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As soon as Yuan Zhan finished speaking, the two merged orange-yellow fireballs transformed into streaks of light and hurtled towards the hook-nosed cultivator Yuan Cheng.

This fireball was not large, only about a foot in diameter, but its momentum was astonishing.

As Yuan Cheng dodged, he affixed a defensive talisman to his body.

However, the fireball was too fast, and with a loud bang, the umbrella-shaped top-tier magic artifact in front of him was instantly shattered.

Yuan Cheng screamed and fell from the sky, his fate unknown.

Fortunately, Yuan Zhan, who was beside him, used his magic to support him, preventing him from falling directly to the ground.

The combined attack of the two purple-eyed beasts was almost as powerful as an attack from a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After the attack was completed, the two beasts' auras diminished, clearly indicating that this combined attack technique required a certain price to execute.

Taking advantage of the gap in the encirclement, they charged from Yuan Cheng's direction, and in a few leaps, they broke out of the encirclement and fled into the distance.

Pei Ze, Li Shizhou, and Leng Ning'er hurriedly flew away on their magical artifacts to give chase.

Yuan Zhan sent Yuan Cheng, whose fate was unknown, back to the inner city, and then caught up with him.

After fleeing for a while, the two demonic beasts suddenly changed direction and fled in opposite directions, one to the east and one to the west.

Leng Ning'er clung tightly to the lame Zi Jing Bi, and Pei Ze's first priority was to protect Leng Ning'er, so he naturally followed.

Li Shizhou and Yuan Zhan then chased after the one-eared one.

After chasing for a while, Li Shizhou suddenly asked, "Clan Chief Yuan, are you sure there are only two demonic beasts? The two that appeared don't have long black fur on their tails, so they're clearly females. Could there be a male as well?"

Yuan Zhan was stumped by the question and it took him a while to answer: "When we investigated, we only sensed the aura of two demonic beasts. As for whether there was a male beast, I'm not sure."

"Damn it, these demonic beasts first lured Junior Sister Leng to activate the formation, then ambushed and destroyed the formation plate. Their scattering and fleeing just now was probably an attempt to divide us. Moreover, how could a level three demonic beast see through the formation's concealment effect? ​​There's probably another level four male beast that's preparing to defeat us one by one."

"What should we do then?" Yuan Zhan was also a little flustered.

"Clan Chief Yuan, you just stay with the One-Eared Purple-Eyed Bi and focus on defense. I'll go assist Senior Brother Pei and the others."

Li Shizhou's biggest worry right now is that Leng Ning'er, this troublemaker, might get into trouble and implicate him. After saying that, he was about to fly away.

"No, no, Junior Brother Li, my skills are meager. If there really is a male beast lurking nearby, I'm afraid I'll die here today."

Upon hearing this, Li Shizhou landed on the ground and released his dog from the spirit beast pouch at his waist: "My spirit beast can also use earth escape. I'll lend it to the clan leader. Your formation should be able to distinguish friend from foe, so it won't affect our own people's earth escape, right?"

"It's no problem, then thank you very much, Junior Brother Li."

Yuan Zhan was overjoyed. He leaped down and sat on the dog's back, then patted the dog with a talisman that would allow the formation to distinguish friend from foe.

Li Shizhou, free from his worries, went to meet up with Pei Ze and the other two, taking out the mother-and-child shield along the way.

On the other side, Leng Ning'er was controlling the Fire Dragon Talisman, chasing the limping Purple-Eyed Beast all the way to the foot of the outer city wall, while Pei was guarding her from the side.

Suddenly, the lame purple-eyed beast stopped and spat fireballs at Pei Ze repeatedly, ignoring the burning flames from the talisman.

This attack was no challenge for Pei Ze, who was in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. He held up a white bone shield in front of him and easily blocked the fireball.

Just then, a whooshing sound came from above Pei Ze's head, and a beast's claw more than a foot wide was slapping towards him.

Pei Ze was quick-witted. With a thought, he moved the bone shield above his head, but the beast's claw was extremely powerful. He and the shield crashed to the ground like a meteor, creating a large crater with a bang.

