parentshiftbook Chapter 129 Beast Suppression Tide
Chapter 129 Beast Suppression Tide
Chapter 128 Beast Suppression Tide
The moment the Ice Horned Python died, a brief cheer erupted from the city wall, but it was immediately drowned out by the roars of the even more surging beast tide.
With its eyes bloodshot, the rock-armored tortoise abandoned its attack on the western section of the city wall where Zhou Meng was located. Instead, it turned its massive body and slammed into the section of the wall where Liang Cheng and the other two were!
"spread!"
Ye Zhi Qiu unleashed his true energy once more, directly taking the lead, his protective light shield suddenly expanding, forcefully withstanding the tortoise shell's impact.
boom-!
The shockwave exploded, and Ye Zhi Qiu staggered back seven steps, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his protective aura flickering erratically.
Liang Cheng and Xiao Qingxue dodged left and right, unleashing their swords and blades to slash at the joints of the rock-armored tortoise.
Dangdang Dangdang!
Sparks flew.
The rock-shelled tortoise has a very thick shell, and its joints are also covered with bony plates, making it difficult to be harmed by ordinary attacks.
"Attack its eyes!"
Liang Cheng spoke up to remind her, and Xiao Qingxue shouted, her figure flipping like a hawk, the tip of her sword flashing, aiming straight for the turtle's eye.
The rock-armored tortoise suddenly shook its head, and Xiao Qingxue's sword tip pierced the bone plate of its eye socket, leaving only a small white mark.
Just then—
hum!
A deep, resonant sound, like the hum of an ancient bell, came from mid-air.
The hovering, one-eyed bony sail whale slowly lowered its head.
The blood-red lines in his single eye flowed as he coldly locked onto Liang Cheng.
"not good!"
Ye Zhi Qiu's expression changed drastically. "It's got its eyes on us!"
Before the words were finished, the bony sail on the back of the one-eyed bony sail whale suddenly lit up, and the blood-red patterns writhed like living things, converging towards the top of the bony sail.
The next moment, a beam of blood-red light shot through the air!
fast!
So fast it's almost invisible to the naked eye!
Liang Cheng felt his hair stand on end. At this critical moment, he pushed his Dragon Step to its limit, his figure moving three feet to the side like a ghost.
The crimson beam of light grazed past and struck the city wall behind them.
The bluestone city wall swept by the beam of light silently turned into dust, revealing a smooth, round hole about ten feet in diameter.
At the edge of the cave, the bluestone surprisingly exhibited a vitrified crystalline appearance.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
Zhou Meng roared from afar, "That's corrosive blood light! Even a True Qi Realm cultivator can't withstand it!"
The one-eyed bony sail whale slightly turned its single eye, and the blood-red stripes lit up again.
The second beam of light is coming.
This time, it blocked all the protective team's evasive angles, and Liang Cheng happened to be the first to be hit.
"Junior brother!"
Ye Zhi Qiu's eyes were bloodshot, and his true energy erupted without restraint. A blue sword rainbow blocked Liang Cheng's path, while Xiao Qing Xue's sword light cascaded down like a waterfall, transforming into a dense sword curtain.
clang-!!!
The crimson beam of light collided with the sword rainbow barrier, producing a tearing sound that made one's teeth ache.
Xiao Qingxue spat out a mouthful of blood, her protective light shield shattered instantly, and she was sent flying backward, crashing into half of a wall.
Ye Zhi Qiu's longsword had developed a tiny crack. He groaned, staggered backward, and his tiger's mouth split open, bleeding profusely.
The true energy was broken.
However, their blocking action bought Liang Cheng a fleeting opportunity.
His eyes flashed with a fierce light.
Instead of retreating, they're advancing!
Retreating would likely mean certain death.
The bricks and stones of the city wall beneath his feet shattered, and Liang Cheng, like an arrow released from a bow, charged straight at the one-eyed bone sail whale!
"Come back here! Are you looking to die?!"
On the other side, Zhou Meng, seeing this, roared in horror.
A hint of anthropomorphic mockery flashed in the one-eyed bony sail whale's single eye, which surprised Liang Cheng, who wondered if he had misread it.
But he had no time to think about these things. He was in mid-air with nowhere to grab onto, but he used the force of his fall to suddenly avoid the speed of light.
However, it still grazed the corner, and the expressions of those around them changed.
Hunyuan Gang Body!
open!
Liang Cheng's seventy-two acupoints were surging with true energy, and a pale golden light covered his entire body, with a faint jade-like luster flowing beneath his skin.
At the very moment the crimson beam touched his body at its edge, Liang Cheng twisted his body strangely, using his left shoulder to directly strike the crimson light!
laugh!
