Chapter 246 - 130: Breaking the Beast Tide

BOOM—!

The golden meteor and the Black Ice Giant Beast collided with a thunderous crash!

The resulting shockwave exploded like a tsunami, sending a dozen nearby Low Tier Fierce Beasts flying before crushing them to pieces.

Liang Cheng’s entire body shuddered. His faint gold Protective Gang Shield flickered erratically as he was forced to slide back several yards, his feet carving deep pits into the ground.

The Profound Ice Crocodile Dragon didn’t get off unscathed either. The tough Black Ice Scale Armor covering its head had been struck by Liang Cheng’s saber, and a trickle of dark blue blood oozed out.

ROAR!

Enraged by the pain, its giant tail swept out like a steel whip, kicking up a bone-chilling wind and ice crystals. Its massive range sealed off all of Liang Cheng’s escape routes.

"Junior Brother, let me help!"

Ye Zhiqiu’s voice rang out just in time.

His body followed his sword as a cyan True Gang Sword Rainbow, striking first despite being unleashed later, landed with unerring precision on the weak joint of the crocodile dragon’s giant tail!

CLANG—!

Sparks flew as the Sword Aura met the scales.

Although the strike failed to sever the massive tail, it momentarily halted the crocodile dragon’s sweep, throwing its trajectory off course.

Liang Cheng’s eyes lit up. He executed the Wandering Dragon Step at full power, brushing past the edge of the tail as his Zhenxian Saber carved a chilling arc straight toward the crocodile dragon’s left foreleg!

"Mountain-Breaking·Gold Division!"

The saber’s edge sliced into the gap between the scales. The nine True Essence Light Groups inside him trembled as his True Essence erupted completely!

PSHCHT!

The Black Ice Scale Armor flew off, and fresh blood splattered.

The crocodile dragon roared in pain. Its left limb went limp, and its massive body momentarily lost its balance.

"An excellent cut!"

Ye Zhiqiu laughed heartily. His Sword Momentum shifted, and a continuous cyan Sword Net enveloped the crocodile dragon’s head, forcing it to shake its head repeatedly to parry, unable to focus its full power on Liang Cheng.

With one attacking and one harassing, their coordination grew more and more seamless.

Liang Cheng led the assault, each saber strike vicious and aimed at a vital point. Ye Zhiqiu provided support, his sword light like a web of silk, constantly interfering.

The Profound Ice Crocodile Dragon was now seething with rage. A mighty Tier Five Middle Stage Fierce Beast, and it was being toyed with by two puny insects. It took a deep breath, its abdomen visibly swelling. The surrounding temperature plummeted, and countless ice shards condensed in the air.

"Watch out! It’s about to unleash its frost breath!"

Ye Zhiqiu shouted urgently.

Liang Cheng’s pupils contracted. Instead of retreating, he charged forward!

The Broken Wave Technique within him circulated wildly, his True Essence surging like a furious tide as he poured all of it into his Zhenxian Saber.

The saber’s body vibrated violently, humming with a desire to sunder all things.

’I can’t retreat!’

The saber in his hand, the intent in his heart—it had never been clearer.

’The Mountain-Breaking Saber must press ever forward, must sever all obstacles!’

Under the pressure of this life-or-death moment, every bit of his past cultivation, every insight he had ever gained, now converged like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea!

A moment of inspiration struck him. He gripped his saber with both hands and raised it high.

His entire aura changed in an instant, becoming steady, heavy, and unstoppable!

It was as if he held not a saber, but a majestic mountain on the verge of toppling over!

The Profound Ice Crocodile Dragon’s frost breath was already at its throat, a frigid blue light condensing in its massive jaws, but Ye Zhiqiu, unleashing his True Gang with all his might, managed to interrupt it just in time.

At that same moment, a brilliant light erupted in Liang Cheng’s eyes, and he let out a roar like thunder:

"BREAK!!!"

He slashed down!

A beam of saber light, condensed to its absolute limit, chopped straight down.

[Mountain-Breaking Saber: Minor Success (1/12000)]

A mid-battle breakthrough!

In that same instant, during the gap created by his breakthrough, a moment of inspiration struck, and he managed to condense the Wind and Thunder Slash into his attack!

This strike transcended mere technique; it was a perfect fusion of Liang Cheng’s entire Spirit, Essence, and Qi with the Mountain-Breaking Saber!

Ye Zhiqiu’s eyes lit up. He too erupted with power, his Sword Qi flaring like a rainbow. One saber and one sword, their brilliant edges revealed, hacked with unerring precision into the Profound Ice Crocodile Dragon’s wide-open mouth, tearing down along the midline of its upper jaw!

PSH— RIIIP—!!!

A sickening tearing sound echoed.

The condensed beam of Saber and Sword Aura, like a hot knife through butter, split the crocodile dragon’s hard skull without resistance, cleaving all the way down into its chest cavity!

For a moment, time seemed to stand still.

The rage and cruelty in the Profound Ice Crocodile Dragon’s enormous eyes instantly froze, replaced by endless bewilderment.

The terrifying frost breath it had been gathering in its mouth lost control, erupting as a chaotic torrent of icy blue energy from its cloven head and neck, frantically freezing the surrounding ground in a thick layer of ice.

Finally, its massive body swayed and then crashed apart to two sides!

One saber, one sword, had sliced it in half!

The Tier Five Middle Stage Fierce Beast, the Profound Ice Crocodile Dragon, was slain!

Liang Cheng’s faint gold Protective Gang Shield slowly receded. He leaned on his saber, panting slightly.

That single strike had consumed nearly half of his True Essence, but his spirit was incredibly exhilarated.

’Mountain-Breaking Saber... Minor Success!’

Ye Zhiqiu landed beside Liang Cheng. He glanced at the crocodile dragon’s corpse, perfectly split in two on the ground, then clapped Liang Cheng firmly on the shoulder.

"Nice one, kid! That was some strike!"

Liang Cheng grinned, quickly crouching down. He used his Sleeve Sword to precisely carve out the Tier Five Demon Core from the crocodile dragon’s skull, which was radiating a frigid aura, and tucked it away.

At this moment, the surrounding Fierce Beasts were stunned by the crocodile dragon’s gruesome death, and their assault faltered for a moment.

Liang Cheng took a deep breath, swallowed two Replenishing Essence Pills, and after a moment of recovery, swept his gaze toward the other defensive lines that were in peril.

"Senior Brother, let’s go! Over there!"

The two of them moved again, like two sharp daggers, proactively charging toward the areas where the defensive line was strained by dense packs of Fierce Beasts, clearing them out in an instant.

As they flitted across rooftops and walls, the sights along the way were horrifying.

In the streets, the bodies of Martial Artists and Fierce Beasts were piled together, their blood staining the stone-paved roads a dark red.

Some courtyards had been breached, and from within came the sounds of desperate struggles and chewing.

Liang Cheng’s eyes were icy cold as he periodically swung his Zhenxian Saber.

With a flash of saber light, a Fierce Beast that was pouncing on an injured Martial Artist was split down the middle.

A gust of power swept past, and a few Bone Spike Arrowfish that had leaped onto the wall were shattered in mid-air.