In the South Sea, there was an island shaped like a giant scorpion. It stretched thirteen hundred li long and nine hundred seventy li wide. A Golden city stood on the island, its walls over twenty zhang high and more than seven hundred li long, built entirely from massive golden stones. Vast numbers of profound golden runes could vaguely be seen across the walls, glinting beneath the sunlight.
A pale golden light screen enveloped the entire city. Tens of thousands of demon beasts were attacking it, a torrent of multicolored spells crashing into the pale golden light screen in a flurry, producing muffled thuds like rain striking banana leaves.
Two men and one woman stood atop the city wall, accompanied by a squad of guards clad in golden robes.
"Seventh Sister, have the reinforcements been sent out? With so many demon beasts attacking us, if we fail to handle this properly, our Qian Family will be wiped out."
A dignified middle-aged man stared at the densely packed demon beasts and asked with a frown, gripping a Golden command flag in his hand.
He was Qian Jiarun, the Qian Family's Family Head, at Core Formation Layer 7.
"We've already sent out ten waves of reinforcements. We just don't know whether they can deliver the pleas for aid alive. This time, the Demon Race has joined forces with the Barbarian Race and the Sea Clan. Two sea regions have already fallen, and the Demon Race and Barbarian Race have pushed all the way into the Fire-Pig Sea Region. By the time we woke up, they were already at the Qian Family's doorstep."
The Blue-dressed Woman, who looked to be just over thirty, spoke with deep concern.
There were dozens of sea regions in the South Sea, most named after demon beasts. The