When Daoist Qingde''s Sword Qi reached a limit in its circulation, he immediately redirected the Sword Qi back out!

    Below, a mid-stage orifice transforming Meat-Winged Monster was cackling sinisterly, surrounding two human race experts of the same realm; both were mid-stage orifice transforming elders, already very powerful. However, having sold themselves as slaves to the underworld, these creatures gained strength beyond their realm by utilizing the waters of the underworld.

    Thus, a mid-stage orifice transforming Meat-Winged Monster was equivalent to a late-stage orifice transforming master, thrashing the two human masters terribly. Both were elderly warriors from the Floating Immortal Sect, their hair white as snow, with vast combat experience. Unfortunately, their strength was still not enough, and one of the elders even had his arm torn off.

    "Die!"

    The Meat-Winged Monster laughed triumphantly, controlling the underworld creatures, and grabbed the two elders from the Floating Immortal Sect, intending to tear them apart.

    But just then, a powerful Sword Qi swept through the air!

    Whoosh!

    The head of the Meat-Winged Monster flew off, tracing an arc through the air, constantly rotating, with a smile still on its face, but a hint of shock appeared in its eyes, not understanding why its head had flown off.

    The underworld creatures, initially about to tear apart the elders, suddenly lost control and immediately turned their attention to the headless Meat-Winged Monster. To them, devouring the master that controlled them was clearly more tempting than tearing apart a human, so all the underworld creatures rushed toward the headless Meat-Winged Monster.

    The two elders from the Floating Immortal Sect, having narrowly escaped death, looked at the headless Meat-Winged Monster being revolted by the underworld creatures, feeling fortunate but also wondering who had saved them. Without hesitation, they immediately swung their swords and attacked the out-of-control underworld creatures, aiming to destroy them while they were fighting amongst themselves.

    Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

    In the skies above the Floating Immortal Isles, Daoist Qingde was using all his might to duel with a Heavenly Connection realm monster, while below, Xiang Beifei utilized the redirected Sword Qi that spilled out to strike at other Meat-Winged Monsters and Ghost Mustache of Remnant Visage.

    Daiost Qingde, a late-stage Heavenly Connection realm cultivator, was an extremely strong practitioner. Although the qi that spilled from him was ineffective against experts of the Heavenly Connection realm, it was lethal for Meat-Winged Monsters and Ghost Mustache of Remnant Visage in the orifice transforming realm and below! Especially those in the God Refining and Meridian Opening stages of the Yi Tribe, merely getting grazed by a bit of Qingde''s leaked Sword Qi would obliterate them!

    As Qingde dealt with other Heavenly Connection realm adversaries of the Yi Tribe, Xiang Beifei recycled his leaked Sword Qi, precisely guiding and striking, immediately annihilating a large group of Meat-Winged Monsters and Ghost Mustache of Remnant Visage.

    The Wooden Kirin and Xiaohei also charged out, joining the battlefield.

    Erha, now stepping into the orifice transforming phase, had his strength greatly enhanced, wielding his large tail like a fly swatter in the air, with a series of slaps!

    With each slap precise, more flexible than the tentacles of Ghost Mustache of Remnant Visage.

    Since this wasn''t a mound, Xiaohei couldn''t use mound spirits to combat these creatures, but that didn''t stop Xiaohei from riding atop Erha''s head, barking encouragements.

    After barking twice, Xiaohei remembered his thick skin and flesh, not afraid of the corrosive underworld water, then boldly barked loudly, charging into the underworld waters to fight the underworld creatures.

    Bang! Bang! Bang!

    Inside the underworld waters, Xiaohei, like a wolf among sheep, a plague descending, made the normally ferocious underworld creatures inexplicably fear him. Xiaohei wildly bit at them in the waters, causing them to panic and become utterly disorganized.

    And with the underworld creatures in disarray, the strength of the Meat-Winged Monsters was greatly reduced. Meanwhile, the cultivators seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack!

    Crack! Crack!

    Many Meat-Winged Monsters were immediately slain by the cultivators!

    The Meat-Winged Monsters relied on the netherworld water''s enhancement to exhibit strength beyond their own realm, so they specifically targeted opponents within their realm, allowing them to outnumber and dominate. However, once the netherworld creatures lost control, their strength reverted, and they were essentially getting beaten up.

