Xu Fusheng, Luo Bayu, Han Jinxuan, and the others moved the moment the ferocious beast's giant claw reached Lei Zhuoyue. However, this ferocious beast was at the Dao Knocking Realm. Its strength was beyond imagination, and its speed was as fast as lightning. Although Xu Fusheng, Luo Bayu, and the others' attacks had all landed on the ferocious beast's giant claw, it was still not enough.
Even Luo Bayu's and Luo Bayu's attacks were not enough to repel the Savage Beast. When the giant claw slammed down, Qin Yu felt the entire stone steps tremble. He did not know if the claw could kill Yin Yang. Even if it did not kill him, it would be best if it could force Yin Yang to give up the test.
The nine people in front of him were struggling with the Savage Beast, while Qin Yu and Mo Qingfeng were still standing on the stone steps. Qin Yu wanted to see their strength, while Mo Qingfeng saw that Qin Yu was not moving, so he did not move either.
However, to Qin Yu's disappointment, Yin Yang, who had withstood the claw of a Dao Knocking realm ferocious beast, was not killed, nor did he give up on the assessment. However, his clothes were now ragged, revealing his dark golden armor. His long hair was messy, and he was in a sorry state.
As if enraged, Yin Yang suddenly jumped up. He formed a seal with both hands and attacked the Savage Beast that had retracted its giant claw. He seemed to be venting all his anger toward Qin Yu on the Savage Beast.
At the same time, Xu Fusheng had summoned his Death Slave. The Death Slave, which contained the bloodline of the Suanni, was attacking the Savage Beast in a frenzy.
The Death Slave elder sitting cross-legged on the Suanni's head was still sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, as if he was preparing his strongest attack.
As for Luo Bayu, he was holding a giant black axe. Every time he swung it, cracks would appear in the space. It was obvious how terrifying his strength was.
What surprised Qin Yu was that Han Jinxuan's delicate body was surrounded by dense black swords that were only the size of a thumb. Although the swords were small, each one of them seemed to contain great power, and Han Jinxuan was clearly a vicious and merciless person. Under her delicate shout, the sharp little swords turned into streaks of black sword light that focused on attacking the Ferocious Beast's huge eyes in an attempt to break through its defenses.
Yang Dao, on the other hand, held a green sword in his hand, waiting for the right moment to strike. He seemed to be ready to deal a fatal blow to the beast at any moment.
As if to prevent attracting other ferocious beasts, the nine of them did not conceal themselves and attacked the ferocious beasts with all their might. However, the approaching ferocious beasts were all at the Dao Knocking Realm. Whether it was their physical defenses or attacks, they were extremely powerful.
Under everyone's encirclement, the Ferocious Beast also suffered superficial injuries. It let out an angry roar and charged around madly. Its tiger tail, which was as large as a tree trunk, seemed to contain the power to shatter the heavens. As it swept around, it actually caused dense spiderweb-like cracks to appear in the surrounding space.
If it were not for their Dao Artefact-level defensive armors, they would have died tragically at the hands of this Ferocious Beast. None of the nine of them could withstand the Ferocious Beast's physical defenses alone. This was the difference between their cultivation bases.
Although they had defensive Dao Artifacts, the nine of them all suffered minor injuries as time passed.
"Roar! Roar!
Roar! Roar! "
The battle here had already attracted the attention of the Ferocious Beast in the distance. Roars rose and fell one after another.
"Li Youcai, why aren't you joining us to encircle and annihilate this Ferocious Beast?"
The seriously injured Yin Yang roared angrily. Not only him, but the others also showed anger. They did not expect Qin Yu to be so shameless as to sit and watch. However, the battle had already begun. If they gave up rashly, all their previous efforts would be wasted. If they did not kill this Ferocious Beast this time, it would be even more difficult next time. Therefore, they could only brace themselves and attack the Ferocious Beast.
The others were fine, but Xu Fusheng and Yin Yang were more worried than angry. They were worried that Qin Yu would take advantage of the fact that they had been seriously injured while fighting with the vicious beast. If that happened, they would really be capsized at such an easy task.
Qin Yu remained unmoved. He clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the battle in front of him. His eyes were as deep as the endless void. Sensing Yin Yang and Xu Fusheng's anxiety, Qin Yu faintly smiled and let out a sigh of relief.
The more anxious they were, the better. Only then would they use their trump cards. Qin Yu had a 50% chance of winning against any one of them. However, if he faced two of them, Qin Yu had no chance of winning. In the end, he might really be forced to give up the test.
Qin Yu had a certain understanding of their identities. Compared to Xu Fusheng, Yin Yang gave Qin Yu a stronger sense of danger. This was also why Qin Yu targeted Yin Yang time and time again.
As the grandson of the Yin Yang Dao Lord, and because of the rules of the Heavenly Dipper Realm test, Qin Yu had to be wary of how many dao treasures and talisman seals Yin Yang had. Once they reached the seventh level and both sides fell out, Yin Yang would undoubtedly be the most lethal.
