178: Chapter 178 Demons in Disarray

"Let's go. Let's head deeper and see if there's anything better."

Everyone stood up after speaking, turning to head deeper into the mountainside.

However, at that very moment, a deer's cry came from deep within the mist.

"Bleat-bleat~~"

The cries of the deer continued to ring out.

"What sound is that?"

The Heavenly Sword Sect Disciple carrying the Pangolin Demon paused, his brows furrowing as he looked around, his heart growing tense.

But... no one answered him.

Because the next instant.

"Boom!!"

A dark green beam of Yao light shot out from the mist, as fast as lightning.

"Watch out!!!"

"Quick, dodge!!"

"Squelch!"

The light accurately struck the chest of the Heavenly Sword Sect Disciple who hadn't had time to react, piercing right through him and disappearing into the mist behind, leaving behind a spray of blood.

The Heavenly Sword Sect Disciple looked down at his chest, where a fist-sized hole had been charred black at the edges and was still smoking.

His mouth opened, wanting to say something, but not a single word came out before his body fell straight down, hitting the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Ah!"

The female Disciple holding the purple-patterned Spirit Medicine screamed, the Spirit Medicine in her hands falling to the ground. Terrified, she retreated several steps, her legs giving way, and she collapsed into the mud.

"This aura!!"

"It's a Tier 2 Demonic Beast!"

The Xuanyi Sect Disciple carrying the viper demon went pale, his voice trembling.

"This is the outer perimeter, how could there be a Tier 2 Demonic Beast here!"

"Weren't Tier 2 Demonic Beasts supposed to be in the inner perimeter! Wasn't it said that Tier 2 Demonic Beasts aren't allowed to attack until Foundation Establishment Cultivators enter the mountain!"

No one answered him.

From the mist, twelve yellowish-brown figures slowly emerged.

"Run!"

The Xuanyi Sect Disciple was the first to react, turning and running.

He hadn't even run three steps when a deer demon lowered its head. The dark red light on its antlers exploded, and a beam of Yao light shot from the tips, striking him in the back.

His body stiffened mid-air, then fell to the ground like a broken ragdoll, sliding several meters before slamming into the roots of a large tree and lying still.

The remaining Qi Refinement Stage Disciples scattered and fled.

"Kill!!"

"Boom~"

A deer demon's hooves flew, its body moving like an arrow. It caught up to a Disciple running east, gored him with its antlers, piercing his abdomen and lifting him into the air, then violently shook him off. The Disciple's body flew several meters, slamming into a tree, breaking branches, and leaving him hanging in the fork of the tree, motionless.

The others met the same fate; one by one, they had absolutely no way to deal with these Tier 2 Demonic Beasts.

A few breaths later, there were corpses everywhere...

The female Disciple in the blue Daoist robe lay on the ground, trembling all over, her hands clutching her head as she muttered incessantly.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me, don't kill..."

A deer demon walked up to her, lowered its head to look at her, and in its dark brown slit pupils, there was no pity, no hesitation. It raised its front hoof and brought it down heavily. Crack. The scream stopped abruptly.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Qi Refinement Stage Disciples here were completely wiped out.

And this situation was not just happening here.

Over at the Rift-Wind Wolf King's side, he didn't bother maintaining any dignity. Relying directly on his own powerful cultivation and the strength of his wolf pack, he centered himself on his territory and went on a crazed slaughter of the Human Race Qi Refinement Stage Disciples who had come up the mountain.

Even Black Feather and his group began to take action at this moment.

Black Feather knew that there were no small number of experts on the Human Race's side, so they didn't split up at all. The Crow Flock and Tiger Biao attacked together, carving out a battlefield before surrounding it completely, then slowly compressed inward, crazily slaughtering the Human Race Cultivators.

... On the eastern mountainside.

The twelve deer demons were still advancing.

Their formation was spread out, pushing forward in a fan shape. Their hooves made almost no sound on the fallen leaves, with only the dark red light on their antlers flickering in the mist.

One hundred zhang ahead, another Qi Refinement Stage squad was searching for Spirit Medicine. There were seven or eight of them, chatting and laughing, completely unaware that the Grim Reaper was already standing behind them.

The leading deer demon raised its head, its dark brown slit pupils piercing through the mist to lock onto those figures, and immediately attacked. A beam of Yao light shot out.

The Disciple at the very back of the team was struck through the heart by the Yao light and fell to the ground, not even struggling.

"There are Yao Beasts!"

Heavenly Sword Sect Disciple Zhou Ping was the first to react, but it was already too late.

The twelve deer demons rushed out from the mist, hooves flying, their yellowish-brown figures as fast as ghosts.

Someone drew their sword to resist, but before the sword light could even shine, the antlers had already pierced through his chest.

Xuanyi Sect's Sun Yuan was lifted into the air by a deer demon, its antlers piercing his abdomen. With a mouthful of blood, he roared hoarsely.

"You beasts!"

"My Master will come and slaughter all of you! My Master is an Inner Sect Elder of the Xuanyi Sect! You just wait! Just wait!"

Before he could finish, the deer demon shook its head violently, sending his body flying several meters to slam into a stone wall, his brains splattering.

"I am from the Heavenly Sword Sect! If you kill me, the Heavenly Sword Sect will not let you off!"

"Squelch!!"

"Argh!!!"

A Disciple in grey Daoist robes scrambled backward, his voice shrill and distorted.

A deer demon lowered its head, the dark red light on its antlers exploded, and the Yao light pierced through his chest from behind.

"Don't kill me... don't kill me... my father is an Elder of the Li Family in Long City... you can have as many Spirit Stones as you want... don't kill me..."

A deer demon walked up to her, lowered its head to look at her, and raised its front hoof, bringing it down violently. With a crack, the crying stopped.

The corpses lay scattered in pools of blood, Storage Pouches strewn everywhere, with Spirit Medicine and Yao Beast Materials sliding out from their openings.

... The Rift-Wind Wolf King's side was even more ruthless.

He didn't hide, nor did he wait. After coming out of Lady Hua's bamboo forest, he led the wolf pack and crushed them head-on.

The aura of a half-step Tier 3 beast was released without reservation. Wherever he passed, the Qi Refinement Stage Disciples didn't even have the courage to run; their legs went weak, their hands trembled, and they couldn't even hold their swords steady.

"Awooo!"

With a wolf's howl, the Rift-Wind Wolf King charged into the crowd, tearing with claws and biting with jaws; with every bite, someone died.

Danxia Valley Disciple Li Fang was bitten on the calf by a grey wolf and dragged to the ground. She kicked frantically with her other leg, waving her long sword wildly.

"Beasts! Get away! I am a True Disciple designate of Danxia Valley! You low-class Yao Race dare to touch me! My Master will skin you alive!"

Before she could finish speaking, another grey wolf bit her wrist, and a third bit her neck.

The three wolves exerted force simultaneously. Her final sound turned into a muffled groan, and fresh blood sprayed from her throat, staining the soil beneath her feet red.

"Damn you Yao Race! How dare you, how dare you!!!"

An Outer Sect Disciple of the Xuanyi Sect sat slumped on the ground, kicking the ground with his legs as he scrambled backward, his face as pale as paper.