No Longer Holding Back

Lin Xiaosu nodded gently. "It seems Teacher Bai had already made preparations."

"Facing unfamiliar otherworldly creatures from beneath the earth, this was all I could think of. Actual warfare often goes beyond predictions."

"Yes, which is why the Eight Heavenly Kings had gathered in the southwest!" Lin Xiaosu knew what he meant.

No matter how thorough the arrangements against the Earthfall Beast Army were, some would always slip through the net.

These things were too terrifying. They were practically immune to guns and artillery. Once they escaped the ambush zone, even a single Earthfall Beast could inflict severe losses upon the military. That was why superhuman experts had to be there to finish them off.

White Water said, "I told you all this because I hoped you could see whether there was anything we had overlooked."

"For now, this is probably the only way," Lin Xiaosu said.

"Very well. Windshadow, arrange lodging for Mr. Lin."

The time that followed—

Was filled with the cry of wind and the alarm of cranes.

Day by day, time advanced toward the depths of winter.

The strings of the battlefield tightened with each passing day.

December 3rd!

Half a month after Lin Xiaosu arrived at the southwestern front.

Late at night, fierce winds howled through Liangshan, their chill cutting to the bone.

Heaven and earth lay shrouded in darkness.

Suddenly, the western sky lit up.

Lin Xiaosu, seated cross-legged, snapped his eyes open...

Over the past ten-odd days, he had spent most of his time cultivating.

What was he cultivating?

He wanted to break through his own shackles.

Although the Thousand-Spirit Saintess, representing the cultivation world, had declared that his path of cultivation ended here, Lin Xiaosu still wanted to make one final effort in the face of this perilous situation.

Legend said Nine