Although the Tianli Clan members didn't know what these strange demonic beasts that had suddenly arrived were, the green-robed young man leading them clearly knew A Ying. After just a quiet word with A Ying, he had taken out a medicinal pill for her to consume.
They also saw that although Gong Chenying's expression was a little strange, she swallowed the pill without hesitation. This was enough to show that the newcomer was a friend, not a foe.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
On another slope, the mortal warriors of the Tianli Clan stared dumbfounded at the scene before them. Among the herd of Wind Elephant Beasts, a giant elephant wreathed in purple qi had appeared, like a purple deity descended from the heavens.
As soon as this giant elephant appeared, with just one back-and-forth charge, the Wind Elephant Beasts, which had been exceptionally troublesome in their eyes, were smashed to pieces like snowmen and mud figures, sending a rain of blood across the sky.
That purple giant elephant charged back and forth twice more. In a flash of a purple shadow, by the time it had killed fifty to sixty Wind Elephant Beasts, it was finally surrounded by four "flying Wind Elephant Beasts" that had rushed over from the sky.
These mortal warriors, though they looked at death as a homecoming, felt a fear from the bottom of their hearts for those "flying Wind Elephant Beasts."
A single sneeze from one of them would leave them without even their bones. But that purple giant elephant was not only powerful, but also incredibly agile, giving its opponents no chance to surround it.
Zi Kun weaved back and forth in the sky, continuously attacking every Wind Elephant Beast. After entering the battle, he had seen at a glance that the massive Wind Elephant Beasts were causing the most damage to the mortal warriors.
Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy's third-rank Wind Beasts had not yet reacted, he was like a tiger among sheep, immediately eliminating the first wave of Wind Elephant Beasts that posed the greatest threat to the mortal warriors.
If anyone who knew Li Yan was present, they would see that whether it was Qian Ji or Zi Kun, when faced with opponents weaker than themselves, they would adopt the most violent and bloody methods of killing to exert supreme pressure on the enemy.
But if they felt they were outnumbered, they would resort to continuous hit-and-run tactics, fleeing and attacking from all directions. In all of this, there was a shadow of a certain person...
"Who are you?"
In the sky, several powerful auras ceased their dueling. They flew over and hovered, looking down at Li Yan.
Li Yan's appearance had completely disrupted the formation of the three Wind Beast clans. Whether it was the duel between Nascent Souls or the battle below, the Tianli Clan had reached its most perilous moment in years.
At this moment, the ten powerful Nascent Soul cultivators looked at Li Yan with different expressions. The six Wind Beasts' eyes were filled with an incomparably cold killing intent and boundless rage. This person had single-handedly ruined their grand plan.
The four Nascent Soul cultivators of the Tianli Clan also had flickering gazes. They didn't recognize Li Yan either, but he seemed to know Gong Chenying, and his actions were clearly aimed against the Wind Beasts.
Li Yan had arrived too quickly. These Nascent Soul cultivators had just reached the point of a final, decisive battle, and all their attention was on their opponents, so they hadn't noticed Li Yan's initial words.
"Great Elder, do you recognize this person?"
"The demonic beasts this person brought are so powerful. That one seems to be a 'Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant,' but what are those crystalline insects?"
"I cannot see through his aura. Why has A Ying never mentioned knowing such a powerful cultivator?"
The several Nascent Soul cultivators of the Tianli Clan were already communicating rapidly via voice transmission, but they were mostly asking the Great Elder.
The Great Elder was also filled with astonishment and doubt, because he too could not see through Li Yan's specific realm, but he basically confirmed that the other party was likely not as strong as himself.
Seeing the ten figures floating in the sky and the heart-palpitating pressure from above, Gong Chenying's beautiful face changed.
Li Yan's arrival was perhaps a bit too conspicuous. This didn't seem to be her Little Martial Uncle's usual style, but it was too late to say anything now.
