For a moment, even the battles between Gao Yang and Zhu Zai against Mo Shi Kuang and Ouyang Bi Sang were disrupted by the surging tide of people.
The two great armies became thoroughly entangled, their battle cries and shouts merging into a continuous roar that shook the heavens.
Waterfall Gu!
In the chaos, Water Demon Hao Ji Liu suddenly thrust both palms forward, unleashing a torrential surge of azure blue current that swept away every Gu Master before him—friend or foe alike.
Great Tornado Gu!
A massive dark-green tornado, over ten zhang tall, swept across the battlefield. Wherever it passed, humans and beasts alike were hurled high into the air by the ferocious wind.
When the tornado dissipated, it revealed the figure of Chang Biao.
He hovered in midair, clad in a cyan robe, his sharp and fierce presence pressing down on all around him.
He was not far from Hao Ji Liu, and naturally, the gazes of these two Fourth Transformation powerhouses collided.
The next moment, without a single word of nonsense, the two engaged directly.
……
A bolt of golden lightning threaded its way across the battlefield, and every Hei family Gu Master in its path perished instantly.
When the golden light faded, it revealed a heroic man with a wolf's broad back and a wasp's narrow waist—none other than Pei Yan Fei!
"Chang Shan Yin! In today's battle, I will take your head to settle old debts! Hm?"
Pei Yan Fei's battle intent blazed like raging fire, but suddenly his gaze sharpened and he hastily raised a defensive Gu Insect.
Behind him, a dark shadow erupted without warning.
The shadow was profound and deep, splitting into multiple sword phantoms that slashed across his back, staggering Pei Yan Fei.
"It's you, the Shadow Swordsman!"
Pei Yan Fei steadied himself and turned to look at the Gu Master who had attacked him, his expression grave.
Bian Si Xuan, her face veiled in black cloth, let out a soft laugh. "Greetings, Lord Pei Yan Fei."
Her words were polite enough, but her actions were anything but. The pitch-black sword shadows appeared once more like revolving screen panels, sweeping down toward Pei Yan Fei.
"Then I'll kill you first!"
Pei Yan Fei laughed aloud and charged forward ferociously.
……
"Our fight isn't over yet. Where do you two think you're going?"
Ouyang Bi Sang and Mo Shi Kuang once again blocked the paths of the Demonic Path duo.
Gao Yang and Zhu Zai groaned inwardly, but had no choice but to steel themselves and continue fighting Ouyang Bi Sang and Mo Shi Kuang.
As the powerful Gu Masters paired off one by one into fixed battle circles, the once-chaotic battlefield gradually became clearer.
Dozens of large battle circles were dominated by Fourth Transformation and Fifth Transformation powerhouses. Beyond the large circles were smaller ones, led by Third Transformation-level combatants.
Beyond the small circles, low-rank Gu Masters formed into teams, fighting in coordinated squads.
The commanders, Hei Loulan and Liu Wenwu, remained in the command tent, overseeing the entire battle. They issued orders from time to time, dispatching several elite units to various parts of the battlefield—some to stabilize the situation, others to press the attack.
The vast battlefield was soon permeated with the thick stench of blood. Gu Masters kept falling—some frozen into ice pillars, some burned to char, some torn limb from limb, some killed when their poison activated.
The once-fresh grasslands had become like a monster, devouring living lives with every passing second.
The fighting was so intense that after only a short while, cold sweat began to bead on the foreheads of both Hei Loulan and Liu Wenwu.
The massive casualties sent chills through their hearts. The brutal battlefield was a shocking sight.
To maintain the battle line, the two quickly dispatched all their reserve elite units. Only their own clan's Black Flag elite and White Tassel elite remained to hold the battlefield.
As time passed, casualties began to decrease. After the initial burst of intensity, the Gu Masters had burned through their True Essence at a fierce rate, and all had consciously begun to conserve it. As a result, the intensity of combat dropped significantly.
The situation fell into a stalemate.
The two armies were like two giants locked in a contest of strength, evenly matched. Whichever side could accumulate small advantages bit by bit would be able to transform local victories into a triumph across the entire battlefield.
"Upper-level combat power can still hold for now. Wolf King, you have the Fifth Transformation Soul-Hiding Beast Garment Gu in hand, along with the mutant beast wolf pack. The rest is up to you."
Hei Loulan transmitted through a Gu Insect.
From the very start of the battle, Fang Yuan had not been in the command tent, but was lurking somewhere on the battlefield. As for his exact location, even Hei Loulan did not know.
Upon receiving Hei Loulan's transmission, Fang Yuan did not reply. Instead, he directly commanded the wolf pack to split and run to both flanks.
The Liu family Gu Masters instinctively gave chase, and in doing so, their once-dense formation was pulled apart.
Awooo!
A mutant wolf pack of over eight hundred strong, comprising White-Eyed Wolves, Blood Forest Wolves, Berserk Wolves, and Fin Sharks—the wolf pack surged forward like a razor-sharp arrow, charging directly toward the Liu family's central command tent.
From the moment Fang Yuan struck, it was a killing blow—ruthless beyond measure, targeting what the enemy had to defend at all costs!