The vast lands beyond the pass lay dark and somber.
Pairs upon pairs of demonic eyes hid densely within the chaos beyond the pass, staring coldly at the unbroken stretch of pass cities.
Those countless pairs of Demon Beasts' eyes gleamed with bloodthirsty light, seemingly beyond numbering, sending chills through everyone atop the walls.
So many!
Far too many...
Compared to this one, the previous Beast Tide seemed to have been no more than a small probe.
A chill rose along the border passes, invading everyone's minds.
Beyond the pass, the vast expanse stretched endlessly, a black mass of Demon Beasts that seemed inexhaustible!
Those countless Demon Beasts were like a gigantic slab of freezing stone pressing down upon the hearts of those in the pass city, chilling everyone to the bone and leaving them unable to breathe.
Clad in white, Su Mo stood atop the walls, his expression incomparably grave.
Drums sounded. All the Peach Mountain Disciples mounted the walls, ten thousand people standing together like a human rampart.
The Book Sage, Wu Qian, and the other core members of Peach Mountain all stood beside Su Mo, their expressions filled with horror.
Even with his cultivation restored, the Book Sage's heart was heavy.
"How many Demon Beasts are there?" Su Mo asked.
The Book Sage shook his head. "Too many to count. They seem endless!"
The bloody light within those pairs of sinister Demon Beasts' eyes condensed into tangible killing intent, pressing toward the walls.
Su Mo fell silent for a moment, turned to look at the Book Sage, and lapsed into silence.
With his Saint Realm cultivation restored, the Book Sage seemed an invincible existence.
But what they needed was not slaughter, but to defend the city! With Desolate Demon Pass stretching a million li, how could even