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The two flying beasts werent in a hurry to give chase upon seeing this. Instead, they began to circle around in the air above the forest while emitting a series of strange cries.

Moments later, a streak of red light hurtled over from the distance, reaching the two flying beasts in the blink of an eye. The light then receded to reveal a young woman in palatial robes who appeared to be just over 20 years of age. Her brows were slightly furrowed, and there was a malicious look in her eyes.

Has he finally exhausted his supply of spirit stones? You two really are useless, how has it taken you two so long to pursue a mere body refinement warrior? If its not for the fact that I have to restrict my magic power fluctuations, Id have captured him myself long ago. The young woman looked at the forest down below with a cold expression before turning her gaze toward the two flying beasts in a displeased manner.

The two intimidating Leocon Beasts were all horrified by the displeasure in the young womans eyes, and both of them began to tremor uncontrollably.

Hmph, I cant allow the bloodline of our race to fall into the hands of the human race. No matter what price I have to pay, I must take that little girl back with me. Once I capture that City Lord Zhao, Ill be able to interrogate him for her whereabouts. The young woman looked down once again, but she showed no intention of taking action. Instead, a rather peculiar expression appeared on her face.

Right at this moment, a resounding boom erupted from within the forest nearby, followed by a string of ferocious cries. It sounded as if a fierce battle had broken out in that section of the forest.

The young woman and the two Leocon Beasts hovered silently in the air, seemingly waiting for something.

After a short while, the commotion in the forest came to an abrupt halt, following which three balls of black Qi and a ball of yellow Qi rose up into the air and flew directly toward them.

They were none other than the three snake demons that had led the army of crimson python beasts a few days ago, as well as a massive Sandbug Beast that was around 40 to 50 feet in size.

The snake demon with the head of a human was currently holding a half-dead human in its hands, it was none other than the purple-robed man who had just plummeted from the sky not long ago.

His entire body was stained with blood, and one of his arms had also gone missing, rendering him completely powerless to resist.

The four demon beasts made their way over to the young woman before placing respectfully the man before her on a cloud of demonic Qi and backing away thereafter.

Well done, Ill be sure to reward you handsomely for this. The young woman nodded with a content look after verifying that the purple-robed man was still alive.

The snake demons and the massive Sandbug Beast all let loose low cries in unison, seemingly overjoyed by the prospect of the reward they had been promised.

The purple-robed man had regained his consciousness at this point, and he was stunned to see the young woman standing in mid-air before him. Impossible! Youre an eighth grade metamorphosis stage demon beast, how did you manage to enter our Heavenly Origin Region?

Eighth grade demon beast? I guess you can say that. However, Im the one asking questions here, not you. Listen up, I want to know the whereabouts of a certain person. If you tell me where they are, Ill grant you a quick and painless death. Otherwise, Ill pull your soul out of your body and find the answer I seek using a soul search technique. I dont need to tell you how painful the latter option will be for you, right? The young woman held herself in a graceful and refined manner, but her words were extremely cold and cruel.

The purple-robed mans grim expression darkened even further.

Youre clearly a prominent figure among the demon race, yet youre interrogating a mere body refinement warrior like me? What information could I possibly offer that would be of interest to you? Perhaps theres been some kind of misunderstanding and Im not the person youre looking for, Senior?

A cold light flashed through the young womans eyes upon hearing this. She raised a slim finger, and a thin beam of red light shot forth, puncturing the purple-robed mans shoulder in a flash.

The man let loose a howl of agony, and the smell of burned flesh wafted through the air as a small hole appeared on his shoulder.

Didnt I say that I was the one who was going to be asking questions? If you make the same mistake again, Im going to chop off all of your limbs, the young woman threatened expressionlessly.

Only after a long which did the purple-robed man manage to recover from the excruciating agony shooting through his shoulder, and he said through gritted teeth, I understand, Senior. Please tell me what youd like to know.

The young woman looked at the purple-robed man with a cold expression, and said, Its quite simple, I want to know the whereabouts of a little girl named Daier. Dont tell me you dont know her, shes your only granddaughter.

Daier! Youre from the Black Phoenix Race! the purple-robed man exclaimed.

Correct. Looks like you knew all along that Daier had the bloodline of our Black Phoenix Race. If it werent for the fact that youre constantly hiding in your city with your granddaughter like a cowardly turtle, I wouldnt have had to go to the trouble of deploying such a massive Beast Torrent to attack your An Yuan City. The entire citys been destroyed, but I still havent found your granddaughter, so I can only come to you for answers, the young woman revealed with a cold smile.

I knew it. There was no way we couldve kept the Black Phoenix Demon King in the dark, the purple-robed man murmured as the final trace of hope faded from his eyes.

Its good that you know your place. But then again, you humans sure are brave, not only did you send someone to seduce the Young Master of our Black Phoenix Race, you even dared to sneak the bloodline of our holy race back to your human race. Do you really that the Black Phoenix Race wont be able to do anything just because you fled back to the three regions of the human race? The expression on the young womans face gradually cooled even further as she spoke.

My daughter has already passed away because of Daier, what more do you want? The purple-robed man also cast aside all inhibitions as he gritted his teeth with an expression of resentment and fury.

What do we want? We want to take Daier back to our Black Phoenix Palace, of course. Even though shes half-human, she still has the bloodline of our holy race running through her veins, so she cant be allowed to remain with you humans. Im glad that your daughter already died, it saves me from having to hunt her down myself. Now tell me where that little girl is! The young woman seemed to be losing her patience.

The purple-robed man glowered at her for a long while before spitting through gritted teeth, I dont know!

The young womans expression remained completely unchanged, and it seemed that she was not surprised in the slightest by the mans answer. However, her body then swayed as she flashed through the air toward the purple-robed man, then grasped her five slim fingers over the top of his head.

Take one final look at this world, youll cease to exist in a moment, the young woman said in a cold voice before blue light flashed from her fingertips.

The purple-robed mans eyes rolled into the back of his head as he entered a state of complete sensory deprivation…

After a while, a dried corpse that had been reduced to only several feet in size plummeted from the sky and disappeared into the forest down below.

Things are a little more troublesome than I expected. I didnt think that man would be so stubborn and patriotic, he gave orders to his subordinates to execute his granddaughter if they dont meet up after 10 days. Who wouldve thought that he could be so cruel? Looks like rather sacrifice his only granddaughter for the sake of the human race than see another high-grade demon beast rise up among our Black Phoenix Race. Thankfully, hes just a body refinement warrior. If he were a cultivator instead, perhaps he wouldve developed into quite a formidable figure. So this means that he wasnt actually with his granddaughter on the day that An Yuan City was destroyed. Are you sure none of you saw the person Im looking for on that day? The young woman suddenly turned to the demon beasts beside her with a cold and interrogatory gaze.

The demon beasts glanced at one another before letting loose a string of strange cries in an extremely respectful manner.

The young womans brows furrowed upon seeing this. All of a sudden, she flipped a hand over and a crimson bead appeared over her palm. She then made a hand seal and chanted something before opening her mouth, upon which a small ball of blood essence was expelled onto the bead as a layer of blood mist.

A burst of crimson light immediately appeared over the surface of the red bead. The young woman stared at the bead with an intense unblinking gaze. Only after a long while did she close her eyes with an exhausted expression on her face, but she quickly opened her eyes again.

The person Im looking for isnt dead, and she hasnt left this area. I dont care what methods you employ, but you have to find her for me within three days. If you cant do that, then theres no reason for you to continue to exist in this world. However, I am a fair individual who hands down punishments and rewards in equal measure. Youve captured the lord of An Yuan City, so youll naturally be rewarded for your efforts. You can take these pills and consume them now, theyll save you several centuries of arduous cultivation. If you can find the little girl, Ill have an even better reward waiting for you. The young woman flicked a finger, and several white pills shot forth, flying toward the group of demon beasts.

The demon beasts hurriedly opened their mouths with overjoyed expressions before swallowing the pills and letting loose a series of elated cries. After that, they transformed into balls of demonic Qi and sped away into the distance.

How annoying, if it werent for the fact that using my spiritual sense and magic power could attract the attention of high-grade human cultivators, I wouldnt have to ask those idiots to do my bidding. I cant stay here anymore, I have to go back as quickly as possible after taking care of this matter. The young woman heaved a faint sigh before raising a hand. Red light flashed, and a handkerchief-like treasure enshrouded her entire body before she disappeared on the spot as a plume of azure smoke.

Not long after she vanished, one of the seemingly ordinary trees in the forest down below suddenly warped and transformed into a black-robed elderly man with a set of sinister facial features. The man was holding a dried corpse in his hands, and it was none other than the corpse of the purple-robed man.

I didnt think Id see the Demonic Maiden of the Black Phoenix Race here. Looks like her cultivation base is far superior to mine, and I most likely wouldnt have been able to escape her notice if it werent for the fact that shes really wary about releasing her spiritual sense. Who wouldve thought that someone with the bloodline of the Black Phoenix Race would be dwelling in An Yuan City? Haha, this is a brilliant opportunity for me. This body will be quite useful for me. the elderly man chuckled before tossing the dried corpse into the air. He then rubbed his hands together before raising them over his head.

A burst of grey mist suddenly obscured the entire dried corpse, following which an incredible scene unfolded.

The dried and shriveled corpse suddenly began to expand like a rehydrating sponge, rapidly reverting back to its original form. Even the dismembered arm had grown back once again.

Hehe, with this body, Ill be able to find that little girl first, and then…

And then what?

Just as the black-robed man was chuckling to himself, an icy cold voice suddenly sounded from behind him. His expression immediately changed drastically, following which he immediately shot forth into the distance as a streak of grey light like a rabbit that had just had its tail trodden on. In his haste to escape, he had even abandoned the dried corpse that he had just rejuvenated.

Mother is currently discussing some things with Leader Zhang. Please come in, Senior Martial Brother Qin! The blue-robed young man extended a salute to the brocade-robed man before nodding to acknowledge Han Li.

Han Li had a rather good impression of this young master from the Heavenly East Enterprise, so he also nodded politely in response before setting the little girl on her shoulder back down onto the ground.

As soon as her two feet landed on the ground, the little girl clung tightly onto Han Lis robes again as if she were made of glue.

Even though Han Li had already anticipated that this would happen, he still heaved a resigned sigh upon seeing this. As such, he had no choice but to take this little girl into the wooden cabin with him.

The cabin was a makeshift one, so it wasnt very large in area, only around 70 to 80 feet in size. However, it had been kept very clean and orderly, and there was even a set of intricately crafted sandalwood furniture sitting within the cabin.

The beautiful Mistress Fang was sitting in the main seat within the cabin while conversing with Zhang Kui about something. There were also six other people standing off to the side with their hands clasped behind their backs in a respectful manner.

There was a pair of grey-robed men, who were none other than the guards that had been taught a lesson by Han Li a while ago, as well as Liuer and the three other young female servants.

Youre finally back, Immortal Qin. I was planning to send Leader Zhang out to look for you… Eh? You also brought Deputy Leader Han back with you? Looks like I wont have worry about sending out a separate search party for him now. Also… isnt that City Lord Zhaos granddaughter? A surprised expression appeared on Mistress Fangs face as she caught sight of Han Li and the little girl that was clinging to his robes.

Everyone else was also quite surprised to see the duo, and the four young female servants were naturally quite elated to see that Han Li was safe and well.

City Lord Zhao? Are you referring to the city lord of An Yuan City? the brocade-robed man asked.

Which other city lord could I be referring to? Mistress Fang asked with a rather peculiar expression.

