I long to return home!

Upon witnessing this horrifying scene, Jiang Xiaodao was about to withdraw his divine sense when the Purple-Winged Thunder Eagle King severed the connection with his divine sense at an unimaginable speed.

Meanwhile, outside, Jiang Xiaodao's mind went blank, and he collapsed to his knees in agony, blood streaming from his eyes, which greatly frightened Mo Xiaohuan, who was standing nearby.

"Quickly, form the formation!" Jiang Xiaodao shouted in pain.

The sound echoed through the mountains, but it was too late. Just as the three Golden Core cultivators of the Jiang family received the instruction and prepared to cast the hand seals to activate the formation, the earth shook and a purple figure emerged from the ground. When they saw the figure clearly, one of the Jiang family's Golden Core cultivators, along with the mountain behind him, was cut in half at the waist in an instant. Before he even realized something was wrong, his upper body plummeted to the ground.

Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, the enormous purple creature revealed its true form.

Upon closer inspection, this Purple Winged Thunder Eagle was much larger than the previous Purple Winged Thunder Eagle King. Apart from the two fluttering tentacles on its head, its wings were covered in shimmering golden patterns, and bone spurs grew from its wings. Its terrifying aura made the Foundation Establishment cultivator almost unable to breathe.

The remaining two Golden Core cultivators from the Jiang family were somewhat fearful upon seeing their companion so easily cut in half at the waist, but they still pretended to be calm, listening to Jiang Xiaodao's words as they formed hand seals and manipulated the missing magic array.

Before long, the magic array was activated, and the golden rope that had previously bound the Purple Winged Thunder Eagle King stretched out again, binding the Purple Winged Thunder Eagle King out just like before.

But this time the outcome was different. The incomplete magic array could not trap him at all. His huge body spun around rapidly, and the powerful pulling force tore the mountain apart. After spinning around, he crashed into the two Golden Core cultivators.

boom!

Two loud explosions occurred simultaneously. Looking into the distance, dust billowed up from the mountains, which were dented from the impact. A cultivator with only the early stage of the Golden Core realm had half his body smashed, and blood flowed everywhere.

Those with strong cultivation in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm have relatively strong physical bodies. Although they appear healthy on the surface, their internal organs are completely shattered, and even the Golden Core that sustains their cultivation has cracked. Even if they are lucky enough to survive, they can forget about cultivating again in the future.

The Purple-Winged Thunder Eagle King looked down upon the earth, and Jiang Xiaodao and the others saw him as if they were mayflies seeing the blue sky. Perhaps because his cultivation was stuck at the bottleneck of the Golden Core stage, the weather suddenly changed, the biting cold wind howled, and even the snow fell more heavily. In no time, the entire Hundred Thousand Mountains turned into a white expanse, and as far as the eye could see, there was only white snow.

Looking at the Purple Winged Thunder Eagle King that died in front of Jiang Xiaodao, its huge body was cut open, its wings were stripped off, its core was taken out, and its bones and other parts of its body were disintegrated, leaving only a bare shell.

Unexpectedly, upon seeing this, the Purple-Winged Thunder Eagle King showed no anger. He spoke calmly and expressionlessly: "You have invaded my territory and killed my wife. Today, I will punish you by skinning you alive and removing your core, and by dismembering your bodies and breaking your bones." His words were like divine punishment, filling everyone with uncontrollable fear and causing them to forget their plans to flee.

Not long after he finished speaking, two golden ropes quickly wrapped around the massive body of the Purple Winged Thunder Eagle King. It turned out to be two Golden Core cultivators from the Jiang family who had been blasted into the mountains and were on the verge of death.

One of them was left with only a broken body, struggling to hold on with a single arm, while the other directly crushed his golden core, causing his cultivation to rapidly drop to the Foundation Establishment stage. He then poured all the spiritual power in his golden core onto the formation, hoping to delay the Purple Winged Thunder Eagle Emperor for even half a moment.