She had been seriously injured just now. Although her Divine Sense had swept over Li Yan, she had not been able to discern his specific cultivation level. Besides, Gong Chenying knew that Li Yan seemed to have always had a habit of concealing his aura.
Previously, when she was on the brink of life and death and was suddenly controlled, she had wanted to resist with all her might and had not seen the third-rank demonic beasts that were killed by the pressure.
And what happened afterward, almost as Li Yan was telling her to take the pill, the Nascent Soul cultivators appeared in an instant.
Gong Chenying's mind had not yet fully recovered from Li Yan's arrival, which made her fail to observe the situation on the battlefield for several breaths.
"They are fourth-rank Wind Beasts..."
As Gong Chenying spoke, she subconsciously took a step forward, shielding Li Yan.
When faced with danger, she instinctively blocked Li Yan's path, just like the senior sister she had always been.
Li Yan looked momentarily stunned, then a wave of warmth rose in his heart. Without waiting for Gong Chenying to finish, he gently patted her on the shoulder, and a voice transmission entered her mind.
"Just rest for a while. Leave this to me!"
Then, with Gong Chenying still shielding him, Li Yan had already raised his head, looking up with an indifferent expression.
"Who I am is not important. What's important is that you hurt her!"
As he spoke, a faint, almost imperceptible aura enveloped both him and Gong Chenying.
Gong Chenying, interrupted by Li Yan's words, was growing anxious when she suddenly felt a powerful aura protecting her. Her slender body trembled.
Although her thoughts had been thrown into disarray by Li Yan's arrival, she was an exceptionally intelligent person.
The immense pressure from the sky had vanished in an instant. Seeing Li Yan's indifferent expression as he spoke so calmly to the fourth-rank Wind Beasts in the sky, Gong Chenying had already thought of a possibility.
'He... he has formed his Nascent Soul?'
Li Yan's voice was incomparably calm, his expression even more indifferent. Anyone who knew him would know that at this moment, Li Yan was on the verge of exploding.
Yan San snorted coldly upon hearing this. The other party was unexpectedly arrogant. Although he couldn't see through his cultivation, he could feel that the newcomer was probably not a Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
'He's even practiced an aura-concealing technique. A sneaky, hiding character!'
He scoffed inwardly. As a Late-stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivator, how could he be afraid of the other party? He just felt that having an extra Nascent Soul on their side would cause trouble for their plan.
"Hmph! Your Excellency, why do you interfere in the war between us and the Tianli Clan? Do you know that by doing this, you will provoke a joint effort between our different Wind Beast species? Your sect or family will also be walking the path to ruin!"
"You talk too much."
Li Yan's figure blurred and vanished from his spot. At the same time, the Tianli Clan's Great Elder shouted loudly.
"Attack!"
Gong Chenying, having fought for so many years, was extremely sensitive to the battlefield situation. She certainly knew what needed to be done first. The most urgent matter was to clarify Li Yan's identity.
While Li Yan was talking to the other party, she sent a voice transmission to the Great Elder.
"He is a cultivator from the Malevolent Spirit Sect!"
Just this one sentence made the Great Elder overjoyed. But before he could transmit the message to the other elders, an even more unexpected scene occurred. This dark-skinned young man attacked as soon as he spoke, without any further nonsense.
At the same time, Gong Chenying also disappeared from Li Yan's side, instantly taken into his Spirit-Storing Pouch. Simultaneously, all the severely wounded Tianli Clan members within a thousand zhang of Li Yan also disappeared.
This was just something Li Yan did in passing. He simply didn't have time to go further to gather more of the wounded.
"You're courting death!"
When Yan San suddenly saw Li Yan disappear, his voice still echoing around, he couldn't help but be enraged. This person was utterly unreasonable. The black shears in his hand transformed into a streak of black light, snipping towards Li Yan's direction.
"Hehehe... Yan San, where do you think you're going?"
A figure blocked Yan San's path. A similar phrase to before was spoken from the Great Elder's mouth, but this time, the Great Elder's mood was a little more relaxed.
