Witnessing Guo Ji's tragic demise.
The members of the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain and the Azure Jade Sect, who had served as cautionary examples, suddenly felt a chill run down their spines, their greed diminishing by more than half!
In a flash.
Everyone halted, and numerous individuals even retreated to a considerable distance.
"What should we do?"
"With the Beast Emperor Mountain and the other five major sects guarding it, we stand no chance of seizing the giant egg!"
"Despite our sizable group, our high-end combat capabilities are woefully inadequate."
"Should we just depart?"
"..."
The members of the Azure Jade Sect and the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain exchanged glances, monitoring the representatives from the five major sects while discreetly communicating.
Many individuals harbored intentions to withdraw and aimed to depart immediately.
Others considered temporarily retreating, allowing the members of the five major sects and the monsters to deplete each other's strength first!
Among them.
Ye Fan shared this notion!
Weren't the unscathed sects, such as the Beast Emperor Mountain and the Heavenly Blade School, along with those twenty-plus blood-colored monsters, currently embroiled in a struggle akin to two dogs vying for a bone?
However.
How could the five major sects present not discern their thoughts at this moment?
Had they not entered the battlefield yet, there might have been an opportunity to act as a third party and abscond with the bone.
But now.
Having already stepped onto the battlefield, escaping unharmed proved to be a challenging endeavor!
"Scoundrels of the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain and the Azure Jade Sect!"
"I know precisely what schemes you're concocting in your hearts!"
"Should anyone dare to leave, I, Fei Chao, will be the first to slay them!"
Fei Chao from the Beast Emperor Mountain cast a menacing glare at the members of the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain and the Azure Jade Sect.
"That's right!"
"Anyone who dares to leave, even if it means refraining from battling the monsters, I shall eliminate them!"
"Join the fray swiftly! If you contribute, there will be rewards afterward. But if you flee now, your fate is sealed! Can't you discern the correct choice?"
Disciples from the Heavenly Blade School, the Bright Sun Sect, and the other major sects also issued forceful threats and enticements in a fierce tone.
"Not good!"
"They're forcing us to join the battle!"
"If we don't participate, we'll perish. We have no choice but to proceed."
The expressions of those from the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain and the Azure Jade Sect turned grim.
Many, gripped by the fear of death, reluctantly consented.
"So be it."
"Everyone, stay close behind me!"
"Let's unite as one and confront the monsters first. Afterward, we can vie for the rewards."
The sole Mysterious Platform realm cultivator among them, a true disciple from the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain, spoke up.
"Alright!"
"Let's go!"
Everyone nodded, and with a step forward, they charged into the battlefield.
Ye Fan was also mingled among the crowd.
The battlefield at this moment was even more chaotic than within the passage, providing an ideal opportunity for him to discreetly absorb qi and blood energy.
Once merged.
They would undoubtedly be no less formidable than the fused monster from their past encounter.
"What kind of fusion!?"
"What are these monsters trying to accomplish!?"
Fei Chao and the others had never encountered fused blood-red monsters, resulting in expressions of shock and disbelief on their faces.
"Why fear these monsters even if they fuse?"
"A group of weaklings, trembling like this!"
A disciple of the Bright Sun Sect sneered and ridiculed them relentlessly.
Many others harbored the same sentiment, believing that those from the Azure Jade Sect and similar groups were simply too weak, which was why they appeared so frightened.
But at that moment.
The remaining monsters successfully completed their fusion!
Bloody flesh tendrils sprouted from the bodies of the monsters, intertwining and interlocking like living tentacles, rapidly merging into a single entity!
Boom!
An extraordinarily powerful aura radiated from the monsters' form.
"What?!"
"This is... the aura of a Half-step Heavenly Origin realm!"
"Damn it, why have these severely injured monsters become so potent after fusing?!"
"Quick, retreat for now; don't confront it directly!"
The individuals from the five major sects finally grasped the formidable nature of the fused creature, their faces blanching with terror, and thoughts of withdrawal surfaced!
Nevertheless.
Previously, everyone had been relentlessly pursuing and battling the monsters.
Now, it was far too late for a retreat!
Swoosh!
The fused monster brandished its claw, swiftly cutting through Fei Chao's body!
Slash!
This chief disciple of the Beast Emperor Mountain, a formidable cultivator excelling in physical prowess and defense, was effortlessly cleaved into three segments as if slicing through butter!
His dismembered remains collapsed onto the ground, and Fei Chao met his end with eyes still wide open!
"Run!"
Seizing the opportunity provided by Fei Chao's demise, the other disciples obtained a fleeting reprieve and dispersed, dashing toward the distant passages!
"Roar!!"
The monster slammed its foot onto the ground, shattering it, as its massive form steamrolled over three cultivators like a juggernaut.
Bang!
The three cultivators were hurled away, their bodies gruesomely disfigured and unquestionably lifeless!
Among them was the chief disciple of the Bright Sun Sect!
Witnessing another Late-stage Mysterious Platform realm expert meet a brutal end, the onlookers grew even more petrified, their spirits quaking with dread, and they longed to flee even more swiftly.
The velocity of the fused monster was simply unparalleled!
In a single stride, it brandished its dual claws ferociously, instantaneously reducing six cultivators to a dozen or more severed remains!
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