Bitter Battle

The demonic beasts had the advantage this time, so there was no intention of a standoff. They launched their attack as soon as they engaged.

The Blazing Lion took the lead, charging at the forefront. Wang Shouye employed his usual tactic, sending out a Water Dragon to meet the Blazing Lion.

The Blazing Lion opened its mouth and spat out a fireball the size of a human head, which was swatted away by the Water Dragon's claw. Flames scattered in all directions, but the Water Dragon, with its agile movements, dodged all of them.

A moment later, the Water Dragon and the Blazing Lion were locked in close-quarters combat. The Blazing Lion was enveloped in a layer of flames, and with every contact with the Water Dragon, a puff of white mist arose. The Water Dragon and the flames diminished slightly with each clash, only to be replenished by Wang Shouye and the Blazing Lion with spiritual power.

The man and the beast fought to a standstill, the battle turning into a war of attrition, a contest of whose spiritual power was more abundant.

Wang Daoyuan wasn't one to just watch the fun. He pulled out three Rain Transformation Talismans and threw them. In the sky about twenty yards above the Blazing Lion's head, a patch of black clouds appeared out of nowhere, and soon a torrential downpour began.

Under the heavy rain, the Water Dragon spell's power was slightly enhanced, but not significantly. The Blazing Lion, on the other hand, was in a more difficult situation. The flames on its body were constantly being weakened by the rain. It had to increase its spiritual power output just to barely keep the flames from extinguishing, greatly increasing its spiritual power consumption.

As a result, the previously evenly matched scene turned in Wang Shouye's favor. The Blazing Lion wanted to escape the area covered by the black clouds, but Wang Shouye wouldn't let it have its way. The Water Dragon clung to the Blazing Lion, making it impossible for it to move.

The Water Dragon and the Blazing Lion were entangled, unable to effectively use their spells and resorting to claw and tooth combat.

Wang Daoyuan's maneuver had the Blazing Lion completely cornered, earning him the admiration of everyone present.

Li Xinghe, the patriarch of the Li family, even began a live teaching session for the younger generation of the clan, highly praising Wang Daoyuan's quick thinking, his ability to seize opportunities, and his skill in utilizing his resources to their fullest potential. He called upon the young disciples of the Li family to learn from Comrade Wang Daoyuan...

The other demonic beasts wouldn't just stand by and watch. Nine demonic beasts charged towards the other nine members of the Wang family.

Soon, the demonic beasts collided with the seven meat shields. Wang Daoxing was facing a monkey. This monkey was slightly smaller than a human and lacked the exaggerated muscles of ape-like demonic beasts, but it was extremely agile.

The monkey was covered in white fur, but its eyes were golden. This was an extremely rare Golden Eye Spirit Monkey. Its golden eyes had excellent vision and the divine ability to break through illusions. Invisibility, disguise, earth escape, and other such abilities were all revealed under its golden gaze.

These demonic beasts advanced and retreated in an orderly fashion, clearly controlled by someone or a high-level demonic beast from behind. This battle against the demonic beasts might have some twists and turns. If this spirit monkey wasn't dealt with, and if they needed to escape using earth escape, they would be in trouble at the hands of this monkey.

Wang Daoxing swung his giant mace at the spirit monkey. Unfortunately, the spirit monkey was too agile. The mace flew up and down, but couldn't even touch the spirit monkey's fur.

Wang Daoxing was a Body Cultivator, his physical strength far exceeding that of ordinary cultivators. Combined with the giant mace, even a tortoise-like spirit beast would be injured if it took one of his blows.

However, great power also meant great consumption. If he couldn't hit the spirit monkey, his stamina would be depleted before long. He wanted to attack other demonic beasts, but the spirit monkey would sneak attack him from the side, forcing him to turn back and engage with it.

The six great-uncles faced eight demonic beasts that were stronger than themselves. They could barely avoid defeat by borrowing the power of the Golden Armor Talisman, so helping others was unlikely.

The Wang family members were already weaker than the demonic beasts. If another one were to collapse from exhaustion, they would truly be unable to fight.