The golden light shield vibrated violently and dimmed instantly. The clothes on the left shoulder turned to ashes, revealing the pale golden skin underneath.
On the skin's surface, the blood and light corroded, making a sizzling sound.
The pain was excruciating.
But Liang Cheng's eyes were as cold as iron at this moment.
Using the force of the blood-red light, his falling speed increased by another three percent.
They managed to escape and survive.
But at that moment, Liang Cheng narrowed his eyes.
He looked down at the area below the neck of the one-eyed bony sail whale. There, he saw a palm-sized, slightly lighter-colored scale.
That's their Achilles' heel!
"cut!"
With a roar, Liang Cheng used the momentum of his fall to pour all his true essence into the blade, and with a burst of blue-purple lightning, he slashed out!
The blade flashed like a bolt of lightning, striking fiercely right in the center of Reverse Scale!
clang-!!!
The sound of metal clashing echoed across the battlefield.
The one-eyed bony sail whale's reverse scale trembled violently, and a crack was actually torn open by this knife.
The one-eyed bony sail whale let out a deafening roar.
Its enormous body writhed wildly, and blood-red light swept out of control in all directions, turning everything it touched—city walls, the sea, ferocious beasts—into dust.
Liang Cheng was then thrown onto the city wall, spitting out three mouthfuls of blood before crashing to the ground, his right arm groaning as if it could not bear the weight.
But at that moment, the short sword hidden in his left sleeve moved.
[Mysterious Yin Sword Technique - Penetrating Bone]
The gray-black sword energy condensed into a line, silent and stealthy, unnoticed by anyone, pointing directly at the one-eyed bone sail whale's reverse scale, silently shooting into the crack!
puff!
The sword energy entered his body, and the chilling power erupted completely.
The one-eyed bony sail whale's single eye instantly became bloodshot, its blood-red patterns becoming disordered, and the light from its bony sail flickering erratically. It cried out in pain, and its massive body momentarily lost its balance, crashing heavily onto the sea surface.
boom!!!
Huge waves surged.
"Ballista! Focus fire! Quick, shoot it in the eyes!"
Zhou Meng seized the opportunity and roared angrily.
The remaining crossbow carts turned around, unleashing a barrage of powerful arrows. Most of them were blocked by the bone sails, but a few still managed to hit the one-eyed man.
The one-eyed bony sail whale howled in agony, struggling wildly and creating a tsunami-like wave.
On the city wall, Liang Cheng knelt on one knee, propping himself up with his sword, panting heavily.
His left shoulder was a bloody mess, with blood beads seeping from beneath his pale golden skin. His Hunyuan Gang Body withstood the corrosive blood light, and although his defenses were not breached, his internal organs had been shaken.
At this moment, his right arm temporarily lost strength, and even the Zhengxian knife was trembling slightly.
"Junior brother!"
Ye Zhi Qiu struggled to his feet and staggered over.
Xiao Qingxue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and stood guard beside Liang Cheng with her sword.
"He's not going to die yet."
Liang Cheng grinned, revealing his bloodstained teeth.
He looked out at the sea.
Although the one-eyed bone sail whale was injured, its vitality as a peak fifth-tier ferocious beast was strong, so it was not greatly affected. It was still rolling around wildly, and the blood-red patterns on its bone sail were slowly repairing itself.
Seeing its leader injured, the Rock-Armored Tortoise went berserk and recklessly crashed into the foundation of the outer city wall.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entire section of the city wall was shaking.
"We must deal with this turtle first."
Ye Zhi Qiu stared intently at it, then unleashed his true energy to stop the Rock Armored Tortoise from causing trouble. At the same time, Xiao Qing Xue followed.
Liang Cheng took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his churning blood and qi, and slowly gripped the hilt of the knife with his right hand.
But just then—
A faint whooshing sound came from the side and behind.
Crossbow bolts!
The arrowhead gleamed with a ghostly blue light, clearly indicating it had been poisoned.
The target is Liang Chenghou's heart!
The timing was extremely tricky, precisely when Liang Cheng's entire attention was focused on the rock-armored tortoise.
"Be careful!"
A thought struck Liang Cheng, and without turning around, he instinctively reached out with his left hand to grab the target!
Snapped!
He actually managed to grab the poisoned crossbow bolt in his palm.
The arrowhead was only three inches from his heart.
Liang Cheng slowly turned around, his gaze sharp as a knife, piercing the direction from which the crossbow bolts had come.
At the edge of the seventh defense zone, Yang Xianzheng held a broken crossbow in his hand, his face still showing a mixture of ferocity and astonishment.
