The group continued their trek into the mountain range. After another half-day's march, they still hadn't found Armor No. 66.

Everyone sat down on the ground to rest.

By then, it was getting late, the setting sun hung low, and the Western Heaven was ablaze with a vast expanse of colorful clouds, red as blood.

As day turned to night, it was the frequent time for Spirit Beasts to appear. At that moment, the roars of Spirit Beasts constantly came from around them, sounding quite terrifying.

In fact, the arrival of such a large group of 83 people in the mountains had already caught the attention of the Spirit Beasts,

but unlike Demon Beasts, Spirit Beasts possess a human-like intelligence, some even smarter than humans. Seeing dozens of Cultivators entering the mountains together, and more than twenty of them being strong individuals of the True Immortal Realm, it was clear that they were not opponents that one or two Spirit Beasts could take on, so they wisely chose not to provoke them.

Wang Xiaoqiang sat on a rock with his 33 "little brothers" closely huddled around him.

As one day passed by without finding the armor, everyone began to feel a bit dejected.

The burly man at the Fifth Stage of the True Immortal Realm glanced at the "little brothers" crowded around Wang Xiaoqiang and grumbled annoyingly, "Damn it, you cling so close when walking, and even when sitting down to rest, what exactly are you planning to do, huddle up for warmth or search for the armor…"

Wang Xiaoqiang's bunch of little brothers all showed anger on their faces but only dared to glare silently at the Fifth Stage True Immortal Realm powerhouse.

Wang Xiaoqiang sneered, "What you mean is that everyone should spread out to expand the search area, right?"

"Exactly!" The burly man at the Fifth Stage of the True Immortal Realm glared back at Wang Xiaoqiang,

It was clear that he was envious of the large number of little brothers gathered around Wang Xiaoqiang, aware that once the armor was found, Wang Xiaoqiang might become his biggest competitor.

"Fine, since you think everyone being together affects the search, let's split up…" Wang Xiaoqiang spread out his hands and said.

"We should have split up long ago!" The burly man at the Fifth Stage of the True Immortal Realm said with a face full of irritation.

"You tell us how to split," Wang Xiaoqiang said.

The burly man at the Fifth Stage of the True Immortal Realm swiftly stood up, walked to the center of everyone, and arrogantly raised his head in a commanding manner. Pointing around with his finger, he said, "We can split into three groups. Your group, Wang Xiaoqiang, will go on the left side of the formation, as the Left Team. My group will be in the center, as the Middle Team. And those guys," he pointed to the neutral group, indicating them to form the Right Team.

As he said the last sentence, he pointed to the neutral portion of the people, signaling them to form the Right Team.

"Then the three groups will advance side by side. This way, our search area will be tripled..." the Fifth Stage True Immortal Realm burly man finished, "If you discover the armor, everyone must notify each other in time, including when encountering a Spirit Beast, to call for assistance."

Wang Xiaoqiang thought to himself how cunning your little scheme is, placing yourselves in the middle adds a layer of safety for you, while the two groups walking on the flanks face more danger.

Facing a Spirit Beast, you'll surely scream for help at the first opportunity, but what about finding the armor? Would you report it?

Just like if you find a piece of Spirit Marrow while walking, would you tell others?

Although Wang Xiaoqiang disdained the Fifth Stage True Immortal Realm burly man's proposal, he didn't object to it since it made some sense, namely, it would broaden the search area and help find the armor sooner.

So Wang Xiaoqiang nodded and said, "Let's do that then!"

Since Wang Xiaoqiang had no objections, the others said no more.

After eating some dry food and resting on the spot for a while, everyone dispersed and formed into three teams: Right, Middle, and Right. The teams were a hundred meters apart from one another and proceeded to advance together.

By now, the sky had completely darkened, but fortunately, the moon was bright, illuminating the mountains with an almost snow-like luster, allowing for good visibility. Moreover, everyone used Divine Sense to scout the way, so there was little need for normal sight.

Wang Xiaoqiang led his group forward.

From far and near, the roars of Spirit Beasts could constantly be heard, sounding extremely dreadful and judging by their voices, the bodies of these Spirit Beasts must be incredibly huge.

