inspire-indiana Chapter 131 Beast Tide
Chapter 131 Beast Tide
Chapter 130 Beast Tide
"boom-!"
The golden meteor collided violently with the black ice behemoth!
The shockwave exploded like a tsunami, instantly sending more than a dozen low-level ferocious beasts flying and crushing them.
Liang Cheng shuddered, his pale golden protective aura flickering, and he slid back several feet, leaving a deep pit in the ground.
The Xuanbing Crocodile Dragon was also not in good shape. Its head was covered with hard black ice scales, and when Liang Cheng's knife hit it, it oozed a little dark blue blood.
"roar!"
In its pain and rage, it swept its massive tail like a steel whip, bringing with it a biting wind and ice crystals that covered a wide area, blocking all of Liang Cheng's escape routes.
"Junior brother, let me do it!"
Ye Zhi Qiu's voice rang out just in time.
He moved with his sword, and a streak of azure true qi sword light arrived first, striking the weak point of the crocodile dragon's giant tail with perfect accuracy!
"clang--!
The sword energy clashed with the scales, sparks flying everywhere.
Although the sword strike did not sever the giant tail, it abruptly halted the crocodile dragon's sweeping momentum, causing it to deviate from its trajectory.
Liang Cheng's eyes lit up, and he unleashed the full power of the Dragon Step, grazing the edge of the giant tail. His Blade of Strike drew a cold arc and slashed straight at the Crocodile Dragon's left forelimb!
"Severing the Mountain, Dividing the Gold!"
The blade sliced into the gaps in the scales, and the nine true essence orbs within the body trembled, unleashing their true essence in full force!
"Pfft!"
The black ice scales shattered and flew off, splattering blood everywhere.
The crocodile dragon roared in pain, its left limb went limp, and its massive body slightly lost its balance.
"That was a well-executed strike!"
Ye Zhi Qiu laughed loudly, and his sword technique changed again. A continuous net of blue swords enveloped the crocodile's head, forcing it to shake its head repeatedly to parry, leaving it no time to attack Liang Cheng with all its might.
The two attacked and harassed each other, their teamwork becoming increasingly seamless.
Liang Cheng launched the main attack, each strike ruthless and aimed directly at vital points; Ye Zhi Qiu provided support, his sword flashing like silk threads and a net, constantly disrupting the enemy.
The Xuanbing Crocodile Dragon was furious. As a mid-stage fifth-tier ferocious beast, it had been toyed with by two tiny insects. It took a deep breath, its abdomen visibly swelled up, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and countless ice shards condensed in the air.
"Watch out! It's about to breathe cold air!"
Ye Zhi Qiu shouted urgently.
Liang Cheng's pupils contracted, and instead of retreating, he advanced!
The "Broken Wave Technique" was running wildly within his body, and his true essence surged like a raging tide, all of which was poured into the Struggle Blade.
The blade trembled violently, emitting a humming sound as if it longed to sever everything.
No refunds!
He felt the knife in his hand and the intent in his heart were clearer than ever before.
The Mountain-Slaying Blade should be fearless and unstoppable, cutting through all obstacles!
Under the pressure of life and death, all the bits and pieces of cultivation in the past, all the insights gained, converged like rivers flowing into the sea!
He had a sudden inspiration, gripped the knife with both hands, and raised it high.
His aura suddenly changed, becoming steady, weighty, and unstoppable!
It was as if he was holding not a knife, but a towering mountain about to collapse!
The Xuanbing Crocodile Dragon's chilling breath had reached its throat, and icy blue light condensed in its massive jaws. Ye Zhi Qiu exerted all his strength, unleashing his true energy to interrupt it in time.
At the same time, Liang Cheng's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he roared like thunder: "Break!!!"
One slash and it's gone!
A blade of light, condensed to its fullest extent, slashed straight down.
[Severing Mountain Blade: Minor Completion (1/12000)]
Breakthrough in the face of battle!
At the same time, he broke through the gap, and a flash of inspiration struck him, and the Wind and Thunder Slash actually materialized within it!
This strike transcends mere technique; it is a perfect fusion of Liang Cheng's entire spirit and energy with the Broken Mountain Blade!