Another Purple-Eyed Bi appeared in the air at some unknown time. Its body was much larger than the previous two, and its tail had long black fur. It was indeed a level four Purple-Eyed Bi male beast.

Having just successfully launched a sneak attack, it pounced on Pei Ze on the ground.

Leng Ning'er was so frightened by this sudden change that she was at a loss for what to do and stood frozen in mid-air until a golden flying blade with crimson flames flashed past her and brought her back to her senses.

The golden flying blade passed over Leng Ning'er and struck the body of the Purple-Eyed Bixiong beast that was pouncing on Pei Ze, sending it flying more than ten feet away. It rolled several times on the ground, its fur scorched by crimson flames.

It stood up and took a step back, glaring fiercely at the newly appeared Li Shizhou.

"Is Senior Brother Pei alright? Is he still able to fight?" Li Shizhou asked Pei Ze, who was lying on the ground.

"I won't die. Luckily, I have some experience in body tempering techniques, otherwise I would have been in real trouble. Thank you for saving me, Junior Brother."

"We're all from the same sect, no need to thank me."

Just as the two were talking, the Yuan family patriarch rode up behind them on his dog.

This old man is quite conscious of his life. He had agreed to come along as soon as Li Shizhou left, and the one-eared purple-eyed beast was also on its way here.

For a moment, the four of them were sandwiched between a level four Purple-Eyed Bixie and a level three Purple-Eyed Bixie. The lame one had been burned to death by Leng Ning'er's fire dragon while trying to attract Pei Ze's attention.

"Fellow disciples, please help me protect the Dharma."

As Li Shizhou spoke, he formed hand seals and unleashed the "Spirit-Slaying Sword," his strongest attack at the moment, at the cost of consuming a lot of mana and taking a long time to cast.

Given the current situation, with Pei Ze seriously injured and the other two unable to fulfill their duties, he had no choice but to reluctantly take on the heavy responsibility.

Upon hearing this, Pei Ze and Yuan Zhan each took out their defensive magical artifacts and stood guard beside Li Shizhou.

Even Leng Ning'er lost her playful mood and flew down to protect the Dharma with a solemn expression. She took out a talisman and offered it up. After a moment, it transformed into a three-legged bronze cauldron, covering everyone. It turned out to be a defensive talisman.

At this moment, the One-Eared Purple-Eyed Bi arrived. The two demonic beasts looked at the thick bronze cauldron shield and, as if by telepathy, each spat out a ball of orange-yellow fire.

The two fireballs quickly merged in the air and hurtled towards the crowd, emanating an astonishing aura that was more than twice as strong as a strike from a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"boom"

The bronze cauldron's protective cover shook violently, and a tiny crack appeared.

Seeing this, the two purple-eyed beasts each spat out a fireball, and this time the bronze cauldron's protective shield was completely shattered.

The two beasts' narrow, purple eyes gleamed with delight, and they wanted to repeat their old trick.

A sword rang out at that moment, and a small, blood-red sword, about a foot long, flew out.

Li Shizhou finally completed the casting of his "Spirit-Slaying Sword". He made a sword finger with his fingers, and the one-eared purple-eyed beast was closest to him. With a whoosh, the blood-red sword pierced straight into the beast.

The one-eared purple-eyed beast was only a level three demon beast, but its blood-red sword was extremely fast, with power comparable to a single strike from a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Despite its attempts to dodge, the crimson sword pierced its spine, dragging it several times on the ground. When it tried to stand up, it found its hind limbs wouldn't obey its commands.

The beast had lost its fighting ability and lay at the foot of the city wall, howling incessantly.

At this moment, the level four Purple-Eyed Bixiong male beast had already used its stealth ability.

Li Shizhou used his "Spirit-Seeking Technique" to see a blurry figure, which then appeared beside Leng Ning'er in a few leaps.

He wielded his crimson sword and slashed, causing the purple-eyed beast to dodge sharply, but a long gash was still cut open on its rump, revealing its form.

Its eyes hardened, it opened its blood-red maw, and a terrifying long howl resounded, the sound waves creating clear ripples in the air as it hurtled towards the group.