With the body refinement techniques that City Lord Zhao has cultivated, hes no less powerful than a late-Foundation Establishment cultivator. Even though the city has been destroyed, he shouldve managed to survive that ordeal. Im sure he would be overjoyed to see his beloved granddaughter. Is City Lord Zhao or any members of his family here? the brocade-robed man asked with a contemplative expression.

I think a butler and a few servants of the Zhao Manor are living nearby. Ill send someone to look for them right away. Mistress Fang smiled in response before assigning the task to one of the grey-robed guards standing in the cabin. She didnt seem too interested at all in asking about why this little girl was with Han Li.

After everyone had taken a seat, Mistress Fangs brows furrowed as she mused, I really am quite surprised that you were able to remain completely unscathed in the face of the Beast Torrent, Deputy Leader Han. However, I cant help but feel that something is amiss. Why would four different hordes of beasts attack a small city like An Yuan City at the same time?

Thats really hard to say, perhaps it really was just a coincidence. In any case, thats not something for us to worry about. The seniors from Heavenly Origin City will be investigating this incident, the brocade-robed man replied with a shake of his head.

Mistress Fang nodded, and said, Youre right, Immortal Qin. If An Yuan City had 100 more Foundation Establishment cultivators as reinforcements, we wouldve been able to withstand this Beast Torrent.

It wouldve been impossible to recruit the assistance of so many cultivators. Even though there are countless cultivators in our three regions, virtually none of them would be willing to assist a city full of mortals. They would be taking a big risk and stand to gain nothing from it, so there really is no incentive for them to step in. In fact, aside from the several large cities directly controlled by cultivators, no other city has the right to set up any cultivator markets. This the reason why Beast Torrents are never a problem for those large cities. Millions of low-grade cultivators are present in those cities at any given time during the day, so no beasts would dare to attack them, the brocade-robed man replied in an indifferent manner.

Millions?! Han Li knew that there was a staggering number of cultivators in the Spirit Realm, but he was still stunned to hear that just a single city could be inhabited by so many cultivators.

Indeed, the Heavenly Origin Region is extremely vast, and mortal cities only account for a tiny area within the region, so its only natural that immortals wouldnt pay any heed to them. Mistress Fang heaved a forlorn sigh.

In response to the slightly accusatory tone in Mistress Fangs words, the brocade-robed cultivator could only give a wry smile.

Everyone was aware of the conflict between mortals and cultivators, and the subject wasnt something a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like him could comment on.

Right at this moment, someone delivered a report from outside the wooden cabin.

Mistress Fang, City Lord Zhaos butler is here. Would you like me to take him inside?

Of course, please invite him into the cabin, Mistress Fang immediately replied.

Yes! The door was opened from the outside and three people strode in.

One of them was the grey-robed guard while the other two consisted of a slender young woman and an elderly man with a head of snowy white hair.

As soon as these two entered the room, the expression on Daiers little face changed drastically.

It really is the young mistress! This is great! Are you alright, Young Mistress Daier? The young woman immediately rushed over to Daier and crouched down beside her as tears welled up in her eyes.

The little girl also let go of Han Lis robes for the first time as she threw her little arms around the young woman and burst into sobs.

Thank you for recovering our young mistress, Mistress Fang. Master would have my head on a plate if the young mistress had gone missing. The elderly man was also very elated, and he hurriedly extended a grateful bow to Mistress Fang.

I was not the one who rescued her, it was Deputy Leader Han who saved Young Mistress Zhaos life, Mistress Fang conceded truthfully.

You have my eternal gratitude, Young Master Han. Ill be sure to report this matter to my master so he can issue you a handsome reward for your efforts.

Theres no need to thank me, I only bumped into your young mistress by chance. You can take her away now. Han Li waved a hand in response.

The elderly man extended some further words of gratitude before taking his leave along with Daier and that young woman, who appeared to be a servant.

Daier wasnt clinging onto Han Lis robes anymore, but she was still looking at Han Li with a forlorn expression in her large eyes as she led out of the room by the young female servant.

The little girl was like an adorable little puppy, and Han Li was suddenly struck by a childish impulse as he put on a theatrical grimace for her. frewebnol.com

The little girl immediately burst into laughter at the sight of Han Lis comical expression, and she finally departed from the cabin with a sweet smile on her face.

The brocade-robed man had been keeping an eye on Han Li this entire time, and he suddenly said, Looks like youve grown quite fond of that little girl, Brother Han. Even if City Lord Zhao managed to escape with his life from that Beast Torrent, the entire city was destroyed and most of its population was slain by those beasts. Regardless of what excuses he has to offer, hes still going to be held accountable for this incident. It looks like the Zhao Family is in a rather precarious situation.

What does that have to do with me? Ill let the Zhao Family worry about themselves. Han Li cast an indifferent glance toward the brocade-robed man in response.

Hehe, looks like I was overthinking the issue. Mistress Fang, seeing as Brother Han is back now, shouldnt we be discussing that matter with him? the brocade-robed man chuckled before suddenly turning to Mistress Fang.

Mistress Fang faltered initially upon hearing this before quickly returning to her senses. She adopted a rather respectful expression, and said, Of course. Well be requiring Young Master Hans assistance in this matter, so of course its necessary to discuss things beforehand. Ill have to trouble you to lend Immortal Qin a hand on this occasion, Young Master Han.

Im happy to hear what you have to say. As long as the task is within the realm of my abilities, I can certainly consider lending my assistance to Immortal Qin, Han Li replied as he stroked his chin.

Mistress Fang took a brief moment to organize her thoughts before continuing, Heres the gist of the matter, my subordinates and I unintentionally discovered something that can increase a cultivators chances of reaching the Core Formation Stage…

Han Li listened expressionlessly, and no one could tell what he was thinking.

Meanwhile, in a forest that was several thousand kilometers away, a ball of purple light was rapidly flying through the air. Behind him were two flying beasts, one large and one small. The larger one was astonishingly massive, while the smaller one was shimmering with blue light. They were none other than the two leaders of the beast hordes that had appeared at An Yuan City a few days ago.

Up ahead, a humanoid figure was flashing through the air amid the ball of purple light, and it appeared that it was a man flying atop a treasure.

All of a sudden, the purple light up ahead tremored, and the light faded to reveal a purple-robed man. The rectangular object beneath his feet was rapidly plummeting downward, and it appeared that he had lost control over his flight instrument.

The two flying beasts behind him were naturally ecstatic to see this, and they caught up to him following just a few flashes. One of them flapped its wings ad countless streaks of yellow light shot forth, converging toward the purple-robed man like a torrential storm of light. Meanwhile, the smaller of the two beasts opened its mouth, and a loud thunderclap immediately rang out as a piercing arc of blue light erupted from within.

An urgent look appeared on the purple-robed man upon seeing this, and he let loose an almighty cry as he abruptly stomped both feet down onto his dysfunctional flying instrument. Thus, the speed of his descent was increased by severalfold as plummeted from the sky like a shooting star, thereby allowing him to just barely evade the oncoming attacks before disappearing without a trace into the forest down below.

In the face of the combined attacks from these four types of demon beasts, An Yuan City was completely razed to the ground.

A small proportion of mortals managed to escape under the protection of some body refinement warriors, but most of them ended up in the bellies of the demon beasts.

However, the hordes of beasts only wreaked havoc within An Yuan City for about three to four days before departing.

The Beast Torrent had officially come to a conclusion.

It wasnt exactly an uncommon occurrence for small cities of this scale to be destroyed by Beast Torrents, but the high-grade cultivators of Heavenly Origin Cities were still alerted in the end, and a large group of people was deployed to assess the incident.

Of course, all of that was only going to happen further down the track.

Two days after the departing of the beast hordes, spiritual light flashed in the distance, and several cultivators descended upon the section of the city where the city wall had been destroyed.

The spiritual light receded to reveal three cultivators, they were none other than the cultivators from the Golden Jade Sect, and the trio was led by the brocade-robed man with the Qin surname.

The three of them were currently scouring the landscape down below as if they were searching for something.

That man is most likely already dead. You saw how powerful the combined attack from the Leocon Beasts was, Senior Martial Brother, why do you still insist that this man could be alive? the young man from the Golden Jade Sect couldnt help but ask.

You may be unaware of this, but the Vajra Arts is vastly different compared to normal body refinement techniques. After mastering the third layer of the Vajra Arts, even a mortal would be able to cleanse their essence and bolster their bodies to such a degree that they would be able to withstand a full-force attack from a low-grade treasure. The attack from the swarm of Leocon Beasts was indeed powerful, but it wasnt solely directed toward him, so if he had activated his Vajra Arts in advance, theres a good chance that he wouldve survived. What were trying to do now requires the assistance of a powerful mortal like him. If it werent for the fact that I was too far away from him at the time, I wouldve definitely stepped in to save him. The brocade-robed man shook his head with a grim expression in response.

The young male cultivator was still rather skeptical, but he didnt state any further objections.

However, the female cultivator among them suddenly broke her silence. Even if that man did survive, this place as been ravaged by those beasts for such a long time, hes most likely been eaten already. How could he possibly still be alive?

The brocade-robed mans lips twitched as a wry smile appeared on his face, and he replied, Thats also a possibility. Its just that its really difficult to find a suitable candidate for the task were about to undertake, so I dont want to give up any opportunity, no matter how slim the chances are.

Oh? May I ask what you need me to do for you, Immortal Qin?

An indifferent voice suddenly rang out from beneath a pile of rubble down below, followed by a resounding boom as the rubble was forcibly scattered in all directions. After the dust and debris settled, two humanoid figures, one tall and one short, was revealed.

The three cultivators in the sky faltered initially upon seeing this before the brocade-robed man exclaimed with elation, Han Li!

The two humanoid figures down below were none other than Han Li and a little girl who appeared to be around four or five years old. Even though her clothes were rather dirty and ragged, it was still quite apparent that they had been made from luxurious and expensive materials.

The little girl was very adorable with porcelain-like skin and a pair of large black eyes. However, those eyes were filled with a hint of horror as she grasped tightly onto Han Lis robes with her little hand and pressed her own body against Han Lis leg.

Im glad to see youre alive and well, Brother Han. May I ask who that little girl is? the brocade-robed man asked with a smile before the three cultivators descended together.

I dont know who she is, either. On the day that the city was destroyed, she and a few body refinement warriors fled to this place, but were surrounded by a pack of wolf beasts. Everyone else perished to those wolf beasts, but I could bear to see this little girl die, so I saved her on a whim. Han Li looked back at the little girl with a resigned expression

Even though he had taken a direct attack from that massive Leocon Beast, he had shattered the city wall below him in advance, thereby allowing him to fall and buffer the impact. As expected, with the defensive properties of the fourth layer of the Vajra Arts, he only sustained some minor injuries.

However, due to the immense impact of the attack, he unintentionally managed to break through the bottleneck in his Vajra Arts.

Back when he was in the human world, he was unable to advance any further in the Vajra Arts, and this was exactly because of that bottleneck.

However, he could sense that he would only have to cultivate for around half a year now before mastering the fifth layer of the Vajra Arts.

As such, he decided to hide beneath the rubble and only emerge after the crisis had been averted. As such, he encountered this little girl, and was drawn into saving her. However, the events thereafter werent as simple as he made them out to be.

At the time, in order to avoid having the location of his hiding spot revealed, he killed over 100 beasts in the surrounding area, making sure that there were no beasts left in the general vicinity before returning to his hiding spot beneath the rubble with the little girl. The entire process had been a rather arduous one.