Ye Zhi Qiu's eyes lit up, and he unleashed his sword energy like a rainbow. Each slash and sword strike was sharp and precise, piercing into the wide-open jaws of the Xuanbing Crocodile Dragon and cutting down along the midline of its upper jaw!
"Pfft!!!"
A teeth-grinding tearing sound rang out.
That condensed blade of light and sword energy, like a hot knife cutting through butter, effortlessly cleaved through the crocodile dragon's hard skull, all the way to its chest cavity!
Time seemed to stand still for a moment.
The rage and cruelty in the eyes of the Xuanbing Crocodile Dragon froze instantly, turning into endless bewilderment.
The terrifying chilling breath that had been gathering in its mouth went out of control, turning into chaotic icy blue currents that overflowed wildly from its split head and neck, freezing the surrounding ground into a thick layer of ice.
Finally, its massive body swayed and then violently split to the sides!
With a single slash and a sword, it cleaved him in two!
The mid-stage Tier 5 ferocious beast, the Xuanbing Crocodile Dragon, is dead!
At this moment, Liang Cheng's pale golden protective aura slowly receded, and he leaned on his sword, breathing slightly heavily.
This strike nearly drained him of most of his true energy, but his spirit remained incredibly high.
The Broken Mountain Blade is now partially complete!
Ye Zhi Qiu landed beside Liang Cheng, glanced at the crocodile dragon corpse that was evenly divided into two pieces on the ground, and then patted Liang Cheng's shoulder hard.
"Good lad! That was a powerful strike!"
Liang Cheng grinned, quickly squatted down, and precisely pulled the fifth-order demon core emanating a chilling aura from the crocodile's head from his sleeve, putting it into his pocket.
At this moment, the surrounding ferocious beasts were stunned by the tragic death of the Crocodile Dragon, and their attacks slowed down.
Liang Cheng took a deep breath, swallowed two Rejuvenation Pills, recovered for a moment, and then glanced at the other precarious defensive lines.
"Senior brother, let's go that way!"
The two moved again, like two sharp knives, and took the initiative to attack the area where the dense defenses of the ferocious beasts were stretched thin, clearing the area in an instant.
The two leaped across the rooftops and walls, their journey filled with shocking sights.
On the streets, the corpses of martial artists and ferocious beasts were piled up together, and the blood stained the bluestone pavement dark red.
Some courtyards were breached, and sounds of desperate fighting and chewing could be heard from inside.
Liang Cheng's eyes were icy cold, and he swung his razor blade from time to time.
With a flash of light, a ferocious beast that was pouncing on the wounded warrior was cleaved in two.
A strong gust of wind swept by, and several bony swordfish that had leaped onto the wall were shattered in mid-air.
After mastering the Lesser Perfection of the Broken Mountain Blade, its sword intent becomes perfectly integrated, comparable to the Perfected Wind and Thunder Slash. Every movement carries a decisive and ruthless quality, making it even more efficient.
His Hunyuan Gang Body made him fearless; even when ferocious beasts occasionally attacked, his pale golden aura would simply flicker and he would be unharmed.
Such defense allowed him to practically dominate the chaotic battle.
Soon, the two arrived at the southern section of the city wall.
The situation here is even worse than in the eastern section!
Liang Cheng and Ye Zhi Qiu frowned.
A large section of the city wall, nearly twenty feet long, had collapsed by more than half. Broken stones and logs piled up into a slope, and countless ferocious beasts were pouring into the inner city through this gap like a flood bursting its banks!
The defenders and warriors fought desperately to block the breach, forming a flesh-and-blood defense, but they were still retreating step by step, suffering heavy casualties.
The elder of the Xiao family, who was in charge of this place, was already injured. His left arm was hanging limply, and he could only support himself by wielding his sword with his right hand. Countless ferocious beasts lay dead around him, including a fifth-order ferocious beast.
Xiao Qingxue was among them, her sword flashing, showing no mercy.
"It's Junior Sister Xiao! Hang in there!"
Ye Zhi Qiu shouted sharply, his sword arriving before he did.
A condensed azure sword aura spanned dozens of feet, pinning a shadowy jellyfish that was about to pounce on Xiao Qingxue's nape to the ground.
Liang Cheng was even faster; he charged straight towards the most turbulent part of the breach!
There, three fourth-tier Blade Sharks charged side by side, leaving limbs and severed bodies flying everywhere they went, almost tearing the defense line apart.
