunder Beasts to get within a hundred thousand zhang of us?"
After pondering briefly, Tian Ru replied, "At their current speed, I'm afraid they'll arrive in half an incense stick's time."
"Half an incense stick..." Ling Tian murmured. Suddenly, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and killing