Zhang Ergou teleported and appeared behind Xiao Qingyu and the others.
With a wave of his palm, the surging energy not only blocked the attacking gale but also flipped over the enormous, golden-furred demonic beast.
*Bang...*
Dust billowed, and the golden-furred demonic beast crashed heavily onto the ground.
Zhang Ergou didn't stop his attack. He teleported forward and thrust his spear towards the throat of the beast that had not yet risen.
Crimson blood erupted from the rhombic wound. In a flash, the beast that had been preparing to ambush Xiao Qingyu and the others was dead.
Xiao Qingyu and the others turned their heads, staring in disbelief at the massive demonic beast lying on the ground.
If Zhang Ergou hadn't warned them and intervened at the last moment to kill this beast, they would have been severely injured due to their carelessness.
Having learned their lesson, the group no longer dared to slacken even for a moment.
The battlefield was constantly changing; a single misstep could lead to irreparable ruin.
The others also became serious, facing the charging demonic beasts with no mercy.
Their attacks targeted the vital points of the beasts.
Under their lead, the disciples of the Misty Sect who had come to reinforce them fought as if they were injected with adrenaline, showing no signs of fatigue. Facing tens of thousands of demonic beasts, they grew more ferocious with each kill.
The people of Canglang Sect were also moved by the sight. Days of fighting had pushed them beyond their physical limits.
However, sensing the surging momentum of the three thousand disciples from the Misty Sect, the Canglang Sect members unleashed their power once more.
...
Tens of thousands of demonic beasts charged forward relentlessly, falling in waves before the defenders.
Zhang Ergou had lost count of how many demonic beasts he had slain.
His black iron spear was already stained crimson with blood, its entire body emitting a dark red glow from the excessive soaking.
He weaved and darted through the beast horde. Wherever he passed, dozens of heads fell.
The pile of demonic beast corpses at the scene grew taller and taller, eventually forming a mountain of bodies behind Zhang Ergou and the others.
To facilitate counting and to vie for the rewards mentioned by the Heavenly Dao elder at the beginning, they did not carelessly discard the corpses of the beasts they killed. Instead, they neatly piled them behind them.
The scene of three thousand people advancing together to slay demonic beasts was as breathtaking as it could be.
Even more astonishing was the fact that each person had a towering mountain of corpses behind them.
...
"Brother Yan, are these the helpers you found?"
Beside Lang Yan, a young girl in a tight-fitting purple robe asked.
Lang Yan nodded. He too was shocked by the scene; these people were far too formidable.
No wonder these individuals had shown him no respect in the inner sect square of the Misty Sect back then.
He finally understood now.
"They're a bit too brutal, but I like it."
The girl's gaze was fervent as she looked at the battlefield, particularly focusing on the young man who was stealing the show and leading everyone.
"Sister Qiao, could it be that you've fallen for him?" Lang Yan turned to his sister, his finger pointing at Zhang Ergou, who was vigorously slaying demonic beasts.
*Swish!*
Lang Yiqiao's face instantly turned crimson, but she still retorted stubbornly, "I haven't."
"Alas, Sister Qiao, it's not that your brother wants to discourage you, but you should give up this idea as soon as possible. That person is not from our world at all."
Lang Yan said earnestly. He knew his sister was stubborn, but some things needed to be pointed out early.
"Hmph, I'm not talking to you anymore." Lang Yiqiao said, then thrust her weapon towards a nearby demonic beast, ignoring her elder brother completely.
Lang Yan shook his head speechlessly and didn't press the matter further, focusing on dealing with the demonic beast horde before him.
...
"Brother Heavenly Dao, the disciples you brought this time are truly outstanding."
Lang Feng's words were filled with envy. Such an excellent group of disciples, numbering over three thousand.
He knew this was not the entirety of the Misty Sect, but these three thousand alone made him feel the gap between the Misty Sect and the Canglang Sect.
Although the Canglang Sect had nearly ten thousand disciples, they had suffered countless casualties during this beast calamity, resulting in immeasurable losses.
Looking at the combat strength of these three thousand Misty Sect disciples, it formed a stark contrast with the thousands of disciples of the Canglang Sect.
The gap between the Misty Sect and the Canglang Sect was widening even further.
Elder Heavenly Dao smiled slightly, fully understanding Lang Feng's thoughts.
This time, they had agreed to Lang Yan's plea for help for two reasons: firstly, to understand the cause of the calamity and why it coincided so perfectly with the beast uprising at the Misty Sect.
Secondly, it was to showcase the strength of their sect's disciples, to let those smaller sects that clamored to surpass the Misty Sect see the difference between them and the Misty Sect.
He was naturally satisfied with the performance of the three thousand disciples. Rather than saying the current situation was an attempt to block the beast attack, it was more like they had entered a state of one-sided slaughter of demonic beasts.
The demonic beasts were already intimidated by the ferocious killing intent of the three thousand people, and their charging speed had slowed considerably.
However, Elder Heavenly Dao noticed that even though these demonic beasts felt fear, they still did not retreat.
One by one, they continued to roar and charge towards the human cultivators opposite them, even though they knew they faced death.
They seemed to be controlled.
A strange red glow flickered in the eyes of every demonic beast. Initially, Elder Heavenly Dao had attributed it to the beasts' rage.
But when combined with the demonic beasts in the outer sect's demonic beast forest of the Misty Sect and the ones that had caused immense damage to the Canglang Sect, the commonality between them was that each demonic beast's eyes emitted a strange red light.
"Brother Lang, have you noticed that something is not right with these demonic beasts?"
Elder Heavenly Dao pointed to the group of demonic beasts that still refused to retreat.
"Hmm? What have you discovered, Brother Heavenly Dao?" Lang Feng was startled. He hadn't really noticed anything different about these beasts.
"Observe the eyes of those demonic beasts carefully. I've noticed that the red glow in their eyes is unusual."
Elder Heavenly Dao voiced his suspicions.
Upon hearing this, Lang Feng looked closely at the demonic beasts and indeed, just as Elder Heavenly Dao had said, a strange red glow emanated from the eyes of each beast.
"Brother Heavenly Dao, do you have any findings?"
Although Lang Feng had noticed the strangeness in the beasts' eyes, he still didn't understand Elder Heavenly Dao's meaning.
"Before coming to your esteemed sect for assistance, our Misty Sect also engaged in a battle with demonic beasts. The number of those beasts was several times that of these."
"What, the Misty Sect also encountered a beast attack? Were the beasts repelled? Were there no casualties?" Lang Feng's expression was clearly not feigned.
Elder Heavenly Dao shook his head.
"Their eyes also emitted such a red glow. I suspect this is a conspiracy."