Martial Arts Families!

After bowing to Wang Lin, Zhao Changsheng quickly left the courtyard of Heaven and Earth Dojo.

However, he did not follow Wang Lin's orders to find Lan Linglong and Lu Sheng and kill them.

Instead, he directly chose to run toward the outskirts of the city.

"Pah! Fuck, I thought I was here to back you up, but turns out I'm just a disposable pawn!"

"And now you still want me to do your dirty work? You can barely save your own skin. I'm not wading into this muddy water!"

"Farewell then, sir. This young master won't be serving you anymore!"

Zhao Changsheng sneered inwardly as he swiftly darted toward the outskirts.

On the streets, Lan Linglong led Lu Sheng toward Heaven and Earth Dojo.

"Senior Sister, what exactly is going on?"

Lu Sheng's expression was incomparably grave.

Whether it was the crack in the Sky Curtain, the tide of Fierce Beasts outside the city, or Wang Lin's sudden appearance in midair...

Lu Sheng could not make sense of any of it.

Why had Cloud City suddenly become like this today?

The serenity on Lan Linglong's face gradually faded, replaced by a trace of icy coldness.

"I never expected someone from the Demonic Cult to have infiltrated Heaven and Earth Dojo!"

Demonic Cult!!

Lu Sheng's heart jolted.

He was no stranger to the Demonic Cult. Whether through the Martial Alliance's propaganda or his studies at school, Lu Sheng knew of its existence.

He knew even more clearly that they had become the Demons' lackeys, hated and condemned by all throughout Great Xia.

But Lu Sheng had never expected that everything happening today had been orchestrated by the Demonic Cult.

"Do you remember Bai Mo, who challenged you before? He was bewitched by the Demonic Cult!"

Lan Linglong spoke calmly, but she did not slow down in the slightest as she led Lu Sheng toward Heaven and Earth Dojo.

"Still, it's abnormal enough for the Demonic Cult to appear in a small city like Cloud City. They are most likely here for Teacher!"

"Teacher?"

Lu Sheng was even more puzzled.

Lan Linglong said, "There's no time to explain some things right now. Since the Demonic Cult has attacked Cloud City, the safest place is Heaven and Earth Dojo. I'll take you back there first. With Senior Sister and Teacher there, we'll naturally be safe!"

Just as Lan Linglong said this, Wang Lin appeared in the sky.

After that, scene after scene was completely laid bare before Lan Linglong and Lu Sheng.

"Damned Demonic Cult!!!"

Lan Linglong looked at the black-robed Demonic Cult members slaughtering ordinary people ahead. Killing intent immediately surfaced on her pretty face.

She took a deep breath. "Junior Disciple Brother, it seems the dojo isn't safe either. The Demonic Cult has already made its move. To ensure the safety of the people..."

"Junior Disciple Brother, are you ready?"

Lu Sheng looked at the scene before him, his eyes nearly splitting with rage.

He clearly saw a woman carrying a small child get slashed across the shoulder by a black-robed man. Yet in order to protect the child in her arms, she forcibly shielded the child beneath her own body.

With her flesh and blood, she wanted to protect the child in her arms.

"These beasts!!!"

Lu Sheng's eyes immediately turned bloodshot, and even his face twisted savagely.

Everything he had experienced, both in his past life and this one, filled him with an indescribable fury as he watched this scene.

"Outside the city, the Military and the Martial Alliance are there. Teacher is handling the Gate of Reception, so there shouldn't be much of a problem!"

"As for the Demonic Cult members within the city, Junior Disciple Brother, you are already a martial artist. A martial artist's mission is to protect the ordinary people of Great Xia!"

"To protect Great Xia's territory from being invaded by Demons, to protect Great Xia's human race from being slaughtered by Demons, by the Demonic Cult's lackeys, or by Fierce Beasts!!"

Lan Linglong's voice was incomparably calm. A blade as thin as a cicada's wing slowly appeared in her hand, wisps of Sword Qi emerging along with bursts of sword cries.

"So... it is now our turn to protect Cloud City!"

"Junior Disciple Brother, are you afraid? The Demonic Cult's blade may fall upon you. You may even die at their hands today."

Lan Linglong's words reached Lu Sheng's ears.

Lu Sheng's breathing became heavier.

He stared fixedly at the black-robed Demonic Cult members in the distance and let out an explosive roar.

"Senior Sister, no need to say any more. I won't be afraid!!"

"These scum, I'm going to kill them all!!!"

Lu Sheng growled. Silver Knuckle Dusters appeared over his fists, and as his Blood Qi surged, his aura erupted!

Lan Linglong gave Lu Sheng a satisfied glance, then softly said, "That's right... these scum truly deserve to die!"

As Lan Linglong's words fell, her entire figure instantly transformed into an afterimage, charging toward the Demonic Cult members mercilessly slaughtering ordinary people ahead.

Her Viscera Refining Realm cultivation erupted without reservation!!

Lu Sheng also took a deep breath and ran toward the nearest direction.

At this moment, Lu Sheng's mind was completely filled with endless fury!

Members of the Demonic Cult appeared throughout Cloud City.

Cloud City First High School, at the school gates.

Chen Zhen stood with a battered saber in hand, his blade held horizontally before him, his gaze carrying a trace of indifference.

Beside Chen Zhen stood the principal of No. 1 High School, along with the school's martial artist teachers and leaders. They all stood at the gates, vigilantly watching their surroundings.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!

