"Prepare for battle!"
Xu Qing roared, his body instantly turning into a streak of light as he charged into the beast horde.
Without hesitation, he released his nine clones, forming the first line of defense and shielding everyone behind them.
The Desolate Blood Spear seemed to come alive in his hands. Every swing was accompanied by surging Star Power.
He unleashed the Red Gold Tiger Slayer Spear Technique to its fullest.
Golden tiger phantoms and mist-like black Nether Shadows roared forth, tearing through the air and sending Mutated Beasts flying one after another.
"Elder Zhou, don't make a move yet! Protect the others!" Ying Wuhen shouted as he followed Xu Qing and charged into the beast tide.
However, the Mutated Beast tide was simply too vast. It seemed endless, surging forward wave after wave.
The group was soon swallowed by the black tide, plunged into chaos and despair.
Though Ying Wuhen's swordsmanship was swift, even he could not cover every angle against such a dense mass of beasts.
"Fight while retreating! Find cover!"
Xu Qing shouted his orders. He knew a head-on clash would accomplish nothing. Only by using the terrain and their wits would they have a chance of survival.
With Zhou Qi, a pseudo-Immortal Ascension Realm cultivator, protecting them, the group had not suffered any casualties for the moment.
But if this continued, something was bound to go wrong!
Thus, Xu Qing had no intention of confronting them head-on. They would first evade the enemy's edge!
Hearing this, everyone followed his orders, fighting as they retreated and gradually approaching a dense forest.
Towering trees filled the forest, their luxuriant branches and leaves providing natural cover.
Xu Qing took the lead. Empowered by the Formless Step, he darted through the woods like a ghost.
At the same time, he