Blood-Induced Frenzy, Desperate Charge (Part 1)

The training in the Savage Beast Hills passed in a blur of blood and combat over the next few days. Yu Yuanchen, Tang Chen, and Qian Daoliu had long since grown accustomed to the pervasive danger and madness of this place. Their coordination still fell short of exquisite, yet it increasingly appeared efficient and lethal, like three divine weapons of vastly differing styles, sharpening into an ever more intimidating cold light upon the whetstone of the wilderness.

On the afternoon of this day, the three of them had just emerged from a fierce battle. Their opponent was a Thorn Ground Dragon whose cultivation level approached thirty thousand years. This spirit beast not only possessed astonishing defense, but the bone spikes covering its entire body could also shoot out sharp barbs carrying venom and paralytic effects, making it extremely troublesome. After a bitter battle lasting nearly half an hour, the three of them finally found an opening when Qian Daoliu used the Angel Sacred Sword to draw its attention, Tang Chen used a Sky Breaker to heavily strike its relatively vulnerable belly, and Yu Yuanchen seized the opportunity to pierce its eye socket with the Thunder Dragon Claw, ending the colossal creature.

As the battle ended, all three of them felt somewhat drained. Tang Chen leaned on the Clear Sky Hammer, his chest heaving violently, his shoulder grazed by a poisonous barb; although he circulated his cultivation to force out the poison in time, it still left a bruised patch. Qian Daoliu's pristine white wings were swept by the Ground Dragon's whipping tail, several clean white feathers floating down, and his body was stained with dust and dark red dragon blood. As for Yu Yuanchen, he felt the meridians in his right arm throbbing with pain from overexerting the Thunder Dragon Claw. In order to create the chance for the final strike, he had taken the Ground Dragon's charge head-on, leaving his chest faintly stuffy and his Qi and Blood churning. The enormous corpse of the Thorn Ground Dragon lay in the cluttered forest land, the gushing dragon blood soaking the soil, and the pungent smell of blood permeated the surroundings like a physical substance.

"This big guy packs a real punch!" Tang Chen panted, looking at the huge corpse of the Thorn Ground Dragon on the ground with lingering fear. The intense smell of blood permeated the valley like a tangible entity.

Qian Daoliu's brow furrowed slightly, and he keenly sensed that the atmosphere around them was somewhat wrong. The unsettling sense of agitation in the air suddenly intensified at this moment. "The smell of blood here is too heavy, we shouldn't stay long. We need to leave as soon as possible."

Yu Yuanchen's Electric Field Perception had long since been fully deployed, and his expression also grew grave. "The situation is bad. Around us... numerous spirit beasts are being attracted over, moving fast, and... their numbers are alarming!"

Within his perception, countless chaotic and berserk auras were converging toward the valley where they were from all directions. These auras varied in strength, ranging from a thousand years to ten thousand years, but all of them carried the exact same madness thoroughly triggered by the scent of blood!

"Let's move!" Yu Yuanchen gave a low shout, unhesitatingly choosing the direction that was relatively open and favorable for breaking through from when they arrived.

Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu also realized the gravity of the problem and immediately followed.

Yet, it was half a step too late.

Just as they rushed out of the valley, their hearts sank at the sight before them.

They saw that the Hilly Area ahead, which was originally relatively calm, was now billowing with dust! Dozens of spirit beasts of various shapes were charging from all directions with red eyes and roaring! There were Mountain Shaking Rhinoceroses with huge bodies like heavy tanks, Sabertooth Terror Cats as swift as the wind with exposed fangs, and Wind Breaking Eagles soaring in the air and emitting sharp cries... Their target was clear, and it was precisely the three of them exuding the intense smell of blood!

And this was merely what was visible to the eye! In Yu Yuanchen's perception, even further away, more spirit beasts were joining this frenzied feast!

"Dammit! It's a Beast Tide! A small Beast Tide!" Tang Chen cursed with an ugly expression. The slaughter they carried out in the Savage Beast Hills during this period had already accumulated a large amount of animosity and agitation from spirit beasts; at this moment, the scent of blood emitted by the death of the Thorn Ground Dragon, a powerful spirit beast, acted like a spark that thoroughly ignited the madness of this region, forming this Beast Tide that was small in scale yet lethal enough!

"We can't be trapped! Charge out!" Qian Daoliu made a prompt decision, the six wings behind him spreading out abruptly as a sacred aura erupted, attempting to deter and clear a path with powerful coercion.