Wang Daoyuan naturally wouldn't allow such a situation to occur. He drew a talisman from a stack in his hand and activated the spell within. Hundreds of grape-sized fireballs appeared out of thin air in front of Wang Daoyuan, and then the fireballs flew towards the spirit monkey.

This was the Tier One spell, Fire Rain Technique. The fireballs flew at extreme speed and in large numbers, densely packed like raindrops.

The Fire Rain Technique was fast and covered a large area, but its lethality was very low. It wasn't very useful against most demonic beasts. However, against a demonic beast like the spirit monkey, which didn't have much defense and relied entirely on agility for survival, it was remarkably effective.

No matter how agile the spirit monkey was, it was impossible for it to dodge all of the hundreds of small fireballs. As long as a fireball hit it, with its meager defense, it would definitely be injured and its agility would be affected.

Once its agility was compromised, the spirit monkey's signature skill would be gone, and then it would be at their mercy.

The spirit monkey knew that being hit by these small fireballs meant certain death. Therefore, it used all its might to dodge the fireballs.

With its golden eyes and agility, it managed to dodge more than half of the fireballs. Wang Daoxing wouldn't let it have an easy time. While it was fully focused on dodging the fireballs, he seized the opportunity to finish off the spirit monkey.

Wang Daoxing swung his mace with all his might, the whistling sound of the wind continuous. The spirit monkey was already struggling to dodge the fireballs, and now with the mace added, it became even more difficult.

With its attention divided, it was quickly hit by a fireball, sustaining a minor injury. Although the injury wasn't severe, it significantly affected its agility. The spirit monkey soon couldn't dodge in time and was hit by the mace, dying on the spot.

After dealing with the spirit monkey, Wang Daoxing found a new target. This target was a bear, entirely brown, over twenty feet long, and unremarkable in any way. It was likely a demonic beast that had evolved from an ordinary brown bear.

Usually, such demonic beasts had no innate spells. Compared to their pre-evolution state, they only had stronger physical bodies and greater strength.

For Wang Daoxing, such an opponent was a moving target, just a bit sturdier and not something he could knock out quickly.

Wang Daoxing's side was temporarily stable, but the six great-uncles were starting to falter. Two of the great-uncles were over a hundred and ten years old. Their old age and declining health meant they didn't have many years left even if they were resting at home.

Now, they were struggling to resist demonic beasts that were stronger than themselves. Even with the protection of the Golden Armor Talisman, the impact force from colliding with the demonic beasts was still borne by their bodies. After dozens of rounds, these two great-uncles were already experiencing surging blood and essence, clearly on the verge of collapse.

If these two fell, the other four great-uncles, facing seven demonic beasts, would also quickly be defeated. If the Wang family's line was broken and the demonic beasts escaped, the Netherworld Sect's investigation afterward would put everyone in a difficult position.

Uncle Twelve, Wang Zhiming, had already rushed forward to share the burden, but he was still barely holding on and could collapse at any moment.

Wang Daoyuan could no longer wait for an opportunity. He could only start throwing talismans in large quantities. While this would greatly reduce the pressure on the meat shields, it also meant losing the opportunity to eliminate their opponents.

The two sides had devolved into a war of attrition, with neither side able to quickly defeat their opponents. However, time was not on the Wang family's side. The two great-uncles still had a chance of falling, and other demonic beasts could arrive at any moment.

The two great-uncles, both over a hundred and ten years old, held their magical artifacts with trembling hands, almost unable to grip them. Their legs were also trembling, as if a gust of wind could blow them over. Their strength was exhausted; they were only able to persist this long by sheer willpower.

On Wang Shouye's side, he controlled the Water Dragon to entangle with the Blazing Lion with one hand, while with the other, he gathered spiritual power, seemingly preparing to summon another Water Dragon.

Wang Daoyuan was already planning to take out his ultimate trump card, the Tier Two Talismans. He couldn't bear to keep his trump cards hidden while his clansmen were dying.