Chapter 239: Chapter 239: Primordial Beast Tide

"ROAR... ROAR... ROAR..."

One after another, bestial roars rose and fell, so loud they were Heaven-Shaking! Before the members of the Yao Sect appeared an ocean of Primordial Beasts!

Countless Primordial Beasts were gathered on the plain, their heads bobbing like a turbulent sea! Even stranger, these Primordial Beasts, which would normally devour each other on sight, were now coexisting peacefully. They lowered their heads and let out mournful howls, so loud it seemed as if heaven and earth were trembling! A violent aura rushed toward them, making the Yao Sect members’ Heart Spirits tremble!

"No wonder there wasn’t a single Primordial Beast in the Dark Canyon. They all gathered here!" Shui Ruolan muttered, gazing at the spectacular scene before her.

"Why are all these Primordial Beasts gathered together?" Long Mo asked with a frown, confused. This was too abnormal. Among Primordial Beasts, it was a matter of devouring or being devoured. For countless of them to now be coexisting peacefully was such a bizarre scene that it made Long Mo’s skin crawl.

"It seems like they’re... mourning something?" Shui Ruolan said with some uncertainty, looking at the Beast Tide. She noticed that all the Primordial Beasts were facing the same direction with their heads lowered, their howls exceptionally mournful.

"Mourning?" Hearing this, everyone was stunned. When they looked at the Beast Tide again, they saw that it really did seem to be the case.

"Sister Ruolan, look over there. Isn’t that Xue Gong and his people?" Just as everyone was looking on in surprise, Long Zhen frowned and pointed into the distance.

Hearing this, the group looked over and did indeed spot Xue Gong and his men. However, they were currently trapped in the Beast Tide, with Primordial Beasts relentlessly attacking them from all directions!

"Weren’t they behind us? How did they end up here?" Long Zhen asked with a frown.

Watching Xue Gong struggle to fend off the endless swarm of Primordial Beasts, Shui Ruolan sneered. "Why are they here? He planned this all along. He forced us into the Dark Canyon, intending to use the Primordial Beasts there to wipe us all out while he took a shortcut to reach the palace ruins ahead of us! But in the end, his cleverness backfired. He never expected this to happen. All the Primordial Beasts from the Dark Canyon gathered on this plain, turning his shortcut into the most dangerous place, while the Dark Canyon became the safest path!"

Just as the members of the Yao Sect noticed Xue Gong, he also saw them. He immediately shouted, "Shui Ruolan, hurry and bring your Yao Sect people over to help!"

"Help?" Shui Ruolan sneered upon hearing his plea. "Xue Gong, when you forced us into the Dark Canyon, did you ever think about helping us? And now you want our help? In your dreams!"

"You... We’re from the same sect, after all! Can you really bear to watch so many of our brothers and sisters die in this Beast Tide?" Seeing that Shui Ruolan wouldn’t budge, Xue Gong tried to use everyone else as an excuse.

However, Shui Ruolan simply sneered again. ’Fellow sect brothers? These people watched as we from the Yao Sect were forced into the Dark Canyon without saying a single word of protest. If not for the fact that all the Primordial Beasts from the Dark Canyon had gathered here, the Yao Sect would have suffered heavy losses this time! Since they could be so heartless, why should I help them?’

Seeing that Shui Ruolan remained unmoved, Xue Gong’s expression darkened. After killing another Primordial Beast beside him, his voice rang out ominously, "Since you’re so heartless, don’t blame me for what I’m about to do! If I’m going to die, we’ll all die together!"

With that, Xue Gong took a Source Pill from his Storage Ring. The moment it appeared, a pure Energy immediately began to spread, attracting the gazes of countless surrounding Primordial Beasts!

This was a Level Five Source Pill! The Primordial Beasts that had been attacking Xue Gong and his men all stopped, their gazes fixed greedily on the Level Five Source Pill in his hand, wishing they could rush up and devour it immediately!

A flash of fervent desire also crossed Xue Gong’s eyes as he looked at the Source Pill. But feeling the countless man-eating gazes around him, he steeled his heart and hurled the pill directly toward where Shui Ruolan and the others were standing!

"ROAR!"

