"Clan Leader is too kind. I, Li, am just a small traveler in this desolate land. I happened to arrive in your clan's territory only to seek a map of the road ahead. I wouldn't dare to participate in the conflict between your two clans," Han Li said, glancing at the crowd and shaking his head.

"Regarding the map, I am truly sorry. This is what I have pieced together so far. Once the other clans arrive, we will complete it and give you a copy, Fellow Daoist Li," Nuo Qinglin said, taking out a piece of white beast bone and handing it over.

Han Li accepted the beast bone and probed it with his spiritual sense, nodding in satisfaction.

The beast bone was like a jade slip, containing a detailed map of the area ahead. Although there were still many blank spaces, it was much better than having nothing.

"This is a small token of our beast clan's appreciation. Please accept it, Fellow Daoist Li, in exchange for your assistance this time. After we repel the insect clan, there will be another reward," Nuo Qinglin said, taking out a white bone thumb ring and handing it over again.

Han Li accepted the ring and probed it with his spiritual sense. There was nothing else inside, only a small pile of immortal essence stones, estimated to be about five thousand.

"Since Clan Leader Nuo is so generous, I, Li, will make an exception and take action once. But to be clear, I will only act within my capabilities. If the opponent is too strong, I will prioritize my own life," Han Li said, weighing the bone ring in his hand.

Although these immortal essence stones were not much to him now, they were probably a considerable resource for this desolate clan. More importantly, he had other intentions in his heart and planned to use this as a smokescreen.

"Clan Leader Nuo, why look for such a timid person?"

"Yes! If you are afraid of death, don't come to the desolate lands!"

The other clan leaders, upon hearing Han Li's words, flared up again, some shouting in anger.

"Everyone, we should prioritize the overall situation with the enemy before us. Fellow Daoist Li, everything will be as you say," Nuo Qinglin said with a smile.

Han Li nodded to Nuo Qinglin and then walked aside.

Nuo Qinglin asked Nuo Yifan to accompany Han Li, while he discussed tactics with the clan leaders.

Han Li had only taken a brief look earlier, but now, carefully observing the beast clan army in front of him, his expression couldn't help but change slightly.

Although there were many beast clans, their numbers varied, with three clans having the largest populations.

One clan was over ten feet tall, with bear-like bodies, extremely strong, and covered in thick black fur, similar to that Uru.

Another clan was the Youchen clan, with most of their combat-capable members riding giant lizard beasts with wings on their backs, each carrying a large blue bow.

The last clan had a human-like appearance, with green skin all over their bodies, but with a single green horn on their heads and green eyes flashing, giving off a cold feeling.

The warriors of the three clans were numerous, accounting for almost seventy percent of the beast clan army.

"Those two clans are the Bear Clan and the Unicorn Clan, both of which are one of the eight holy clans of our beast clan. The Uru clan leader just now is the Bear Clan leader," Nuo Yifan explained, noticing Han Li's expression.

"Eight holy clans?" Han Li raised an eyebrow.

"There are many clans in our beast clan, among which the eight strongest clans are called the eight holy clans. Our Youchen clan is also one of the eight holy clans. It's a pity that only three holy clans have gathered in Dark Star Canyon. Otherwise, the insect clan would definitely not dare to attack," Nuo Yifan said resentfully.

Han Li's eyes flickered upon hearing this.

He suddenly looked up, gazing into the distance.

A rumbling sound came from afar, like countless muffled thunderclaps.

A black line appeared on the distant horizon, quickly becoming thicker and larger.

An endless army of spirit insects densely emerged from the distant horizon, gradually becoming larger, covering the sky and earth, even more numerous than the beast clan's demon beast army in front.

Behind the spirit insect army was a huge gray cloud, with countless insect clan people standing on it, numbering in the tens of thousands, also outnumbering the beast clan's side.

Han Li's eyes swept over the insect clan, his expression unchanged, but his heart was shocked.

The insect clan army also had more Golden Immortal-level beings than the beast clan's side, about thirty in number.

No matter how one measured it, the beast clan was at a disadvantage. If the beast clan had no other means, this battle would likely be lost.

Nuo Qinglin and the others also darkened their faces upon seeing this scene.

"Clan Leader Uru, Clan Leader Manlin, Clan Leader Sahan, act according to plan," Nuo Qinglin took a deep breath and said slowly.

Three figures responded and walked out. Han Li looked in the direction of the voices.

He already recognized Uru. Next to him was a green-eyed man with a green horn on his forehead, wearing green armor, and his cheeks and body were covered in scars.

Nuo Yifan whispered to Han Li that this was Manlin, the leader of the Unicorn clan.

The last clan leader, Sahan, was quite thin, his entire body shrouded in a dark red, wide robe, making it impossible to see his face.

The three cupped their hands at Nuo Qinglin and then flew down from the platform, landing in the beast clan army below.

Clan Leader Uru waved his hand, and a blood-red rhinoceros beast appeared beside him. Its huge body was like a moving fortress, exuding a rolling pressure that made people fearful.

He jumped on its back, and at the same time, a flash of blood-red light appeared in his hand, adding a blood-red axe, and his entire aura greatly increased.

The blood-red rhinoceros ran through the air on its four hooves, carrying Uru to the sky above the beast clan army.

