Gou in the world of comprehension

Chapter 1529 is just so-so.

A dark shadow, like a dark cloud obscuring the sun, swept swiftly across the valley's dome.

The flying demonic bird, with a wingspan of hundreds of feet, exuded a chilling demonic aura with each flap of its wings.

The cultivators from the young official's family had their pupils shrink, and their hearts sank to the bottom.

broken……

They have been closely watched by these beasts.

"Quickly...board the boat immediately..."

Someone shouted, and without the slightest hesitation, everyone rushed towards the ancient flying boat that was suspended in mid-air.

Their feet crunched on the pebbles, their hurried footsteps weaving a chaotic drumbeat through the valley. Everyone's face drained of color, leaving only a deep sense of fear.

Just then, a violent gust of demonic wind suddenly swept in, like the howling of thousands of vengeful ghosts, and crashed heavily onto the flying boat.

The airship shook violently, and the runes on its hull flashed.

The cultivators, who were eager to board the ship, all stopped in their tracks. Some nearly lost their footing and fell, their faces filled with even more fear, and their teeth chattered uncontrollably.

"Aww...aoww..."

A piercing, bone-chilling roar surged in from all directions, engulfing the entire valley like a tidal wave.

As they looked up, they saw several monstrous birds with wingspans of over ten zhang circling above the valley, their sharp claws gleaming coldly, their scarlet eyes fixed intently on the humans below.

The gale-force winds whipped up sand and gravel from their flapping wings, stinging the cultivators' faces. They could swoop down at any moment and take whatever they wanted.

Immediately following, a beastly roar that shook the valley followed, like thunder rolling across the ground.

More than ten enormous demonic beasts burst through the valley entrance like a flood, and the overwhelming beast tide instantly filled everyone's vision.

Leading the group were several giant rhinoceros beasts, each tens of feet tall, their hides as hard as refined iron, gleaming with a cold, hard luster in the dim light.

Their pointed heads shimmered with an eerie green light, and each stomp of their feet produced a dull rumble that shook the rock walls of the valley on both sides, sending rocks tumbling down and raising clouds of dust.

Following closely behind were packs of enormous demonic wolves, their bodies as agile as arrows, their limbs moving so fast they almost became streaks of black shadow.

They were surrounded by a faint black demonic aura, as if shrouded in a layer of deathly mist.

Pairs of scarlet eyes, like hellfire, were fixed on the human cultivators in the valley.

Foul-smelling saliva dripped continuously from its sharp fangs, sizzling as it hit the ground, corroding the soil and causing wisps of white smoke to rise from it, filling the air with a nauseating, sour stench.

"Wow..."

Above the sky, the leading demonic bird circled once and let out a sharp cry.

With a sudden flap of its wings, it swooped down like an arrow, its sharp claws gleaming coldly as it clawed at the hull of the flying boat, determined to tear this last refuge of humanity to shreds.

"Boom..."

A deafening clang of metal clashing echoed through the valley as the sharp claws slammed into the runic array on the surface of the flying boat, instantly scattering sparks that rained down like a meteor shower.

The airship was nearly capsized by the impact, the entire ship shook violently, the runes engraved on the ship dimmed slightly, and the originally flowing spiritual energy became temporarily stagnant.

"Quickly...board the boat immediately..."

The second brother, who was leading the group from the Shao Guan family, had bloodshot eyes and roared fiercely. His hands rapidly formed hand seals, and the surging spiritual power around him flowed into the flying boat like a rushing river.

This flying boat was a top-grade magical artifact bestowed upon it by its family elders before it descended to the mortal realm. Despite its simple and unadorned appearance, it is actually a hundred times more powerful than ordinary flying boats in the mortal realm.

The boat is also engraved with a spatial array, which, once activated, can instantly tear through space and escape tens of thousands of miles away.

This single supernatural power alone would make it an invaluable treasure in the lower realms.

But at this moment, this treasure has become their last lifeline. Its only drawback is that the preparation time for casting spatial magic is extremely long, requiring at least several dozen breaths to fully charge.

The second brother, who was leading the group, had exactly this idea in mind. As long as they could hold out for these few dozen breaths, they could activate the spatial escape technique and lead the family members to safety.

"Everyone, quickly unleash your magical weapons to block them..."

Before the words were even finished, all the young masters of the official family activated their spiritual power and unleashed their natal magic weapons and trump cards.

Beams of spiritual light shot into the sky, weaving together to form a defensive barrier in the valley.

Someone threw out a heavy tortoise shell shield, which burst into golden light and formed a semi-circular protective light screen, with runes flowing around it and exuding a strong defensive power.

Someone made a hand seal, and dozens of flying swords shot out, their sword light intertwining into an impenetrable net, carrying a sharp whooshing sound as they pierced the swooping demonic birds and the demonic beasts on the ground.

