Resolution

Wang Daoyuan was just about to take out a Second-Order Talisman when he saw three people from the Li family approaching, all at Qi Refining Layer Nine. The man in front laughed. "Fellow Daoists of the Wang Clan, do not panic. We have come to help!"

Wang Daoyuan immediately replied, "Many thanks to you three, Fellow Daoists. Please help hold back two Demon Beasts and let my two elderly uncles rest for a while."

The Li family cultivator added, "No need to be polite. The three of us can hold back three Demon Beasts. Leave the rest to you."

"Many thanks!" Wang Daoyuan said with cupped hands.

The three Li cultivators took on three Demon Beasts. The other four uncles were all just over a hundred years old, with more than a decade left before their lifespans ran out, and they had yet to show any obvious decline in blood and qi. With only four Demon Beasts to deal with, the protection of Golden Armor Talismans, and the support of Twelfth Uncle Wang Zhiming, they could ensure they would not be defeated.

Wang Daoyuan stopped scattering Talismans and continued looking for an opportunity to help Wang Daoxing swiftly finish his opponent. None of the five uncles had any particular talent in combat; even if he found an opening for them, they lacked the ability to kill a Demon Beast.

Wang Shouye cultivated a Water Attribute technique, one that emphasized a trickling stream flowing on without end. Against enemies of the same level, the most suitable tactic was a war of attrition. Though he could also erupt with enough force to kill an opponent in an instant, after such an outburst, he would basically have little fighting strength left. On a battlefield, exhausting one's spiritual power was extremely dangerous.

Even though water restrained fire among the Five Elements, giving Wang Shouye the advantage, killing the Blazing Lion in a short time was still exceedingly difficult.

Wang Daoxing, however, was different. His destructive power was formidable indeed. The Black Ape from before, the Golden Eye Spirit Monkey that had just died, and the brown bear currently being beaten all proved this point.

Helping Wang Daoxing quickly finish his opponent was the most reliable choice.

Wang Daoxing swung his spiked club, leaped high into the air, and smashed it down at the brown bear's head. Though the brown bear was not particularly clumsy, the spiked club was faster still. Dodging it was simply impossible.

The brown bear planted its two hind legs on the ground and raised both front paws to block the blow head-on. Had this strike landed on a human cultivator of the same level, it would have shattered bones and torn tendons, with the victim's head bursting like a flower. Yet the brown bear had thick hide, solid flesh, and hard bones. Taking one blow head-on merely left its paws aching for a while.

The brown bear had assumed a defensive posture and focused all its attention on the spiked club, giving Wang Daoyuan a perfect chance for a sneak attack.

He drew out a Golden Sword Talisman, calculated the moment the spiked club would fall, and activated it. The small golden sword aimed straight at the brown bear's lumbar vertebrae and pierced in an instant before the club descended.

Before the brown bear could even feel the pain in its waist, the spiked club came crashing down. The brown bear exerted all its strength to withstand it, only to suddenly discover that its lower body would not obey its commands.

Whether human or land-bound Demon Beast, strength rose from the ground. With its lower body no longer responding, the brown bear could not use even half its strength. Under Wang Daoxing's heavy, forceful blow, it was knocked straight onto the ground. Its two bear paws protected its head, so its skull did not burst at once.

Wang Daoxing raised his spiked club and added several more blows. The brown bear lay belly-up, completely out of the fight.

After finishing the brown bear, Wang Daoxing took another Demon Beast off the hands of the four uncles and, with Wang Daoyuan's help, quickly dealt with it.

In half an hour, every Demon Beast facing the Wang Clan aside from the Blazing Lion had been killed.

Though the four uncles over a hundred years old were still far from achieving nirvana, they were elderly men after all. After fighting a pack of Demon Beasts tooth and nail for so long, both their physical strength and spiritual power had been greatly depleted. They had no mind left to toy with the Blazing Lion and sat down where they were to meditate and recover their spiritual power.

Carrying his spiked club over his shoulder, Wang Daoxing arrived at the battlefield between the Blazing Lion and the water dragon.

At this moment, the effects of Wang Daoyuan's Rain Transformation Talismans had just worn off. The Blazing Lion could finally strike back against the water dragon, and it drove its flames with all its might, trying to break free.

