The nearest demon beasts were barely a few hundred meters from Ye Tian. Everything was unfolding in the direction Ye Tian had anticipated, and also in the direction the demon beasts had anticipated.
Both sides were waiting for the best opportunity. Ye Tian was still waiting for that moment to arrive, and that best opportunity was when demon beasts came within a hundred paces of him. So long as one approached, the killing array would operate at full force.
That opportunity came swiftly. A grayish-white python, roughly two zhang long, appeared before Ye Tian. It opened its blood basin of a mouth and lunged to bite him. As long as it swallowed Ye Tian, everything would be solved. As long as it fled fast enough, none of this would be a problem. Yet in the next instant, Ye Tian vanished from where he stood. Before the python could even move, it saw a streak of golden light appear all around it. Then its body turned into a cloud of blood mist.
The python was gone, but the other demon beasts charged forward. For a time, every demon beast feared being beaten to the prize by another. Amid booming crashes, some weaker demon beasts were trampled beneath the feet of more powerful beasts behind them, instantly reduced to masses of flesh and blood. As more demon beasts rushed in, such scenes grew increasingly frequent and brutal.
The Immortal Slaying Spirit Array fully activated. Streams of spiritual energy attacked the demon beasts appearing from every direction without pause, taking countless forms. Everything was within Ye Tian's expectations, but the demon beasts suffered bitterly. Without any warning, they began attacking one another.
They had no idea a killing array awaited them. When they were attacked, they assumed it was the work of the