The Barrier Cracks
Murong Zhe replied seriously, "I have two reasons for calling your parents. First, because you are too weak, I'm afraid I might accidentally hurt you. Second, I hope you will remember this lesson and, when you enter society in the future, think more about your parents before you act, and consider whether your actions will cause them trouble."
Lu Yifa was about to argue again when Murong Zhe waved his sleeve, sealing all of Lu Yifa's vital points, and then used a gentle force to throw him away, landing him back in his seat with great precision.
"Alright, let's begin the lesson now. We've wasted five minutes in total, and we'll extend it by five minutes after the bell rings."
The students looked reluctant, but dared not step forward to confront them at this critical moment, and could only resign themselves to their fate.
Seeing this scene, Si Ming couldn't help but sigh. Even though the environment had changed, similar dramas would still unfold. He glanced at Murong Qing, who was still sitting upright with a serious expression, as if she hadn't heard anything. Even when her classmates spoke ill of her father, she didn't react at all.
Just when everyone thought that the next period of peace would be no different from the past, a sudden change occurred without warning!
A piercing alarm blared throughout the campus—no, throughout the entire city. The sound was so urgent it seemed to shake one's heart out. Upon hearing it, everyone's expression changed drastically. Even Murong Zhe lost his usual composure and was moved by the alarm.
Because this is the highest level of monster tide alert!
Chapter 145 Barrier Crack
An Anomalies space, where heaven and earth are divided into two realms, with pure energy above and turbid energy below. It stretches endlessly in all directions, without a horizon as one would on a spherical planet, just like the landscape of the universe.
Within the space filled with pure energy are five statues radiating light: the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, the Black Tortoise, and the Yellow Dragon. The volume of each statue is a variable between zero and infinity; it may be smaller than a quark or larger than the universe. Each one is brewing the immense power of creation.
In contrast, in the space filled with turbid air, there are four dark statues. They are not composed of darkness, because there is no such thing as "darkness" in the world. The essence of darkness is "the absence of light". The components that make up these four statues are dark particles that do not exist in reality, but only in concept.
The four dark statues depict the four High Antiquity ferocious beasts: Taotie, Qiongqi, Hundun, Taowu. The power contained in each statue is even greater than that of the light statue above. However, when they are combined, they are slightly inferior. This is because the five light statues are closely connected and combined in the form of an array, while the four dark statues fight independently and even repel each other.
The five sacred beasts suppressed the four ferocious beasts, forming a delicate balance, and causing the pure energy to occupy more space than the turbid energy, as if foreshadowing the principle that good will not prevail over evil.
Suddenly, a figure entered this bizarre and wonderful space, carrying a sword wrapped in white cloth on his back. He first lowered his head, then raised it, admiring the two completely different sacred sites.
"It's a terrifying power. No matter how many times I see it, I'm still deeply moved. Perhaps only a legendary saint could create such a barrier that transcends comprehension."
Suddenly, the intruder seemed to sense something, waking from its reverie and glancing at the spatial rift behind it. "The alarm I set has been triggered. Looks like I need to get back to work."
The intruder took out the sword from his back, untied the white cloth covering it, and held the sword high with both hands.
"The powerful being who set up this barrier could probably kill me with a single breath. Unfortunately, no matter what kind of barrier it is, it's meaningless before this sword."
The sword in his hand slashed down, not aiming at any specific target, as if swinging at thin air.
However, this space cannot be understood with normal thinking. Left is not necessarily left, front is not necessarily front, and even the future and past are somewhat blurred. Therefore, after the sword cut through, a crack appeared on the light image of the Yellow Dragon.
In an instant, the balance was broken, and the pure energy was forced to give way to some space and was pushed back, quickly forming a new balance, only causing a slight tremor in the process.
However, this "tiny" is relative to the Five Saints and Four Fiends. In the eyes of the intruder, it is a world-destroying power. A single wave could sink their small boat.
The intruder hurriedly raised his sword to cut through the Hundun shockwave, but even so, he was still shaken so badly that his ears rang, his Qi and Blood flowed backward, his meridians burst, and his bones and muscles felt like they were about to shatter. He had already suffered serious internal injuries.
"Walk!"
The intruder had no further hesitation; he shook the white cloth, rolled up his sword, and turned to leave through the spatial rift.