Furthermore, if it werent for this little girl weighing him down, he couldve already departed from the city a few days ago. He was confident that he would be able to sneak past the hordes of beasts if he were on his own, but the little girl was like a beacon that was sure to draw widespread attention from the hordes of beasts in the city, so he decided to continue waiting beneath the rubble.

The aura of mortals was very strong in this city, so it was enough to obscure the aura of the little girl.

The commotion in the city had died down a couple of days ago, but Han Li decided to wait for a while longer as a safety precaution. He was just about to emerge from his hiding spot when the three cultivators from the Golden Jade Sect arrived on the scene, and he had overheard the entirety f their conversation.

As such, he decided to reveal himself, and the three cultivators were given a massive fright during the process.

After all, it appeared that Han Li was completely unscathed when all of them had thought that he would at least have been severely wounded, if not dead. The brocade-robed man was naturally ecstatic to see this, yet he was also quite alarmed by Han Lis power. Without even realizing it himself, he had unconsciously adopted a polite tone of voice, clearly regarding Han Li as an equal.

Youre a very kind man, Brother Han. Seeing as this little girl had a personal squad of body refinement warriors to protect her, shes most likely not just some ordinary little girl. Have you tried asking about her origins, Brother Han? The brocade-robed man inspected the little girl with a rather intrigued expression.

She wont tell me anything aside from the fact that her name is Daier. Han Li heaved a resigned sigh.

Haha, she mustve been warned by the adults in her family against revealing too much about herself. Thats not a problem, though, we just have to find all of the prominent figures that managed to escape from An Yuan City, and someone should be able to identify her. Getting back to you now, Brother Han, you sure are full of surprises. I didnt think that you would be able to survive that Beast Torrent completley unscathed, the brocade-robed man praised.

I was merely lucky. You appear to be looking for me, Immortal Qin? How may I be of assistance? Han Li could tell that the brocade-robed man had been trying to dodge this question earlier, and a hint of a smile appeared on his face.

Ill have to tell you about this sooner or later, but this isnt the place to talk, Brother Han. How about I take you to where the rest of the survivors from An Yuan City are situated? the brocade-robed man asked with solemn expression following a brief pause.

Sure. Perhaps some of this little girls loved ones would be among them, Han Li replied.

That would be best. Ill take Brother Han on my treasures, you take this little girl, Junior Martial Sister. the brocade-robed man instructed.

The young female cultivator nodded before making her way over Han Li. She put on a benevolent expression and extended a hand toward Daier. frewebnoel.o

The little girl was very adorable and the female cultivator had fallen in love with her at first sight.

However, the feelings of affection clearly werent mutual as a fearful look appeared on Daiers face at the sight of the approaching female cultivator. She abruptly hid herself behind Han Lis back, avoiding the female cultivator like the plague.

The female cultivators expression stiffened, and a slightly awkward look appeared on her face.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this.

The brocade-robed man also faltered initially upon seeing this, but a smile quickly appeared on his face as he said, Its alright, Ill carry both of them on my treasure. Ths little girl mustve been through a lot, and it appears that she only trusts Brother Han.

Han Li nodded in agreement and grabbed the little girl before setting her on his shoulder.

The brocade-robed man brought out a small sword, which swelled drastically to several tens of feet in size before hovering in the air.

His body then swayed as he hovered drifted onto the sword. Just as he was about to turn around and extend an invitation toward Han Li, a voice suddenly sounded from behind him.

Does your treasure have a protective feature, Fellow Daoist Qin? If so, could I trouble you to activate it? Daier is quite young and Im afraid that she wont be able to cope with the strong winds during our flight. The voice had come from directly behind the brocade-robed man, and he hurriedly turned around with a surprised expression, only to find that Han Li was standing on his sword with him!

He had somehow managed to board his sword while completely escaping his notice.

The brocade-robed man forced a smile onto his face as he said, So youre proficient in aura concealment secret techniques as well, Brother Han.

Its just a little trick I learned, Han Li replied indifferently.

The brocade-robed man took a final meaningful glance at Han Li before turning around and making a hand seal. Yellow light abruptly shimmered from the flying sword underfoot, manifesting a faint light barrier that shielded all three of them within before the sword flew into the distance as a streak of yellow light.

The other two young cultivators also followed closely behind them.

It didnt take long before the three streaks of light had disappeared into the distant sky.

Half a day later, three streaks of light descended toward a set of undulating hills.

On the ground below, there was a vast expanse of tents and wooden huts, as well as other types of makeshift structures set up, extending for a stretch of several kilometers.

Youre back, Senior Martial Brother Qin. Oh, and you found Brother Han as well! As soon as the three streaks of light descended in front of a certain wooden cabin, a blue-robed young man rushed over to them with an elated expression.

Thankfully, our trip wasnt made in vain. Is the mistress in the cabin? the brocade-robed man asked with a smile.

Only the short span of a few breaths had passed since the giant python pounced toward Han Li to the moment that it was completely dismembered. All of the soldiers and body refinement warriors that were preparing to step in and help were all completley and utterly dumbstruck. At the same time, they were ecstatic to have such a powerful ally on their side.

It didnt take a genius to figure out that Han Li was most definitely no ordinary body refinement warrior. With a man of his extraordinary talents on his side, they were going to be a lot safer. Thus, all of them were feeling quite reinvigorated as they continued to slay the ordinary crimson python beast around them.

The battle was becoming fiercer and fiercer, and more and more of those mutated giant pythons were beginning to appear.

Han Li didnt know about what was happening elsewhere, but on the stretch of the city wall where he was situated, he had already slain five or six mutated giant pythons on his own.

He had learned his lesson from the first mutated giant python he had slain, and he now made sure to dismember all of them into a dozen or so pieces. That way, there was no chance that they would be able to launch a sneak attack against him.

As such, the other body refinement warriors and soldiers could focus solely on combating the normal python beasts, and their jobs were made a lot easier.

Unfortunately, the other sections of the city wall didnt have a fearsome warrior like Han Li among their ranks.

Amid birds of loud hissing and violent tremors, one mutated giant python after another clambered onto the city wall, destroying large sections of the wall with reckless abandon using their massive powerful tails. Aside from some body refinement warriors who were wielding heavy weapons, no one else could withstand so much as a single strike from these insanely powerful brutes, and the battle became extremely arduous for them.

However, the ease with which Han Li was killing giant pythons seemed to have attracted the attention of the swarm of pythons down below. All of a sudden, a series of crimson figures shot into the air, and three giant pythons appeared on the city wall at once. As soon as they descended, all of them pounced toward Han Li with unbridled ferocity.

Han Li raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise, but a cold smile then surfaced on his face as he hurled his saber toward one of the oncoming pythons.

In the face of an ordinary saber like this one, a giant python normally wouldnt even need to take evasive measures as there was no way that he blade could slice through its armor-like scales. However, Han Li had hurled the saber with astonishingly immense force, making it just as destructive as the most powerful spirit tools. The saber flashed through the air as a streak of cold light, sinking into the pythons head before emerging from its tail, slicing the python cleanly in half lengthwise!

Han Lis body then swayed, and he suddenly manifested two humanoid figures, as if he had used a doppelganger technique, and both of them rushed toward the other two giant pythons.

A series of dull thumps rang out in rapid succession. Golden light radiated from the humanoid figures in unison, completely inundating the massive bodies of the giant pythons.

The two humanoid figures then suddenly combined as one again, and the golden light also faded thereafter.

The two giant pythons were revealed, slumped to the ground, unable to move so much as a single inch.

In that split second, Han Li had shattered every single bone within these pythons bodies into dust, thereby completely immobilizing them.

All of the nearby soldiers immediately rushed over to land the killing blows upon seeing this.

After losing three mutated giant pythons to Han Li at once, the swarm of pythons knew better than to target him again. As such, no more giant pythons appeared on their section of the city wall.

Not only did everyone else in that section heave a collective sigh of relief, Han Li was also happy to be left to his own devices. Thus, he slowly strode over to the spot where he had previously been standing before looking up at the battle taking place overhead.

At this point, the impasse between the cultivators and the Leocon Beasts had finally been broken.

All of a sudden, the stream of demonic feathers erupting from the green mist came to an abrupt halt, thereby indicating that those projectiles were not actually in unlimited supply.

The human cultivators were ecstatic upon seeing this. However, before they had a chance to attack with their treasures, the expanse of demonic mist up ahead suddenly began to surge violently amid a sharp cry, following which the mist began to manifest into a certain form. In the blink of an eye, it had transformed into a gargantuan Leocon Beast with its entire body covered in green feathers and a ferocious expression its leopard head. It spread open its wings before rushing toward the group of human cultivators with devastating might.

All of the cultivators were very alarmed to see this. Even with two False Core cultivators among their ranks, they didnt dare to oppose this enemy head-on as they had no idea how powerful it was.

Thus, everyone temporarily dispersed and withdrew their treasures to better protect themselves.

However, a startling turn of events then unfolded.

After rushing past the group of cultivators, the giant Leocon Beast made no effort to attack any of them. Instead, it plummeted rapidly toward the city wall down below like a shooting star.

Dammit, weve been had! Hurry up and stop that thing! The brocade-robed man from the Golden Jade Sect flew into a thunderous rage upon seeing this.

All of the other cultivators also came to their senses as they activated their treasures to pursue the giant Leocon Beast.

However, the gargantuan beast down below completely disregarded the attacks being launched at it, and it was intent on flying toward the city wall at full speed.

A short while later, a section of its body had been scattered by the pursuing treasures, but they had also reached close to 100 feet away from the city wall. The gusts of gale-force winds being swept up by its gigantic wings were threatening to throw the normal soldiers direct off the city wall.

Han Li looked up at the giant beast up above, and his calm expression finally cracked.

It turned out that this massive Leocon Beast was descending directly toward the section of the city wall that he was defending.

In the face of such a devastating attack, even mid-grade cultivators would be unable to take it head-on, let alone normal body refinement warriors.

Even though he had mastered the fourth layer of the Vajra Arts, he wasnt fully confident that he would be able to emerge unscathed in the face of this attack.

As such, he immediately rustled his sleeve to produce an inky-black bead. However, a hesitant look then appeared on his face.

The Immortal Vanquishing Beads were the only protective treasures he had for combating powerful enemies, and it would be a waste to use one of them now.

Furthermore, by his estimations, he would definitely be able to survive this attack, having mastered the fourth layer of the Vajra Arts, and he would only be severely wounded at most.

After processing this train of thought in the blink of an eye, a grim look appeared on Han Lis face as he stowed away the bead in his hand again. At the same time, he showed no intention of taking evasive measures in the face of the colossal beast descending from above. Instead, he took a deep breath and clenched his fists, following his entire body took on a shimmering golden hue.

He then let loose a loud cry before crouching down slightly, then aiming a devastating punch into the city wall underfoot.

Even though this was an extremely powerful strike, it was almost entirely inconsequential in the face of the massive Leocon Beast. Before the attack had a chance to unleash its power, Han Li had already been inundated by a sea of green mist.

The massive Leocon Beast crashed heavily into the city wall.

An earthshattering boom rang out, and even though the city walls had been fortified through a special construction method, there was no way that they could withstand an attack comparable to one from a Core Formation cultivator.

Thus, the city wall was immediately shattered, the entire structure completely crumbled.

As for the ordinary soldiers and body refinement warriors on the city wall, they didnt have to worry about this as they had already been crushed into mincemeat by the descending massive Leocon Beast.

However, even though the giant Leocon Beast was dispersed after crashing into the wall, waves of suffocating green mist began to spread in all directions. As soon as a human was swept up in this mist, they would immediately let loose bloodcurdling cries before falling to the ground. Before long, they would be transformed into a series of green corpses.

