The Story Splits, Mofan's Side Suffers

The dark clouds above blotted out the sun, and the demonic beasts outside the city howled without end.

As the Bocheng Military Chief Instructor, Zhan Kong rushed to the Defense Line the moment the alarm sounded.

But the instant he arrived at the Defense Line, his face darkened.

Among the dense horde of demonic beasts ahead, there were four auras that sent a chill down his spine.

"Commander Level Demonic Beasts... and four of them!" Zhan Kong gritted his teeth, rainwater mixed with grit dripping from his lips as he spoke each word.

"Summon Dongfang Chen immediately. If we can't handle these four Commander Level Demonic Beasts, it'll be a disaster for Bocheng!"

If it were just one Commander Level Demonic Beast, Zhan Kong—a High Level Mage at full cultivation—had the confidence to face it.

With proper coordination from his subordinates, he might even have a chance to kill it.

But four at once...

No matter how stubborn Zhan Kong was, he had no choice but to go to the Western Heaven to invite Rulai... no, to invite Dongfang Chen and his Archmage-level Butler Sai.

As for the other Archmage, Leng Qing, Zhan Kong didn't know she was there, since she had come in secret.

"Yes, sir!"

Seeing his subordinate take the order and immediately use Wind Element Magic to leave, Zhan Kong stared expressionlessly at the demonic beast horde ahead.

Besides those four Commander Level Demonic Beasts, the countless thousands of beasts in front were no less dangerous.

The Commander Level ones could be held off by High Level combat power, but how could they hold off tens of thousands of beasts? Only with the flesh and blood of the Military Mages.

Thankfully, that kid Dongfang Chen had planned ahead, using his connections to pull in plenty of reinforcements a month ago.

Otherwise, with Bocheng's old defenses, they'd probably be overrun in the first clash.

The Crimson Alert had been sounded, but Bocheng wasn't in complete chaos yet.

The military and the Hunters from the Hunter Union had immediately taken control of the city's order and organized the civilians to take shelter.

Plus, with the underground tunnels gone, the demonic beasts couldn't rampage through the city right away, so most residents were still relatively calm.

But on the other side, Mofan was in a dire situation.

Since the Earth Sacred Spring was also a target of the Black Church, Mofan was under heavy attack from them.

Countless Black Beast Demons chased Mofan through the underground of the Yinmao Building.

As for the guards of the Earth Sacred Spring, the Black Church had already taken them out.

If not for the deputy guard, Zhang Lin Yuxin, risking her life to protect Mofan as he fled, he would have died down there too.

With a bang, a blazing flame erupted from below the ground.

Then Mofan's figure leaped out through the gap the flame had blasted in the floor.

Realizing he was above ground, Mofan breathed a sigh of relief, collapsed onto the ground, and gasped for air.

At the last moment before his stamina ran out, he had finally escaped. Now that he was on the surface, these Black Church thugs shouldn't dare to chase him so openly, right?

At the same time, Mofan felt a surge of gratitude.

If he hadn't just broken through to Intermediate Level, and if he hadn't managed to get a few expensive Star Chart Books on credit from Dongfang, he would have died underground.

But after the relief, Mofan suddenly noticed something was off.

The city was usually lively, so why was there no one in sight today?

Could it be because of the heavy rain? But even in a downpour, there shouldn't be no trace of smoke or life at all...

Mofan's heart skipped a beat. Combined with the Crimson Alert he'd heard earlier, he knew something was wrong with Bocheng!

"Trying to run? Do you think you can?"

From behind Mofan came Yu Ang's voice.

Because he had failed to seize the Earth Sacred Spring, Yu Ang, an Undercover Agent within the Mu Clan, had been punished by the Black Church.

His once decent-looking face was now completely disfigured, as if doused with strong acid.

Now, his task was to take the Earth Sacred Spring from Mofan. If he failed again... Yu Ang glanced at the Black Beast Demon beside him—that would be his fate.

So this mission could not fail!

"Hehehe, out of strength, aren't you? Mofan, this face of mine is your doing. I'm going to take good care of you!"

Yu Ang's face twisted with malice.

He wouldn't just torture Mofan—he would turn him into a Black Beast Demon, neither human nor ghost, and whip and torment him day and night!

Mofan's heart also sank.

He had no strength left, no Magic energy.

He had thought that escaping to the surface would stop the Black Church from chasing him, but with Bocheng in chaos and everyone taking shelter, the Black Church could walk the streets openly without any trouble.

