Gou in the world of comprehension

Chapter 1431 Help out whenever you have the chance

Just then, a huge flying beast with a wingspan of several hundred feet suddenly appeared in the transparent light screen.

Its dark, viscous skin glowed eerily in the void, and its outstretched fleshy wings were shrouded in a pale purple demonic mist. Each flap of its wings brought with it a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air.

Even through the light barrier, Su Fan could still clearly feel the overwhelming and terrifying aura.

It was as if a towering mountain was pressing down on his heart, making even his breathing difficult.

This is a ninth-tier exotic beast from the "Mountain and Sea Realm," equivalent to a human being at the Integration Realm level.

It seems that the strange beasts of the "Mountain and Sea Realm" have sensed the danger and have directly dispatched such combat power.

While powerful figures like Haoran Shenzun at the Integration Realm might be able to escape unscathed, the cultivators who volunteered in the market are likely in grave danger.

A moment later, three more enormous objects appeared, piercing through the light barrier.

They come in various shapes and sizes; some have ferocious snake heads, while others have diamond-like shells on their backs. The oppressive aura they exude causes distorted ripples in the surrounding space.

A full incense stick's time passed before a dense swarm of flying beasts swept past Su Fan's head like a dark cloud.

The sharp sound of the beast's ferocious claws tearing through the air, and the cacophony of the beasts' roars, intertwined into a chilling sound wave.

Only when the last shadow disappeared at the end of the light screen did Su Fan finally close the light screen, his brows furrowed in worry.

Are we really going to stand by and watch the Star Gate be destroyed, and nearly ten thousand cultivators in the market perish?

Su Fan had no intention of getting involved in this great battle, as he thought he was already indifferent to the lives and deaths of those recruited cultivators.

After all, everyone knows he's a ruthless killer who wouldn't even lift an eyelid, even amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

But when the time comes, if he were to stand idly by, he would find that he might not be able to bring himself to be ruthless.

Okay, let's go take a look and see. If there's a chance, we'll lend a hand.

Having made up his mind, Su Fan got up and left the mountain hollow where he was temporarily hiding.

After exiting the cave, he patted the storage space at his waist, and a wisp of black smoke suddenly rose up, transforming into a ghost crow with a wingspan of ten zhang.

Su Fan leaped onto the crow's back and, riding his spirit pet, followed the direction the herd of beasts had gone, silently keeping up.

At this moment, Haoran God and the others who received Cai Songlin's message changed their expressions drastically, and their spiritual power fluctuated due to the sudden warning.

In fact, before they arrived, the high-ranking members of the various sects of "Xin Guangtian" had already anticipated the worst possible outcome.

Building thousands of star gates deep behind the alien beast defense line was bound to be detected by the high-level alien beasts of the "Mountain and Sea Realm".

Therefore, Haoran and the others did not wallow in self-pity. They immediately organized the recruited cultivators and set up a defensive line relying on the defensive array outside the valley.

To prepare for potential crises, they set up several formations here, but these defensive measures were only effective against low-level beasts, becoming paper barriers against ninth-level beasts.

At this moment, Haoran God and others were suspended in the air above the valley, their robes fluttering in the strong wind.

They could clearly sense the overwhelming horde of beasts approaching from the distant horizon, especially the terrifying aura emanating from the four ninth-tier beasts, which sent chills down their spines and made even their fingertips feel cold.

Although the beasts of the "Mountain and Sea Realm" are not as physically strong as the demons, they have a strong immunity to the spiritual techniques of the human Taoist sects.

In other words, they are specifically designed to counter the attack methods of human cultivators.

This results in human cultivators often being at a disadvantage in battles between cultivators of the same level.

If they were in a human defense fortress, they wouldn't be afraid of these few ninth-tier alien beasts. The numerous crossbows and cannons deployed by various sects, with their sharp arrows driven by spiritual energy arrays, were extremely effective against the alien beasts' physical attacks.

With the productivity of the human race's Taoist sects, it would be easy for them to concentrate resources to build such devices, which is why the war on the front lines has always been at a stalemate.

But now it's different. Although Haoran and the others brought some launching devices, the number was pitifully small and couldn't stop the endless flying beasts on the other side.

In the blink of an eye, countless black dots appeared on the distant horizon.

The flying beasts from the "Mountain and Sea Realm" arrived in an instant.

With a solemn expression, the Divine Lord Haoran glanced at the opposite side and nodded to his fellow disciples beside him.

The group immediately took out several-foot-tall launching devices from their storage rings and quickly deployed them throughout the defensive line.

This device resembles a crossbow in the mortal world, but it uses a spirit jade array to provide kinetic energy, and can fire hundreds of fine iron arrows as thick as an arm each time.

These magic array crossbows once shone brightly on the human defense line, leaving corpses of alien beasts strewn across the fields, and even high-level alien beasts had to retreat in fear.

The two sides are currently locked in fierce battle. Almost every cultivator on the human defense line is equipped with a magic array crossbow and a hard-made cold weapon.

If any section of the defense line is breached, a large number of body cultivators wearing layers upon layers of heavy armor will launch a desperate counterattack, wielding cold weapons.

