The golden Eight-clawed Flying Bat beast circled around the Dragon Bone Tower, moving as fast as lightning. Linghu Qianyan, Wang Changfeng, and the others, who were still far away, could not see it at all, which made them shudder.
A beast from the Secret Realm that was known for its speed was too difficult for them to deal with.
"There has been no news from the West Academy of the Heavenly Mandate Realm. From the looks of it, everyone, including the chief, has probably become food for these beasts."
Linghu Qianyan said in a low voice.
"This beast is too fast. We have no way of dealing with it. Even with the suppression of the Dragon Bone Tower, we are no match for it."
Wang Changfeng said with an extremely solemn expression.
The Secret Realm was an unreachable realm for all of them. Once they stepped into it, it would be like comparing heaven and earth, instantly elevating them to another level. They would be able to see the vast world outside of the Heavenly Mandate Continent.
The golden Eight-clawed Flying Bat beast in front of them was a terrifying cultivator in the Secret Realm, and one that was extremely fast!
If they were to face it head-on, they would probably be killed before they could even react.
"What do we do now?"
The woman in the red dress, who was leading the group from Glaze Moon Palace, also sounded rather solemn. She was the Palace Lord of Glaze Moon Palace and was extremely powerful. She was no weaker than Wang Changfeng, Linghu Qianyan, Sha Yuantian, and the others.
However, seeing that the golden Eight-clawed Flying Bat beast circling and bombarding the Dragon Bone Tower in the distance, she had no idea what to do.
"Let's wait and see if the beast will give itself away."
Sha Yuantian also said solemnly.
As for the people from Thundercloud Castle, Jiutian Star Palace, and the others who were even further behind them, they could not see what was happening in front of them. They only saw the Dragon Bone Tower shaking from the bombardment of some power.
"What's going on in front? Are they fighting? "
Ling Zhiping frowned slightly. Even with his martial arts realm, he could not see what was beside the Dragon Bone Tower because it was too far away.
"I don't know. They should be fighting, but Sha Yuantian, Linghu Qianyan, and the others have not done anything yet."
The black-robed, bony Flying Crow Du Xun, said with a sinister expression, "Let's wait for the beast to catch up to them and fight. Then, we will deal with the key figures first. Then, we will kill the beast together and finally get the Dragon Bone Tower!"
"That's what I was thinking."
The Azure Water Sword Sect's Sect Patriarch's eyes flashed with radiance as he nodded slowly.
…
Long Yu, who was hiding in the Ancient Dragon Bone Tower, had no idea what the others were thinking.
Together with Yu Wenliang and He Qinxue, he waited on the second level of the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower. He could clearly sense that the entire Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower was shaking from the violent impact.
"What kind of exotic beast is out there? Its attack rate is so fast!"
The Yellow Sand Sky City's First Senior Brother, Yu Wenliang, who was originally suave and handsome, also frowned. He felt the entire Dragon Skeleton Ancient Pagoda shaking from the ferocious attacks and felt uncertain.
Although the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower was an ancient building that had existed in the Tiangang Domain for an unknown number of years, the beasts of the Divinity Secret Realm had never appeared in the Tiangang Domain before.
Yu Wenliang wasn't so sure if that exotic beast could destroy the Ancient Dragon Bone Tower.
"The Eight-Clawed Flying Bat is too fast. I'm afraid it's going to be harder to deal with this time."
Long Yu pondered and said, "If it's that gigantic exotic beast from before, although its Innate Mystique is powerful, the seniors will still be able to retaliate after dodging it with the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower. However, if it's really a fast exotic beast, it'll be troublesome. Even with the suppression of the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower, the seniors might not be able to hit that exotic beast. Instead … "
"Instead, they will be sliced to death by that exotic beast."
He Qinxue said with a grim expression.
She was well aware of the difference between the martial realms. Just take a rank 9 true spirit Martial Cultivator and a Heaven Being Realm Martial Cultivator for example.
Although the many martial seniors outside were all Heavenly Tribulation Realm experts, they definitely wouldn't be able to retaliate against the exotic beast that was known for its speed.
However, whether it was Long Yu, He Qinxue, or Yu Wenliang, none of them could do anything at this moment. They could only hide in the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower and wait for the commotion outside to pass.
Long Yu could sense that there were Eight-Clawed Flying Bat exotic beasts constantly entering the first floor of the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower, but they were unable to reach the second floor. Moreover, these exotic beasts were quickly sent out by Long Yu through the Dragon Scale of the Hades.
Hiding in the second floor of the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower was basically safe, unless the entire Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower was destroyed by someone from the outside. However, in Long Yu's opinion, even a Transcendent Realm expert wouldn't be able to destroy the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower.
Finally, after a while, the shaking of the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower grew weaker. Clearly, the exotic beast had given up on attacking the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower.
"Should we go out and take a look?"
He Qinxue and Yu Wenliang exchanged glances, unable to make up their minds.
If the exotic beast outside was only a little tired but hadn't left yet, wouldn't they be sending themselves into a tiger's den if they went out?
"There's no need. The seniors have entered. Let's ask them what's going on first … Eh, the others have entered as well."
Long Yu suddenly said in surprise.
Through the Dragon Scale of the Hades, he sensed that Sha Yuantian, Wang Changfeng, Linghu Qianyan, and several other seniors had entered the first floor of the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower. They seemed to be in an extremely sorry state.
"One, two, three … A total of eight people. They're all here."
