Wolf God Guard

"Order the entire army to be on alert!"

Chen Qing's voice was not loud, but it carried the soul-shaking power unique to cultivators in the Aperture Opening Realm, clearly reaching the ears of every soldier in the Northern Expeditionary Army's camp, instantly dispelling the slight laxity brought about by the days of standoff.

Wuuu--! Wuuu--!

A desolate horn sound immediately echoed through the sky above the camp. Soldiers who were either resting or training, as if by reflex, rushed to their posts at the fastest speed, nocking arrows, drawing swords, and forming a formidable barrier with their heavy shields. The entire camp became like a steel behemoth that had instantly tensed its muscles, exuding a chilling aura of slaughter.

Old Niu, Sun Quezi, and the others also rushed to the front of the central army's command tent at the first opportunity. Sensing Chen Qing's aura, which was as heavy as a mountain, and his gaze, sharp as a knife, fixed on the depths of the Burial Wolf Mountain Range, their hearts leaped into their throats.

"General, has the Northern Mang's trump card appeared?" Old Niu asked in a deep voice, gripping his wolf-tooth club.

Chen Qing nodded slightly, his gaze still locked to the north. "They're here. Very strong."

As soon as he spoke, above the distant Burial Wolf Mountain Range, the originally clear sky inexplicably darkened. It wasn't the sun being obscured by clouds, but a deeper, more oppressive gloom, as if light itself was being swallowed by some invisible force. A wild, violent aura, carrying an ancient pressure, swept out from the depths of the mountain range like a tsunami, crashing fiercely against the condensed military formation aura of the Northern Expeditionary Army's camp!

Buzz!

The invisible collision stirred ripples in the air. Many soldiers with lower cultivation bases turned pale, feeling a tightness in their chests and a surge of blood.

Immediately after, under everyone's gaze, nine pitch-black figures appeared on the summit of the main peak of Burial Wolf Mountain, as if tearing through the void.

They were also clad in black wolf-skin cloaks, but unlike the Azure Wolf Death Warriors before them, the edges of their cloaks were embroidered with dark gold wolf patterns, and their figures were taller and more robust, like nine black iron towers. Most striking were the exposed skin on their arms and faces, which had an unnatural grayish-blue hue, covered in strange, dark red totems that seemed to writhe like living creatures.

And the figure in the center was even more distinct. He wore no cloak, only a simple beast-skin vest, revealing a torso as sturdy as a mountain rock. His bronze skin was covered in more complex, more dazzling golden wolf totems! His face was rugged, but his eyes were like ice that had frozen for ten thousand years, devoid of any human emotion, only the purest, cold, and ferocious nature of a predator.

His aura was the most terrifying, having reached the middle stage of the Aperture Opening Realm! He even faintly touched the threshold of the late stage! He simply stood there, and the pressure emanating from him seemed to freeze the air within several miles.

"Wolf God Guard..." Chen Qing narrowed his eyes, stating their origin. These were beings of a higher rank than the Azure Wolf Death Warriors, war machines cultivated by the Northern Mang's shamanic religion through secret arts, said to have integrated the bloodline of ancient wolf gods!

"Chen Qing!"

The leader of the Wolf God Guard's voice, like two pieces of raw iron grinding together, with a metallic texture, resounded through the heavens and earth. His icy gaze pierced through the distance of several miles, locking firmly onto Chen Qing.

"You have desecrated the sacred mountain and slaughtered the wolf cubs. Your sins can only be washed away with blood!"

Chen Qing stepped into the air, rising to meet the opponent at an equal height. His Fierce Tiger Domain, spanning five zhang, naturally unfolded. The interweaving dark red and deep blue domain power stood in opposition to the opponent's wild and violent pressure.

"Sins?" Chen Qing's tone was indifferent. "The strong prey on the weak; that is the natural order of the world. When your Northern Mang descended south to herd horses, did you ever consider sin?"

"Sharp tongue!" The Wolf God Guard leader's eyes flashed with ferocity. Without further words, he waved his hand forcefully. "Wolf God Totem, activate!"

Roar--!

