Spirit Beasts Attack the City
The spirit beasts are attacking the city!
The news instantly swept through the entire Dubian Town, causing a huge uproar.
Ma Feifei was so frightened that he didn't go out anymore. He took Yun Qingyang and headed back home, hiding obediently at home. In case the spirit beasts broke through Dubian Town, he could rely on the invincible system of the Mysterious Bookstore to survive.
The cultivators in Dubian Town were in complete chaos, with many taking advantage of the confusion to leave Dubian Town and head towards the Chu Imperial Capital.
"Thump!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Outside the Zhenbei, a large number of spirit beasts began to attack the defensive array that had been set up. The array was Ninth-tier formation, but under the attack of the large number of spirit beasts, it quickly became shaky and could not hold out for long.
"My God! Is this the entire array of spirit beasts from the Nine Heavens Mountain?!" A cultivator in mid-air watched as the densely packed spirit beasts Tackle the defensive array in the direction of the Nine Heavens Mountain. There was no end in sight, and there must have been at least several million spirit beasts.
"It's hard to imagine that a group of spirit beasts below the third rank could actually break through a Ninth-tier formation," a cultivator nearby exclaimed upon witnessing the scene.
Yes, all the millions of spirit beasts in front of them were below the third rank. Normally, they wouldn't even give such spirit beasts a second glance, but now they felt a sense of fear in their hearts.
"Sect Leader, should we retreat as well?" a cultivator at the Spirit Venerable realm asked the old man beside him.
The old man pondered for a moment and said, "Have the disciples below the Spirit King realm retreat first."
"Yes!" The cultivator at the Spirit Venerable realm responded and flew down from mid-air.
"Then there's no point in us being here?" A woman in a robe on the other side said doubtfully.
Even if they Protect Dubian Town when third-tier spirit beasts attacked, the items on these spirit beasts were completely useless to cultivators of their level.
The old man narrowed his eyes, watching the millions of spirit beasts relentlessly attacking the defensive array ahead, and said in a deep voice, "I have a feeling that things aren't that simple. These third-tier spirit beasts may just be the beginning."
"Then we absolutely cannot stay here!" The woman's tone rose slightly, sounding somewhat anxious; she didn't want to die at the hands of a group of spirit beasts.
"Perhaps it's fate?" the old man suddenly turned to look at her and said meaningfully.
The woman was taken aback, then looked helpless and said, "Opportunity? What opportunity? It's not a problem to hold off millions of third-tier spirit beasts attacking the city, but according to what you're saying, there might be millions more fourth-tier, fifth-tier, sixth-tier, or even high-tier spirit beasts later on. At that point, we won't even be able to escape. Where will there be any opportunity then?"
The old man smiled without saying a word, pointing to a corner below. The woman turned her head and looked; there stood the Zhenbei Mysterious Bookstore.
The old man slowly said, "Look outside, spirit beasts are attacking the city, and the entire Dubian Town is in chaos, but the Mysterious Bookstore remains completely unscathed."
"What does this prove?" the woman asked, puzzled.
The old man shook his head, offering no further explanation, and said, "As long as the Mysterious Bookstore remains in Dubian Town, we don't need to worry about safety. I also want to see what caused the Nine Heavens Mountain spirit beasts to launch such a massive attack on the city."
"But it seems the Mysterious Bookstore is closed..." the woman beside her said in surprise.
"It's Sunday today, they're open as usual." The old man's tone was a little impatient; why wouldn't this woman listen to him?
The woman tugged at the old man's sleeve and said, "No, senior brother, it seems the Mysterious Bookstore really has closed down. Look, there's even a notice posted."
"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, the old man turned his head and saw a monkey sticking a square piece of paper on the door of the Mysterious Bookstore. The old man looked closely and saw a message written on it:
Due to a monster siege, the Mysterious Bookstore is temporarily closed. The reopening date is yet to be determined.
The Mysterious Bookstore has closed down!
"Senior brother, what do we do now?" the woman asked softly.
"What else can we do? Pack our bags and go back to the mountain gate!" The old man's face burned with embarrassment. He flicked his sleeves and flew down.
Seeing that the old man was actually yelling at her, the woman couldn't hold back any longer. Standing in mid-air, she shouted, "Meng Shenji, how dare you yell at me! Don't even think about getting into my bed again!"
The sudden announcement of the Mysterious Bookstore's temporary closure caused panic among the cultivators in Dubian Town. Everyone assumed that the Mysterious Bookstore owner was planning to leave Dubian Town to seek refuge. This situation further strengthened the resolve of some cultivators, and within a day, more than half of the original population, or nearly 500,000, left Dubian Town!
Of course, most of these are cultivators below the Spirit King realm.
