A fierce gale and vicious waves rose upon the River of Time.
The Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot continuously fired off Dawn-breaking Flying Swords, pouring down like a torrential rainstorm, ceaselessly shrouding the Three Autumns Yellow Crane Platform.
Within the Three Autumns Yellow Crane Platform, numerous Central Continent Gu Immortals steeled themselves for death. One after another they said to Gu Liuru: "Lord, please retreat first!"
Gu Liuru's expression wavered.
These people spoke again: "Central Continent can do without us, but it cannot do without you. The current battle situation is far too dangerous — even a joint retreat would result in being caught by that demon. Moreover, the Heavenly Court has already relayed a definite order!"
Fairy Ziwei had already given the command for the Three Autumns Yellow Crane Platform to fight desperately and hold back the Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot, allowing Gu Liuru to retreat first.
Gu Liuru let out a long sigh: "I never thought things would come to this. Everyone, your sacrifices will not be in vain!"
He leaped out of the Three Autumns Yellow Crane Platform, diving directly into the River of Time, and fled at full speed.
Aboard the Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot, Fang Yuan immediately detected the escape and swiftly turned the chariot around, but the Three Autumns Yellow Crane Platform threw itself forward without regard for its own destruction, desperately blocking his path.
Fang Yuan was entangled by the Three Autumns Yellow Crane Platform, unable to break free quickly, and could only watch as Gu Liuru followed a tributary of the River of Time back to the Five Regions and Two Heavens.
"In that case, all of you can just die!" Fang Yuan snorted coldly, concentrating all his firepower on the Three Autumns Yellow Crane Platform.
By this point in the battle, the Three Autumns Yellow Crane Platform was already a spent force. Under the ferocious, continuous ramming of the Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot, it let out a thunderous boom and was utterly reduced to fragments.
More than a dozen Gu Immortals plunged into the river in chaos, and the surrounding Year Beasts, bloodthirsty and closing in, descended upon them.
"All you beasts, scram!" Fang Yuan bellowed, steering the Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot in an attempt to reclaim these spoils.
But there were far too many Year Beasts. Waves upon waves of the beast tide crashed violently against the Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot.
With just this brief delay, many Central Continent Gu Immortals had already been swallowed by the frenzied horde of Year Beasts, not even a trace remaining.
Boom!
A massive Primordial Year Ox plummeted like a meteor striking the earth, smashing狠狠 into the side of the Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot.
The Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot nearly capsized. After struggling free, an entire section of its hull had been completely deformed, and two large holes had been punched through.
They had been smashed directly by its horns!
Fang Yuan's subordinates fell into a panic.
"Quick, repair it!"
"Many Gu Insects have been destroyed."
"That Primordial Year Beast is extraordinary — its strength is overwhelming!"
Fang Yuan glanced sideways, observing carefully.
Year Beasts surrounded them on all sides — those that flew through the air, those that ran along the river surface, those that swam through the water — all targeting the Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot for their assault.
In that single moment, eight Primordial Year Beasts, near and far, had surrounded Fang Yuan.
That Primordial Year Ox from moments ago had sleek fur the color of gold, its four hooves treading upon the river surface without sinking, standing steady as a mountain — even the chaotic army of Year Beasts could not budge it!
A flash of sharp light flickered through Fang Yuan's eyes and vanished.
The Twelve Zodiac Battle Formation was still missing a Primordial Year Ox.
And even if he had one before, Fang Yuan would have wanted to replace it.
The might of an ancient battle formation was directly tied to the strength of the Primordial Year Beasts that comprised it, and this Primordial Year Ox was undoubtedly among the very best of them!
"But now is not the time to subdue it." Fang Yuan gave a bitter smile and immediately gave the order: "Retreat!"
The Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot began its desperate flight.
But no matter where it sped, Year Beasts blocked its path.
Woof woof woof!
A Primordial Year Dog latched onto them.
It was lithe and muscular, its canine eyes crackling with electricity, its fur also golden, sleek and magnificent.
The Dawn-breaking Swords that the Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot continuously fired struck its body and immediately shattered, merely trimming its dog fur.
Woof!
The Primordial Year Dog suddenly lunged, its speed exploding as it closed in on the ship's bow.
It opened its great maw, revealing a full set of silver fangs sharp as blades and spears.
With a sickening crunch, the Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot's pointed bow was bitten clean off.
"Go, quickly — that dog has a wild Time-path Immortal Gu on it!" Fang Yuan's face turned cold as ice.
The Primordial Year Dog was also a Primordial Year Beast he lacked, but in this chaos, he had no desire to fight a powerful enemy of unknown depth.
Fortunately, the Year Beasts competed with and suppressed each other as well.
There was only one Primordial Year Dog, but the Primordial Year Monkeys were the most numerous.
Fang Yuan deftly steered the chariot, deliberately charging toward these Primordial Year Monkeys. The Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot then wove like a bolt of silver lightning, dodging and weaving through the gaps between the Year Beasts.
The Primordial Year Dog was intercepted by the Primordial Year Monkeys.
In this manner, they fled all the way until they finally reached the exit of a tributary of the River of Time.
The Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot struggled forward, bursting out of the tributary and back into the Five Regions and Two Heavens.
A massive number of Year Beasts pursued relentlessly behind them.
Squeak squeak squeak!
A small Primordial Year Mouse suddenly appeared, like a bolt of golden lightning, and with a whoosh, crashed straight into the Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot.