"Perhaps I won't live to see him again!"
The tide-like mass of Wind Beasts appeared within Gong Chenying's divine sense once more, and she drew a deep breath.
The relentless slaughter seemed endless. Her father had vanished without a word, too, and she no longer held her former optimism for the Tianli Clan's future.
The Tianli Clan's territory had been shrinking steadily, and now it had contracted all the way to the outskirts of their stronghold.
But how could the Tianli Clan bow to the Wind Beasts? Even if they fought down to the last survivor, they would drag the Wind Beasts down with them. That fierce blood ran deep in every member of the Tianli Clan, man or woman, young or old.
Reaching back, Gong Chenying drew her long azure halberd. Her slender, delicate hand stroked slowly along it, feeling its icy chill, and her troubled heart grew quiet in an instant.
This was the third time she had reforged the halberd. Each time it had emerged riddled with scars, having drunk the blood of countless Wind Beasts.
"Beast attack! Seven breaths! Everyone, return to your defensive positions!"
As Gong Chenying's voice rang out, powerful auras surged up from the surrounding peaks. Most belonged to Golden Core Realm and Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Unless fourth-tier Demon Beasts appeared among the Wind Beasts, the clan's three remaining elders would not act. They conserved their strength, constantly watching for high-level Demon Beasts.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Furious roars rang out from behind the long defensive wall!
Figures shot into the sky or raced along behind the wall!
"With my blood, I protect my people!"
"With my body, I forge our clan's soul..."
Amid the mountains, towering waves of bloody resolve surged into the heavens!
The Northern Nether Sea.
That day, a streak