Qin Hao watched Li Shu draw closer and closer, inwardly crying out that things were bad. Li Shu had probably set his sights on him.
Although Qin Hao believed that he and Li Shu were evenly matched,
he was currently a white horse—and an attendant white horse at that. If he displayed too much strength, he would easily arouse suspicion. If his identity was exposed by accident, things would become troublesome.
Besides, if Qin Hao had time to fight Li Shu, he might as well continue devouring demon beasts. This was a practical opportunity to raise his cultivation level and farm devouring points.
After thinking it through, Qin Hao used all four hooves and ran away.
This left Li Shu dumbfounded. Could this white horse actually know to run? That was not right!
A demon beast at the fourth qi refinement layer should not possess such spiritual intelligence.
“The fourth wave of the demon beast tide: the leader demon beast is at half-step foundation establishment, the attendant demon beasts are at the fifth layer of qi refinement, with fifty-five in total.”
As the voice rang out, a massive group of venomous lizards appeared out of nowhere around the beast horde, catching the disciples of the three sects off guard!
After all, the venomous lizards were a level stronger than the demon beasts before them.
Moreover, in terms of aggressiveness, venomous lizards were far more vicious than horses, bulls, and sheep. The leader venomous lizard that had just appeared had already poisoned three disciples to death.
The sudden turn of events completely disrupted everyone's rhythm.
“Everyone, take an antidote pill and form a battle formation!”
Li Shu's ability to adapt was extremely strong. He reacted in an instant and issued the order.
After receiving Li Shu's order, all the dao sect disciples took the antidote pills they had prepared in advance. Then, they formed groups of four and assembled the Dao Sect's famous four-person battle formation, with soldiers on all four sides!
The dao sect disciples who had formed the battle formation hit their targets accurately when facing the venomous lizards. Aside from the unlucky few at the beginning, there were no further casualties.
The disciples of the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Zhengyi Sect, on the other hand, suffered considerable losses because no one issued orders. Many disciples were poisoned to death alive.
“Ice Wall!” Seeing this, Qin Mengya stopped searching for Qin Hao. Blue spiritual power gathered in one place before she suddenly exerted her strength.
A massive Ice Wall emerged from thin air, blocking the venomous lizards' advance.
“The heavenly demon sect disciples, use the Ice Wall as cover. Cast spells and attack the venomous lizards from a distance. Do not engage in close combat!”
At Qin Mengya's command, the heavenly demon sect disciples gathered atop the Ice Wall and began casting all kinds of spells, bombarding the venomous lizard Horde and slowing its advance.
On the Zhengyi Sect's side, before Luo Bin could speak, the Zhengyi Sect Disciples had already taken out talisman after talisman. Relying on the talismans, they temporarily forced back the venomous lizard Horde.
However, although the venomous lizard Horde had been forced back, the white horses, wild bulls, and fire sheep were not made of paper either. Following a roar from the three leader demon beasts, more than a hundred demon beasts launched an all-out attack.
The momentum was overwhelming and difficult to withstand.
“Everyone, assemble!” Li Shu shouted.
Although Luo Bin was unwilling, he knew that if they did not combine everyone's strength now, they would probably be unable to withstand the berserk beast horde's all-out attack.
Mo Bufan was just like Luo Bin. Though unwilling, he also obeyed Li Shu's order, and the disciples of the three sects gathered together once more.
“Bring out your magical treasures!” Li Shu shouted again.
Mo Bufan and Luo Bin both took out their magical treasures, and Li Shu did the same.
The three magical treasures simultaneously radiated brilliant light, forming a massive protective shield that blocked the berserk beast horde's all-out attack.
“Now's our chance. Kill them!”
Hundreds of spells materialized out of thin air and rained down furiously upon the beast horde.
The beast horde suffered heavy losses in an instant.
Qin Hao, mixed in among the beast horde, was also struck by spells several times. However, they had little effect; after all, Qin Hao's physique was simply too powerful.
“This feels incredible.”
Everywhere Qin Hao went, there were demon beasts killed by spells. Naturally, Qin Hao did not hold back, devouring them nonstop as his cultivation level rose rapidly.
As for his devouring points, that went without saying. The number kept jumping.
However, the number of demon beasts was steadily dwindling.
Qin Hao had to find a place to transform into Zhang San, or else being surrounded and attacked by the disciples of the three sects later would be quite a spectacle.
