Nanyan Prefecture, the Qingqiu Mountain defense line.
This defense line against the Anomalies of the Wasteland had been built around Qingqiu Mountain. It stretched and twisted across the land, with countless formations lying in wait within it, radiating a heavy killing intent.
Teams of armored soldiers took turns patrolling, never resting.
Since the Black Tide surged and the Anomalies ran rampant, countless territories of the Great Yan Dynasty had been contaminated. The Human Race had retreated again and again, finally managing to make a stand only after concentrating in the Three Prefectures.
Among them, the Dao Sect had used the Hunyuan Pearl, a royal-path divine weapon, as its core and relied on Nanyan Prefecture's mountains and terrain to construct a grand formation guarding the prefecture. Only then had Nanyan Prefecture finally settled into peace.
During this period, although many Anomalies with mysterious methods had infiltrated through special means and caused chaos, these were merely minor troubles. Once they appeared, they could be extinguished quickly.
At least the Human Race no longer had to face Anomalies as numerous as the sea.
But the good times did not last. A flaw had appeared in the great formation guarding the prefecture on the Qingqiu Mountain side. An Anomaly had been born beneath Qingqiu Mountain, in Qingqiu Lake, and had deceived the formation.
After infiltrating the nearest city, it had gone on a killing spree. In a single night, it had slaughtered every person in a small city, and by accumulating power through that massacre, it had reached the tenth rank.
That Anomaly was the Lotus God of Qingqiu Lake—and the greatest threat on the Qingqiu Mountain front line.
Early morning.
Ten thousand golden rays spilled down. Qingqiu Lake glittered beneath the light, and at its center, a magnificent lotus slowly blossomed. Its petals