124: Chapter 124 Two Demons Approach the City and a Silent Assist

The slaughter on the third day lasted from dawn until noon, with the intensity constantly escalating.

The corpses of the Yao Beasts beneath the city walls had piled up like mountains, nearly reaching the height of the walls. This, in turn, provided a ladder for the subsequent Yao Beasts to climb, and the defensive pressure continued to increase.

Under the continuous impacts and the aftermath of Spells, the light of the Formation barrier had dimmed significantly, and the Spirit Stones maintaining the Formation were being consumed at an alarming rate.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats, their nerves stretched to the limit. Everyone knew that the decisive moment was fast approaching.

Sure enough, just as the sun began to tilt slightly to the west, two distinct roars, both carrying terrifying Spiritual Pressure, erupted from behind the beast tide!

"Roar—!!!"

One roar was deep and thunderous, carrying the heaviness of the earth; the other was sharp and piercing, filled with the sharpness of Wind Blade.

From the direction where the roars came, the beast tide seemed to be parted by an invisible hand, and two behemoths, far larger than ordinary Yao Beasts, slowly appeared at the edge of everyone's vision.

The one on the left resembled a giant bear, over three zhang tall, its earth-yellow fur like upright stone spikes. However, there was a charred and festering wound on its left shoulder blade, deep enough to see the bone, with faint black Qi swirling around it, and it seemed to have some difficulty moving.

The one on the right was a giant owl with a dark cyan body, its wings spanning five or six zhang wide, its eyes as sharp as knives. However, there was a shocking tear at the root of its right wing, with feathers falling off and exposing the blurred flesh underneath, making its flight posture appear somewhat stiff.

"second rank low grade, Rock Armor Bear! And a second rank low grade, Wind Rending Owl!" An old Cultivator with extensive knowledge exclaimed, his voice filled with despair.

Two Second Tier Demonic Beasts! Even if they were only second rank low grade, they were equivalent to two Early Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators! For a Grade B stronghold with only one Foundation Establishment Cultivator, this was almost a catastrophe!

However, the Clan Leader scanned them with his sharp gaze and breathed a slight sigh of relief, saying in a deep voice, "Everyone, do not panic! Both of these beasts are heavily injured! Especially that Rock Armor Bear; the wound on its shoulder blade contains Yin Sha energy, which has been eroding its Yao Beast power! The Wind Rending Owl's wing is damaged, and its flight ability is greatly reduced! They are likely stragglers that escaped from the frontline Grade A stronghold and fled here!"

Hearing this, everyone looked carefully and indeed discovered the injuries on the two Yao Beasts. The despair in their hearts lessened slightly, but the heavy look did not fade at all. Even injured, they were still Second Tier Demonic Beasts!

The two Second Tier Demonic Beasts did not immediately participate in the attack; they stayed behind the beast tide, emitting low roars. Under their command, the First-tier demonic beasts became more frenzied and organized in their attacks, even beginning to understand how to concentrate their attacks on certain nodes of the Formation barrier!

"We cannot let them continue to command!" The Clan Leader's expression was grave. Once the Formation was broken, the consequences would be unimaginable. He had to act, at least to contain them, or even attempt to kill one of them!

But one against two, even if the opponents were injured, he had no chance of winning.

Just then, he turned his gaze slightly to look at Lin Cangchen, who was also looking grave beside him, and asked via voice transmission, "Cangchen, that method of yours... the one that can make an opponent momentarily lose their focus, how effective would it be on these two beasts?"

The Clan Leader did not know specifically what method Lin Cangchen used, but he had witnessed many times the miracles this method created at critical moments, from Qingteng Mountain to the Black Profound Iron Mine, and then to the defense in the past few days. He only knew that his Grandson had unknown and unique Opportunities and trump cards.

Lin Cangchen's heart stirred, and his consciousness sank into the System space. Over the past few days, he had been frantically "looting corpses," and combined with his previous accumulations, he now had eleven [Memory Fragments (Chaotic)] cards! These chaotic memory fragments, derived from different Yao Beasts and even Demon Cultivators, were particularly effective against Yao Beasts with low intelligence.

