Swallowed Star: Teng Qingshan's Path to Lordship
Chapter 45

The Constantly Emerging Martial Artists

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The Beast Tide had lost its strongest Lord Level monster, the Diamond Ape.

Instantly leaderless, many of the more intelligent high-level Beast General monsters—those not belonging to the Diamond Ape's kin—began screeching as they attempted to flee the battlefield.

They had been forced into this fight by the Diamond Ape in the first place.

Now that their leader was dead, they had no intention of leading their own packs to their deaths.

But while they wanted to escape, Sect Master Teng would not let them have their way.

Stepping onto his newly acquired telekinetic weapon, he manipulated bone blades, sharp claws, and other telekinetic armaments, beginning a frantic harvest.

In less than two minutes.

The entire herd of monsters assaulting the army had been slaughtered by Sect Master Teng!

When Sect Master Teng finished off the lead Diamond Ape and began his massive slaughter, the soldiers in the army and the Martial Artists among the civilians spontaneously ceased their attacks, watching Sect Master Teng perform alone.

In truth, if they were to mix into the monster herd, they would only hinder Sect Master Teng's hunting efficiency.

Under the harvest of over a dozen specialized telekinetic weapons.

Rows of monsters fell.

The scene.

Jia Yi swore he would never forget it for the rest of his life.

The monsters that had fought him to a standstill.

Under the telekinetic weapons controlled by Sect Master Teng.

Were sliced through as easily as tofu.

The Beast Tide, which had previously seemed endless, fell in droves under the whistling, fiery streams of light.

After resolving the crisis here.

Sect Master Teng arrived at the corpse of the Diamond Ape.

As a Low-level Lord Level monster, the materials on the Diamond Ape were extremely precious and quite practical for Sect Master Teng at his current stage.

At this moment, a large number of soldiers had gathered around the Diamond Ape, tasked with guarding it.

"Thank you for your assistance, Sect Master Teng!" A middle-aged man wearing a high-ranking military uniform walked over. "I am Yue Shan, the officer in charge of this evacuation. Thank you so much, Sect Master Teng. If not for you, our entire brigade and the over one hundred thousand civilians behind us might have perished here!"

"Brigade Commander Yue, you are too kind; this is what I should do," Sect Master Teng said. "Time is of the essence. Once I dismantle the materials from this Diamond Ape, I must rush to the next location to provide support."

"Please, Sect Master Teng, go right ahead."

At this moment, Jia Yi also rushed over from a distance.

As soon as he arrived, he saw Sect Master Teng manipulating the Diamond Ape's own claws to dissect its entire body.

Chi chi chi!!!

The pale gold scales, capable of resisting missile attacks, were easily peeled off in their entirety under the claws controlled by Sect Master Teng.

The Diamond Ape was massive, standing a full ten meters tall.

After some testing, Sect Master Teng discovered that the strongest defensive part of its entire body was the patch on its chest.

Sect Master Teng packed this piece of scale armor, the ten sharp claws taken from the Diamond Ape's palms, the hardest piece of its arm bone, and its two sharpest, hardest fangs into the backpack on his back, leaving the remaining materials to the army.

"Sect Master Teng, this is your spear." At this moment, Jia Yi hurriedly stepped forward to return the weapon.

"This spear suits you well, so I won't take it back. Keep it for your own use, Lieutenant Colonel Jia Yi. I can just forge a new one after I return using the materials from this ape lord monster."

During the battle just now, Sect Master Teng had noticed Jia Yi, whose strength had already reached the level of a Mid-level Warlord, as well as his impressive spear technique.

This spear had been crafted by Sect Master Teng using the best materials from a high-level Beast General monster; it could withstand battles against Low-level Lord Level monsters for a short time, making it just right for the current Jia Yi to use.

Looking at the massive monster corpse lying on the ground, Jia Yi knew that Sect Master Teng truly did not need the spear in his hand. "In these extraordinary times, I will not stand on ceremony. Thank you, Sect Master Teng!"

Jia Yi was not a man to dither. Although he now had the materials from a Lord Level monster, he was not a Spiritual Telekinetic; it would take a significant amount of time to have them forged into a weapon suitable for a Martial Artist.

They had not even traveled half the distance to Jiangnan Base City, and the possibility of encountering monster attacks on the remaining journey remained high.

Having a handy weapon was very important to him.

"Very well. Brigade Commander Yue, you may continue your journey. I must head to the next location."

Time was pressing. After exchanging greetings, Sect Master Teng stepped onto the Diamond Ape's claws and rushed toward the next location requiring support as indicated by his communication watch.

Several minutes later.

Sect Master Teng arrived at his destination.

Like a Heavenly God descending, he swept through the Beast Tide, saving over fifty thousand civilians and the more than thirty thousand troops in charge of the evacuation.

After exchanging a few words with the officer in charge of the evacuation and a Martial Artist named "Liu He" who had reached the strength of a Low-level Warlord, Sect Master Teng continued his support mission.

Just like that.

Sect Master Teng traveled across a land spanning over a million square kilometers, constantly providing support to the armies in need of rescue.

Fortunately, now that Sect Master Teng had the Low-level Lord Level body materials to use as telekinetic weapons, his flight speed had risen to a new level. Even for long-distance rapid-response combat, he was well within time.

Providing support to the several provinces centered around Yangzhou City was no problem at all.

His operational radius reached an astonishing two thousand kilometers.

Within this range.

Even if Jiangnan Base City encountered an attack by a Lord Level Monster, Teng Qingshan could rush back in just over ten minutes.

Furthermore, a few days ago, Teng Qingshan had already sent his grandfather to the safest command center in Jiangnan Base City.

Given the security level there, even an elementary Lord Level Monster would be held off for at least half an hour.

Because when the command center of a base city is under threat.

That is the moment when nuclear weapons can be deployed!

At the current stage of the Monsters, nuclear weapons still pose a significant threat.

It is just that, unless it is a matter of life and death, no one is willing to use nuclear weapons, which carry severe radiation.

It is precisely because of this.

That Teng Qingshan felt at ease providing support to the surrounding areas, assisting them in migrating to Jiangnan Base City.

As night fell.

The land of China entered a different kind of scenery.

At this moment, Teng Qingshan stood atop a high mountain peak.

"After a day of support, the cumulative number of Monsters slaughtered should have exceeded a million. With Little Cauldron absorbing so much soul energy, it has indeed solidified a little bit more."

Sensing the illusory Little Cauldron deep within his consciousness, Teng Qingshan's originally heavy mood finally eased a fraction.

Although he had slaughtered over a million Monsters today, the number of soldiers and ordinary civilians who died was still vast!

Moreover, at the same time.

There were simply too many places in need of rescue.

Teng Qingshan could only handle them one by one.

He tried his best to rescue the most critical areas within his capabilities.

But even so.

Throughout this day.

The number of Chinese people Teng Qingshan witnessed perishing in the bloody maws of Monsters was no less than one hundred thousand!

And this was the death toll even after he had arrived and resolved the Beast Tide!

If not for Teng Qingshan descending like a Heavenly God and clearing the Beast Tide with an invincible posture.

The death toll would have far exceeded this number.

However, there was one piece of good news.

That was, during the transfer process.

Whether within the military or among the civilians, many excellent Martial Artists had emerged.

Among the most outstanding ones, some had now reached Warlord level strength, and there were even several who, like Jia Yi, had reached the level of intermediate Warlord.

For these gifted Martial Artists.

After resolving the Beast Tide, Teng Qingshan would leave the best Monster materials for them and provide them with appropriate guidance.

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