78: Chapter 74 Ye Qingyu_1 78: Chapter 74 Ye Qingyu_1 The mystic expert from Yun Country commanded the Yun Beasts and occupied a corner all to himself, leaving him unprotected when the beast tide breached the walls.

In the moment the stone wall suddenly collapsed, almost none of the cultivators on the front line had the energy to worry about their sides.

In just a brief encounter, nearly half of the cultivators fell, disappearing into the horde of Fierce Beasts, without even a bone left intact.

Although the Yun Beasts were not afraid of death or injury, they only had the instinct to fight and lacked intelligence.

All complex actions depended on the manipulation of the caster.

It was impossible for them to make choices like sacrificing themselves to save their master, and of course, in such a situation, there was no chance for that either.

Over a hundred Yun Beasts may seem numerous, but they were instantly overwhelmed by the surging beast tide.

In fact, when those fierce and ferocious beasts lunged directly at her, Ye Qingyu’s mind went completely blank.

She came from a prestigious family, consumed the best Channel-opening Pills, chose the most compatible cultivation techniques, and did every step of her cultivation to perfection.

This time, she took the task on a whim, deliberately avoiding her elders, wanting to test her own strength.

However, before this, she had never experienced a real fight for life and death.

Nor had there been any need.

So she never imagined that the feeling of a true life-and-death crisis, when it came, could be so terrifying!

She could almost smell the stench from the gaping maw of the Fierce Beast, almost see the crimson behind the sharp fangs.

Then she saw a sword light surging with immense purple qi.

Purple Qi Eastward, all lords look to the west!

The roaring purple qi disintegrated the Fierce Beast in front of her, and Jiang Wang followed with his sword, kicking the stunned woman aside, “What are you dazing for!”

Throwing a Flame Bullet behind him, he leaped several times and rushed to another part of the battlefield.

When the beast tide broke the walls, he was one of the very few who reacted immediately and counterattacked, but the collapse of the first line of defense was a foregone conclusion, and he had no way to reverse it.

Therefore, he decisively withdrew, and then ran towards the direction of Zhao Rucheng in his memory.

As for saving this mysterious cultivator from Yun Country, it was just done in passing.

What he was truly worried about was Zhao Rucheng.

Despite the many secrets the young man possessed, he had only just opened his channels and might not be able to handle everything properly.

…

Ye Qingyu flew backward through the air for a while before she came to her senses.

Her first thought was, I’ve been saved!

Her second thought was, I’ve been…

kicked?

She righted herself and summoned two Yun Beasts with a wave of her hand, looking around with her soul still unsettled, only to find that nobody had the energy to pay attention to her, and the guy who had saved her was already out of sight.

Standing on the back of a Yun Beast, she retreated and surveyed her surroundings, seeing nothing but bloodied figures locked in battle.

It was only then that she felt her face burning with shame.

With her level of cultivation, combined with the cultivation techniques she commanded and the treasures she carried, she should not have been so flustered.

If she had performed appropriately, she could not have possibly cut through the beast tide, but self-preservation would have been no problem at all.

And yet, just now, she had nearly perished!

With this thought, she took out two golden beans from her sleeve and threw them forward.

The beans quickly expanded and transformed within a glitter of golden light, turning into two golden-armored warriors wielding battle sabers, crashing into the beast tide.

The Fierce Beasts bit down, only to break their teeth, while the golden-armored warriors chopped down a Fierce Beast with each swing as if they were cutting through melons and vegetables, rampaging fearlessly.

Throwing beans turns into soldiers!

Besides the rarity and high cost of the beans, they had no drawbacks.

Especially for beans of this level, even Ye Qingyu felt the pinch.

Those two golden beans she threw meant that even if she completed this mission, it would be at a loss.

…

Meanwhile, Jiang Wang soared with his sword in full sprint, killing beasts and saving people along the way, but his path shifted toward the base of the mountain.

Because the beast tide was rapidly descending.

This implied that the second line of defense was also in imminent danger.