Others unleashed fire magic, creating towering raging flames that transformed into fire dragons that lunged at the beast tide, attempting to halt the monsters' charge.

A fierce glint flashed in Shao Guanfeng's eyes, and he also summoned a sword-shaped magic weapon that shimmered with a chilling light.

The hilt was icy cold to the touch, and the blade was imbued with a powerful spiritual energy as thick as a mountain. He suddenly pointed it forward.

"You beast, how dare you be so insolent..."

The longsword transformed into a streak of light, slashing straight at the winged dragon's claws!

"Bang..."

The magical longsword struck the ferocious claws of the demonic bird with precision, but only a crisp sound was heard, leaving only a shallow white mark on the claws, as if it were a tickle.

However, the enormous body of the flying beast was shaken by the attack and nearly fell from the sky.

But it quickly regained its balance, and with a sudden flap of its wings, it whipped up a fierce wind and soared into the sky again, its eyes gleaming with even greater ferocity.

As members of a family from the upper realm, each of them possesses a powerful trump card.

In a short while, the giant rhinoceroses at the forefront were all killed or wounded; some had their heads pierced by flying swords, while others were charred black by the raging fire.

Even the agile and nimble demon wolves were temporarily blocked by the sword net and flames.

However, these monsters are all elites who have fought in the wilderness for many years. They are incredibly powerful and thick-skinned, and fearless of death.

A giant rhinoceros, its shoulder blade pierced by a flying sword, struggled to its feet, its massive body brimming with unstoppable ferocity as it rammed into the protective light barrier.

"Click..."

A piercing, sharp sound ripped through the valley, and the golden light barrier surrounding the flying boat was smashed open by it, leaving several spiderweb-like cracks, and its light dimmed instantly.

The other wounded demon wolves took the opportunity to nimbly dodge the sword light and flames, their agile limbs gripping the rock wall as they swiftly climbed up, instantly reaching the vicinity of the flying boat.

Sharp claws scratched viciously at the hull, producing a piercing "sizzle" sound that sent chills down one's spine. In the sky, several other demonic birds, seeing this, suddenly opened their massive jaws, unleashing jets of black light imbued with intense demonic power, like venomous snakes emerging from their holes, directly blasting towards the flying boat.

"Boom..."

The black beam of light struck the tail of the flying boat hard, and the spiritual energy shield surrounding the boat instantly collapsed and shattered, turning into scattered spiritual light.

Several young officials' cultivators who had no time to dodge were blown away by the violent shockwave, falling like kites with broken strings in front of the charging demonic wolves.

They didn't even have time to let out a complete scream; a short howl was all they got before the demon wolves swarmed around them.

The wolf's sharp fangs instantly tore through flesh and blood, devouring everything in the blink of an eye, leaving only blood and broken bones on the ground.

"Second brother... there are too many monsters... we can't hold them off..."

A young official's cultivator clutched his bleeding left shoulder; his left arm had been bitten off by a demonic wolf, and blood gushed from the wound, staining the ground in front of him red.

His eyes were filled with despair, his voice was hoarse as he roared, and his body was trembling uncontrollably.

The second brother, who was leading the group from the young official's family, had a face ashen as he looked at the ever-approaching beast tide, filled with regret.

If their family hadn't been so determined to seek revenge on Su Fan, they wouldn't have ended up in such a desperate situation.

Now that he is tightly restrained by the demonic beasts, he is unable to free up his hands to activate the space array of the flying boat, and even getting everyone safely onto the boat has become a luxury.

"Aww...aoww..."

More howls came from outside the valley, like endless waves, as more and more monsters rushed in from all directions, surrounding the entire valley and making it impassable.

Not only that, dozens of flying demonic birds also roared in from afar, their enormous bodies blotting out the sky and completely enveloping the already dim sky, leaving only a suffocating darkness.

Even more despairing was that countless demonic beasts simultaneously activated their magical domains, and strands of black demonic power intertwined, completely enveloping the entire valley.

The cultivators felt their spiritual energy stagnate and their auras become extremely oppressive.

Even if they wanted to run now, they couldn't break through so many demonic beast domains and would have no chance of escaping alive.

At this moment, Su Fan stood in the hazy void, his aura concealed to the extreme, as if he had merged into all things in heaven and earth.

He watched the battle raging in the valley with a cold eye, through an invisible, transparent barrier.

As he watched the cultivators of the Shao Guan family being relentlessly pursued by the tide of demonic beasts and teetering on the brink of despair, a faint, indifferent smile played on his lips.

His purpose in coming here was to assess the combat strength of cultivators of the same level in the upper realm through this battle.

But his observation just now left him feeling utterly disappointed.

Although these disciples from the upper realm families all possessed powerful and top-grade magical treasures and had a plethora of trump cards up their sleeves, it was clear at a glance that they had not experienced much real combat.