As he spoke, the Great Elder waved one hand seemingly at random. With just a circle and a pull, a massive crack appeared in the distant space, and the black shears looked as if they were about to plunge right into it.
Although he couldn't gauge Li Yan's strength, Gong Chenying had been saved by him, and his side now had an extra Nascent Soul stage cultivator. This meant that the Second Elder and the others might not necessarily lose. Of course, he had to block Yan San.
Li Yan flickered, and in the next moment, he abruptly appeared in front of the newly promoted fourth-rank Wind Goose Beast. At the same time, he glanced at the distant spatial crack from the corner of his eye.
'So this is the subsequent technique of the Qiongqi Purgatory Art? So strong. A distance of a thousand zhang, with just a casual wave. I didn't even sense a trace of fluctuation from the power of spatial rules. This is the purest form of physical strength!'
When Li Yan arrived earlier, he had seen the scene of the Great Elder fighting his opponent. The Great Elder was clearly stronger, but unfortunately, the Wind Beast was obviously faster, and it seemed to be a talent-based divine ability.
Therefore, the opponent had only adopted the method of entanglement with the Great Elder, the purpose being to tie him down, making it impossible for the Tianli Clan's Great Elder to break away for a while.
Li Yan's sudden appearance startled the Wind Goose Beast. He had only seen Li Yan's body blur, and many of the nearby Tianli Clan members had disappeared.
Before he could process this thought, the man had already appeared in front of him. He was a Wind Goose Beast, excelling in speed, but the other party was like a phantom. He hadn't even seen clearly how he appeared.
A sharp glint flickered in Li Yan's eyes. He was meticulous and did not plan to reveal his Qiongqi Purgatory Art in this battle, because he still didn't know if Gong Chenying had explained it to her clan, to avoid causing her trouble.
He raised his hand and scattered a shower of golden light.
At the same time, the others also attacked upon hearing the Great Elder's shout. The beautiful Third Elder, a dual dharma-body cultivator skilled in witchcraft, also let out a giggle.
"This Fellow Daoist has quite a temper. I like it!"
As cultivators of the Tianli Clan, most of them liked straightforward people. After seeing Li Yan's method of attacking as soon as he spoke, the other elders also laughed heartily.
The Great Elder had quickly transmitted a message to them, and they already knew Li Yan's general background. They certainly knew of the Malevolent Spirit Sect; it was a behemoth of a continent. How could a Nascent Soul cultivator from that sect be weak?
The battle in the sky, which had paused for less than five breaths, once again shook the earth and mountains, as if it had never stopped.
The Wind Goose Beast Li Yan was facing had been fighting in its true form all along. It was a newly promoted fourth-rank beast, and fighting this way allowed it to exert its full combat strength.
Seeing Li Yan appear and, without a word, flash a golden light in his hand, the Wind Goose Beast couldn't help but snort coldly.
"Since Fellow Daoist wishes to be an enemy of my clan, then you can die here!"
Its true form was not very large, only about a zhang wide. This was something he intentionally controlled to maintain his optimal speed.
He could feel that although the golden light attacking him was strong, it couldn't cause him any harm.
As he spoke, he flapped his wings, drawing them out to the sides. A fierce wind was born from under his wings, churning the surrounding air currents like knives.
"Ding, ding, ding..."
Amidst a series of crisp sounds, specks of golden light exploded on his wings, like a shower of bursting golden stars.
They were golden nails, but under the fierce wind stirred up by his flapping wings, they were either deflected or struck by a pair of knife-like black feathers, erupting in specks of golden light.
"Hmph, with just this paltry skill, you dare to show your face and embarrass yourself!"
The Wind Goose Beast felt that it had only used sixty percent of its strength, and the opponent's attack had already become so inaccurate. It couldn't help but mock him.
A strange smile suddenly appeared on Li Yan's face. With a casual wave, a folding fan appeared in his hand.