As Ling Tian had said, when the people on Chi Xue's side charged toward the badly wounded Beast Taming Cultivator, he charged at them too. The two sides soon clashed at close quarters. All kinds of secret techniques erupted, energy surged and crashed outward, reaching far into the distance. Even Ling Tian and the others could feel its violent force.
Although the Beast Taming Cultivator had suffered severe injuries, his strength was still terrifying, especially in close combat. Roars rang out as he unleashed one innate secret technique after another. The Sacred Beast Seven-Style Severing Slash was particularly troublesome for Chi Xue's side. Even the first three strikes alone caused them no end of trouble, and several elite experts who lacked the God Devouring Body were killed on the spot.
After the two sides clashed at close quarters, the cultivators farther behind on Chi Xue's side no longer dared to fire Merged Entity Arrows recklessly. They were afraid of hitting their own people. This eased the pressure on the Beast Taming Cultivator considerably, and his side inflicted more and more casualties on Chi Xue's forces.
When they failed to capture the badly wounded Beast Taming Cultivator at once, Chi Xue's side realized they were in trouble. More and more Beast Taming Cultivators were charging in, and their God Devouring Body cultivators and elite experts alone were no match for them. With no other choice, they ordered the cultivators behind them to join the fight. A chaotic melee erupted.
Although Chi Xue's side had an overwhelming advantage in numbers, their individual cultivators were far weaker than the Beast Taming Cultivators. The latter were exceptionally skilled in close combat, had tough hides and thick flesh, and possessed an endless supply of Origin Power with which to unleash their innate secret techniques. As