Chapter 2257: Heavy Losses for the Liu Family

He suddenly realized something: the Liu family had thirty-one auxiliary islands in the outer perimeter. No matter which direction the demonic beasts attacked from, the clansmen should have been able to spot them and give an early warning. Yet, until the beasts appeared here, no warning had been received. There was only one explanation: all the clansmen responsible for giving warnings had perished.

No matter how powerful a Sixth-tier demonic beast was, with the island's protective formation, they could have bought a few moments to teleport back to Thousand Bamboo Island and give a warning. This meant that the clansmen responsible for warnings died instantly, with no chance to alert anyone.

Only a Void Refinement cultivator using powerful divine abilities could achieve this. His first thought was Wang Changsheng.

In this sea region, among Void Refinement cultivators with such motives and capabilities, Wang Changsheng was the prime suspect.

He had no time to think further. The Lihuo Falcon and the Saw Shark had already arrived, leading nearly a million demonic beasts. Dense spiritual light from their spells surged forward.

"Chuanzhi, immediately request reinforcements from the Coldflame Sect!"

Liu Tianxiao instructed. The Liu family was a cultivation family supported by the Coldflame Sect. The island had a direct teleportation array to Snow Goose City. With the Coldflame Sect's help, it wouldn't be difficult to repel the Sixth-tier demonic beasts' attack.

"Qingheng, I'll trouble you to act and help me repel the beast tide."

Liu Tianxiao looked at Su Qingheng, his tone grave.

Liu Chuanzhi had not been in the Void Refinement stage for long, and his divine abilities were not strong. Su Qingheng was a disciple of Recluse Flying Snow and also an elite disciple of the Coldflame Sect.

Su Qingheng nodded. With a flick of her sleeve, a small, shimmering white bell flew out. A miniature white flood dragon was carved on its surface, radiating astonishing spiritual energy.

The Ice Dragon Bell, a low-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure.

Su Qingheng chanted an incantation. The Ice Dragon Bell immediately let out a deafening dragon roar. It glowed with dazzling white light, rapidly expanded to the size of a small mountain, and emanated a bone-chilling cold.

The Ice Dragon Bell emitted a vast white sound wave that shot towards the beast tide. Wherever it passed, the sea surface rapidly froze, and numerous low-tier demonic beasts were instantly encased in ice.

The Lihuo Falcon and Saw Shark simultaneously activated their Dharma Idols, attacking Thousand Bamboo Island.

Tens of thousands of feet beneath the sea, lay a massive clam shell.

Wang Changsheng was lying inside the giant clam shell. This clam shell was a low-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure, the Sea-Fleeing Clam. Its concealment was so effective that even a vast divine sense could not detect it. Liu Yunlan's physical body had been destroyed, and all her treasures now belonged to Wang Changsheng.

On his way to Thousand Bamboo Island, he controlled the Saw Shark and the Lihuo Falcon to gather a significant number of demonic beasts.

Wang Changsheng flicked his four fingers in quick succession. Four blue streaks of light shot out, heading directly for the four Sixth-tier demonic beasts.

The attacks from the four Sixth-tier demonic beasts were not very powerful. However, being injured by the Four Seas Spirit-Slaying Finger enraged them. They then successively activated their Dharma Idols to attack Thousand Bamboo Island.

With six Sixth-tier demonic beasts and nearly two million other demonic beasts, the Liu family's island protection formation simply could not hold. The entire Thousand Bamboo Island shook violently, and dazzling spiritual light from spells engulfed the protective formation.

"Ancestor, the clan protection formation can't hold much longer!"

Liu Chuanzhi exclaimed, his voice anxious. Several cracks appeared on the formation plate in his hand, and they were growing larger.

Liu Tianxiao's expression darkened. He flipped his hand and took out an exquisite green jade box.

Just then, the Saw Shark's phantom image let out a strange roar. Liu Tianxiao felt dizzy and disoriented.

Su Qingheng and Liu Chuanzhi fared no better. As for cultivators below the Void Refinement stage, their reactions were even more severely affected.

By the time Liu Tianxiao regained his senses, a massive red bird claw materialized out of thin air and slammed onto the island protection formation.

The formation plate in Liu Chuanzhi's hand instantly shattered, and the island protection formation was consequently breached.

The red bird claw struck towards Liu Chuanzhi. Liu Chuanzhi reacted quickly, flickering his body and appearing several hundred feet away. The red bird claw then struck over a hundred Liu family cultivators, crushing them into a pulp.

At the same time, dense spiritual light from spells attacked. Roaring sounds echoed across the island as various spells illuminated the area. Large numbers of cultivators were killed by the spells, their dismembered bodies and limbs scattered across the ground.

