Chapter 619 - 617: The Kun-eating Race

"Damn it! I can’t believe they found us so quickly. I just hope there are no Emperor Level members of the Kun-eating Race this time!"

Liu Qingyun’s expression turned grim.

His face was deathly pale, like a sheet of white paper.

His eyes seethed with rage, hatred, venom, and a monstrous killing intent.

Jiang Chen’s interest was piqued. ’The Kun-eating Race? My mission here in the Kun Realm is to wipe out the one hundred and eight tribes of the Kun-eating Race. I might as well follow them and see just what these creatures are like.’

While Jiang Chen was lost in thought, Liu Qingyun looked at him with a grave expression. "Jiang Chen, my young friend, the Kun-eating Race is cruel and bloodthirsty. It’s too dangerous for you to stay here. You need to leave through the back, quickly!"

Liu Qingyun snatched the Battle Blade resting on a nearby rack.

He glanced back at Jiang Chen, who was right behind him, and froze for a second before urging, "Young friend, hurry and go! If the Kun-eating Race surrounds us, none of us will make it out of here!"

"It’s fine. I’ve been wanting to meet this Kun-eating Race myself," Jiang Chen said in a low voice, a sharp glint in his eyes.

For a moment, Liu Qingyun’s vision swam.

It was as if he wasn’t looking at Jiang Chen, but at an incomparably powerful Human Emperor.

The feeling was so oppressive it was suffocating.

But the feeling vanished as quickly as it came.

With a calm smile, Jiang Chen gave Liu Qingyun a gentle push. "Brother Liu, if we don’t go out now, Brother Qinghai and the others are going to be in serious trouble!"

"Oh no!"

Liu Qingyun snapped back to his senses, kicked the door open, and charged outside.

Jiang Chen followed right after him.

"ROAR!"

A deep, guttural roar echoed across the Celestial Vault. The ground began to shake violently, and through the billowing dust, enormous silhouettes appeared on the horizon.

The figures resembled upright werewolves, but they were far larger, each the size of a small hut.

Their long, thick arms, covered in grotesque muscle, hung at their sides. Their hands were wicked claws, with sharp hooks like scythes that glinted with a cold, sinister light.

Their bodies were covered in a thick layer of black Scale Armor that was as tough as Profound Weapon Armor, offering astonishing defense.

On either side of their heads were two small eyes, like fava beans, gleaming with greed.

A third eye was set in the center of their foreheads. It remained shut, but it gave off an indescribably eerie feeling.

Two rows of jagged, razor-sharp teeth filled their mouths, from which foul-smelling drool dripped constantly.

These were the most notorious creatures in the Kun Realm—the Kun-eating Race!

"Hahaha! Brothers, look! A human settlement, just as I thought!"

"Heh heh heh... after being chased all this way by the Blood Saber Guard, it’s been too long since we’ve had a good meal. Today, we can finally savor some fresh human flesh!"

A horde of over three hundred Kun-eating Race, their faces contorted with greed, advanced on Cyan Cloud Village like a line of mobile fortresses, threatening to crush it.

The earth trembled, and the thatched huts of Cyan Cloud Village swayed violently.

The elderly, the women, and the children hid in their homes, too afraid to come out. The able-bodied men, however, took up their weapons and formed a resolute line at the front.

Liu Qinghai and Liu Qingshan stood with grave expressions, surrounded by seventy or eighty Martial Artists, most of whom were at the Heavenly Destiny Realm or Union Palace Realm of cultivation.

Including the two brothers, there were only seven at the Human King Realm!

"Big Brother!"

Liu Qinghai’s face was incredibly grim when he saw Liu Qingyun and Jiang Chen. "There are over three hundred of the Kun-eating Race. About fifteen are King Level, and five of those are on the verge of evolving to Emperor Level."

Liu Qingshan added, "Big Brother, there aren’t enough of us to stop them. What do we do?"

Liu Qingyun’s expression grew heavy as he watched the Kun-eating Race draw closer. In a low voice, he said, "It’s too late to retreat. Brothers, we fight to the death! Our wives, children, and parents are behind us. We cannot let them fall into the clutches of the Kun-eating Race!"

"We’ll defend the village to our last breath!"

"I’ll tear those Kun-eating Race bastards apart!"

The warriors roared one after another.

Though they knew they were outmatched, they did not fear this battle, ready to die to protect their homes and loved ones!

"ROAR!"

The horde of several hundred Kun-eating Race was now approaching Cyan Cloud Village. Their leader, a creature whose scales shimmered with a faint golden light, glanced at Liu Qingyun and his men with utter disdain.

Its two rows of jagged fangs scraped together with a piercing CLANG, and it abruptly raised a ten-meter-long Wolf Fang Club, pointing it forward. "Kill these humans for me!"

"ROAR!"

In the Kun Realm.

The Human Race and the Kun Race were mortal enemies. When they met, there was only one word: Kill!

"Brothers, to protect our people, kill!"

"Slaughter these bastards!"

The warriors of Cyan Cloud Village charged out, joined even by villagers whose cultivation hadn’t reached the Heavenly Destiny Realm, all rushing toward the Kun-eating Race with weapons in hand.

The ensuing slaughter was horrifically brutal.

Blood and severed limbs flew everywhere, converging into a Xue He that flowed unceasingly.

The pungent stench of blood saturated the air throughout Cyan Cloud Village.

Jiang Chen watched the villagers fight without fear of death and shook his head slightly. ’No wonder a small village like this can produce an expert at the Peak of the Human King Realm. The Kun Realm is rife with conflict. Only an environment like this could forge so many powerful warriors.’

As Jiang Chen was lost in his thoughts...

Liu Qingshan was sent flying by a single club strike from a Kun-eating creature, crashing down hard right beside Jiang Chen.

The Kun-eating creature roared in excitement, smashed through the village wall with a single step, and charged toward the inner village. Liu Qingyun’s expression changed drastically. With a yell, he lunged at the monster.

"Get out of my way!"

With a furious roar, the Peak King-level Kun-eater swatted Liu Qingshan aside with its claw.

"Argh!"

Liu Qingshan cried out as he hit the ground, but he latched onto the Kun-eater’s leg with both hands, refusing to let it advance. "Even if I die, I won’t let a beast like you harm my people!"

"Heh heh heh, then I’ll kill you first!" the Kun-eating creature sneered. Its claws glinted as it lunged, striking viciously at Liu Qingshan.

’Farewell, my children, my family...’

Liu Qingshan closed his eyes in despair.

Seeing this, Liu Qingyun and Liu Qinghai roared in despair, "No! Third Brother!"

And yet...

The claw never fell. Instead, a calm voice sounded in his ears: "I’m here. You’ll all be safe."

Stunned, Liu Qingshan opened his eyes.

The Kun-eating creature that had been about to kill him was now lying on the ground, its head severed by a single sword strike. It was utterly dead.

"Huh?"

"Was it that outsider?"

"H-how did he do that? He killed a King-level Peak Kun-eater so easily?"

"He’s that strong? Could he be a Human Emperor Realm expert?"

Everyone was ecstatic.

The other members of the Kun-eating Race noticed Jiang Chen as well and roared in unison, "Kill him!"

A pack of Kun-eating creatures charged at Jiang Chen.

A cold smirk touched Jiang Chen’s lips. "Those who trespass against the Human Race—shall be put to death!"

SHIIING—

Countless streams of Sword Qi erupted from his body like a hurricane. Wherever the Sword Qi passed, everything was annihilated. Under that surging storm of blades, not a single trace remained of the several hundred Kun-eating creatures... not even bone dust.