The battle was, in terms of numbers, a highly uneven one.
The human side had only a little over one hundred and sixty Ninth Tier powerhouses, while the alien beasts numbered more than three hundred.
More than double the human forces, making victory incredibly difficult.
However, the outcome of the fierce battle between both sides exceeded expectations.
The Great General of the Sky God Clan, wielding a broadsword wider than a door panel, his martial skills unleashed with grand sweeping movements, plunged into the beast horde as if no one could stop him, becoming an unstoppable force.
On the other side, Li Yuanba and the three liches, possessing top-tier Ninth Tier combat power, rampaged through the alien beast ranks, killing several Ninth Tier beasts in moments and wounding dozens more.
Furthermore, six Fire Crows formed the Fire Crow Array, transforming into a blazing sun and charging through the beast horde. Anything they touched was instantly incinerated, and a moment of carelessness meant oblivion, striking terror into the hearts of the alien beasts, causing them to flee at their sight.
Long Qinglan and the other four royal alien beasts' hearts sank.
"All noble alien beasts, unleash your ultimate techniques!"
The Flame Tiger, Ice Dog, Blood Wolf, and other clans heard the command and immediately unleashed their ultimate skills.
"Flame of Annihilation!"
"Moon Eater!"
"Blood God Embodiment!"
"..........."
Powerful skills were unleashed one after another, leaving the human forces in shock and disbelief.
Thus, the two sides entered a stalemate. You kill one of us, we kill two of you. The crushing victory the alien beasts had anticipated did not materialize, and they found themselves locked in a prolonged struggle.
Long Qinglan felt a growing anxiety. While they, the royal beasts, were indeed powerful, their opponents were equally formidable. With their current strength, a mutual destruction was the only likely outcome.
It glared hatefully at the supporting clans, thinking that without their considerable top-tier combatants, the human forces would have already been defeated!
At this moment, the Flame Tiger said, "Great Commander, in truth, our side holds the advantage in this battle. They are merely holding on by a thread. Once those humans on the ground are all dead, even if one or two of these Ninth Tier humans manage to escape, we will have considered the mission accomplished."
It gestured towards the ground. Long Qinglan observed the situation below and, with a slight smile, nodded.
Although the battle between the higher-tier combatants was at a stalemate, the fight on the ground saw the humans in a clear disadvantage.
Based on his estimations, it would take at most three hours for the human forces below to collapse in defeat.
Once the human forces routed, if these Ninth Tier human powerhouses did not retreat, they would be left to die.
After all, while Ninth Tier alien beasts were not easily defeated by those below Ninth Tier, a swarm of ants could still overwhelm an elephant. Under a siege, the human forces were bound to fall.
"Indeed, well said. The humans are destined to lose!"
"Don't let any of them escape. Hurry and kill them."
The Flame Tiger grinned, bowed slightly, and said, "Yes!"
Long Qinglan let out a triumphant roar and charged at a human.
However, he was quickly intercepted by Chi Yu, and the two engaged in a fierce battle.
Meanwhile, the Tamer faced off against the chieftain of the Three-tailed Fox.
This Three-tailed Fox was also an alien beast of noble lineage, possessing formidable magical power, like a mobile artillery platform, but its physical body was relatively fragile.
The Tamer, utilizing his two tamed beasts, fought the opponent to a standstill.
The Divine Monk clashed with the Vajra Eagle. Both were masters of body cultivation, their fists and talons meeting with a metallic clang.
The Flame Lord confronted the Flame Tiger's chieftain. He had previously killed a Flame Tiger, but that one was not the strongest of its kind.
Now, facing the most powerful Flame Tiger, a burning desire for battle ignited within him.
Last time, he had only managed to kill that Flame Tiger with Lin Yu's help. But this time, he was stronger and no longer feared the Flame Tiger.
"Human, you bear the scent of my kin. Did you kill my clan member?!"
The clan member it referred to was the Flame Tiger that Yan Jun had slain.
Upon seeing the enemy, words were unnecessary; they immediately attacked.
The Flame Tiger spat out three streams of flame, which merged together, unleashing the ultimate skill, Flame of Annihilation.
Upon seeing this, Yan Jun's hand flashed, and three streams of flame also appeared.
Seeing the three-colored flames, the Flame Tiger chieftain roared, "That is my clan's skill crystal, stolen by you, a low-class species! Human! I will surely kill you today!"
Flame of Annihilation!