Behind the body cultivators, countless sword cultivators controlled flying swords, launching fierce attacks on the alien beasts deep behind them.

Meanwhile, the other cultivators on the defensive line could only rely on their flesh and blood, wielding their melee weapons to engage in a desperate close-quarters battle with the strange beasts.

Even though the physical bodies of the beasts weren't that monstrous, they were still much stronger than human cultivators, so at times like these, the casualties among human cultivators were often extremely heavy.

Therefore, the human race's defenses were densely packed with magic arrays and crossbows, and there were even countless catapults that were tens or hundreds of feet high.

Even the warships were equipped with a dense array of crossbows.

Unfortunately, the human combat airships were not very effective against flying beasts that were extremely fast and agile.

Who would have thought that the powerful human sects would be reduced to relying on the cold weapon tactics of the mortal world in order to deal with these strange beasts from the "Mountain and Sea Realm"?

Unfortunately, Haoran and his companions only brought a few hundred magic array crossbows and a few high-level bows and crossbows, which was far from enough to deal with the swarming beasts.

Moments later, the vanguard of the strange beasts had already flown over the valley.

They let out mournful cries and crashed into the defensive magic array like raindrops, fearlessly.

"Boom...Boom..."

Countless beast bodies crashed into the spiritual energy shield, unleashing a deafening roar.

The protective barrier enveloping the valley trembled violently, rippling outwards. The spiritual light on the membrane dimmed at a visible speed, as if it were about to shatter completely at any moment.

The Divine Lord Haoran suddenly swung his arm: "Release the arrows..."

Hundreds of magic array crossbows on the defensive line roared simultaneously, unleashing a barrage of fine iron arrows like a torrential downpour.

These arrows, forged from a mixture of black iron and stardust, broke the sound barrier with the aid of a magic array. Each one could pierce through the bodies of dozens or even hundreds of strange beasts before finally collapsing from exhaustion.

With just one volley, a large gap was torn open in the dense horde of beasts on the other side.

Countless corpses crashed down from the sky, piling up into writhing mountains of flesh on the ground. Thick, black blood meandered down the ravines, emitting a nauseating stench.

But there were just too many strange beasts.

The large blank area that had just been erased was instantly filled by the flying beasts that followed, as if there was no end in sight.

They can't be killed, they can't be killed at all.

The God of Haoran could only wave his arm repeatedly to command the defense line to continue firing.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the corpses in front of the battle lines had piled up like mountains, and the stench of blood filled the air, almost suffocating people.

"唳...唳..."

Just then, a piercing shriek tore through the sky. Several enormous figures with wingspans of over a hundred feet rushed out from behind the horde of beasts, descending from the sky like four black mountains, crashing into the defensive array with a world-destroying momentum.

"Rumble..."

The deafening roar nearly ripped off eardrums. The spiritual energy shield shook violently under the impact of this immense force, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the light membrane. Several weak points had begun to seep out wisps of black energy.

Haoran the God's eyes flashed, and he suddenly raised the purple-gold crossbow in his hand.

This top-grade magic weapon, personally crafted by the sect elders, shimmered with a faint light, and the flowing cloud patterns engraved on its body shone brightly as spiritual energy flowed in.

He took a deep breath, concentrated thirty percent of his cultivation at his fingertips, and pulled the trigger.

"Whoosh..."

A streak of purple-gold arrow tore through the sky, piercing the left wing of one of the high-level beasts in the blink of an eye with a sharp whistling sound.

The beast let out a painful roar, its massive body lost its balance, and it struggled to fall from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground in front of the defensive line, kicking up clouds of dust.

The top-grade bows and crossbows in the hands of Haoran Divine Venerable and others were all top-grade magical treasures forged by master craftsmen from various sects.

On the bow, which is several feet long, there are thousands of amplification arrays engraved. When the bowstring vibrates, it can resonate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Despite its small size, the physical kinetic energy generated by firing arrows is dozens or even hundreds of times greater than that of those giant magic array crossbows, making it a powerful tool for hunting high-level alien beasts.

As the great battle began, countless high-level beasts perished under the crossbows and arrows of these kinds.

It is still barely enough to deal with ninth-tier beasts, at most it can only cause injury, and it is extremely difficult to kill them with one blow.

After Haoran and the others shot down dozens of high-level flying beasts, their divine senses were locked onto the four ninth-level beasts in the distance like a taut bowstring.

They knew better than anyone else that if they didn't kill these four ninth-tier flying beasts, even if they managed to escape by chance, the nearly ten thousand cultivators behind them would be doomed.

Once targeted by a ninth-tier beast, even a master at the Integration Realm would have to exert all their strength to deal with it.

If a human cultivator at the Integration Realm loses the protection of the defense system, they often face a near-death experience when encountering a ninth-tier alien beast.

There was no other way, because the strange beasts of the "Mountain and Sea Realm" had an almost domineering immunity to magic and Taoist arts.

In a one-on-one fight, only body cultivators and sword cultivators can barely put up a fight.

For cultivators of other lineages, encountering a high-level exotic beast is almost tantamount to lambs to the slaughter.