    As long as Xiaohei dived into the netherworld water controlled by any Meat-Winged Monster, the creatures in the water would go into disarray, leading to more and more Meat-Winged Monsters being taken down by the cultivators.

    Apart from the netherworld creatures, there were also several extremely troublesome Ghost Whiskers. With dense tentacles that just kept regenerating no matter how many were cut off, it''s tough to handle them. But fortunately, as the number of Meat-Winged Monsters sharply decreased, more cultivators became available to tackle the Ghost Whiskers.

    With Xiaohei''s covert operations against the netherworld creatures, Xiang Beifei focused all his energy on the Ghost Whiskers. Dealing with these tentacled beasts was his area of expertise, and he didn''t even need mound spirits, just overpowered them directly with Sword Qi!

    Bang! Bang! Bang!

    Another large batch of Ghost Whiskers was wiped out by Xiang Beifei, and the situation on the island gradually turned in his favor. Above, Daoist Qingde and the remaining Heavenly Connection Realm warriors of the Yi Tribe were fiercely battling. Although they had the upper hand, the Meat-Winged Monsters and Ghost Whiskers were resisting stubbornly like cockroaches.

    "Xiaohei, go help!" Xiang Beifei shouted.

    "Woof!"

    Xiaohei was busy biting off a netherworld monster''s nose in a pool of netherworld water, and the creature didn''t even dare to resist. Upon hearing the command, Xiaohei bit off the monster''s nose and leaped out, dashing towards the battlefield above.

    Nobody noticed a white little ghost head flashing across the sky, not even those Heavenly Connection Realm Meat-Winged Monsters and Ghost Whiskers. Daoist Qingde was locked in combat with waves of netherworld creatures. These creatures were formidable, and under the Meat-Winged Monsters'' command, they were not easily killed by Daoist Qingde.

    All the netherworld creatures had learned to cooperate; they fought closely together. Even if one was smashed to bits, another would immediately shield it.

    At that moment, Xiaohei bared his teeth as he emerged. The strong fluctuations of Spiritual Power in the air prevented Xiaohei from getting close. Xiang Beifei immediately directed the golden formations towards a Meat-Winged Monster. The Heavenly Connection Realm Meat-Winged Monster was clearly unafraid of these golden formations, forcibly smashing through the golden patterns with its own strength.

    But Xiaohei took advantage of the situation, leaping from the golden formation into the netherworld water and charging at those netherworld creatures. The netherworld monsters, originally fiercely surrounding Daoist Qingde, suddenly felt something amiss and turned their heads.

    "Woof!" Xiaohei let out a milky bark!

    The sound, though akin to a whining puppy, struck the netherworld monsters like a dull thunder, making them involuntarily shudder. Xiaohei pounced, frightening the netherworld monsters so much that they no longer cared about attacking Daoist Qingde and turned to flee.

    This sudden turn stunned the Meat-Winged Monsters controlling the netherworld creatures. They didn''t even understand what was happening or why their netherworld monsters were suddenly out of control. But Daoist Qingde didn''t give the Meat-Winged Monsters time to react. Seizing the moment he noticed the anomaly, he immediately took his chance with a sword strike, cleaving four Meat-Winged Monsters apart!

    With the Meat-Winged Monsters slain, the strength of the Heavenly Connection Realm Ghost Whiskers on the other side instantly diminished. They were no match for Daoist Qingde who, with his overwhelming strength, eradicated the remaining Ghost Whiskers in moments.

    All the Ghost Whiskers and Meat-Winged Monsters on the Floating Immortal Isles had been utterly annihilated. Yet, outside, countless more Meat-Winged Monsters and Ghost Whiskers were eagerly attacking, attempting to break through the defense of the eight Floating Immortal Isles. However, the islands'' formations, flickering with golden patterns, acted like a solid barrier keeping the dangers at bay.

    These formations protected the Floating Immortal Isles, the last refuge of the Hanxia Human Race.

    Xiang Beifei also breathed a sigh of relief, sitting down on a stone to rest, as the dispersed Sword Qi from earlier had exhausted him.

    However, it wasn''t long before Daoist Qingde had already landed in front of him, staring at him intently.