Several Divine Envoys, including Jing Jiu, immediately responded loudly, radiating Holy Light!
A strong sense of killing intent rose from each Divine Envoy, spreading out in a burst. Next, their white feathers began to shed, and smooth skin gave way to lumps, while their originally sacred wings swelled into featherless meat wings!
In the blink of an eye, all the Divine Envoys revealed their true forms.
Puddles of Yellow Spring Water spread out from behind them, covering the sky like an overwhelming tide, filling the air. The sky atop the mountain seemed shrouded by this Yellow Spring Water. The nauseating stench was unbearable, and the strangest part was the countless creatures seemingly struggling within the Yellow Spring Water, twisting to form desolate beasts, desperately trying to break through the watery membrane and pounce out.
These were Yellow Spring Monsters, sacrificed to the Yellow Spring, and upon closer inspection, most of them bore human likenesses!
These were once humans from Changpan Valley who had been sacrificed, and without any unforeseen events today, everyone in Changpan Valley would become part of them!
"What is this thing?"
Uncle Liang and other humans were visibly pale upon seeing these variously shaped Yellow Spring Monsters!
Clearly, they had never seen these Yellow Spring Monsters before, as the purpose of keeping humans in Changpan Valley was to provide the initial sacrifice for the Meat-Winged Monsters during their coming of age. Having never witnessed Yellow Spring powers before, neither had the Hunters.
The only one who had seen a Meat-Winged Monster wield Yellow Spring was probably Kari. However, Xiang Beifei had swiftly subdued Kari at that time, not allowing any display of the Yellow Spring monsters, marking this as the first time all humans in Changpan Valley truly witnessed Yellow Spring monsters!
The ruthless Yellow Spring Monsters filled the entire valley, roaring malignantly, making it seem as if the world was being invaded by Yellow Spring Monsters, astonishingly intimidating all humans, shaking the hearts of everyone in Changpan Valley!
"Remember, leave the children! We will not kill them but provide them with a good education," the celestial maiden Guanghui said gently.
The Yellow Spring Monsters roared loudly upon hearing celestial maiden Guanghui’s words, eagerly enveloped in Yellow Spring Water, rushing forward to seize the humans.
The people of Changpan Valley were trembling in fear, barely able to hold their drawn bows and arrows.
Yet Xiang Beifei’s voice resonated in everyone’s ears—
"Don’t panic, shoot the arrows!"
Hearing Xiang Beifei’s voice felt like receiving a shot of adrenaline for Uncle Liang and the others, as they understood that to repel these Yellow Spring Monsters, Xiang Beifei was their only hope!
Everyone regained their spirit, then aimed at the oncoming Yellow Spring Monsters!
A dense volley of arrows fired from every corner of Changpan Valley. In preparation for facing the Meat-Winged Monsters, they had meticulously prepared for days. Humans were lurking in every easily-defended part of the cliffs and forests on either side of the valley.
This time when the Meat-Winged Monsters came with humans, they had received Xiang Beifei’s prior warning. Except for the old, weak, sick, and disabled, nearly everyone was battle-ready. So, at Xiang Beifei’s command, all arrows rained down from the sky, targeting the Meat-Winged Monsters.
Truthfully, everyone was unsure deep down, knowing that the Meat-Winged Monsters were overwhelming, far from something they could easily confront.
The Meat-Winged Monsters sneered at humans trying archery to deal with Yellow Spring Monsters, saying, "You pathetic humans! How overconfident you are to think that mere arrows can handle us?"
The abilities of Meat-Winged Monsters like Jing Jiu were at the level of God Refining, far surpassing that of newly matured Meat-Winged Monsters. Without needing celestial maiden Guanghui to act, they thought merely dispatching Yellow Spring Monsters would settle the issue. To them, humans using arrows against them seemed an utter joke!
The Yellow Spring Monster at the forefront, resembling a big bear, roared as it surged ahead, completely disregarding the arrows. With the arrows hitting its body, they barely penetrated.
However, the Yellow Spring Monsters soon realized something was wrong!
The moment the arrows struck the Yellow Spring Monsters, the formations on the arrow shafts activated, causing golden patterns to spread rapidly along the arrows to the Yellow Spring Monsters in the blink of an eye!
The Yellow Spring Monster, previously intending to shake off the arrows with its robust Yellow Spring body, was suddenly frozen in mid-air, various mystical golden patterns crawling all over its body!
Even with a malevolent expression, baring its massive mouth to devour humans, it couldn’t advance any further.
The Yellow Spring Monster behind, mindlessly charging forward, crashed into the bear-like monster covered in golden patterns without anticipating its abrupt halt.
The golden patterns on the bear monster unceremoniously ensnared the oncoming Yellow Spring Monster, immobilizing it instantly!
This immobilization was incredibly strange, as logically, even if they stopped, they should have the momentum to break through, yet wrapped in these golden patterns, everything, including momentum, ceased entirely!
One after another, the Yellow Spring Monsters collided, with some agile enough to evade with only tail-tips brushing aside, but even this minor contact spelled doom, binding them instantly.
Yellow Spring Monsters in the air were arrested consecutively, with arrows continuously striking, forming a golden wall from the foremost shot Yellow Spring Monsters, blocking and halting the path of other Yellow Spring Monsters!
"It’s effective! These are divine arrows!"
Uncle Liang exclaimed joyously!
Jiang Feng and others sighed in relief, unprepared for the sudden potency of their arrows!
"How is this possible?"
Meanwhile, Jing Jiu and other Meat-Winged Monsters were aghast! The Yellow Spring Monsters they summoned had been immobilized by human arrows?
This unforeseen turn of events caught them completely off guard!
Yet more serious matters were forthcoming, as the Yellow Spring Monsters tried emerging from Yellow Spring Water, and being halted ahead, the subsequent Yellow Spring Monsters were similarly impacted, gradually engulfed by golden patterns extending into the Yellow Spring Water itself, immobilizing all the Yellow Spring Water!
This Yellow Spring Water connected each Meat-Winged Monster, and as golden patterns crept across it, they swiftly reached Jing Jiu. Jing Jiu froze abruptly, immobilized in the air, helpless despite their struggles!
"So, there’s a backup plan. No wonder they dared to rebel so openly. This is getting more interesting!"
Celestial maiden Guanghui seemed unaffected by her companions being struck, noticing they were only immobilized, not killed.
Though she didn’t yet comprehend the formations, she understood these arrows’ flight couldn’t pose any threat to a four-winged celestial maiden like her.
Seeing the Meat-Winged Monsters frozen in mid-air, Uncle Liang’s eyes lit up, yelling, "These Meat-Winged Monsters are vulnerable. Don’t fear, we’re all sharpshooters now! Shoot that woman down too!"
Witnessing their arrows subdue the soaring Yellow Spring Monsters like divine weapons, many were invigorated, confident in their "divine arrows," fetching arrows from their quivers and aiming at celestial maiden Guanghui again!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Another rain of arrows flew towards celestial maiden Guanghui!
Celestial maiden Guanghui’s gentle smile faded. She hadn’t transformed when all other Meat-Winged Monsters did, so she’d avoided the golden patterns. Unhesitatingly, she soared into the high sky, distanced from humans.
As the human arrows shot upward, their range couldn’t reach too high, falling halfway back down.
Celestial maiden Guanghui smirked, yet even her mocking seemed pure, innocent, and melodious.