Chapter 32

Three giant birds, having cultivated to the level of spirits, had bodies that could rival those of Asura warships. Their wings spread wide, casting shadows from above, and their sharp cries pierced the sky like arrows...

The reaction on the Asura warship was swift. The secondary cannons on both sides began to charge, and the main cannon emitted a dense, fiery red glow, causing the surrounding temperature to rise sharply.

However, the spirits' reaction was not slow either, and they were more agile compared to the Asura warship. The three giant birds spread their wings, and the energy in the world surged, forming terrifying hurricanes that turned into countless wind blades. Thousands of wind blades surrounded the Asura warship, like a giant meat grinder, cutting wildly and causing the warship's defensive barrier to ripple densely.

Fiery flames transformed into a massive fire dragon, charging straight at the Asura warship. Fierce lightning struck suddenly, with over a dozen lightning bolts, as thick as buckets, falling from the sky.

Faced with the combined attack of the three spirits, the Asura warship's defensive barrier twisted to the extreme, seemingly on the verge of breaking, making everyone tense and anxious.

Boom, boom, boom...

However, at this moment, the Asura warship's cannons also fired powerful spells in retaliation. Huge fireballs traced scorching arcs in the air. Despite their large size, the three giant birds were surprisingly agile and managed to dodge. Only one secondary cannon hit one of the birds, causing it to cry out in pain, blood to spill, and it was clearly severely injured, but it did not fall, still capable of fighting.

The main cannon missed and hit a nearby mountain, causing a violent explosion that blew the entire mountain top away, sending stone debris flying like a rain of stones. Seeing the power of the spell attack for the first time, Zhuge Xiang's eyes widened. This was a spell? It could blow away an entire mountain top?

The Asura warship and the three giant spirit birds engaged in a fierce battle in the air. Despite the high-speed movement of the Asura warship, it could not shake off the three spirits. The battle, which lasted only a few minutes, quickly reached a fever pitch. Under the attack of the three birds, the Asura warship's defensive barrier was finally broken, but the massive main cannon successfully killed two of the spirit birds.

"Great, only one is left. We can definitely kill it," Niu Geng said excitedly, seeing the bird hit by the huge fireball and fall. The other disciples were also filled with anticipation. With only one bird left, if they could kill it, the crisis would be over.

"Everyone, save yourselves. We have already informed the sect, and help will be here soon. What you need to do before then is to survive," the leader said solemnly to all the disciples. When asked why they didn't finish off the last spirit in one go, the answer left everyone in despair.

The Asura warship was not equipped for battle, so it carried few spirit stones. By now, they were almost depleted. Activating the last bit of energy, the final spell array on the Asura warship lit up, enveloping all the disciples in a bright glow. Immediately, everyone felt much lighter.

"Jump down quickly. This is a lightness spell prepared by the Asura warship to help disciples escape safely," the leader said, looking down at the ground. Fortunately, the high-speed movement had already driven the beasts far away. Jumping down now, there was still a chance.

Abandon the ship and escape? Even if they wouldn't die from the fall, they were deep in the endless mountains. Even a two-star beast could kill them. However, the leader remained cold, saying the Asura warship was prepared to go down with the last spirit. Those who didn't want to jump could stay...

Anxiety and fear filled everyone. Staying meant certain death, and jumping meant a slim chance of survival. After finally mastering qi and becoming formal disciples of the Asura Sect, many were panicked, some shouting, some cursing, some crying...

The leader watched the disciples' reactions coldly and then gave the order to ram the giant spirit bird, channeling all remaining energy into the propulsion system.

"Let's go," someone said, stepping forward and jumping off the Asura warship first. It was Lu Yuling. After she jumped, Hua Nongying followed.

"We should go too," Zhuge Xiang said to Niu Geng. The lightness spell was still in effect, so Zhuge Xiang and Niu Geng also jumped off the Asura warship. No one wanted such a crisis, but complaining was useless. The only thing they could do now was to survive.

People are like that; once the first person jumps, others follow. As Lu Yuling and Zhuge Xiang jumped, more disciples followed. Staying on the Asura warship meant certain death, but jumping offered a glimmer of hope...

More and more disciples jumped down. Out of the five thousand, most jumped, except for a few who refused to leave. With the lightness spell, the impact of landing was equivalent to jumping from a height of about three meters, which they could endure.

Boom...

A violent explosion echoed. Zhuge Xiang looked up to see the massive Asura warship, moving at terrifying speed, crashing into the spirit bird. The entire warship shattered, and the giant bird let out a惨叫, its flesh and blood flying everywhere, creating a rain of blood and debris in the sky...

"Let's go, the beasts are catching up," Zhuge Xiang said to Niu Geng, quickly turning his attention away.

Although the high-speed movement had driven the beasts far away, they were clearly chasing back. The leader was right; the only thing to do now was to survive until help arrived.

The two ran quickly in the direction of the sect headquarters. Eight thousand li was too far to run, but this direction was the closest to the sect, with the beasts chasing from behind.

The Asura warship and the last spirit bird had perished together. The sight of the hundred-zhang-long warship and the hundred-zhang-large bird shattering was indeed shocking, leaving many disciples stunned, momentarily forgetting to flee. However, a few quick-witted individuals, like Zhuge Xiang, immediately ran away.

With countless beasts in pursuit, sometimes running faster than others was enough. Those behind would naturally slow the beasts down.

Qi infused their feet, Zhuge Xiang and Niu Geng ran for their lives. The scene of five thousand people fleeing was quite spectacular. Zhuge Xiang and Niu Geng had only one thought: escape, escape as fast as possible, at least faster than others...

After only about half an hour of fleeing, they could hear distant screams and roars, indicating that the beasts had caught up with the last group of disciples...

"Zhuge Xiang, I can't go on. My qi is almost depleted. Let's find a place to hide," Niu Geng panted, clearly exhausted from the half-hour sprint, both physically and in terms of qi.

Zhuge Xiang was also breathing heavily, with his qi nearly 80% depleted. Standing on a small hill in the endless mountains, he carefully surveyed the area and pointed to a forest about ten li away. "Let's escape to that forest and find a place to rest."

After the battle with Lu Yuling, Zhuge Xiang had used almost all his resources. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out two qi recovery pills, which he had obtained during a previous trial and had never used. It seemed they would come in handy today.

Each of the two qi recovery pills could restore 100 MP. After Zhuge Xiang and Niu Geng each took one, they could feel their qi recovering rapidly. They gritted their teeth and ran towards the forest...

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