As such, all of the human soldiers who had originally intended to provide reinforcements were hurriedly backing away in horror instead.

Almost at the exact same moment, a loud cry erupted from within the glacial mist, and large hordes of Leocon Beasts poured forth from within, joining all of their crimson python beast allies. The crimson python beasts seemed to be immune to the effects of the green mist, and they swarmed into the city through the section of the city wall that had just been destroyed. An army of crimson pythons flooded into An Yuan City, and there were hundreds of mutated giant pythons among them.

An Yuan City had been breached, just like that.

The human cultivators in the air above were horrified to see this, yet that bald False Core cultivator was unwilling to give up. He raised his ax treasure high above his head, and roared, Seal up that opening! We can still save this city!

Forget about it! Its already too late, Brother Wang. Even if the city wall hadnt collapsed, An Yuan City was already a lost cause anyway. It was only a matter of time before their defenses were breached, the False Core cultivator from the Golden Jade Sect suddenly interjected before casting his gaze toward the city with an indifferent look on his face.

What do you mean by that? Huh? What are those things? The bald man faltered initially upon hearing this, but he quickly caught sight of something, upon which his expression became extremely strained.

In the distance behind the swarm of crimson pythons, a vast expanse of yellow mist had appeared. A loud rumbling sound akin to that of countless thundering horse hooves could be heard coming from within the mist.

Th… Those are Sandbug Beasts! They mustve come from the Azure Sifting Desert. An Yuan City is being attacked by for waves of demon beasts at once, there really is no hope for them, a more experienced and knowledgeable cultivator exclaimed.

All of the other cultivators expression darkened upon hearing this.

Even a large city would struggle to cope with such a devastating assault, let alone a small city like An Yuan City.

Its impossible to save the entire city, so lets focus on other objectives instead. I have someone that I need to save, so Ill be taking my leave now. The brocade-robed man suddenly cupped his fist in a salute to everyone, then called the young female and male cultivator to from the Golden Jade Sect to him, before all three of them flew toward the city.

I didnt think that a seventh city in our Heavenly Origin Region would be conquered so quickly by these Beast Torrents. There will definitely be people sent from Heavenly Origin City to ask about what happened here. Once they arrive, just tell them the truth. Ill also be taking my leave. The bald man delivered a few instructions with a wry smile on his face before also departing. However, he was traveling away from the city.

All of the other cultivators glanced at one another before also dispersing.

Some of them were returning to the city to save their loved ones while others flew away from the city like the bald man.

At this moment, the yellow mist in the distance had also reached An Yuan City, and a series of massive Sandbug Beast each around 10 feet in size emerged from within. All of them had pairs of vicious crimson eyes and sets of sinister facial features.

Sure enough, a short while later, several hundred black spots suddenly appeared in the distance. These black spots were all flying rapidly toward the city, and they were responsible for emitting those ghastly cries.

The humans on the city wall immediately reacted as they adopted a defensive formation, preparing to engage the oncoming enemies.

Almost at the exact same moment, over 100 streaks of light of different colors flew out from a tall building at the center of the city. All of those streaks of light then hurtled directly toward the approaching black spots in the distant sky.

The cultivators in the city had finally sprung into action.

Most of these cultivators were at the Foundation Establishment Stage, but they were flying quite quickly atop their respective treasures. The cultivators managed to reach the city wall before the Leocon Beasts did before hovering in the air.

The two people leading the group consisted of a bald brawny man standing atop a round disk, as well as that brocade-robed man from the Golden Jade Sect.

Both of them had reached the False Core Stage, which was the highest cultivation base among all of the cultivators present.

The black spots in the distance were only several kilometers away from the city wall now, but they suddenly stopped and began to circle around indecisively in the air at low altitudes.

At this point, the people on the city wall were already able to discern the true appearance of these black spots. They discovered that these were all demon beasts with leopard heads and falcon bodies. All of them had a pair of white and yellow feathered wings each, and their eyes were gleaming with purplish-red light, while their bodies shimmering in all manners of exuberant colors, presenting a very beautiful sight to behold.

These demons beasts were only several feet in size each, and they were quite petite and graceful in flight. Judging from their outward appearance alone, they didnt look all that threatening at all.

However, all of the cultivators in the sky wore extremely grim expressions, seemingly quite wary of these demon beasts. In the distance, a few short and sharp cries rang out from among this pack of Leocon Beasts. Immediately thereafter, a vast cloud of dust and debris appeared in the distance amid bursts of loud piercing screeches.

One crimson python after another began to emerge from the ground below before raising their heads and extending their forked tongues. All of a sudden, a tumbling and writhing sea of crimson had appeared before the city wall with no end in sight.

All of the warriors standing atop the city wall drew a collective sharp intake of breath upon witnessing this ominous sight.

It appeared that they had truly hit the jackpot this time. They had only just arrived to provide reinforcements and they were being attacked by both Leocon Beasts and crimson python beasts. Thankfully, the cultivators were present to deal with the most troublesome Leocon Beasts. Otherwise, they wouldnt stand a chance against this latest Beast Torrent.

Just as all of the body refinement warriors on the city wall were feeling slightly relieved by the presence of the cultivators above the city wall, two demon beasts, one large and one small, suddenly shot forth through the air, flying toward them from the distance.

The smaller of the two demon beasts was only around a foot in size, and its entire body was enshrouded under a barrier of shimmering blue spiritual light. As if flapped its wings, the sound of indistinct thunderclaps could be heard. The larger demon beast had a vicious purple light gleaming in its eyes, and it was several times larger than a normal Leocon Beast, yet its size was the only feature that set it apart from its brethren.

Right as those demon beasts revealed themselves, three python beasts also emerged from the crimson sea down below, one of which was rather small while the other two were much larger.

The largest of the trio was over 100 feet in length with massive thick scales running all over its body. I also had a pair of crimson coral-like horns growing on its head, and it bore a strong resemblance to a crimson wyrm. The second-largest python was covered entirely in inky-black scales. At the same time, it possessed three identical triangular heads, all of which appeared to be extremely vicious and menacing.

As for the smallest among the trio, this was the demon beast with the head of a man and the body of a snake. It had a pair of arms, attached to which were a pair of hands that were each holding a bone spear. This was none other than that snake demon that had once attacked Han Li in the Azure Sifting Desert.

These five demon beasts were clearly the most powerful beings among this latest Beast Torrent, but they seemed a little hesitant. All five of them glanced at the city wall before communicating through a series of screeches and loud cries. Immediately thereafter, they returned to their respective brethren and disappeared again.

All of a sudden, all of the Leocon Beasts in the air and the army of crimson pythons on the ground seemed to have received the same instruction, spurring them on toward the city wall in unison amid bursts of thunderous rumbling.

The Leocon Beasts were far faster than the crimson pythons on the ground below, so they naturally reached An Yuan City first.

All of them began to let loose loud unsettling cries once again as green demonic mist began to emanate from their bodies. In the beginning, only a faint layer of mist had been emitted. However, this quickly transformed into a dense cloud of mist that enshrouded all of the Leocon Beasts within.

Thus, a vast expanse of demonic green mist around an acre in area took shape within the blink of an eye, surging forth like a formidable wave.

The bald False Core cultivator no longer hesitated upon seeing this. He let loose an almighty roar of rage as he led the charge toward the demon beasts, followed by all of the other cultivators behind him.

Prior to even making contact with the green demonic mist, all of the cultivators raised their hands into the air in quick succession to blast forth a series of talismans.

A string of loud boom erupted in rapid succession as countless balls of lightning and fire of different colors exploded after entering the green mist.

Thunderous explosions rang out incessantly, forcibly dissipating the green mist through the might of the explosions.

The human cultivators then immediately summoned their treasures without any hesitation.

Flying sabers, flying swords, magic beads, Buddhist staves, short dagger, all manners of weapons appeared in the air before hurtling toward the green demonic mist.

At the same time, the green mist up ahead tumbled and surged violently as countless demonic feathers short forth, raining down upon the oncoming treasures like a torrential storm of green light. The Leocon Beasts appeared to be capable of holding their own against the attacks from the human cultivators.

Upon seeing this, all of the human cultivators began to make hand seals and chant incantations, manipulating their treasures to tear through the storm of green light. However, there seemed to be no end to the demonic feathers flying out from within the green mist, and none of them human cultivators dared to advance any further, seemingly quite wary of this green mist. Thus, a fierce impasse ensued in the air above.

At this moment, the crimson pythons had also finally reached the foot of the city wall.

The crimson pythons split up into groups of a dozen or so, each of them biting onto one anothers tails to create interconnected chains over 100 feet in length. These chains of crimson pythons coiled before springing up into the air like massive arrows, traveling toward the summit of the city wall at alarming speeds. After rising into the air, the crimson pythons all separated once again before swinging their bodies viciously toward the soldiers standing atop the city wall.

By employing this tactic, they were able to completely disregard the obstacle posed by the tall city walls.

Most of the warriors who had been deployed to this city wall had fought crimson python beasts before, but very few of them had witnessed such an innovative strategy being employed by these pythons.

As such, they were caught completely off guard, and were scrambling to set up retaliative measures.

In contrast, the ordinary An Yuan City soldiers seemed to have already predicted such an occurrence. All of them immediately gathered into groups in an orderly manner, with the front rows of soldiers raising their shields to form barricades while the soldiers behind them attacked using their crossbows.

It appeared to be quite an effective strategy.

The massive crossbows on the city wall were also shooting arrows that were around 10 feet in length each, sending them flying through the air at alarming speeds.

Cold light flashed as one crimson python after another was skewered by the massive crossbow arrow before they had a chance to scale the city wall. With just a single arrow, over 10 crimson pythons were felled at the same time.

Following a brief period of panic, the body refinement warriors also managed to recompose themselves before springing into action, wielding their weapons as they sliced through one python after another with ease.

All of them possessed powerful bodies and astonishing strength, so normal python beasts were completely powerless against them.

Meanwhile, Han Li remained completely rooted to the spot on the city wall, but a cold light flashed through his eyes several times in quick succession, following which all of the pythons beasts pouncing toward him were sliced into a dozen or so sections.

Python blood rained down from above.

With his current level of mastery of the Vajra Arts combined with his usage of the Blinking Sword Art, he was able to unleash miraculous attacks, even though he was only wielding an ordinary saber in his hand.

Not only was he swinging his saber through the air at astonishing speeds, his attacks were completely soundless and imbued with devastating power. Even a low-grade treasure would most likely be sliced in half by one of his saber strikes, let alone these ordinary python beasts.

As such, Han Li paid no heed to the norma crimson pythons that were raining down from above, turning his gaze instead toward the swarm of pythons in the distance.

He was rather interested in those three snake demons.

However, right at this moment, a resounding boom suddenly erupted nearby, followed by a burst of anguished human howls.

Han Li faltered slightly upon hearing this before turning his gaze toward the source of the commotion.

Around 100 feet away from him, an astonishingly massive mutated python had managed to force its way onto the city wall. As soon as it landed, it immediately bit off the upper half of a soldiers body with its cavernous mouth, then sent another body refinement warrior flying into the city wall with a powerful whip of its tail.

The body refinement warriors chest had completely caved in as a result, and the only thing that awaited him was death.

At this moment, a ferocious green light flashed within the pythons eyes as it turned its gaze toward Han Li.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly as he glared coldly at the giant python before swaggering over to the beast in a nonchalant manner.

The python seemed to have sensed that Han Li was quite dangerous, and it arched its body before springing forth like lightning, opening its cavernous mouth again to try and swallow Han Li whole.