As he thought about this, Qin Hao drifted toward the edge of the beast horde.
Just as he was about to transform into a humanoid guardian, he unexpectedly ran into Qin Mengya. Upon seeing Qin Hao in the form of a white horse, Qin Mengya said nothing; an ice spear instantly appeared in her hand and flew toward Qin Hao.
This attack gave Qin Hao a long-lost sense of danger.
Unwilling to be outdone, Qin Hao shattered the ice spear with a single kick.
Only after shattering it did Qin Hao realize that something was wrong. Had he just performed too brilliantly?
He was only an attendant white horse right now!
Sure enough, the eyes beneath Qin Mengya's veil were filled with confusion.
Since when could an attendant white horse at the fourth qi refinement layer shatter her ice spear with one kick?
However, Qin Mengya did not dwell on it. With a backhand motion, she generated five ice spears in midair. She waved her hand, and the five ice spears tore through the air straight toward the white horse Qin Hao had become.
Qin Hao had learned his lesson this time. Instead of kicking the ice spears apart, he simply ran away.
However, the price of running directly away was that three of the five ice spears pierced Qin Hao's body. Thanks to his Corpse King Physique, Qin Hao was affected to some extent, but it was not a serious problem.
Qin Mengya did not pursue him. Her ice spears were no ordinary weapons; once they pierced the body, it would be eroded by cold qi.
Qin Mengya had absolute confidence in her cold qi. In her eyes, this white horse was already no different from a dead horse.
As Qin Mengya expected, the cold qi within the ice spears spread rapidly through Qin Hao's body. As he ran, Qin Hao gradually felt unable to continue. The meridians inside his body began freezing, making it exceedingly difficult for his spiritual power to circulate.
“This cold qi really is formidable.” Qin Hao sighed inwardly.
Qin Mengya truly lived up to her reputation as the Nine Nether Demoness.
With this ice spear alone, Qin Hao estimated that even Mo Bufan would be in considerable pain after being struck.
Fortunately, Qin Hao had the Fire Spirit Pearl left behind by Zhang San.
Qin Hao immediately held the Fire Spirit Pearl in his mouth. Its searing spiritual power washed over the ice spears, and in less than ten breaths, all the ice spears lodged in Qin Hao's body melted. The cold qi inside him was also completely neutralized by the Fire Spirit Pearl.
Mo Bufan had now arrived beside the Leader white horse. He threw a punch, striking the Leader white horse heavily.
After taking Mo Bufan's punch head-on, the Leader white horse merely staggered and suffered no serious injury.
After all, the Leader white horse was a demon beast at the ninth layer of qi refinement.
The common characteristic of demon beasts was their powerful Physical Bodies. When it came to the physical body, the human race could not catch up to demon beasts even if it rode on horseback.
Enraged after being punched by Mo Bufan, the Leader white horse kicked toward him.
The kick was extremely fast and possessed tremendous force.
Mo Bufan had not wanted to take it head-on, but at that moment, the white horse Qin Hao had transformed into quietly approached him.
“You were the one who instructed Zhu Zhuang to act against me. Take this kick!”
Qin Hao cursed resentfully inwardly as the white horse he had become kicked toward Mo Bufan's back.
Qin Hao's kick was even more terrifying than the Leader white horse's, directly making Mo Bufan's back break out in a chill.
“What is going on? What is this sense of danger?”
Mo Bufan was still puzzled. Although the Leader white horse was powerful, it should not have given him such a sense of danger. He was at the qi refinement peak!
In that instant of confusion, Mo Bufan was directly kicked away by Qin Hao.
With a crisp crack, the sound of bones breaking rang out. That kick had fractured at least three of Mo Bufan's ribs.
For a moment, everyone present was at a loss.
Mo Bufan had been kicked away by an attendant demon beast. Had they seen incorrectly?
The Leader white horse was just as bewildered.
Since when had there been such a powerful horse among my herd of white horses? Why did I not know?
Only Qin Mengya sensed that something was slightly amiss when she witnessed this scene. Was this not the white horse struck by her ice spears?
How was it still alive? It had even kicked Mo Bufan away!
It seemed that this trip to the Netherworld Mountain Secret Realm would be extremely dangerous!
Qin Mengya lowered her eyes and slowly walked toward Mo Bufan.