The Nine-Headed Hydra was lifelike, like a living creature, with two sharp fangs in the snake's mouth resembling two sharp swords, appearing invincible. But when they bit into the giant wolf, they were obstructed by its surface protection, unable to pierce through its body.

In this way, our offensive threat to the giant wolf was not significant enough.

Lu Ye understood that it wasn't the array talisman's fault on our side, but rather the cultivators' lack of strength, making it difficult to unleash the full power of the array talisman. If the lineup were of the same standard, our performance would not be so poor.

He exerted his spirit force, fiercely pushing forward, only then did he feel the fangs of the snake head he was on piercing the giant wolf's protection, slowly penetrating inward.

But even this damage was obviously not enough.

The two giant creatures stalemated and struggled, neither retreating. The Eastern side dared not retreat, lest the giant wolf used its horn to unleash that fierce assault again, while the Western side had a certain advantage and no need to retreat.

The brief stalemate made everyone in the East aware of the unfavorable situation, as their respective spirit forces were rapidly draining towards the snake head where Zhang Chao was located, which was bitten by the wolf's mouth, consuming the most. In contrast, the other two snake heads, held by the wolf claws, needed less attention.

This stalemate was extremely detrimental to the East, because once the snake head where Zhang Chao was located couldn't hold on and was bitten off by the giant wolf, even if our array talisman wasn't broken, its power would be reduced, making the situation worse.

At that moment, the thick snake tail suddenly swept across from the air, slamming hard into the giant wolf's body. At the point of impact, light burst wildly, as if a protective array were being attacked, causing the giant wolf to stumble. The cultivators in the Southern Region were violently shaken within.

The snake tail that struck the giant wolf wound around it, clearly aiming to restrain the giant wolf.

If the East succeeded, it would be challenging for the South to escape.

The Southern side reacted quickly, immediately letting go of the three restrained snake heads once they realized the Eastern intention. The massive figure leaped forward, avoiding the snake tail's entanglement while the sharp claws plowed two deep cracks into the two snake heads they had grabbed.

Spirit light flickered at the cracks, swiftly mending with the Eastern nine's spirit force supply.

The giant wolf couldn't run far because the Nine-Headed Hydra, free from its bonds, turned around to chase. Hai Tang clearly didn't want to widen the distance, lest the other side used those long-range attack methods again.

Seeing it couldn't escape, the giant wolf simply turned around to engage in a fierce battle with the Nine-Headed Hydra.

Both sides bit and pounced, shattering meteors around, the grand battle making Ye Chaoqun, who was recovering in the distance, captivated.

Not to mention outsiders like Lu Ye experiencing such a scene for the first time, even the Dwarf Race was experiencing it for the first time.

The array talisman wasn't something casually deployed. Everyone here was activating the array talisman for the first time. Their only advantage over Lu Ye was a deeper understanding of the array talisman, but in terms of hands-on experience, they were essentially on the same starting line.

In this primal mutual slaughter, the eighteen individuals from both sides continuously acquainted themselves with the array talisman's might. With this familiarity, the initially somewhat stiff silhouettes of the Nine-Headed Hydra and the giant wolf gradually became agile.

Initially, the two giant creatures might have resembled marionettes with slightly rigid movements now and then, but at that moment, both creatures truly came to life. Every collision and battle seemed extremely perilous and earth-shattering.

At the snake head where Lu Ye was, he had already retrieved a large number of spirit jades, madly refining and devouring them, while a few more demonic pills from star beasts were tucked into his belly.

This kind of combat placed a heavy burden on the cultivators' spirit force, as every wound on the two giant beasts required spirit force consumption to repair.

In the realm of spirit force recovery, he certainly had a unique advantage.

But the situation remained less optimistic. After all, the Southern Region's overall strength was stronger, and their array talisman's power was greater. During mutual slaughter, the giant wolf could easily inflict damage on the Nine-Headed Hydra, while the Nine-Headed Hydra struggled to defend effectively.

Hai Tang had long realized this and had been attempting to bind the giant wolf, yet without success.

If this continued, the East would inevitably be defeated, as in terms of consumption, the East was at a disadvantage. Even if Lu Ye frantically refined spirit jade for replenishment, it couldn't compensate.

Once the Eastern array talisman was broken, facing such a fierce and terrifying giant wolf, they would only face slaughter, leaving no chance to preserve their side's Spirit Orb in the camp.

Everyone in the East saw this, anxious but powerless.

Lu Ye was also contemplating a strategy to break the deadlock, but over and over, no good method seemed apparent. In this kind of battle, individual advantages hardly affected the situation. The South deploying array talismans forced the East to respond similarly, truly negating the space for him to leverage his abilities.

At the initial confrontation, the giant wolf paid special attention to him, frequently biting at the snake head he controlled. But after realizing even the Lu Ye-controlled snake head posed limited threat, it no longer cared. The giant wolf opened its mouth wide, biting whichever snake head was convenient, as there were so many choices, and biting any of them was the same.

