Beast Tide Retreat

On the battlefield, besides the battles between Li Chengtian and the monsters, the Deification Alliance was also stirring in the shadows.

On a distant heap of mountain-like ruins, a Black-Clothed Man from the Deification Alliance appeared, but his aircraft was nowhere to be seen.

Beneath his cloak, he wore a pair of transparent glasses that seemed to be a combat device for transmitting images. It was simply unclear where he was transmitting them.

Watching Li Chengtian's battle from there, he reached up and pressed the communicator in his left ear, then murmured, "Master, do you need me to act immediately? Facing the Beast Tide led by the Beast Gods, with every beast coming out in full force, he probably won't be able to hold on much longer."

"Acting now may be the best opportunity!"

The Black-Clothed Man's fighting spirit grew stronger. Faint black mist drifted around him as a voice came from the other end—the person he called Master: "You understand the Old Humans. You may decide what to do yourself. But don't let the Beast Race reap the benefits as the fisherman while the snipe and clam fight. After all, those three things are deeply scheming!"

"Rest assured, Master. The Beast Race is nothing more than a stepping stone for us! In this battle, I'll wipe out the Old Humans completely!" the Black-Clothed Man said harshly.

The call ended. The Black-Clothed Man removed his glasses, then turned into a plume of black smoke and vanished on the spot. Meanwhile, the Beast Race changed its plan. Every Beast Emperor charged at Li Chengtian for the entire battle! Each Beast Emperor rushed forward recklessly, while the remaining monsters, led by the Beast Kings, began encircling Hua Xia City District from both sides, attempting to surround it completely and leave humanity not the slightest chance! Seeing this, Li Chengtian cried out inwardly, This is bad!

At first, the monsters had only charged straight ahead, attempting to break through the walls from the front. Although it was somewhat difficult, it had also given Li Chengtian and the martial artists providing support a major advantage.

By concentrating all their firepower on one point, they could unleash the full effect of their bombardment. Now, however, the monsters had begun attacking the protective shield from different directions. As a result, all the weapons had to be divided among them.

With the firepower scattered and the powerful slaughtering effect gone, even if every point was defended, they could only defend. Repelling the monsters, let alone killing them, was completely impossible. Li Chengtian suddenly let out a furious roar, and his strength erupted once more! Countless bolts of Purple Lightning descended from above. His white armor began to transform, blazing with dazzling radiance amid the electric light.

His shoulder guards, breastplate, and leg armor changed to purple. His aura surged, and killing intent shrouded the entire battlefield! A suffocating presence like that of an ancient ferocious beast made it difficult to tell who was truly the monster!

Li Chengtian was frantic. Facing the monsters' coordinated attacks, he clearly could not cope with everything. In his desperation, he wanted to use a powerful attack to draw the monsters over. Unexpectedly, under such a coincidence, he broke through to Beyond War God Second Order during the battle! "I... actually broke through Beyond War God Second Order again!"

Li Chengtian could hardly believe it. He had only just broken through to Beyond War God! He had never expected that, relying on the Beast Tide, he would break through once more! Each order of Beyond War God was separated by a gulf as wide as heaven and earth. Second Order was far stronger than First Order—just as ten Beyond War God First Orders could not possibly defeat a single Beyond War God Second Order! A Second Order could kill a First Order with ease! At the most difficult moment, breaking through to Second Order was like divine soldiers descending from the heavens. Li Chengtian finally no longer had to worry about the Beast Emperors hindering him.

Only the Beast Gods themselves could possibly withstand his strength! And sure enough!

Taking advantage of the brief invincible period after his breakthrough, Li Chengtian used his blade technique to hack the encircling monsters into pieces. The Beast Emperors and Beast Kings could not withstand him at all.

Before long, all the monsters that had charged up to surround him were dead. "Three Beast Gods! How about it?!" Li Chengtian threw back his head and shouted, "Even if you come out in full force, what can you do to me?"

"With just me alone, I can hold you all back! Break through the city? In your dreams!"

