118: Take Spirit Island

As these Floating Warships approached the territory of the Yao Beasts, they immediately alerted the Foundation Establishment Stage Beast Kings.

"Roar!!!"

"Chirp!!!"

"..."

Immediately, the roars, bellows, and chirps of various large Yao Beasts echoed from the Spirit Islands, followed by a large number of fierce birds flying into the sky, launching the first attack on the Floating Warships.

Afterward came various land-dwelling Yao Beasts or aquatic Yao Beasts, though these Yao Beasts basically also possessed powerful Demonic Qi, their movement speed was not slow, and they could also fly into the air.

Facing the overwhelming siege of fierce birds, all the Floating Warships immediately activated their defensive Formations to protect everyone, while the large Spiritual Crossbows mounted on the Floating Warships began to fire.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

"Boom! Rumble!"

"Swish swish!"

"..."

Each arrow fired was actually a Magical Artifact, and it was also engraved with Talismans that could cause explosions; hitting those fierce birds would surely inflict heavy damage.

However, the fierce birds were extremely fast and agile, and most of them controlled wind-attribute Demonic Qi, making them difficult to hit head-on.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Crack!"

"Pfft!"

Many fierce birds also launched attacks against the Floating Warships; the weaker ones directly approached to collide with or scratch the Floating Warship's defensive barrier, while the stronger ones directly controlled Demonic Qi to unleash various attacks.

It can be said that as soon as the battle began, both sides were engaged in fierce combat, and from time to time, one could see Yao Birds exploding, their feathers scattering as they fell from the sky.

This situation immediately changed when the land-dwelling Yao Beasts and aquatic Yao Beasts gathered.

Because these two types of Yao Beasts were more numerous and had tougher hides; some even directly crashed into the Floating Warships with their brute Yao Beast physiques.

As a result, the battle undoubtedly became even more brutal, forcing even the Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators stationed on the Floating Warships to personally intervene.

Of course, all of this had basically nothing to do with Gu Chang at this time.

"They arrived quite quickly! Perfect, an opportunity like this won't come again!"

Gu Chang, located on the Island, also noticed the unusual situation in this area. These days, he had been staying here, allowing his Golden Winged Giant Eagle to hunt around the outskirts of that Spirit Island.

Originally, he had planned to wait a few more days before making a move, but he didn't expect the Eight Great Families to act even faster than he had thought.

Now, only one Foundation Establishment Stage fierce bird remained guarding that Spirit Island, and many of the Qi Refinement Stage Yao Beasts were also gone.

Such conditions, of course, could not be missed by Gu Chang!

"Whew! Let's go!"

"Chirp!!!"

So, Gu Chang did not hesitate, directly soaring into the sky at the fastest speed, reaching high altitude. Beside him, the Golden Winged Giant Eagle was already familiar with the path and quickly flew towards that Spirit Island.

A mere ten-kilometer distance was instantaneous for both Gu Chang and the Golden Winged Giant Eagle.

This time, he no longer concealed his aura, but instead charged directly towards the Spirit Island with overwhelming might, causing the Foundation Establishment Stage fierce bird guarding the Spirit Island to immediately soar into the sky and attack him.

"Boom!"

"Bang!"

Under the enhancement of extreme speed, the two immediately collided. The enormous, solid, and entirely black Martial Dao Divine Paragon, like steel, directly engaged in a fierce battle with the huge and ferocious fierce bird before him.

Both sides were incredibly fast, like two massive black shadows crisscrossing and colliding in the sky, with each collision erupting in huge shockwaves.

The physique of a Yao Beast far surpassed that of an ordinary Cultivator; almost every inch of their muscle, bone, and even feathers were their weapons, and they also possessed some strange demonic arts.

"Hehe, if there were several of them, I might have some trouble handling them, but with only one now, it's far from enough!"

With just one exchange, Gu Chang understood the true strength of this fierce bird.

To put it simply, it was at the True Martial Middle Stage or Foundation Establishment Middle Stage level. Additionally, because it was a Yao Beast, its physique was extremely formidable, its entire body of feathers as tough as fine steel, and its sharp beak and giant claws were incredibly hard and sharp, no worse than a Foundation Establishment Cultivator's Spiritual Artifacts.

"Dragon Grasping Skill—Limitless Cloud-Seeking Claw!"

"Roar~~~"

Suddenly, Gu Chang charged straight up into the sky, then unleashed a killing move. A black Dragon descended from the sky, swooping down, its massive Dragon claw seemingly enveloping the entire world.

"Chirp!!!"

