As the war drums and horns sounded, the Phoenix Clan's defenses around Buzhou Mountain erupted on the left, center, and right with earthshaking cries and surging Spirit Power. Countless streaks of Escape Light shot into the sky like erupting volcanoes, forming torrents of battle formations brimming with Killing Intent as they launched a desperate charge toward the distant Fierce Beast Camp.
On the left wing, led by Elder Xuan Yue of the Kirin Clan, five hundred thousand Kirin Clan Warriors manifested partial true forms—some as kirin, others as dragons, tigers, lions, leopards, and other fierce beasts—merging into a torrent of steel that surged forward. Wherever they passed, the earth thundered and the Earth Veins churned. Earthy yellow Spirit Qi intertwined with auspicious golden light, forming thick clouds beneath the army as it rolled toward the Fierce Beast Army.
In the central army, the elites of the Five Phoenixes' various departments emerged in full force. The Black Feather warriors of the Yue Zhuo Clan formed dense spear formations, their spearheads pointed skyward as their Battle Intent condensed into tangible crimson sharp edge. Cultivators of the Green Luan Clan transformed into green flowing light, moving along both flanks to provide support and keep watch. The cultivators of the Honghu Clan and Yuan Chu Clan remained within the formation, sending beams of spiritual light into the sky to form an enormous formation covering dozens of miles. Countless cultivators from affiliated races were scattered among them, their multicolored Escape Light joining into a dazzling expanse.
On the right wing were the various departments of the Seven Chicks and their Affiliated Forces. The warriors of the Golden Winged Great Peng Clan took the lead, transforming into hundred-zhang golden bodies. Their wings spread wide enough to obscure the sky and cover the sun, while the feathers