Han Lis expression remained unchanged as he slowly raised his saber. All of a sudden, his saber disappeared into an untraceable blur as he swung it through the air toward the giant pythons head.

The oncoming pythons body came to an abrupt halt, following which countless geysers of blood erupted from its head as it separated into several pieces.

The seemingly nonchalant attacks unleashed by Han Li had completely dismembered the formidable giant python. Han Li glanced down expressionlessly at the pythons headless carcass before turning to leave.

However, right at this moment, a startling turn of events suddenly ensued!

The rear half of the giant pythons headless body suddenly twisted before viciously sweeping toward Han Li like lightning.

The python was using up all its remaining strength in that single strike, and its body was hurtling through the air like a devastatingly powerful whip, trying to fell Han Li in one fell swoop.

All of the soldiers and body refinement warriors nearby all let loose cries of alarm upon seeing this.

Right at this moment, a dull thump rang out as Han Li struck the pythons tail with a shimmering golden fist, punching a massive hole into its body and sending it flying in the process. However, the front half of the giant pythons headless body twisted around at an unimaginable angle and also crashed toward Han Li with fearsome might.

Han Lis expression darkened as he raised his saber, and his body swayed as he rushed toward the giant python, leaving a trail of afterimages in his wake.

Piercing cold light flashed through the air, following which Han Li appeared behind the pythons body before slowly turning around.

Blood gushed forth from the giant pythons body like crimson rivers before it fell to the ground, having already been sliced into seven or eight pieces. The python was well and truly dead now!

Brother Han, youve only mastered the third layer of the Vajra Arts, right? Zhang Kui suddenly asked.

Why do you ask, Brother Zhang? Han Li answered his question with one of his own.

Well, its just that I dont think a normal body refinement warrior who has mastered the third layer of the Vajra Arts can force a demonic wolf into retreat. Looks like you truly are destined for great things, Brother Han! Zhang Kui gave Han Li a final meaningful look before departing.

Han Li looked on at his departing figure, and stroked his chin as a faint smile appeared on his face.

Zhang Kui was clearly implying something with his words. Not long after this, a large group of An Yuan City soldiers was led by a low-level military official as they scaled the city wall. The members of the Heavenly East Enterprise were finally relieved of their duties.

However, they naturally couldnt return to the inn. Instead, they were organized to stay in a cluster of stone cabins near the plaza where they had gathered several days ago.

Almost everyone fell asleep as soon as they entered the cabins. Han Li wasnt tired at all, but he still stayed in his cabin and meditated on his bed.

A tranquil and uneventful night passed by.

The next morning, thunderous beastly roars erupted in the distance once again. Not long after that, the second day of battle commenced on the city walls.

This battle seemed to be even more fierce than the one that had taken place the day before, raging fro early morning all the way into the night. Groups of backup soldiers were summoned out of the stone cabins one after the other, then hurriedly dragged onto the city walls to provide reinforcements. Within the span of a single day, three or four groups had been taken from the area of the plaza that Han Li was situated in alone.

The beast hordes only retreated when night fell once again.

When Han Li emerged from his stone chamber that night, he was greeted by the sight of the soldiers who had just been relieved of their duties and were returning to the plaza.

It appeared that around 70% to 80% of all of the troops deployed had been killed in battle, and the small proportion that remained were all covered in blood. Most of them were carrying injuries, and some were even missing limbs.

They were in a much more sorry state than Han Lis group from the day before.

By this point, many other people had also made their way out of the nearby stone chambers, and they were also stunned by what they saw. Some of them immediately began to enquire about what had taken place during the battle earlier today, and only then were they informed that a type of small wolves that resembled leopard cats had appeared among the wolf pack attacking the city today.

Not only were they extremely nimble and agile, they were capable of blasting their fur through the air like porcupine quills. These strands of fur were infused with lethal poison, and one would quickly lose the ability to move after being struck by them. If timely treatment wasnt administered, the victims condition would then quickly deteriorate, ultimately leading to death.

No one had ever seen or even heard of these small wolves before, so they were most likely a new breed of mutated azure wolf beasts. Such occurrences werent common during Beast Torrents, but they werent considered to be overly remarkable, either.

Every time a new breed of mutated beasts appeared, the humans would be caught off guard by their unique attributes, and suffer heavy casualties as a result. However, these new breeds of mutated beasts would be eliminated very quickly through natural processes. Otherwise, there would be far more breeds of mutated beasts in the wolf pack than there actually were.

These small mutated wolves had appeared large numbers during the battle that had just taken place, killing most of the troops that had been deployed to guard the city wall. If it werent for the fact that the group of spirit-tool-wielding body refinement warriors, known as the spirit squad, had intervened on numerous occasions, it was quite possible that all of the troops deployed today wouldve been completely wiped out.

Everyone listened with heavy hearts to the harrowing recounts delivered by the soldiers who were fortunate enough to have returned alive.

Everyone was struck by the impression that this Beast Torrent appeared to be far more perilous than past Beast Torrents had been rumored to be. In the face of such fearsome beastly foes, their confidence was beginning to waver.

Han Li looked with narrowed eyes for a while before returning to his stone cabin. His expression remained completely unchanged throughout this entire process.

In reality, he was feeling just as unfazed as he looked.

Even if An Yuan City really did fall, it wouldnt be an issue for him to escape from the Beast Torrent with his two Immortal Vanquishing Beads.

As for the other people in the city, he wouldnt be able to save them even if he wanted to, so he certainly wasnt going to try to be a hero and bite off more than he could chew.

However, with the ferocity of the assaults that these beasts were launching against the city, it would perhaps be their turn to guard the city wall again soon.

As things turned out, Han Li was spot on with that guess. On the morning of the third day, when the sun had just barely risen over the horizon, all of the members of the Heavenly East Enterprise were summoned to gather on the plaza.

When Han Li appeared on the plaza in a calm manner, he discovered that there were several hundred other burly men already present on the palace in addition to the members of the Heavenly East Enterprise. A small portion of these men were body refinement warriors, and there was no lack of individuals among them who were carrying spirit tools such as spirit rings or spirit bracelets. All of the knights on their wolf steeds were also present at the scene.

These people clearly comprised the most powerful troops this city had to offer.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly before he joined the crowd in an unhurried manner.

A short while later, close to 1,000 people had gathered on the plaza, and the person who had summoned them was none other than that middle-aged military official clad in silver armor.

He delivered an address to everyone, informing all of the warriors present that the situation on the other battlefronts was quite dire, and that their services were required in order to reinforce the city walls.

This piece of news came as quite a surprise to everyone.

They were aware that the azure wolf beasts had been very troublesome to handle during the past couple of days, but who wouldve thought that the situation on the other battlefronts would be even more dire? Thankfully, all of the people gathered were seasoned warriors and they were able to quickly compose themselves before climbing onto the beast-drawn carriages that had been prepared for them in advance, which then sped toward the other side of An Yuan City.

Aside from a few knights who were on patrol, there was not a single pedestrian to be seen on the streets within the city.

As such, the beast-drawn carriages didnt have to contend with any traffic congestion, allowing them to travel full speed ahead. After just over two hours, the carriages had arrived at the foot of the city wall on the other side of An Yuan City, following which everyone quickly disembarked.

There were already a dozen or so military officials waiting for them nearby, and they immediately swooped on Han Li and the others like hungry vultures, squabbling with one another as they fought to choose the best warriors for themselves. After all of the warriors were split up, they were led to their respective watchtowers.

Thus, all of the members of the Heavenly East Enterprise had naturally also been split up. There were only seven or eight normal guards from the Heavenly East Enterprise who had been assigned to Han Lis group, while Zhang Kui, Du Xiao, and all of the other powerful body refinement warriors had been all been split up.

The man leading Han Lis group was a heavily-bearded middle-aged military official. From the silver armor that he was wearing, it appeared that he was an official of the same rank as the man whom Han Li had been tasked with protecting three days ago.

This man was very benevolent and hospitable toward body refinement warriors like Han Li. In particular, he treated the three spirit-tool-wielding warriors in their group in an extremely respectful manner, and it was quite clear that he was relying heavily upon them.

Aside from the few members of the Heavenly East Enterprise in the group, no one else was aware of how powerful Han Li was, so he naturally didnt attract the attention of the military official.

Han Li obviously wasnt going to strut around boasting about his own powers, either. He merely followed everyone else in silence as they climbed up onto the city wall.

The scenes that greeted everyone up there were quite distressing.

The smooth city wall had been completely ruined, as had the watchtower they had been assigned to, and everyone wore grim expressions as they appraised the carnage around them. What was even more disconcerting was that azure ground had been completely stained black, and a putrid rotten smell was wafting through the air, striking everyone with the urge to empty the contents of their stomach! A man wearing a spirit bracelet inspected the inky-black substance on the ground with a grave expression before remarking, This is snake venom.A bitter smile appeared on the heavily bearded military officials face as he confirmed, Thats right, it is indeed snake venom. Over 400 of our soldiers have already lost the ability to battle due to the effects of this snake venom.

If I recall correctly, crimson python beasts dont possess any venom, isnt that right? an elderly man who was also carrying a spirit tool asked with a perplexed look.

Youre also correct, Brother Li. Normal crimson python beasts are indeed devoid of venom, but a mutated breed of winged pythons have appeared this time. Theyre around the same size and appearance as a normal crimson python, but theyre able to fly for short periods of time using their wings, and they can blast this type of black venomous mist out of their mouths. As soon as anyone comes into contact with this venomous mist, their skin and flesh will immediately rot away. The venom is even strong enough to dissolve through rock and stone. Ive already sent people up here to wash away the venom several times. Otherwise, even breathing would be a health hazard up here, the heavily-bearded military official explained.

Crimson python beasts all possess immense strength, now that they can also breathe venomous mist, theyll be very troublesome to deal with, someone within the crowd mused with a concerned expression.

If it werent for the fact that these crimson python beasts are so formidable, the higher-ups wouldnt have deployed all of you here. I heard that a new breed of mutated wolf beast also seems to have appeared among the azure wolf pack. The military official stroked his beard with a grave expression.

Why arent those cultivators taking care of the azure wolf beast? All of them specialize in unleashing large scale attacks that can wipe out large hordes of beasts at once. In the past, theyve always formed the backbone of our resistance against these Beast Torrents? someone else in the crowd asked.

Dont forget that those Leocon Beasts havent appeared even once yet during this Beast Torrent. Those cultivators have to be reserved for combating more demon beasts that are more fearsome. If those demon beasts appear after theyve expended all of their magic power on lesser beasts, then there would be no hope left for our An Yuan City, the military official gave a forlorn reply.

Everyone began to look at one another with concerned expressions after hearing this reply. It appeared that An Yuan Citys future wasnt a very optimistic one.

The military official could see the pessimism creeping into his troops, and he immediately offered some words of encouragement. Alright, theres no need to be overly concerned, everyone. The mutated winged pythons are only able to expel one blast of venomous mist at a time. After that, they have to rest for a while. Furthermore, from our observations during the past couple of days, weve deduced that those mutated pythons have lost almost all of their ability to battle. The instructions I received from my higher-ups were to ask all of you to focus most of your firepower on those mutated giant pythons. Its very difficult for normal soldiers to harm them at all, and all of the damage done to this city wall have been inflicted by them. If you can hold off those giant pythons, were confident in our ability to combat the normal crimson python beasts.

