Chapter 949: The Roadblock Dog

“Retreat!”

Jiang Ruyi made an immediate decision, leading the Luoxian Pavilion disciples in a rapid withdrawal straight toward Wujifeng, the mountain they had come from.

“Hurry up!”

“Faster!” Song Yu and others urged.

Even though the group was far from the battle zone, the mere words “Sea Realm” carried overwhelming dread.

Everyone knew that before a Sea Realm adept, their entire group of River Realm cultivators were no different from ants.

The gap brought by a major realm—whether in physical strength, spiritual intensity, or divine art rank—was an insurmountable chasm!

“Hurry, hurry, hurry!”

“We made it back”—no one had ever imagined they would one day be relieved to return to Wujifeng.

Jiang Ruyi, calm and composed, gave another order: “Don’t stop—keep moving!”

You cannot hide from the Western Wasteland disciples or the Drought Sea disciples.

The Western Wasteland believers possess the divine art·Drifting Sand; the Drought Sea disciples possess the divine art·Floating Dust Realm.

Even if you bury yourself deep underground, they will sense you clearly.

Jiang Ruyi had no choice but to use Wujifeng’s terrain to lead the group in wide-scale relocation.

The battle between the two Sea Realm adepts lay to the northeast of the group, so the direction of Luoxian Pavilion’s retreat was easy to choose.

Yet barely had Jiang Ruyi spoken when several Shanwei disciples turned pale:

“Pavilion Master! Something’s happening!”

“South side, Pavilion Master, there’s something south!”

The Shanwei disciples reported at once; one Shanwei female disciple hadn’t even finished speaking when she suddenly screamed.

She stared at a massive stone pillar to the south—was that a dog?

The Evil Dog Clan!

Earlier, when Luoxian Pavilion had tried to leave this stretch of Wujifeng, the Shanwei believers had sensed signs of life to the south.

Precisely because of that, while moving eastward, they had deliberately veered far to the north.

Yet the creature lurking to the south turned out to be the Evil Dog Clan?

The Shanwei divine art·Mountain’s Will has a wide perception range; at River Rank, it can detect all living things in contact with the ground or buried beneath within a five-hundred-meter radius.

Luoxian Pavilion had moved as quickly as possible, yet these dogs—

Had they followed the scent?

“Boom boom boom!”

Thunder rumbled, neither too loud nor too soft, yet it seemed to freeze the group in place.

The thunder also pierced the Evil Dogs’ ears, driving the jet-black, slender dogs—each three and a half meters long—into a frenzy!

“Woof! Woof woof!”

The barking echoed, making Jiang Ruyi’s temples throb violently.

Even she, usually calm and composed, felt a surge of furious rage—she wanted to tear the annoying dog apart immediately.

Jiang Ruyi knew she had been provoked.

She made no effort to suppress it, swiftly hurling a Lightning Bind Talisman: “End this quickly!”

“Shhh~”

The Evil Dog instantly flickered away.

Almost simultaneously, another Lightning Bind Talisman detonated within the Jade Talisman Array surrounding Jiang Ruyi!

The River Rank·Jade Talisman Array consisted of eight white jade tablets.

That meant two sets of each of the four elemental jade talismans!

“Woo~ woo~”

Instantly, the Evil Dog’s whimpers came.

This kind of low-intelligence demon’s movement pattern was predictably easy to judge!

At this moment, Jiang Ruyi was no longer the weak believer she had been in the Evil Dog Village buffer zone years ago.

A sphere of lightning fifty meters in diameter erupted instantly around Jiang Ruyi.

The Jade Talisman disciples around her, wrapped in the Jade Talisman Array, were immune to all jade talismans of the same rank.

The Shanwei disciples and Western Wasteland disciples stood on the ground and were unaffected by lightning damage!

Thus, a world where only the Evil Dogs were hurt was achieved.

“Die.”

Jiang Ruyi’s eyes burned with fury; as she half-turned, a single word slipped from her lips.

Clearly, the Evil Dog’s provocation technique had worked.

Following the whimper, she turned—and with a flick of her jade hand, hurled Liangye Sword.

“Swoosh!”

Liangye Sword shot through the air; barely had the Shanwei believers reacted when the cold, sharp black ice blade pierced the Evil Dog’s skull.

Lightning controlled the body; divine weapon claimed the life!

Jiang Ruyi perfectly embodied what “born and dead in an instant” meant.

But before anyone could breathe easier, more barking erupted from the south.

“Crunch!”

“Woof! Woof woof!!” A row of canine teeth materialized midair and snapped shut violently.

The maddening barking made everyone’s nerves flare with rage!

The Evil Dogs were vicious and mindless, easily enraged by their opponents’ techniques—but they never turned on each other.

A sense of kinship, like a hidden trait, ensured their barks were always directed outward.

“Retreat—west. Hmm—”

Jiang Ruyi shouted the order, her inner fury boiling uncontrollably.

Her final deep, drawn-out grunt carried a terrifying authority and wrath as her eyes locked onto the flickering pack of Evil Dogs.

Neither the Jade Talismans nor the Western Wasteland had any mental defense techniques; the seven-person team was severely destabilized.

Over twenty Evil Dogs barked in unison, swiftly reducing the group to slaves of emotion.

“Ziziz~ ziz!”

“Crack!” White jade tablets flew out, lightning and fire exploding in sequence.

Song Yu launched a furious assault, screaming curses: “Fuck! Keep barking? Keep barking!!”

It was hard to imagine that a solemn, cold Jade Talisman disciple could change so drastically in moments.

