In the quietude of the barrier, a serene night unfolds as Yumeng is invited by warriors from the Source Shaman Clan to join a gathering. The entire Source Shaman Clan, shrouded in tranquility, remains unaware of the distinctive nature of a small azure butterfly resting on the branches of a tree in the canyon. The butterfly, with patterns resembling eyes on its wings, emits a faint glow as it occasionally flutters, releasing luminous powder. Despite its beauty, the Source Shaman Clan remains oblivious to the butterfly's uniqueness. As another wave of demonic beasts suddenly attacks, the members of the Source Shaman Clan are caught off guard. "Roar—"
The earth wall at the barrier shook suddenly, and the horn of the enemy attack sounded.
"The demonic beast tide is coming again!"
"Quick, place the spirit stones on the array nodes!"
After another fierce impact, the towering barrier swayed dangerously. A person rushed over, swiftly embedding the spirit stones into the array nodes. The array on the wall illuminated, holding off the next wave of attacks just in the nick of time.
Yumeng descended from a height, wiping off a fine sweat from his forehead.
"Yumeng, brother!"
Wufeng and others hurried over, relieved to see Yumeng placing the spirit stones in the array nodes.
"Good brother, thanks to you; otherwise, this wall would have collapsed," Wufeng exclaimed.
During the emergency, Yumeng had snatched the spirit stones from a Shaman warrior and rushed over, timely saving the barrier.
Wufeng and others felt a cold sweat behind them.
Yumeng's heart raced; if he had been a moment later, the barrier would have been in ruins.
"Why are these demonic beasts going crazy at this late hour?" Wufeng shook his head, sounding grave. "No idea; we still don't know how many of them have come."
Due to the limited visibility at night, the Shaman warriors guarding the wall couldn't see how many demonic beasts were behind it.
Wufeng shouted, "Light the torches!"
The warriors of the Source Shaman Clan quickly lit the torches, barely illuminating the situation behind the barrier. Seeing the densely packed demonic beasts, everyone drew a sharp breath.
"Why are there even more than last time!"
Yumeng, now on the wall, swore, "I'll gather the warriors and help you defend."
In this situation, if they didn't help defend, it wouldn't only be a loss for the Source Shaman Clan but also for the people living on the plains.
Yumeng whistled, and a hawk screeched, flying over and landing on Yumeng's arm. Yumeng patted its back, instructing it to deliver a message to his brothers resting on the outskirts.
The hawk quickly flew away.
Wufeng and others were too occupied to notice Yumeng's actions. The demonic beasts continued their relentless attacks on the barrier, some airborne ones targeting the Shaman warriors on the wall.
Yumeng, with Earth and Wood dual spiritual roots, summoned wooden thorns to counter the airborne demonic beasts, temporarily preventing them from approaching and easing the pressure on the Shaman warriors.
"Wumeng, brother, turns out you're also a cultivator!" Wufeng and others expressed surprise.
Yumeng wasn't as optimistic as them. "I only have cultivation at the eighth level of Qi Refinement, not as powerful as Brother Yusuo and the others. With so many demonic beasts, I'm afraid we can only hold on for a while."
Wufeng and others felt heavy-hearted again. Wufeng gritted his teeth, "Regardless, we must not let them break through the barrier."
A Shaman warrior said, "Boss, did you guys notice these demonic beasts are cunning, deliberately choosing nighttime to attack?"
Wufeng said coldly, "Yusuo, the Shaman healer, mentioned these demonic beasts are controlled by something, and the one controlling them must be observing us nearby."
Wufeng's words led to a series of curses from everyone.
Yumeng, while controlling the thorns against the demonic beasts, gazed into the night's darkness, praying that Yusuo and Luyan had heard the Source Shaman Clan's horn and were on their way back.
In fact, Yusuo and Luyan did hear it.
Realizing the possibility of the Blue-eyed Phantom Butterfly infiltrating the Source Shaman Clan, they rushed back. They arrived just in time to hear the Source Shaman Clan's horn.
Yusuo said, "Not good, another demonic beast tide is coming."
They rushed back and, upon arriving, saw Yumeng fighting the airborne demonic beasts, struggling alone.
"I'll help them; you go find the Blue-eyed Phantom Butterfly," Yusuo said.
Luyan nodded, "Be careful."
They split up, with Yusuo flying into the barrier and using his divine sense to search the canyon's sides for the Blue-eyed Phantom Butterfly's trace. Luyan took out her magic bow, shooting down the airborne demonic beasts approaching the barrier.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, flaming arrows appeared, killing the airborne bird-like demonic beasts. Yumeng and others, relieved, recognized their leader was back.
"Roaring leader is back!"