Powerful Demonic Beasts

The beast tide had been going on for over an hour, and the battlefield had now reached the front defense line.

During this time, Yang Lingrui had killed three more demonic beasts, and on the cliff, Linghu and Lingqing had also killed the two wolf demons.

But soon, they all felt powerful auras.

A demonic beast at the third level of Qi Gathering!

A yak with a pair of crimson horns charged down the mountain, heading straight for the Yang Family.

Yang Lingrui realized he couldn't let it get close to the defense line, so he leaped up, charging out to meet the enemy, intercepting the yak demon twenty feet outside the defense line.

But after all, there was a gap of one cultivation level. No matter how powerful Yang Lingrui's Gale Wind technique was, he could only fight it to a draw.

The Gale Wind could only inflict superficial wounds, not fatal ones.

"Retreat!"

Seeing this, Yang Lingrui decisively ordered the clan soldiers. Yang Tieli immediately organized his subordinates to fall back.

To deal with this powerful demonic beast, he needed enough space to maneuver.

Swish--

Yang Lingrui channeled his spiritual power, creating a Gale Wind that enveloped his body.

This was a method Yang Lingqing thought of after observing his Gale Wind technique.

The Gale Wind swirling around his body could provide a certain degree of defense and also increase his movement speed.

This way, he wouldn't be too much slower than the yak demon.

Then, using the long-range advantage of his technique, Yang Lingrui began to lead the yak around, weaving back and forth across the battlefield.

While constantly wearing down its strength, he also used its indiscriminate charge to block the beast tide.

On the other side, a large creature had also appeared on the cliff.

A python demon, ten meters long, also at the third level of Qi Gathering.

But fortunately, the Yang Family had a numerical advantage, allowing them to engage threats on two fronts.

Yang Lingqing and Yang Linghu cooperated seamlessly, managing to barely hold off the snake demon, though killing it would be difficult.

Yang Lingqing squeezed the Exotic Stone in her embrace, then released it.

"No, it's not time yet!"

She considered using the spiritual power impact to kill the python demon, but its power was at the mid-stage of Qi Gathering, and it would be too wasteful to use it on this snake demon.

Grrr--

A sound of breaking air came.

The python demon twisted its body and whipped its tail towards Yang Linghu. Being two minor realms below, if this strike landed squarely, he would be severely injured, if not killed.

However, due to being stuck in the mud, the snake demon's tail whip was slowed down.

Yang Linghu was also bold, stepping forward to absorb the force with his shoulder, then using the momentum to lean back, flipping twice in the air before landing.

Hiss...

Although he had diffused the attack, his shoulder still felt a tearing pain. He gritted his teeth and endured it.

Then the snake demon continued to twist its body towards him, but the mud on the ground clung to it like a stubborn slug.

It realized that if it didn't go all out, it might capsize in this ditch today.

So it stopped holding back its strength, directly expanding its body and launching itself, breaking free from the mud's grasp.

"Tiger, be careful!"

Yang Lingqing cried out.

Yang Linghu reacted quickly, rolling sideways and then making a flying leap.

"Agh!!"

Yang Linghu dodged the fatal blow, but his right leg was twisted when the snake demon charged.

The snake demon landed and turned its head viciously towards Yang Lingqing.

In that instant, this detestable human had stirred up the mud on the ground, blocking its vision. Otherwise, Yang Linghu would have certainly died.

Yang Lingqing unhesitatingly took out the Exotic Stone and held it in front of her.

The situation was critical. If the snake demon dared to continue attacking Yang Linghu, she would use the spiritual power impact without hesitation.

But at this moment, Yang Lingqing's mind suddenly became clear.

From the beginning of the beast tide until now, she had been continuously casting the Mud Dragon Technique without interruption.

Under such high-intensity casting, at this very moment, she felt a flicker of enlightenment in her heart.

Seeing her unfocused eyes, the snake demon immediately pounced, about to swallow Yang Lingqing in one gulp.

Bang!

