Chapter 3897: Becoming a Smarter Chaotic Beast

He was a late-stage True Immortal named Sun Feng.

There were many True Immortals in that city. It seemed the city had been breached by Chaos Beasts, and they hadn't had time to teleport back to Nine Immortals City.

"Moonlight City, where I was stationed, was attacked by hundreds of Chaos Beasts. A five-colored Chaos Beast led them. We couldn't hold them off at all; the city was breached before we had a chance to retreat. Senior Sister Lin and I, along with others, covered each other as we fought our way out of the encirclement. They were killed by the Chaos Beasts, and I barely escaped here. By the way, are you battling Chaos Beasts?"

Sun Feng asked, curious at the devastated ground.

"A five-colored Chaos Beast led the assault on Haoyang City. To alleviate the pressure, we drew the five-colored Chaos Beast away, allowing our other clan members to handle the remaining beasts more easily. We had expected two Soul-Rippling Talismans would be enough to kill the five-colored Chaos Beast, but it only injured it. We also had to use our calamity-substituting immortal artifacts; otherwise, we would have been killed."

"Let's push harder and eliminate them!" Gao Bin said loudly.

Just then, a huge golden mushroom cloud appeared on the distant horizon. Gao Bin and the others, standing on the city gate, saw it clearly.

"What is this?" Chen Yueying was slightly stunned.

Sun Ya quickly took out a shimmering golden orb and imparted a magical incantation into it. The golden orb then emitted a dazzling golden light.

"Oh no, it's Junior Brother Liang." Sun Ya exclaimed in surprise.

No sooner had she spoken than a tall young man in a golden robe flew out of the golden mushroom cloud. His right leg was missing, his vital energy was low, and his face was pale. The young man transformed into a golden rainbow, flying straight towards Haoyang City.

At this moment, the Chaos Beasts also spotted the young man in the golden robe. A two-colored flying Chaos Beast flapped its wings lightly and lunged at the young man in the golden robe. A thunderclap sounded, and a thick silver lightning bolt streaked across the sky, accurately striking the two-colored Chaos Beast. The beast let out a sharp, piercing shriek. A gigantic golden fist descended from the sky, smashing into the two-colored Chaos Beast. The beast plummeted rapidly towards the ground, crashing into it and creating a large crater.

Other Chaos Beasts attacked the young man in the golden robe, and Chen Yueying and the others quickly moved to intercept them. A long black river surged and rolled, transforming into a tall black wall that blocked the Chaos Beasts.

Just as the young man in the golden robe was about to fly into Haoyang City, a phantom image flashed by. The young man shrieked and fell from high above. A huge bloody hole appeared in his chest, and his eyes were filled with terror. A miniature Nascent Soul flew out of his body. From above, a four-colored Chaos Beast with a rat's head, bird's wings, snake's body, and tiger's claws descended, opening its mouth to swallow the miniature Nascent Soul.

"A four-colored Chaos Beast!" Gao Bin turned pale with fright.

In the distance, hundreds of dark figures appeared, swiftly flying towards them.

"Dozens of three-colored Chaos Beasts and two flying four-colored Chaos Beasts! This is bad, retreat quickly!" Sun Ya exclaimed.

If there were only three-colored Chaos Beasts, they could still hold them off for a while using their first-tier immortal formation. However, against four-colored Chaos Beasts, they stood no chance; the young man in the golden robe was proof of that.

"Retreat quickly!" Gao Bin shouted loudly. He performed a hand seal, and all the golden characters flew back into the book.

Meng Yilong took out a shimmering, three-colored plantain fan. With a powerful wave towards the void, a large swath of three-colored flames surged forth, heading directly for the Chaos Beasts. Simultaneously, Wang Qingshan and the others cast spells, attacking the Chaos Beasts to buy some time. Many cultivators below the True Immortal stage in Haoyang City had entered space-type Profound Heavenly Treasures when the Chaos Beast horde appeared; Gao Bin carried these artifacts with him.

Naturally, the suddenness of the attack meant many cultivation resources could not be salvaged, resulting in considerable waste. Hundreds of Chaos Beasts continuously slammed into the blue water barrier. The barrier dented, twisted, and deformed, its spiritual light dimming progressively. The immense bodies of the four-colored Chaos Beasts crashed against the city wall, causing it to shake violently and a hairline crack to appear on its surface.

