Almost as soon as he heard the commotion, Jiang Wang had already stood up with his sword. "Wait here for a moment. I'll go take a look."
Qing Huo Qi Ming did not respond. At this moment, his entire body was tense. The appearance of the star beast seemed to have opened an invisible door in his heart, releasing all of his fear.
Jiang Wang could not stay to comfort him. Thus, he only glanced at him and then leaped toward the hole that connected to You Tian.
Wuzhi Catacombs was huge. Jiang Wang did not hesitate. However, when he arrived, there were already many Qing Huo Tribe warriors waiting in formation in front of the hole.
The bearded man was giving orders and adjusting the formation.
The one-armed Qing Huo Yuancheng was holding a saber. He stood at the front of the team with a determined expression.
Was Qing Huo Yuancheng mean to Qing Huo Qi Ming? It could be said that he was mean.
However, as a Qing Huo Tribe warrior, he guarded Wuzhi Catacombs and even lost an arm for this.
He had already lost an arm, but he was still fighting in the catacombs.
Even now, when the star beast attacked, he still stood at the front without hesitation.
Did someone like him have the right to look down on cowards like Qing Huo Qi Ming?
It seemed that he did.
The world was not black and white. There were many things that could not be determined clearly.
It was strange to say that although he heard the whistling of the wind, the You Tian that he saw was calm as if nothing had happened.
"Where is the star beast?" Jiang Wang asked.
No one responded to him. All the warriors in front of the hole were on full alert, waiting for a battle.
"It will appear soon." Qing Huo Yuancheng glanced at him quickly and said, "Stand behind me."
Jiang Wang walked over as told. He did not try to be brave.
The warriors in Wuzhi Catacombs were well-trained. At this moment, there was a team guarding the hole. Their sabers were unsheathed and arrows were nocked. There were two groups of people at the back, acting as backups. The warriors further away were still recuperating. They did not even look over.
To be able to achieve this level of order, they could be called a regular army. They were elites.
"They're here." Qing Huo Yuancheng said.
Jiang Wang then saw that in the thick inky color, there were specks of stars, reflecting each other's brilliance. At first glance, they looked like stars in the night sky.
She was breathtakingly beautiful.
This made one understand why the people of the floating continent referred to the Catacombs as "Secluded Heaven" and "Secluded Void" instead of "Secluded Abyss".
"This time, it's burned through." Qinghuo Yuan Chen muttered.
Jiang Wang already knew that in the Qing Huo Division, "burned" meant "rich". This meant that the strength of this Star Beast Tide wasn't low. If the first Star Beast Tide was already like this, the following Star Beast Tide would be even more severe.
"Team Two, Team Three, get ready for battle. Go forward!" The bearded man had already shouted, "Team Four, Team Five, finish your rest and enter standby!"
"Star beasts are pitch-black beasts, but there are stars on their bodies. The more stars he had, the stronger he was. This group of star beasts was very difficult to deal with. When you retreat, pay attention to your position. Don't affect the other warriors. "
Qinghuo Yuan Chen hurriedly explained to Jiang Wang. At the same time, he took a step forward and slashed down with his saber.
This hole in the Wuzhi Catacombs had a radius of about six hundred feet. Because the hole's entrance wasn't regular, this number wasn't very accurate.
However, it was undoubtedly very big.
It was impossible to see clearly in the darkness. When the "starlight" leaped out of the hole, the star beast's specific appearance was exposed to Jiang Wang's eyes.
"Star beasts" was just a general term. These star beasts all had different appearances.
The one that Qinghuo Yuan Chen attacked had the appearance of a crow. Of course, no matter what kind of bird it was, as long as its size matched and it was black, it would be difficult for it not to resemble a crow.
Even the eyes of this crow-shaped star beast were pitch-black. After leaving the Secluded Heaven, its specific outline was only revealed under the illumination of the fire.
What was different from a crow was that there were three spots of light on its left and right wings, flickering like starlight.
Qinghuo Yuan Chen's saber slashed down with unparalleled accuracy. When it was about to come into contact with the crow-shaped star beast, a line of fire burst out from the blade.
Just like that, the crow-shaped star beast silently melted away.
Jiang Wang didn't make a move immediately. Instead, he chose to observe first. He was observing the star beast's weakness as well as the Qinghuo Tribe's warriors. He wanted to choose the most suitable person who could help him in the Life and Death Chess that was about to open.
Most of the battles surrounding the hole entered his field of vision.
Based on what he saw so far, Qinghuo Yuan Chen's combat strength was one of the stronger ones among the first wave of warriors to engage the star beast.
He was about as strong as Bao Zhongqing's subordinate, Yan Er, the Sea-toppling Hand. He was a force that could dominate the Soaring Dragon Realm in a county.
There were many ways to use totemic power. Jiang Wang saw someone draw a bow and release a stream of fire from the arrow. He also saw someone carving patterns out of thin air, forming all sorts of effects similar to dao techniques.
Jiang Wang initially believed that the void continent's totemic power was similar to dao essence. It was the foundation of transcendence. Of course, in terms of origin, it was already fundamentally different from dao essence.
Looking at the star beasts again, they weren't particularly scary in terms of defense, speed, or attack. They weren't much stronger than the wildbeasts on Yuheng Peak. The only thing to worry about was their numbers.
Jiang Wang's judgment was quickly overturned.
This was because the relatively easy attacks only lasted for two rounds. In the third round, the star beasts that surged up from Youtian were suddenly a level stronger.
Their bodies didn't change much, but the number of stars on their bodies had almost doubled compared to the first wave of star beasts.
Qinghuo Yuan Chen's blade was actually dodged by a monkey-shaped star beast. If he hadn't reacted in time, he would've been scratched hard.
The bearded man's decision to send more people ahead of time was proven correct. Faced with the star beasts that had skyrocketed in strength, the Qinghuo Tribe's warriors still held their positions.
Many people were injured, but no one died in battle.
The wounds inflicted by the star beasts weren't anything special. They didn't seem any different from those inflicted by ordinary wild beasts. It was unknown whether these warriors had already gotten used to the star beasts' existence, or if the wounds they inflicted weren't that big of a problem.
Jiang Wang thought it was the former.
The star beasts disappeared upon death, leaving no spoils behind. This was similar to the wildbeasts of the Modern Realm. In other words, there didn't seem to be any benefits to fighting the star beasts other than tempering the strength of an army.
This was the biggest problem.
Every war had its share of losses. If one couldn't use battle to support battle, then war was a process of suicide.
Jiang Wang had personally witnessed how Tri-Mountain City had been destroyed by the wildbeasts' nests. Thus, he could understand why the situation on the void continent was so tense, and why the Qinghuo Tribe was so short on funds.
The void continent had such a long history, and it must've given birth to countless wise men. They must've researched Youtian's existence and the star beasts' existence countless times. They must've thought of countless solutions … but no matter what the process was, the final result was that there weren't any good solutions.
A fortress guarded a catacomb, and the warriors used their flesh and blood to resist the star beasts. It was this ancient response that had continued to this day.
Jiang Wang didn't think about how to solve this problem once and for all. He didn't think that he was far more intelligent than the people of the void continent. His understanding of Youtian was also very shallow.
However, the preliminary observation was already over. At the very least, he didn't have to hide behind Qinghuo Yuan Chen anymore.
"Stand back for a bit."
Jiang Wang pulled Qinghuo Yuan Chen back, who was beginning to show signs of fatigue. Then, he unsheathed Somnia Cry and beheaded the fox-shaped star beast whose head was covered in starlight.
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