They possessed powerful magical weapons, but they were unable to fully unleash their power. In battle, they fought individually, resulting in chaotic and disorganized combat.

Su Fan originally thought that the strength of cultivators in the upper realm would be far superior to that in the lower realm, but now it seems that they are not so great.

If all cultivators of the same level in the upper realm were of this caliber, then killing these people would be as easy as turning one's hand.

At least the dozen or so upper realm cultivators in the valley would not be able to resist him for long before they were all killed by him.

This is not just him bragging; he is now invincible among those of the same level, whether in the upper or lower realms.

At this moment, in the valley, the second brother of the young official family saw that the situation had become extremely critical. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly took out a crimson jade talisman from his storage ring and threw it forward without hesitation!
"Rumble..."

The earth-shattering roar shook the entire valley. The jade talisman shattered in mid-air, transforming into a crimson fireball that blotted out the sky, its flames soaring high and instantly engulfing everything within a radius of several miles.

The demonic beasts charging at the forefront had no time to dodge and were instantly engulfed in flames, letting out a shrill scream. In the blink of an eye, they were burned to charcoal, and a strong smell of burning filled the air.

Seeing this, the other cultivators from the Shao Guan family also unleashed their last trump cards, launching a frenzied attack on the demonic beasts inside and outside the valley.

In an instant, screams and roars of beasts echoed through the valley, the sound of magical artifacts exploding was deafening, and blood stained every inch of the ground. The once beautiful and quiet valley was transformed into a hellish place with corpses strewn everywhere and rivers of blood flowing.

Although the young officials' sons were already bloodthirsty, they frantically unleashed their spiritual power with powerful attacks.

Various spiritual lights, flames, and sword lights intertwined in the valley, forming a death storm. The corpses of monsters were piled up on the ground, forming mountains. Thick black blood flowed down the terrain, gathering into a foul-smelling pool at the bottom of the valley.

But the monsters outside the valley surged in like an endless tide.

They charged forward fearlessly, trampling over the corpses of their own kind. Their scarlet eyes were filled with nothing but bloodthirsty madness. They forced the remaining cultivators to retreat step by step, eventually trapping them at the bottom of the cliff at the end of the valley.

Behind them were steep cliffs, and in front of them was an overwhelming horde of beasts; they were in a hopeless situation with no way to retreat.

The second brother, who was leading the group from the young official's family, had blood streaming from his throat, his eyes bloodshot, clearly exhausted and on the verge of death.

With gritted teeth, he took out a talisman that shimmered with a deep blue spatial light from his storage ring. The spatial runes engraved on the talisman flowed erratically, emitting a heart-palpitating fluctuation. It was the "Great Teleportation Talisman," a life-saving trump card bestowed upon him by his family.

His fingertips surged with spiritual power, which he pressed firmly onto the talisman.

The four remaining family members mustered their last strength to rush to his side. The talisman's light surged, and a distorted spatial rift instantly opened up in front of them.

"Om..."

The figures vanished instantly, having activated talismans to tear through space and attempt to escape!

However, they ultimately underestimated the terror of the demon beast domain. The entire valley was already shrouded in layers of demonic power domains laid out by countless demon beasts working together. The black domain field was like solidified ink, completely locking down the space.

Although the Great Teleportation Talisman can tear apart ordinary space, it is difficult to move an inch within this superimposed domain of magic.

The distorted spatial rift trembled violently as soon as it opened, and then collapsed with a bang the next second. The figures of the young official and his family were directly thrown back to the center of the beast tide by the spatial turbulence.

"Do not……"

A piercing scream echoed through the valley. Before they could regain their footing, several giant rhinoceroses crashed down on them, their hard horns instantly piercing their chests, causing blood to gush out.

A pack of demonic wolves swarmed forward, their sharp fangs tearing apart the limbs of the other two.

In the blink of an eye, these disciples from the upper realm families had perished, their very souls devoured by the demonic beasts.

Only Shao Guanfeng managed to escape a short distance thanks to the impact of the spatial turbulence. Ignoring his injuries, he used his last bit of spiritual power to frantically flee out of the valley.

At this moment, he was the only one left in the family team, and his survival instinct made him burst out with unprecedented speed.

However, the valley was already completely surrounded by demonic beasts. There were countless demonic shadows all around, and more than ten flying demonic beasts circled and swooped down in the air, their sharp claws flashing coldly. The stench of the wind rushed in, making it impossible to escape.

A demonic wolf pounced first, its foul-smelling saliva dripping onto his shoulder, burning his skin and making it tingle. Shao Guanfeng's pupils contracted sharply, despair gripping his heart in an instant; he could even feel the excruciating pain of fangs piercing his flesh.

But at this critical moment, his figure vanished from the spot without warning, as if he had never been there at all.

(End of this chapter)