Seeing that the monstrous dog was about to reach He Buxian, but He Buxian still seemed lost in thought and showed no intention of fighting back, the Fallen Black Phoenix hurriedly intervened and helped He Buxian defeat the monstrous dog.
At this point, He Buxian seemed to come to his senses.
"What were you thinking? That monstrous hound was right in front of you, and you were just standing there dumbfounded, not even thinking to fight back?!" The Fallen Black Phoenix roared at He Buxian.
"If I had been even a fraction slower, or if I had used even a fraction less force, that monstrous hound's claws would have crushed you!"
"Don't you know what the consequences of losing this battle will be?!"
The Fallen Black Phoenix stared at He Buxian with eyes practically bloodshot.
Just now, that kid He Buxian told me and Feng Changge that the dark green insect could control people's minds.
If He Buxian had been careless and something had actually happened, he could very well have been controlled by these dark green insects.
The Fallen Black Phoenix's words finally brought He Buxian to his senses. Although the situation was dangerous, he had no other way out.
He Buxian took a few deep breaths to calm himself before saying to the Fallen Black Phoenix, "The situation is worse than I thought."
"When I entered this place last time, only a portion of my Source Art power was reduced. As long as I'm on the ground, dealing with these hound-like monsters is more than enough."
"But this time, for some reason, the rate at which my power is being depleted is much faster. Based on my recent attempts, the more frequently I use the power of Origin Arts, the more severe the depletion of my body's power becomes."
While explaining the situation to the Fallen Black Phoenix, He Buxian struggled to defeat one after another of the hound-like demonic beasts.
Indeed, even while they were talking, these hound-like demonic beasts did not slow down their attacks in the slightest.
Upon closer inspection, it becomes apparent that these hulking monsters appear to be more than twice as large as the last ones.
The Fallen Black Phoenix and Feng Changge were alright, because they had never seen the appearance of the Mammoth Beast before, and today was the first time they had seen it.
However, He Buxian was different. He had seen the demonic hound before and could compare the current situation with the situation in his memory, thus discovering the changes between the two.
The change in the size of the hound-like monsters seems to indicate that the number of dark green worms inside their bodies has also increased.
The longer the fight went on, the more confused He Buxian became. Why could the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Shard control the creatures within them at will?
He Buxian pondered for a moment and quickly figured it out.
Perhaps it's because the fragment that mended the sky fell in this place from the beginning that it was affected by those dark green insects.
As time goes by, this influence is very likely to turn into a mutual influence.
In other words, in the eyes of these dark green insects, the fragments of the Sky-Mending Fragment likely bear the responsibility of a mother insect, which explains why the fragments of the Sky-Mending Fragment can easily control these dark green insects.
However, it's impossible to know whether the fragments of mending the sky came first, followed by the dark green insects, or vice versa.
However, these hulking monsters probably stumbled upon this place by accident and were then parasitized by these dark green insects.
"Something's not right. If we really just accidentally ended up here, how could we have so many of us?" He Buxian suddenly thought of this question again.
"Stop thinking about all that nonsense. Let's defeat these hounding beasts first. We can crush them with sheer force!"
"But the biggest problem now is that our strength is constantly declining during the attack."
"I'm starting to feel a bit overwhelmed!"
Seeing that He Buxian was still in a daze, the Fallen Black Phoenix realized that this guy was probably thinking about something again. If she didn't say something at this time, he might get stuck in a rut again.
This is a critical moment; we absolutely cannot afford to lose any more fighting strength.
Originally, the Fallen Black Phoenix wanted to say a few words of comfort to He Buxian, but he quickly realized that he was in dire straits himself and simply couldn't spare any energy to help He Buxian.
He could feel that after he finished speaking, the rate at which his strength was draining from his body accelerated considerably.
So the Fallen Black Phoenix decided to refrain from speaking for the time being, because speaking would consume some of her body's energy, and she felt weak after speaking.
Thinking about it carefully, the reason why He Buxian's strength was draining so quickly could be because he had previously explained the key points to the Fallen Black Phoenix and Feng Changge, which consumed a lot of his physical strength.
As the spiritual energy within his body drained away more and more rapidly, and his remaining strength dwindled, the Fallen Black Phoenix gradually became more cautious.
"If things continue like this, even if we manage to escape, we'll be left with many injuries, and it might take us much longer to recover and cultivate again."
He Buxian felt a terrible headache. Losing spiritual power now wasn't a big deal; he could replenish it later. But if it really put a huge burden on his body, then there would be no way to fix it.
He Buxian recalled that the last time he landed here with the Palace Master, it was after dealing with all the hound-like demonic beasts that they set a large fire, burning all the dark green insects to ashes.
But right now, there are still so many powerful demonic beasts. If we were to deal with them all, I don't know how long it would take.
He Buxian didn't know either, as directly releasing the supply wouldn't work, but he still decided to take the risk and try, since there were no other options at the moment.
"Didn't your ancient phoenix clan all possess primordial flames? Can you still use your primordial flames? Quickly set one on fire and try it out on these hound-like demonic beasts on the ground!"
"Use the power within your body to unleash the flames; perhaps we can save some strength. Those little dark green insects, after all, aren't afraid of fire!"
He Buxian shouted loudly at the fallen black phoenix.
The Fallen Black Phoenix frowned and replied, "Didn't you just say that you only unleashed the flames after dealing with all the Hound Beasts last time? Isn't it too early now?"