Wang Xiaoqiang's 33 little brothers clung tightly around him, clearly very scared,

Listening to everyone's tense breathing, Wang Xiaoqiang stopped and said, "Don't be so nervous. If we really encounter a Spirit Beast, we'll fight it together. It's not certain that we couldn't overcome it!"

Hearing Wang Xiaoqiang's words, the crowd of "little brothers" relaxed a bit and followed less closely.

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Fortunately, Wang Xiaoqiang's team had not encountered any Spirit Beasts,

around midnight, suddenly, cries of agony came from the right, followed by shouts for help, squeezed out with great effort.

In the intervals, the ferocious roars of a Spirit Beast could also be heard.

Hearing these two types of sounds, the followers could not help shivering, their footsteps coming to a halt,

Wang Xiaoqiang also stopped, knowing that another team had run into trouble, and judging by the sounds, it was the team on the right. So, he led his group of people to rush over to the right.

Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang extend a helping hand to his teammates in trouble without hesitation, the trust his subordinates placed in him grew a little more.

Wang Xiaoqiang needed to rush to the right team for the rescue, which meant passing by the center team, led by a Cultivator of the True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage.

To Wang Xiaoqiang's annoyance, this team was not hurrying to help but instead was resting on the ground. The True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage Cultivator was even lying on a smooth, large rock, looking completely unconcerned.

On seeing this, Wang Xiaoqiang really wanted to kick him but restrained himself. He just glared at the man and cursed, "I feel ashamed to be associated with people like you."

After that, he took his team and hurried off to the right team.

The followers of the True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage Cultivator had never fully trusted their leader, but due to his highest Cultivation Base among them, they had hoped to rely on him for survival,

Adversity reveals true character. At this critical moment, they finally saw his true colors, realizing he was the sort who would not lift a finger to save others, and they couldn't help feeling disheartened and angry.

In stark contrast, Wang Xiaoqiang's act of rushing to the rescue won them over, so they abandoned their own "big brother" and followed Wang Xiaoqiang to the right team for support.

The True Immortal Realm Fifth Stage Cultivator felt a surge of anger seeing his followers leave to join Wang Xiaoqiang, but he was powerless to do anything. He then had no choice but to get up and lazily follow them.

When Wang Xiaoqiang arrived at the right team with two groups of people, from afar, he saw that of the twenty-one members of the right team, three had fallen, two were missing, and the remaining sixteen were battling three huge Flying Beasts.

Although they were only three Flying Beasts, they were as large as small houses, not only physically powerful but also capable of spewing flames from their mouths. One of the Flying Beasts spat out flames and knocked down another person and bit down on him, lifting off into the sky.

This was a Cultivator who had just entered the True Immortal Realm, his Gang Qi still not dense enough to resist. When the Flying Beast grabbed him, he had no power to fight back and screamed in terror.

Wang Xiaoqiang seized the moment, pulled out the Sun-Shooting Bow, and aimed an arrow at the Flying Beast's wing.

Whoosh!

The Gang Qi Arrow struck the giant wing over five meters long.

The Flying Beast's body shook violently, it let out a pained cry, and the Cultivator it was holding in its mouth fell down.

He narrowly escaped death.

The Flying Beast's wing was injured, but it could still fly. Seeing a large group of people coming to attack, it realized there was no advantage to gain and flew away with a scream.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The arriving team charged at the remaining two Flying Beasts.

In a moment, the tide of the battle turned, and the two Flying Beasts went from attackers to the ones being slaughtered.

Wang Xiaoqiang, having just saved a life from the jaws of a Flying Beast, aimed another arrow at another Flying Beast.

Whoosh!

This arrow went straight for the Flying Beast's right eye.

Preoccupied with the fight for its life, the Flying Beast ignored its eye. The Gang Qi Arrow penetrated its right eye, shattering the eyeball and splattering blood.

The Flying Beast screamed in pain, thrown into complete disarray. In its confusion, it spat out a thick, substantive flame, but in doing so, it missed its target and accidentally injured the other Flying Beast.

The other Flying Beast, although capable of producing such powerful flames, had no immunity to them. When hit by the flames from its own kind, its entire body and wings erupted into flames.

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