However, these spirit beasts, dominated by blood and madness, only hesitated slightly at the sacred coercion of the Angel Martial Soul before erupting into an even fiercer charge! The spirit beasts of the Savage Beast Hills seemed to possess extremely high resistance to this type of mental-level deterrence!

"Roar!"

A Mountain Shaking Rhinoceros with ten-thousand-year cultivation lowered its head, taking the lead in charging like a moving hill! Its thick rhinos horn flashed with an earthy-yellow glow, and wherever it passed, the ground cracked with a terrifying momentum!

"I've got this!"

Tang Chen roared, knowing he must absolutely not retreat right now! He brazenly met the charge, his fifth soul ring lighting up once again as the Clear Sky Hammer carried the force of Earthquake Mountain, smashing toward the head of the Mountain Shaking Rhinoceros without any fancy tricks!

Boom—!

It was like two great mountains colliding! The terrifying loud noise made people's eardrums ache! Tang Chen's figure shook violently, retreating three steps in succession with heels planted, the webbing between his thumb and forefinger split open, and fresh blood flowing down the hammer handle. Meanwhile, that Mountain Shaking Rhinoceros was also smashed bloody-headed by this hammer, its charging momentum coming to an abrupt halt as it let out a painful moo.

Yet with this obstruction, even more spirit beasts had surged forward!

"Watch the left flank!" Yu Yuanchen's voice rang out. His figure moved like lightning as his dragon-transformed right arm swept horizontally, lashing out a condensed purple lightning electric arc like a whip, snapping the bones and twisting the limbs of three thousand-year Sabertooth Terror Cats that attempted to ambush Tang Chen's flank, sending them flying backward.

Simultaneously, his left palm struck out, a Thunder Palm Print roaring into the air to blast two diving Wind Breaking Eagles into a flurry of feathers, sending them spiraling down crookedly.

As for Qian Daoliu, he shuttled along the edge of the beast horde like golden lightning. Every time his Angel Sacred Sword swung, it kicked up a spray of blood, precisely severing the joints, eyes, and other vital points of the spirit beasts. He did not engage in hard-strength collisions with power-type spirit beasts; instead, relying on his speed advantage, he continuously weakened the beast horde's offensive to alleviate the pressure on Yu Yuanchen and Tang Chen.

The three fought and retreated, attempting to tear open a gap.

However, the terror of a Beast Tide lay in its endlessness and fearless determination. The moment one fell, two or three immediately stepped up to fill the void! They completely ignored casualties, their eyes holding only the instinct for slaughter and devouring.

"We can't go on like this! Soul Power consumption is too fast!" Tang Chen panted as he smashed a lunging ten-thousand-year Iron Backed Grey Wolf flying with a hammer. His Soul Power had already been depleted by nearly forty percent.

Qian Daoliu's situation was slightly better, but the frequent high-speed movement and precision attacks were likewise an enormous burden on his Spiritual Power and Soul Power.

Relying on the Thunder God Power for its efficient use of Soul Power and the slight recovery effect brought by the purple gold scales, Yu Yuanchen was in the best condition, but he knew this was only temporary. Within his electric field perception, more spirit beasts were still pouring in, and among them were a few unusually strong auras whose cultivation level likely exceeded thirty thousand years!

"We must find a breakthrough! Or... find terrain favorable for defense!" Yu Yuanchen's brain spun rapidly, his gaze scanning the surrounding environment sharply.

To the left was a steep rock wall, difficult to climb and easy to get trapped and killed; to the right was a dense poison-miasma forest with a bizarre aura, where blindly breaking in carried far too much unknown risk; behind them was the valley they came from, which was an even more certain dead end.

Only ahead, although the beast horde surged tumultuously, the terrain was relatively open; as long as they charged through this densest area, a glimmer of life might just be found!

"Charge forward! Do not stop!" Yu Yuanchen shouted sternly, while his first and third soul rings flashed brightly once more, the huge Purple Gold Scales-backed Purple Lightning Thunder Claw slamming down fiercely to swat away several spirit beasts ahead and clear a patch, temporarily opening a gap.

"Let's go!" Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu didn't hesitate, immediately following close behind as the three of them pierced heavily into the depths of the beast horde like a sharp arrowhead!

The desperate charge officially began! Ahead were countless crazed claws and fangs, and behind them were the ever-gathering pursuers.