He hadn't expected Liang Cheng to be able to catch that arrow.
Eyes facing each other.
Yang Xian's face turned deathly pale instantly.
"It really was you."
Liang Cheng's voice was calm, yet chillingly cold.
He unleashed his true energy, crushed the crossbow bolt, and strode forward.
The surrounding martial artists were stunned upon seeing this.
Yang Xian took two steps back, his expression fierce but his voice weak: "Liang Cheng! What do you think you're doing? Now is the time to defend the city, you mustn't—"
Before he could finish speaking...
Liang Cheng moved like a ghost, reaching Yang Xian in three steps. His left hand, like an iron clamp, gripped Yang Xian's right wrist, which was holding the crossbow.
Click!
The wrist bone was fractured.
Yang Xian screamed in agony.
Liang Cheng snatched the crossbow and slammed it into Yang Xian's face.
His nose collapsed, and blood splattered everywhere.
"Why did you kill me!?"
Liang Cheng's voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.
Yang Xian trembled.
The surrounding martial artists were in an uproar.
"Yang Xian! Are you even human?!"
Yang Xian knelt down on the ground.
Liang Cheng crouched down, staring into his eyes: "Who ordered this?"
Yang Xian's face was covered in blood, his eyes filled with terror, but he gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know what you're talking about! Liang Cheng, you've slandered me, the Yang family won't let this go—"
Zhou Meng, who was on guard against the one-eyed bone-sailing whale, saw this scene. His face turned ashen. He strode over, grabbed Yang Xian, and his eyes flashed with murderous intent. "Assassinating a colleague! A capital offense! You should be executed!"
"No! I am a member of the Yang family! You cannot—"
Yang Xian struggled frantically.
Zhou Meng suddenly drew his sword, and Liang Cheng immediately tried to stop him. But at that moment, Zhou Meng unleashed his true energy, and Liang Cheng was unable to stop him.
A flash of light appeared.
Heads fell to the ground.
Hot blood splattered onto the bluestone of the city wall.
The entire room fell silent for a moment.
Zhou Meng, holding the severed head, roared like thunder: "Anyone who harms their colleagues again will be warned!"
Liang Cheng didn't even glance at Yang Xian's corpse, but instead gave Zhou Meng a deep look.
This is downplaying a major issue and cutting off all leads.
Zhou Meng patted him on the shoulder and turned to look at the sea.
"It's not the right time to pursue this, Young Hero Liang. Please bear with it for now and hold off this beast tide. I will definitely give you an explanation later."
Zhou Meng's eyes were full of pleading.
Meanwhile, the rock-shelled turtle was still banging its head against the wall.
The one-eyed bone sail whale had regained its footing, its single eye now completely blood red, locked onto Liang Cheng, and its bone sail blood patterns surged wildly.
Liang Cheng nodded to Zhou Meng and went to the rock-armored tortoise.
"Miss Xiao."
Liang Cheng spoke up, "Help us lure the Rock-Armored Tortoise."
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhi Qiu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth: "Junior brother, what do you want to do?"
Liang Cheng looked at the rock-armored thorn turtle, his eyes like a wolf's: "Senior brother, let's kill it together."
Xiao Qingxue brandished her longsword: "I can only hold it off for twenty breaths at most, is that enough?"
That's enough.
Liang Cheng took a deep breath and nodded to Ye Zhi Qiu.
The nine true essence orbs within his body spun at an unprecedented speed, and the Hunyuan Gang Body was pushed to its limit, making the pale golden luster even more solid.
Ye Zhi Qiu said no more and pounced on the rock-armored thorn turtle.
The sword light was like a rainbow, and true energy erupted.
Liang Cheng and Ye Zhi Qiu unleashed their full power, aiming directly at the Rock Armored Tortoise.
Xiao Qingxue moved with lightning speed, circling around to the side of the rock-armored tortoise. Her sword light transformed into streaks of icy sword energy, targeting the tortoise's sensitive areas such as its eyes and nostrils.
Although the rock-shelled tortoise has a hard shell, its eyes still need to open and close. It was extremely agitated by the sword energy, and its head kept shaking, but its movements of hitting the wall slowed down slightly.
"Now!"
Ye Zhi Qiu and Liang Cheng exchanged a glance, and then suddenly sprang into action!
Ye Zhi Qiu raised his true energy again, his body growing several feet taller. He gripped the sword with both hands, and the sword shone with a bright blue light, a blue rainbow piercing the sun.