"Go back!"
Liang Cheng roared, neither dodging nor avoiding, and charged headlong into the middle of the three-headed mad shark!
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The razor shark's dorsal fin slashed at the protective shield, sending sparks flying.
The protective barrier fluctuated violently, yet remained steadfast and unmoving like a mountain.
Liang Cheng's eyes were cold as he drew a perfect semicircle with his knife.
【Broken Peaks and Broken Rivers】
puff!
A ferocious shark head shot into the sky!
The headless corpse charged forward a few steps before collapsing to the ground with a thud.
The other two Blade Sharks suddenly lowered their heads and bit down. Just then, Ye Zhi Qiu's sword energy surged like a rainbow, and his true qi slashed down.
The elders of the Xiao family all made their moves at the same time.
Then the two headless corpses collapsed with a crash.
The pressure on the warriors blocking the gap eased instantly. They looked at the figure of the young man with the knife at the front as if they were seeing a divine warrior descend from the sky.
"It's Young Master Liang from the main hospital!"
"Follow Young Hero Liang and bring those beasts back!"
Morale was greatly boosted!
The previously crumbling defensive line has stabilized and even begun to advance little by little.
Liang Cheng and Ye Zhi Qiu were like two sharpest knives, charging back and forth through the beast tide at the gap, while Xiao Qingxue and the others watched from the sidelines.
Liang Cheng launched the main attack, targeting and killing high-level ferocious beasts; Ye Zhi Qiu provided support, clearing the field with his sword energy sweeping away large swathes of low-level beasts.
The elders of the Xiao family, now able to catch their breath, quickly organized people to repair the temporary fortifications.
An hour later, the beast tide that had surged into the breach was forcibly driven back, and the remaining ferocious beasts were driven down the collapsed slope.
The gap in the southern section has been temporarily plugged!
Elder Xiao walked over, clutching his wound, his face pale and his eyes filled with emotion: "Nephew Ye, Nephew Liang, it's all thanks to your timely arrival, otherwise this old man would have passed away here today."
"Elder Xiao, you're too kind. It's my duty."
Ye Zhi Qiu handed over a bottle of pills, "Please heal your injuries first. We'll keep an eye on things here."
Elder Xiao did not refuse, took the pill, and immediately sat down to regulate his breathing.
Xiao Qingxue also breathed a sigh of relief, took the Rejuvenation Pill handed to her by Liang Cheng, and sat down to regulate her breathing and recover her condition.
Liang Cheng then looked at Ye Zhi Qiu and pointed to the west and north: "Senior brother, the commotion on those two sides is also quite significant."
Ye Zhi Qiu nodded in agreement: "Let's go! Not an inch of the inner city defense line can be lost!"
The two transformed into streaks of light once more and rushed toward the next place of danger.
For the next two hours, Liang Cheng and Ye Zhiqi practically became a fire brigade, rushing to wherever the defenses were strained.
A gaze was fixed intently on Liang Cheng from the shadows; it was none other than the manager of Jubaoxuan.
Now that the beast tide has invaded the inner city, they originally intended to seize the opportunity to strike, but with Liang Cheng's martial prowess, they had no chance to make a move.
It seems the mission at the Alliance headquarters will not be completed.
He silently retreated into the shadows, crushing a communication talisman: "The target's strength far exceeds expectations. Operations are suspended. Await further instructions."
Liang Cheng and Ye Zhi Qiu moved through the battlefield.
"Junior brother, can you hold on?"
After a long while, Ye Zhi Qiu landed beside Liang Cheng, his aura fluctuating, his clothes stained with blood. He had a profound True Qi Realm cultivation, but the continuous battle had also taken a huge toll on him.
"good."
Liang Cheng's eyes remained sharp.
"I just don't know how much longer we can hold out."
Ye Zhi Qiu looked at the distant sea, his brows furrowed: "I wonder when the reinforcements from the main hospital will arrive—"
Moreover, the current situation on the ground is not important; the most important thing is the battle between the aerial city lord and the sixth-tier ferocious beast.
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The city lord wins, destroying the sea monster tide with overwhelming force.
The sixth-tier ferocious beast wins —
Bibo City is in grave danger.
High in the sky, the battle had reached a fever pitch.
