But there were far too few people like that!
Before the boundless Beast Tide, there were still countless Monsters that had reached Beast General Level.
These human Martial Artists could only avoid their edge for now.
Even Hong and Thor had played very limited roles during the early stages of the Grand Nirvana. Being able to protect their families was already quite impressive.
Not to mention saving Huaxia during the initial stages of the Grand Nirvana.
Only after their strength rose later on, reaching War God level, Invincible War God level, and then breaking through to Planetary Level, with large numbers of human Martial Artists emerging—
could humanity gain a foothold on land.
But that would have to be measured in years.
Before the tide of the times, an individual's power seemed so insignificant.
But that was only temporary.
Once Yang Yu cultivated Xingyiquan to the grandmaster realm, raised his physical fitness to War God level, and further improved his Fist Technique, Blade Technique, and Movement Technique, it would be time to slaughter Lord Level Monsters!
That would be when Yang Yu truly displayed his strength. In the early stages, tempering his Martial Way was extremely important.
Yang Yu believed that no matter how quickly the Monsters evolved, they could not possibly surpass his Spiritual Force.
Only by laying a solid foundation could he have an easier time comprehending Domains and Origin Laws later.
Otherwise, relying on the power of a Spirit Reader might allow him to get by quite well in the early stages, but it would prove insufficient later on.
After all, in the world of Swallowed Star, only Law Comprehension was fundamental.
Having made his plans, Yang Yu trained even harder.
By then, it was already August 2015.
At this point, Yang Yu no longer went outside to train. Every day, he stayed home chatting with Grandfather, teaching him boxing, Breathing Techniques, and the like.
Because the environment outside had already become extremely harsh!
The Grand Nirvana did not suddenly erupt only in September. Signs had already appeared over the preceding months.
Before the truly massive Beast Tides struck human settlements, scattered incidents of organized Monster attacks on humans had already begun appearing around the world.
Some well-informed people had already moved into the largest cities, which had the most complete facilities and the strongest military forces.
Although the residential complex where Yang Yu and the others lived was near the suburbs, it was still within the protection range of Jiangnan City's military forces.
Furthermore, after several months of cultivation, Yang Yu's physical fitness had now completely reached Senior War General level.
His Mental Force control had also become increasingly proficient, and he could even achieve Quad-tasking Technique!
In other words, Yang Yu could now be regarded as possessing the Combat Power of four Intermediate War Gods!
This level of Combat Power could not alter the current situation between humanity and the Monsters.
But protecting Grandfather and ensuring his own safety would not be a problem.
Once the Beast Tide truly erupted, after helping Jiangnan City endure the initial difficult period and settling Grandfather somewhere safe, Yang Yu would carry out the next step of his plan!
He would completely eliminate the Monster threat!
As his physical fitness steadily improved, Yang Yu's attainments in the Martial Way were now falling somewhat behind.
That was also because he lacked a suitable opponent. Training behind closed doors would ultimately lead to progress that was far too slow.
More than half a month passed in tense anticipation.
On August 25th.
Yang Yu and Grandfather were watching the news while eating.
They finally saw that cities along America's Pacific Ocean border had begun suffering invasions by large numbers of mutated Marine Creatures!
On the live television footage.
Densely packed, overwhelming mutated fish, arthropods, mollusks, cnidarians, and other creatures left the ocean and began assaulting humanity's coastal cities!
Through America's high-definition satellite footage, Yang Yu clearly saw those mutated creatures brutally rush into those seaside cities, massacring and devouring humans!
Human weapons appeared utterly powerless before the massive numbers of mutated creatures.
Left with no choice.
America could only abandon all of its coastal cities, relocating vast numbers of surviving people inland and urgently constructing survival zones around several enormous inland cities.
Seeing the horrific scene on television, Grandpa Yang's bowl trembled slightly in his hands. "Xiao Yu, the world has changed!"
Anyone who saw this report would have the same thought.
As for the nation's decision to make this broadcast public.
Yang Yu understood.
The Grand Nirvana had arrived!
Humanity's true life-and-death crisis had arrived!
Because seventy percent of Earth's surface was ocean, and Marine Creatures had the greatest variety and numbers.
When the Beast Tide arrived, the first to bear the brunt would be the various Island Nations.
In only three days!
Every Island Nation in the world faced a life-and-death crisis!
The remaining population began transferring to the world's major countries.
But when faced with immigration requests from Bangzi Country and Benzi Country.
Huaxia's high level officials and civilians maintained a high degree of unity.
That was: refuse!
They wanted to immigrate to Huaxia?
Not a chance!
Anyone with eyes could see it.
The Island Nations were now suffering an extinction-level disaster. Next, it would be the land nations' turn!
Their own country's food reserves were already nowhere near enough, and they still wanted to come take a share?
And there was ancestral hatred between them.
If any high level official or civilian dared suggest letting them in, everyone else's spit would be enough to drown them!
Besides, this was no ordinary crisis.
The enemies they would face next were not humans.
They were cold-blooded, bloodthirsty Monsters!
Monsters that could not even understand human speech!
Anyone who dared show kindness at such a critical moment truly did not care about the safety of their own people.
Thus, very few countries internationally were willing to accept the surviving populations of these Island Nations.
Most only accepted genuinely highly skilled individuals and the wealthy.
And in truth, very few people from the Island Nations could escape.
The mutation of Marine Creatures made ships completely unusable. If anyone dared force their way out to sea, they would become a buffet for mutated creatures before traveling very far.
With no other option, they could only choose airplanes.
But how many people could airplanes carry?
And mutated creatures were not limited to ocean life.
Flying animals had mutated as well!
It was only that their mutation speed and degree were not as exaggerated as those of Marine Creatures, so for the moment, they could not threaten large Civilian Airliners or Fighter Jets.
That was how some people managed to transfer successfully.
Otherwise, these Island Nations truly could only have been buried in the dust of history.
But even so.
Those Island Nation people who escaped.
Their national systems had completely ceased to exist.
After all, it was already generous enough for others to take them in because they were capable or wealthy.
They still wanted to establish a country on someone else's territory?
Did they think they would not be thrown back to their homeland in minutes?
And so.
In only five days.
All Island Nations declared the destruction of their states!
At the same time, land nations also began suffering large-scale invasions by mutated creatures!
Jiangnan City, as a coastal city only a little over a hundred kilometers from the sea.
Had not suffered an invasion by mutated Marine Creatures immediately.
But five days later.
Those mutated Marine Creatures began swimming upstream along River Channels, attacking every living thing they could attack!
Because they had mutated.
Those creatures that could originally live only in the sea could now survive even in freshwater environments.
Some mutated mollusks, arthropods, and echinoderms from the ocean could even step onto land!
These Marine Creatures, setting foot on land for the first time, immediately displayed extremely strong aggression.
They not only attacked humans, but also attacked those similarly mutated land creatures!
At this point, the international community gave all these mutated creatures a unified name:
Monsters!
Just like that.
A war between humanity and Monsters, and between Monsters themselves, erupted!
September 1st, 2015.
Jiangnan City experienced its first wave of Monster invasion!
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