Before long, the southern city wall was breached, and the blue water barrier also dissipated. By this time, Wang Qingshan and the others had already put away their immortal artifacts and flown into Haoyang Hall. A faint golden light barrier then appeared, enveloping the entire Haoyang Hall. The Chaos Beasts descended from the sky, crashing into the golden light barrier. The barrier immediately dented, and other Chaos Beasts swarmed it. Before long, the golden light barrier shattered.

Wang Qingshan and the others had already teleported away, so the four-colored Chaos Beasts' attack met empty air.

In Nine Immortals City, a magnificent hall housed multiple teleportation arrays. One teleportation array lit up with a blinding spiritual glow. As the glow faded, Gao Bin and over thirty other figures appeared. They all simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief, knowing they were safe now that they had teleported back to Nine Immortals City.

"Junior Sister Sun, please take Fellow Daoist Meng and Fellow Daoist Wang to rest. I will go report to Martial Uncle Du." Gao Bin instructed.

Sun Ya acknowledged and led Wang Qingshan and the others out of the hall.

Gao Bin arrived at the entrance of Nine Immortals Hall and spoke respectfully: "Disciple Gao Bin requests to see Martial Uncle Du."

"Nephew Gao, come in," Du Tianhe's gentle voice echoed from inside Nine Immortals Hall.

Gao Bin acknowledged and strode inside.

Du Tianhe sat on the main seat, his brows tightly furrowed. Qi Shuting and Bai Yishan sat on either side, their expressions grim.

"Martial Uncle Du, two four-colored Chaos Beasts led the attack on Haoyang City. We couldn't hold them off and had to retreat. Junior Brother Liang escaped towards Haoyang City, so it's possible the city he was stationed in has been breached." Gao Bin reported.

"Understood. You are dismissed. Keep the True Immortal cultivators from Haoyang City in order; don't let them wander off. The Chaos Beast horde is quite large, and we will need their help later." Du Tianhe instructed.

Gao Bin acknowledged, bowed, and withdrew.

"It's truly strange. While Chaos Beast hordes do attack cities inhabited by immortals, this frequency is unusually high! It's rare to see this even once in a million years." Qi Shuting said with a frown, his face full of confusion.

In the past, Chaos Beast hordes frequently attacked immortal cities. Small beast tides would occur every forty to fifty thousand years, and large ones every few hundred thousand years. For three small beast tides to erupt within a hundred thousand years is certainly not normal.

"Could Heavenly Venerable Xuanling be behind this?" Bai Yishan said with a frown.

"It's unlikely. There's no evidence pointing to Heavenly Venerable Xuanling. I consulted Fellow Daoist Cao, and he said he would send people to investigate deep into the Chaos Beast territory. The situation hasn't been clarified yet." Du Tianhe explained.

"This beast tide is even larger in scale than the previous two. Five-colored Chaos Beasts at the True Immortal stage have already appeared. It's quite possible that six-colored Chaos Beasts at the Golden Immortal stage might appear later." Bai Yishan said with some worry.

Haoyang City was relatively fortunate. In some cities attacked by five-colored Chaos Beasts, cultivators didn't even have time to escape and were all killed.

"Don't worry. I've already requested aid from the Cao family, Hundred Refinements Island, and the Snow Crystal Race. I've also sent a message to Senior Sister Jin. She will deploy another group of Immortals and personally travel to the Chaos Continent. We just need to hold out until reinforcements arrive." Du Tianhe stated that if the Nine Immortals Sect were to lose multiple Golden Immortal cultivators again this time, they would lose at least one "Profound" city, or potentially even two. Jin Yulan intends to personally lead a team, gathering experts to rush to the Chaos Continent. The Nine Immortals Sect could not afford significant further losses; otherwise, they would be forced to retreat ignominiously to the North Sea Immortal Realm.

Hearing this, Qi Shuting and Bai Yishan breathed a sigh of relief. This was more like it.

"That's good. Once Immortal Jin arrives, we should be able to repel the Chaos Beast horde. Before then, we should consolidate our forces and strengthen the defenses of Nine Immortals City and Nine Yang City." Bai Yishan suggested.

Qi Shuting strongly agreed. Given that this beast tide was larger than the previous two, having True Immortal cultivators defend the "Yellow" cities to the death held little meaning. The losses from the previous two were already too great; otherwise, they might have been able to hold out a while longer. Du Tianhe nodded, assenting to the suggestion.

Cultivators from all twenty-one "Yellow" cities received orders to withdraw in batches to either Nine Immortals City or Nine Yang City.