Zhang Tianlong's face immediately darkened when he heard the busy tone from the communication.
He originally wanted to persuade Chu Chen to abandon the beheading operation, but the other party gave him no chance to speak. After leaving just a brief command, he promptly hung up the communication.
Watching the rapidly retreating beast horde, Zhang Tianlong couldn't afford to hesitate. He quickly commanded the Vermilion Bird Corps to flank the Star Beasts, slowing down their retreat.
After hanging up the communication, Chu Chen knew he had little time left. Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately had the three beasts use all their trump cards.
The three beasts exchanged a glance and, without any hesitation, unleashed all their trump cards.
The aura of the three beasts surged wildly, the murderous intent in their eyes seeming almost tangible.
Seeing this, Magic Shadow Beast's expression changed abruptly, and with a low growl, an Emperor-level Black Mist Beast whisked it away into the depths of the forest.
"Shadow Kill, don't let it escape," Chu Chen commanded coldly.
Upon hearing the command, Shadow Kill's figure flickered as it pursued.
At this moment, hundreds of attacks assailed Shadow Kill, blocking all routes forward.
Seeing this, Shadow Kill could only retreat, dodging this wave of attacks, only to face yet another round of assault.
Helplessly, Shadow Kill had to retreat once more.
Seeing this, Chu Chen commanded coldly, "Cage, Unyielding, create a path."
"Roar"
Cage emitted a resounding dragon's roar, and the power of four elements quickly converged on it, forming an immense four-colored tsunami in the blink of an eye.
The beast horde, upon seeing this, gathered elemental power to defend against it.
At this moment, Unyielding made its move, flickering into the space.
Just as the beast horde was secretly vigilant, a dragon's claw suddenly appeared above them, carrying with it a rich power of space and descending swiftly onto them.
This strike was too sudden; the beast horde had no time to react.
The power of space locked the beast horde in place, and the newly gathered elemental power also dissipated instantly.
Despite controlling so many High-Rank Star Beasts, even Unyielding, with all its trump cards out, found it overwhelming, with its Star Power depleting at an astounding rate.
Cage dared not slacken, emitting another low roar, as the four-colored tsunami bore down on the beast horde with astonishing might.
The beast horde fell into despair, struggling desperately, but the binding power of space was overwhelming; no matter how they struggled, it was all in vain.
Finally, just as the four-colored tsunami was about to fall, the space power binding them quietly vanished.
There was no longer time to flee; they could only gather a small amount of elemental power to defend.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
The terrifying rumbling resounded continuously, and the elemental power gathered by the beast horde crumbled inch by inch under the impact of the four-colored tsunami.
Seeing this, Chu Chen commanded in a deep voice, "If not now, when?"
As Chu Chen's words fell, Shadow Kill transformed into a dark shadow and instantly vanished, darting past the beast horde to pursue the fleeing Magic Shadow Beast.
Just as Shadow Kill disappeared, the four-colored tsunami plummeted down.
The mournful roars of the beasts echoed through the entire forest, waves of terrified energy spread outward, uprooting hundred-foot high trees, sending dust skyward as if a sandstorm had surged through.
Moments later, as the dust gradually settled, a purgatory-like scene unfolded before Chu Chen's eyes.
Star Beasts below Emperor Level turned into pools of blood, early-stage Emperor Level Star Beasts suffered severe injuries, and mid-stage Emperor Level Star Beasts were also injured, their strength diminished by at least half.
The power of this strike was indeed terrifying, but the two beasts were not without cost, as they panted heavily, their aura noticeably weakened.
Chu Chen dared not linger, hurriedly recalling Cage into his Soul Sea, and then leaped onto Unyielding's back.
Unyielding mustered its remaining Star Power and promptly disappeared into space.
At the moment Unyielding departed, the beast horde returned.
Looking at the scene before them, their eyes were filled with terror.
"Roar"
A mid-stage Emperor Level Star Beast let out an angry roar, rousing the beast horde from their shock.
Hastily, they gathered the injured Emperor-level Star Beasts and fled into the distance.
By now, Shadow Kill had chased the Black Mist Beast deep into the forest.
Many Star Beasts were resting here, including several High-Rank Star Beasts.
The Black Mist Beast was naturally swift, and possessing a talent for boosting speed, its pace matched Shadow Kill's.
Catching up was no easy task for Shadow Kill.
"Roar"
Sharp roars echoed, and the Star Beasts rose to charge at Shadow Kill.
Seeing this, Shadow Kill's blade arms swung repeatedly, striking down the obstructing Star Beasts one by one.
Though these Star Beasts posed no threat, their goal was accomplished.
Shadow Kill's pursuit slowed significantly.
As Shadow Kill ventured deeper, the number of Star Beasts increased, and their strength grew.
It was clear that if Magic Shadow Beast couldn't be dealt with swiftly, Shadow Kill faced three options.
The first was to retreat immediately, but in the subsequent counterattack, the Alliance would fall into a war of attrition.
The second was to continue the pursuit, risking exhaustion to death.
The third was to take a gamble, using all its trump cards, but this would place it in grave peril.
After brief contemplation, Shadow Kill made a bold decision, unleashing all its trump cards. Its aura surged uncontrollably, breaking through to late-stage Emperor Level within mere breaths.
Its insect wings fluttered swiftly, and it shot out like an arrow.
The Black Mist Beast sensed the rushing sound from behind, its expression turning extremely grim.
Unfortunately, it lacked such terrifying trump cards; given the opponent's explosive speed, they'd be overtaken within a breath.
At this moment, Magic Shadow Beast let out a low growl, and the Black Mist Beast immediately halted.
Continuing to flee would lead to swifter death; better to stop and fight to the death.
Little did it know that this would only hasten their demise.
With all its trump cards unleashed, Shadow Kill's combat power more than doubled.
With a shrill cry, Shadow Kill activated its Dark Night Monarch talent, shrouding the clear sky in darkness.
Its aura surged once more, and with a flicker, Shadow Kill vanished.
Magic Shadow Beast, alarmed by this, deployed its Phantom, its figure blurred, instantly multiplying into five identical clones.
These clones were indistinguishable by appearance or aura, impossible to discern with the naked eye.
Seeing this, Black Mist Beast hastily employed a protective measure, transforming into an elusive black mist.
At this moment, a blade glow hundreds of feet long descended from the vault of the sky.
Magic Shadow Beast panicked, feeling locked by the terrifying blade glow, unable to escape despite frantic attempts.
As the blade glow fell, the two beasts perished instantly; they couldn't even put up a moment's resistance.
After delivering this strike, Shadow Kill's aura rapidly diminished.
Meanwhile, the Star Beasts attracted by the sounds of battle began rushing toward the area.
Sensing their aura, Shadow Kill dared not linger, quickly flapping its insect wings and darting toward Chu Chen's location before the Star Beasts arrived.
