Mine, You Cannot Escape

A fierce wind howled, Great Wilderness stretched out before them. High in the sky, the Lord of Tai'a Divine City and the Shepherd Boy gazed at each other from afar.

The Lord of Tai'a City was right at the nostrils of the Divine Turtle. He felt that the Divine Turtle were like two huge volcanoes, spewing out scorching and violent air currents.

The middle-aged Scholar lamented that he had spent ninety percent of his life in the Divine Wilderness, yet he had never known that such a terrifying Giant Beast existed there. This was undeniably a tragedy.

"Human, you seem to have something to say to me?" The Shepherd Boy, holding a bamboo flute, stood up from the head of the Divine Turtle and smiled at the middle-aged Scholar. "You are quite remarkable. Under the pressure of the Dragon Tortoise True Spirit, you were still able to remain calm. For your cultivation level, this is extremely rare!"

At this moment, the middle-aged Scholar held Longsword, his clothes fluttering in the strong wind.

"The Dragon Tortoise True Spirit..." The middle-aged Scholar gently shook his head. "So that's how it is. When I was traveling in the Divine Wilderness, I heard people mention the Ancient True Spirit."

"Ancient Remnant Species possess a trace of the bloodline of ancient sacred beasts, but it is extremely diluted, hence the name 'Remnant Species.' Ancient True Spirit, on the other hand, have a much richer bloodline than Ancient Remnant Species, and even manifest the forms possessed by ancient sacred beasts and divine beasts, hence the name 'True Spirit.'"

"The Dragon Tortoise True Spirit; it must be a descendant of the Dragon Turtle..."

The legendary dragon turtle is a mythical beast with a dragon's head and a turtle's body, and is one of the nine sons of the True Dragon.

The dragon turtle is enormous and incredibly strong; it can carry a star on its back!

"Indeed, although you were born in this remote place, you have quite a bit of knowledge." The Shepherd Boy maintained a smile throughout.

"You... are not human?" The middle-aged Scholar looked at the Shepherd Boy and asked, having long suspected it.

The Shepherd Boy gently shook his head. "No, I come from the Wild Beast Clan! I look no different from humans. The only difference is that we can communicate with wild beasts."

Wild Clan! Communicate with the Wild Beasts!

None of the warriors on the city wall had ever heard of this race.

However, the middle-aged Scholar knew that there were other races in the world besides humans, some even larger than humans!

"The Desolate Clan... So that's how it is. May I ask you, why did you want to slaughter my Tai'a Divine Kingdom?"

"Because I have something to do..." The Shepherd Boy shook his head slightly. "I don't intend to destroy Tai'a, but unfortunately, the countries surrounding Shenhuang are hindering me from doing this, so I have no choice but to destroy them!"

The Shepherd Boy spoke these words casually, yet the people on the city walls of the divine city were all startled. To do one thing, he would destroy several countries?!

You must understand, there are billions of lives among the great nations surrounding the Divine Wilderness! He's going to kill them all with just a casual remark!?

"You slaughtered billions of lives for something you did?" The middle-aged Scholar's voice deepened as he gripped his sword tightly.

"So what?" The Shepherd Boy gently stroked his Short Flute. "Heaven creates all things to nourish man, yet man has no virtue to repay Heaven! Humanity receives nature's bounty, but only ever thinks of its own selfish interests."

"Your endless demands. Billions of humans will demand even more. In order to survive, are you not slaughtering other living beings every moment? And the number you kill is far greater than the number of humans themselves."

"Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs. Before the higher Dao of Heaven, humans are no different from pigs and dogs. You slaughter other living beings because you are powerful, and other living beings slaughter you because they are even more powerful. This can be said to be part of the Dao of Heaven's law of survival of the fittest."

"Not to mention you, even the Great World will collapse... Formation, existence, decay, and extinction are the natural order of things."

The Shepherd Boy spoke these words frankly, and the middle-aged Scholar felt a chill run down his spine. Although he was unwilling to admit it, he had to say that what the Shepherd Boy said made some sense.

Before the higher Heavenly Dao, what does it matter if billions of lives are slaughtered? The collision of two stars will also kill billions of lives!

But who can say that the stars are cruel?

"In that case, we have nothing more to discuss," the middle-aged Scholar sighed.

"What is destined to perish will perish..." the Shepherd Boy said softly. "If you were to leave now, you might survive. I admire you; your life is not meant to end here."

"I cannot leave... It is mine, I cannot escape it." The middle-aged Scholar drew his Longsword, a four-foot- Longsword, its cold gleam seemingly freezing the sunlight.

On the top of the city wall, the Lord of Seven Stars Tower also sighed and took out a spear from his Space Ring.

Everyone sensed the arduousness of this battle; it was a fight to the death, and many of them were destined to perish here!

"Yi Yun, I'll take you away!"

Just as tensions were about to rise, Yi Yun heard Cang Yan's spiritual energy transmission in his ear.

"What?" Yi Yun was taken aback. At this moment, Cang Yan's hand had already grabbed Yi Yun's shoulder. Not only Yi Yun, but also Demon Blade, Yang Gan, and Bai, Feng Lin, Qian Shui and others from the Cloud Dragon Divine Kingdom, all had Enforcement Envoy and elders preparing to take them away.

