Li Boyang, who was leaning against the camel's back, suddenly woke up, patted the camel's rump to make it stand up, and hid behind the camel.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Before the men arrived, a rain of arrows fell.
The sharp arrow pierced the air with a crisp sound and landed among the crowd.
Before the rain of arrows even fell, a violent tremor ran through the pores of his heart, calves, and brow. Li Boyang grabbed the camel's foot with one hand and supported its body with the other, then tossed it directly into the sky.
The camel blocking Li Boyang's path instantly turned into a hedgehog.
Apart from Li Boyang, no one else had anticipated the strength of the arrow rain.
As the rain of arrows fell, Zuoqiu Leshan and Zhou Tong, facing the incoming arrows, lightly slashed their weapons towards the sky, shattering the arrows and protecting those around them.
Those who were farther away from the two were not so lucky. The attackers were all skilled, no less than the Dongyang Sect. Every arrow was imbued with true energy, making them powerful and heavy. For those in the Acquired Realm who could not sense the force before it was applied, it was a disaster.
The arrows rained down so densely that nearly ten people were pierced through the body and died instantly in one volley.
After a volley of arrows, forty or fifty dark figures approached under the cover of night. They were all dressed in dark martial arts attire and did not conceal their faces, but appeared openly and honestly.
"They're from the Demon Moon Sect! Form a defensive formation!"
"We need to act quickly and decisively. If we drag this out, our operation will fail once the Dongyang faction's reinforcements arrive."
Indeed, Zuoqiu Leshan had already used a secret method to notify the sect before setting off, indicating that the escort mission might encounter danger and requesting the Dongyang Sect to send reinforcements.
They have been gone from Donghua Kingdom for seven days now, so the sect's reinforcements should be arriving soon.
The sounds of clashing weapons shattered the tranquility of the night.
Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals.
Two groups of people fought each other in the boundless desert.
The Demon Moon Sect sent nearly a hundred people to the Acquired Realm, while the Dongyang Sect was reduced to only thirty-odd people after a volley of arrows, putting them at a significant disadvantage.
"Deacon Zhou, you hold off the two of them. I want to deal with Fa first."
Zuoqiu Leshan held a two-meter-long iron spear upside down and spoke to Zhou Tong.
"You're fast."
Zhou Tong nodded. Zuoqiu Leshan was one of the top ten figures in the inner sect, much stronger than himself. Under these circumstances, the best course of action was to have the other party take care of a Qi Refining Realm cultivator from the Demon Moon Sect first.
However, Zhou Tong had a vague sense of unease, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it, so he didn't dwell on it.
Having agreed on their tactics, the two instantly separated and charged towards their opponent. Brilliant! (=)
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Chapter 72 Battle in the Desert (Part Two)
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The agonizing screams echoed through the desert.
Bright red blood stained the yellow sand.
The bloody battle in the desert continues.
Among the disciples of the Dongyang Sect, Li Boyang was arguably the least worrisome among those who roamed the battlefield. In this chaotic situation, the role of "transformation energy" was elevated to its extreme. As long as he didn't court death by taking on five or six opponents by himself, he was basically unkillable.
Meanwhile, his eyes kept glancing at the battlefield of the Qi Refining Realm not far away. He had never seen a Qi Refining Realm cultivator fight before.
Only five people truly determined the outcome of this battle: Zhou Tong and Zuoqiu Leshan from the Dongyang Sect, and three Qi Refining Realm cultivators from the Moyue Sect.
Zhou Tong was locked in a fierce battle with two Qi Refining Realm experts from the Demon Moon Sect, and was clearly at a disadvantage. He was barely managing to stall for time, and his eyes kept glancing at Zuoqiu Leshan.
Meanwhile, Zuoqiu Leshan was also engaged in battle with his opponents from the Demon Moon Sect. Zuoqiu Leshan's strength was clearly superior to his opponents, but it was unknown how long it would take for him to defeat them.
"A tiger descends from the southern mountain."
In the midst of the battle, Zuoqiu Leshan roared, and with a flick and a smash of his spear, the phantom of a fierce tiger began to materialize. This was not mere momentum, but genuine energy gathering into form.
"The Qi Refining Realm is so formidable."
Li Boyang could be said to have focused his mind on the battlefield of the Qi Refining Realm at all times, and now that he was actually witnessing the competition among the Qi Refining Realm cultivators, he felt particularly shocked.
Zuoqiu Leshan used the Dongyang School's Tiger-Taming Spear technique, and every move he made was like a tiger unleashed from its cage, displaying astonishing power.
The man who fought Zuoqiu Leshan was no weakling either. As his sword danced, streams of innate true energy slashed out from the blade, causing yellow sand to rise into the sky.
Just then, Zuoqiu Leshan suddenly thrust his spear forward.
As the spear was thrust high into the air, the yellow sand on the ground trembled continuously, shooting straight into the sky. With the condensation of innate true energy, the two-meter-long spear transformed into a fierce tiger poised to pounce.
The surging innate true energy even affected the battlefield of the acquired realm.
The spear was held at its highest point and then slammed down, sending yellow sand billowing into the sky. A fierce tiger formed from primordial true energy, like a tiger descending from the southern mountains, unleashed its immense power and pounced straight at its opponent.
"Tiger subdues dragon."
One move falls, another begins.
Zuoqiu Leshan twisted his spear, and the entire sound of the gunfire began to spin. The next moment, the phantoms of a dragon and a tiger could be seen swirling in the sound of the gunfire.
The roars of dragons and tigers echoed across the desert.