It intended to show this human what true Flame of Annihilation was.
However, Yan Jun did not fuse the three flames together. Instead, he conjured another hand, and a common hearth fire appeared.
As soon as the orange hearth fire materialized, it calmed the three flames in his hand.
He tossed the hearth fire into the air, and then threw the three flames out as well.
"Fuse!"
"New Skill: Silent Hearth Fire!"
*Boom!*
The four flames merged violently.
The light blazed intensely, impossible to gaze upon directly.
The next moment, the light vanished.
The four flames disappeared, leaving behind only a dark yellow flame, as if on the verge of extinguishing at any moment.
He beck, and this flame flew into his hand.
Looking up, the Flame of Annihilation was approaching.
He looked down at the Silent Hearth Fire and chuckled softly, "It's up to you. Go!"
The Silent Hearth Fire flew out, meeting the Flame of Annihilation.
*Boom!*
The two collided.
With each deafening roar, black and yellow flames each claimed half the sky.
Initially, they were evenly matched, but soon the tide began to turn drastically.
"Impossible! You are clearly not a god, why do you possess such powerful faith!" The Flame Tiger stared in disbelief at the space above the hearth fire, where silhouettes of devout humans appeared.
Those human silhouettes clasped their hands together, heads bowed in prayer, as if bestowing blessings upon their god.
This was the power of faith, a power only mastered by deities. Yet, the human before it, not yet a god, had already grasped this power.
This scene was unbelievable.
"You... you have already obtained the ticket to godhood. While you are not exceptionally strong, you have comprehended the power of faith. Such a terrifying human!"
Indeed, Yan Jun's offensive power was not as great as Jian Ku's, nor as great as Chi Yu's, but he had obtained the ticket to the divine realm ahead of them.
It was equivalent to the gates of the divine realm being half-opened for him. As long as he continued to cultivate steadily, achieving godhood was almost a certainty.
However, on Blue Star, godhood was forbidden, and his power had not yet reached Blue Star's limit.
The limit should be Sword God, right?
He mused, lost in thought.
He looked up and pointed with a large hand, "Burn!"
The Flame of Annihilation was extinguished, and the Silent Hearth Fire surged towards the Flame Tiger.
*Boom!*
Under the Silent Hearth Fire, the Flame Tiger was instantly reduced to ashes.
The battle ended so abruptly that Yan Jun himself felt a sense of unreality.
The death of the Flame Tiger did not affect the battles of others.
Yan Jun turned his gaze towards another alien beast.
With a sweep of his large hand, the Silent Hearth Fire flew towards it.
Suddenly—
A sudden change occurred!
Powerful auras began to coalesce in the void.
"You have angered me. All of you shall die!"
Long Qinglan roared, a reverse scale held in its mouth. It spat a mouthful of blood onto the scale.
Instantly, the reverse scale blazed with light.
"It's the Reverse Scale of the Ancestor of the Flood Dragon! It is said the Ancestor of the Flood Dragon was close to godhood, but alas, failed to ascend and its lifespan ended!"
"The Great Commander has been pushed to this extent!"
"The humans are finished!"
"........"
From afar.
Lin Yu's clone, which had just arrived, was drawn by the surging beams of light.
"What is that? Such a dangerous aura!"
"Not good, this is an alien beast attack!"
"If this single attack lands, the consequences will be unimaginable. The previously evenly matched situation will be shattered in an instant."
"What should I do?"
He pondered.
Right, fusion! he thought.
The two thousand clones immediately began to merge.
Fusion skills had a limit, only a hundred could merge.
However, the strength of one hundred merged clones far surpassed Ninth Tier.
If they unleashed self-destruction, the alien beasts would surely fall into chaos!
The clones quickly completed their fusion.
Twenty colossal Black Tortoises appeared in the sky. Upon their appearance, they flew directly towards Long Qinglan.
Long Qinglan heard the commotion, glanced back with a look of confusion, and thought to itself with a strange curiosity, "When did reinforcements arrive? Whose subordinates are these Black Tortoises?"
"Hey, Black Tortoises, whose subordinates are you?" an alien beast shouted.
However, before their voices faded, the fused clones had already charged into the battlefield and surrounded Long Qinglan.
Although the other alien beasts found it peculiar, they did not interfere, as they were indeed Black Tortoises.
Suddenly—
Long Qinglan's alarm bells rang loudly, and its eyes widened.
"Not good!"
*Boom!*
The familiar sound of an explosion echoed!