All the Martial Artists formed a crescent-shaped formation, their backs against the cliff as they fought the surging red ants.
Up above, the ants glided in from the Tree Branches as well, able to pounce directly on the three Martial Artists climbing the cliff. Fortunately, the three Xiantian Masters held them back, allowing the climbers to focus on scaling the wall.
"Domain!"
The three Xiantian Masters struck one after another, crushing every red ant that leaped toward them.
However, there were simply too many red ants to kill them all. After one batch was crushed, even more would swarm forward. They came from everywhere—above and below. Even when the three Martial Artists had climbed halfway up, reaching a height of several dozen meters, they were still assaulted by red ants.
Had Qian Ying not leaped onto the weapons previously embedded in the cliff face, then stood in midair and crushed the ants attacking the three Martial Artists, the three of them might have been engulfed by the swarming ants. Delayed like that, they might not have been able to reach the top of the Great Rift Valley.
"You two, there are too many ants. The higher they climb, the harder it will be for us to support them in time, and the three of them may be attacked. So please cover me while I cut down all the trees near the cliff. That way, the ants will have nothing to use to glide, which will slow their attempts to attack and surround the three climbers," Qian Ying said to Zhou Zixing and Ma Sansing as he fought off the rushing ants.
Zhou Zixing and Ma Sansing were also holding their ground, constantly striking at the ants. Although the ants were not particularly strong, there were simply too many of them.