Therefore, before that, Qin Yu had to figure out Yin Yang's trump card. Even if he couldn't figure it out, he had to exhaust as much of Yin Yang's talisman seals and sword talismans.
"Don't worry and fight with this vicious beast. The two of us will conserve our strength and keep a lookout for you!" Qin Yu replied in a loud voice.
Whether it was because he was worried or not, Qin Yu's words were particularly grating to Xu Fusheng and Yin Yang's ears. In particular, the words' preserve your strength 'made the two of them even more worried. Yin Yang's heart hardened. Ignoring his injuries, he leapt into the air and roared, "Get out of my way!" Before he even finished speaking, two sword talismans appeared in his hands and shot out Astral Essence.
Weng weng weng!
The space suddenly roared, and the injured beast suddenly raised its head and roared. Its voice was filled with strong beast essence, forming a thick sound wave that spread wildly. Yin Yang's dark golden armor shone brightly, and the two sword talismans in his hands were crushed at the same time, turning into two powerful attacks that blasted towards the beast below!
"Rumble!"
An earth-shattering explosion resounded through the sky. Qin Yu, who was standing on the stone steps, felt the ground in front of him shake violently. Dust and bloody mist rose into the air, and the deafening explosion instantly drowned out the beast's roar.
Qin Yu was shocked. He didn't expect Yin Yang to have such terrifying sword talismans. The person who refined these two sword talismans must have an extremely powerful cultivation!
"Sure enough, he has sword talismans."
Qin Yu murmured in his heart. Fortunately, he forced Yin Yang to use his sword talismans. Otherwise, he would have failed miserably once he reached the seventh floor. However, Qin Yu didn't let down his guard. Instead, he became even more vigilant. Who knew how many sword talismans Yin Yang had brought?
The other Earth Fiends were all sent flying by the beast's sound wave. Following that, the tremors caused by the two sword talismans caused their Qi and blood to boil. A few of them spat out blood and fell heavily to the ground.
After the dust settled, only the lower half of the Dao Knocking realm beast's body was left on the ground. The front half, including its head, was nowhere to be found.
Xu Yusheng, Luo Bayu, and the others gasped. They didn't expect Yin Yang to have brought such terrifying sword talismans that could instantly kill a Dao Knocking realm beast.
However, it made sense. Yin Yang was the grandson of the Yin Yang Dao Lord. Apart from the Yin Yang Immortal Lord, he had the densest Yin Yang bloodline. The Yin Family wouldn't let anything happen to him. Therefore, Yin Yang was definitely prepared for this assessment.
After killing the beast, Yin Yang's strange eyes flickered with an aggressive glint. With a ferocious look on his face, he said sternly, "Li Youcai, if I don't kill you today, I …"
Screech!
Suddenly, an ear-piercing screech that caused heaven and earth to rumble and the space to shake violently like boiling water was heard.
This screech interrupted Yin Yang's words. Xu Yusheng and the others looked pained. The blood in their bodies boiled as they spat out large mouthfuls of blood. They turned pale with fright and quickly turned to look behind them.
What shocked them even more was that a ferocious bird with its wings spread wide enough to cover half the sky was flying toward them at lightning speed. What shocked them even more was that this ferocious bird was covered in green flames. The intense heat caused the space to evaporate as if it was going to burn heaven and earth. Based on this aura alone, this was definitely a ferocious bird that was at the peak of the Dao Knocking realm and had one foot in the door of the Dao Realm!
"Run!"
Luo Bayu gasped and roared in a low voice. As he spoke, he madly ran toward the stone steps of the fourth floor. The others also used all their strength to run madly up the stone steps. Yin Yang didn't have the time to say any harsh words and ran away.
"Bang!"
Luo Bayu, who was the first to reach the stone steps, felt a sharp pain on his face. However, the light screen that appeared in front of him made him forget about the pain. His entire face turned sluggish. The others followed closely behind and slammed into the light screen.
"What's going on?" Dong Xu cried out in horror.
"This is a barrier. We're done for!" Zhang Zheng, who was ranked fourth, said with a face full of unwillingness.
The others' faces instantly turned pale. Even Qin Yu, who was standing on the stone steps, had a grave expression. Although he wanted to test the strength of these people, he didn't expect that there would be a barrier between the stone steps and the fifth floor.
Thinking back to the ferocious beast that was killed, Qin Yu thought that it was a close call. He should have guessed that there was a barrier. Otherwise, that ferocious beast would have chased them to the fourth floor.
However, Qin Yu was also glad that he hadn't walked out of the stone steps. Moreover, with this barrier … it seemed to be more advantageous for him!
Boom!
The ferocious bird reached the entrance in the blink of an eye and spat out a ball of green flames towards Yin Yang and the others below.