Zhou Xinghe, the Lord of Bibo City, had his purple-gold battle robe fluttering in the wind, and his body was shrouded in a layer of solidified purple spiritual energy.
That was not true qi, but rather the manifestation of dan yuan unique to experts at the Breaking Mortal Core Formation stage, a preliminary fusion with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Every swing of his halberd carried the force of wind and thunder.
Where the halberd blade passed, the void subtly distorted, leaving behind trails of lingering purple lightning.
"You beast, take this! Break the Sea!"
With his beard and hair bristling, Zhou Xinghe roared, and behind him, a purple phantom of surging waves appeared faintly. Carrying the momentum of this purple raging wave, he fiercely cleaved towards the Rending Shark.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth stirred and surged forth violently.
The spines of the Rending Sea Shark stood upright, and its dark blue demonic power surged, condensing on its body into a layer of Rending Sea Demonic Essence that seemed to be compressed from countless deep-sea whirlpools.
Without dodging or avoiding, it fiercely rammed into the halberd's edge with its hardest skull spikes!
"Boom!"
The purple lightning and the azure demonic energy collided, unleashing a deafening roar even more terrifying than thunder.
Space seemed to be torn apart, and the violent shockwave spread in a ring, completely ripping apart the high-altitude clouds.
Like a god, like an immortal!
Zhou Xinghe swayed, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, his purple-gold battle robe torn in several places.
The Rending Shark fared even worse; one of its thickest main spurs was cleaved in half, and its dark blue blood cascaded down like a waterfall. But it unleashed its ferocity, whipping its massive tail to unleash hundreds of high-pressure water blades powerful enough to cut through gold and jade, slashing down on Zhou Xinghe with overwhelming force.
On the other side, the deep-sea dragon shark is watching with predatory eyes.
At this moment, the dragon shark's single eye was cold and indifferent, its entire body's dark blue scales lit up, and it suddenly opened its mouth, emitting circles of silent ripples.
Innate supernatural power—
Tremor of the Abyss
hum!
Zhou Xinghe's heart skipped a beat.
In that split second, the dragon shark's massive tail, as large as a mountain range, seized his opening, tore through the air, and swept across with terrifying power that could crush mountains!
Zhou Xinghe's pupils shrank as a huge protective shield appeared before him, its surface covered with layers of runes and patterns, radiating intense spiritual light.
"Black Turtle Spirit Shield, Yu!"
"boom!!!"
The dragon-shark's massive tail slammed into the protective shield!
The spiritual light shattered, and immense force transmitted through the shield. Zhou Xinghe felt as if he had been struck by a meteorite. His protective core trembled violently, his chest felt tight, and he could no longer hold back a mouthful of blood, which he spat out.
His breath instantly went limp.
Before Zhou Xinghe could catch his breath, the Raging Shark and the Dragon Shark seized the opportunity and attacked simultaneously. The Raging Shark blocked all escape routes, while the Dragon Shark's sharp claws pierced through Zhou Xinghe's dim protective spirit shield, tearing a deep, bone-revealing wound in his chest!
The chilling demonic power relentlessly eroded his meridians.
"puff--!"
Zhou Xinghe coughed up blood and staggered backwards for a hundred feet before he could barely regain his balance. His gray robe was almost soaked with blood, and his face was deathly pale.
"City Lord!"
Below, on the city walls, countless warriors sensed the battle raging high above. Looking at their critically wounded city lord, despair instantly overwhelmed them.
Liang Chenggang cleaved a ferocious beast away, then suddenly looked up. His knuckles were white from gripping the knife too tightly, and he clenched his teeth.
His internal energy was circulating wildly, yet he felt an unprecedented powerlessness.
This level of combat is beyond his reach!
Ultimately, it was a matter of insufficient strength!
Just when everyone was about to despair, suddenly—
"You beast! How dare you act so violently?!"
That sound—
Liang Cheng and Ye Zhi Qiu both shuddered at the same time!
Immediately afterwards, from the eastern horizon, a hazy, seemingly insignificant blade of energy appeared as if it had traversed time and space, arriving suddenly!
This sword energy was condensed to the extreme, with a mysterious trajectory, as if it contained the profound truth of the Great Dao that could cleave through chaos and sever everything.
