"There's no other way but to retaliate appropriately. We're no match for them, so let's not fight them head-on!" Qingyan, the man with the highest cultivation level, summoned his natal weapon and retreated with the others.
“That’s right, let’s find a safe place to hide first, and then ask the sect for help once the situation stabilizes!” Wei Wenru agreed.
Now is not the time to be competitive; it's time to protect ourselves. No matter what, we must survive.
What's more, that beam of light was constantly watching them.
Just like a person, they stared intently at the people in the tree, seemingly preparing for their next move, while the others were like prey, waiting to be devoured at the hunter's command.
Qingyan and Wei Wenru were right. Now was the critical moment to save their lives. If they confronted them head-on at this time, it would only make them die faster.
Furthermore, they couldn't guarantee that their people wouldn't notice their abnormality immediately and arrive in time to provide support.
Therefore, they must find a suitable place to hide in order to save their lives.
Unfortunately, things didn't turn out as they hoped.
The black beam of light seemed to be able to see through all their thoughts. The more they fled, the more the beam of light toyed with them, allowing more spirit beasts to attack at a leisurely pace.
Even these slow and deliberate attacks were enough to leave a group of people in a sorry state, or even covered in wounds.
Qingyan, Wei Wenru, and the others also wanted to fight back fiercely, or unleash a cool special move to defeat these berserk spirit beasts.
However, they did not do so because these spirit beasts were so powerful that they were no match for them, and once they were entangled, they would become the meal of other spirit beasts.
Just when everyone was at their wits' end, a gentle breeze swept by.
Ha, did you think someone came to the rescue?
You're overthinking it. This is just the warmth from that "good" beam of light—it's like they've taught you a lesson, then gave you a little treat, just teasing you.
"You son of a bitch..." Mingyun burst out with a string of profanities, roaring at the pillar of light.
Not only him, but the others who discovered the beam of light's bizarre manipulation also cursed angrily, "Are you crazy?! Who has ever seen such a torturous thing? It's simply bullying people!"
But it was no use. The louder they cursed, the more times the beam of light toyed with them, and the more damage they caused.
"Shut up!" Qingyan finally snapped. Even a fool could see that the beastly pillar of light possessed intelligence and knew they were insulting him. Why were his own idiots getting even more enthusiastic in their insults?
They're all crazy!
Everyone: ...I accidentally said too much, what a mess.
The beam of light then got even more outrageous, actually manipulating hordes of spirit beasts they'd never seen before to launch attacks, and the sheer force of those attacks was incredible.
Several people, due to their low cultivation level, were unable to withstand the attack and actually fell off the tree.
"Junior Sister!"
"Senior brother!"
They can't save anyone; they're all barely able to protect themselves, let alone their fellow disciples who have been knocked down.
They could only watch helplessly as those who fell in became food for the spirit beasts, but the spirit beasts, now stained with human blood, became even more frenzied.
They were caught up in the frenzy, and their attacks became even more ferocious.
A nauseating stench of blood filled the air beneath the tree. Just as everyone was stunned by the attack, the pillar of light suddenly stopped and did not pursue them, which immediately brought a sigh of relief to the group of disheveled cultivators.
It seems like we can take a break now.
This is much more difficult than the body tempering techniques in sects!
"Look! There seems to be someone inside the pillar of light!" A sharp-eyed disciple noticed a figure moving inside the pillar of light and, thinking it was some powerful being appearing, hurriedly begged for mercy.
"We don't know who this great being is, but could you please spare us? We have not done anything immoral or heinous, please spare us!"
"Yes, please, please let us go. We haven't done anything wrong."
"Great power, great power, please let us go! We promise we'll never gossip again, really, we promise we'll never again!"
No one appeared in the beam of light; it was as if the figure from before was just an illusion.
Then, another wave of violent pressure descended.
Those who begged for mercy were forced to kneel on the tree branches, unable to bear the immense pressure. Even the others were not spared, and some even vomited blood under this powerful oppression.
If there's no one inside, given the immense pressure they've exerted, who would believe there's really no one there?
But when there are people, it won't come out; it just keeps targeting and tormenting them...
"Boom!" All the trees a hundred meters away fell down, except for the tree where Wei Wenru and the others were standing, which was there to prevent them from continuing to escape.
"Beast!" Wei Wenru couldn't help but mutter a curse under her breath.
This level of perversion is truly outrageous!
"What should we do?" A group of people huddled in the tree, motionless, in a stalemate.
They've almost used up all their magical treasures; if they come at them again, they probably won't be able to withstand it.
"Mingyun, you and Junior Sister Chen use your spiritual power to create smoke. Let's all escape while the smoke is up! Head west, it's safe there!" Wei Wenru summoned her natal magic weapon, a long sword that gleamed red, as dazzling as fire.
"Alright!" Everyone did as instructed. Now... there was no turning back.
Soon, the swirling smoke concealed everyone's figures, and streaks of flame flew out from the smoke, repelling the spirit beast's attack.
That fire not only burns spirit beasts, but also has a corrosive effect, turning them into ashes and greatly increasing their chances of escape.
"Look, what are those things?" Suddenly, Wei Wenru exclaimed, pointing to a spot in the air. She was still fighting off the spirit beasts below and couldn't focus on seeing what those things were.
Qingyan looked up and his pupils immediately contracted.
There... a group of demonic spirit beasts flew in!
"Run! Run! That's a demon-possessed spirit beast!" Qingyan was both angry and scared. Damn that pillar of light! What grudge did it hold against him?
They hadn't even flown a hundred meters on their swords when they were struck and sent flying by the demonic beasts that came hurtling towards them; none of them escaped.
Just as he managed to steady himself, a muffled thud reached everyone's ears.
Looking back, Wei Wenru, who had just been covering their retreat, had been knocked into the pile of stones and disappeared without a trace.
It was intentional!
"Senior Sister!"
"Miss Wei!"
A group of people exclaimed in surprise, but they couldn't see Wei Wenru at all. All they could hear were the cracking sounds of bones breaking and screams of agony.
These all originated from within the rubble.
It was very indistinct; I couldn't tell if it was from a spirit beast or...
"Senior sister..." Mingyun's face was pale, unable to believe that his most respected senior sister had been knocked down. "You all go first, I'll go save senior sister!"
He resolutely flew downwards, completely disregarding the numerous bloody holes punched into his body by the spirit beasts.
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