Chapter 1020: 1020
These leopards were called Dark Devil Leopards . However, they were a bit different from normal Magical Beasts . These lifeforms were not from this world, but a Devil World .
The Martial Heaven Continent had once gone through an unprecedented tribulation . There had been a battle of G.o.ds that had destroyed the world barrier and changed the terrain . The Martial Heaven Sea-Ring had formed at that time .
The destruction of the world barrier had allowed foreign lifeforms to invade the Martial Heaven Continent . These Bone Spur Devil Apes and Dark Devil Leopards came from a Devil World .
It was rumored that they were the original ancestors of Magical Beasts, the result of interbreeding with the wild beasts from this world . However, the odds of that being true were very low . The lifeforms that came from Devil Worlds were tyrannical, berserk, and only thought of slaughter . It was impossible for them to breed with the continent’s species .
For example, these Bone Spur Devil Apes had no sense of fear despite having been cut down in droves . The only thing they had was a desire to kill . That wasn’t something that should occur in lifeforms with intelligent minds .
On the ground, the Bone Spur Devil Apes were growing stronger and still attacking, while in the sky, the huge Dark Devil Leopards launched vicious attacks . Dozens of them came directly for Long Chen .
Long Chen extended a hand, and dodging the claws of one of them, he grabbed the skin on the back of its neck and swung it around, using it as a weapon to knock back the other Dark Devil Leopards .
What startled him was that their claws were extremely sharp . The one caught in his hand was lacerated all over by them .
“Everyone, be careful! These leopards’ offensive power far outstrips their defensive power!” warned Long Chen .
They were incredibly fast with sharp attacks . Even if their defense was weak, their speed made up for it . Whenever they swooped down from the sky and fell into their midst, shrieks of pain would erupt . All the factions were panicked .
Tang Wan-er flew into the air, wind blades erupting . She cut down hordes of the Dark Devil Leopards, but there were too many of them, and she couldn’t kill them all .
When Long Chen said that their defense was weaker than their offense, that was just in comparison . Their defensive power was by no means weaker than an ordinary eighth rank Magical Beast’s .
The number of deaths in each faction rapidly rose . With each pa.s.sing second, disciples were being killed . Now the difference between the disciples was made even more apparent .
The Central Plains’ disciples didn’t stay panicked for long . Fighting all-out, although there were some losses, the death rate of the four regions’ disciples far outstripped theirs .
The four regions’ disciples were being cut down one by one . They had never experienced such a terrifying fight, and their mental realms crumbled .
Fan Song, Hu Guishan, Que Xinyan, and w.a.n.g Zhen didn’t bother with the people dying behind them . They continued charging forward .
Only Hua s.h.i.+yu extended the scope of her attack to protect the women behind her . But there were too many people, and she couldn’t protect them all .
Zhao Ziyan also unleashed her full power to protect them, showing the power of her water energy . But still, she wasn’t able to protect all of them . People were constantly dying, filling her with pain .
She felt profoundly helpless . She was a generation’s genius, but in front of endless devil beasts, she could only watch as they killed these young women .
“Ziyan, just do your best . A person’s power is limited . Don’t feel bad,” comforted Hua s.h.i.+yu .
She had clearly experienced much more than Zhao Ziyan and had endured the cruelness of reality . To protect everyone was impossible . They could only do their best .
Fan Song and the others simply charged forward without care . This trial washed away the weak, leaving behind only the elite . What they wanted was the elite, not the trash . That was why they didn’t bother with those people at the back . Their goal was merely to open the way forward, and those that lived would be the people worth raising .
The Dark Devil Leopards didn’t slow them down at all . In fact, they advanced faster and faster .
As for Long Chen’s side, their speed began to slow down once the Dark Devil Leopards appeared . Long Chen was entangled with several of the Dark Devil Leopards, causing quite a few people to sneer .
Once Long Chen’s faction was thrown to the back, they would be alone and eventually exterminated by the sea of beasts .
Long Chen was constantly swinging two Dark Devil Leopards in his hands . Suddenly, he tossed them aside, and he let out a roar like spring thunder . With a single fist, astral winds blew apart dozens of Dark Devil Leopards .
This attack allowed the people following him to be filled with new confidence in him . Previously, he had been entangled with them and been unable to do anything, causing their hearts to sink . But now that he killed so many in one blow, their hearts lifted again .
“These devil leopards’ attacks are strong, and they are fast . Don’t get in a tangle with them . What you have to do is kill them in one blow .