Wherever the blade's energy passed, space seemed to be silently sliced open with a tiny crack, even the light was deflected.
Liang Cheng was extremely familiar with this.
[Broken Mountain Blade]
But at this moment, the Daoist aura that cuts through everything with this sword energy is more than a hundred or a thousand times stronger!
The mockery in the deep-sea dragon shark's single eye was instantly replaced by horror!
It sensed a threat from that hazy, gray blade aura that was even more deadly than all of Zhou Xinghe's attacks combined!
That's absolute suppression on a power level!
It roared wildly, pouring all its demonic power into its scales without regard for cost, causing the dark blue light to blaze brightly, almost turning it into a blue sun.
At the same time, it twisted its thick neck desperately backward, trying to avoid the knife that was locked onto it.
However, the hazy gray sword energy ignored the demonic energy barrier on its body and slashed down.
"laugh--!"
A soft sound, like a sharp blade slicing through tough leather.
As the blade swept past, a smooth, deep cut appeared on the hardest reverse scale area of the dragon shark's neck, revealing the bone!
The cut is as smooth as a mirror.
"hold head high-!!!"
A mournful cry filled with pain and endless fear resounded throughout the universe. This time, the dragon's roar had lost all its ferocity, leaving only a dying wail!
What fell from the sky was its pale golden life essence blood, containing its original essence!
The deep-sea dragon shark suffered an unprecedented blow. The light in its single eye quickly dimmed, and its massive body unleashed its last strength to survive, crashing into the sea and creating towering waves.
The sea-splitting shark was terrified. The moment the blade energy appeared, it took a heavy blow from Zhou Xinghe's halberd. Half of its bone spurs shattered. Using the force of the blow, it darted into the sea like a stray dog and fled frantically, its speed more than twice as fast as before!
The shadow of death that had shrouded the entire city vanished abruptly as one of the two sixth-tier ferocious beasts died and the other fled.
Only then did a figure dressed in a gray robe with a lean and ancient face step out from the void and stand steadily in the sky.
With his hands behind his back and his long beard slightly swaying, he exuded no imposing aura, yet naturally became the center of the world.
"Master!"
Ye Zhi Qiu shouted excitedly.
Liang Cheng looked up at that familiar figure, his clenched fist slowly loosened, and an indescribable sense of peace and excitement welled up in his heart.
Chen Xuanfeng has arrived!
Behind Chen Xuanfeng, dozens of streaks of light flashed one after another, transforming into figures with powerful auras. Among them were true disciples such as Lu Zheng and Leng Feng.
The main force of the General Hospital's reinforcements has arrived!
Chen Xuanfeng's gaze swept calmly across the horrific battlefield below, past the heavily wounded Zhou Xinghe, and finally lingered for a moment on Liang Cheng, who stood covered in blood and holding a knife.
Feeling the nascent yet already impressive power of the Broken Mountain Blade in his hand, Chen Xuanfeng felt a hint of satisfaction.
Then, he looked down at the remaining beast horde below, which was in chaos and confusion due to the leader's retreat, and slowly spoke, his voice calm and resounding throughout every corner of the battlefield: "Disciples of the main academy, heed my command."
He paused, then uttered only four words: "Eliminate evil completely."
"I will obey my master's/elder's orders!"
A thunderous roar of responses erupted!
Led by Lu Zheng and Leng Feng, dozens of elite members of the main academy at the True Qi Realm or above, like dozens of red-hot blades, plunged fiercely into the beast tide that had already lost its will to fight, carrying overwhelming killing intent and sharp edge!
Chen Xuanfeng nodded slightly to Zhou Xinghe and chased after the fleeing Shark.
Evil must be eradicated completely!
Anyone who dares to unleash a horde of sea monsters shall be executed!
At this moment, Zhou Xinghe had already taken the pill and adjusted his breathing for a while before following Chen Xuanfeng in the direction they had left.
"We won!"
"They survived!"
Cheers erupted from the inner city walls, but then sobs gradually rose.
Not far away, a young martial artist with a missing arm was holding his comrade's corpse, his smile more like a grimace.
This battle resulted in countless deaths and injuries, with many families destroyed and lives lost.
Liang Cheng had already joined up with the elite troops from the main hospital. He looked in the direction the ferocious beast had fled, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
kill!