Chapter 186 Beast Tide
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After accepting the existence of the Beast Taming Sect, Dai Mubai couldn't help but ask:
"General Wei, what is the Monster Sect Master here for? Such a massive army of soul beasts must consume a lot every day. Is there enough food in the city?"
The Star Luo Empire would never mobilize its army for no reason. He had a vague guess about what was about to happen, and his mood was quite complicated.
Historically, the only target of the Star Luo army's gathering has been the Heaven Dou Empire!
He had a great fondness for the Heaven Dou Empire. His teachers, classmates, and friends were all in Heaven Dou. It was his experiences in the Heaven Dou Empire that gave him hope for a comeback. If possible, he didn't want to be an enemy of Heaven Dou.
The Myriad Demon King smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. These little guys came here after they were full. After the soul beasts have a full meal, they can last for several weeks. After a few weeks, food will naturally be available."
Wei Zhaowu confirmed Dai Mubai's guess:
"His Majesty has decided to use force against the Heaven Dou Empire. This time, it won't be a small fight, it's likely to be a war of national annihilation."
"What?" Even though he had already guessed it, Dai Mubai was still shocked by the news.
A war of national annihilation... He thought to himself, exchanging a glance with Zhu Zhuqing, both seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.
"Why would such a great war suddenly break out? Do we have a sure chance of winning? And won't the Spirit Hall interfere as it has in the past?" Dai Mubai quickly asked.
Because he had been in the military camp, his information was relatively limited. Dai Mubai didn't know what had happened in Spirit Hall City.
"Spirit Hall..." Wei Zhaowu snorted coldly, not continuing to speak.
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Heaven Dou Empire, Häagen-Dazs Kingdom, Nanfeng City.
[T/N: :skull:]
This was a small city located at the foot of the northern mountains of the Star Dou Mountain Range, at the southernmost tip of the Häagen-Dazs Plain.
On the other side of the Star Dou Mountain Range was the famous Star Dou Great Forest.
The clear and wide Geli River flowed through the plain, bringing ample water resources to the area. The warm and humid climate provided an excellent growing environment for crops.
Nanfeng City and the surrounding cities had therefore become the granary of the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom.
At the same time, due to its proximity to the Star Dou Mountain Range, there was no shortage of hunters and mercenaries who made a living by hunting wild beasts and soul beasts in the mountains.
Although located on the border of the empire, its superior geographical environment had allowed this small city to remain untouched by war for more than a hundred years.
It was impossible for the Star Luo Empire's army to cross the Star Dou Great Forest to attack here!
There were not many soldiers in Nanfeng City, just enough to maintain law and order within the city.
"Have you heard? War is about to break out," a few idle soldiers on the city wall exchanged gossip.
"War? With the Star Luo Empire?"
"It's only been peaceful for so long, is it going to start again?" an older soldier said.
"It's not with Star Luo, I heard that the soul master adults are going to fight with the soul beasts," a short, dark, and thin soldier said.
"What? Soul masters and soul beasts? What's so strange about that? It happens every day, doesn't it? Yesterday I saw a soul master carrying a wild boar soul beast he had killed into the city."
"No, no, no, it's not that kind of single-person or small-group hunting, but like a war between two countries, with many, many people fighting together with many, many soul beasts," the dark and thin soldier gestured exaggeratedly.
"Hahaha, you're joking again, how could that be possible?"
"I heard it from the noble lords, they say that the Beast God, um, the noble lords among the soul beasts, want to counterattack humanity and establish a soul beast empire."
"Ah? Are there noble lords among the soul beasts? Does it also live in a big house? Maybe it even has two beautiful wives."
"Hahahahaha..." The guards on the city wall burst into laughter.
A soul master with good eyesight suddenly pointed in the direction of the Star Dou Mountain Range, seeing a black line in the distance that seemed to be approaching, and asked in confusion, "What is that?"
The guards stood up and stared at it on the city wall for a long time, until the black line got closer, they could see the true face of the black line.
It was thousands upon thousands of soul beasts, lined up in a row!
There were spiders, ants, centipedes, snakes...
For human armies, the Star Dou Mountain Range was a dangerous place that was difficult to climb, but for some soul beasts with amazing climbing abilities that could walk on vertical mountain walls as if walking on flat ground, this was not an obstacle.
Although the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom had also sent people to participate in the Soul Master Assembly held in Tudor Territory, the information about the Ferocious Beasts had not received enough attention. They subconsciously thought that since they were separated from the Star Dou Great Forest by a mountain range, they would not be attacked by soul beasts.
The soldiers cried out in horror, "Alarm, sound the alarm quickly!"
"Uh... where is the soul tool that can sound the alarm?"
No one could answer this question.
They had been too lax for too long.
By the time the soul beast army had approached the city, Nanfeng City had still not been able to organize an effective counterattack.
The not-so-tall city walls could not stop the soul beast army at all. Soul beasts climbed directly up the walls and entered the city one by one.
The invasion of the soul beasts brought a wave of panic.
"Help, a big spider," someone shouted in horror.