"Boom!"

The Foundation Establishment Stage fierce bird showed no fear, directly flapping its wings and charging up into the sky. Its entire body of feathers shimmered with a faint green light, its body permeated with Demonic Qi, radiating immense ferocity and overwhelming power!

"Boom! Bang!"

The two instantly collided, and a terrifying Qi wave exploded, sending feathers flying like sharp arrows in all directions.

"Eight Desolations Roaming Dragon! Five Tigers Seven Kills!"

"Roar!!!"

"Roar!!!"

However, Gu Chang had practiced Martial Skills for so many years, and after achieving the True Martial Realm, his experience in battling various Beast Kings in the wilderness was extremely rich.

The grand and imposing Limitless Cloud-Seeking Claw was merely a tactic he deliberately used to attract attention; his true killing moves were two sets of Martial Skills that he had honed for many years and continuously refined!

"Boom! Chirp!!!"

Instantly, both Dragon and tiger appeared, baring their fangs and claws, roaring and howling. In an instant, both killing moves struck the fierce bird at close range.

This time, the fierce bird immediately let out a mournful cry, its chest, wings, and back severely torn, with a large amount of feathers and crimson demonic blood falling madly.

"Die for me!"

"Startling Thunder Fist!"

"Boom! Rumble! Crack crack crack!"

"Pfft!"

Just as this fierce bird wanted to endure the pain and flee for its life, Gu Chang pressed his advantage, directly striking out a set of his self-created fist techniques in mid-air.

Instantly, wind and thunder surged in the heavens and earth, thunder roared, the Void Realm exploded, and terrifying power, accompanied by exaggerated internal energy, directly shattered the internal organs of the fierce bird before him!

Facing such a fierce bird, Gu Chang did not need to exert his full strength, so up to this point, he had only used Martial Skills.

"Chirp~~~"

As the fierce bird's final mournful cry grew weaker and weaker, Gu Chang directly seized it and then descended onto the Spirit Island.

"Come out, all of you!"

"Now, clear out the entire Spirit Island for me!"

"Little Gold, you go and monitor the surroundings. If you detect anyone or any Yao Beast approaching, notify me immediately!"

"Chirp!"

"Little Ape, you go and occupy the mountain. Remember not to kill the Yao Beast cubs!"

"Little White, you go patrol the surroundings. Hunt down any unruly Yao Beasts directly!"

"..."

He then waved his hand, releasing all the strange beasts from his Spirit Beast Bag, and began issuing commands one by one.

Soon, all the strange beasts understood what to do, while Gu Chang quickly took out sets of Formation Flags and Formation Plates to set up Formations.

He had long ago ascertained the Spiritual Vein's trajectory of this Spirit Island, and he already had a plan in mind for how to set up the Formations.

At this moment, as the Formation Flags were set up one by one, Formations quickly began to take shape across the entire Spirit Island.

A vast expanse of white mist quickly enveloped the Spirit Island, stone pillars slowly rose around the Spirit Island, a large number of green vines and bushes began to grow, faint firelight was gathered back from the sky, and parts of sharp rocks and plant surfaces began to exhibit a golden hue.

The entire Spirit Island was gradually completely enveloped and sealed by the Formation, and the Spirit Island's own spiritual power naturally became the energy source for the Formation. In addition, the terrain of the Spirit Island was also activated.

The Small Water Mist Refining Formation can draw upon the water spiritual power of the Jiangchuan Ze itself, creating a large amount of mist to obscure the Spirit Island, making it difficult for Cultivators or Yao Beasts to discover the precise location or correct attack direction of the Spirit Island.

At the same time, the Small Wutu Firm Shield Formation directly changes the entire terrain of the Spirit Island, causing hard stone pillars and sharp thorns to automatically appear around the Spirit Island, forming a real defensive shield wall.

Aside from these two Medium Grade Tier 1 Formations, there are also three Low Grade Tier 1 small Formations integrated within.

These are the Small Yimu Formation, Small Binghuo Formation, and Small Gengjin Formation. The actual power of these three Formations is not strong, but their advantage now lies in their interconnectedness with the other two Formations, forming a special Small Five Elements Reversal Formation!

It can be said to be Formation within Formation, Formations merging with each other, borrowing the power of heaven and earth, with the Five Elements complete and the universe at Perfection!

The moment the five Formations were completed, Gu Chang breathed a sigh of relief.

Because only he himself knew how powerful this Formation-within-Formation he had created truly was!

Unless someone could instantly destroy the entire Spirit Island, even if a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator came, they could only stare helplessly!