Chapter 22: The Golden Strange Bat

As the slaughter progressed, batches of black strange bats died one after another, and the cultivators also breathed a sigh of relief. Although the situation was still dire, the pressure was no longer as great as at the beginning.

The fat-faced, big-eared, chubby youth 'Nine Hearts World God' changed expression drastically as he looked into the distance, sending a telepathic message urgently: "Be careful."

"Whoosh."

A tall, thin World God clad in black armor was in the midst of battle when a phantom appeared beside him out of thin air. The World God swung his battle axe.

"Clang."

"Crack."

In one exchange, the phantom instantly enveloped the World God's head, and with a crack, it bit it off. Only then did the other cultivators on the flying boat see clearly that what had bitten off his head was a golden strange bat. The golden strange bat's wings were spread, and its aura was fully released. The terrifying aura enveloped the entire flying boat. It opened its mouth again and swallowed the World God's entire divine body into its belly.

"It's a golden strange bat." All the cultivators' faces changed drastically.

The golden strange bat was a special creature of legend in the Dark Ocean, and also the most terrifying creature. Silver strange bats were comparable to existences beyond the peak of World Gods, while golden strange bats were comparable to existences at the 'One-Step Dao Lord' level. For some powerful Life and Death Dao Lords, they could easily kill a golden strange bat, and even the corpse of a golden strange bat was a treasure.

But for World-level cultivators, the golden strange bat was a nightmare. How many among World-level cultivators could leap a major realm and match a One-Step Dao Lord?

There were still ninety-eight cultivators present. Because one had died, the power of the formation's blessing had sharply decreased by thirty percent! These ninety-eight cultivators working together could still resist the golden strange bat, but the other silver strange bats and thousands of black strange bats were still attacking, tying up almost all the cultivators' strength.

"Everyone be careful, hold on first. Brother Nine Hearts, Brother Huanyi, join me in blocking the golden strange bat. If we let it kill us one by one, we're doomed." The owner of the flying boat, the bald, silver-eyed man 'Feijiu World God', sent an urgent telepathic message.

Feijiu World God, Nine Hearts World God, and Huanyi World God were all peak World God experts on the flying boat who were not entangled by silver strange bats.

"Go quickly."

"Leave the other strange bats to us."

"Be careful."

The other cultivators gritted their teeth and fought desperately, struggling to hold on.

Feijiu, Nine Hearts, and Huanyi, the three peak World God experts, with the blessing of the formation, each turned into streaks of light and charged straight at the golden strange bat.

The golden strange bat coldly watched the three powerful cultivators rushing at it. It was too confident. Although it could dodge and evade, was it necessary against these weak cultivators?

They were just World-level cultivators. In the eyes of the golden strange bat, these cultivators would all be eaten by it!

"Little cultivators..." The golden strange bat spread its huge golden wings, and the three cultivators had already arrived. With the blessing of the formation's power, they barely surpassed the peak of World-level.

"Light."

Feijiu World God's face was solemn. He held a long spear. When he thrust it out, a point of light appeared at the tip of the spear. The surroundings instantly fell into complete darkness, leaving only that point of light.

"Die." Huanyi World God transformed into a surging bloody wave. Within the bloody wave, flashes of blade light rose and fell, directly engulfing the golden strange bat.

"If you don't die, who will?" The fat-faced, big-eared youth Nine Hearts World God held a long spear. With a thrust of the spear, time and space became chaotic, layered upon layer, as if it were impossible to avoid the thrust.

These three were the strongest among the cultivators on the flying boat. The other cultivators, though struggling to hold off the other strange bats, still spared some attention to watch.

Seeing the three great killing moves, everyone's hopes rose.

"Rumble~~~"

The golden strange bat suddenly flapped its huge golden wings. With a flap of the wings, the spatial currents around it fell silent. Then the golden strange bat became the source of the spatial currents. The flapping wings stirred up狂暴的空间浪潮, and the terrifying golden wings rapidly expanded, as if covering the entire flying boat.

Feijiu World God's spear, Huanyi World God's blade light, Nine Hearts World God's long spear...

"Bang bang bang~~~" Faint sounds could be heard.

The three World Gods were sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the deck of the flying boat, each spitting blood.

"How can this be?"

"How can it be so strong?"

