A middle-aged general clad in Black Armor with an aura as imposing as a mountain walked onto the city wall. His voice boomed like a great bell. "I am Zhou Meng, Commander of the City Defense Department."
"Today is the seventh day of the Beast Tide. The Fierce Beasts are certain to launch a major assault! The City Lord has given an order: every defensive sector is to hold its ground to the death. No retreat!"
"Those who retreat without authorization—will be executed!"
"Deserters in the face of the enemy—will be executed!"
"Those who sow discord and disrupt morale—will be executed!"
The word "executed," repeated three times, saturated the air with killing intent.
Not a single Martial Artist on the wall made a sound; they just silently tightened their grip on their weapons.
Liang Cheng calmly gazed out at the sea.
The ink-blue water began to slowly swirl, forming a massive vortex.
The center of the vortex was bottomless, as if it connected to the Nine Nether Deep Sea.
A low, deep roar echoed faintly from the depths of the vortex.
THUMP—
THUMP—
THUMP—
Ye Zhiqiu took a deep breath, circulating his True Gang. A faint, cyan glow enveloped his body.
Xiao Qingxue drew her longsword half an inch from its scabbard, her Sword Qi contained but ready to erupt.
Liang Cheng held the Zhenxian Saber horizontally before him, his left hand gently caressing the blade.
The True Essence in his body began to circulate. Nine True Essence Light Groups flared to life like stars as the seventy-two acupoints of his Mixed Element Gang Body thrummed in unison.
The inky vortex on the sea’s surface spun faster and grew larger, its diameter already exceeding a thousand feet.
The sea roiled violently. Waves surged, yet they hung suspended in midair, as if held aloft by an invisible hand.
"Ready—!"
Zhou Meng’s roar exploded across the city wall.
Every Crossbow Carriage was armed simultaneously, the cacophony of groaning, tightening bowstrings becoming a single, continuous sound.
The Martial Artists held their breath, True Qi coursing over their weapons. A multi-hued radiance illuminated their tense faces.
Liang Cheng stared intently at the center of the vortex.
Suddenly, a dead silence fell.
Even the sea breeze seemed to freeze.
The next moment—
BOOM—!!!
The vortex exploded!
It wasn’t a spray of water, but an endless black Beast Tide that erupted from the seabed like a volcano, surging toward the heavens!
Swarms of Bone Spike Arrowfish emerged, followed closely by Ironclaw Crabs. The translucent bodies of Ghost Shadow Jellyfish revealed the phosphorescent glimmer of their Poison Sacs. Speeding Blade Fin Sharks cut through the waves, their dorsal fins like sharp blades.
And at the forefront of this black Beast Tide were three colossal creatures.
On the left was a giant turtle, its body covered in a cyan-black, rock-like carapace. The shell was covered in jagged bone spikes, each ten feet long. It paddled with its four limbs, every motion stirring up monstrous waves.
"A Tier Five Early Stage Fierce Beast, the Rock Armor Thorn Turtle!"
Ye Zhiqiu said, gritting his teeth.
On the right was a pitch-black sea serpent over a hundred feet long. A single Unicorn Horn grew from its head, and its body was covered in Dark Gold ring-like patterns. The water froze into a thin sheet of ice wherever it passed.
"A Tier Five Early Stage Fierce Beast, the Profound Ice Horned Python!"
And the one in the center...
It was a monster that was neither fish nor dragon.
It was nearly two hundred feet long, with a single eye, a mouth full of spiraling teeth, and a row of bone sails running down its back. Blood-red patterns flowed across the sails.
It did not swim, but hovered in midair, its single eye gazing down indifferently upon the city wall.
"A Tier Five Peak... the One-Eyed Bone Sail Whale!"
A rare tremor entered Xiao Qingxue’s normally cold voice.
A Tier Five Peak Fierce Beast. Below the Breaking Mortality realm, no one could be its match.
"Crossbow Carriages, fire!"
Zhou Meng roared, his voice hoarse with fury.
THWUM! THWUM! THWUM!
Hundreds of Crossbow Carriages fired at once. Breaking Gang Heavy Arrows as thick as a man’s arm tore through the air, descending as a torrential rain of steel!
The rain of arrows pierced through, instantly clearing a patch of the sea. A gory downpour of blood and severed limbs followed, but the Sea Beasts behind them, fearless of death, surged forward to fill the gap.
The Ghost Shadow Jellyfish opened their translucent bells, their Poison Sacs swelling before they spat a sky-blotting torrent of venom. Where the venom landed on the city wall, the limestone sizzled and smoked as it corroded.
"Shield Array!"
Zhou Meng commanded the squads as he unleashed the full might of his True Gang Realm. A cyan light shield expanded to cover them, and the venom splattering against it only caused it to ripple.
The Blade Fin Sharks had already reached the base of the Outer City wall. They patrolled at astonishing speeds, their dorsal fins like spinning blades, frantically carving into the wall’s foundation!
BOOM! BOOM!
The Rock Armor Thorn Turtle and the Profound Ice Horned Python slammed into the Outer City wall at the same time!
The Rock Armor Thorn Turtle rammed its head into a battlement. Rubble exploded, and three Martial Artists who failed to dodge in time were sent flying, spitting mouthfuls of blood.
"Vile beast!"
Zhou Meng shot into the air, his True Gang Sword Rainbow descending like an inverted river as he viciously slashed at the turtle’s carapace!