"Beast clan warriors, before us are the lowly enemies, behind us are our clansmen, and in our hands are our weapons. Defend our clan's dignity! Fight!" Clan Leader Uru roared to the sky with passion, his rolling voice echoing in the air, and then he raised the axe in his hand and waved it forward.

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

The beast clan warriors shouted, waving their weapons, as if a floodgate had opened.

The Bear Clan, Youchen Clan, and Unicorn Clan took the lead, charging in the front.

A sky-shattering roar also echoed in the demon beast army, and they charged out fiercely.

The insect clan, which was originally charging forward, accelerated its speed and charged out even more fiercely.

Only those insect clan Golden Immortals stopped and confronted Han Li and the others from afar.

The two armies were like two raging waves, making earth-shattering rumbling sounds, shaking the heavens and the earth, and charged at each other.

Han Li narrowed his eyes, looking at the scene before him.

The two armies almost filled the entire field of vision, and the air of war and slaughter surged, making his mood slightly surge as well.

At that moment, a loud "boom" suddenly exploded from behind, and huge fireballs flew out from behind, landing far into the insect clan army.

In the deafening roar, huge clouds of fire erupted in the insect swarm, then turned into patches of red fire, engulfing the surrounding spirit insects and turning them to ashes.

Han Li couldn't help but let out a light sound, turning his head to look behind him, discovering that these fireballs came from those black chariots. A thick cylindrical barrel emerged from the front of the chariot, with a red light shining on it.

As the spirit patterns on the chariot lit up, a thunderous roar would sound, and a red fireball with a volume of tens of feet would be shot out from the front cylindrical barrel, striking the insect clan army like a meteorite.

"This is our beast clan's Fire God Chariot. It is extremely powerful, but the materials are rare and difficult to make. If we could manufacture ten thousand chariots, the insect clan would be destroyed by the power of artillery alone," Nuo Yifan explained, noticing Han Li's expression.

Han Li nodded slightly upon hearing this.

At that moment, groups of black shadows, hundreds of feet in size, rose from the insect clan army, then burst open with a whoosh, turning into a dense patch of black shadows, shooting towards the beast clan army like a storm, moving at an astonishing speed.

These shadows were actually strange insects with small, narrow bodies like small knives, flashing with a ghastly light, looking extremely sharp.

Miserable screams immediately came from the beast clan army, and many beast clan people were pierced through by these strange insects, suffering countless casualties.

However, after these strange insects pierced through someone, their bodies exploded and they died as well.

"Damn it, they are Mang Bone Insects. I didn't expect these insect clans to bring the insect nests as well!" Nuo Yifan's pretty face changed, and she snorted coldly.

Han Li looked into the distance and soon saw hundreds of black shadows like small mountains behind the insect clan army, hundreds of feet in size, looking like huge pupae, with groups of black shadows constantly squirming and gushing out from above.

The speed at which these insect nests spewed out Mang Bone Insects was not as fast as the beast clan's Fire God Chariot, but they had the advantage that each group of black shadows contained an astonishing number of Mang Bone Insects, and their power was not inferior.

This wave of confrontation between the two armies caused heavy casualties, but no one retreated.

The two sides approached rapidly. After reaching a certain distance, the Youchen clan warriors suddenly stopped and flew towards the high sky, while taking off the blue bows on their backs and putting on a blue arrow.

The arrows did not look like ordinary arrows, and the surface was engraved with blue lines.

Swish, swish, swish!

Countless blue arrows shot out, raining down on the insect clan army.

Instantly, a large number of insect clan warriors and spirit insects were pierced to death by the arrows, and their bodies flew backward.

These arrows contained extremely strong power, some even piercing through several insect clans in a row.

Not only that, after piercing through these insect clans, the blue light on the arrows flashed, and suddenly exploded, turning into a cloud of blue flame, splashing around.

The nearby insect clan screamed when they touched the blue flame, and their bodies and flesh quickly melted and disappeared, turning into skeletons in a blink of an eye.

The Youchen clan warriors continued to shoot blue arrows from above, and the insect clan army suffered heavy losses.

At that moment, a piercing shriek sounded, and a group of golden insect clans flew out from the insect clan army.

These insects were golden all over, with wings on their backs, especially their arms, which were shaped like scythes, and the front end was extremely sharp, like two golden machetes, looking like human-shaped mantises.

The wings on the backs of these mantis insects fluttered quickly, and their speed was extremely fast, like a golden light, rushing towards the Youchen clan warriors.

The Youchen clan warriors had no choice but to ignore shooting the insect clan below, and the arrows shot towards the mantis insects.

Swish, swish, swish!

A rain of arrows drowned the mantis insects, and then exploded, turning into a blue sea of ​​fire.

But the next moment, the golden light flashed, and mantis insects flew out of the blue sea of ​​fire one by one. Although almost all of them were injured, the number was only reduced by a small part, and they continued to pounce on the Youchen clan warriors, reaching the vicinity in a blink of an eye.

The Youchen clan warriors had no choice but to put away their bows and arrows, and took out a narrow blue war knife, fighting with the mantis insects.

(Wang Yu is going to a conference in another place these two days, so there will only be one update!)
Mortal's Journey: Immortal World
Wang Yu