The sword was still gathering momentum, and with Xiao Qingxue restraining it, it could naturally unleash its strongest sword move. The rock-armored tortoise seemed to sense the threat, and its head suddenly shrank back, trying to hide in its shell.
But Liang Cheng was even faster!
Instead of attacking the turtle's body, he took the initiative and used the full power of the Swimming Dragon Step to slide down to the turtle's belly like a fish. There, at the seam of the shell, there was a ring of slightly darker soft membrane.
"Wind and Thunder Slash - Thunderclap!"
Ignoring the excruciating pain in his right arm, Liang Cheng rushed forward and slashed at the pia mater from bottom to top!
When the blade touched the body, the soft membrane turned out to be exceptionally tough, getting stuck after only an inch of cut.
In pain, the rock-armored tortoise retracted its limbs and pressed down like a mountain, trying to crush Liang Cheng into mincemeat!
At the critical moment, Ye Zhi Qiu had gathered his strength.
"cut--!"
The azure rainbow sword light cascaded down like a waterfall, bypassing the thick shell of the tortoise and stabbing precisely at the same soft membrane wound inflicted by Liang Cheng's blade.
Pfft—!
The sword light pierced through, and the qi erupted!
The rock-armored tortoise let out a deep, agonizing howl, its limbs suddenly straightened, and its head popped out of its shell. Its single eye was bloodshot, and then, without regard for anything else, it opened its huge mouth and bit down at Liang Cheng, who was right next to it!
A foul stench filled the air.
Liang Cheng actually laughed at that moment.
This is the moment he's been waiting for.
The turtle's head protruded, and below its neck, the palm-sized patch of grayish-white reverse scales was completely exposed!
The short sword hidden in his left sleeve was already poised to strike.
[Mysterious Yin Sword Technique - Shattering Yuan]
This sword strike concentrated nearly half of his remaining true essence. The sword energy was as black as ink and as thin as a hair, yet it carried a chilling coldness. It struck first despite being struck later, precisely hitting the center of the Reverse Scale before the tortoise teeth could close.
A soft "click" sound.
Its reverse scale shattered instantly!
The dark gray sword energy pierced into his neck, and the chilling force raged wildly, freezing his blood and tearing his muscles. The rock-armored tortoise's movements suddenly froze.
The fierce light in its eyes quickly dissipated, and its massive maw stopped powerlessly three feet above Liang Cheng's head, saliva mixed with blood dripping down.
Liang Cheng quickly withdrew.
Almost simultaneously, Ye Zhi Qiu's sword momentum was not yet exhausted. With a flick of his wrist, the sword light twisted fiercely inside the turtle's neck!
Whoosh—!
The turtle's head and body were directly severed by the violent true energy!
The massive headless tortoise body crashed to the ground, and blood gushed out like a fountain from its severed neck, staining a large section of the city wall red.
The early-stage fifth-tier ferocious beast, the Rock-Armored Thorn Turtle, is dead!
The entire process took exactly twenty breaths.
Liang Cheng landed, staggered a step, subtly moved the sword in his left sleeve, then secretly tucked it into his sleeve, using the sword to support himself on the ground before regaining his balance.
At this moment, the wound on his left shoulder reopened, and his right arm trembled so much that he could barely hold the knife. However, his eyes were sharp, and he turned to look at Ye Zhi Qiu beside him.
Ye Zhi Qiu was also panting heavily, leaning on his sword. His face was a little pale, but he had unleashed his full True Qi. His True Qi was almost depleted. When he saw Liang Cheng, he grinned and gave him a thumbs up.
When Xiao Qingxue sheathed her sword, a hint of relaxation finally appeared on her usually cold face, but her gaze toward Liang Cheng was filled with even stronger fighting spirit.
Now that this matter is settled, we'll return to the main hospital and face the challenge once again!
On the city wall, the warriors who witnessed all this were invigorated and burst into thunderous cheers!
After slaying two fifth-tier ferocious beasts, the peak fifth-tier Bone Sail Whale temporarily retreated, and the seventh section of the outer city wall became the focus of attention for the entire city.
No wonder he was personally trained by the head hospital!
Commander Zhou Meng strode over, patted Liang Cheng and Ye Zhi Qiu heavily on the shoulders, his eyes red, and said only one sentence: "Well done!"
At this moment, the one-eyed bony sail whale had stopped rolling on the sea surface.
It floated on the sea, the crimson in its single eye completely subsided, becoming as deep and dark as an abyss, quietly watching the outer walls of Azure Wave City.
The blood patterns on its bony sails were no longer chaotic, but flickered in a strange and regular rhythm, instantly spreading a sense of oppression.
