"What are you panicking for?"
"Do you really think we can't survive without Chu Feng?"
"Even if Chu Feng is gone, I'm still here, and Wushang is still here. All of you, fall back. No matter what this creature is, I will eliminate it!" Zhang Tianyi declared loudly.
"You eliminate it? On what basis? Even your current cultivation was given to you by it! What makes you think you can eliminate it?"
"Exactly! Everyone, don't listen to his empty boasts! Run! Before that creature appears, everyone run!"
Once that cry of "run" rang out, it instantly jolted the panicked crowd awake. In an instant, the people scattered like a flock of startled birds, soaring into the sky and fleeing in every direction.
"A group of foolish creatures. You shall all become my meal. Not a single one of you will escape."
But just as the crowd was fleeing, a terrifying yet mocking voice rang out from within the volcano.
When that voice sounded, a boundless pressure also surged from within the volcano, instantly blanketing the entire area. Everyone present, except for Zhang Tianyi and Jiang Wushang, was restrained.
Because that pressure was that of a Rank Nine Half Ancestor.
"We're dead. We're truly dead."
At this moment, the people were truly terrified. Despite being martial cultivators who had trained for years, some were so frightened that they couldn't stop weeping, wailing uncontrollably.
They all felt they were doomed, for they couldn't even flee and could only await their deaths.
"Hahahaha..."
But just then, Zhang Tianyi burst into loud laughter.
His sudden outburst of laughter left everyone bewildered.
Disaster was clearly upon them, yet instead of panicking, Zhang Tianyi was laughing. Could it be that he'd been scared witless?
"And here I thought you were something special. Turns out you're just a Rank Nine Half Ancestor."
"With just a Rank Nine Half Ancestor's cultivation, you think you can take us down? You're truly delusional!" Zhang Tianyi declared.
"What? Rank Nine Half Ancestor? That creature is only a Rank Nine Half Ancestor?"
"In that case, doesn't that mean we're saved?"
Hearing Zhang Tianyi's words, the crowd finally understood why he was laughing so joyfully.
Because they now knew that both Zhang Tianyi and Jiang Wushang possessed cultivation at the Rank Nine Half Ancestor level.
If that creature was truly also a Rank Nine Half Ancestor, then with Zhang Tianyi and Jiang Wushang fighting two against one, their chances of victory were quite substantial.
"Heh heh heh, how truly foolish."
And just then, a figure shot out from within the volcano. The creature finally revealed its true form.
"Did you truly think you could stand against me?"
"Have you forgotten who granted you your current power?"
The creature said, gazing at Zhang Tianyi.
"What do you mean?" Zhang Tianyi asked.
"Heh heh, truly foolish indeed. Since you don't understand when told, I'll show you directly."
With that, the fine fur covering the creature's entire body began to tremble violently. At the same time, a strange force emanated from it.
"Ughhh—"
And at the same time, everyone present, including Zhang Tianyi and Jiang Wushang, let out pained screams.
Everyone who had been hovering in the sky fell to the ground.
At this very moment, across this land, countless beings clutched their heads, rolling over and over, continuously emitting heart-rending screams of agony.
Even Zhang Tianyi and Jiang Wushang, who were also Rank Nine Half Ancestors, were powerless to resist.
Because right now, all of their power was being drained away.