Tang Wan'er's shield had an enormous range, but it was at most just over three feet thick, making it as thin as a sheet of paper compared to the thousands of li range.
"Buzz!"
However, the moment the massive blood-red orb struck the shield, it instantly caved in. Long Chen was shocked, thinking Tang Wan'er couldn't withstand the attack and was about to strike.
However, just as Long Chen was about to strike, the rapidly caved shield suddenly tensed, and the massive blood-red orb was sent flying like a bullet.
"This ..."
Long Chen was both surprised and delighted when he saw this scene. Tang Wan'er's shield originally belonged to a shield formed from masculine energy.
And when the Heavenly Vein Dragon Qi was added, her shield instantly softened. The powerful pulling force absorbed the impact of the blood-colored orb, and it maintained a strange balance of power inside the orb, preventing it from exploding.
What amazed Long Chen most was that Tang Wan'er used her shield to deflect the orb, and the orb flew toward the first-grade Divine Emperor-level demon bird at even greater speed.
"Boom!"
With a thunderous explosion, the orb struck its chest hard. Its blood-red wings burst open, and blood energy soared skyward. Blood-colored light spots surged, and the first-grade Divine Emperor-level demon bird's chest was a mangled mess, flying backward.
"Sss!"
Seeing the first-rank Divine Emperor-level demon bird severely injured by his ultimate move, Yue Zifeng was the first to strike, slashing out with his sword.
"Duanlang"
Facing a first-rank Divine Emperor-level demonic bird, Yue Zifeng dared not hold back in the slightest. The sword energy tore through the sky like a bolt of lightning, slashing heavily at the demon bird's throat.
"Boom!"
With a loud explosion, the blood-red iron feathers burst forth. Yue Zifeng slashed open the throat of a first-grade Divine Emperor-level demon bird, blood splattering and staining the sky red.
What shocked Yue Zifeng was that the feathers of the first-grade Divine Emperor demon bird were as hard as iron and exceptionally flexible. His sword had actually lost most of its power to its feathers.
By the time it struck the flesh, the force had already started to disperse, so only a bloody hole was created, without forming a single line.
"Crescent Moon Shocking Slash"
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As Yue Zifeng struck out, Long Chen's dragon bones were filled with evil moon, black mist spreading everywhere. Following Yue Zifeng's strike, he struck precisely at the neck wound of the first-grade Divine Emperor demon bird.
"Boom!"
With a loud explosion, the sound of bones cracking rang out. Yue Zifeng tore through its skin with his sword, and Long Chen's blade struck its bones.
However, its bones were incredibly hard. Long Chen's strike only shattered the bones but failed to sever them directly.
"Wow, this is way too hard!"
Long Chen was shocked.
In fact, this time, their coordination was a mistake.
Whether it was Long Chen or Yue Zifeng, their attention had just been focused on Tang Wan'er.
They feared Tang Wan'er wouldn't be able to withstand this strike, so they had planned how to set up defenses. But unexpectedly, Tang Wan'er had severely injured the first-grade Divine Emperor-level demon bird with a single blow.
Yue Zifeng's sword strike was instinctively slashed. Originally, with his confidence, he believed this strike could definitely sever its neck, since it was already injured and its defense had greatly diminished.
Long Chen was also unprepared. Seeing Yue Zifeng make his move, he had no time to gather his strength. To seize the opportunity, he could only rely on the power of the Dragonbone Evil Moon to slash.
Seeing that the opponent's bones hadn't been shattered, Long Chen was filled with regret. If he had gathered his strength in advance and infused the power of the stars, he could have severed its head in one strike.
But opportunity is not to be missed; once lost, it doesn't come again. The two joined forces and failed to kill the first-rank Divine Emperor-level demonic bird. The beast let out a furious roar.
"Rumble rumble...
All the demon birds heard the command and charged toward them like blood-red meteors.
"Keep the formation intact, take care of each other, don't rush to kill, and proceed steadily." Long Chen shouted.
Although they had gone through so many trials and battles, the team was still too large to control, and even now, it was still somewhat chaotic.
If someone is greedy and reckless, it can easily cause a loose formation, which can easily lead to casualties.
In the past, Long Chen naturally didn't care whether these arrogant people lived or died. But now he knew that Tang Wan'er was the boat, and these people were the water. Their strength was Tang Wan'er's strength, so Long Chen naturally wanted them to survive.
Although Long Chen knew this was impossible, he could only try to minimize their deaths and maintain the team's cohesion and combat effectiveness.
Originally, some prodigies, relying on their formidable strength, developed a competitive spirit upon seeing such terrifying demonic birds, broke away from formation, and after Long Chen's shout, immediately obediently returned to the team to join the others in fighting these demonic birds.
"Boom boom boom...
Although the
demonic birds were terrifying, the prodigies of the Wind God Sea Pavilion were all super experts carefully selected. After several assaults, they realized that with everyone's combined effort, these demonic birds could not inflict fatal harm on them.
Only then did they realize how powerful the collective was, especially those extremely arrogant prodigies. Only then did they realize that unless they were as strong as Long Chen, Yue Zifeng, or Tang Wan'er, if they wanted to survive, they would obediently act together with the others.
"Boss, what tactics do you have?"
After Long Chen finished shouting, he stepped into the void and shot forward like a bolt of lightning. Yue Zifeng shouted anxiously.
He had already made a mistake once earlier; he absolutely could not afford to make another mistake. The strength of this first-rank Divine Emperor was in no way inferior to that of the evil Stone Spirit clan's second-rank Divine Emperor-level leader. Although severely injured, no one could guarantee whether it had a secret technique that could quickly heal or temporarily suppress its injuries.
"What tactics do you want? Just go for the dirty moves."
As Long Chen spoke, he had already charged in front of the first-grade Divine Emperor-level demon bird. The beast was still flipping over. Seeing Long Chen charging forward, it clawed fiercely at the void.
"Boom!"
A huge hole was forcibly pierced through the
void, yet Long Chen retracted the Dragonbone Evil Moon, his body like a startled swan, narrowly avoiding the strike.
"Long Chen, don't rush. We have enough strength to deal with it. Don't take risks." Tang Wan'er saw Long Chen charging straight over, seemingly ready for close combat with this massive creature, and couldn't help but cry out in surprise.
Because neither she nor Yue Zifeng was suited for close combat. If Long Chen fought him hand-to-hand, the two of them would be completely powerless, essentially facing him one-on-one, which would be far too dangerous.
"What kind of risk are you taking on? You already said you're using a dirty trick."
Long Chen shouted, and suddenly, a jet-black pill appeared in his palm. With a flick of his hand, dozens of pills shot out like lightning, landing on the wound on the demon bird's neck.
"Ss s..."
When the black pill touched the flesh, blue smoke immediately rose as the demon bird let out a heart-wrenching howl. The violent sound waves sent Long Chen flying.