Ma Feifei had no choice but to temporarily close the Bookstore. If it remained open during the massive spirit beast siege, what if the spirit beasts actually breached Dubian Town? Wouldn't all the cultivators flock to his Bookstore?
Should we suppress them or let them in? Suppressing them would be too cruel, but letting them in would mean there's not enough space and it could easily cause chaos.
With the spirit beasts attacking the city outside, I imagine no one is in the mood to read. It would be best to close the doors for a few days and reopen them after the turmoil subsides.
As for sending Ma Feifei to defend against the attack of millions of spirit beasts, he didn't think he was that capable.
Although this world prioritizes cultivation, an individual's power is ultimately limited. Unless you reach the level of an immortal, you cannot fight against the entire world single-handedly.
No matter how high your cultivation level or how abundant your Spiritual Power, millions of spirit beasts are enough to exhaust you to death.
"Boom!"
With a deafening roar, Ma Feifei, who was sitting in the courtyard, was startled. He flew into the air and looked towards the Zhenbei, only to find that the Ninth-tier formation had been breached, and countless spirit beasts were swarming towards Dubian Town.
"How terrifying!" Ma Feifei has a slight phobia of trypophobia, and seeing this scene made her scalp tingle.
The attack of the spirit beasts on Dubian Town does not mean that Dubian Town will be Stomp by the spirit beasts. The city lord of Yuanfang City has already dispatched 200,000 troops to Dubian Town. Together with the 50,000 permanent troops stationed in Dubian Town, a total of 250,000 troops stand on the road from Nine Heavens Mountain to Dubian Town. They will confront the raging spirit beast army head-on.
"Bang!"
The armies of humans and beasts clashed, and a fierce battle ensued.
Spirit beasts below the third rank are not very strong, and they have almost no intelligence, so although there are many of them, it is actually not a problem for one soldier to take on two.
Moreover, in war, it's not that millions of spirit beasts can all defeat the enemy. Only a portion of them actually engage in combat. The majority of them Roar loudly from behind, waiting for the spirit beasts in front to die, leaving gaps for them to fill in later.
However, the army was too small, and faced with an attack of millions of spirit beasts, it gradually became at a disadvantage.
Seeing this from mid-air, Ma Feifei summoned Luan Feng.
"Can you apply your legion amplification effect to them?" Ma Feifei felt he should help if he could.
Upon hearing this, Luan Feng nodded and said, "Alright, the other 50,000 Luanfeng Army are ready to be dispatched at any time. Should we send them up as well?"
After Luan Feng left the Yan State, she took the 50,000 Luanfeng Army to Dubian Town and stationed them fifty miles west of Dubian Town. It only took them a short while to reach the battlefield.
Ma Feifei pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Not for now. The combat power boost should be enough."
The Luanfeng Army is not the Chu Army after all; it would be embarrassing if they ran out and caused a commotion.
The Luan Feng nodded, its red robes fluttering, and it vanished Phantom Organization.
"Buzz~"
A moment later, a golden wave of light descended from the sky, enveloping the 250,000 soldiers.
"Pfft~" A soldier thrust his spear into the body of a third-tier spirit beast, piercing through its body, and pushed it forward, knocking down a whole group behind it.
"Huh?" The soldier stared at everything in disbelief, somewhat bewildered.
"Roar!" A Serrated Tiger suddenly pounced on him.
"Thud!" The soldier turned and fired a shot, felling another soldier. His reaction speed and strength had increased significantly.
"What's going on?" This situation was commonplace. Two hundred and fifty thousand soldiers attacked while completely bewildered. The situation inexplicably reversed under these circumstances. Every moment, a large number of spirit beasts fell, and the soldiers advanced step by step.
"Why does it feel like all of them have become stronger?" The cultivators who were watching the battlefield situation in Dubian Town were all puzzled when they saw this scene.
"It's General Luanfeng!" Suddenly, a cultivator pointed to the sky. Everyone looked up and saw a woman in red standing quietly on auspicious clouds, with golden light emanating from her body and radiating downwards.
"I understand. It's said that General Luanfeng has mastered a secret technique to increase the legion's combat power. Presumably, the reason they've seen such a significant increase in combat power is because of this secret technique?" a cultivator said uncertainly.
"That's for sure. In the Art of War, General Luanfeng defeated the Qin Army by boosting her combat power."
"That's right." As soon as this was mentioned, everyone instantly recalled what had happened in Dubian Town.
"Wow, the Mysterious Bookstore is truly amazing!" Everyone couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
As the discussion continued, the army at the front advanced with unstoppable momentum, and millions of spirit beasts fell in droves under the crushing force of 250,000 soldiers.
Just when everyone thought the outcome of the battle was decided, another strange phenomenon occurred.
With a long roar, a series of sounds echoed throughout the Nine Heavens Mountain, including deafening Stomp sounds.
"Oh no! It's happening again!"