On the sea, all the remaining ferocious beasts seemed to receive a silent command, and almost simultaneously stopped attacking and slowly retreated.
However, they did not disperse, but instead formed a neat formation, surrounding and protecting the one-eyed bony sail whale in the center.
"It's like it's calling out."
Xiao Qingxue's voice was a little strained.
Liang Cheng had already swallowed a pill and was sitting cross-legged on the city wall. With the automatic operation of the Crossing the Sea True Meaning, his body was slowly recovering.
Ye Zhi Qiu's hand holding the sword trembled slightly, a physiological reaction to exhaustion.
He said in a hoarse voice, "The only thing that can tame a peak fifth-tier ferocious beast like this is—"
Before he could finish speaking...
boom-!!!
A water column with a diameter of over a hundred feet exploded on the distant sea!
A column of water shot skyward, its dark, iron-blue hue revealing a massive shadow slowly rising from within it.
A pair of giant, curved, black horns, covered with spiral patterns that flow with dark golden light, resembling a dragon but not quite.
Its entire body was covered in dark blue scales, each the size of a washbasin, with sharp edges like knives, and two dark blue flames burning in its eye sockets.
Its neck was long and covered with armor spiky with bone spikes. Its body was not fully out of the water, but the part that was above the surface was already more than thirty feet long.
Intimidation.
It pressed down relentlessly!
The martial artists on the city wall whose cultivation level was lower than the True Qi Realm immediately collapsed to their knees, blood gushing from their mouths and noses.
The True Qi Realm martial artist's blood and qi surged, and his true essence circulated sluggishly. Even Zhou Meng, who was in the True Gang Realm, had a flushed face and his protective qi surged spontaneously.
Liang Cheng's Hunyuan Gang Body circulated on its own, a pale golden light flickering beneath his skin. He gritted his teeth and straightened his back.
"A sixth-tier ferocious beast—"
Ye Zhi Qiu squeezed out four words through gritted teeth.
A sixth-tier ferocious beast, corresponding to a human who has broken through to the mortal realm!
Below the mortal realm, all are but ants.
The black and blue dragon-shaped beast fully emerged from the water. It was nearly fifty feet long and had three pairs of huge fins on its back, like bat wings, with sharp spear-like tips.
It did not attack immediately, but instead raised its head to the sky and let out a long cry.
Buzz—
The light screen of the city's protective array fluctuated violently throughout the entire Azure Wave City, and ripples were even visible to the naked eye!
At this moment, several beams of light shot into the sky from the direction of the city lord's mansion, and then merged into the city's protective array, causing the light barrier to stabilize slightly.
Just then.
A figure slowly rose from within the city.
Wearing a simple gray robe, with gray hair and a gaunt face, he was none other than Zhou Xinghe, the city lord of Bibo City.
He stepped into the void, walking step by step up to the height of the outer city wall, traversing the air without any aura, steadily resisting the pressure of the sixth-order ferocious beast.
"It's the city lord!"
"The city lord has made his move!"
Zhou Xinghe stood in mid-air, his gray robe fluttering slightly in the sea breeze. He looked at the black and blue dragon-shaped beast with a calm expression.
On the sea, tens of thousands of ferocious beasts roared in unison, their voices shaking the heavens!
The blood-red patterns on the one-eyed bone sail whale's bone sail shone brightly, and the remaining ferocious beast array began to slowly disperse, forming a huge arc along the coastline, completely surrounding the three sides of Azure Wave City facing the ocean!
Before them lay a dark mass, with ferocious beasts silently arrayed in formation.
High in the sky, Zhou Xinghe and the deep-sea dragon shark faced each other from afar.
Time passed slowly, the sun began to set, and the sea was dyed a poignant blood red by the sunset. Everyone watched the situation with tension, fearing that a major battle might suddenly break out.
At that moment, Zhou Meng's ears twitched.
"Gentlemen, let's return to the inner city."
Ok?
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then Zhou Meng led the way into the inner city.
Ye Zhi Qiu pulled Liang Cheng up.
"The city lord has arrived. The beast tide has been confirmed to be led by sixth-tier beasts, but we don't know if there are any other sixth-tier ferocious beasts behind it."
"Since the sixth-tier ferocious beast already possesses intelligence, it is unlikely to make any rash moves while confronting the city lord. Therefore, let's go back and rest first."
Liang Cheng nodded and followed Zhou Meng back to the inner city with the others, leaving only Zhou Xinghe on the outer city wall.
At this moment, Liang Cheng finally understood why Zhou Xinghe and other Dan Realm Breakthrough Realm experts had not appeared; they were waiting for this moment.
One man, suppressing the beast tide!