Bloodshed

Without any prelude or probing, the war entered a fierce stage right from the start.

Yang Tianyou manipulated the Formation Flags in his hand, using the Bing Fire Sky-Burning Formation to refine and kill one Demon Beast after another. At first, he was still a little excited and thrilled, but after a day, numbness appeared in his heart.

Looking at the land before him, almost stained with blood, the Demon Beast of monsters strewn across the fields, and the seemingly endless tide of beasts, a weariness from within overwhelmed him.

It's only been one day; it's hard to imagine that this battle will continue for more than a month.

"Roar!"

A tiger's roar echoed from the horizon, and the beast tide receded, leaving behind scattered, mangled corpses.

"All cultivators, control the Formation to clean up the battlefield; no one is allowed to enter or leave without authorization!"

Tie Xue's voice rang out again, and Yang Tianyou felt relieved. He manipulated the Formation Flags in his hand, which transformed into giant hands that dragged back all the Demon Beast corpses outside the Defensive Formation.

"My God, how can these Demon Beast be so crazy? Aren't they afraid of death?" Yang Tianwang took a big gulp of wine and exclaimed.

"Between dying in battle and starving to death, which would you choose?" Yang Tianyou asked with a smile.

"Of course they died in battle, but I don't believe the Savage Wilderness Great Domain can't support them. Does a single Cold Tide render all the Demon Beasts helpless and left to starve? I don't believe it!"

"Cold Tide alone wouldn't necessarily lead to this, but ambition makes it more complicated."

Yang Tianyou's eyes were deep as he toyed with the long sword in his hand. He said with certainty, "There must be high-level Demon Beasts behind this, as well as other Foreign Races. Don't forget that the Spirit Tribe, the Barbarian Tribe, and other races haven't even appeared yet."

"Compared to the Savage Wilderness and harsh lands, the Northern River Region, occupied by our Human Race, is rich in resources and blessed with outstanding people. If you were a high-ranking member of the Foreign Races, wouldn't you want to occupy such a fertile land?"

"In my view, One Sexagenary Cycle Cold Tide is largely a tactic used by the higher-ups of the Savage Wilderness Great Domain to test our Human Race. If we ever show signs of weakness, they will surely pounce and bite us hard!"

"Is such a test worth it, at the cost of countless low-level Demon Beasts ' lives?"

"Why isn't it worth it? The Demon Race adheres to the principle of natural selection and survival of the fittest. Every Demon Beast grows up in naked slaughter from a young age. For them, it's better to fight against Human Race than to die in internal strife."

"But is this even useful? So many Demon Beasts have died throughout the day, yet our defenses haven't faltered in the slightest!"

"Just wait, the real battle hasn't even started yet. If the Cold Tide were that easy, the city of Crouching Ox Pass wouldn't have needed to be built so fortified!"

In the following days, as if to confirm Yang Tianyou's words, the beast horde's offensive gradually intensified.

Tier 2 Demon Beast began to be deployed to the battlefield in large numbers, and races such as the Spirit Tribe, Barbarian Tribe, and Blood Race finally made their appearance.

The Spirit Tribe Race possesses extraordinary innate Law Technique power; with every gesture, Law Technique attacks rain down upon the Formation.

The Barbarian Tribe Fleshly Body strong and have many warriors. When they form Battle Formation, they can directly confront the Formations inscribed on the city walls, making them very difficult to deal with.

The Blood Race are skilled in Blood Path, and they are even more adept at it on the battlefield. They extract large amounts of blood scattered on the ground and transform them into corrosive Blood Path Law Technique, which they then apply to the Formations. Among the Four Great Foreign Races, they are the most destructive to the defensive Formations of Crouching Ox Pass.

The intensified attack by the Foreign Races caused a sharp increase in pressure on the Formation. The Formation Shield the Third-Tier Supreme-Grade formation, visible to the naked eye, was dimming a hundred feet away from the city wall.

This is a reaction to the inability of Spiritual Qi transfer to keep up with the consumption.

Finally, with a loud bang, a giant Mountain-Piercing Beast, over thirty feet tall, raised its massive horn and slammed into the surface of the Formation. This was the final straw that broke the camel's back.

Boom!