Sword cultivators are already rare among humans, and body cultivators are even rarer.

Therefore, the human race has always relied on the coordinated operations of the defensive system to deal with the alien beasts of the "Mountain and Sea Realm".

Once caught in the chaos of battle, cultivators often cannot withstand the frenzied onslaught of the strange beasts.

Human cultivators, both body cultivators and sword cultivators, would form elite squads and be deployed deep within the defensive line, ready to be deployed at any time.

If any section of the defense line is breached, they will launch a desperate counterattack.

Among the cultivators dispatched to set up the Star Gate in the rear of the alien beasts, there were none who were body cultivators or sword cultivators.

This type of force must operate on a large scale; deploying it alone has little effect.

"唳...唳..."

Just then, several piercing, soul-wrenching howls suddenly echoed from afar. The expressions of Haoran God and the others changed drastically, knowing that their worst fears had finally come true.

Those ninth-tier flying beasts are going to take action themselves.

Haoran, the Divine Lord, immediately tensed up and took out arrows with a faint blue luster from his storage ring.

These arrows are forged from extraterrestrial black iron mixed with various rare materials, and their tips are covered with barbs, specifically designed to penetrate the skin of ninth-tier beasts.

Even with such a powerful weapon, killing a ninth-tier beast still requires a bit of luck.

According to the experience of Haoran Shenzun and others, each time they fired such a top-grade arrow, at best they could severely injure a ninth-tier beast, and it was impossible to kill it with one shot.

Once the defense line is breached by a ninth-tier beast, what awaits them is a bloodbath, with countless cultivators dying and disappearing in an instant.

Even Haoran and the others, despite being at the Integration Realm, would have to fight desperately to break through and escape the pursuit of the ninth-tier beast.

"Rumble..."

Suddenly, a crimson pillar of light, as red as blood, descended from the distant horizon, as if tearing a hideous rift between heaven and earth.

Haoran and the others' pupils shrank sharply, and their faces turned deathly pale instantly.

This power far surpasses that of a ninth-tier beast. Could it be that the "Mountain and Sea Realm" has sent an even more terrifying being?

At this moment, both sides on the battlefield seemed to be frozen in place, instinctively ceasing their fighting.

The horde of strange beasts that were frantically ramming against the shield suddenly stopped, their wing flapping frequency slowing down by half a beat.

The cultivators behind the defensive line also stopped loading their arrows and all looked at the blood-red pillar of light that was tearing the sky apart. Their breaths seemed to freeze.

Even the four towering ninth-tier flying beasts behind them slowly turned their massive bodies around.

Its eerie green vertical pupils were fixed on the crimson beam of light, and a low, threatening growl escaped its throat, clearly indicating its wariness of this sudden phenomenon.

In the blink of an eye, the crimson pillar of light that pierced the heavens and earth receded like the tide, leaving only a faint bloody haze in the void, as if it had never existed.

"Senior brother, what exactly is that blood-red pillar of light?" A cultivator in a blue robe couldn't help but ask in a trembling voice, his fingers gripping the crossbow turning white from the force.

“It looks more like a blood sacrifice ritual of the Witch Clan. Could it be that a Witch Clan cultivator is performing a divine summoning formation?” Another elder frowned, his tone uncertain.

"Impossible!" someone immediately retorted.

"The Witch Clan needs to build a nine-zhang-high altar and a divine tower to cast the 'Blood Light Divine Descent Array,' but there are no such arrangements here..."

"What's going on? Could it be that the 'Mountain and Sea Realm' has sent an even more terrifying being..."

Listening to the discussion among his fellow disciples, Haoran God slowly shook his head.

His divine sense had been locked onto the four ninth-tier beasts, and he had just clearly captured the moment their pupils contracted.

That was clearly a fear similar to that of humans, not the reaction one would expect from the arrival of their own kind.

As expected, one of the ninth-tier beasts, with the head of a lion and the body of an eagle, hesitated for a moment, flapped its fleshy wings covered with bronze feathers, and slowly flew towards the direction where the blood-red pillar of light dissipated, its sharp claws carving out fine spatial cracks in the void.

The other three ninth-tier beasts slowly turned their massive bodies in the air, once again casting their violent gazes at Haoran God and the others.

One of the serpentine beasts with wings on its back spewed out corrosive venom with each flick of its tongue, which landed on the mountain of corpses below and instantly emitted puffs of white smoke.

"Wow..."

A piercing, soul-shattering howl suddenly exploded, shaking the entire valley.

The flying beast with a serpentine head and a wingspan of hundreds of feet suddenly folded its wings and descended from the sky like a meteorite, carrying a terrifying force capable of shattering mountains, as it swooped down toward the defensive array outside the valley.

Without a second thought, Haoran and the others pulled the triggers of their divine crossbows almost simultaneously. "Whoosh...whoosh..."

Several top-grade arrows, imbued with dazzling spiritual light, tore through the air, emitting sharp and piercing whistles. The runes flowing on the arrow shafts continuously exploded during flight, forming visible shockwaves that shot towards the ninth-tier flying beast descending from the sky like meteors.

(End of this chapter)