Long Yu did a quick count and saw Sha Yuantian of Yellow Sand City, the two Highest Elders, Linghu Qianyan, the Dean of the Sacred Academy of Heavenly Mandate, the three female Palace Lords of the Glaze Moon Palace, and Wang Changfeng were all here. This made him breathe a sigh of relief.
At least none of his allies were in trouble. Although they seemed to be in a sorry state, they weren't too seriously injured.
Apart from them, Raven Du Xun, Soul-Chasing Ghost Ning Yixing, as well as many experts from the Nine Heaven Astral Palace, the Azure Billow Sword Sect, and the Chess Soul Valley had also escaped into the Ancient Dragon Skeleton Tower.
Among them, only Ling Zhiping and Deputy Palace Lord Xiao, who had lost his grandson, managed to escape. The other Deputy Palace Lord was nowhere to be seen.
In the Azure Billow Sword Sect, there was also a Punishment Elder who did not appear. This included the two Heavenly Tribulation Realm experts from the Chess Soul Valley. Only the Chess Soul Lord appeared.
The other one seemed to be the Chess Soul Lord's son. At that moment, the Chess Soul Lord was crying bitterly, clearly grieving over his son's tragic death.
"That goddamn exotic beast. I'll fight it to the death even if I have to give up my life!"
The Chess Soul Lord was in extreme pain as turbid tears flowed from his eyes. A ferocious look flickered in his eyes as though he was about to charge out and fight the exotic beast.
"Chess Soul Lord, don't be rash."
The Palace Lord of the Nine Heaven Astral Palace, Ling Zhiping, who had entered with the Chess Soul Lord, hurriedly held down the old man. "You will be sending yourself to your death if you go out now. Why don't we discuss how we can kill that exotic beast?"
"We have to cooperate."
The Azure Billow Sword Sect's white-robed sect master also had a pained look in his eyes.
The Punishment Elder, who had accompanied him for decades, had been killed in the blink of an eye by the golden, eight-clawed flying bat exotic beast. His entire body had been torn into pieces, and he had died without a complete corpse!
This made the Azure Billow Sword Sect's sect master extremely regretful.
"We are really blinded by greed. We are still having internal strife even before such a great enemy."
The Azure Billow Sword Sect's Enforcement Elder sighed and shook his head. "Shouldn't we find the others first and discuss our cooperation?"
Cooperation.
This was the only path in front of them.
However, Raven Du Xun and Soul-Chasing Malevolent Ghost Ning Yixing exchanged looks and realized that they were somewhat indignant.
Their third brother, the Ingrate Lei Wensheng, had died on this trip. How could they be willing to just help the Heavenly Mandate Sacred Institute deal with the exotic beast?
The two of them would not care about the safety of the Heavenly Mandate Continent!
All they had in mind was their own interests.
There was no benefit in cooperating with Wang Changfeng and risking their lives to kill that golden, eight-clawed flying bat exotic beast!
Immediately, a disagreement arose among the group.
…
Unlike Raven Du Xun's group, Sha Yuantian and the others were quickly brought to the second level of the Ancient Dragon Bone Tower by Long Yu.
"Seniors, what happened just now?"
Long Yu asked hurriedly.
"There was a golden, eight-clawed flying bat exotic beast that was extremely fast. It must have turned into a golden bolt of lightning after executing its innate ability and killed a few people within a breath's time."
Wang Changfeng said with lingering fear, "Brat, fortunately, we saw it clearly and knew that we were no match for that exotic beast. We circled around it and ran into the Ancient Dragon Bone Tower."
"Who died?"
He Qinxue asked curiously.
"One of the Deputy Palace Lords of the Nine Heavenly Stars Palace, the Reward and Punishment Elder of the Azure Water Sword Sect, and the Chess Soul Child. He was the son of that little old man, the Chess Soul Lord. These three fellows didn't even have time to react before they were chopped into pieces. "
Linghu Qianyan sighed and shook his head. "What should we do now?"
"If they were to seek cooperation, would the seniors be able to accept it?"
Of course, Long Yu had eavesdropped on the conversation between Ling Zhiping and the others.
"Cooperation?"
Sha Yuantian frowned slightly. "Even if all of us were to join forces, we wouldn't be a match for such an exotic beast. Of course, it might still be possible if we were to cooperate without any animosity. However, if some of us have selfish motives, we'll all be wiped out. "
"That's right. Even so, it'll be a suicide mission for us to deal with that exotic beast."
The red-dressed Grand Palace Lord of the Glaze Moon Palace said softly.
"However, if we don't cooperate, we won't stand a chance, right?"
Long Yu raised an eyebrow. "Do you want to stay in the Ancient Dragon Bone Tower for the rest of your lives? No, you might not even be able to stay here for the rest of your lives. You should know that the passageways to the other worlds are constantly sending exotic beasts over. Who knows, the Ancient Dragon Bone Tower might be destroyed by an even stronger exotic beast after a while. "
After hearing what Long Yu said, everyone clearly understood the severity of the matter.
If they did not kill that exotic beast, the entire Heavenly Mandate Continent would fall. No one would be able to escape, unless they had the help of foreign martial arts practitioners!
However, they rarely saw powerful martial arts practitioners from outside the Heavenly Mandate Continent. Even Wang Changfeng had only seen the man who was with Yue Qingsha once.
Would outsiders really come to help the Heavenly Mandate Continent?
They didn't dare to gamble at all!
Everyone had friends and family … If they allowed that exotic beast to continue wreaking havoc, and even stronger exotic beasts would soon appear, would they be able to hide in the Ancient Dragon Bone Tower and linger on with their last breaths?
Obviously not!
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