In an instant, the ground in front of Yang Lingqing churned, and a thick wall instantly formed!

The python demon slammed its head into the mud wall, and though it broke through, the powerful recoil sent a jolt of pain through it.

Yang Lingqing seized the opportunity to quickly reach Yang Linghu's side and help him up.

"Tiger, take this pill!"

She produced a healing pill given to him by Yang Guanfeng, one of the Yang Family's few precious healing elixirs.

This was a genuine Qi Gathering pill. After Yang Linghu consumed it, his right leg was soon able to move, and the pain in his shoulder subsided significantly.

Missing its attacks consecutively, the python demon was driven into a complete rage and charged at the two like a mad beast.

"Back to the forbidden area!"

"Okay!"

Yang Lingqing once again erected three mud walls. This was a new ability she gained after her techniques broke through to the second level.

The python demon smashed through the three mud walls one after another. When it looked up, it saw the two disappear into the mist.

Enraged, it didn't think twice and plunged directly into the Cloud Mountain Mist Array.

However, the moment it entered the array, the python demon sensed something was wrong.

Its vision was completely lost within the mist, and its senses were blocked. It couldn't find any trace of Yang Lingqing and the other.

This situation gave it a sense of danger, so it turned to leave the mist.

Just then, Yang Linghu, who had quietly moved in front of it, suddenly burst into action, leaping up and kicking the python demon squarely in the head.

He and Yang Lingqing both possessed sensing tokens for the array, so their vision was completely unaffected.

The python demon instinctively counterattacked, its tail whip missing Yang Linghu but instead getting impaled by spikes formed from mud on the ground.

It let out a cry and tried to move, only to discover that the surroundings were already covered in such mud spikes!

Under these circumstances, Yang Linghu continued to attack it like a phantom, landing a punch or a kick here and there.

After several rounds of attacks, the python demon finally sustained bleeding wounds.

This made the python demon finally decide to retreat. Disregarding the attacks from the Yang Family duo, it endured the pain and rushed out of the mist array, plunging into the deep mountains.

Yang Lingqing and Yang Linghu pursued for a short distance and, upon confirming it was gone, returned.

They exchanged glances, seeing the joy in each other's eyes.

Without relying on spiritual power impacts, they had successfully teamed up to drive away a third-level Qi Gathering demonic beast. This was undoubtedly a praiseworthy and remarkable achievement!

However, the battle had been truly perilous, and both of them had used up most of their spiritual power.

As they were preparing to rest, the Exotic Stone in Yang Lingqing's hand suddenly fluctuated violently.

"Demonic beast!"

They looked in the direction Chen Yang had alerted them and witnessed a gruesome scene.

A grey-haired ape demon beast was gnawing on the remains of the python demon as it walked towards them.

Just sensing the beast's aura sent a chill down their spines.

It was a mid-stage Qi Gathering demonic beast!

Upon seeing the two, the ape demon's eyes showed disdain.

That previous human was strong; luckily, he was smart enough to escape.

But these two are insignificant. They'll just be an appetizer before the main course.

The ape demon completely disregarded them. Yang Lingqing's Mud Dragon Technique had no effect on it whatsoever. Yang Linghu was easily grabbed by it, completely unable to resist.

The ape demon opened its mouth, emitting a foul stench.

After eating these two brats, I'll go on a rampage below and devour this entire family. Then I can break through to the fifth level of Qi Gathering!

The ape demon thought gleefully.

But suddenly, it felt a prickle of unease deep within.

This inexplicable anxiety made it stop its actions.

Then, a "whoosh" sound reached its ears.

In that instant, it felt a heat rush through its head, and its body lost all strength.

Dropping Yang Linghu, it collapsed to its knees, its pupils widening uncontrollably.

Turning its head, it looked at Yang Lingqing, who was sitting on the ground, its gaze finally settling on the stone in her hand.

"It... was... it..."

BOOM.

The ape demon's massive body, nearly ten feet tall, crashed to the ground.

Seeing Chen Yang before it died, it could at least be considered a ghost who died with understanding.