The Beast Emperor was tyrannical in temperament, but that didn't mean it lacked intelligence. The Bat Emperor endured once more.
"Cherish your last chance."
The Bat Emperor shot Chen Shu a cold glance, then fixed its gaze on Old Qiao.
Chen Shu maintained a calm facade, but inwardly sighed.
He had intended to help by drawing away one of the Beast Emperors, but it seemed his opponent wasn't foolish enough to fall for his trick.
"Chen Pi, do me a favor!"
Just then, Old Qiao suddenly spoke, a hint of a plea in his eyes.
Boom boom boom!
However, the three Beast Emperors gave them no time to communicate and immediately launched a lightning-fast assault, determined to kill them all!
Old Qiao's expression shifted as he summoned five more contracted spirits.
The Golden Angel shimmered with golden light, a golden longsword appearing in its hand. A faint dragon's roar emanated from it, as if the very space was being torn apart.
Hah!
In an instant, the Golden Angel unleashed its full power, and with the cooperation of the other contracted spirits, it charged ferociously towards the three Beast Emperors!
Seizing this opportunity, Old Qiao looked at Chen Shu and said swiftly,
"Protect Qiao Na for me!"
"..."
Chen Shu was slightly stunned, but then nodded, agreeing to the request.
The next second, Chen Shu vanished, teleporting away from his original position and back to the Alliance's stronghold.
"No one gets away!"
The Night Emperor seemed to sense the spatial fluctuations and instantly locked onto a distorted space deep within the sea.
In an instant, a black barrier suddenly spread out, sealing the entire passage.
Clearly, the objective of the three Beast Emperors was not just Old Qiao, but all the survivors of the Alliance!
Seeing this, Old Qiao's face darkened as he slowly said,
"Are you really leaving no way out?"
The three Beast Emperors remained silent, only continuing their ferocious attacks. Their lack of an answer was an answer in itself.
Old Qiao took a deep breath, a look of determination in his eyes.
Since the other side offered no retreat, he saw no need to offer one himself.
Instantly, his six contracted spirits unleashed their full aura, their eyes filled with surging battle intent!
In addition to the Golden Lion, the tens of meters tall Stone Giant, the Legendary Thunder Beast, and the Golden Angel,
the other two contracted spirits were a giant python engulfed in flames, and a humanoid contracted spirit that moved like a phantom.
The fiery giant python's aura was equally terrifying, not at all inferior to the Golden Angel's!
As for the humanoid contracted spirit, it focused on support, casting enhancement skills on the other five contracted spirits, significantly boosting their combat power. Its amplification of fire-attribute attacks was particularly terrifying.
It was evident that these two contracted spirits formed a subtle combination.
When Old Qiao left the Dark City stronghold previously, he had left these two contracted spirits in the city, even claiming they were his strongest contracted spirits.
However, due to the Golden Angel possessing a unique weapon and being all-around capable, making it suitable for hit-and-run tactics, while the fiery giant python was more suited for defending a point, they each had their own strengths.
Now, facing Old Qiao in full combat, the three Beast Emperors also appeared solemn, daring not to hold back any of their power.
A legendary battle instantly erupted!
Beasts within tens of thousands of meters radius turned pale with fear, even those of King rank. They led their flocks and fled into the distance.
For a time, there was not a single fierce beast in the vicinity, avoiding this great battle.
...
At this moment, Chen Shu arrived inside the stronghold.
Qiao Na had already conveyed the information to everyone, informing them of the crisis.
For a moment, the people were in utter panic, looking as if disaster had struck.
With the three Beast Emperors blocking the entrance, they had no recourse but to await their doom.
Their only hope now was for Old Qiao to repel the three Beast Emperors so they could escape again.
For a time, the stronghold was filled with anxiety and unease, but fortunately, they were elites of the Alliance and had experienced the previous escape, so they did not resort to excessively drastic actions.
"Qiao Na..."
Chen Shu approached her and said, "Old Qiao asked me to take you away."
Given the dire situation, Chen Shu's abilities were insufficient to transfer all the humans in the stronghold.
He sighed. At the critical moment of life and death, Old Qiao had still chosen to be selfish, asking Chen Shu to protect Qiao Na's life.
"I am the Speaker; I cannot leave!"
Qiao Na's gaze was resolute. She stood atop the black tower, looking down at the people below, and murmured,
"If I run, the Alliance will truly fall apart..."
"..."
Chen Shu remained silent, waiting with Qiao Na.
Once Old Qiao was defeated and the fierce beasts invaded, he would forcibly knock Qiao Na unconscious and take her away.
As for the others, it would no longer be his concern.
At this moment, time slowly passed.
Except for Chen Shu and Dali, everyone else was waiting for the judgment of fate.
Life and death, everything depended on the outcome of the great battle.
At this moment,
the entire sea surface began to collapse, forming a terrifying vortex tens of thousands of meters wide.
And within the vortex, the various legendary creatures were engaged in a life-and-death struggle.
There was no probing from either side; every move was fatal, determined to settle the score of life and death!
At this moment, the Bat Emperor's body grew to several thousand meters, its wings spanning ten thousand meters, exuding a terrifying aura!
Its expression was grave as it shouted,
"Old ghost, are your contracted spirits injured?!"
"Disappointed you, haven't I?"
Old Qiao sneered and said, "With just the three of you, you think you can kill me?"
"Hmph!"
The three-headed, six-armed giant Beast Emperor let out a furious roar, spewing forth a terrifying black lightning that forcibly repelled the Legendary Thunder Beast in front of it.
"Can you recover from the origin damage?"
Old Qiao's combat power had indeed exceeded their expectations. They hadn't thought he could recover to this extent in just over a month.
But now, with the arrow nocked, neither the three Beast Emperors nor Old Qiao had any retreat!
The thousand-year-old grudges would finally be settled today!
Old Qiao remained silent. Despite directing the battle with all his might, he had still fallen into a disadvantageous position.
The other party was right. Chen Shu had healed the surface injuries of his contracted spirits, but the origin damage inflicted by the Purple Moon Great Fiend still weakened his combat effectiveness.
The only good news was that the Purple Moon Great Fiend above had not intervened. Otherwise, Old Qiao would likely have been defeated by now.
Moreover, unlike before, he could previously use his contracted spirits to drag out the fight, avoiding any life-or-death crisis.
But now, he couldn't leave his position at all; he had to defend the front of the passage and could only fight to the death!
During the battle, his gaze swept across the surroundings of the battlefield.
Even though it was tens of thousands of meters wide and shrouded in the darkness of night, he still sensed something.
At this moment, the vicinity of the battlefield was already swarming with all sorts of high-level fierce beasts, densely packed, all subordinates of the three Beast Emperors!
Even if Old Qiao could hold off the three Beast Emperors and seize an opportunity, the other fierce beasts would swarm forward like hungry wolves, devouring all the Alliance members!
Now, the Free Alliance was on the brink of collapse, experiencing the most critical moment in a thousand years!
If Old Qiao won, they could still survive and develop, holding onto a sliver of hope.
If Old Qiao lost, the flame of the Alliance would be extinguished, and the future history books of Blue Star would no longer mention the Free Alliance!