404 Blood of the Ancestor Beasts (1/2)

”Wha-What is going on?” Asked one of the students with worry.

The young woman once again looked at her surroundings, then said, ”They took care of their half of charmed ones, then right as they were about to lend a hand to us, the other groups took advantage of their tiredness, in order to get rid of them for the rest of the event.”

”Damn it! Do we help them?” Asked the student who had spoken before, right after.

During this short exchange of words, Nilo and the other two groups had already exchanged blows at least twice, showing the students that this was a battle in which they had no right to meddle with. To reiterate this point in the minds of the students, were the slowly rising charmed ones, who were preparing to meet the smaller group of students in battle.

”Forget it. It's unlikely that Teacher and the others are observing us. We can't afford to be brainwashed by the charmed ones without him knowing.” Said the young woman before turning to look at the large group of injured cultivators, and adding, ”Do what the outcast's disciples are doing. Keep a defensive position, and as soon as a single person attacks, take him out in small groups.”

”Ha! To think that those brats would still be alive!” Said one of the large beasts after noticing the large number of cultivators that had appeared in the middle of the massive square.

”Stop getting distracted!” Said the Dragon before growling with anger. Ever since he had used his wing as a shield for the primate beast, he could not shake off the trembling feeling he felt on it. What was even more frustrating, however, was the fact that despite how long they fought, it did not seem that their few opponents would tire out at any moment.

Their production of immortal essence was abnormal, and their power, while inferior to that of a fully transformed beast, was still far beyond what a peak immortal cultivator should be. If that was not enough, their cooperation was so efficient, that one would mistake them for a single being with multiple bodies, making the difference between them and their opponents look like five connected gears, and a pile of random rocks.

The merchant's followers had inherited the powers of their leader, who could compel people into doing their bidding by ”purchasing” an intention. By paying them, they were able to interrupt their train of thoughts, and prevent them from carrying their strategies on to victory. Their contribution was one of the main reasons why the collaboration between Nilo's team had only led to a stalemate, instead of a victory.

Following the young woman's suggestion, the students spent the next two hours struggling to keep her companions in check. If not for their ability to understand their situation at an impressive speed, and find an optimal path to counter their enemies, they would have never been able to survive for so long.

However, after more than five hours, everyone was starting to feel the strain of the prolonged fighting. The attacks of the beasts were becoming less and less frequent, and the students and charmed ones were respectively relying on their organization and willpower to keep going. Even Nilo's team was struggling to keep up with the many small wounds they had gained during the hundred of exchanges.

It was now five in the morning, and the first lights of dawn were starting to shine from behind the few still standing buildings. Of the faces of the many participants was a wide range of emotions, amongst which the most common was worry.

From what the beasts and merchants had realized about Nilo and his team's abilities, the power they had been granted by the Outcast had something to do with battle prowess, as well as the speed of production of immortal essence, and while more injured, this had allowed them to obtain the upper hand.

Unsure when the event would start, or if hey would be granted enough time to recover to the peak of their powers, the beasts were starting to think that their plan had backfired, as at their level of cultivation, injuries were much less important than the lack of essence during a fight.

In this battle of attrition, they were on the losing end.

Left with no other choice, the three legendary beasts stepped forward, and took three small vials from within their spatial rings.

As soon as the other beasts saw these vials, they immediately gasped in shock. ”BROTHER! NO! You will end up hurting yourself!” Said the large gorilla to the Minotaur, who looked at him with a stern expression before turning to look back at Nilo and the others.

”We have to use it, or we might not have a chance to participate in the rest of the event,” said the young dragon before taking the cork off of the vial, and drinking the dark red colored liquid in it. ”We will try to take out as many as we can, while the effect lasts.” he then added, as the quilin and the minotaur followed in his steps.

The liquid that these three beasts had ingested, was the blood of their ancestors. The essence of a beast was much less personal than that of an immortal cultivator, as instead of containing a portion of their spirits and mind power, it contained the beastly instincts of their kind. So when this type of unique beast consumed the blood of a much older member of their kin, the essence contained in the blood would try to merge with the beast's essence.

To absorb the power was impossible, but the essence contained in the blood, once diluted with the beast's own essence, would remain in the body as a form of one-time-use power.

The very instant the blood touched the tongues of three beasts, its power flushed through their bodies, and began its violent reaction. Slowly, the bodies of the three beasts became visibly larger and more muscular, and the power that before was dwindling, was revived in a matter of moments, becoming even stronger than before.

It did not take long for Nilo to understand that things were not going to go well for them if they were forced to fight these three powerful beasts along with the other twelve cultivators, so he immediately began to formulate a new plan.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

Moments later, he turned to look at the students, and said, ”TIANNA! Have your people face off against the three merchants and the other beasts! We will take care of the other three!”

”What about them?” She asked while avoiding the attacks of two charmed ones.

Nilo did not respond to her, and instead turned to look at Fyro, and said, ”Take care of them.”

Fyro nodded in acknowledgment before disappearing, and reappearing in the middle of the stage, right where the battle between the students and the charmed ones was taking place.