How could Wang Daoyuan let it succeed? He produced another three Rain Transformation Talismans and threw them into the sky above the Blazing Lion's head.

The flames that had only just begun to revive on the Blazing Lion's body were once again battered by torrential rain, leaving only a thin layer behind. It was suppressed by the water dragon once more.

Seeing this, Wang Daoxing raised his spiked club and prepared to smash it down. Wang Daoyuan immediately stuck an Earth Armor Talisman on him, and a phantom layer of earthy-yellow armor wrapped around his entire body.

The Golden Armor on his body had already dimmed completely and could not withstand even a casual blow from a peak first-order Demon Beast. Moreover, the Blazing Lion was a Fire Attribute Demon Beast, while the Golden Armor Technique was a Metal Attribute spell. Fire restrained metal; against Fire Attribute spells, the Golden Armor Talisman's defense was greatly reduced.

The Earth Armor Technique, meanwhile, was an Earth Attribute spell. Wood, the only attribute capable of restraining earth, possessed the weakest attack power among the Five-element Attributes. Earth was the best attribute for defense.

Earth Armor Talismans cost a little more than Golden Armor Talismans, while their defensive effects were roughly equal. Without Fire Attribute opponents, Golden Armor Talismans offered better value. Therefore, all the defensive Talismans Wang Daoyuan had distributed among the clan members were Golden Armor Talismans.

The Blazing Lion was, after all, on the same level as Wang Shouye and possessed a special bloodline. Although Wang Shouye held the upper hand, he could not batter his opponent so thoroughly that it had no ability to strike back, as he had when fighting the tiger before. The Blazing Lion's movements were hindered, but it could still retaliate.

The moment Wang Daoxing approached the Blazing Lion, it spat a fireball at him. Had the defensive spell on him still been Golden Armor, he would likely have been injured by now.

After being struck by the fireball, the Earth Armor merely flickered and dimmed somewhat. It would take at least three more attacks of similar strength to break the phantom armor.

But the Blazing Lion had no such chance. Already at a disadvantage and further suppressed by Wang Daoyuan's Rain Transformation Talismans, it desperately spat out fireballs in an attempt to drive Wang Daoxing back.

This gave the water dragon an opening. The Blazing Lion was now tightly bound by the water dragon, and even moving a fraction was difficult. A dignified peak first-order Demon Beast could only be slaughtered at another's whim.

Wang Daoxing did not stand on ceremony. He swung his spiked club and unleashed a wild barrage of blows. Before long, the Blazing Lion also breathed its last.

The Blazing Lion had awakened an innate spell and was exceptionally gifted among its kind. Becoming a second-order demonic beast had been just around the corner, yet it had unexpectedly been beaten to death with a flurry of clubs by a human at Qi Refining Layer Eight.

All seven Demon Beasts on the Wang Clan's side had been dealt with. Only two uncles had expended too much spiritual power; no one had been killed or injured. Wang Daoyuan ordered everyone to seize the time to recover their spiritual power, as the next wave of Demon Beasts could arrive at any moment.

He himself went to help the three Li cultivators deal with their opponents. After all, the Li cultivators had kindly come to help. Though their combat strength was somewhat lacking and they had failed to finish their opponents after all this time, it would not be appropriate for him to stand by and watch while his helpers fought bitterly.

The three Li cultivators were also at Qi Refining Layer Nine, on par with the three Demon Beasts. However, they did not possess strength beyond their level like Wang Shouye and Wang Daoxing, nor were they as extravagantly wealthy as Wang Daoyuan. Against Demon Beasts of the same level, they had gained no advantage.

Wang Daoyuan had no idle time to search for the Demon Beasts' weaknesses. Moreover, the three Li cultivators' combat strength was ordinary, making it difficult for them to force their opponents to reveal any openings. So he simply bombarded them with Talismans. After more than twenty attack Talismans of various kinds were thrown out, all three Demon Beasts suffered injuries, some light and some severe.

The three Li cultivators finally gained the upper hand. A quarter of an hour later, with Wang Daoyuan's help, all three Demon Beasts were put to death.