How could the Three Beast Gods, who had not come forward themselves, fail to understand Li Chengtian's provocation? Yet they were completely unable to move! Though the provocation made them somewhat furious, their enormous bodies made even the slightest movement extremely difficult. They themselves had never imagined that a single Li Chengtian could hold out for so long!

This Beast Tide had been launched jointly by the three Beast Gods. Although they had not participated personally, they were directing monsters numbering in the hundreds of millions.

Relying on his greatly increased strength, Li Chengtian began wantonly slaughtering them. Although he was alone, he was the equal of a thousand armies!

Li Chengtian finally no longer needed to remain crouched before the walls. He began probing their defenses! He began charging into the monsters in the sky!

Turning into a streak of light, he darted through the monster hordes, waving his Silver Blade, which was half silver, half purple, and half red, dancing like an elf.

The cold gleam flashing along the blade illuminated Li Chengtian's face beneath his armor, its imposing might intimidating all who saw it!

Although Li Chengtian had a grudge against Chen Tian, he could set aside his enmity, think calmly, and come alone to resist the Beast Tide. This was enough to prove that Li Chengtian was a man who clearly distinguished love from hate! It was also the mentality of a true powerhouse.

The slaughter continued, and the sound of cannon fire echoed throughout the universe. After breaking through to Second Order, Li Chengtian discovered that he could control the forces of nature and materialize them. He immediately summoned lightning to add another layer of armor to the protective shield! With the mesh-like lightning shield reinforcing it, the martial artists within the city no longer had to worry about the monsters in the sky breaking through the protective shield, because they had seen that even the Beast Emperors could not withstand the damage inflicted by the lightning shield!

Boom—

Li Chengtian blasted the elevated bridge to pieces. But by then, destroying it was no longer very useful. The monsters on land no longer needed to cross the bridge to charge over.

That was because the waterways beneath their feet had been completely filled with the corpses of sea monsters! The originally wide, clear river had been dyed red with blood. Following the direction of the current, the blood gradually spread toward the sea. Seen from the sky, there was a pitch-black strip in the middle, while the two strips before and behind it were indeed bright red. The more Li Chengtian killed, the more excited he became. He could no longer feel any sense of powerlessness. Now, killing enemies was as easy as slaughtering chickens! "Second Order! It truly is extraordinary!"

If he had not been in constant battle, without much time to comprehend the feeling of breaking through to Second Order, how would these monsters have dared charge forward?!

Li Chengtian had broken through during battle and had no time to consolidate his realm. Instead, he continued fighting the monsters. Fortunately, his comprehension was not lacking. During battle, he could feel out new abilities, and controlling the forces of nature was merely one of them! In the three unknown lands, the Three Beast Gods began considering the situation before them. Li Chengtian's breakthrough to Second Order had completely wrecked their plan.

They were worried that if they could not take the city after a prolonged assault, unforeseen changes might arise. They did not know whether Li Chengtian might break through again the very next second—perhaps all the way to Third Order.

For now, the Beast Tide's attack had been greatly slowed, while the protective shield had been strengthened and made sturdier. If this continued, the Beast Tide would become nothing more than material for Li Chengtian to level up—a stepping stone on his path to Third Order!

After thinking it over again and again, they finally decided to withdraw. The Three Beast Gods could not leave, and with only the Beast Tide led by the Beast Emperors, they probably could not break through the walls at all.

"Withdraw for now. That Li Chengtian has reached Beyond War God Second Order. His strength is no lower than the three of ours combined. He kills Beast Emperors as easily as crushing ants."

"We have no objections. Pull back for now, discuss a new method, and attack again."

The Three Beast Gods were extremely unwilling, but they still chose to withdraw their forces.

On the battlefield, the monsters suddenly heard an ethereal voice. They froze on the spot, and Li Chengtian also retreated explosively, staring at it warily, afraid that the voice was some kind of killing technique! However, it was not as he had imagined. Awooo—

A Beast Emperor Wolf King let out a howl, and countless monsters immediately began retreating!

Li Chengtian was dumbfounded by the sight.