Chapter 2036: Reappearance of Beast Warriors Pt.2

A medium Star Ship’s protective array was suddenly pierced through, and the massive body of a Star Beast, accompanied by a torrential rain of blood, crashed down upon it, breaking the vessel cleanly in two.

Dozens of Blizzard Pirates were flung from within. More than ten cultivators who were only in the Martial Extremity Realm died instantly in the void, while the remaining Martial Extermination Realm and Martial Dipper Realm cultivators were immediately assaulted by bizarrely shaped Beast Warriors.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, pirates from nearby ships struck out against the Beast Warriors, while Cai Yingxue and two other True Immortal chiefs acted repeatedly to pull the falling cultivators back aboard other Star Ships.

Even so, with that ship destroyed, the Blizzard Pirates lost at least 20 members.

The Star Beast responsible, heavily wounded after smashing the ship, had its head pierced by an icicle conjured by Cai Yingxue, ending its life.

The void echoed with the frenzied howls of Beast Warriors, and more than 20 Star Beasts who were influenced and directed by them.

Yet under the command of the Cai siblings, supported by several True Immortal pirate chiefs and members of the Tongyou Institution, along with the coordinated formations on 20 Star Ships, they didn’t just resist the attack. They even had the ability to turn around and unleash a powerful counterattack.

Alas, the Beast Warriors had already descended into madness, treating life and death like a game. The Star Beasts, unlike spiritual beasts, lacked true intelligence and could not understand danger. If they attacked recklessly, losses to the fleet were inevitable.

Moreover, Star Beasts possessed a natural gift for tearing through the void and shuttling between spaces. With no regard for their own survival, breaking through Star Ship defenses was no great challenge for them.

That was precisely why the medium Star Ship had been destroyed.

In truth, that was not the only one. Several other ships had also suffered breaches in their protection barriers from Star Beasts. Though cultivators aboard fought desperately, and True Immortals rushed over in time to kill or drive the beasts away, the ships were still damaged to varying degrees.

Even so, during that battle alone, more than 30 Martial Extremity Realm and Martial Dipper Realm cultivators of the Blizzard Pirates had perished. Adding in those lost with the destroyed ship, the Blizzard Pirates had already lost over 50 men, with the wounded far more in number.

On another side of the fleet, Cai Zhuifeng was also hard pressed by the Beast Warriors’ assaults.

After barely wounding a Beast Warrior with fleshy wings, he dropped back onto the deck of a large Star Ship and called toward Yuan Qiuyuan standing on the platform. "True Immortal Yuan, if this continues, my fleet will suffer terribly!"

Yuan Qiuyuan, who had been gazing into the void, lowered his eyes to glance at him. "Do not worry. Hold on a little longer!"

Cai Zhuifeng steadied his heart, but distant screams of his men once more filled him with dread.

Even as they spoke, another medium Star Ship’s protection barrier was punctured, pierced by a Star Beast carrying more than ten divine weapons that had pierced its body.

That beast was dismembered before it could continue its attack, but the Beast Warriors following behind rushed onto the ship, wreaking havoc.

Though they were quickly slain by elite Star Pirates, two more Beast Warriors soon forced a Star Beast to crash into the ship’s side, shattering almost the entire flank. Half the hull was exposed to the void, and many cultivators inside were thrown into space where Beast Warriors and Star Beasts closed in to slaughter them.

Watching them die, Cai Zhuifeng could not restrain himself any longer. "True Immortal Yuan, can we not ask Lord Sage to act?"

If a Sage acted, the Beast Warriors and Star Beasts could surely be wiped out instantly, sparing the Blizzard Pirates further losses.

But Yuan Qiuyuan said coldly, "Put away such thoughts. How do you know our Sage has not acted? Besides, I fear he is no longer aboard our Spirit Ark at all."

"Ah?" Cai Zhuifeng exclaimed, staring up at him in shock.

Yuan Qiuyuan sighed, raised a hand, and pointed into the void. "True Immortal Cai, the Beast Warrior you injured just now is about to emerge there. You should go and finish him off!"

Startled, Cai Zhuifeng nevertheless trusted the Stargazer’s skills after their earlier cooperation. Without hesitation, he rushed out of the Star Ship and sped toward the designated spot.

As he arrived and gathered his strength, the void was suddenly torn open. The winged Beast Warrior stumbled out.

Before the Beast Warrior could even catch his breath, a breeze stirred from behind.

Startled, the Beast Warrior turned his head, only for his body and expression to freeze in place.

Moments later, that grotesque Beast Warrior crumbled to dust on the wind.

Among the attackers, the winged Beast Warrior had been one of the least humanized and one of the strongest. His death at Cai Zhuifeng’s hands gave the Blizzard Pirates some reprieve.

But the void still pulsed with the arrival of more Beast Warriors and Star Beasts rushing to the fleet.

Just then, five medium Star Ships forming part of the central battle formation around the two large Star Ships suddenly moved, disrupting the formation’s balance.

Sensing the sudden weakness, two True Immortal-level Beast Warriors pushed several Star Beasts into the battle formation, tearing into it as if to rip it apart.

"What happened?" Cai Zhuifeng was startled and rushed back toward the fleet.

Before he returned, however, the apparent disorder transformed once more.

The five Star Ships had merely traded positions, sailing graceful paths through the void.

The moment they fell into place, long anchor chains extended from their stern, weaving into a net that ensnared two Star Beasts and a Beast Warrior.

As the chains tightened, their binding force merged with the power of the battle formation. Both Star Beasts that tried to struggle were instantly suppressed. The Beast Warrior roared in the void uselessly.

Not long after, the chains twisted, shredding the two Star Beasts into quarters. Two massive anchors then swung and smashed the Beast Warrior flat.