The next moment, countless Primordial Beasts stared at the Level Five Source Pill with blood-red eyes and charged toward it at an astonishingly high speed!

Seeing the Level Five Source Pill turn into a streak of light and rush toward them, Shui Ruolan’s pupils shrank. She cried out in her mind, ’This is bad!’

"Quick, everyone, retreat into the canyon!" Shui Ruolan bellowed, her body rapidly retreating. The group didn’t even spare a glance for the Level Five Source Pill flying toward them!

But they were a step too slow. The Primordial Beasts, driven mad by the sight of the Level Five Source Pill, surrounded the Yao Sect members in the blink of an eye, completely cutting them off. The next moment, they began to attack them frantically!

"Damn it! Everyone, be careful!" Shui Ruolan cursed under her breath. Her aura erupted, and she slapped an attacking Second Level Origin Beast to death with a single palm strike.

Meanwhile, the Level Five Source Pill had triggered a riot in the Beast Tide. Countless Primordial Beasts charged madly toward Shui Ruolan and her group, quickly submerging them in the tide of beasts!

The members of the Yao Sect stood back-to-back, relying on each other as they continuously resisted the attacking Primordial Beasts. Fortunately, this was just the periphery of the Beast Tide, and most of the beasts were only Level Two or Level Three Origin Beasts. Although numerous, they couldn’t overwhelm the Yao Sect group just yet.

"What about the Level Five Source Pill?" Shui Ruolan asked coldly.

"It seems like Xue Gong took it back!" Long Zhen said coldly, casually killing a Primordial Beast.

"Damn it! Xue Gong must have used some method to conceal the aura of the Level Five Source Pill. Now these Primordial Beasts must think we still have it!" Shui Ruolan said with a frown. Although these Primordial Beasts were weak, there were simply too many of them. Wave after wave of attacks had left them all somewhat drained of their Spiritual Power!

"ROAR!"

Suddenly, with a furious roar, dozens of Primordial Beasts with powerful auras came charging toward Shui Ruolan’s group, trampling the Low Level Origin Beasts in their path to pieces!

"Level Four Origin Beasts!" Feeling the aura erupting from the beasts, the pupils of the Yao Sect members shrank! A dozen or so Level Four Origin Beasts were a devastating blow to the exhausted members of the Yao Sect!

"You all fall back! Leave this to me!" A cold light flashed in Long Mo’s eyes as he saw the ferocious Level Four Origin Beasts. He stepped in front of everyone and shouted.

"No! No matter how strong you are, you can’t block the attacks of over a dozen Level Four Origin Beasts! Let me stay and help you!" Shui Ruolan immediately objected.

"I, Fatty, am not afraid of these little crawlers!" Zi Mo said, patting his chest, which was heaving from exhaustion.

"That’s right, Brother Long! We won’t leave you behind!" the members of the Yao Sect shouted in unison. Looking at the charging Level Four Origin Beasts, there wasn’t a trace of fear in their eyes!

His gaze swept across the faces of the Yao Sect members, and a warmth spread through Long Mo’s heart. Then, a sharp aura erupted from his body. Looking at the dozen or so Level Four Origin Beasts, he said coldly, "Alright. Then today, we’ll fight to the death and carve out a path to survival!"

"Kill!" The members of the Yao Sect roared, their aura Heaven-Shaking. Although they had almost no Spiritual Power left, they felt no fear of death. Even if they died, they would take a few down with them!

"ROAR!"

The dozen or so Level Four Origin Beasts seemed to sense the provocation from these few ants. They roared furiously and transformed their bodies into flesh-and-blood chariots, ramming toward the members of the Yao Sect. The terrifying assault instantly suppressed the Yao Sect’s imposing aura!

"Hmph, overestimating their own strength!" Xue Gong snorted coldly, seeing the Yao Sect members choose to clash head-on with the Level Four Origin Beasts.

However, at that very moment, a streak of black light descended from the sky, its body smashing heavily onto the ground. In an instant, shattered rock flew everywhere, and the earth cracked apart under the violent impact!

"BOOM..."

With a muffled thud, a pair of enormous, black, flaming wings unfurled before the astonished eyes of the Yao Sect members. Then, an extremely familiar voice rang out.

"Fall back. Leave this to me!"