Hehe, seeing as weve already come here, well naturally be sure to lend you our assistance. However… The man with the spirit bracelet was just about to say something, when a loud cry suddenly erupted in the distance. The cry sounded like a mix between the crow of a bird and the roar of a beast, but also resembled neither of the two at the same time. It was an extremely unsettling cry that caused the listeners blood to churn within their veins.

The mans words came to an abrupt halt as a strained look appeared on his face.

The same expression also appeared on everyone elses faces.

The Leocon Beasts are finally here! a body refinement warrior murmured to himself as he unconsciously tightened his grasp around the weapon in his hand.

At this moment, Han Li was standing alone in a corner, inspecting a low-grade spirit stone that was sitting in his hand. His expression was extremely tranquil, as if he hadnt heard that unsettling cry at all.

Just as the first wolf beast was about to be steamrolled by Du Xiaos huge mace, an incredible turn of events suddenly unfolded.

A burst of faint azure light suddenly radiated from that wolf beasts body, following which it shrank down to the same size as a normal azure wolf.

As such, the mace merely glanced past above its head, completely missing its target. A vicious light flashed through the azure wolfs eyes as its speed suddenly increased by twofold, allowing it to rapidly skirt around Du Xiao as it pounced toward the military official.

Thats a demonic wolf!

The military officials expression changed drastically at the sight of the azure wolfs bizarre transformation, and he immediately drew his longsword without any hesitation.

White spiritual light then flashed from a spirit tool ring on his finger, and the longsword transformed into a swath of sword projections that shielded his body within.

It turned out that this seemingly nondescript military official was carrying a low-grade spirit tool with him.

In the face of the barrier of sword projections conjured up by the low-grade spirit tool, a hint of disdain flashed through the oncoming wolf beats eyes. It merely raised its two front paws before swiping them rapidly through the air several times, upon which azure claw projections were sent hurtling toward the official from all directions.

As soon as the claws projections struck the barrier of sword projections, the latter was destroyed almost without any capacity for resistance amid a series of loud booms. In contrast, the azure claw projections were only slowed down minutely before continuing to descend toward the military official.

The military official unleashed a resilient swing of his sword in response, but he knew that his resistance would prove to be completely futile, and his face had already turned deathly pale in the face of impending death.

Right at this moment, a humanoid figure suddenly swayed beside him as another person rushed into the inescapable net of claw projections. The figure let loose a cold harrumph, and even though it wasnt very loud, the military official felt as if a bell were tolling directly beside his ear, completley jerking him out of his horror and despair.

The figure then raised a hand, and a swath of golden light met the oncoming claw projections.

An earthshattering boom erupted as all of the azure claw projections were shattered into nothingness by the golden light.

The military official was ecstatic upon seeing this, and only then did he catch a clear glimpse of his savior. It was none other than the other man who had been deployed to protect him, Han Li.

Han Li was currently in the process of slowly withdrawing a fist that was shimmering with golden light. At the same time, he was appraising the azure demonic wolf that was hovering in mid-air in a completely expressionless manner.

The demonic wolf had stopped itself cold in its tracks, and was staring at Han Li with a hint of bewilderment in its eyes. All of the azure hackles on its back had stood up on end, and it seemed to be extremely wary toward Han Li.

The demon beast was unable to ascertain Han Lis cultivation base, but its keen instincts told it that this human was extremely dangerous, seemingly capable of posing a threat to its life. As such, it was rather hesitant about how to proceed.

After missing with his attack and allowing the demonic wolf to skirt around him, Du Xiao was given a massive fright, and he hurriedly turned around before appraising the demonic wolf with a grim expression.

Thus, the demon beast was sandwiched between Han Li and Du Xiao while the other body refinement warriors from the Heavenly East Enterprise were also converging toward it, clearly trying to completely surround it.

The demonic wolf aimed a wary glance at Han Li before abruptly turning and pouncing toward Du Xiao as a streak of azure light.

Du Xiao was quite startled by this abrupt attack, and he reflexively lashed out with his mace.

However, the demonic wolf had no intention of engaging it in battle. It merely sprang up over his head before jumping down from the city wall and disappearing into the wolf pack again. Aside from the one that had been slain, all of the other mutated wolf beasts had also fled the scene.

Han Li remained standing on the spot, expressing no intention to give chase.

Even though he had lost all of his magic power, he still couldnt muster up any interest in pursuing such a pitifully weak low-grade demon beast.

The military official had just brushed shoulders with death, and he immediately extended genuine words of gratitude toward Han Li.

Thank you for saving my life, Brother. If you hadnt stepped in, Id be a dead man already.

Han Li merely sighed and waved a hand in response. I may have saved you, but there are other demonic wolves appearing in other locations. The situation doesnt seem to bode well for us.

How could this be? How could there be so many demonic wolves in this one pack? The military official hurriedly scanned his gaze across the city wall, upon which his face paled once again.

The city wall that they were situated on had suddenly descended into complete turmoil, and thousands of azure wolves had already rushed onto the city wall. In the air above them, there were several glowing demonic wolves hovering in the air, overseeing the proceedings.

Not only was the military official plunged into despair upon seeing this, even the hearts of the normal soldiers and members of the Heavenly East Enterprise had completely sunk. Could it be that this city wall really was going to be breached by this wolf pack?

The same harrowing thought surfaced in everyones hearts.

Just as all of the human troops on the city wall were about to be overwhelmed by the relentless torrent of oncoming azure wolves, the sound of a horn being blown suddenly rang out from atop the city wall, following which several hundred powerful body refinement warriors suddenly rushed out from behind them.

All of them wearing bone armor of different styles while wielding a diverse range of weapons, all of which were low-grade spirit tools!

As soon as they rushed onto the city wall, they tore through the torrent of azure wolves like tigers running through a herd of sheep. With each and every swing of their weapons, at least one azure wolf would be felled, and all of them were completely powerless to resist.

Even though the mutated wolf beasts were more troublesome to deal with, they were given special treatment as several body refinement warriors ganged up on them at once, and they were also being felled without being able to offer much resistance.

The demonic wolves hovering in the air flew into a thunderous rage upon seeing this, and they were just about to do something when a dozen or so body refinement warriors took the initiative, flying into the air to engage these demonic wolves in battle.

Right at this moment, another long wolf howl erupted from within the wolf pack at the foot of the city wall.

All of the demonic wolves hesitated momentarily upon hearing this howl before fleeing into the distance, refraining from engaging the body refinement warriors in battle.

All of the remaining normal azure wolves also began to retreat after hearing this loud howl, fighting to clamber down the city walls just as quickly as they had come.

The body refinement warriors continued to give chase, but most of the wolf beasts still managed to escape.

Thus, the entire wolf pack began to retreat, and the first day of battle drew to a conclusion. Both sides had suffered severe losses, but all in all, the human army had won the day. The azure wolf pack had suffered over 100,000 casualties while most of the human troops had survived the assault. The only downside was that they had expended a large number of arrows and defensive tools in the process. As such, it was difficult to say with conviction who had gained the upper hand following this opening exchange. At this point, seven moons had already surfaced over the night sky. The collective light from the seven moons shone down from above, illuminating the countless wolf carcass piled up at the foot of the city wall.

In the distance, the wolf pack was howling up at the moons. However, their howls were filled with grief and sorrow rather than ferocity and bloodlust.

The massive wolf pack slowly retreated into the distance under the cold moonlight before disappearing into the night.

Only then did the soldiers on the city wall heave a collective sigh of relief. All of them collapsed to the ground without even bothering to tend to their injuries, and some had already fallen asleep from excessive exhaustion.

Even the body refinement warriors were feeling quite exhausted after such an extended arduous battle, and they were also planning to take a rest.Dont lie down here, this is not the place to sleep. There will be other soldiers coming up to replace us soon. Weve withstood the first assault, so we should be able to rest for a couple of days before the next wave of attacks. Once the next group of soldiers arrives to take our place, we can all return to our respective residence and take a good rest. For now, all of you have to get up and continue to stand on guard. We have to be prepared in case the wolf pack decides to suddenly turn around and launch another attack. The military official still didnt dare to let down his guard.

All of the soldiers and members of the Heavenly East Enterprise were ecstatic upon hearing that theyll be relieved of their duties soon, and all of them forced themselves to shrug off their exhaustion and get up again.

Han Li had barely done anything during the entire battle, so he naturally wasnt really tired. He was standing atop the city wall, seemingly in deep thought as he looked at the departing wolf pack.

Zhang Kui made his way over to Han Li with a smile as he said, Brother Han, its all thanks to you that we were able to force the demonic wolves away. Otherwise, todays battle couldve ended very badly for us.

He was holding his Golden Luster Sword and his entire body was stained with blood, clearly having slain many azure wolves during the battle.

I didnt do much. The wolf pack was going to retreat anyway, Han Li replied with a calm expression.

That may be the case, but if it werent for your intervention, we wouldve suffered far heavier losses before the wolf pack retreated. No one else wouldve been able to force back a demonic wolf so convincingly on their own had they been in your place. Even with this Golden Luster Sword, I would have, at most, a 30% chance of defeating a demonic wolf. A wry smile appeared on Zhang Kuis face as he produced an intricately crafted scabbard before carefully sheathing the Golden Luster Sword.

Han Li shot a glance at this spirit tool just as Zhang Kui was about to stow it away. He already knew that these so-called spirit tools were actually just special treasures designed by cultivators for body refinement warriors to use. The spirit tools didnt require the user to possess any magic power of their own, and dew upon energy from spirit stones instead.

Spirit tools were quite powerful, but using them required the expenditure of a large number of spirit stones. As such, not every body refinement warrior was able to use such tools.

However, even the most powerful spirit tools couldnt compare to a true treasure, so they werent very appealing to high-grade body refinement warriors. They were of the opinion that the best weapon they could attain was a powerful physical body. In that aspect, the thought process of body refinement warriors was quite similar to that of demon beasts.

Just as Han Li was pondering these thoughts, Zhang Kui suddenly said something that sent a slight jolt running through his heart.

Following a brief stupor, the weapon distribution process was sped up following a loud instruction from the middle-aged man clad in silver armor.

Someone finally also began to organize Han Li and all of the new body refinement warriors into groups.

Due to the fact that a battle was imminent, all of the body refinement warriors, who were normally quite uncouth and uncooperative, had set aside their egos for the greater good. Thus, it only took a short while for the roughly 200 body refinement warriors present to be split up into a dozen or so groups.

The Heavenly East Enterprise also had over 200 members, so they naturally formed a branch of their own.

The young and inexperienced mortals remained as a backup squad, and werent deployed right away. Instead, body refinement warriors and trained warriors were deployed onto the city wall to assist the soldiers of An Yuan City.

Perhaps it was because the group of people from the Heavenly East Enterprise were too eye-catching, but they were chosen to be among the first batch of warriors deployed onto the city walls.

As such, Han Li and the other members of the Heavenly East Enterprise were sent to one of the four city walls, having been assigned the duty of guarding that city wall with the soldiers who were already stationed there, of which there were more than 1,000.

Han Li stood on the city wall and cast his gaze into the distance. The pack of azure wolves had already stopped howling and were slowly converging toward them. There was no end in sight to their vast numbers, making it appear as if a set of azure plains were traveling toward the city.

The collective rustling from countless wolf paws scratching against the ground was audible even from their perch on the city wall, creating quite an intimidating symphony that struck all of the onlooking warriors with an indescribable sense of pressure.

Many of the soldiers had already paled with fright. However, no one felt the need to deliver a motivational speech or an address to lift everyones spirits.

If the city fell, their families would all be reduced to prey for these vicious wolves. As such, even though they were absolutely petrified, there was no way that any of them would back down. Thus, the low-level military officials on the city wall merely issued a few instructions to prepare for the upcoming battle before everyone waited in silence.