CLANG—!!!
Sparks burst like fireworks.
Only a shallow white gash remained on the carapace.
The Rock Armor Thorn Turtle roared in pain. Its eyes turned to Zhou Meng, its massive maw opened, and a turbid, yellow-brown jet of water erupted forth!
The squad behind Zhou Meng worked together in concert.
On the other side, the Profound Ice Horned Python had already scaled the East City Wall. With a single coil of its body, it crushed a Crossbow Carriage and its three operators into pieces, causing a mist of blood to erupt.
Xiao Qingxue’s sword flashed like a snowflake, stabbing straight for the python’s eye.
The Profound Ice Horned Python swept its tail, blasting them with a frigid wind that left a thick layer of frost on the ground. Liang Cheng slashed his saber at its tail!
Wind and Thunder Slash·Shocking Thunder!
The blade cut through the scales, but only sank three inches deep before it was stopped by solid bone. The Profound Ice Horned Python shrieked and its body tightened abruptly, attempting to crush Liang Cheng, saber and all!
"Hah!"
Liang Cheng bellowed. He pushed his Mixed Element Gang Body to its limit, a faint golden light shielding him as he thrust out with the sword-fingers of his left hand. A needle of Profound Yin Sword Qi shot straight into the serpent’s wound!
PFFT!
The Sword Qi pierced deep, unleashing an explosion of Cold Yin Force.
Reeling from the pain, the Profound Ice Horned Python’s coils loosened slightly. Liang Cheng seized the chance to yank his saber free and retreat. His arm was already covered in frost, but thanks to his Mixed Element Gang Body, the injury was minor. He circulated his True Qi, and his arm quickly returned to normal.
"Senior Brother Liang, Senior Brother Ye, let’s fight together!"
Xiao Qingxue shouted.
Her Sword Momentum shifted, transforming into a dense Sword Net that enveloped the Profound Ice Horned Python’s vital spot. Every strike landed on the seams between its scales, but to little effect.
Liang Cheng seized the opening to surge forward. He poured True Essence into his Zhenxian Saber, and the blade glowed with blue-purple lightning as he slashed directly at the wound created by his Sword Qi!
The saber bit about a foot deep into its flesh, but the Profound Ice Horned Python whipped its tail around, forcing Liang Cheng to dodge!
Ye Zhiqiu strode forward, his True Gang erupting to instantly draw most of the Profound Ice Horned Python’s attention.
Liang Cheng and Xiao Qingxue attacked in the opening. Their blade and sword never strayed from the wound, and serpent blood gushed like a fountain, staining the city wall dark red.
Ye Zhiqiu’s True Gang flared as he traded blows with the Profound Ice Horned Python. The protracted battle left him drenched in the serpent’s blood, his True Gang reserves heavily depleted.
Yet his Sword Momentum only grew more ferocious. He met force with force, his cyan Sword Rainbow slashing again and again at the same wound on the Profound Ice Horned Python’s vital spot. Scales shattered and serpent blood sprayed wildly.
Under his life-or-death assault, the Profound Ice Horned Python gradually weakened.
Liang Cheng and Xiao Qingxue pressed their advantage, their attacks growing faster. But just as they were about to finish it, the dying Profound Ice Horned Python unleashed a final, desperate burst of power. Its body tightened in a flash, and in a moment of carelessness, Ye Zhiqiu was caught—man and sword—in its crushing grip!
"Senior Brother Ye!"
Xiao Qingxue cried out, her sword striking the python’s body like a downpour of rain. Ye Zhiqiu’s True Gang protected him, but the sound of his bones creaking was audible.
"Don’t worry about me! Attack its Reverse Scale!"
Liang Cheng’s eyes hardened. He knew Ye Zhiqiu was buying him time. His body shot forward like an arrow. He used the Wandering Dragon Step, taking seven steps in the space of a square foot to narrowly evade the sweeping tail and charge straight for the underside of the python’s head.
There, a palm-sized, pale-white Reverse Scale!
The Profound Ice Horned Python sensed the danger. A vicious light flared in its eyes as its great maw opened to spew a condensed, ice-blue breath!
The frost formed on Liang Cheng’s eyelashes before the icy breath even reached him.
But instead of retreating, he advanced.
He pushed his Mixed Element Gang Body to its absolute limit. A faint golden light enveloped him as he formed a sword with the fingers of his left hand, stabbing forward with Profound Yin Sword Qi. With his right hand, he unleashed the Wind and Thunder of his Zhenxian Saber!
The Sword Aura slashed down as the Cold Yin Sword Qi erupted!
The Profound Ice Horned Python’s movements froze for an instant as a cloud of blood mist exploded from its Reverse Scale.
’Now!’
The Zhenxian Saber slashed upward from below. Its edge slid into the crack near the Reverse Scale and severed the beast’s spine!
In agony, the Profound Ice Horned Python released Ye Zhiqiu. He acted instantly, his Sword Rainbow descending from above to pierce directly through the python’s head!
PFFT—!
Saber and sword pierced through the python’s head at nearly the same instant.
The crimson light in the Profound Ice Horned Python’s eyes instantly froze. Its massive body convulsed violently before crashing onto the city wall with a thunderous boom, sending dust and debris flying.
With the three of them working together, the Tier Five Early Stage Fierce Beast was dead!
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