Chapter 526: Over a Million

Chapter 526: Chapter 526: Over a Million

The decennial Beast Tide, Kyushu’s nightmare.

The reason Long Ao had agreed this time was simple. No matter what, he, the Dragon Sect, and his clan were all part of Kyushu.

If Kyushu were to be devoured by the Beast Tide, it would do him no good whatsoever.

But Long Ao was no fool. It was impossible for him to use his full strength to stop the Beast Tide’s invasion.

After much thought, Long Ao ultimately decided to dispatch the Corpse Slave Army to represent the Dragon Sect in stopping the Beast Tide.

In the end, even if the entire Corpse Slave Army were to be annihilated, Long Ao wouldn’t feel a shred of grief. The Dragon Sect, however, could not afford to lose a single disciple.

Long Ao was well aware that when Duan Kai and Duan He invited him on behalf of the Four Great Forces to face the decennial Beast Tide together, it wasn’t because of the Dragon Sect’s strength. Rather, they valued his Sect’s Corpse Slave Army.

Dragon Sect, the rear mountain’s Forbidden Land.

"Brother Qilin, I want to ask you something. Do you know about Kyushu’s decennial Beast Tide?"

"I know a bit. What are you planning to do?"

Long Ao held nothing back, explaining down to the last detail how Duan Kai had invited him to resist the decennial Beast Tide’s invasion together.

After hearing this, the Fire Qilin’s expression grew increasingly grim.

"Long Ao, do you have any idea about the origin of the Beast Tide?"

Hearing the Fire Qilin’s words, Long Ao’s heart skipped a beat. ’Since he’s asking like that, the Beast Tide’s origin must be extraordinary.’

Long Ao didn’t ask. He knew very well that if the Fire Qilin was willing to talk, he would tell him even without being asked. But if the Fire Qilin wasn’t willing, then asking a hundred or even a thousand times would be useless.

"Long Ao, let me give you a piece of advice: do not provoke the Beast Tide."

"Brother Qilin, why is that?"

The more the Fire Qilin acted this way, the more Long Ao wanted to know the Beast Tide’s true origin. It seemed that even the Fire Qilin was extremely wary of the decennial event.

"Long Ao, I only need to tell you one thing: the Beast Tide is an existence you absolutely cannot afford to provoke. Forget you—even my Qilin Race cannot contend with it."

Hearing this, Long Ao was utterly shocked.

One had to understand that the Qilin Race was one of the continent’s top-tier races, a super-existence on par with the Giant Dragon Race and the Phoenix Race. Yet even the Qilin Race didn’t dare to provoke the Beast Tide. Long Ao found it hard to imagine just what kind of terrifying existence the Beast Tide was.

’Should I just give up?’

"Brother Qilin, no matter what the decennial Beast Tide represents, I will fight to defend Kyushu."

Seemingly understanding Long Ao’s personality well, the Fire Qilin didn’t try to dissuade him. Instead, he said, "Long Ao, regarding the decennial Beast Tide, as long as you don’t touch its foundation, I don’t think anything will go wrong. Remember one thing: you must never venture deep into the Beast Tide Forbidden Land. Otherwise, even if the Long Clan and the Heaven and Earth Sect came to Kyushu in person, they wouldn’t be able to save it."

’The Beast Tide Forbidden Land.’

Long Ao didn’t press further. He knew that this was all the Fire Qilin could tell him; otherwise, he would have said everything just now.

Although the Fire Qilin had spoken with great gravity, Long Ao wasn’t too worried.

Just as the Fire Qilin had said, the Beast Tide came once every ten years. It had happened so many times already; it was unlikely that something would go wrong this particular time. Besides, all he had to do was not enter the Beast Tide Forbidden Land.

Long Ao didn’t hide the matter of the decennial Beast Tide from the others. After all, the Four Great Forces had suddenly ceased their attacks, which was a very unusual situation.

Every member of the Dragon Sect who heard the news turned pale with fright. Once they learned about the Beast Tide, they all knew what it signified. It was an invasion that could only be barely withstood when ten Divine Dao Array Martial Artists from the Heaven and Earth Sect set up an Array in conjunction with the Four Great Forces.

"Sect Leader, have you really decided to fight against the Beast Tide’s invasion?"

Dragon Sect, the main hall.

Everyone grew worried upon hearing that the Sect Leader had already agreed to join the Four Great Forces in confronting the Beast Tide. After all, based on what the Sect Leader had just said, the Beast Tide was terrifying enough to potentially devour all of Kyushu at any moment.

He nodded. How could Long Ao not know of the worry in everyone’s hearts?

But things had already reached this point. He had no escape and could only choose to face it. However, he couldn’t tell anyone what this ’facing it’ entailed. That was the kind of person Long Ao was—he shouldered all hardships himself.

"Everyone, listen to me. The decennial Beast Tide is no small matter. The slightest misstep could lead to the destruction of all of Kyushu. As part of Kyushu, our Dragon Sect must do its part. Moreover, if we don’t help resist the Beast Tide’s invasion, the Four Great Forces will have the upper hand once it passes. Then, the Dragon Sect will be branded as traitors to Kyushu, and it won’t be so easy for us to maintain our foothold here anymore."

"Sect Leader, how many people are you planning to send?"

"Not a single person."

Hearing this, everyone grew curious. ’What on earth does the Sect Leader mean?’

In an instant, they all thought of one possibility: the Corpse Slave Army.

"I’m sure you’ve all guessed it. That’s right. I plan to dispatch the Corpse Slave Army to fight the Beast Tide. Regardless of success or failure, our Sect won’t suffer any losses."

At this moment, the Snake Emperor suddenly stepped forward and said, "Sect Leader, we have all witnessed the power of the Corpse Slave Army. If they are accidentally damaged, wouldn’t our losses be immense?"

In truth, what the Snake Emperor wanted to say was that he would rather lose some disciples than see the Corpse Slave Army damaged.

How could those around them not understand the Snake Emperor’s meaning? Yet no one looked down on him for it. After all, it was the truth. The Corpse Slave Army was more valuable than a vast army and absolutely could not be lost.

"Elder She, do you know where the Corpse Slave Army came from?"

"I do not."

The Snake Emperor shook his head. Everyone else pricked up their ears, eager to hear the origin of such a terrifying Corpse Slave Army.

"If I told you that I can refine Corpse Slaves in a matter of minutes, would you believe me?"

If anyone else had said this, no one would have believed them. But the one who spoke was their Sect Leader, a man who liked to create miracles. And the miracle of the Corpse Slave Army was one he had created with his own hands.

’Could the Corpse Slave Army really have been personally refined by the Sect Leader?’

Everyone gulped hard, finding it difficult to believe. ’Is the Sect Leader even human?’

"Sect Leader, if you can refine a Corpse Slave Army, why not just make millions of Corpse Slaves? If you did that, our Sect could run rampant across Kyushu! Those bullshit Four Great Forces would all have to submit."

Hearing Xia Jun’s words, Long Ao nearly fell on his ass. ’A Corpse Slave Army numbering in the millions... Xia Jun really overestimates me,’ he thought. ’Forget an army of millions; even tens of thousands of Corpse Slaves would probably be enough to work me to death.’

Shrugging helplessly, Long Ao said with resignation, "I can’t refine millions of Corpse Slaves."