"We... aren't going to fight?"

"I'm still a kid," Qian Shui Pangzi said tremulously, his voice clearly shaking. He was just a boy; he had never experienced anything like this before.

Facing the Shepherd Boy and the giant dragon turtle, it would be a lie to say the fat man wasn't afraid. Such a being could turn to ashes with a wave of its hand!

Fat people these days are really conflicted.

On the one hand, he didn't actually want to stay in Tai'a Divine City at all; if he could slip away, that would be the best outcome.

But he couldn't bring himself to desert his post, especially since there were still many people defending the city walls!

"Your participation in the war will only lead to your pointless deaths. The city lord instructed me beforehand that if it seems unlikely that Tai'a Divine City can be saved, then I will take you away from here!"

For any faction, the younger generation represents the future; how could they possibly sacrifice them in vain?

If their country is destroyed, there is still a chance of rebuilding it in the future, thanks to the younger generation that may grow up.

Yi Yun, Bai, and Feng Lin all fell silent. They were driven by both emotion and reason, and they did not want to desert their posts, but staying behind would only lead to a meaningless death.

Fatty Qian Shui, however, appeared fearless. He gritted his teeth and said, "We are also martial artists. How can we leave our predecessors here to fight? We cannot leave!"

Qian Shui, the fat man, stood tall and righteous, while Cang Yan rolled his eyes at him, clearly annoyed. Cang Yan, being a shrewd old man, hadn't noticed how pale Qian Shui's face had turned just now.

"Then you stay and let others go."

Cang Yan was too lazy to waste words with this cowardly fat man. At this moment, he had to race against time, otherwise these geniuses might not be able to leave.

Qian Shui Pangzi suddenly fell silent; he opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word.

Yi Yun's expression was grave. At this moment, he had no mind to mock Qian Shui. He asked worriedly, "Senior Cang Yan, you're letting us leave? Are you already planning to...?"

"Pah! Pah! Pah!" Cang Yan Yi Yun interrupted Yi Yun halfway through his sentence, "You jinx! Who the hell wants to die if they can live?"

"Over the years, Tai'a Divine City has accumulated a large amount of Savage Bone Relic and strategic reserves. With the great formation of the Sword Tomb Blade Tomb, it can still hold out for a while. Our sages and great rulers cannot retreat. Tai'a Divine City is a natural fortress that intercepts the Beast Tide. If we lose Tai'a Divine Kingdom, the Beast Tide will have no more obstacles in entering the heart of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom and can advance unimpeded."

"Although I also want to run away, I've lived to a ripe old age and I still have to save face. The Divine Kingdom helped me reach the realm of a sage, and with only a few years left to live, repaying this debt of gratitude isn't a loss for me! But you are different. Your survival is the greatest value to the Divine Kingdom!"

Cang Yan suddenly burst into hearty laughter, "******, when a person dies, they fly to the sky; if they don't die, they live for ten thousand years. What's meant to be will be. Besides, I might not even die yet!"

Cang Yan kept talking until he realized it sounded like his last words, then slapped himself again. "Damn it, this is getting more and more absurd! According to the city lord's plan, we still have a good chance of surviving! Now, you all need to leave!"

Cang Yan spoke, he and an elder from the Cloud Dragon Divine Kingdom began arranging for the young trial participants to evacuate.

Now is not the time for sentimentality. Although the divine city is protected by a great formation, who knows if this formation can withstand the impact of the Dragon Tortoise True Spirit?

Staying behind might even distract the Lord of Tai'a Divine City and the Lord of Seven Stars Tower. If they have to take time out of their schedules to protect them, then it would be a huge loss!

"A short-distance teleportation array has been set up on the first floor of the Central Divine Tower. After you teleport there, Floating Sky Ship will be waiting for you!"

Not only Yi Yun and Bai, but also other trial participants from Tai'a Divine City were arranging their evacuation. More than 95% of them, such as Wen Yu, a one-year trial participant, had already made arrangements to leave a month ago.

The original intention of leaving Yi Yun, Bai, and other prodigies behind was to let them witness the scene of the Beast Tide and gain more experience, if possible.

However, events unfolded in a way that exceeded the expectations of the sages of the four major powers, making it impossible for them to train amidst the Beast Tide.

The teleportation array was right in front of them. One by one, the trial participants who had stayed behind entered the teleportation array and left. Luo Huo'er sneaked into the crowd, leading her little maid Dong'er, and tried to sneak into the teleportation array with her head down.

Just as she reached the teleportation array, she suddenly heard a dry cough.

"Miss Luo, please wait."

Well?

Luo Huo'er was startled and turned around to see Cang Yan smiling at her.

"What... what are you doing?"

Luo Huo'er sensed a hint of malice in the old man's smile.

"I'm sorry, but the city lord specifically instructed that Miss Luo cannot leave."

"Why?" Luo Huo'er was speechless. Everyone else could leave, but she couldn't?

Cang Yan was also helpless. If it weren't for a last resort, why would a group of sages make things difficult for a little girl?

"Miss Luo, I had no choice but to do this. Speaking of which... Miss Luo should have a way to ask her Lineage for help, right...?" (To be continued~^~)