The wolf pack didnt appear to be moving very quickly, but they were slowly becoming clearer to everyone as they approached.

The most noticeable wolves within the pack were those mutated wolf beasts that were almost twice as large as normal azure wolves.

These huge wolves were dispersed in various locations all over the wolf pack, and even though their fur retained their original azure hue, their eyes had turned from black into a rather unsettling green color. Through those menacing green eyes, a hint of spiritual nature could be gleaned.

Han Lis brows furrowed upon seeing this. Those mutated wolf beasts were going to be rather troublesome to deal with. Furthermore, there were also a great number of them. At this moment, Han Li was standing next to a giant of a man who was around 20 feet tall, and both of them were situated behind the An Yuan City military official that was responsible for guarding this wall. This was a suggestion raised by Zhang Kui, who had experienced several Beast Torrents. He knew the importance of commanders during these perilous events, so he had sent these two to protect the military official. After all, if this official were to fall, the situation on this entire city wall would be plunged into turmoil.

The huge man standing next to Han Li was also a body refinement warrior from the Heavenly East Enterprise by the name of Du Xiao. He was using a rather strange cultivation art that made his body grow to a massive size while also granting him immense strength and power. The bigger he became, the more astonishing his strength would be. Apparently, he had already practiced that cultivation art to an extremely high level. Prior to Han Lis arrival, he was the most powerful warrior among Heavenly East Enterprise.

Back when Han Li was given the role of deputy squad leader, he was one of the people who had challenged his authority.

However, following a demonstration of strength where Han Li had picked up a massive rock weighing several tons before hurling it into the air with ease, Du Xiao had conceded his inferiority and bowed to Han Lis authority.

At present, Han Li was wielding what appeared to be an ordinary thick blade in his hand. Meanwhile, Du Xiao was carrying a custom-made mace that was around 20 feet in length, and each of them was standing on either of the aforementioned military official.

The official appeared to be around 30 years of age with a slightly thin build. He wore a suit of metal armor and even though his facial features were quite mundane and nondescript, he had a pair of bright and piercing eyes and a naturally intimidating aura.

Even though he was only an ordinary official in the army, he was also quite a powerful body refinement warrior.

That wasnt anything to be perplexed about. After all, most body refinement warriors among the mortals of the Spirit Realm chose to join the armies of their respective cities. There was no lack of fearsome individuals among them who had cultivated their body refinement arts to the extreme, and even high-grade cultivators had to be wary of them.

Just as Han Li was appraising the torrent of azure wolves approaching the city in an expressionless manner, a series of low yet explosive thumps suddenly erupted from behind him. Immediately thereafter, over 100 crimson fireballs, each of which was several tens of feet in size, flew forth from a certain point within the city, crashing viciously into the wolf pack that was only several kilometers away from the city walls.

Thunderous booms rang out in rapid succession as hundreds of balls of flames exploded among the wolf pack, creating a scene of absolute carnage. Even though these were only normal flames, these wolf beasts were only normal beasts themselves, so they were completely defenseless against this scorching fire.

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon seeing this before he turned to glance back toward a certain direction behind him.

There, on a vacant patch of land not far away from the city wall, over 100 catapults had been set up side by side.

There was a large horde of warriors placing spherical crimson objects onto the catapults before these objects were launched in unison following a loud command. As these objects were launched through the air, they transformed into giant fireballs, arcing through the air before landing among the wolf pack on the other side of the city wall.

Countless more azure wolves were instantly reduced to charred carcasses.

After just two waves of these attacks, close to 20,000 azure wolves had been slain. Just as Han Li was feeling slightly surprised by the destructive power of these catapults, the attacks suddenly stopped and no further waves of fireballs were launched following the second wave.

Just as a contemplative look had appeared on Han Lis face, the wolf pack in the distance began to let loose a series of vigorous howls, as if they had been enraged by the previous two waves of attacks. All of the mutated wolf beasts began to lead from the front, and the entire wolf pack began to accelerate.

The scratching of countless wolf paws on the ground had turned into a thunderous rumbling, and the wolf pack covered a distance of around 500 meters in virtually the blink of an eye before launching ferocious attacks against the city walls.

One azure wolf after another sprang into the air, digging their sharp claws into the smooth surface fo the city wall. Their claws were able to embed themselves around an inch deep into the wall, and they were able to gallop up the wall using their claws as makeshift climbing holds.

Following a series of loud instructions from the military officials atop the city walls, all types of arrows began to rain down like a torrential storm, striking and felling countless azure wolves.

The mortals of the Spirit Realm were a lot more powerful than those of the human world, and their destructive power was naturally also quite immense.

However, there were simply far too many azure wolves attacking the city walls. All of them ignored their fallen comrades as they attacked the wall in a maddened frenzy, and it didnt take long before some wolf beasts made it to the top of the walls.

The human warriors on had been eagerly awaiting for their arrival, and as soon as one azure wolf clambered onto the top of the city wall, it would be met by three or four spear or halberd weapons at once, instantly puncturing its vitals before it had any chance to wreak further havoc. Arrows fell like rain while the clanging of countless weapons intermingled with the war cries from the human warriors as well as the howls of the oncoming wolf beasts.

Meanwhile, Han Li refrained from engaging in battle. He merely followed the military official that he had been tasked with protecting as the latter strode back and forth along the city wall, barking vehement instructions at his soldiers.

In his eyes, the ordinary azure wolves appeared to be quite ferocious, but they didnt actually pose a substantial threat to the city. The truly arduous battle was still yet to come.

On another city wall that was being attacked by crimson pythons, it was too far away for Han Li to be able to clearly discern what was happening, but the sounds of battle ringing out from that direction suggested that the crimson python beasts had also begun to launch their assault.

The battle commenced at noon and continued well into the afternoon, enshrouding the entirety of An Yuan City in an aura of blood and gore.

The light in the sky was beginning to dim as one sun disappeared after another, gradually being replaced by their moon counterparts.

However, the assault from the wolf pack showed no signs of stopping, and had instead become even more violently and ferocious. As beasts that hadnt yet attained intelligence, they would only begin to tap into their full potential at the height of their bloodlust.

The calm expression worn by the military official that Han Li was guarding had begun to darken. After just half a day of battle, a third of the normal soldiers on the city wall had already perished. There were even 20 members of the Heavenly East Enterprise that had fallen in battle.

Right at this moment, two sharp wolf howls erupted from the rear of the azure wolf pack. The mutated wolf beasts that had disappeared into the pack once the assault against the city had commenced had finally revealed themselves once again.

These massive wolves were easily 50 to 60 feet tall, and they galloped as fast as lightning. The arrows fired by ordinary soldiers were almost completely ineffective against them, and they raced up the city wall as fast as the wind. The soldiers stationed atop the city wall naturally immediately lashed out with their weapons, but these giant wolves simply sprang up high in the air in the response, leaping over their soldiers before turning around to attack them from behind.

As soon as these mutated wolf beasts entered the fray, the number of casualties within the human camp immediately spiked drastically.

A few mutated wolf beasts had also made it onto the city wall that Han Li was situated on, and around a dozen soldiers were slain in the blink of an eye.

The military official immediately instructed the body refinement warriors of the Heavenly East Enterprise to combat these wolf beasts, while the normal soldiers continued to ward off the normal azure wolves.

Sure enough, Zhang Kui and the group of a dozen or so body refinement warriors were able to quickly contain the situation.

However, a cry of surprise suddenly rang out from a group of soldiers nearby, following which two mutated wolf beasts sprang over the patch of the city wall that was closest to the military official. As soon as they descended atop the city wall, the two massive wolf beasts swept aside the soldiers in their way and pounced toward the military official.

They were intelligent enough to know that this armored man was the leader of the humans, and had even set up a diversion that allowed them to launch a surprise attack against him.

Piss off!

Du Xiao let loose an almighty roar as he swung his mace toward the oncoming wolf beasts with astonishing might.

These mutated wolf beasts possessed far more powerful bodies than normal azure wolves, but there was no way that they were going to survive a direct attack from such a devastating mace blow.

Han Li felt his heart roil.

When he heard him mention silver wolves, he was instantly reminded of Silvermoon.

She was a giant silver wolf that hailed from the Silvermoon Wolf Clan. Perhaps the silver wolves were of the same clan.

But regardless of whether this was true, it was no use to him in his current realm. He could only set aside the thought in the back of his mind.

Zhang Kui solemnly said, If it were only common wolves, we wouldnt have anything to fear with our high walls, but unfortunately, they are being led by intelligent low-grade demon beasts.

They are also mixed with variant beasts that are halfway to becoming a demon beast. While the variant beasts dont possess the same inconceivable abilities as demon beasts, they are still far more fearsome than any ordinary beast. The size, power, and vicious far exceed their ordinary kind. At the very least, an ordinary low-grade body refiner wouldnt be able to take one alone.

How troublesome! Are there many of these variant beasts in the wave?

Zhang Kui pondered briefly and doubtfully said, There is about one variant beast in a thousand. frewebnovel.com

A thousand? Han Li swept his eyes past the azure beast sea and couldnt help but wryly laugh.

Even if he couldnt guess their number, they numbered in the millions at the very least. There should be several thousand variant beasts among them. And with no Core Formation cultivators guarding the city, those numbers could prove fatal.

After taking another look, Zhang Kui sighed, clearly discouraged by the sight, and said, Alright, lets go to other areas and take a look at the other beasts.

Although Han Li followed the large man through the city, he still wore a smile and asked, What, Brother Zhang worries the city defenses wont hold?

Zhang Kui replied with an anxious expression, I am worried, yes. Ive seen several beast waves in the past, but never against a city that was just established in the last thousand years. Against a grand beast wave like this one and with our lacking preparations, they should be able to breach our defenses.

Furthermore, this beast wave also has Leocon Beasts. Although there wont be too many of them, they will all be grade one demon beasts. As we wont be able to protect against them, they will be a large threat to the city.

Are Leocon Beasts so fearsome? A glint flashed in Han Lis eyes and his voice carried doubt.

Leocon Beasts arent considered strong amongst the rank of demon birds, but they carry a formidable toxin that can kill ordinary people. Unless they approach us, we will only be able to attack them from afar. And even worse is how nimble and quick these birds are. While they may be lacking in strength, they are unable to suppress them as they attack the weakest points in the citys defense.

With a tone of surprise, Han Li asked, How did this lack of aerial power come to be? Could it be the An Yuan City Lord didnt know this matter would be so critical?

From what he came to know, all positions of secular power within the city belonged to mortals.

Even if he knew about it, what could he do? I heard the last beast wave to attack the city left disastrous damage. Their numbers were almost exhausted. Being able to restore their defensive strength to this level had already exhausted the city lords influence. The other nearby cities also lent them a few weapons and soldiers. There is nothing else he can do about the air.

When Han Li heard this, he was at a loss for words.

Not long after, Han Li followed Zhang Kui to another side of the city wall and saw rows of meter-long pythons forming a red beast sea. It appeared even more fearsome than the sea of wolves.

The only good news to hear from this was that these snakes werent venomous. As such, their defenses were more lax towards them.

As Han Li gazed at the sea of pythons from a distance, he would occasionally spot pythons that were several times larger than the others and he inwardly gasped.

These variant pythons were over thirty meters long, no smaller than a crimson wyrm. They could easily devour a man. And because the hoard of crimson pythons was larger than the azure wolves, it was only natural there would be more of variants.

After looking at these two beast hoards, Han Li felt some regret at not being able to see the Leocon Beasts.

