Chapter 242 - 128: Suppressing the Beast Tide (3)

Ignoring the agonizing pain in his right arm, Liang Cheng swung his Zhenxian Saber upward, slashing at the soft membrane!

The blade met its mark, but the membrane was unexpectedly tough. It only cut an inch deep before getting stuck.

Roaring in pain, the Rock Armor Thorn Turtle retracted its four limbs. Its enormous shell descended like a mountain, aiming to crush Liang Cheng into a pulp!

At that critical moment, Ye Zhiqiu’s attack was fully charged.

"Slash—!"

The light of the Cyan Rainbow Sword cascaded down like a celestial waterfall. It bypassed the thick shell on the turtle’s back and stabbed with unerring precision into the very same wound Liang Cheng’s saber had created.

PSHNK—!

The sword light pierced through, and Gang Qi erupted!

The Rock Armor Thorn Turtle let out a miserable, bovine bellow. Its limbs shot out straight, its head popped out from its shell, its single eye bloodshot. Then, disregarding everything else, it opened its massive maw and snapped at Liang Cheng, who was just inches away!

A foul wind washed over his face.

But at this moment, Liang Cheng actually smiled.

This was the moment he had been waiting for.

With the turtle’s head extended, the palm-sized, grayish-white Reverse Scale beneath its neck was completely exposed!

The Short Sword in his left sleeve was already poised to strike.

Profound Yin Sword Technique·Shattering Origin.

This strike condensed nearly half of his remaining True Essence. The Sword Qi, gray-black as ink and fine as a strand of hair, carried a bone-chilling cold. Though launched second, it arrived first, striking the very center of the Reverse Scale with perfect accuracy just before the turtle’s jaws could clamp shut.

With a soft CRACK,

The Reverse Scale shattered on impact!

The Gray-Black Sword Qi bored into its neck. The Cold Yin Force rampaged wildly within, freezing its Qi and Blood and tearing through its muscles. The Rock Armor Thorn Turtle’s movements suddenly froze.

The ferocious light in its eyes quickly faded. Its massive jaw stopped powerlessly three feet above Liang Cheng’s head, drool mixed with bloody foam dripping down.

Liang Cheng quickly pulled back and retreated.

At almost the same instant, Ye Zhiqiu, his Sword Momentum not yet spent, flicked his wrist. The sword light twisted viciously inside the turtle’s neck!

RRRIP—!

The turtle’s head and body were forcibly torn apart by the violent True Gang!

The enormous headless turtle crashed to the ground. Blood gushed from the severed neck like a fountain, dyeing a large section of the city wall red.

The Tier Five Early Stage Fierce Beast, the Rock Armor Thorn Turtle, was dead!

The entire process had taken exactly twenty breaths.

Liang Cheng landed, staggering a step. The Sleeve Sword in his left hand twitched slightly before he secretly retracted it into his sleeve. He used his saber as a crutch to steady himself.

The wound on his left shoulder had split open again, and his right arm trembled so much he could barely hold his saber. But his eyes were bright as he turned to look at Ye Zhiqiu.

Ye Zhiqiu was also leaning on his sword, gasping for breath. His face was a little pale; he had unleashed his True Gang with all his might, nearly depleting his reserves. Seeing Liang Cheng, he grinned and gave him a thumbs-up.

Xiao Qingxue sheathed her sword. A trace of relief finally appeared on her cool, aloof face, but when she looked at Liang Cheng, the fighting spirit in her eyes was even stronger.

’Once this is all over and we’re back at the Main Courtyard, I must challenge him again!’

On the city wall, the Martial Artists who had witnessed everything were reinvigorated, bursting into a heaven-shaking cheer!

They had slain two Tier Five Fierce Beasts in a row and forced the temporary retreat of the Tier Five Peak Bone Sail Whale. The seventh defensive sector of the Outer City wall had now become the focus of the entire city’s attention.

As expected of the Main Courtyard’s Direct Disciples!

Guard Commander Zhou Meng strode over and clapped Liang Cheng and Ye Zhiqiu heavily on the shoulder. His fierce eyes were red as he said just one thing: "Well done!"

At this moment, out on the sea, the One-Eyed Bone Sail Whale had stopped thrashing.

It floated on the surface of the water. The blood-red color in its single eye completely receded, becoming as deep and dark as an abyss as it stared quietly at the outer wall of Bibo City.

The blood-red markings on its bone sail were no longer chaotic; instead, they pulsed with a strange and regular rhythm. A suffocating pressure instantly spread out.

Meanwhile, on the sea, all the remaining Fierce Beasts, as if they had received a silent command, stopped their attacks almost simultaneously and began to slowly retreat.

But they did not disperse. Instead, they formed neat formations, surrounding and protecting the One-Eyed Bone Sail Whale in their center.

