Chapter 5793
Lie Tian’s face was ashen; he knew he had to stabilize the situation as quickly as possible.
“All elders, follow me to suppress the rebellion! Shi Yan, Ying Wu, you take a team of elites to protect the cubs and important scriptures, and be ready to evacuate at any time!”
The order had barely been given when suddenly, several crucial array nodes in the core area simultaneously exploded violently!
Clearly, there had been an inside agent sabotaging them beforehand. The light of the mountain-protecting array dimmed instantly, leaving the entire core area of the Myriad Beasts Sect wide open!
“Not good!”
Lie Tian’s heart sank to the bottom.
At the same time, more shouts of battle came from all directions.
The rebellion of the Fusion Beast Clan had obviously been planned for a long time; not only in the core area, but also in some outer strongholds, they launched attacks simultaneously.
Many originally neutral mixed-blood beastmen, or those dissatisfied with the status quo, and even a few pure-blooded beastmen who had been bewitched, joined the rebellion.
The Myriad Beasts Sect instantly descended into complete internal chaos!
“Sect Master! The array has been broken, the rebels are powerful, and they have external assistance; we are surrounded!”
A blood-covered steward rushed in to report.
Lie Tian watched as his sect was engulfed in flames and chaos, his heart aching.
He saw Zheng Gu fighting frantically, saw familiar disciples falling in the infighting, and saw the sinister, triumphant smiles of the Demonic Sect’s spies…
He knew the tide had turned. Continuing the fight would mean the end of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect’s lineage.
“Order… all disciples loyal to the sect, retreat deeper into the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountains! Break into smaller groups, preserve your strength!”
Lie Tian practically gritted his teeth as he issued this humiliating command.
“Sect Master!” the elders cried out in anguish.
“Execute the order!”
Lie Tian roared, transforming into a majestic silver giant wolf, howling to the sky, his voice filled with endless sorrow and determination. “All clansmen, break through with me!”
He personally covered the rear, his wolf claws unleashing a shower of silver blades, temporarily repelling Zheng Gu and several Demonic Sect experts’ attacks, buying time for the retreating group.
Tears welled in Shi Yan and Ying Wu’s eyes, but they knew this was not the time to act rashly.
Shi Yan shouldered a storage bag containing important sect texts and resources, while Ying Wu protected a group of panicked cubs, leading a group of core disciples along a pre-planned secret route to force their way out.
The battle was exceptionally fierce.
The rebel army and the Demonic Sect’s spies pursued relentlessly.
To cover Lie Tian’s retreat, Elder Xiong Tuo burned his life essence, unleashing earth-shattering power to block Zheng Gu and the others’ path.
Finally, with a roar of unwillingness, he was surrounded and attacked by several experts, dying from exhaustion as his massive bear body crashed to the ground.
“Elder Xiong!”
Shi Yan and Ying Wu felt the familiar aura fading behind them, their hearts aching, but they dared not turn back, only accelerating their escape with endless grief and indignation.
Lie Tian fought and retreated, his body covered in countless wounds, his silver fur stained red with blood.
With his familiarity with the terrain and the formidable strength of a late-stage Celestial Immortal, he finally escaped his pursuers and fled into the vast, perilous depths of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range’s primeval forest.
After several days of escape and regrouping, Lie Tian, Shi Yan, Ying Wu, and some surviving elders and disciples gradually converged at several designated hidden locations.
A headcount revealed that the once-thriving Ten Thousand Beasts Sect now possessed less than 30% of its core strength, most of whom were wounded and morale was low.
They hid in an extremely secluded valley, surrounded by concealment formations.
Lie Tian transformed back into human form, his face pale, his injuries severe, his eyes filled with exhaustion and pain.
The sect’s foundation had been destroyed, countless disciples and elders had perished—a devastating blow to him.
“Sect Master, take care of yourself,” Shi Yan said solemnly, handing him a healing herb.
Ying Wu silently tended to Lie Tian’s wounds, her eyes reddening.
“Have you found out? Why did the Fusion Beast Clan suddenly rebel? And those who helped them…” Lie Tian asked in a hoarse voice.