His body trembled slightly, as if he could already see the shadow of death approaching him.

The Beast King level is equivalent to the Divine Sense Realm in humans, but its combat power is much stronger than that of an ordinary Divine Sense Realm cultivator.

Beast King-level monsters not only possess powerful physical strength, but also extraordinary intelligence and unique supernatural abilities, making them the kings among monsters.

Now he finally understood that the reason he could not control the sword was because his mind was being controlled by "Huodou".

Having their minds controlled is like losing control of themselves. Now, their desire to escape is simply a pipe dream; there is absolutely no way for them to escape.

Because if they didn't use their swords, they wouldn't be able to escape.

There were simply too many of those "Huodou," densely packed together, blotting out the sky; and they were incredibly powerful, each one exuding a bloodthirsty aura, like a pack of hungry beasts ready to devour them at any moment.

The Marquis of Champion instantly leaped down from his flying sword, his figure like a shooting star, rushing towards the battle formation of the Demon Suppression Army.

This beast king-level "Huodou" did not chase after Champion Hou; it seemed to be in no hurry at all.

It stood quietly, its eyes revealing a mocking and sarcastic look, as if waiting for other "Huodou" to come, and then devour the Champion Marquis and the thousand Demon Suppressing Army in one fell swoop, as if enjoying a sumptuous feast.

Yang Xiao and Wu Yi followed suit, disembarking from their flying swords and returning to the Demon Suppression Army's battle formation.

Their faces were solemn as they prepared to charge down the mountain and engage in a life-or-death battle with the demonic beasts.

But soon, thousands of "Huodou" attacked, roaring loudly as if they were about to tear the heavens and earth apart.

"Brother Yang Xiao, what do we do now? Are we going to die here?"

The Marquis of Champion panicked. His voice trembled with fear as he watched the endless stream of demonic beasts, the "Huodou," charging towards him. He was filled with despair and was terrified before the battle even began. His legs trembled slightly involuntarily.

Now he could only hope that Yang Xiao might have some other way out. After all, Yang Xiao was a vanguard general of the Demon Suppression Army and had experienced far more life-and-death battles than him. Perhaps he could find a way out.

"Now I can't fly on my sword, so we can only try to break out as a group, but our chances of survival are slim. There are too many of these monsters, and they are very strong. It will be extremely difficult for us to break through."

Yang Xiao frowned, his eyes revealing helplessness and worry.

His voice was low and hoarse, as if he were telling a cruel reality.

The members of the Demon Suppression Army were also somewhat flustered, their eyes filled with fear and unease.

At this moment, the eruption of the ground fire became more and more intense, and the flames shooting into the sky were dozens of feet high, as if they were about to set the entire sky ablaze.

The number of monsters emerging from the subterranean fire also increased, growing densely packed like locusts.

"Soldiers, in a narrow encounter, the brave shall prevail! Today, I, Marquis Li Hong, will never abandon you. Let us fight our way out together! Even if we die, let us die a glorious death!"

The next moment, Champion Hou roared. He knew that the more he retreated at this moment, the more likely he was to die. He planned to fight to the death, hoping that this might give him a chance to survive.

"Charge out!"

The Demon Suppression Army roared in unison, their voices shaking the heavens and the earth. They began to break through the encirclement down the mountain using the formation they had already set up.

The first "Huodou" to arrive suddenly roared.

Its roar was like muffled thunder, rolling across the sky and making people's ears hurt.

Its body trembled slightly, and its fur stood on end, exuding a terrifying aura.

It did not actively attack the Demon Suppression Army, but the first few dozen "Huodou" that arrived blocked the Demon Suppression Army's way down the mountain.

These "Huodou" opened their blood-red mouths, revealing sharp fangs, and roared as if demonstrating against the Demon Suppression Army.

"Archers! Fire!"

The Marquis of Champion's eyes were piercing, his expression cold and resolute. He suddenly raised his arm and began to command his archers to launch an attack with a hoarse voice.

In an instant, the atmosphere within the Demon Suppression Army's battle formation suddenly became tense.

Rows of archers swiftly and uniformly nocked their arrows, their postures upright as pine trees, their eyes focused and determined, their eyes fixed on the monstrous beast "Huodou" surging towards them like a tide.

At a command, they simultaneously released their fingers, and arrows shot out like arrows released from a bow, whistling through the air with a sharp sound. They were as dense as raindrops, raining down on the dozens of "Huodou" with unstoppable force.

At this moment, the fierce battle officially began.

The air was thick with tension and the stench of blood; shouts and roars mingled together, making one's ears ache.

However, the demon beast "Huodou" was completely unconcerned about the dense rain of arrows from the Demon Suppression Army.

They raised their heads and let out deafening roars, sounds that seemed to come from hell, full of disdain and provocation.

Immediately afterwards, they spewed out long flames from their mouths, flames that resembled menacing fire dragons, carrying intense heat and an aura of destruction, sweeping towards the rain of arrows.

With so many "Huodou" spewing fire at the same time, the flames instantly intertwined, forming a raging wall of fire.

The wall of fire emitted a chillingly high temperature, distorting and warping the surrounding air.

As soon as the rain of arrows approached the wall of fire, they were like snowflakes encountering a raging fire, instantly melted into molten iron by the high temperature, dripping down and cooling and solidifying before even hitting the ground.

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