A gust of hot wind swept through. The Lihuo Falcon suddenly appeared above Liu Chuanzhi's head, its sharp claws lunging for his head.

Liu Chuanzhi was startled and was about to dodge when the Saw Shark's phantom image let out another strange cry.

Liu Chuanzhi's reaction paused. A shimmering white long saber flew in, blocking the Lihuo Falcon's claws. Liu Chuanzhi's head was thus saved.

The Lihuo Falcon spewed out a thick crimson flame, engulfing Liu Chuanzhi. Simultaneously, a blue sound wave swept over. Liu Chuanzhi was sent flying backward, spitting blood profusely.

The Lihuo Falcon intended to press on and kill Liu Chuanzhi in one go. The Ice Dragon Bell then came smashing down.

It fiercely flapped its wings and transformed into a ball of crimson flame, vanishing from sight.

Liu Tianxiao's gaze was grim. He realized that the Lihuo Falcon and the Saw Shark were being controlled by someone. Otherwise, their coordination wouldn't be this good. This was evident from the other four Sixth-tier demonic beasts, which showed no coordination whatsoever, fighting independently.

The Lihuo Falcon flew high into the sky. It fiercely flapped its enormous wings, and a tearing sound filled the air. Crimson feathers flew out, blurring into crimson fire swords that struck towards the Liu clansmen.

With a thunderous roar, flames shot skyward. Hundreds of Liu family cultivators were instantly killed, their flesh and blood scattering everywhere.

"Presumptuous beast, how dare you commit atrocities on Thousand Bamboo Island!"

A cold female voice suddenly rang out.

Yang Xuemei arrived with three Void Refinement cultivators. They all took action against the demonic beasts. As a result, the pressure on the Liu family cultivators was significantly reduced.

The Saw Shark flew out from under the sea, heading directly towards them. It seemed intent on engaging in close combat.

The Saw Shark's body was covered in bloodstains, with exposed bone in several places, indicating severe injury.

Its body rapidly expanded. Witnessing this, Liu Tianxiao and the others were greatly alarmed.

"Oh no, this beast is going to self-detonate!"

Yang Xuemei exclaimed.

After a massive explosion, the Saw Shark self-detonated. A dazzling green light engulfed a significant portion of Thousand Bamboo Island. Thousands of cultivators were enveloped by the green light. When the green light dissipated, those thousands of cultivators had vanished without a trace.

The Lihuo Falcon seemed startled. Its body erupted in brilliant fire, and it vanished from sight.

Liu Tianxiao looked at the devastated Thousand Bamboo Island, his face ashen. If looks could kill, he would have already slain the Sixth-tier demonic beasts.

It was inconceivable for a severely weakened Sixth-tier demonic beast to actively self-detonate to harm enemies. It would be utterly impossible to claim it wasn't controlled by a cultivator.

The Wang family being able to control Sixth-tier demonic beasts was terrifying. Didn't this imply that even after a thousand years, the Wang family could still control Sixth-tier demonic beasts to attack the Liu family?

This time, the Liu family had shot themselves in the foot.

Liu Tianxiao was filled with deep regret. Had he known this, he would not have provoked the Wang family.

Liu Chuanting looked at the clansmen screaming in agony on the ground. Her heart bled.

She also noticed the anomaly. For a Sixth-tier demonic beast to actively self-detonate when not at its wits' end was truly rare.

They had no time for further thought. They all cast spells to attack the demonic beasts, hoping to repel the beast tide sooner.

On Green Lotus Island, the Golden Thunder Tortoise led nearly a million demonic beasts in an attack.

Wang Ruyan and the others joined forces to resist the demonic beasts. A cerulean light curtain enveloped the entire island.

High in the sky, a massive fire cloud, over a hundred miles wide, blotted out the sun. Giant fireballs, the size of water vats, flew out of the fire cloud and crashed down onto the demonic beasts below.

As the crimson fireballs rained down, the sea surface exploded, and the water quickly began to boil.

A strong scent of cooked meat filled the air. Relying solely on a Sixth-tier Golden Thunder Tortoise, it was simply impossible to break through Green Lotus Island's defenses.

There were over thirty thousand cultivators on the island. This was the strongest force the Wang family could muster. Besides Wang family members, more than half were from allied factions.

Countless blue water vapors emerged, forming a massive blue hand over ten thousand feet in size, which slapped onto the Golden Thunder Tortoise's back.

Simultaneously, hundreds of thick blue water pillars shot into the sky. Like sharp blades, they tore apart low-tier demonic beasts, turning them into a rain of blood.