On the city wall, Old Mo wore a calm expression, yet his heart pounded violently. In the distant horizon, a sea of red clouds blotted out the sky—an ominous mass of malevolent energy.
The beast tide was approaching, and soon, the earth would tremble and mountains quake.
The people of the Longyuan Empire faced this tide with no hope at all. Previous tides had offered them a sliver of survival, but this time, there was not even a glimmer of hope.
“Kid, if you’re scared now, you can still hide. But once the beast tide arrives, you won’t even have the chance,” Old Mo said with displeasure, watching Lin Fan stand there composed.
This kid truly wouldn’t show fear until he saw the coffin. At a time like this, he still pretended to be calm. Perhaps only when he saw the terrifying sight of the beast tide would he wet his pants in fear.
Old Mo had already made up his mind—if things turned dire or a mid-stage Great Heaven Beast appeared in the tide, he would immediately tear open space and retreat.
After more than a hundred years of cultivation to finally reach the early stage of Great Heaven, how could he die in a place like this?
The royal titles of the Longyuan Empire, or even the Princess, meant nothing to him. In his heart, his own life was the most precious.
“It’s fine. In recent years, countless lives have been lost in Dongling Province due to beast tides. Now that the Longyuan Empire faces such a catastrophe, I naturally cannot stand idly by,” Lin Fan said with a light smile, then releasing the chick from his backpack.
“Oo-oo!” The chick chirped joyfully upon emerging, but when it sensed the distant energy, it froze, nudging Lin Fan’s cheek with its beak, as if to say, “Every time you call me out, it’s never for anything good.”
“Heh, you’re quite amusing, raising a chicken,” Old Mo laughed, seeing the chick perched on Lin Fan’s shoulder.
The Longyuan Princess, upon seeing the chick, showed disappointment.
In her eyes, no true expert would keep a pet that appeared utterly powerless—perhaps only an ordinary person would raise such a creature.
“Oo-oo!” The chick crowed defiantly, deeply offended at being called a chicken.
I am the descendant of the ancient fierce beast Fenghuang!
Lin Fan gently patted the chick’s head. Though it was indeed a descendant of the ancient Fenghuang, there must have been some genetic mutation, making it a bit strange.
It was normal that others couldn’t recognize it. Even Lin Fan himself would not have believed it if he hadn’t seen the chick hatch from a Fenghuang egg.
“Boom!”
The earth shook violently, as if the heavens themselves were being overturned.
In the distant forest, trees toppled, and continuous roars echoed. The powerful sonic waves sent soldiers of the Longyuan Empire tumbling, unable to stand steady.
The dark figures grew denser, forming a black mass that cut through the entire forest like a monstrous mouth opening wide, ready to swallow the Longyuan Empire whole.
Compared to the beast tide in Qingling Prefecture, this was like comparing a small witch to a great sorceress.
It was clear that this tide was being directed by someone.
The Longyuan Empire was vast and populous, over ten times larger than Qingling. The mysterious force behind the tide must have known of the Empire’s might, thus gathering a massive number of beasts to form this tide and destroy the Empire.
Seeing the scene unfold, the people of Longyuan turned pale. This tide was far more powerful than any before.
The soldiers rose from the ground, but upon seeing the sight before them, trembled in fear. Some, too frightened, wet themselves and crouched in a corner of the wall, crying.
“Father, do we still have a chance?” the Princess asked, trembling.
The Emperor said nothing, his sharp eyes fixed ahead, his hand gripping the imperial sword, trembling slightly.
Old Mo inhaled deeply, his breath turning cold at the sight of the vast tide.
He had seen beast tides before, but nothing like this.
Hundreds of thousands? Millions? Perhaps even more.
Just as everyone was gripped with fear, Lin Fan’s words only deepened their disdain, even disgust.
“Chick, this is quite a rare sight. But they’re just beasts,” Lin Fan said, slightly awed by the scene.
Where had all these beasts come from? He had never encountered so many before.
A beast tide usually couldn’t gather from all directions without being noticed. There must be something he didn’t yet understand.
“Enough with your nonsense, kid. Even without a Great Heaven Beast, this tide alone could tear us to shreds,” Old Mo glared at Lin Fan, furious. He hadn’t expected the boy to still be joking at a time like this.
The Princess looked at Lin Fan with displeasure. He was becoming unbearable. She regretted allowing him to come.
In her eyes, this man probably couldn’t even kill a single beast.
Lin Fan glanced at Old Mo, a faint smile on his lips, then turned his gaze forward. “Strange. Why is the leading beast only at the peak of the Lesser Heaven Realm?”
“What? Only at the peak of Lesser Heaven?” Old Mo was about to speak, but upon hearing Lin Fan’s words, he stared in disbelief, then his withered face broke into a grin.
“Haha! Princess Longyuan, Heaven has not abandoned you! The leading beast is only at the peak of Lesser Heaven. I can still fight and kill it!” Old Mo exhaled in relief. If it was only a Lesser Heaven peak beast, he could handle it.
Watching Old Mo and the Princess converse, Lin Fan shook his head. It wouldn’t be that simple. Such a massive tide wouldn’t be led by just one Lesser Heaven peak beast.
But no matter who or what came, it was all the same to Lin Fan.
Though the “Ancient Arm” wasn’t invincible, it was still a terrifying force in Dongling.
As Lin Fan pondered, Old Mo suddenly roared and soared into the air, charging fiercely toward the leading Lesser Heaven peak beast.
Though Old Mo was only at the early stage of Great Heaven, having forged just one Rule Chain, to these beasts, he was an invincible force.
The thin Rule Chain coiled around him as Rule Energy bombarded the beasts. Though each strike felled many, it was like a drop in the ocean compared to the vast tide.
The leading Lesser Heaven peak beast roared into the sky, clashing fiercely with Old Mo.
In the distance, wandering cultivators watched the battle and were ecstatic.
“Old Mo, you’re still as strong as ever! I truly admire you, Brother!”
“Wow, Brother’s Double Dragon Play Pearl move is truly masterful!”
“What are you all talking about? I’ve been wielding a spear for twenty years. I could tell right away that Brother’s move just now was the realm of ‘no spear in hand, but spear in heart’! Respect, respect!”
But just as Old Mo was locked in battle with the beast, the situation suddenly changed.
“No good! We’ve been tricked! This isn’t a Lesser Heaven peak beast!” Old Mo suddenly cried out in alarm as the beast’s aura shook his soul.
“Crash!”
Old Mo was swatted away by the beast’s claw, flying backward toward the city wall.
“Damn it… damn it…” Landing heavily on the wall, Old Mo spat blood, his face pale with terror as he stared into the distance.
He had wanted to show off his strength, but never expected the beast to not be at the Lesser Heaven peak.
At that moment, a sense of despair enveloped the people of the Longyuan Empire.
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