The eight Wolf God Guards behind him simultaneously let out inhuman roars. The dark red totems on their bodies suddenly lit up, emitting a dense blood-red light! The auras of the eight men instantly merged into one, condensing in the air into the phantom of a blood-red giant wolf, tens of zhang tall, roaring at the sky! The wolf phantom was lifelike, its fangs bone-white, its eyes burning with ferocious flames, and the pressure it emitted was no weaker than that of an early Aperture Opening Realm cultivator!

And this blood-red wolf phantom was subtly connected to the leader's aura, causing his power to surge again, almost reaching the verge of the late Aperture Opening Realm!

"Kill!"

The Wolf God Guard leader roared, merging with the blood-red wolf phantom, transforming into a blood-red meteor. With an aura that could destroy everything, he charged ferociously towards Chen Qing! Wherever he passed, space itself seemed to distort slightly, emitting a mournful groan under the unbearable strain!

The other eight Wolf God Guards also moved simultaneously. They did not attack Chen Qing directly but scattered like ghosts, pouncing towards the Northern Expeditionary Army's camp below from eight different directions! Their target was clearly the ordinary soldiers! They obviously intended to disrupt the formation first and distract Chen Qing!

"Form ranks! Repel the enemy!" Old Niu, Sun Quezi, and the others roared with bloodshot eyes, leading their subordinates to form the most solid defensive formation.

In the sky, facing the blood-red meteor charging with terrifying might, Chen Qing's eyes were icy. Instead of retreating, he actively met it head-on!

He clenched his fists in the air, and the surging malevolent energy of the Aperture Opening Realm within his body, along with the Black Tiger True Intent, condensed madly in an unprecedented manner!

"Fierce Tiger Domain--Activate!"

Buzz!

The five-zhang domain did not expand, but the dark red and deep blue light within it suddenly blazed! The two true intents of slaughter and annihilation were pushed to their limits. Within the domain, it was as if an independent kingdom of death had been formed!

At the same time, his spine writhed like a dragon, channeling all his strength into his right fist. The dark blue energy, infused with the Deathly Silent Malevolent Energy and highly compressed, made his fist seem like a black hole that devoured everything!

"Black Tiger God Slaying Fist!"

He threw a punch! There was no earth-shattering momentum, only an extreme sense of deathly silence and destruction, like an invisible shockwave, crashing fiercely towards the blood-red meteor!

This was Chen Qing's self-created ultimate move after breaking through to the Aperture Opening Realm, integrating the Black Tiger Fist Intent, the Fierce Tiger Iron Body, and the newly comprehended annihilation characteristic!

Boom----!!!

It was like two meteors colliding in the sky!

The dark blue destructive fist energy and the blood-red wild wolf phantom fiercely clashed! A terrifying energy storm erupted instantly, spreading outwards like a giant halo! The mountains below were leveled, trees turned to dust, and even the defensive shield of the Northern Expeditionary Army's camp shook violently, flickering unstably!

Chen Qing's body trembled violently, flying backward for hundreds of zhang before he managed to stabilize himself, his face slightly pale, his blood and qi churning within him. The opponent's attack, combining the strength of nine people, was indeed terrifying.

And the blood-red meteor, transformed from the Wolf God Guard leader, was also forcibly stopped by this punch. The blood-red giant wolf phantom visibly dimmed a bit, and a flash of shock crossed the leader's eyes. He hadn't expected Chen Qing to be able to directly confront their combined attack of nine people head-on!

"You are indeed an anomaly!" The Wolf God Guard leader's voice grew colder. "But, this is the end!"

He formed hand seals, and the blood-red giant wolf phantom solidified again. Opening its massive maw, an extremely condensed blood-red beam of light, like divine punishment, shot down towards Chen Qing! Wherever the beam passed, even space was stained with an ominous blood-red hue!

At the same time, the eight Wolf God Guards below had also broken through the Northern Expeditionary Army's first line of defense. Like tigers entering a flock of sheep, wherever they passed, soldiers fell in swathes, utterly unstoppable! Their strength, speed, and defense far surpassed ordinary Meridian Condensing Realm cultivators, and they carried a violent will that eroded the mind!

The situation instantly became critical!