Possessed by my father, I was reborn and became the supreme ruler.

Seeing Ye Yunjian rush towards Ziling without regard for his own safety, Lin Yao bit her lip and swung her staff even faster, unleashing a barrage of ice spikes that cleared a path for Ye Yunjian. Ye Yunjian's sword flashed, and the small fire demon beast was cleaved in two, black blood spurting out and splattering all over him.

He didn't even bother to wipe it off, grabbed Ziling's arm, and asked anxiously, "How are you? Are you badly hurt?"

Zi Ling's face was as pale as paper, her lips trembling slightly, but she forced herself to say through the pain, "I'm fine..."

"Don't speak!" Ye Yunjian quickly tore off a piece of his clothes and used it to bandage Zi Ling's wound.

His fingers touched Zi Ling's warm skin, and he felt her body trembling, which made him even more anxious.

Just then, a soft sigh echoed in the cave, "Alas, it seems I have no choice but to take action..."

Master Xuanfeng stroked his beard, and a dazzling light emanated from their hands, instantly forming a huge light shield above everyone's heads, enveloping them all.

Runes flowed across the light shield, radiating a sacred glow.

The small fire demons that crashed into the light shield were as if they had hit a solid iron wall, and were all shattered into puddles of foul-smelling black blood.

However, there were simply too many small beasts, surging forward one after another, their crashing against the light shield sounding like a dense drumbeat, sending chills down one's spine.

Although the defensive spells cast by Master Xuanfeng and Fairy Qingyu were incredibly powerful, they were constantly consuming their true essence.

The light from the protective shield began to dim, and fine beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.

Just when everyone was feeling hopeless, Nie Hanshan suddenly burst into laughter. His laughter was bold and hearty, which seemed particularly abrupt in the tense atmosphere.

"Haha, I was prepared!" He took out a small black porcelain bottle from his storage bag, uncorked it, and a strange fragrance instantly filled the air.

With a wave of his hand, he scattered the powder from the bottle, which, like a black mist, enveloped the surrounding small beasts.

Those small fire demon beasts that came into contact with the powder were instantly frozen in place, their movements halted, and then they all collapsed to the ground with dull thuds, their black bodies emitting wisps of white smoke.

A burnt smell permeated the air.

Seeing this, hope was immediately rekindled in everyone's hearts.

Gu Ling jumped up excitedly, "Brother Hanshan, you're amazing! What kind of treasure is this?"

Nie Hanshan scratched the back of his head and grinned, "Hehe, this is something I obtained by chance, and it's extremely effective against this kind of poison!"

Ye Yunjian looked at the small beasts lying on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief.

He wiped the black blood off the sword, and a hint of admiration appeared in his eyes as he looked at Nie Hanshan.

However, just when everyone thought the crisis was over, a deafening roar, like a thunderclap, resounded in the cave.

The sound was filled with anger and resentment, even carrying a hint of madness, causing the entire cave to tremble and rocks to fall down in a flurry.

Everyone's faces turned pale instantly, and the hope that had just risen burst like a bubble.

They knew that the real crisis had only just begun.

Immediately following, heavy footsteps, like the drumbeats of death, pounded on everyone's hearts.

A dark mass, like a locust swarm passing through, blotting out the sky and the sun.

Countless small fire demon beasts spewed from the giant beast's mouth, carrying a nauseating stench, and surged towards the crowd like a tide.

They resemble hunting dogs, but have fleshy wings and are covered with hard, black scales that shimmer with a metallic sheen.

His scarlet eyes were filled with a bloodthirsty glint.

"Back to back! Form a circle!" Ye Yunjian shouted, and took the lead in swinging his sword to slash at the small beast that pounced on him.

With a flash of sword light, several small beasts were cut in half at the waist, black blood splattering out and making a sizzling, corrosive sound, filling the air with a suffocating stench.

The crowd quickly formed a circle, back to back, watching their surroundings warily.

Gu Ling turned pale with fright, tightly closed his eyes, and muttered to himself, "It's over, it's over, I'm doomed..." His trembling voice added to the atmosphere of despair.

Lin Yao frowned, brandishing her staff, and shot out ice spikes that froze the approaching beasts into ice sculptures.

Nie Hanshan wielded a huge battle axe, and the violent gale tore the small beast to pieces.

Fairy Qingyu and Ziling also used their respective methods to resist the little beast's attack.

Ye Yunjian's swordsmanship was extremely fierce, and each sword strike could kill several small beasts. However, there were simply too many of these small beasts to kill them all.

His swordsmanship was rendered ineffective under such a dense encirclement.

His brows furrowed, and he was extremely anxious. If this continued, he would eventually exhaust his true energy.

He looked around and saw that although everyone was fighting hard, they were gradually showing signs of fatigue.

Although these small beasts are not strong individually, they are numerous and fearless. Once you get entangled with them, the consequences are unimaginable.

"This won't do!" Ye Yunjian gritted his teeth, his eyes scanning the surroundings, trying to find a breakthrough.

Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, fixed on a certain direction. "Damn it..."

A small fire demon beast, slightly larger and faster than the other small beasts, took advantage of the gap in everyone's defense against the beast tide and silently circled around to the rear.

It seized the opportunity and pounced on Zi Ling.

Zi Ling was doing her best to defend against the frontal attack when, without paying attention, she felt a sharp pain in her arm and a foul, fishy smell wafted over.

Looking down, she saw that the slightly larger fire demon beast was biting her arm tightly, its sharp teeth deeply embedded in her flesh.

"Ah!" Zi Ling screamed in agony, her face turning deathly pale instantly.

The intense pain made it almost impossible for her to hold the sword. Blood flowed down her arm and dripped onto the ground, making a "drip-drip" sound that was particularly clear in the silent cave.

Everyone's hearts sank.

Zi Ling's cries pierced their eardrums and their hearts like sharp knives.

Upon hearing Zi Ling's cry, Ye Yunjian turned around abruptly and saw that Zi Ling's left arm was being tightly bitten by a small fire demon beast, and it was covered in blood.

His pupils suddenly contracted, his heart felt as if it were being squeezed tightly by an invisible hand, and a surge of anger rose from the bottom of his heart, burning away his reason.

Ignoring the attacks from the other small beasts, he flashed forward and rushed towards Zi Ling like an arrow released from a bow.

The longsword in his hand drew a sharp arc, carrying a chilling sword aura, heading straight for the small fire demon beast.

Seeing Ye Yunjian rush towards Ziling without regard for his own safety, Lin Yao bit her lip and swung her staff even faster, unleashing a barrage of ice spikes that cleared a path for Ye Yunjian.

"Brother Yunjian..." Ziling called out weakly, her voice filled with pain and fear.