He quickly assessed and replied via voice transmission, "Grandfather Clan Chief, my method is more effective on targets with lower intelligence. Although these two Yao Beasts have intelligence, they are only equivalent to human toddlers, and they are currently enraged and mentally unstable. The effect should not be bad! At the very least, it can make them lose their focus for a moment!"

A moment! In a Foundation Establishment level battle, a moment of distraction can often determine life or death!

The Clan Leader's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and without hesitation, he turned around, his voice spreading across the entire city wall: "Fellow Daoists!"

All eyes immediately focused on him.

"The situation is critical; I must go out of the Formation to attempt to kill those two Second Tier Demonic Beasts! However, the Yao Beast tide is powerful, and I need everyone to lend me a hand!" The Clan Leader's voice was steady, carrying an unquestionable power. "After I rush out, please spare no Spirit Power or Talismans, and unleash your full power to attract the attention of the beast tide in front, creating an Opportunity for me to get close! I only need ten breaths!"

Hearing this, everyone was first shocked, then in an uproar.

"Senior Lin wants to fight two Second Tier Demonic Beasts alone?"

"This is too risky!"

"If anything happens to Senior Lin, we..."

Voices of worry arose everywhere. This worry was not entirely for the Clan Leader himself, but more for their own sake. The Clan Leader was the only Foundation Establishment Cultivator here, the backbone and greatest guarantee for everyone. If anything happened to him, this Qingyan Pass would likely be submerged by the beast tide in an instant.

Liu Hanshan was the first to roar: "Shut your mouths, all of you! Since Brother Lin dares to go, he must be confident! Just do as he says! Everyone, obey the orders of Clan Leader Lin!"

The Zhao Family Ancestor also immediately agreed: "That's right! At this moment, only by working together can we have a glimmer of hope!"

The Clan Leader was well aware of everyone's concerns, but he had no time to explain now; he only looked at Lin Cangchen and nodded imperceptibly.

Lin Cangchen understood, took a deep breath, secretly circulated his Spirit Power, focused his Mental Energy, and locked his gaze tightly on the two Second Tier Demonic Beasts in the distance. The eleven [Memory Fragment Cards] were like arrows waiting to be fired, ready to be unleashed at any moment.

"Prepare!" The Clan Leader let out a low shout, his Foundation Establishment Spiritual Pressure beginning to rise, like a volcano about to erupt.

On the city wall, all Cultivators, whether Family disciples or Loose Cultivators, gripped their Magical Artifacts and Talismans, their Spirit Power crazily circulating, their eyes tightly fixed on the surging beast tide below the city.

"Act!"

At the Clan Leader's command, his figure turned into a stream of light, instantly passing through the Formation light barrier, and shot toward the rear of the beast tide like an arrow released from a bow!

Almost at the same time, an unprecedented, fierce attack erupted from the city wall!

Countless Spell lights, Talisman flows, and afterimages of Flying Swords, like a breached flood, smashed toward the beast tide in front! The light and loud noise that erupted in that instant even temporarily drowned out the roars of the beasts!

This sudden, all-out eruption indeed attracted the attention of the vast majority of the First-tier demonic beasts. They roared and rushed even more crazily toward the city wall and the light barrier, trying to tear apart these "provocative" ants.

And the Clan Leader, taking advantage of this brief chaos and gap, pushed his speed to the limit, weaving through the gaps between the Yao Beasts like a ghost, aiming directly at the two Second Tier Demonic Beasts that had sensed something was wrong and were about to act!

Everyone's hearts were in their throats, their eyes following that resolute Foundation Establishment escape light.

Success or failure, it all depends on this one move!

And no one knew that the real killing move was in the hands of a youth who appeared to be only at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. Lin Cangchen held his breath, his eyes as sharp as a hawk.

'Come on, big guys, please watch a... mental breakdown short film!'