In yet another clash, Lu Ye controlled his snake head to bite at the area near the giant wolf's neck. The opponent was currently attacking another snake head and ignored his attempt at biting...

His gaze swept over the two sinister fangs on the snake head he was in, causing Lu Ye to have an idea...

Spirit force surged, and the Divine Sharp Edge Spirit Runes were applied to the two fangs.

A single bite!

After a brief pause, the previously solid protection broke directly, and the two-zhang-long fangs stabbed fiercely into the giant wolf's neck, as easily as stabbing into tofu.

With another fierce tear, a large chunk was missing from the giant wolf's neck, with spirit light surging inside.

It's actually feasible!

Lu Ye's eyes lit up; he saw a turning point in the battle.

All along, he had been enhancing his Boulder Mountain Saber with the Divine Sharp Edge Spirit Runes, never considering enhancing anything else, until he accidentally glimpsed those two fangs...

If our attack isn't enough to break through their defense, then strengthen the attack. Divine Sharp Edge Spirit Runes are meant for this.

He realized that his flash of inspiration had found a way to break the stalemate. The cooperation of array talismans and spirit runes could yield unexpectedly miraculous effects.

While his attempt was successful, the people of the Southern Region were taken aback, because since the confrontation began, the giant wolf had never sustained such severe injuries, making them mistakenly believe that victory was assured for them and that the Eastern Region was bound to fail.

But with a large chunk missing from the giant wolf's neck, the spirit force of the nine from the Southern Region began to deplete drastically, leaving them in shock.

Their only advantage now was that the giant wolf's defense was strong enough, with their ability to wield the array talismans being greater than that of the Eastern Region. Without this advantage, how could they win against the Eastern Region?

Duan Xiuchen reacted quickly. Realizing the problem, he immediately focused again on covering Lu Ye's position, choosing not to attack the Nine-Headed Hydra in the subsequent engagements, rather than allowing Lu Ye another bite.

Being targeted like this made it difficult for Lu Ye to succeed, even if Hai Tang was fully cooperating with him, constantly creating opportunities for him to attack.

Between the bodies of the two giant beasts, Lu Ye caught sight of Duan Xiuchen's gaze fixed on him with an obvious determination to pin him down, making Lu Ye feel quite helpless.

Since he couldn't achieve success himself, he could only let others do it!

In other words, enhance the Divine Sharp Edge on another head's fangs!

In other circumstances, it would be hard for Lu Ye to achieve this. Constructing spirit runes requires the infusion of spirit force, and without direct contact, it's naturally impossible to construct spirit runes.

However, under the coverage of the array talismans, the nine acted as one, and Lu Ye's spirit force could flow to any part of the Nine-Headed Hydra, thus providing the opportunity to enhance the spirit runes on other fangs.

In the next engagement, Duan Xiuchen, just like before, focused his defense on Lu Ye but paid little attention to the attacks from other heads. Yet, in the next moment, his face changed dramatically.

Because among the other eight heads, one suddenly broke through their defense with ease, tearing off a part of the giant wolf's body, resulting in a massive loss of their spirit force!

He concentrated and noted the position of this head.

He thought that by continuing to target it, he could avoid the previous disadvantage, yet, in the following period, a collapse-inducing scene unfolded.

In every engagement, there would be a head from the Nine-Headed Hydra that could break through their defense, sometimes this one, sometimes another, and sometimes even two or three at the same time...

There was no pattern at all!

Duan Xiuchen racked his brains but couldn't comprehend why the Eastern Region's offensive suddenly became so fierce.

Logically, given the significant overall skill gap between them, the suppression from the array talisman's power alone should have left the Eastern Region helpless. The previous engagements proved this point, yet somehow the situation had suddenly turned around!

It all started when the head where Lu Ye was suddenly exerted force.

If this had nothing to do with Lu Ye, Duan Xiuchen wouldn't believe it under any circumstances.

It truly was unguardable; he thought that by contending with array talismans, he could erase all of Lu Ye's peculiarities and advantages, but he underestimated the situation.

Even the power of the array talisman, this human race ally that the Eastern Region called upon, actually had the ability to interfere!

The advantage of the Southern Region had vanished without a trace. Realizing this, Duan Xiuchen knew that to win, they would have to fight hard!

No need to deliberately target anyone because targeting was useless.

The Southern Region fully unleashed their strength, steering the giant wolf manifested by the array talismans to continuously collide and engage with the Nine-Headed Hydra.

The battle between the two giant beasts became particularly brutal at this moment, with new injuries constantly appearing on both bodies. Initially, the spirit force of the cultivators could still mend them, but as the injuries multiplied, the cultivators' spirit force couldn't keep up with the repairs.

From a distance, both giant beasts appeared scarred and battered, yet they fought on without rest.

It's a matter of who won't hold out first!