"Three peak World Gods, with the formation's blessing, couldn't even withstand one blow?"

"How..."

The hearts of the more than ninety cultivators, who had still harbored hope, turned completely cold. Seeing this situation, the three peak World Gods were far too weak. Perhaps if all the peak World Gods on the flying boat attacked together, there might be hope! But the flying boat was constantly under attack from nine silver strange bats and thousands of black strange bats.

"It's over."

Some cultivators felt despair in their hearts. They could not think of any way to counter the enemy.

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"In terms of technique finesse and the mysteries of the Dao, these three are no less than me." Ji Ning watched the three charge forward, and he followed behind, also joining the fight, while taking the opportunity to observe the golden strange bat's strengths and weaknesses.

With a single flap of the huge wings, the three cultivators were sent flying back.

Ji Ning frowned slightly and immediately deduced much information: "Just as I thought! Strange bats are extremely low in intelligence. Even the golden strange bat, in terms of the mysteries of the Dao, is only somewhat skilled in the Dao of Space due to its天赋, but that's only comparable to an ordinary World-level cultivator."

The strange bat race—black strange bats had intelligence lower than that of ordinary children, so naturally their fighting had little finesse, relying solely on their innate abilities.

The golden strange bat was powerful, but its level in the Dao was only at the ordinary World-level. Compared to Ji Ning and the others, it was far lower.

"Its level in the Dao is very ordinary! But its strength is far too great, and its speed is also too fast." Ji Ning's eyes twitched. "Its body is too strong. No wonder the corpse of a golden strange bat is so valuable; some materials from its body can be used to forge Eternal Divine Weapons."

The golden strange bat's claws, mouth, and tail were all comparable to Eternal Divine Weapons.

Other parts were weaker—the wings were flexible, the belly was more tender... With such a terrifying body, its strength and speed were可想而知. The earlier flap of the huge wings was not very refined; it simply relied on the absolute difference in strength to slap and smash, directly beating the three cultivators half to death!

"Cultivators, truly useless." The golden strange bat spread its huge wings, standing on the flying boat, its cold gaze sweeping over the cultivators. Despair filled the cultivators' hearts. What could they do? How could they resist?

"Boring. All of you, die. Hahaha..." The golden strange bat let out a piercing laugh and charged straight at the nearest cultivator, who was so frightened he retreated.

"Swish!"

A dazzling sword light instantly traversed the distance of space, blocking the golden strange bat's path and colliding with its claws.

"Clang~~~" The golden strange bat was forced to halt.

But Ji Ning involuntarily took three heavy steps back, causing the flying boat to tremble.

Ji Ning's pupils contracted as he stared at the golden strange bat ahead. At this moment, the power of the blue flower mist fully enveloped his body. Under this power, the formation's blessing was negligible to Ji Ning: "Such terrifying strength, far greater than mine."

The golden strange bat also stopped and stared at Ji Ning, scrutinizing him.

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For a moment, the flying boat fell silent. All the cultivators noticed this scene.

Ji Ning, manifesting three heads and six arms, holding six divine swords, stood facing the golden strange bat.

The golden strange bat scrutinized Ji Ning, sneering and letting out a piercing voice that echoed in the surrounding void: "I didn't expect there to be a more powerful one. You must be the strongest on this flying boat."

"It's Brother Beiming."

"It's Daoist Beiming."

The other cultivators were overjoyed. They were shocked by Ji Ning's displayed strength, but at this moment, they all harbored a desire—a desire to live!

"But it's useless. You will still die." The golden strange bat cackled. "All the cultivators on this flying boat will die!" With the cackle, it turned into a phantom and charged straight at Ji Ning.

"Kill." Ji Ning did not retreat. Holding six divine swords, he met it head-on.

Ji Ning was like a streak of light, the golden strange bat like a phantom. The two collided instantly. Ji Ning's strength and speed were astonishing, but the golden strange bat's strength and speed were even greater.

"Boom~~~" "Boom~~~" "Boom~~~"

The two clashed dozens of times in an instant. No one dared to approach them.

With a loud crash, the golden tail and sword light struck the flying boat, causing it to tilt and tumble. All the cultivators and strange bat creatures flew out of the flying boat, keeping far away from the battling Ji Ning and the golden strange bat.

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