By virtue of his fifth-rank cultivation, he had gained command authority over the righteous path. He organized several assaults, but each ended in crushing defeat and retreat.
Concealed within the mist were countless dog beasts, causing heavy losses to every wave of Gu Masters that charged in.
"Even if the losses are heavy, they won't stop me! An immortal treasure—this is an immortal treasure..." Xiao Mang's eyes glinted, and he shouted excitedly in his heart.
"Let's continue, organize the next wave!" Xiao Mang called out, but few responded this time.
The bloody lesson was right before their eyes; despite the enormous benefits, these righteous path Gu Masters couldn't help but hesitate. After all, they only had one life.
"A bunch of cowards!" Xiao Mang cursed inwardly when he saw their hesitation. For him, time was pressing: aside from this immortal treasure, he still had the Explosive King inheritance waiting for him.
"If there were a beast-taming Gu Master to command the beasts to charge as cannon fodder, the Gu Master casualties would plummet, and we would surely be able to regroup!" Xiao Mang suddenly thought.
At this moment and in this situation, the importance of a beast-taming Gu Master was highlighted.
"Where is Wu Shentong of the Wu family? With Wu Shentong's help, we would be able to break through the mist and reach the central holy hall!" Xiao Mang asked.
But the answer he received was extremely disappointing.
Wu Shentong had not appeared at all; even the Wu family members were looking for him.
Xiao Mang swept his gaze across the demonic path ranks in the distance and suddenly his heart tightened: "Not only Wu Shentong, but also Wu Gui and Zhang Sansan of the demonic path have not shown themselves. Could it be that the one controlling the dog beasts in the mist is one of these three?"
Xiao Mang was full of suspicion and doubt. He looked in the direction of the holy hall, but the mist blocked his view, making him even more irritable.
"Damned mist, truly annoying! Too bad Wanli Xiongfeng is not here. Otherwise, if my clan's divine wind blew, the mist would have long dissipated," lamented a Gu Master of the Wan family.
"If my clan's old patriarch appeared, why would we fear this mere pack of dogs?" the Four Elders of the Tie clan snorted coldly.
"Lord Xiao Mang, the situation hasn't made any progress, and the demonic path Gu Masters are watching from the sidelines having a good laugh. What should we do next?" Tao Zi, a famous healing Gu Master of the righteous path, walked over and asked Xiao Mang.
"Those demonic brats!" Xiao Mang glanced at the demonic path camp and grew even more irritable.
"It looks like I must make a move." He snorted coldly, divine light flashing in his eyes. "All of you, fall back."
Hearing this, everyone hurriedly retreated dozens of steps. Immediately, an empty area appeared around Xiao Mang, further accentuating his presence.
Xiao Mang stood still. Slowly closing his eyes, he focused his mind into his empty aperture and gradually moved the violet crystal true essence.
Wave after wave rose on the surface of the true essence sea, growing larger.
After steeping for a long time, Xiao Mang abruptly opened his eyes. The true essence sea had formed a massive tsunami, and a large amount of true essence poured into three Gu worms simultaneously.
Great Light Gu!
My Will Gu!
Bright Spear Gu!
Kill move—Glory My Spear!!
Xiao Mang's body began to emit a blinding white light. The light was thick and rapidly expanded, as large as a hill.
Xiao Mang was bathed in light, majestic and awe-inspiring, like a divine being descending to the mortal world.
He slowly raised his hand and pointed toward the dense fog.
Instantly, the blazing white light around him was drawn out. It shot forth violently.
All the brilliant sunlight, in the moment of shooting out, formed a magnificent light spear six zhang long and two zhang wide. By Xiao Mang's side, there was not a trace of light left.
The violet crystal true essence in his empty aperture was instantly consumed by 60%!
The light spear was majestic and directly pierced through the thick fog, striking the hill with lightning speed.
Boom...
A violent explosion suddenly occurred.
Bright light burst out, causing everyone to shut their eyes tightly and instinctively step back.
Even Mo Wutian had to squint his eyes into slits.
The explosion shook the ground, and after the white light came a blast wave.
The blast wave turned into wind, radiating outward, roaring and sweeping over the area, blowing many people off balance.
Puff, puff!
In the main hall, Fang Yuan and Feng Tianyu, who were refining Gu, were disturbed and both spat out a mouthful of blood.
Bai Ningbing's face was pale, and the sound of explosions still lingered in her ears.
"Is this the combat power of a fifth-rank Gu Master? Such a kill move; luckily it didn't hit me here. If it had landed here, my defensive Gu wouldn't have lasted even a breath!"
Bai Ningbing couldn't help but be shaken.
The kill move of a fifth-rank Gu Master was not something she could withstand right now.
The whiteness in her eyes gradually faded. Where the giant light spear had landed, thousands of dog beasts had completely evaporated. What had been the gentle slope of a hill was now nothing more than a huge crater.
Bai Ningbing couldn't help but suck in a cold breath. With such power, a few more shots and the entire dog formation would be destroyed.
She felt increasingly uncertain, but fortunately Fang Yuan had instructed her beforehand on how to deal with such a major attack.