The Earthplain Beast rampaged through them, unstoppable wherever it went. With a toss of its horns, a slam, or a flick, all anyone could do was be hurled into the air.
Its hide was thick and its flesh tough, its defenses astonishingly powerful. Though it endured the crowd's attacks again and again, they did not hurt or itch in the slightest, as if it too were a member of the Metal-Eating Race.
Compared to the giant eagle from before, this Earthplain Beast was even more dangerous!
The giant eagle had merely vexed them beyond endurance, but this Earthplain Beast could threaten their lives, chasing them in every direction until chickens flew and dogs jumped, leaving them in a miserable state.
Sang Qingshan and the others were young and hot-blooded after all. Before long, each of them brought out powerful Dharma Artifacts. Amid flashes of dazzling light, they gradually reversed their disadvantage. Yet this Earthplain Beast was like the venomous lizard from before—it simply did not know the meaning of retreat, fighting everyone to the death.
At last, wounds appeared on its body, but the others had also been scattered by its charges. Several people were injured as well, blood spurting out in a scene of utter carnage.
Only Zhou Heng and Clear River Fairy remained utterly at ease. Though both had suppressed their cultivation, the Earthplain Beast instinctively sensed that they were not to be trifled with—demonic beasts might possess relatively low intelligence, but their instincts were far sharper than those of humans.
After paying a considerable price, they finally killed the Earthplain Beast. But before they could collect the spoils, piercing cries rang out, and the sky suddenly turned pitch-black!
It was not that the weather had changed. At least several dozen giant crows had flown over!
These crows