Anxious in his heart, Jiang Wang’s eyes suddenly brightened,

That effortlessly retreating figure up ahead, if it wasn’t Zhao Rucheng, who else could it be?

He was retreating too, but not in a panic like the others, nor was he running away headlong.

Instead, he chose a very strange route.

Dodging left, then right, occasionally even surging forward.

But wherever he went, there was either the shelter of rocks or the separation of pits.

At no time did he have to face more than three Fierce Beasts head-on.

The combat strength he demonstrated was not particularly strong, but he seemed much more at ease than Jiang Wang.

He was walking as leisurely as if strolling through his own courtyard.

Zhao Rucheng saw Jiang Wang rushing over and quickly said, “Hey, hey, don’t come here!”

But Jiang Wang had already leaped forward, killing the Fierce Beasts in front of him with a few slashes, and even showed off a Vine Entanglement Technique, “Watch the third brother work!”

Logically, if the two of them fought together, the battle should have been easier, but somehow, it seemed that they were facing more Fierce Beasts, and the pressure suddenly increased.

Zhao Rucheng changed direction and said annoyedly, “Follow me.”

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Wang followed Zhao Rucheng’s retreat rhythm, and sure enough, the battle eased up again.

“Third brother, you used to be quite the thinker, huh?

How come you’re getting more and more like Old Tiger Du now?”

“Haha, back in the day…” Jiang Wang took the opportunity to slap his head, “Who are you calling brainless, disrespectful little…”

“Right, did you see Huang Azhan?” Jiang Wang asked again.

Zhao Rucheng curled his lips, “He whizzed past me just like that, couldn’t pull him back even if I tried.

He runs faster than anyone!”

That’s good.

As for Li Jianqiu, there was even less need for him to worry.

If Li Jianqiu were in trouble, he would be of no help either.

Jiang Wang turned and gazed in the direction of City Lord Dou Yuemei.

If there was a backup plan, it should be time now.

…

When the Yin and Yang Eagles first appeared, Teams B and C were on the first line of defense, while Teams D and E were reserves, serving as the second line of defense.

At that moment, even Team A, which had just withdrawn, had once again stepped up.

All the cultivators were at the front, and there was still no movement from Dou Yuemei’s side.

No, why has it suddenly become so quiet?

Jiang Wang suddenly realized that the relentless cries of the eagles had ceased.

This meant that the Yin and Yang Twin-Headed Eagle had been slain!

The Dean of the Three Mountains Cultivation Institute, standing beside the eagle’s corpse, couldn’t help but sigh with relief.

The scene was exactly as it had been two years prior, when Sun Heng alone ascended to the summit of Jade Balance Peak and slew the Yin and Yang Twin-Headed Eagle, securing the victory.

It seemed as if the Beast Tide too had come to a halt in that instant, and cheers suddenly erupted amongst the groups of cultivators.

But in the very next instant.

“Yiii yiii yiii yiii yiii!”

“Grrr grrr grrr grrr grrr…”

The successive cries of the eagles rose again, quelling the cheers of the cultivators.

The bright lanterns clearly revealed that from the direction of Jade Balance Peak a flock of Yin and Yang Eagles obscured the sky and moon as they approached.

“Yiii yiii yiii yiii yiii!”

“Grrr grrr grrr grrr grrr…”

Their cries were sinister and frantic.

A flock of Yin and Yang Twin-Headed Eagles actually lived on Jade Balance Peak!

The Dean of the Three Mountains Cultivation Institute was caught unprepared, and a single encounter left him torn to pieces!

Beasts roared furiously.

Boulders tumbled, and great trees were shaken and broken.

A fierce and intense column of crimson light surged towards them, and Jiang Wang and Zhao Rucheng split to both sides to dodge.

Only a very few, very few Fierce Beasts have the ability to cast innate spells.

And any Fierce Beast with innate spells must necessarily be a strong one among Fierce Beasts.

This column of light passed between Jiang Wang and Zhao Rucheng, plowing a deep pit into the ground.

And from that point on, Jiang Wang and Zhao Rucheng could no longer join together.

Because the surging Beast Tide had swept away everything!

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