But then, Mofan's face lit up.

"Yu Ang, you want to kill me? Too bad my luck is still just a little bit better than yours..."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean... Dongfang! Help!"

Mofan shamelessly shouted at the top of his lungs.

He spotted Dongfang Chen and his group not far away!

"Dongfang... Dongfang Chen?!" Yu Ang's heart jolted with alarm.

Damn it! How could he run into Dongfang Chen here? Wasn't he supposed to be on his way to support the outer Defense Line?

Yu Ang initially thought Mofan was just bluffing.

But when he saw a purple lion, its entire body radiating a terrifying aura, spit out a single burst of Purple Fire that melted all the Black Beast Demons into nothing, then stride over to Mofan's side, his heart sank completely.

This Purple Lion was none other than Dongfang Chen's Commander Level Summoned Beast!

Yu Ang immediately thought of fleeing. He ordered the Black Beast Demons under his command to hold back the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King while he prepared to bolt.

But... he suddenly realized he couldn't move!

His own shadow had been firmly pinned down by a nail formed from a Black Shadow!

"Dongfang Chen!!"

Yu Ang stared at Dongfang Chen in terror.

If he harbored endless hatred for Mofan, then toward Dongfang Chen, he felt only endless fear.

Ever since he watched Dongfang Chen's battle with Mu Ningxue at the coming-of-age ceremony, Yu Ang had already decided that this was someone he absolutely could not afford to provoke.

Not to mention that he also had a Commander Level Summoned Beast!

Dongfang Chen walked over slowly with Mu Ningxue and Ye Xin Xia.

Behind him followed an old butler dressed impeccably.

Dongfang Chen glanced outside the city, then said to Butler Sai behind him, "Grandpa Sai, the situation outside the city is urgent. You go support them first."

Butler Sai listened, looked at Yu Ang, then at Little Purple, and nodded.

"Young Master, be careful. I'll go help over there first."

"Right, take Little Purple along too," Dongfang Chen added.

Little Purple carried the bloodline of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and could, to some extent, intimidate weaker Demonic Beasts.

Though against a Demonic Beast Tide, that intimidation was negligible, it could at least help a little.

"Yes!"

With that, Butler Sai unfurled his Wind Wings and sped off toward the city outskirts.

Little Purple, receiving Dongfang Chen's command, also dashed out of the city at full speed.

After Butler Sai left, Dongfang Chen walked up to Yu Ang and asked Mu Ningxue.

"Kill him directly, No Problem?"

"Mm." Mu Ningxue replied coldly.

Although Mu Ningxue's relationship with Yu Ang hadn't been particularly good, the Mu Family had never mistreated him in daily life.

On the contrary, because Mu Ningxue's training resources were all sponsored by Dongfang Chen, the Mu Family had poured a large amount of resources onto Yu Ang instead.

So Mu Ningxue simply couldn't understand why Yu Ang would betray the Mu Family and become a dog of the Black Church.

For someone like that, the aloof Mu Ningxue had no intention of asking for his reasons for betrayal.

Killing him was enough.

Dongfang Chen nodded. With a flick of his finger, a bright red flame bloomed, and amid Yu Ang's pleas for mercy, it burned him to ashes.

Beasts of the Black Church deserved to be scorched by an Exotic Fire, a Heaven and Earth Divine Object!

Then, Dongfang Chen looked out at the city.

The number of Demonic Beasts was overwhelming. Though Bocheng's current defensive forces could hold them off temporarily, it came at the cost of countless Military Mage lives.

Even though Bocheng now had quite a few High-Tier combatants, against the surging Demonic Beast Tide, the power of just High-Tier Mages and Archmages was still far too weak.

So Dongfang Chen prepared to use the power of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire.

The Myriad Beast Spirit Fire was an Exotic Fire condensed from the Myriad Beast Soul and the Myriad Beast Bloodline, inherently possessing the power to control all beasts.

Through experiments, Dongfang Chen had confirmed that the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire could also, to some extent, force Demonic Beasts into submission.

So this overwhelming Demonic Beast Tide would have to be dealt with by him.

Just as Dongfang Chen pulled Mofan up and prepared to move—

The entire ground of Bocheng began to shake, as if an earth dragon had turned over, splitting heaven and earth.

"Wh-what's going on?!"

Mofan had barely recovered from the Black Church's pursuit, only to run into another disaster.

"Beneath Bocheng, there's a Commander Level Demonic Beast!"

Dongfang Chen's expression turned cold.