Zhang Ergou's hair stood on end, and cold sweat broke out involuntarily.
Even at the Nascent Soul stage now, he was terrified by the keen insight of that mysterious divine sense.
Elder Tiandao gently stroked Zhang Ergou's head.
The terrifying feeling in Zhang Ergou's heart finally disappeared.
After a long time, neither Elder Tiandao nor Zhang Ergou felt the prying of that mysterious divine sense again.
He stood up, ready to retreat.
Boom!
A majestic soul attack violently struck towards the two of them.
Caught off guard, Zhang Ergou spat out a mouthful of blood.
Elder Tiandao was also affected by the attack, and his retreating steps faltered.
However, after a brief pause, he immediately reacted and retaliated.
"Quick, retreat!"
Grabbing Zhang Ergou, Elder Tiandao immediately took him and rapidly streaked towards the direction of the Misty Sect.
That divine sense, which had been blocked by Elder Tiandao, did not give up on them.
It rapidly pursued in the direction they were fleeing.
"Roar~~"
A heaven-shattering roar echoed from the Demonic Beast Forest, clearly indicating that the leader of the demonic beasts had discovered the whereabouts of Zhang Ergou and Elder Tiandao.
As the beast's roar faded.
The entire Demonic Beast Forest erupted.
The demonic beasts roared, one after another, chasing in the direction where Zhang Ergou and Elder Tiandao had disappeared.
Dust billowed everywhere, and the entire Demonic Beast Forest became utterly frenzied by the actions of the beasts.
"Elder, that divine sense just now was incredibly powerful."
Having already fled halfway, Zhang Ergou still felt lingering fear from the terrifying divine sense's power.
"That must have been emitted by that old fellow. I didn't expect him to be bought off as well."
Continuing to flee at high speed with Zhang Ergou, Elder Tiandao's expression was unusually grave.
He was clearly extremely wary of the "old fellow" he spoke of.
"Elder, do you have any idea who might be cooperating with the demonic beasts?"
Unfamiliar with Elder Tiandao's "old fellow," and seeing that Elder Tiandao had no intention of elaborating, Zhang Ergou quickly changed the subject.
"I don't know. The person was wearing a black robe made of special material, and I couldn't see through it."
Elder Tiandao shook his head, his furrowed brow indicating his confusion about the matter.
"However, this matter can be investigated later."
"The priority now is to organize our forces and block the demonic beasts' attack."
Zhang Ergou nodded. They had originally intended to probe the movements of the demonic beasts.
Unexpectedly, it backfired, alerting a powerful being among the demonic beast tribe.
But it was too late to say anything now.
Despite their utmost caution, they were still discovered by the demonic beasts. It could only be attributed to bad luck.
From afar, Chunyang Sanren and the others saw the figures of Elder Tiandao and Zhang Ergou.
"What happened?"
Chunyang Sanren asked hurriedly.
"Quickly organize our forces, the demonic beasts are about to attack," Elder Tiandao said in a deep voice.
Chunyang Sanren's face changed drastically, and he quickly sounded the assembly horn.
Instantly, figures flew rapidly towards the border of the Demonic Beast Forest.
"Hurry, listen to my command. Cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage should not engage for now. Those above Nascent Soul, follow me."
With the arrival of a large number of people, Elder Tiandao's emotions stabilized somewhat.
With a wave of his hand, he directly ordered the elders and disciples with Nascent Soul stage cultivation or above to follow him to confront the demonic beasts.
As soon as the words fell, the crowd quickly split into two groups.
Only Zhang Ergou was among the disciples accompanying the Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
The inner disciples looked at Zhang Ergou going with Elder Tiandao to face the enemy with complex expressions.
How they wished they could be one of them.
If these disciples hadn't felt much before Zhang Ergou broke through to the Nascent Soul stage,
after all, who among those who broke through to the Nascent Soul stage hadn't cultivated for decades or even a century.
But with Zhang Ergou's breakthrough, this situation, which they had taken for granted, was completely shattered.
It also subverted everyone's understanding.
Before this, almost all the disciples of the Misty Sect believed that only by cultivating for decades or more and accumulating enough resources could they have a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
And their masters had taught them this way.
However, Zhang Ergou, who had been constantly creating miracles, had once again broken the record for the youngest to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
It also made these inner disciples' hearts stir.
They no longer sat in meditation and cultivated according to the established rules. Some even thought of going out to seek opportunities for breakthroughs after this great battle.
...
Roar~ Roar~ Roar~
Angry beast roars came from the Demonic Beast Forest, followed by a large number of demonic beasts emerging from it.
All the powerful beings of the Misty Sect above the Nascent Soul stage, who were following Elder Tiandao, quickly increased the distance between themselves.
Boom!
Zhang Ergou suddenly unleashed a punch.
In an instant, the world seemed to change color, and a column of violent energy swept through the charging demonic beasts like a storm.
Dozens of unguarded demonic beasts were instantly crushed into a pulp by the ferocious fist strikes.
Zhang Ergou paid little attention to his casual punch.
He continued to swing his fists, striking at the charging demonic beasts.
For a time, his area was filled with fist prints, raining down on the rapidly approaching demonic beasts like a storm.
Then, these demonic beasts, renowned for their defense, were instantly pulverized and vanished into the mortal world.
The inner disciples watching from a distance widened their eyes.
The improvement Zhang Ergou had made after breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage was terrifying.
While he was powerful as a Golden Core cultivator, even with his full might, he wouldn't have caused such great damage to a group of demonic beasts.
Now, these inner disciples had a completely new understanding of Zhang Ergou's strength.
And those disciples of the Misty Sect who had had previous grievances with Zhang Ergou,
led by Jiang Tian, Zhuge Wen, and others, their faces turned pale, and they trembled.
They all worried that Zhang Ergou would seek trouble with them after repelling the demonic beasts.
At that time, they would have no power to resist. Even their masters would have to reconsider provoking such a young Nascent Soul cultivator.
It was likely that the sect would definitely side with Zhang Ergou.
...
Zhang Ergou, in the void, had no mood to care about what these disciples were thinking.
Facing the relentless stream of demonic beasts, they were endless. Even if he continuously swung his fists,
and the fist prints he unleashed could kill dozens of demonic beasts simultaneously in a short period,
the number of attacking demonic beasts was simply too great. As soon as the front beasts died, their corpses were crushed into a bloody pulp by the beasts charging from behind.
"Heh heh, since you all want to rush in like this, don't blame this young master for not being chivalrous."
Suddenly, Zhang Ergou smiled mysteriously, and something appeared in his hand.
As the object appeared in Zhang Ergou's palm, the surrounding temperature instantly dropped several degrees.
A chilling aura emanated from his palm.
"Haha, go, let these beasts taste what you're like."