The opening attacks were when both sides suffered their heaviest losses. Later, as their spiritual power dwindled-especially since the exotic beasts' spiritual power was not strong enough-the rate at which they killed their enemies grew slower and slower.
Those who survived to the later stages were all elites. Killing any one of them was no easy task. As the battle continued, both sides grew increasingly accustomed to the fighting. With everyone giving their all and bringing every trick to bear, killing someone had become extremely difficult. Likewise, the exotic beasts were not suffering many losses either, because everyone was now focused on protecting themselves.
The spirit medicine had already been deployed. As long as they could keep buying time, these exotic beasts would be nothing to worry about. As they dragged the battle out, more and more exotic beasts began going berserk. These Gu Insects were not so easily dealt with.
Even though the Medicine King Sect's master and grand elder kept using their own flames to help certain exotic beasts on the verge of transforming purge the Gu Insects from their bodies, their efforts still yielded little. The Gu Insects were too tenacious, and there were simply too many exotic beasts.
After several hours, the two were overwhelmed and frantic, yet they had saved few exotic beasts. The beasts were still frequently going berserk and transforming. Some reverted to their original forms and died there before the two could even attend to them.
Fewer than three hundred Spirit Emperors in the sky were still capable of fighting. Such losses were truly terrifying. The ten Fire Men kept attacking the three leaders, but in turn, the three leaders kept them tied down. Only because these powerful Fire Men could not attack the others had so many managed to survive until