Li Xiaoya took in the sorry state of the three of them. Ding Leng was barely managing to hold his own, but He Jin and Yang Muqing were in dire straits. He had never expected them to be battered so badly right at the first clash, and for a moment, he was speechless. With so many Mechanism Beast Guards ahead, how were they supposed to get through? No wonder no cultivator had ever breached the so-called Mechanism Beast King's defenses. This vast swarm of Mechanism Beast Guards alone was more than enough to give them hell.
"That's right! There are so many Mechanism Beast Guards! How are we supposed to get through?" Liu Qingshan was starting to panic too. His cultivation was the lowest among them, and he had nearly been skewered into a hedgehog by spears the instant they engaged. How could he not be anxious?
"Don't panic!" Li Xiaoya bellowed. Suddenly, he gritted his teeth and hurriedly said, "Stay close to me! We'll fight our way straight out!"
"What?" He Jin cried in alarm. "With this many Mechanism Beasts, how could we possibly fight our way through?" Even as he spoke, he dodged the incoming spears in a desperate scramble and edged toward Li Xiaoya. The Golden Spirit Sect's main Divine Ability was controlling artifact spirits; nearly all their abilities lay in those spirits, while their own were pitifully weak. No wonder they were struggling so badly. Once they reached the Golden Core Stage and merged with their artifact spirits, their own abilities would naturally soar. Unfortunately, they were still at the Core Condensation Stage, where their personal abilities remained their weakness.
"That's still better than staying here and getting surrounded!" Li Xiaoya roared. His Fire Dragon Sword swung again and again, sending several enormous Flame Blades shooting