Chapter 4084: Victorious but at a heavy cost

A silver lightning bolt flashed, and Wang Mengbin appeared, his body enveloped in countless silver electric arcs. He raised his right hand, and a massive silver lightning bolt shot out, striking the six-colored Chaos Beast precisely. Wang Mengbin slammed his right hand onto the six-colored Chaos Beast. With a dull thud, the six-colored Chaos Beast was sent flying backward and crashed heavily onto the ground.

The seven-colored Chaos Beast roared in fury and charged forward with large strides. Several thick beams of light struck its body, as if merely tickling it. Given the seven-colored Chaos Beast's powerful physical body, a few mid-grade Immortal Vanquishing Cannons could barely harm it, let alone severely injure it.

Wang Qingshan transmitted a message, instructing Qingfeng and the others to stay and defend Xuanyu City, and to have other clan members from the Yellow Cities retreat. He stated they would lure the beast elsewhere and use the Soul Fusion Technique to eliminate it, adding that without this technique, they would be utterly unable to kill the seven-colored Chaos Beast.

Wang Qingshan made a sword gesture, and his red flying sword trembled slightly. A sharp red sword light swept out, striking the seven-colored Chaos Beast but leaving no mark whatsoever. Wang Yidao and the others intensified their attacks, but it was useless; none of them could injure the seven-colored Chaos Beast. They fought as they retreated, with the seven-colored Chaos Beast in pursuit.

Half an hour later, they arrived at a vast, boundless wasteland. A black light glowed on the right index finger of each of the six individuals: Wang Qingshan, Wang Yingjie, Wang Yidao, Ye Haitang, Liu Hongxue, and Wang Mengbin. They lightly pointed towards the seven-colored Chaos Beast, and a black light shot out from each. The seven-colored Chaos Beast dodged four of them, and the two that struck its body had no effect whatsoever. The seven-colored Chaos Beast scoffed, declaring it had expected a divine soul law but was disappointed to find it merely a divine soul ability, a futile display.

Wang Qingshan snorted, stating that it was just a warm-up. He urged them not to hold back and to kill the beast. Six different colored spiritual lights surged from his right hand, and he slashed towards the void. Wang Mengbin and the others all unleashed the Soul Fusion Technique, attacking the seven-colored Chaos Beast. Wang Yidao had consumed the Green Lotus Spirit Transformation Pill, Sacred Spirit Immortal Apricot, and Seven-Star Golden Luster Pill. He had also cultivated into a true spirit and could now use the Soul Fusion Technique. A series of thunderous roars echoed as dazzling spiritual light erupted and energy waves surged like tides.

In Xuanyu City, Wang Qingfeng and others stood on the city walls. A large number of Chaos Beasts lay dead outside the city; most were dead, with a few still alive. Blood stained the ground crimson, flowing like rivers. Wang Huayue hurried over and reported grave news: Haoyang City, Yuguang City, and Tianyun City had been breached by Chaos Beasts, and more than thirty True Immortal cultivators, including ten clan members, had been captured.

The number of Chaos Beasts attacking the Yellow Cities had doubled, with most led by five-colored Chaos Beasts. Haoyang City, Yuguang City, and Tianyun City were even led by mutated five-colored Chaos Beasts. This siege was different from previous ones. The Chaos Beasts swarmed forward without slowly wearing down their defenses, catching them off guard. The mutated Chaos Beasts quickly breached the cities, and large numbers of Chaos Beasts rushed inside. They killed some True Immortal cultivators and captured others.

Wang Qingfeng instructed Xueli and Yuqi to split up and pursue the Chaos Beasts to rescue the captives. He assigned Xueyao to remain in Xuanyu City to guard it and maintain communication. He could confirm that this Chaos Beast tide was indeed the Great Immortal Tribulation, characterized by the Chaos Beasts' mass capture of Immortals for sacrifice. The only unknown was the scale of this tribulation, which depended on the Chaos Beasts' intentions, not something Immortals could decide. In a small-scale Great Immortal Tribulation, Chaos Beasts mainly captured Golden Immortals and True Immortals. In a large-scale one, even Grand Unity Golden Immortals were targeted for capture.

