Core disciples were assigned the strongest threats—the beasts in the mid-to-peak Core Condensation Realm—while Inner Court and stronger Outer Court disciples formed defensive lines against the lesser, but still deadly, Qi Refining realm monsters.
Han Yu stepped forward with the front line.
His eyes narrowed on a crocodilian charging straight toward them, its jaws wide enough to bite a man in half. His halberd flashed, a brutal arc of steel and qi-laced force slamming into the beast's skull as he used the Falling Leaf Strike.
The strike didn't kill it outright, but the impact staggered it long enough for another disciple to plunge a spear into its exposed throat.
The swamp exploded into chaos.
Blades rang against armored scales.
Qi techniques cracked through the fog, lighting the marsh with brief flashes of fire, lightning, and freezing mist. Screams of men and beasts alike mixed with the sickening crunch of bone and shell breaking under force.