Before long, another person stepped into this space. It was Yan Jinghong. He looked up at the Five Holy Light Images and quickly noticed the huge crack on Yellow Dragon's body. His expression changed immediately.
"Damn, it's too late! Who on earth would be so heartless as to do something like this? Does he want to destroy the world?"
Yan Jinghong gritted her teeth, forcing herself to calm down. She looked around and discovered another spatial rift—one that had been created when the balance of the clear and turbid energies had been disrupted.
Without hesitation, he turned and stepped into the spatial rift. The scene before him suddenly changed, and he found himself on a beach, headfirst. He quickly did a somersault and landed steadily.
"Where am I? This scene looks familiar, very familiar, like I've seen it somewhere before... It's the coastal area of Tange City!"
Yan Jinghong had fought against the demon tide attack in Tange City before, so he quickly recognized his location. But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the scene before him made his face change drastically.
Tens of thousands of Demon Beasts are pouring out of a huge wormhole hundreds of meters in diameter and rushing toward the coastal defense line.
Just a few days ago, we repelled the demon tide. According to the usual practice of once every two years, there will be a period of peace. Therefore, a large number of troops on the coastal defense line have been withdrawn, leaving less than one-fifth of the personnel. However, the number of enemies is more than ten times that of the past, a huge disparity.
Worse still, after the wormhole was enlarged tenfold, some enormous Demon Beast were finally able to pass through it and set foot on Shanghai continent.
Twenty-meter-tall mammoths, thirty-meter-tall minotaurs, and giant centipedes over a kilometer long... these monstrous Demon Beast ignored the traps set on the beach and easily destroyed the dam.
In less than three minutes, the coastal defense line that had been guarded for nearly a century was breached.
"Ten Thousand Swords Heavenly Dipper!"
Yan Jinghong formed the Profound Heavenly Dipper Seal with his hands, and the long sword on his back flew out of the sword box on its own, transforming into a beam of light that shot into the sky. It soared into the clouds, absorbed the air currents from all directions, and unfolded a strange sword formation in mid-air. Then, it sprayed out hundreds of howling swords of energy downwards.
A series of sharp blades pierced flesh, blood splattered, and a large number of Demon Beast were pierced by the qi swords, dying on the spot and turning into corpses that fell down one after another, clearing a path. Yan Jinghong used his lightness skill to rush into the battlefield.
At this moment, the giant centipede swooped back along the ground. Its enormous size made it incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, it blocked Yan Jinghong's path, opening its mouth and spewing out a large amount of venom, like a torrential downpour.
"Get out of here! Nüba Droughts the Eastern Wilderness!"
Yan Jinghong activated the ultimate move of the "Drought God Palm," transforming his internal True Essence energy into fiery energy. The phantom of Nüba faintly appeared behind him, emanating Scorched Earth for a Thousand Li and parched, burning fury.
Under the palm's power, all the venom was evaporated, turned into gas, and was pushed away by the subsequent palm force. Then, the Drought God Palm was firmly imprinted on the giant centipede's body.
The flames penetrated and evaporated the blood inside the body. Intense pain struck, and the giant centipede writhed in agony with its countless short legs. But after a few breaths, it stopped moving and collapsed to the ground. Although no marks were visible on the outside, all the water in its body had been evaporated, and even its muscles had been dried into jerky.
Yan Jinghong caught the sword that fell from the sky and swept across the area. His Sword Qi energy surged like waves, causing thousands of troops to retreat. He went straight to the front of the wormhole and then threw a Boundary Sealing Stone he was carrying into it. Soon the wormhole healed and disappeared.
However, Yan Jinghong's expression did not improve. He looked at the horde of Demon Beast that had rushed out of the wormhole. With just a cursory glance, he knew that there were no fewer than 100,000 of them, and many of them had extremely powerful auras that were very close to those of Spirit Transformation experts.
"We absolutely cannot let these Demon Beast break into the city, or Tange City will be finished."
Even if 100,000 wild boars were to storm a city, it would cause immense destruction and casualties, let alone Demon Beast with considerable combat power.
Yan Jinghong hurriedly took out a prop resembling a mobile phone from his bosom, pressed the button, and sent out a distress signal. This signal would not only notify the local Mohist Knight Guard, but also contact Spirit Transformation experts in other places.