Black figures appeared at the gates of Cloud City First High School. Looking at the school before them, savage expressions surfaced in their eyes.

"Hehe, a school. If we can kill all the students in this school, that'll be a tremendous achievement!"

"Perhaps the resources we earn in exchange will be enough for every one of us to advance by an entire realm!!"

As they spoke, the black-robed Demonic Cult members all revealed cruel smiles.

Seeing the suddenly appearing Demonic Cult members, anger surfaced on the principal's face. He had just been about to speak when Chen Zhen stopped him.

The principal said furiously, "Chen Zhen, I'm the principal. What are you doing?!"

However, Chen Zhen lightly took a battered token from his robes and fastened it to his chest.

"By rank, you are the principal and I am a teacher, so naturally I should listen to you!"

"But now... the Demonic Cult has invaded. The entirety of Cloud City is a battlefield!"

"And I, Chen Zhen!"

"Shanhai City, Thirty-Sixth Legion, Second Battalion, Centurion!"

"Now order you all... everyone, retreat within the school grounds. Guard against a sneak attack from the Demonic Cult. At these gates... I, Chen Zhen, alone am enough!!"

"Remember, this is not a discussion... it is a military order!!!"

Chen Zhen's icy voice rang out instantly, and dense Killing Intent burst forth from his body.

"You..."

The principal looked at Chen Zhen, his expression darkening slightly.

"I'm not someone who fears death!"

Yet Chen Zhen did not even give the principal a chance to continue.

"The military order has been issued. Those who disobey... will be executed!!"

As he spoke, Chen Zhen dragged his battered blade and slowly walked toward the Demonic Cult members before him. A surging aura gradually erupted.

Chen Zhen slowly raised the saber in his hand, aimed it at the Demonic Cult members ahead, and spoke calmly.

"Take one step forward... and die!!"

On the streets of Cloud City.

Lu Sheng threw a horizontal punch at a Demonic Cult member.

"Arhat Fist!!"

An enraged roar erupted from Lu Sheng's mouth.

Golden brilliance exploded instantly. The Demonic Cult member before him, who was merely at the ninth level of the Blood Qi Realm, had not even had time to react.

The terrifying force blasted his head apart with a single punch.

White and red splattered everywhere.

Lu Sheng watched coldly, then looked toward a little girl trembling beside him.

"Are you all right?"

Lu Sheng's somewhat stiff face struggled to pull into a smile.

Tears welled in the little girl's eyes, but when she looked at Lu Sheng before her, her heart settled somewhat.

"Big Brother... can you take me to find my mother?"

The little girl spoke timidly, though her eyes dimmed a little at that moment.

"When those bad people appeared, I got separated from my mother!"

Seeing the little girl's appearance, Lu Sheng's heart could not help but tremble slightly.

"These damned bastards!"

Lu Sheng cursed inwardly. He did not know whether the little girl's mother had fallen victim to the Demonic Cult after becoming separated from her.

But looking at the little girl, Lu Sheng felt that he could not refuse.

With a soft inward sigh, Lu Sheng still reached out, took the little girl's hand, and said as gently as he could.

"Come on. Big Brother will take you to find your mother!"

The little girl's dim eyes suddenly brightened a little. She extended her small hand and let Lu Sheng hold it.

Just as Lu Sheng was about to leave with the little girl, a sense of danger suddenly surged into his heart.

Lu Sheng abruptly turned around, only to see a black-robed figure wielding a saber and viciously slashing down at him.

"Die!!"

The black-robed man grinned savagely.

He was so fast that by the time Lu Sheng reacted, the blade was already less than half a meter away.

"I..."

An intense life-and-death crisis flooded Lu Sheng's heart.

With such terrifying speed, Lu Sheng could not resist even if he wanted to!

"Hmph! A pack of scum, and you still dare kill people before this old man!!"

At that moment, a vigorous voice suddenly rang out.

An aged figure appeared in an instant.

The next moment, the black-robed man who had been charging at Lu Sheng seemed to suffer a devastating blow. His entire body flew backward and smashed into a wall.

"Th-this... thank you, Senior!!!"

Lu Sheng froze at first, waves of lingering fear rising in his heart, but he quickly recovered.

The aged figure slowly turned around, looked at Lu Sheng, and smiled.

"Hahaha, well done, young man. At your age, this old man wouldn't have dared fight people from the Demonic Cult!"

Lu Sheng rubbed his nose. If he had not been so careless, how could he have been ambushed? He felt somewhat embarrassed instead.

"May I ask Senior's name...?"

Lu Sheng asked, hoping to dispel the awkwardness.

"This old man? Hahaha!!"

The old man suddenly laughed loudly. He took a step forward, and a surging aura instantly erupted from within him.

"Cloud City, Li Family, Li Xiaotian!!!"

"Li Family... a Martial Arts Family!!"

Hearing the old man's words, Lu Sheng's heart tightened slightly.

As Li Xiaotian's voice fell, voices likewise rang out from every corner of Cloud City.

"Damn it, that old Li bastard actually stole the limelight!!"

"Cloud City, Wang Family, Wang Teng is here! Demonic Cult beasts, how dare you run wild!!!"

"Cloud City, Zhang Family, Zhang Long!!"

"Cloud City, Tian Family..."

"Cloud City, Zhu Family..."

Explosive shouts boomed from every corner of Cloud City, accompanied by powerful fluctuations of Blood Qi erupting in an instant.

In the face of the Demonic Cult's invasion...

Cloud City's Martial Arts Families finally flexed their muscles at this moment!