Chapter 526 - 219: Captive Alive
At the break of dawn, the closest to Shen Can was Yu Xiong.
As for Yu Qio, it was fiercely colliding with the Witch Array.
Although the night isolated perception, he still reached the edge of the Witch Array.
Now Yu Qio had lost all intent to engage with Shen Can, previously relying only on speed to rampage through Yongyi.
But now, trapped within the array, streams of Earth Energy suffused the air, limiting speed and leaving only this small piece of heaven and earth to navigate.
Suddenly, Yu Qio felt like losing his speed had rendered him an ordinary Divine Treasure.
Was his previous strength merely an illusion?
The precarious Witch Array, under Yu Qio’s relentless and reckless attacks, finally shattered one area.
Countless Spirit Bans burst and exploded, engulfing Yu Qio, ripping through his fur with crackling sounds.
The intense pain made Yu Qio cry out, his flapping wings almost drooping, he braced against the pain and drilled outside the array.
Though ignorant of the night’s nature, he could guess its limited coverage; escaping could evade disaster.
Just as Yu Qio struggled to fly out, the sky suddenly brightened again.
A cry for help echoed.
"Qio, save..."
Yu Qio looked sideways while spreading his wings, his flapping frequency instinctively doubled, wishing the Holy Spirit had granted him more wings.
He saw Yu Xiong, under a blazing attack, covered with fist imprints, fire palms, and blade lights... in large numbers.
Though several attacks missed earlier, the panicked Yu Xiong still collided head-on with a palm, hurriedly summoning a Cyan Feather.
The Cyan Feather was directly blown away, engulfing Yu Xiong in its wild energy.
The energy also pulled at the Witch Array, creating a larger explosion, allowing the fleeing Yu Qio to hitch a lucky ride.
His wings barely flapped, his whole body faster than when flying on his own, yet his flight path arced, streaking across the sky before crashing down.
"Yu Qio!"
Xuan Chi, circling above the firmament, rapidly dove toward Yu Qio.
"Quick, strike while he’s injured!"
The panicked Xuan Chi didn’t notice four Wild Beasts suddenly emerged from a mountain outside the Blazing Flame Race Territory, three charged swiftly, beast cannon pointing at Yu Qio’s crash site.
Tier Four can briefly hover in air, though not as flyable as birds, a range of twenty to thirty miles was still manageable.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three Clan Guardian Beasts charged to within three miles of Yu Qio’s crash location, blood Qi infusing the beast cannon.
The Witch Rune Spirit Ban instantly lit up, three streaks of flowing light tore through the sky.
The descending Xuan Chi immediately reacted, but the Witch Cannon Beast Pill’s speed was no slower than his.
Screech!
Xuan Chi’s feathers exploded outward, frantically flapping his wings, attempting to reverse his dive, to ascend again, and opened his mouth to spit out a cyan bead, enveloping himself.
Rumble!
Three Tier Four-level Beast Pills crashed downward, detonating within two hundred feet of the escaping Xuan Chi, less than a hundred feet from Yu Qio.
Three star-like energy balls collided in the air, forming an energy shockwave sweeping in all directions.
Yu Qio, just about to struggle upright on the ground, hurriedly transformed into human form, curled into a ball, and spat out a small cauldron, attempting to shield himself.
Sadly, before the cauldron activated fully, both Yu Qio and the cauldron were flung away by the turbulent energy impacts.
Body and cauldron scattered, blood gushing like a fountain, the already wounded body becoming a rag riddled with wounds, blood splattering.
Xuan Chi too was similarly thrown by the energy.
Ordinarily, Tier Four Early Stage should naturally lose to Tier Four Late Stage.
But three Tier Four Early Stage Beast Pills explode, even not in a confined range, their energy remains violent.
The incoming energy wave nearly stripped Xuan Chi’s feathers, and pinned him from mid-air, crashing him into a pile of rocks.
"Don’t rush to run yet, hit him!"
Having fired the Witch Cannon, the three Clan Guardian Beasts prepared to flee but were stopped by Old Turtle.
As per prior expectations, they stayed on the perimeter to perform ’what they could’, fleeing at real danger.
If struck after firing, Old Profound Turtle would block with its shell.
Plans couldn’t keep up with changes; was fleeing necessary given the situation?
Charge!
"If you don’t crave the flesh of Tier Four Late Stage or even Tier Four Peak Martial Artist!"
Old Profound Turtle’s words lit the eyes of the three Clan Guardian Beasts like lanterns.
"Roar!"
Golden Sword snarled, spreading its wings and jumping onto Dragon Horn’s head.
"Old Dragon, I’ll lead the charge!"
"Charge!"
Led by Old Profound Turtle, the four Wild Beasts roared as they charged at the fallen Xuan Chi.
Meanwhile, Shen Can emerged from the Witch Array, grabbing the tumbling Yu Qio from the ground.
Then crushed his Divine Treasure, tore off his limbs, and casually threw him aside, embedding into the rock wall.
Screech!
A distance away, a cyan light churned like a storm, rising skywards, flipping away the four charging Clan Guardian Beasts.
Seeing this, Shen Can raised his hand, transforming a landscape, and smashed it across the sky.
Under the falling multicolored palm, the cyan storm was directly smashed, Xuan Chi, shielded by the cyan bead, was slapped straight from the air into the earth’s depths.
The protective light shield formed by the cyan bead shattered, merging wings and body into one plane, embedding deep within the palm’s center.