CHAPTER 1625: CHAPTER 1625: BEAST TIDE ASSAULT

"Little Mink, can you stir up some more trouble for the Taixuan Sect, and then rescue the Linghu Sisters amidst the chaos?"

Wu De, with his arm around the shoulder of the human-shaped Lightning Mink, coaxed with a chuckle, "You know Fang Bai’s character: you do him one favor, and he’ll repay you tenfold. If you can safely rescue his two little lovers, he’ll surely be grateful to you beyond measure and shower you with benefits!"

The Lightning Mink had followed Fang Bai for some time and knew that Fang Bai was mysterious and unfathomable, possessing many unparalleled secret techniques. If it could truly help him rescue the Linghu Sisters, there was a chance Fang Bai might teach it a few more skills. Upon hearing Wu De’s suggestion, the Lightning Mink couldn’t help but brighten its gaze.

Of all the secret techniques the Lightning Mink learned from Fang Bai, it was most adept not at formations, but at the Beast Taming Technique.

Fang Bai had once imparted the Beast Taming Scripture to the Lightning Mink. As a spirit beast, the Lightning Mink understood the habits of spirit beasts better than Fang Bai, and thus, after learning the Beast Taming Scripture, it could easily and freely control spirit beasts.

The Taixuan Sect had a Thunder Tribulation Realm expert stationed there, making it impossible to rescue the Linghu Sisters by force. Therefore, the Lightning Mink could only rely on the power of the spirit beasts to create turmoil in the Taixuan Sect.

Thus, in the dead of night, roars of spirit beasts echoed from the primordial forest near the Taixuan Sect. Thousands upon thousands of spirit beasts, as if gone mad, charged out of the primitive forest, racing towards the Taixuan Sect.

The spirit beasts moved with incredible speed. Before the disciples of the Taixuan Sect could organize an effective defense, thousands of spirit beasts had already broken through the sect’s mountain gate, storming into the grounds and wreaking havoc.

Among the nearly ten thousand spirit beasts, some flew in the sky, while others ran on the ground. Over a third of the spirit beasts possessed strength comparable to human Soul Severing Realm experts.

The dark swarm of spirit beasts poured in like a tide; they seemed crazed but moved in an orderly fashion. Some went to destroy the herb gardens, while others attacked the disciples of the Taixuan Sect.

The attack power and destructive force of the spirit beasts were extremely formidable. Their invasion plunged the entire Taixuan Sect into chaos, with screams of agony resounding incessantly in the air.

Many Taixuan Sect disciples, seeing the sudden appearance of large numbers of spirit beasts before them, could not understand what was happening and had no choice but to hastily resist.

However, the vast majority of the Taixuan Sect disciples were below the Soul Severing Realm, no match for the spirit beasts.

Within just a few short breaths of the spirit beasts’ entry, hundreds of Taixuan Sect disciples were either dead or injured, causing rivers of blood to flow.

The Taixuan Sect Master Duan Yi, who was in secluded cultivation, was startled awake the moment the spirit beasts broke in. He rushed out of the great hall, suspending himself in mid-air, sweeping his gaze, which flashed like brilliant lightning, across the scene below. He witnessed the increasingly tragic fate of more Taixuan Sect disciples falling under the frenzied attack of the spirit beasts.

The Taixuan Sect’s four elders and eight stewards also rushed out from their respective halls to stand by Duan Yi’s side.

"These beasts usually stay in the primordial forest, not interfering with us. Why have they gone mad and launched an attack on us today?"

One of the Taixuan Sect elders, looking puzzled, spoke to Duan Yi.

Duan Yi, with ears perked up, listened carefully and then frowned as he addressed the senior members of the Taixuan Sect present, "Have you heard the howling? These maddened spirit beasts are being controlled by it."

With his words, the senior members of the Taixuan Sect present all turned their ears to listen intently, and sure enough, they vaguely heard urgent, sharp howling coming from the distant mountain ranges.

"I’ll go see who dares not show themselves openly but does such despicable things in the dark!"

With these words, a Taixuan Sect elder summoned his spiritual artifact, transformed into a stream of light, and flew towards the source of the howling.

"To be safe, I’ll go too!"

Another elder followed suit.

Watching as more disciples of the sect fell into pools of blood, Duan Yi suppressed the fury in his chest and said in a deep voice, "The two elders and eight stewards, lead the direct disciples and core disciples to assist various disciples in killing and driving away the spirit beasts. I’ll stay here to coordinate and command..."

The two elders and eight stewards on site took their leave one after another, leaving Duan Yi alone to continue planning the response.

Seconds later, just as the Taixuan Sect was thrown into utter chaos, a handsome young man wearing the robes of an external courtyard disciple of the Taixuan Sect quietly infiltrated the sect, cautiously approaching the Sect Master Hall.

That handsome young man was, of course, the Lightning Mink. It had controlled the spirit beasts with its howling from the mountains and left before the two Taixuan Sect elders arrived. Taking advantage of the night and the chaos, and relying on its incredibly fast movement technique, it stealthily entered the Taixuan Sect, killed an external courtyard disciple of the sect, and donned his clothing.

"That old guy is a Soul Severing Perfection expert, I can’t handle him. This is tricky!"

With a hundred yards left to the Sect Master Hall, the Lightning Mink stopped, not daring to go further, fearing that Duan Yi might see through its disguise.

Fortunately, Duan Yi was preoccupied with other matters and had no time to pay attention to this disciple wearing the external courtyard’s garb.

"They are inside the great hall, but there’s no chance to make a move!"

Having sensed the presence of the Linghu Sisters inside the Sect Master Hall, the Lightning Mink circled around the hall, not daring to force its way inside, scratching its ears and cheeks in anxiety.

All around the Sect Master Hall, the Taixuan Sect disciples were giving their all to defend against the spirit beasts, except for the Lightning Mink, which had no spirit beasts approaching it. Over time, Duan Yi, floating in the air, finally sensed something was off.

Even though the Lightning Mink could conceal its own aura, Duan Yi focused his gaze, carefully sensing, and still detected a faint trace of spirit beast aura from it.

"A spirit beast rivaling a human Soul Severing Realm expert... What’s it doing here? Judging by its sneaky demeanor, could it be after the two women in the hall? Is this unexpected beast tide related to it?"

Locking his gaze on the Lightning Mink, Duan Yi swiftly decided to first capture this infiltrating transformed spirit beast and then assess the situation.

"Not good!"

The Lightning Mink, sensitive and alert, realized that Duan Yi had locked onto it and sensed impending danger. Refusing to linger, it immediately transformed into its beast form and dashed into the area with the most spirit beasts nearby.

"Run!"

Controlling the dozens of spirit beasts around it, the Lightning Mink led them all in a charge towards the mountain gate of the Taixuan Sect.

"Beast, where do you think you’re going!"

Seeing the Lightning Mink attempting to flee, Duan Yi became even more certain that this beast tide was the doing of this spirit beast and was determined to capture it to get to the bottom of it.

The Lightning Mink fled on the ground, while Duan Yi pursued it from the air, and in the blink of an eye they were at the mountain gate of the Taixuan Sect.

At the mountain gate, the battle between the spirit beasts and the Taixuan Sect disciples was the fiercest, with the greatest number of participants. The plaza outside the mountain gate, spanning several miles in radius, was teeming with thousands of spirit beasts and thousands of Taixuan Sect disciples.

The Lightning Mink, moving like lightning, trailed a streak of silver light as it plunged into the midst of the thousand spirit beasts.