According to what the Zhang Kui said, the hawks were perched at a concealed area. They wouldnt show themselves until it was time to attack.

As Han Li looked at the distant pythons, he suddenly asked, Why havent the beast hoards launched their attacks?

The beast hoards are led by intelligent demon beasts. They wont attack us of their own accord. They will be certain to cooperate with the other two demon hoards in a joint assault and strain our forces. Normally, something like this will only occur for another day. Lets go. We need to lead the Heavenly East Enterprise soldiers to the center of the city in preparation for orders. If we are lucky enough to make a breakthrough or comprehend something, it may be worth it to put ourselves in danger. Zhang Kui let out a cold laugh and led Han Li back to the inn.

As expected, the guards at the inn had received orders from An Yuan City and were preparing to move out. They were already gathered together.

The Gold Jade Sect cultivators were asked for their presence earlier and had already left.

Without any hesitation Zhang Kui immediately shouted and commanded the two hundred soldiers of the Heavenly East Enterprise to move out, marching out of the inn in a powerful display.

When they arrived on the street, they saw private troops and body refiners head in the direction of the palace, but most of these groups were nowhere as large or formidable as the Heavenly East Enterprise. Their numbers ranged anywhere from five or six to a dozen.

As Han Li traveled together with the others, they caught quite a bit of attention, particularly with the fifty mounted horned wolves.

After all, the horned wolves were one of the many beasts that were tamed by the humans of the spirit realm. Each one was meticulously raised from birth, completely erasing their savage nature. As they were able to exhibit greater power when joined together with cavalrymen, their price was considerably high.

Only a business as overbearing at the Heavenly East Enterprise had the ability to purchase so many trained horned wolves for their guards.

All the people on the streets were heading in the direction of a huge plaza near a city wall. The city was facing the hoard of azure wolves.

Tens of thousands of empty-handed strong men, a few uniformed troops, and scattered body refiners were already gathered together. There were even a few mounted horned wolves there, but their numbers didnt match the cavalrymen of the Heavenly East Enterprise. Surrounding the plaza were a few fully-armed An Yuan City guards keeping order.

A silver-armored middle-aged man stood at the other end of the plaza. He was speaking with a Confucian scholar and a Buddhist monk at his side.

When Han Li saw this person, he recognized him as the officer he had seen watching the gate.

The scholar and the monk were the two cultivators that inspected their troops. The silver-armored middle-aged man had some sort of skill to keep behind the two cultivators.

At that moment, the silver-armored man noticed that enough people had gathered together and he waved his arm.

The soldiers behind him roared, utter a string of orders that were already prepared.

The first order was to organize a division of cavalrymen. Afterwards, a group of land tortoise carriages rushed into the plaza, carrying a large quantity of weapons and some armor. They began to distribute them to the strong men.

As for the body refiners, they didnt hold common weapons in their eye and they stood in place with a detached gaze.

For the time being, private troops such as Han Li and the lone body refiners remained to the side.

Then, the private troops and body refiners were bewildered by the long wolf cries outside the city. They were resounding and harsh as if brimming with violent energy.

Han Li narrowed his eyes when he heard this. The myriad of wolf howls soared through the heavens like rumbling thunder.

The body refiners were better off with only changes in expression, but the commoners felt overwhelmed as the scream filled the world.

But that was only the start. They soon heard hissing and strange bird cries from other directions.

Although these sounds werent as overwhelming as the wolf howls, they still sent shivers down peoples spines.

At that moment, gongs sounded from all the city walls at nearly the same time. A mans voice then filled the air. It wasnt particularly loud, but it reached the ears of everyone in the plaza, Be Careful, the beasts have begun to move. It was a sound transmission that came from a grey-robed Foundation Establishment cultivator riding on a flying sword. There appeared to be other flying cultivators giving warnings throughout different districts of the city.

Suddenly, an uproar rose through An Yuan City and squads of idle soldiers sprung into action. They immediately scaled the walls, manned the ballistas, and readied themselves for battle.

The embroidered-robed man shook his head, Ive already seen Captain Zhang and the mistress Liu Brothers. If Brother Han wasnt here, we would use either of them, but now that we have a more suitable candidate, we will have to make the more reliable choice. After all, he completed the third layer of the Vajra Arts, he has nothing to fear from the attack of low-grade spirit tools, and his immense strength will make him even more suitable for the journey. If we were to take someone else, the odds of defeat will be greater. If we startle those demon beast guards, we wont get a second chance. Mistress, could it be you dont wish for Junior Martial Brother Pan to achieve Core Formation?

Mistress Fang sighed and she said with a tone of helplessness. Senior Martial Brother Qins words are reasonable. Even if this person has as much potential as Old Fire, I feel like Qiners Core Formation will possess far more potential.

The embroidered-robed man felt relief and he smiled, Lady Fu is quite a sensible person! The breakout of this beast wave turned into an exceptional opportunity. It appears those demon beast guards arent involving themselves. When the time comes, we might be able to escape from them. Thats why although we need a body refiner, he wont necessarily be needed. So long as the matter succeeds, I wont treat him unfairly and make sure he doesnt harbor a grudge against you.

Immortal Qins magic power is quite strong. After you acquire it, there should be no problem in Core Formation. In the future, I hope youll look after my son. When that was said, she smiled and didnt directly address him.

The man glanced at the blue-robed youth and warmly said, Hehe, Junior Martial Brother Pans aptitude is no less than mine. If I can achieve Core Formation, Junior Martial Brother should have no problem with the item in hand. The mistress should feel at ease.

Pan Qing saluted his Senior Martial Brother with a deep expression and uttered words of thanks.

As for the pair sitting next to the embroidered robed man, they glanced at one another with a knowing smile.

During this time, the atmosphere in the hall became rather friendly.

Han Li couldnt have known that his first contact with humans in the spirit realm already involved him in a scheme.

It was unknown if he was cursed by the heavens or just had bad luck. In case he knew about this matter, he wouldve simply found himself not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

A few trifling mortals and Foundation Establishment cultivators thought of using him, a Deity Transformation cultivator. They were beyond reckless. Even without his magic power, he had methods of easily killing them.

But as he was kept in the dark and intended on remaining with the Heavenly East Enterprise, he left the courtyard and went to see the large scarred man.

Not long after, Han Li was appointed a hi second in command but there were others that werent convinced.

But when Han Li revealed a portion of his immense strength, he alarmed them and kept them quiet.

Because Han Li was given his own room, he didnt have to mingle with the others.

In the following days, he began to grasp the chant for the fifth layer of the Vajra Arts.

According to the Brightjade Arts, It would be much smoother if he could cultivate using the magic power present in his body. But now, he would have to cultivate the Vajra Arts by infusing spiritual Qi into his body.

He had no choice but to familiarize himself with this strange method before starting his cultivation.

Three days later, Han Li left the inn and disappeared half a day.

Apart from those with a discerning eye, most people hadnt noticed that Han Li was gone.

But on the seventh day, Han Li was sitting cross-legged on his bed when he suddenly heard huge bell clangs from outside the room. The sound loudly droned and faintly shook the inn.

Han Li opened his eyes in shock.

The rumbling clangs repeated without end and was soon followed by resounding horns, crying out to the city one after another.

Han Li frowned and wordlessly walked out.

The west courtyard was already scrambling into action. The guards and cavalrymen were walking out from their rooms with weapons and armor in hand. Their expressions ranged anywhere from excitement to fear and worry.

As panicked voices sounded through the courtyard, Zhang Kui walked through with an icy expression and loudly rebuked, What is there to panic about? It is only a beast wave. It hasnt reached us yet. Return to your rooms and properly rest yourselves. When the time comes, rest will only be a delusionary thought.

When the soldiers heard the large man, they all calmed down and obediently returned to their rooms.

Han Li saw this with a smile.

As Zhang Kui held his position as the guard commander for over ten years, his reputation was as high as one would expect.

Zhang Kui glanced over at Han Li and said, Junior Brother Han, follow me to observe and size and scope of the beast wave. Lets see how it compares to what we expected.

Han Li quickly replied, Brother Zhang, I am ready to follow.

In truth, although he didnt take this beast wave to heart, he was indeed a bit curious.

He wasnt about to refuse an opportunity to broaden his horizons.

When the two walked onto the street outside the inn, he discovered there was something amiss. The bustling streets no sparsely had anyone. There were only a few wanderers and their movements were all flustered.

There were several beast carriages on the street, but they were in a mad rush. There were also horned wolves, the same that the Heavenly East Enterprise cavalrymen rode. However, the ones who rode them this time were wearing the armor of city guards. They were rushing through the city, loudly declaring martial law on the city as a result of the upcoming beast wave.

They were not only drafting body refiners and soldiers, but common mortals were to stay put in their residences. If they were outside and hindered the efforts of resisting the beast wave, they would be immediately executed.

When Han Li and Zhang Kui rode two horned wolves to the nearest wall, there was a large purple-robed man standing at the top of the southmost tower in the city. He looked outside the window with one hand pressed against it and the hand held behind his back. He silently looked in the distance with a sullen expression.

Suddenly, the door to his room opened and a soldier covered in azure bone armor quickly entered. He kneeled behind the azure-robed man and softly reported, City Lord, weve verified that the beasts gathered in three waves: the Jade Grasslands Azure wolves, the Black Tomb Mountains Crimson Pythons, and the Leocon Beasts.

The large purple-robed man sighed and he worriedly said, So it is an attack by three beast types. Very troublesome. If they were other beasts, it wouldve been fine, but azure wolves and crimson pythons only join beast waves every three hundred years. Not to mention these astonishing numbers, the Leocon Beasts will make things more troublesome as well.

They will attack the weakest point of our city. Although we already prepared bows and crossbows, they fly too quickly so common arrows wont be effective.

Didnt you place an order from the Heavenly East Enterprise for exploding crystal arrows, Sir? We should be able to hold our own against them. Besides, we have cultivators assisting us. They will be a powerful force to defend the skies. With their assistance, the hawks shouldnt be a problem. The armored soldier consoled.

The purple-robed man commanded, We can only hope to rely on them. Arrange the cultivators together and have them keep watch on the hawks actions. We will have the soldiers and body refiners join forces in dealing with the wolves and pythons. Ah yes, quickly bring our forces to the ready. Have our guards take turns standing guard.

Yes, Sir! An armored soldier yelled and went off to execute his order.

The large purple-robed man was the An Yuan City Lord. He looked out his window with a heavy expression.

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Han Li stood on top of a segment of the city wall and looked at the distance. Although he appeared calm, his heart was shaken.

He saw yellow earth tens of kilometers from the city turn azure. An azure sea spanned as far as he could see. Upon closer inspection, he could make out the silhouette of wolves within them. Their eyes were green and their bodies were azure. Their bared fangs created a savage appearance.

The number of wolves were too many to count. They could no longer determine how many hundreds of thousands there were.

Apart from the wolf howls, there were the sounds of other beasts mixed in. They sounded in some sort of pattern as if they were communicating with one another.

Zhang Kuis face turned somewhat pale, but he gripped his hands in a fist and muttered, Fortunately, the most common beast are the azure wolves. If we encountered red, yellow, or even the rare silver wolf, I fear that An Yuan City wouldnt be able to survive the beast wave.

Silver wolves? When Han Li heard this, something suddenly came to mind.

In his surprise, the scarred man explained, What? Has Brother Han never seen silver wolves before? They are several times harder to handle than other wolves. A common silver wolf is a match for a dozen azure wolves. In the last beast wave, I was lucky enough to see several of them. Their fearsomeness is fresh in my memory.