The enemy numbers were too vast, and each was exceptionally powerful.
Lu Fei and Bai Xingyu could only fight while retreating.
These berserk Beast Tamers and their contracted beasts were like unfeeling machines; no matter how much damage they sustained, their instinct was to fight until their strength was depleted.
Ironhead repeatedly unleashed its skills, its broken sword already stained with dark blood. The continuous casting of skills drained its stamina rapidly.
Bai Xingyu commanded the Flame Beast and the Rock Giant to cast domain skills, their area-of-effect damage suppressing the approaching enemies. However, their power far surpassed the dark-attribute contracted beasts encountered on the fourth level.
Domain skills alone could not directly kill, at most, they could delay the advance.
Furthermore, domain skills themselves were extremely draining on mental energy, not to mention Bai Xingyu commanding two contracted beasts simultaneously.
"If this continues, we won't be able to hold on!"
Bai Xingyu's brow furrowed, his voice low.
On the altar not far away, in addition to the berserk contracted beasts, some soul-like entities had appeared.
Neither Lu Fei nor Bai Xingyu recognized these beings.
Most of these soul bodies resembled contracted beasts, giving off an extremely bizarre aura.
However, Lu Fei soon noticed that the blood on the altar was gradually decreasing as it condensed the mysterious soul bodies. This meant the blood was the key to the altar's continuous condensation of beast souls. Once the blood was gone, these soul bodies would naturally vanish.
Despite this, there was still a considerable amount of blood on the altar. At the current rate of consumption, it could condense several thousand beast souls. While they could withstand the attacks of these soul bodies, their strength would eventually wane.
The beast souls condensed by the blood on the altar were enough to wear them down until death.
"No matter what, I have to let the Stubborn Snake out for a war of attrition!"
Lu Fei roared.
The Stubborn Snake emerged from the Beast Taming Scroll. He hadn't commanded this creature in battle for a long time, mainly because it was too lazy and lacked combat power, only capable of basic blood replenishment.
But under the current circumstances, Lu Fei had no other choice.
However, he was somewhat conflicted. He had never truly summoned two contracted beasts for combat before. He wasn't sure if his current mental energy could handle it.
Lu Fei was uncertain of the depth of his mental energy, but he had to try.
The Stubborn Snake rolled out of the Beast Taming Scroll, plump and round. It tumbled a few times on the ground, injecting a spark of liveliness into the otherwise heavy atmosphere.
It seemed to be unaware of the gravity of the situation, looking around curiously.
"Stubborn Snake! Use [Divine Heal] on Ironhead!"
Hearing his master's roar, the Stubborn Snake, completely oblivious to what was happening, reluctantly cast the skill [Divine Heal]!
Ironhead, still fighting nearby, felt a surge of sacred energy flow into its body. The next moment, its stamina and spirit were miraculously replenished!
Ironhead roared!
It knew the Stubborn Snake had intervened!
With its buffs, Ironhead's confidence soared, and it unleashed its attacks with abandon.
"What... what is this?"
Bai Xingyu asked, his voice filled with disbelief.
"There's no time to explain now, we'll talk later."
"Stubborn Snake! Use [Divine Heal] on the Rock Giant and the Flame Beast!"
The [Divine Heal] skill was cast again, affecting the Rock Giant and the Flame Beast. While the level difference didn't completely repair the wear and tear on the two contracted beasts, it still provided a significant recovery.
The Rock Giant and the Flame Beast also let out earth-shattering roars and launched their offensive.
Then, another wave of fierce fighting ensued.
"What a pity. To deal with these things, if I had a Light-attribute contracted beast, it would be a simple matter!"
A voice echoed in Lu Fei's mind.
Lu Fei rejoiced.
"Hei Dan, can you drive them away again!"
Hei Dan shook its head.
"My abilities are limited. I already drove them away once on the seventh level. I can't muster that frightening deterrence anymore."
Lu Fei sighed with resignation.
Through his communication with Hei Dan, Lu Fei learned that the reason he and Bai Xingyu had ascended so smoothly from the seventh level was due to Hei Dan's influence.
It claimed to have used its trump cards to suppress these creatures.
Although Lu Fei didn't know what these trump cards were, as long as they could counter the enemies, they were good things.
At this moment, the Stubborn Snake, which had been aloof until now, began to chirp and squawk.
Lu Fei was puzzled. Why was this creature suddenly so active?
"Stop causing trouble, Stubborn Snake. It's dangerous here, protect yourself!"
Hearing Lu Fei's words, the Stubborn Snake looked a little wronged.
But it continued to chirp and squawk.
Lu Fei frowned.
He carefully examined the Stubborn Snake and then discovered that two small, fleshy wings had grown on its back at some point.
The wings were tiny, even shorter than Lu Fei's fingers.
But what if they continued to grow?
Lu Fei used the inquiry function of his [Unstable Evolution Talent].
The next moment, Lu Fei's expression changed drastically.
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Contracted Beast - [Unknown Snake]
Level - [lv50]
Attributes - [Light, Illusion, Wind]
Combat Power - [80]
Rarity - [???]
Skills - [Cute (Novice) - Proficiency (Master)] [Sudden Strike (Novice) - Proficiency (Master)] [Divine Heal (Exclusive) - Proficiency (Perfect)] [Divine Chant (Exclusive) - Proficiency (Beginner)]
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Lu Fei stared blankly at the skill panel.
"[Divine Chant]?"
"What skill is this?"
At the same time, the skill description sounded.
"[Divine Chant], exclusive skill of the Stubborn Snake. Skill Effect: The will of a god, unchallengeable!"
Looking at this almost arrogantly boastful description, Lu Fei was stunned. What did it mean, the will of a god, unchallengeable?
How presumptuous!