Chapter 31: The Outer Hall Shows Its Might

At this moment, the advantage of the Inner Hall Disciples became clear. The weakest among the Inner Hall Disciples was at least at the First Level of Qi Refining Stage. It was important to know that only disciples at the Qi Refining Stage could release spells. As for those at the Houtian stage, no matter how many layers they had cultivated, even if they reached the peak of the Twelfth Level of Houtian, they could not release the slightest spell.

Therefore, when the Inner Hall Disciples reacted, they immediately released various spells, blocking most of the Monster Beasts, leaving only five for the Outer Hall Disciples.

At this time, Xu Ziyan had returned to the side of the Outer Hall Disciples. She did not want to show her strength in front of the Inner Hall Disciples, and besides, she was worried about those Outer Hall Disciples. She hoped that with her there, she could reduce their casualties.

Sure enough, after the remaining nine Outer Hall Disciples rushed toward the Monster Beasts, it became clear that they had never encountered Monster Beasts before. They were flustered, had no coordination with each other, and only knew to swing the swords in their hands wildly at the Monster Beasts.

What was even worse was that these New Disciples not only lacked coordination with each other but also had no sense of self-protection. The training they had received in their Clan was now completely gone, swept away by fervor. Xu Ziyan had just run over from a distance when she saw Xu Tieniu being slapped flying by a Monster Beast, his body hurtling toward her.

Xu Ziyan quickly reached out a hand to catch Xu Tieniu. She saw that a chunk of flesh had been torn from Xu Tieniu’s shoulder by the Monster Beast, leaving the entire shoulder bloody. The other New Disciples, seeing Xu Tieniu’s condition, were immediately frightened and became hesitant. They were no longer as aggressive as when they had charged forward; instead, they only focused on defense. As a result, they posed no threat to the Monster Beasts, allowing the five Monster Beasts to attack them freely. In an instant, they were completely at a disadvantage.

Seeing others getting injured, Xu Ziyan could no longer care for Xu Tieniu. She set him down and leaped toward Xu Li. At that moment, a Wind Wolf slapped away the sword in Xu Li’s hand, bared its ferocious teeth, and lunged for her throat. Xu Li’s sword had been completely knocked aside by the Wind Wolf’s claw, leaving her defenseless. As she watched the Wind Wolf’s gaping maw rapidly closing in, her heart turned cold, and she shut her eyes in despair.

Suddenly, a sharp, biting cold wind swept past Xu Li’s neck. A sword abruptly thrust out beside her neck, swift as lightning, and stabbed the Wind Wolf in the throat.

Xu Ziyan knew that Xu Li was not injured, and with the situation being critical, she did not bother with Xu Li, who still had her eyes closed. She pulled out her sword and leaped toward another Monster Beast, shouting loudly:

“Do not just defend, form the Formation!”

“Pfft—”

A spray of blood gushed from the Wind Wolf’s throat, splattering all over Xu Li’s face.

“Ah—”

Xu Li, confused, let out a scream. But the New Disciples who heard Xu Ziyan’s shout suddenly seemed to gain confidence, and their reactions quickened immediately. They swiftly formed the Formation and began to coordinate with each other.

Once the seven New Disciples coordinated, dealing with four Monster Beasts, they quickly gained the upper hand. When Xu Ziyan joined them, the four Monster Beasts were even less of a match. Soon, under Xu Ziyan’s leadership, they killed the four Monster Beasts. Staring at the four Monster Beasts lying on the ground, the seven New Disciples fell silent for a moment, then suddenly leapt for joy, cheering loudly.

By then, Xu Li, having realized she had escaped the shadow of death, ran over as well. And Xu Tieniu, true to his name “Iron Ox,” although his left shoulder was seriously injured, had managed a simple treatment and ran over too, joining in the celebration.

Xu Ziyan, however, did not celebrate with them. She turned her gaze toward the Inner Hall Disciples. The Inner Hall Disciples had only let five Monster Beasts through, while blocking over forty. Even though they were at the Qi Refining Stage, each of them had to deal with an average of more than four Monster Beasts, which was still a strenuous task.

Although they had killed a few Monster Beasts, they were heavily drained and gradually showed signs of weakening. Seeing this, Xu Ziyan immediately shouted to the New Disciples beside her:

“Form the Formation!”

Although the nine New Disciples did not understand why they needed to form the Formation when there were no Monster Beasts around, they obediently formed the Formation at once and looked at Xu Ziyan. Seeing the disciples quickly form the Formation, Xu Ziyan nodded in satisfaction, then turned and shouted toward the Inner Hall Disciples:

“Senior Brothers of the Inner Hall, release five more Monster Beasts over here.”

The Inner Hall Disciples had been fully focused on dealing with the Monster Beasts and did not know that the Outer Hall Disciples had already eliminated the five Monster Beasts. Hearing Xu Ziyan’s shout, they hurriedly looked back. When they saw that the Outer Hall Disciples had killed the five Monster Beasts so quickly, they were both surprised and greatly pleased. At that moment, they were feeling increasing pressure from the Monster Beasts. Seeing this, someone excitedly shouted:

“Outer Hall brothers, well done!”

“Our Outer Hall sisters are also well done!”

Xu Li shouted loudly toward the Inner Hall Disciples. Hearing this, the Inner Hall Disciples could not help but laugh heartily:

“That’s right! The sisters are even more well done!”

With the help of the Outer Hall Disciples, the Inner Hall Disciples felt much more at ease. The leading Inner Hall Disciple, Xu Jin, shouted loudly:

“Outer Hall brothers, be careful, we are releasing the Monster Beasts.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a gap immediately opened in the tightly defended formation of the Inner Hall Disciples, and five Monster Beasts charged out fiercely.

“Attack!”

Xu Ziyan shouted loudly. The Outer Hall Disciples moved at her command, leaping into action and quickly trapping the five Monster Beasts within the Formation. With the experience from their previous coordination in killing Monster Beasts, everyone was even more skilled this time. Moreover, there were nine people now, and Xu Ziyan joined from the start. Although Xu Ziyan controlled her Cultivation Level at the Eighth Layer of Houtian, her attacking power was far beyond what the Eighth Layer of Houtian could compare to. In just a short while, the five Monster Beasts were killed one after another.

This time, before Xu Ziyan could speak, Xu Li proudly shouted toward the Inner Hall Disciples:

“Senior Brothers of the Inner Hall, release five more Monster Beasts!”

The Inner Hall Disciples were startled upon hearing this, thinking, “It can’t be. The Outer Hall Disciples are so fierce, they’ve dealt with five Monster Beasts so quickly?” But when they looked back and saw the five Monster Beast corpses on the ground, they were even more shocked.

“Release!”

Xu Jin shouted loudly, and immediately five more Monster Beasts were let out. After closing the gap, Xu Jin yelled:

“Brothers of the Inner Hall, put more effort in, don’t let the Outer Hall brothers outshine us!”