I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

Chapter 432: Chapter 331: We Held the Line

The fierce beast that crashed to the ground turned into a mess of flesh.

The flowing blood pooled into streams, the air filled with a strong stench of blood.

At this point, a sudden mutation occurred.

From the corpses of the beasts on the ground, thick black ink gathered into spheres, rising above the beast pack.

”It’s the demon!”

”Where’s the Holy Land? Use the Holy Land, quickly!”

Without needing a reminder, the Jiuli Warriors all reached into their pockets, pulling out handfuls of white Holy Land soil, hurling it skyward.

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

The Holy Land, upon touching the black ink, emitted a sharp noise, accompanied by bursts of smoke.

The black ink, as if alive, twisted and contorted, continuously shrinking until it was completely purified and vanished by the Holy Land soil.

On the ground, more and more fierce beast riders were converging here from all directions.

Li Wu and Li Zhao, transformed into two giants, stood at the forefront of the team.

It had the feel of holding a pass against ten thousand enemies.

A bear over five meters tall opened its mouth, its sharp teeth clamping onto Li Wu’s right arm.

The tightened biting muscles exerted force instantly, and with a tearing and twisting motion of its head, it tried to bite off Li Wu’s entire arm.

Li Wu’s right hand, holding the Beheading Great Saber, was bitten by the bear, yet his skin showed no signs of injury.

He released his grip on the saber’s hilt; the Beheading Great Saber slipped, and Li Wu deftly caught it, switching it to his left hand.

The blade turned, and the hair-splitting sharp edge cut through the bear’s defense without hindrance, neatly slicing its entire head in one go!

This set of moves flowed seamlessly.

After completing the kill, Li Wu had the time to glance over at Li Zhao, giving him a provocative look.

”Hmph.” Li Zhao, sensing the meaning in Li Wu’s gaze, snorted coldly.

His weapon was a long staff, lacking the Beheading Great Saber’s instant killing effect, but with the power boost from their transformation into giants, a single strike crushed a swath of fierce beast riders into paste.

The two of them transformed into killing gods, slaughtering left and right within the beast pack.

The other Jiuli Warriors, although not as powerful as them, because of riding the iron-eating beasts, had formidable battle prowess as well.

In a one-on-one duel, no beast could stand against them.

The situation momentarily stabilized.

But such a scene didn’t last long; just as the battle was at its peak, Li Wu and Li Zhao heard a startled shout from behind.

”Priest, watch out!”

The seasoned warriors, almost as the voice rang out, instinctively dodged to the left and right respectively.

A pitch-black claw shadow swept through, leaving a trail, catching the fierce beast riders behind them who didn’t dodge in time, exploding into a mist of blood.

”What’s happening?!” Li Wu’s expression grew more serious.

That was the demon.

The demon had reappeared!

The demon naturally suppressed brute force melee fighters; in direct encounter, Li Wu and Li Zhao were at a disadvantage.

Moreover, the demon didn’t trade blows directly, lurking in the dark, seeking a chance for a lethal ambush.

”Priest, our Holy Land soil is running low.”

Just as a Jiuli warrior started to speak, the demon appeared overhead, unsurprisingly engulfing his entire head, then his upper body, and even his whole body!

”How could it be running low? For something like Holy Land soil, isn’t every priest supposed to have at least enough for a battle’s consumption...”

Li Wu stopped midway through his words.

Because he realized why.

”You killed the High Priest.”

”There haven’t been any new Holy Land supplies for at least six months!”

”Foolish, truly foolish! If the High Priest had been defending Chuyun Stockade, would such a situation have occurred today?”

Li Wu’s angry reprimands rang out.

The foolish teammates always thought they were doing something great for the people of Chuyun Stockade, but in reality, it led to endless troubles!

Just like today, with the demon’s large-scale attack, the Chuyun Stockade, without the High Priest, had already lost over a dozen Jiuli Warriors.

Li Zhao’s face was ashen.

Li Wu wasn’t wrong, but at this moment, regret would come too late.

”Hold the line, don’t let the beasts overrun the stockade!” Li Zhao crossed his staff in front, fending off another wave of beast charges.

At this time, without the suppression of the white Holy Land soil, the demon had already grown into a terrifying black sphere by absorbing the fallen beasts.

Ghostly claws formed by black shadows weaved back and forth across the battlefield.

If one was not careful, a Jiuli Warrior would be seized and crushed to death on the spot.

A giant Li Wu slashed his saber down on a giant bear.

The blade of his Beheading Great Saber had begun to dull, losing its sharpness.

The cut, lacking force, was halted midway inside the bear, causing the bear to roar in pain, raising its massive paws and heavily striking Li Wu’s shoulder.

Li Wu’s right shoulder went numb from the blow.

Yet he gritted his teeth, channeling all his strength into his Beheading Great Saber.

Finally, with all his might, Li Wu sliced the giant bear cleanly in two.

Before Li Wu could catch his breath, the demon, seizing the opportunity, attacked with a black claw shadow from behind!

Li Wu, having just swung his saber, had no time to reclaim it or react, helplessly watching as the black claw shadow neared, about to shred him into blood mist.

”Dodge!”

Li Zhao jabbed his staff, thrusting it against Li Wu’s back, propelling Li Wu forward to dodge the impending sure-kill attack.

Li Wu rolled over on the ground and got back on his feet.

He looked back at Li Zhao, who had retrieved his staff, and finally said, ”Thank you!”

Li Zhao said nothing, merely nodding.

The two stood back-to-back, surrounded by tall, fierce beasts ready across the Liao River.

”I’ll handle the demon’s black shadows.”

At this moment, Han Zhan, who hadn’t yet made a move, stepped forward.

In his hand, the Nuwa Stone glowed brilliantly, and the Heaven’s Origin Power needed time to analyze, but with Li Wu and Li Zhao buying time, he had fully grasped the particle structure of the demon.

Facing another black claw shadow, Han Zhan waved his right hand,

then the black claw dissolved into countless fine black particles before fading away.

With Han Zhan’s involvement, the battle’s tide turned again.

The fight lasted a long time.

With Jiuli Warriors’ deaths exceeding twenty-five, this wave of fierce beast rider assault finally was nearing an end.

Apart from Han Zhan controlling the demon with the Heaven’s Origin Power, Li Wu and Li Zhao simultaneously slew the last beast at the battlefield’s edges.

Li Wu turned and saw a thoroughly exhausted Li Zhao collapsing to the ground, offering him a relieved smile.

”We held it.”

As soon as he finished speaking,

Poom!

A massive foot blotted out the sky, stomping deeply into the spot where Li Zhao had sat.