The Earthly Saint Spring, a Blood-Red Descent! The Fire Element Breaks Through the Barrier!

"Vice Commander Lin, so this is the young man who saved your sister. Truly, heroes come from the ranks of the young!"

Vice Commander Liang's voice rang out through the not-so-large stone chamber beside the Earthly Saint Spring.

The Vice Commander Lin he mentioned was Lin Yuxin, Lin Yuheng's elder sister.

At that moment, she was deeply grateful to the young man before her.

"Slaying demons and protecting ordinary people is the duty of every member of the Demonic Law Enforcement Division."

Jiang Yu replied with a modest smile.

Back when he had rescued Lin Yuheng, a student from Jiefang Girls' School, he had simply done what he ought to do.

"I didn't expect you to be so skilled at killing demons besides dealing with the Netherwolves."

Tang Yue, the beautiful older sister beside Jiang Yu, sounded somewhat surprised, too.

She seemed to have remembered something and added:

"Oh, right. There have been some strange things happening outside the city lately. Jiang Yu, why don't you absorb the Earthly Saint Spring while I stand guard?"

After he had settled things in Bo City, Jiang Yu had indeed gained quite a few dark points.

And she was keenly aware that Jiang Yu's dark points were no small amount.

That was why she planned to stay behind and protect him.

Jiang Yu naturally agreed. Tang Yue was also an Advanced Mage, with plenty of experience. She was far from weak.

"All right, Vice Commander Lin. You stay here and help Jiang Yu absorb the spring. I'll go patrol outside first."

After that, Vice Commander Liang left with his small team to patrol outside the Earthly Saint Spring.

Lin Yuxin had brought Jiang Yu to a huge stone chamber sealed off from the rest of the world.

Standing there, Jiang Yu could clearly feel the abundant magical energy!

Lin Yuxin explained:

"Even the energy leaking out of the Earthly Saint Spring is comparable to that of a Star Element magic artifact."

"To think our Bo City has an Earthly Saint Spring. It can't be opened up like a Demonic Law Tower, though... I guess his breakthrough to Advanced rank is entirely thanks to the Earthly Saint Spring."

"If you cultivate in there for even an hour, it'll be worth several days of cultivating outside!"

Jiang Yu agreed after sensing the rich magical energy.

His Fire Element was just one step away from breaking through. He might even be able to make considerable progress with his Ice Element.

Then Lin Yuxin took out a special item and opened the sealed door.

As the door swung open, a secret chamber appeared before them.

The most striking thing was the pool of clear spring water at the center of the chamber, shimmering with a faint blue glow.

Its magical energy was so abundant that it almost seemed to seep into the earth!

"I'll have someone come pick you up in a week. Until then, you'll have to rely on yourself to get out."

As Lin Yuxin closed the door behind her, only Jiang Yu remained in the entire chamber.

As soon as she came out, she saw the beautiful, quiet Tang Yue.

Lin Yuxin understood this very well. No matter how talented Jiang Yu was, even an older mage had to learn to rely on herself when the time came.

Besides, Liang was here—an Advanced Mage of the Demonic Law Enforcement Division. There was no need to worry about attacks.

Several days passed in a flash. Today, Bo City was shrouded in dark clouds, as though something terrible were about to happen.

Suddenly!

At Peak Mountain Horse Station outside Bo City, a shrill alarm rang out!

It blared from atop the watchtower.

Void stared into the distance at the vast, dark tide stretching across the horizon.

He looked again and realized it wasn't a tide at all, but a huge mass of demons!

Void cried out in alarm:

"Something's really happened!"

As the alarm faded, what was even more terrifying was that a blood-red light enveloped the entire city of Bo City!

It was a blood-red warning!

It meant that demons were attacking the city—a threat to everyone's lives!

"Quick, notify the Skyhawk Mage Squadron to assemble at the front line! Fang Gu and I will head there too!"

This was serious. The military had specially dispatched an Advanced Mage, Fang Gu, to Bo City, along with a Skyhawk Mage Squadron.

The military currently had eighteen Skyhawk Mage Squadrons and eight Advanced Mages.

If it was only a normal demon rampage, they could handle it calmly.

But the thing that made Void's heart race had happened!

"Awwoooo—!"

A piercing wolf howl swept across the mountain range.

Everyone who heard it felt a chill run down their spines!

That was the howl of the ruler of the mountain range, the demon Wolf King—the Winged Wolf!