"It seems to be summoning something."

Xiao Qingxue’s voice was a little tight.

Liang Cheng had already swallowed an Elixir and was sitting cross-legged on the wall. With his Crossing the Sea True Intent circulating automatically, his body was slowly recovering.

Ye Zhiqiu’s sword hand was trembling slightly—a physiological reaction to his exhaustion.

He said hoarsely, "The only thing that could make a Tier Five Peak Fierce Beast so docile is..."

Before he could finish his sentence, BOOM—!!!

A pillar of water more than a hundred zhang in diameter erupted from the distant sea!

The pillar of water shot toward the sky, a dark, iron-like blue-black. From within it, a colossal shadow slowly rose.

A pair of pitch-black, crescent-moon-shaped horns emerged. They were covered in spiral patterns, within which flowed a Dark Gold light. It was dragon-like, but not a dragon.

Its entire body was covered in blue-black scales, each the size of a washbasin, their edges as sharp as knives. Two clusters of ethereal blue flames burned within its eye sockets.

It had a long neck covered in jagged, bony armor. Its body hadn’t fully emerged from the water, but the part that was visible already exceeded thirty zhang in height.

An overwhelming pressure descended, blanketing everything!

On the city wall, Martial Artists with Cultivation below the True Qi Realm found their legs going weak, and they collapsed to their knees, blood trickling from their mouths and noses.

The Qi and Blood of True Qi Realm Martial Artists churned, and their True Essence circulation became sluggish. Even Zhou Meng, a True Gang Realm expert, had a face flushed red as his Protective Gang Qi spontaneously flared to life.

Liang Cheng’s Mixed Element Gang Body activated on its own. A faint golden light pulsed beneath his skin as he clenched his jaw, his back ramrod straight.

"A Tier-Six Fierce Beast..."

Ye Zhiqiu squeezed the four words through his gritted teeth.

A Tier Six Fierce Beast was equivalent to a Breaking Mortality expert of the Human Race!

Below Breaking Mortality, all were ants.

The blue-black, dragon-shaped Fierce Beast fully surfaced. It was nearly fifty zhang long and had three pairs of huge, bat-like fins on its back, the tips of which were as sharp as spears.

It did not attack immediately. Instead, it raised its head to the sky and let out a long cry.

HUMMM—

The light barrier of Bibo City’s City Defense Array fluctuated violently, and visible ripples spread across its surface!

At this, several pillars of light shot up from the direction of the City Lord’s Mansion and merged into the Grand Array, stabilizing the light barrier slightly.

「Just then.」

A figure slowly rose from within the city.

Dressed in a simple gray robe, with salt-and-pepper hair and a gaunt face, it was none other than Zhou Xinghe, the City Lord of Bibo City.

He stepped on empty air, walking up to the altitude of the Outer City wall. He crossed the void without revealing any aura, yet steadily resisted the pressure of the Tier Six Fierce Beast.

"It’s the City Lord!"

"The City Lord is making his move!"

Zhou Xinghe stood in the air, his gray robe fluttering gently in the sea breeze. He looked at the blue-black, dragon-shaped Fierce Beast, his expression calm.

On the sea, tens of thousands of Fierce Beasts roared in unison, the sound waves shaking the heavens!

The blood markings on the One-Eyed Bone Sail Whale’s sail flared brightly. The remaining formations of Fierce Beasts began to slowly spread out along the coastline, forming a massive arc that completely surrounded the three sea-facing sides of Bibo City!

A dark, oppressive mass of silent, arrayed Fierce Beasts filled the view.

High above, Zhou Xinghe and the Deep Sea Dragon Shark faced each other from a distance.

Time ticked by. The sun began to set, staining the sea a tragic, gorgeous crimson. Everyone watched the scene with bated breath, terrified that the great battle would erupt at any moment.

Just then, Zhou Meng’s ear twitched.

"Everyone, return to the Inner City."

Huh?

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, but then Zhou Meng led the way toward the Inner City.

Ye Zhiqiu pulled Liang Cheng up.

"The City Lord is here. It’s confirmed that the Beast Tide is led by a Tier Six, but we don’t know if there are any other Tier Six Fierce Beasts behind it."

"And a Tier Six Fierce Beast possesses intelligence. It’s in a standoff with the City Lord right now, so it probably won’t act rashly. We should head back and recuperate."

Liang Cheng nodded and followed Zhou Meng with the others back to the Inner City, leaving only Zhou Xinghe on the Outer City wall.

At this moment, Liang Cheng finally understood why Zhou Xinghe and the other Pill Realm, Breaking Mortality experts hadn’t appeared until now. They were waiting for this very moment.

One man to suppress the Beast Tide!