Some soul masters were still preparing to fight, but when they saw one soul beast after another emerging from the city walls, they lost their will to fight and ran towards the other city gate.
Xiong Jun floated in the air, coldly watching the city that had fallen into panic, and said indifferently, "Kill."
The soul beasts launched their attacks one after another. Whether they were men, women, old people, children, ordinary people, soul masters, or nobles, they were all their targets.
Cries for help, screams, and the swallowing sounds of soul beasts feeding echoed in unison, the terrifying scene was like hell.
The soul masters who escaped to the other side were not spared either. As soon as they left the city, they saw the soul beasts surrounding the city, and were torn to pieces in horror.
Above the tallest building in the city, a man with a monocle on his right eye watched all this indifferently.
He "tsk"ed and muttered to himself, "In this era, the power of humans seems to be far inferior to that of soul beasts... If it weren't for the fact that only Ferocious Beasts have the ability to command soul beasts of different races, humans would probably not be a match for soul beasts."
A huge shadow was cast down, and the young man turned his head to see the terrifying giant bear glaring at him with fierce eyes. He smiled: "This time I..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was smashed into minced meat by a bear paw as big as a millstone.
Xiong Jun had already learned that to deal with this ghost, he shouldn't be allowed to open his mouth, otherwise his mood would definitely be affected.
In Tudor Territory, Amon tapped his monocle with his knuckles. The disturbance of fate made him realize that another Amon had sacrificed himself.
Before his death, the sacrificed Amon left the message he wanted to convey in Amon's fate.
The main body plucked the illusory, gray-black misty thread of fate like plucking a string, took all the conveyed messages from its own fate, and integrated them into its mind.
"Heh, it's started... the beast tide. Xiong Jun crossed the Star Dou Mountain Range to attack the Heaven Dou Empire, Di Tian and Bi Ji will inevitably confront Qian Daoliu in Spirit Hall City, so where are the Myriad Demon King and Zi Ji?
"When all the Ferocious Beasts are dispatched, where will Tianmeng Iceworm be? And one more very important point, what is the current state of the Silver Dragon King, can she take action?"
After thinking for a moment, Amon turned his gaze towards the direction of the Star Luo Empire, his eyes deep.
...
In Spirit Hall City, Qian Daoliu looked solemnly to the east. The sky was rapidly darkening. Although it was noon, the sky on that side was already shrouded in darkness.
That wasn't a storm of clouds, not a simple change in the weather, but a silent, deathly darkness. The neat blackness spread towards Spirit Hall City.
There seemed to be a curtain in the sky, covering the sunlight and plunging the entire world into darkness.
The dark mass of various soul beasts was slowly approaching the direction of Spirit Hall City. They were not moving fast, but their goal was very clear.
They moved forward in a fan shape, almost synchronized with the darkness in the sky. Faintly, with the breeze blowing, the faint fishy smell from the soul beasts had already reached the city walls of Spirit Hall City.
"Close the city gates. Ordinary people without combat power should stay at home and not go out. If possible, you can hide in cellars and other safer places." Bibi Dong's gentle voice echoed in everyone's ears through the spread of soul power.
She came to the city wall and stood side by side with Qian Daoliu.
"I thought you wouldn't come," Qian Daoliu said calmly.
"If I were to decide, I would still choose to negotiate, but since you are all prepared to fight, then I naturally cannot stand idly by. At least I agree with one point, Ferocious Beasts are our common enemy," Bibi Dong replied softly.
The soul beasts began to sprint at the last moment, causing the earth to tremble. They quickly dispersed and surrounded Spirit Hall City.
A large number of Spirit Hall soul masters came to the city walls, scattered in six directions, looking solemnly at the dense army of soul beasts not far away.
Although the high-end combat power of the Title Douluo level was not as good as Spirit Hall, the soul beasts had an absolute advantage in the number of mid- and low-level forces.
The huge black dragon appeared and disappeared in the black curtain in the sky, and a thunderous voice sounded:
"Humans, this king will say it one last time, hand over Amon, otherwise, I will leave no one alive in your entire Spirit Hall City."
"No matter how many times it is the same, my answer will always be only one, if you want to fight, then fight!" Qian Daoliu's voice was calm and his tone was firm.
"Hmph, incorrigible." Di Tian issued the order to attack.
All kinds of soul beasts roared and launched an impact on the city.
The soul masters also launched a counterattack.
The tall and thick walls of Spirit Hall City brought a certain sense of security, making many soul masters less nervous.
Qian Daoliu flew into the sky to face Di Tian.
Colorful rays of light bloomed on the city wall, and one skill after another fell into the soul beast group, causing them huge casualties.
Bibi Dong took a deep breath and focused her gaze on the sky. After absorbing the soul ring of the Titan Giant Ape, her soul power level increased by one level. After absorbing the soul bone, it increased by another level. At this time, she had reached level 98, on par with Golden Crocodile.
Relying on the "Undying Body", even in the confrontation between the two powerhouses in the sky, she had room to intervene. Of course, intervening in the scene when both sides were at their peak would probably not look very good.
She decided to conserve her soul power and wait for Di Tian's state to decline before returning all the humiliation he had brought her last time.
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