“They have two vital points, one is their heads and the other is their underbellies . Their skulls are extremely strange . Other than their lower jaws, they are completely sealed and Treasure items have difficulty injuring them . So don’t bother attacking their heads .
“Focus on attacking their underbellies . There is a row of scales on the bottom of their underbellies . Counting backward from the front, their seventh scale is their fatal weak point . That scale is just a decoration to trick people . It has no defensive power, and as long as your weapon stabs through it, you’ll shatter a bead inside them that’s similar to a Neidan, and they’ll die . Wan-er, give a demonstration . ”
“Alright . ” Tang Wan-er formed a hand seal, and small wind blades suddenly stabbed through the Dark Devil Leopards’ underbellies right where Long Chen had indicated it .
What startled people was that as soon as these wind blades pierced their bodies, the Dark Devil Leopards stiffened and died .
It had to be known that even if they were cut in two, their heads would still try to bite people, and their claws would continue to attack . But now, they were instantly killed . It was inconceivable .
The disciples following the Dragonblood Legion only realized now why Long Chen had slowed down and been entangled with those Dark Devil Leopards . He had been searching for their weak points .
With Long Chen’s power, there was absolutely no need for him to do such a thing . He had done it entirely for them, causing their eyes to turn red .
“However, don’t get too excited . With your power, aiming for that place against a rapidly moving target is almost impossible . That’s why you’ll need to learn how to cooperate and trust your companions . You’ll need to learn how to entrust your lives to the people by your side . Three people block the Dark Devil Leopard’s attack, and one person takes advantage of when it’s blocked to launch a fatal blow . It’ll be up to yourselves!” shouted Long Chen .
He had pointed out their weak point, but while it sounded simple, it was incredibly difficult . Furthermore, working together and entrusting their lives to others was not something anyone could do .
“Our lives were given to us by senior apprentice-brother Long Chen . Why are we still hesitating? Brothers, charge! I leave my life in your hands!”
Suddenly, a large man with a hatchet roared furiously . He swung his huge hatchet at a Dark Devil Leopard that was charging over .
BOOM!
The Dark Devil Leopard’s claw slammed into the hatchet, causing sparks to fly . The large man was forced back dozens of meters, while the Dark Devil Leopard was also knocked back . It was just about to use its wings to regain its balance .
Just at that moment, a ray of Sword Qi pierced through one of the scales at its belly . The Dark Devil Leopard stiffened and then collapsed limply .
“Hahaha, success, success! Brothers, kill!” cried the disciple who had launched this attack .
The success of this attack raised their morale . People immediately went out to block the Dark Devil Leopards, creating an opening for others to launch the fatal blows .
They formed small groups to handle each Dark Devil Leopard . As for the ordinary Bone Spur Devil Apes, their threat wasn’t of much concern any longer .
With this method, they gradually began to test and learn what cooperation was, what it meant to help each other . Only by handing their lives to the people beside them would they have any chance at surviving .
They had never dreamed that one day, they would be able to place their lives in someone else’s hands . They had also never imagined that someone would be willing to place their lives in their hands .
After establis.h.i.+ng this absolute trust, their cooperation grew more and more skillful . Even without Tang Wan-er, they were able to advance steadily . Although there were still some accidents, compared to the previous slaughter, it was a thousand times better .
“It’s just like us in the 108th monastery . When we fought against the Corrupt path for the first time, boss taught us just like this…” sighed one of the Dragonblood warriors emotionally .
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“What a monster . Is he the reincarnation of a war G.o.d? In just a few hours, this weak group was transformed into a real army . That’s ridiculous . ”
Chaos raged in the Elder Hall . These old fellows who had lived for centuries and millennia were all deeply shaken by Long Chen’s methods .
His vision was sharp, and his methods were brilliant . He was able to probe the Dark Devil Leopards’ weaknesses, find a practical way to take advantage, and get these disciples to trust each other .
“He’s definitely on the level of a war G.o.d . But it seems his temper and principles make him not suited for such an appellation,” said the Hall Master .
He had a special charisma that could make his subordinates loyal to death, vision to see the smallest details, and the flexibility to adapt according to the situation . These abilities to control the whole situation were definitely on the level of a war G.o.d .
But then he would occasionally do unreliable, rash things . For a Sea Expansion disciple to cut off the head of a King, the disciple definitely must have lacked some brain cells . However, Long Chen hadn’t hesitated to do so .
Looking at that figure that seemed to have the entire situation under his control, they didn’t know if he was a genius or a madman .