The Formation Shield shattered into countless points of light, and endless Demon Beasts and Foreign Races filed in. Thousands upon thousands of cruel eyes, glowing with scarlet light, made many Human Race cultivators' hearts tighten.

"Prepare the War Law Artifact!"

"Put!"

Wow!

At this moment, the Second Line of Defense began to operate. Giant ballistae and Bronze Cannons opened fire, and in an instant, thousands upon thousands of sharp arrows and iron cannonballs, covering the sky, shot towards the horde of beasts.

Pfft!

Boom!

"Roar!"

The sounds of arrows piercing Fleshly Body, cannonballs exploding, and the mournful roars of beasts rose and fell, the cacophony of sound engulfing the entire battlefield, and an overwhelming aura of slaughter raged before Crouching Ox Pass.

"Kill!"

Yang Tianyou roared and activated the Starlight!

The crescent-shaped Starlight spun and flew toward the herd of beasts not far away. Because of its high speed, it looked like a bright moon striking horizontally.

Pfft!

The sharp blade pierced the neck of a First-Tier Superior-Grade Demon Beast without any obstruction, flying out from the other side, followed by the massive head hitting the ground, blood splattering everywhere.

Brush!

Brush!

Brush!

The Starlight was extremely fast, and Yang Tianyou's cultivation had now broken through to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

The perfect level of Blade-Controlling Technique, combined with the unparalleled sharpness of the Metal-Attribute Spiritual Power, makes Starlight even more formidable.

A single strike from Starlight could barely withstand the attack of First-Tier Superior-Grade Demon Beast, and a large number of First-Tier mid-to-low-grade Demon Beasts were swept away in an instant.

In a short time, dozens of Demon Beasts perished under Yang Tianyou's blade. Although his clothes remained clean, a thick stench of blood involuntarily gathered around him.

"Is that Yang Tianyou, the Great White Blade? He truly lives up to his reputation!"

"Hey, I heard he's only twenty-one. At that age, with that kind of strength, he must be one of the top young members of the Yang Household, right?"

"It's not just the Yang Household; in all my years of traveling around, among Qi Refining cultivators, this person's strength definitely ranks in the top three!"

On the east side of the city wall, some cultivators who were acting as reserve forces were discussing Yang Tianyou, their tone filled with admiration.

Their voices were not concealed, and many Yang Household Disciples felt honored, so they fought even harder.

Yang Tiankang looked at his Nineteenth Younger Brother, who was more than ten years younger than him, with a complex and unreadable expression. Once upon a time, he too had been so full of vigor and ambition.

But everything changed after failing to break through to the Foundation Establishment. Regret and fear filled his heart, and even his once-firm Dao heart cracked.

Despite his father's promise to exchange another Foundation Establishment Pill for him, Yang Tiankang himself was losing confidence.

"I hope you can always be like this..." Yang Tiankang silently wished him well before concentrating on killing the enemy.

Yang Tianyou, focused on killing the enemy, was naturally unaware of his Sixth Brother's thoughts.

At this moment, he was completely focused on controlling the Starlight, and as he killed more enemies, his understanding of Blade-Controlling Techniques deepened little by little.

The Blade Dao is inherently the way of killing and warfare. Only through fierce combat can one comprehend the true essence of the Blade Dao. War is an excellent testing ground.

Gradually, Yang Tianyou began to sense something indescribable, a vague will, a wondrous will contained within the knife and originating from his heart.

However, this will only appeared briefly before suddenly disappearing, as if it had never existed at all, a fleeting moment.

"Blade Intent..."

Yang Tianyou's eyes shone brightly. He knew what he had just comprehended: a kind of will, a will that only a true Blade Cultivator could possess.

"No rush, no rush, there will always be an opportunity..."

After calming himself down, Yang Tianyou continued fighting the enemy.

The sword is the king of all weapons. When facing an enemy with a single blade, the most important thing is momentum. Only by forging ahead without hesitation and having no distracting thoughts can one comprehend the Blade Intent and be worthy of the title "Blade Cultivator"!

Brush!

With a clear mind, the Starlight transformed into Moon Disc became even more dynamic and domineering!

Swift as a rabbit, powerful as thunder!

The slash was as powerful as thunder from the heavens, yet it retreated silently, like Gentle Breeze merging into the world.