With a death wish, they shouted in unison, "Miss... run!!!"

But fate had other plans. This last-ditch counterattack was useless. The difference in their cultivation levels was too great. The Purple-Winged Thunder Eagle King only flapped its wings slightly before the golden rope broke completely, and the magic array was also destroyed by its claw.

At the same time, the purple beam of light emitted by the Purple Winged Thunder Eagle King gathered in his huge beak. The beam of light had already blasted down a mountain stretching for ten miles, completely blocking the retreat route of Jiang Xiaodao and the others. The two Golden Core cultivators were annihilated in this world-destroying beam of light.

Slightly better, Jiang Xiaodao stood up, clutching her head with one hand. Holding her broadsword, she looked at the Purple Winged Thunder Eagle King in the sky. She knew that with her spiritual power almost gone, she was no match for any attack.

Mo Xiaohuan, who was standing beside him, also noticed this. Considering everyone's current cultivation level and condition, facing the quasi-seventh-level Purple Winged Thunder Eagle King was undoubtedly like throwing an egg against a rock.

"We cultivators, what is there to fear in a battle! What is there to be afraid of in death!"

Suddenly a loud shout rang out, and everyone looked over to see Xu Tao standing tall, radiating a chilling aura, holding two swords and facing a powerful enemy without fear.

He asked himself a question between his brows. He had a great grudge to avenge and was unwilling to die, but... besides that, there were people he needed to protect.

Behind him, Mu Xiyao stood up, holding her sword with one hand, showing no fear in the face of danger. The sword intent emanating from the two began to merge, creating an aura no weaker than that of the mid-stage Golden Core cultivator. Combined with the inner strength of the "Snowfall" sword in Xu Tao's hand, this aura broke through to the late-stage Golden Core realm.

The survivors were also encouraged by this, and each of them brought out their most treasured weapons, their fighting spirit reaching its peak, ready to fight harder and harder and go all out.

"What a fine saying, 'We cultivators, what is there to fear in a battle! What is there to fear in death!' If you survive today, how about coming to my Jiang family to cultivate?" Jiang Xiaodao chuckled a few times and slowly walked forward. The flames around her ignited again, burning the snow at her feet.

As she took the final step, the hair at her temples turned white, and wrinkles appeared on her fair and smooth face. Conversely, the greatsword in her hand turned crimson, and her cultivation briefly reached the peak of the Golden Core stage.

"Let's kill this stinky bird first." Xu Tao pointed his sword at the Purple Winged Thunder Eagle King, and soon after, he, along with Mu Xiyao and Jiang Xiaodao, leaped into the air and attacked, engaging in fierce combat with it.

Looking at Jiang Xiaodao, who had temporarily boosted his cultivation by burning away his lifespan and foundation, Mo Xiaohuan felt reluctant but had no choice.

"Then, this young lady will go crazy for once too." With that, Mo Xiaohuan patted her storage bag, and a mechanical core glowing with an unusual light appeared in front of her chest.

As she gripped it tightly, the core of the mechanism split open, transforming into individual mechanisms that were assembled throughout her body, making her look exactly like a humanoid suit of armor.

The battle intensified, and amidst the falling snow, the cultivators and the Purple-Winged Thunder Eagle King fought a brutal war that shattered the heavens and earth, causing mountains to crumble and collapse...

In an inconspicuous corner, Huai Zhen protected Shen Lingjiao and Wu Nian, who were hiding there. Every time they stayed there, rocks would fall down.

Huai Zhen bent down and shielded Shen Lingjiao tightly with his body. To outsiders, he might seem selfish, as all the cultivators were fighting for a chance to survive, while they were hiding here, trying to eke out a living.

Even so, Huai Zhen believed that he would take good care of Shen Lingjiao. Whether it was due to his body's instincts or not, he did not care about other people's opinions at all. He only wanted to be selfish enough to protect the person he cared about.