Battle Begins (Renaming Bonus Chapter)

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The earth-shaking drums rang across heaven and earth as dozens of powerful auras swept in from afar.

White Jade Scholar's expression sharpened as he looked into the distance. "The half-beasts are attacking. Their leader is Shou Duo, the half-beasts' Seventh Elder, at the Integrated Body Middle Stage."

Shou Duo had the head of a tiger and the body of a man, his massive frame towering like a small mountain and exerting immense pressure.

He let out a long howl, raised the trident in his hand, and viciously swung it toward the human cultivators.

In an instant, the winds and clouds changed color. The sounds of space tearing apart rang without end, and all the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was shredded.

Just as the trident was about to smash into the human cultivators, Yan Ruyu's figure suddenly appeared at the forefront.

Frost covered her lovely face as she raised a hand and sent out a crimson ribbon, which instantly wrapped around the trident.

The crimson ribbon and trident tangled in battle. In merely a few breaths, they had exchanged more than twenty moves, neither able to gain the upper hand.

Shou Duo snorted, beckoned his trident back, swept his gaze across the human cultivators, and finally settled his eyes on Yan Ruyu before bursting into laughter.

"It's you again, little wench. Does the human race have no other Body Integration Realm experts?"

Yan Ruyu's lips curved slightly, but there was not a trace of amusement in her eyes. "To deal with things like you that are neither human nor beast, why would I need anyone else? I alone am enough."

The smile on Shou Duo's face slowly vanished. What he hated most was being called a monster that was neither human nor beast.

"Weak human race,