Song Yu had always been “ruthless, few words”—when he spoke, it was usually to advise Jiang Ruyi, exuding the demeanor of a strategic general.

Now, he had become a screaming madman.

Of everyone present, only the Shanwei disciples remained unaffected.

Xiong Xiong’s face shifted constantly—should he flee while chaos reigned?

The Evil Dog Clan was extremely swift; this battle wouldn’t end soon, the commotion would grow louder, and it might draw powerful enemies!

Abandoning teammates seemed wise—but

Then what?

Return to your old life?

Hiding in a corner, barely surviving, waiting until one day you’re discovered and enslaved by powerful divine sect followers?

“Wang Xuyang! Take a team and drag people out! Everyone else, follow me—form ranks, kill the dogs, blast them dead fast!” Xiong Xiong gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and roared.

The former boss of Lieshan Gang chose a two-pronged approach.

“Huuu!!”

Yellow sand churned, rising into towering waves.

Gao Yunyan, enraged, gripped her divine weapon·Yellow Sand Axe, kicked off the terrifying desert, and charged forward, sand and all.

The commotion was indeed growing louder.

The sound of sand crashing, the sound of canine teeth biting.

Lightning crackled, fire waves exploded, and golden jade talismans faithfully protected their masters, chiming incessantly.

Without any calming techniques, the group was utterly “stuck” by the Evil Dog Clan!

“Huuu!!”

Suddenly, faint dust swirled, engulfing the battle zone.

“Boom boom boom!”

From the roiling clouds came a thunderous roar.

A bizarre scene appeared!

The Evil Dog Clan froze in unison above the battlefield.

In that exact instant, Shanwei believers clad in stone armor were hurled forward by their allies like cannonballs, smashing and shattering the Evil Dog Clan.

Lightning spread relentlessly; fire waves erupted and surged.

Lightning and fire combined, devouring one stunned Evil Dog after another.

“You Tianyao!” A withered roar, thunderous with rage, echoed across the heavens, “If I don’t kill you today, I’ll take your surname!!”

The dust thickened; the roar drew nearer rapidly.

"Fuck!" Xiong Xiong’s face turned ashen.

He sensed two intruders had entered the perception range of the Divine Law: Mountain’s Will.

Both parties were moving at a terrifying speed!

The one in front was buried deep underground, clearly with a precise target: to reach this chaotic battlefield.

The one lagging behind was sprinting across the surface.

The furious, roaring bellow came from this person.

A vast, invisible yet real pressure crushed down upon them all at once.

Sea Realm powerhouse?

A Sea Realm powerhouse brimming with murderous intent!

"Rattle-rattle"

After the thunder, the rain grew heavier.

Under nature’s punishment, the dust that should have grown denser in the heavens and earth instead grew thinner.

After all, the perception Divine Laws of the Western Desert devotees and the Drought Sea disciples manifested as dust.

Yet, though the dust was faint and thin, it was still sufficient to relay information to the caster.

"Kneel, all of you!"

An old man rushed forward, barking orders.

He wore a sandy-yellow robe, had short white hair, his face lined with wrinkles, and his slightly upturned eyes radiated an imposing aura.

Xiong Xiong and the others trembled with fear!

Before a Sea Realm powerhouse, who dared resist even slightly? They immediately knelt down.

Gao Yun’s expression changed abruptly!

She snapped fully awake.

On one hand, the vicious dog had been slain, no longer barking—her inner rage had been satisfied.

On the other hand, the old man’s voice was unbearably familiar!

Isn’t this Peng Laozhang of Tianhuang Mountain?

"Swoosh~ swoosh~"

On the battlefield, an odd phenomenon erupted!

From beneath the trembling, kneeling Shanwei disciples, several supple thorned vines shot out.

Drought Earth Divine Law: Sand Thorn Vines!

"Aah! Aaaah!"

"No, stop! Don’t—" cries erupted everywhere.

The thorned vines, formed of fine sand, flexible and supple, wrapped around several Shanwei disciples and hurled them violently backward.

"Get lost!"

Peng Laozhang gripped a massive axe, charging forward with terrifying momentum—showing not the slightest hint of retreat.

"Crack!!"

One Shanwei devotee clad in stone armor barely slipped past Peng Laozhang’s side.

The other two Shanwei devotees were cleaved apart directly by Peng Laozhang’s axe!

Stone armor, water-armor, and the formidable physical bodies of Jiang Realm powerhouses—all shattered!

Sea Grade: Shatter the Eight Directions—was that title earned by chance?

Some were terrified, some furious.

Others felt utter despair.

In this cruel Holy Spirit Mountain, who treated anyone as human?

The Drought Earth devotees fleeing underground had come here upon hearing the noise, likely hoping to profit from the chaos or escape amid the turmoil.

Coincidentally, after that thunderclap, the Dog Clan had all been slaughtered, and the battle situation quickly became clear.

Clear?

That wouldn’t do at all!

Deep underground, the Drought Earth devotee You Tianyao’s face darkened. Through the Floating Dust Sand Realm, he sensed the surface conditions, and his energy surged once more.

Instantly, the earth trembled, and yellow sand surged outward!

Drought Earth Divine Law: Drought Sea Torrent!

"You Tian... hmm?" Peng Laozhang sensed two imposing figures wielding axes. He immediately ordered, "You two—are you disciples of the Western Desert? Why are you hiding?!"

"Summon the Western Desert Divine Axe at once! Slash them hard!"

Peng Laozhang’s words broke off abruptly.

As he sped past, he caught a glimpse of a woman dodging behind a pillar.

Gao Yunyan?!

What was she holding?

Was that Guo Yi’s divine weapon—the Sand Axe?

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