Wang Qingfeng, Dong Xueli, and Bai Yuqi split up, teleporting to the three Yellow Cities. Wang Qingfeng teleported to Haoyang City. Numerous buildings had collapsed, and there were many corpses on the streets. The East City Wall had crumbled, and over a hundred Chaos Beasts were wreaking havoc within the city. He let out a cold snort. His right hand transformed into a blade, and with a swing of his arm, a sharp red blade light swept out, slicing towards the Chaos Beasts. Wherever the red blade light passed, Chaos Beasts were sliced in half, one after another, and fell.

Wang Qingfeng flicked his sleeve, and a red-glowing flying shuttle, the mid-grade immortal artifact Blazing Sun Shuttle, flew out. He stepped onto the Blazing Sun Shuttle and made a hand seal. The shuttle immediately lit up with dazzling red light, carrying Wang Qingfeng as it soared into the distance at an exceptionally high speed.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Wang Qingfeng caught up with the Chaos Beast group. A five-colored Chaos Beast resembling an ape was carrying five True Immortal cultivators on its back. Their ribs had been pierced by a thick, long black vine, tying them to the Chaos Beast's body. Their bodies were bloody, faces pale, and expressions listless. Wang Qingfeng roared, demanding they leave the captives. The Blazing Sun Shuttle beneath him glowed intensely red, rushing straight towards the Chaos Beast group. A red blade aura swept past, turning hundreds of Chaos Beasts into a bloody rain.

The five-colored Chaos Beast reacted quickly, immediately lowering its head to dodge a red blade aura. A black light shot forth, striking the five-colored Chaos Beast, which let out an excruciating roar of pain. A whooshing sound echoed as a towering red blade light swept out, slashing the five-colored Chaos Beast's head. A dull thud was heard, and a long bloody gash appeared on its head. Nine red-glowing flying daggers shot forth, instantly merging into one giant red blade. It struck the five-colored Chaos Beast's head, which rolled off, spilling blood on the spot. The other Chaos Beasts scattered and fled, but Wang Qingfeng paid them no mind.

Wang Qingfeng turned to a handsome young man in a white shirt and asked about Yunhao, inquiring about Yunchen's whereabouts. Wang Yunhao spoke weakly, explaining that Yunchen and the others had been taken away. The Chaos Beasts had captured numerous True Immortal cultivators and dispersed them, and their own immortal power was restrained by the vines, making it impossible to use escape techniques. Wang Qingfeng swung his blade at the black vine, but it only left a shallow gash. He was surprised that even a single strike from a mid-grade immortal artifact couldn't cut it. He wondered what exactly this thing was. He carefully untangled the black vine, noticing it was stained with black blood. It was clear the black vine was highly poisonous, and he guessed the potent poison had restrained their immortal power. Wang Qingfeng stored them in a spatial Xuan-Heaven treasure and continued his pursuit into the distance.

More than half an hour later, Wang Qingfeng returned, his brows furrowed. He had caught up with two groups of Chaos Beasts, rescuing a total of eight True Immortal cultivators. However, Wang Yunchen was not among them; he had been taken by the Chaos Beasts. The matter was a foregone conclusion, and it was too late for anything now. They could only return to Xuanyu City for the time being. Wang Qingfeng returned to Haoyang City and used the teleportation array to return to Xuanyu City.

At this time, Wang Qingshan and the others had also dealt with the seven-colored Chaos Beast, sustaining considerable injuries. Ye Haitang, Wang Yidao, and Liu Hongxue were severely injured, while Wang Qingshan, Wang Mengbin, and Wang Yingjie sustained minor injuries. Fortunately, Wang Changsheng had left some Nine-Colored Immortal Water. The three, including Ye Haitang, applied the Nine-Colored Immortal Water to their wounds, and instantly recovered. Bai Yuqi and Dong Xueli also rushed back. They had rescued some of the captured True Immortal cultivators, but many True Immortal cultivators were still taken away.

The Wang family's Yellow City defenses were already very strong, yet they were still breached by Chaos Beasts, let alone the Yellow Cities of other factions.