Chapter 1465: Heavenly Fire Descends

The Old Driver and his companions, overcome with excitement, bowed deeply and paid their respects to Xu Yang and his three teammates. Little did they know that to Xu Yang's group, a seventh-tier demon beast was barely worth a glance. After hearing the alliance rules from the Old Driver, Xu Yang's group had already secretly decided to challenge top-tier ninth and tenth-tier demon beasts in the Kunlun Abyss.

Such challenges would provide them with sufficient battlefield excitement and help them quickly achieve their goal of earning a Level 5 medal. As they had no interest in mere seventh-tier demon beasts, giving them to the Old Driver's group seemed a fitting choice.

The Old Driver couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "I must admit that I concealed something from you earlier. There are long-standing underground trading channels in Garan City. The official exchange rates are for outsiders like yourselves, but veteran drivers like us have our own exclusive channels for redeeming points.

For the same seventh-tier demon beast, exchanging points through the official channel yields about thirty percent less than through our channels.

It's rare for you gentlemen to be so generous to us. If you truly acquire more advanced demon beasts in the future, I'm willing to offer my channels to help you quickly rise to higher mercenary ranks. Consider it our way of expressing gratitude to the Invincible Mercenary Group."

Xu Yang hadn't expected his generosity to be met with such sincerity from the Old Driver. He had unintentionally gained access to an optimal channel for redeeming points. Naturally, Xu Yang readily agreed to this win-win cooperation model.

"Alright, Old Driver, we'll trouble you then. Leave your exclusive contact information. When we return triumphantly from the Kunlun Abyss and it's time to redeem points, we'll contact you."

After resolving these issues, Xu Yang and his three teammates exited the flying vessel. They watched as the Old Driver and his four delighted crew members quickly departed. The aura Xu Yang had placed on the flying vessel did not immediately vanish, ensuring the safe return of the Old Driver and his four companions.

At this moment, Xu Yang's group had arrived at a corner of the bloodlust-filled Kunlun Abyss. A thousand meters away, on a localized battlefield, over fifty mercenaries were still struggling in the void against a colossal Hundred-Eyed Golden Bull-dog.

Although the demon beast's body was enormous, in the boundless Kunlun Abyss, it was but a drop in the ocean.

Without Xu Yang's command, Long Kun and the other two did not act rashly. Instead, they calmly followed behind Xu Yang, observing the battle unfolding in the void. Watching the awkward movements of the dozens of mercenaries, Long Soul couldn't help but burst into laughter repeatedly.

"Boss, it's not that I'm mocking this mercenary alliance of over five hundred people because of my own strength, but how can not a single one of them have a decent brain?

They clearly know this Hundred-Eyed Golden Bull-dog has astonishing defense and flight capabilities, yet they still choose to engage in direct combat in such an open area.

This allows the Hundred-Eyed Golden Bull-dog to utilize its fire power, releasing it through its hundred-plus body orifices, thus maximizing its advantage.

Conversely, the mercenary alliance's void-locking cultivation techniques will be greatly weakened. This is by no means a fair fight, so why do they insist on embarking on this quest?"

Before Xu Yang could speak, Little Hua, who was beside him, sneered.

"Humans die for wealth, just as birds die for food. A seventh-tier demon beast like this, seen perhaps once in a century, has revealed its presence. Mercenary groups of this scale will absolutely not let such an opportunity slip away easily.

If they don't do it, more mercenary groups will rush to find it. Although their methods are somewhat clumsy, their desires drive them. Even if it means fighting to their last breath, they are determined to secure this big prize.

Because if they succeed, the rewards will be immense."

Undoubtedly, Little Hua's analysis pierced through the hearts of these mercenary alliance warriors. They had been almost blinded by desire, abandoning optimal battle strategies and environments, which led them into such a passive situation.

Tragically, they had not yet realized that their actions offered no possibility of success. They were still deluded by the illusion of desire, awaiting a successful outcome that was utterly impossible.

Indeed, just as Xu Yang had anticipated, it wasn't long before the incredibly ferocious demon beast let out a furious roar, and large swaths of dark clouds rapidly gathered around its body.

During this time, every member of the mercenary group, formed by over five hundred individuals, felt an immense pressure locking down on them from above.

The Hundred-Eyed Golden Bull-dog let out a chilling laugh. From the top of its massive golden bull head, its two golden horns emitted a dark golden light.

Little did they know that this light possessed an extremely powerful spatial suppression effect, almost completely locking down each of the over five hundred mercenary group members below, confining them to a movable range of ten meters.

This ensured that the Hundred-Eyed Golden Bull-dog's next wave of "Heavenly Fire Descent" would yield maximum attack benefits, inflicting unimaginable destructive blows upon the mercenary group below.

"Damn it, our mobility has been restricted by this beast. It seems the second wave of Heavenly Fire is about to descend.

Everyone, bring out your most powerful protective artifacts and withstand this wave. Only then do we have a chance to defeat it. Otherwise, what awaits us will truly be our demise."

The one who cried out was the leader of one of the two major mercenary groups, and also the overall commander of the entire mercenary alliance's action squad.

Fortunately, all five hundred-plus mercenary warriors obeyed the commander. After his command was given, everyone temporarily abandoned their offensive methods and switched to absolute defense mode.

All sorts of strange and wondrous defensive artifacts were arrayed around their bodies to resist the coming wave of Heavenly Fire.

"Heh heh, what a bunch of ignorant fools. Do they really think these scraps of metal can withstand the furious flames of a seventh-tier demon beast? How laughable."

Long Kun instantly saw that the attack power of the seventh-tier demon beast's next incoming wave was simply something the people below could not withstand.

At that moment, he also turned his gaze to Boss Xu Yang. Without turning his head, Xu Yang nodded slightly, giving Long Kun permission to act.

After receiving his boss's permission, Long Kun no longer hesitated.

He took a step, rising with the wind and transforming into a streak of light, swiftly shooting into the middle of the void. He positioned himself between the mercenary warriors below and the massive Hundred-Eyed Golden Bull-dog not far above them, gazing coldly at the seventh-tier demon beast.

"Vile beast, do you not fancy yourself powerful? Bullying those ants below is nothing. Why don't you direct your power at me instead?

Truth be told, it's been a long time since I felt anything resembling pain. I hope you can give me some excitement."

Long Kun's words utterly stunned the mercenary warriors below, and at the same time, caused the Hundred-Eyed Golden Bull-dog before him to freeze in surprise.