As the dark clouds in the sky swelled without end, a colossal creature appeared, beyond all imagination.

The Winged Wolf had a wingspan of over a hundred meters. Its shadow cast from the sky covered the whole compound and nearly the entire city beneath it.

It smashed through the fortress and swooped toward Bo City's tallest building, the main tower of the compound!

The Winged Wolf was enraged. Its child had died at the hands of those people!

"Stop right there!"

Just then, a Taoist transformed into a streak of rainbow light and flew over. He wore a dark military uniform, the same as Void and Fang Gu.

"Natural Blessing!"

"Demonic Eye!"

The two Advanced Mages blocked the Winged Wolf's attack on the main tower.

At the same time, Fang Gu began to take action.

Outside Bo City, in the darkness, a cold glint silently fixed its gaze on the city.

Its owner was a man in a gray burlap robe who looked like a wretched beggar.

His cold, sinister voice rang out:

"I didn't expect Bo City to have eight Advanced Mages! And the military even sent a Skyhawk Mage Squadron to help. This is too slow!"

"Heh, looks like I'll have to make a move myself. I must get the Earthly Saint Spring. I won't tolerate any mistakes!"

Just as he was about to make his move, an eerie voice suddenly rang out beside him.

"You're not really going to leave this old man behind, are you?"

At the city wall, Chen Xin, who had reached the Super rank, appeared with his men.

"Damn it, why is that old geezer here too?!"

"Looks like I'll have to unleash another blood curse!"

Drizzle began to fall over Bo City.

The rain that fell from the dark sky was crimson, just like blood.

Amid the demons' howls beyond the city, they all turned their eyes upward.

Under the shadow of the blood-red sky, the demons grew even more frenzied, trampling one another as they desperately charged toward Bo City.

The Skyhawk Mage Squadron and the Earth Mages could barely hold them back.

The demons had breached the city!

From above, the Advanced Mages and the Winged Wolf fought fiercely, their battle shaking heaven and earth!

From the sky, he could clearly see that most of the demons were heading toward the same place.

Their blood-red eyes searched for that fated treasure—the Earthly Saint Spring!

Chen Xin sensed the scene unfolding before him and felt helpless.

He hadn't expected the military to send a Super-rank mage to Bo City.

He could probably hold out for a while, but that wouldn't change anything.

At that moment, the first demons to emerge from the Earthly Saint Spring were rats, squeezing through the tunnel.

"Demons!"

Tang Yue sprang to her feet and looked toward the huge shadow looming ahead.

It was a terrifying giant rat, as big as a cart, its body covered in dense fur!

"So many demons—the fur-covered giant rats!"

Only Lin Yuxin and Tang Yue were at the Earthly Saint Spring.

Lin Yuxin looked at the countless fur-covered giant rats pouring in and felt a deep sense of despair. Could today be her last day?

But a streak of crimson fire tore through the air!

"Wildfire: Scorching the Sky!"

Tang Yue shouted.

A sea of flames, tens of meters high, surged toward the fur-covered giant rats.

The giant rats were smashed into the stone wall, their bodies scorched black and covered in burn marks.

But the fur covering their bodies glowed with a strange light, and their demon energy offered them some protection.

They sprang up and howled as they charged at Tang Yue.

Yet they were met by another sky-burning flame.

Under the effect of the Pathway Mage's magic, the rats fell to the ground.

If Tang Yue hadn't held back and used even stronger magic, she might have collapsed the underground stone chamber and killed them instantly.

Lin Yuxin was already prepared to fight. She had heard that the old man assigned to the school's training grounds had been killed.

But she hadn't expected things to be this bad.

The rats kept pouring in, making her feel cold all over.

Tang Yue could only guess that there were at least hundreds of giant rats!

She had never seen anything like it.

"What happened? Why are there so many demons?"

But what was even more terrifying was that the ground above the Earthly Saint Spring was shaking faintly, as though a massive earthquake had struck.

Tang Yue knew this was no ordinary tremor. It must have been caused by countless demons rampaging nearby.

"Quick, wake Jiang Yu!"

Flames flared from Tang Yue's hand as she warned Lin Yuxin.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yu, who had been cultivating in the Earthly Saint Spring, had already been awakened by the enormous pounding.

He looked at his star cloud. The seven stars had already filled with magical energy!

A slaughter was about to begin!