Thunder Bulls Enter the City, the Slaughter Never Ends

Lin Tian nodded, then looked toward the city wall.

The Kui Bull's earlier charge had breached the Sword Capital's defenses in an instant.

By now, probably two or three thousand Thunder Bulls had already charged into the city.

Another two or three thousand were fighting the human soldiers outside.

Lin Tian hesitated no longer and ran toward the city wall.

"What is Kui Bull blood essence?"

Lin Tian asked as he ran.

This was something the Azure Emperor had mentioned earlier in the Extreme Realm.

Kui Bull blood essence was a treasure even to a powerhouse like the Azure Emperor.

It had aroused his intense curiosity at the time.

Ziwei kept pace with Lin Tian and asked in surprise:

"You don't know?"

Seeing that Lin Tian said nothing, Ziwei explained:

"The blood essence of any fierce beast with an ancient bloodline is extremely precious. Once a martial artist consumes Kui Bull blood essence, their strength, aptitude, and physique will all improve tremendously. With enough of it, they can even condense a fierce beast manifestation."

As Ziwei spoke, his mind began racing.

"Zhenwu, do you mean we're going to snatch some Kui Bull blood essence later?"

"That's a great idea."

Ziwei exclaimed in delight and glanced at the Kui Bull fiercely battling the human martial artists in the sky.

Then he grew a little disappointed.

"They're no good. After all this time, they haven't even cut through the Kui Bull's hide. I'd say there's basically no chance."

Naturally, Ziwei wanted to seize the opportunity to skim off some benefits.

Once they picked up some Kui Bull blood essence, they could have the Extreme Realm teleport them straight back.

Even if they got nothing, with the Extreme Realm's teleportation serving as a free teleportation talisman, they could still take the risk.

Lin Tian said nothing, his steps quickening further.

Boom!

Like a streak of interwoven blue and white light.

He became a sharp sword, plunging into the herd of Thunder Bulls beneath the city wall in an instant.

Whoosh!

A blood-clad figure charged into the herd.

Brilliant streaks of azure Sword Qi howled forth.

Carrying an intensely murderous chill, they slaughtered without restraint.

"Brothers, we have to hold!"

The deputy general slew dozens of Thunder Bulls with a sweep of his spear and roared.

"Kill!"

The soldiers beside him erupted in roars like mountains calling and seas crashing.

Their eyes were already red with killing.

Hundreds of soldiers fought thousands of Thunder Bulls.

Every last one of them had eyes red with bloodlust.

When one fell, another would charge forward to fight like a madman.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

High in the sky, dozens of streaks of Sword Qi interwove in a deadly assault.

Moo!

The Kui Bull's furious bellow shook heaven and earth.

Golden light from the sun and moon rose around its body.

Within that radiance, countless bolts of raging lightning turned into pythons, biting ceaselessly.

Several sword cultivators had their bodies blasted apart by the lightning serpents and died instantly.

Even Dean Chen, whose cultivation was the highest, was beginning to falter.

"This can't go on!"

The deputy general growled.

The true battlefield lay where the Kui Bull was.

If Dean Chen and the others lost.

That would be the real catastrophe.

A single Kui Bull could slaughter the entire Sword Capital.

"What the hell can we do?"

He gritted his teeth and growled.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of that constantly flashing azure Sword Qi behind the herd of Kui Bulls.

"Those two again, wearing masks..."

"What sharp Sword Qi. Which Lineage's heaven's chosen is he?"

He murmured, then suddenly froze.

"The Extreme Realm's Great Emperor Zhenwu. I don't really recognize the other one..."

Then he laughed loudly.

"Is he the second-generation Zhenwu? Anyone chosen by the Extreme Realm is an absolute heaven's chosen!"

Then the deputy general glanced at the sky and roared again:

"Brothers, hold on! I'm going up to fight!"

The deputy general spoke with eyes stretched wide in fury, bending his knees slightly.

Boom!

His entire body hurtled toward the Kui Bull like a cannonball.

"Kill!"

On the ground, the soldiers were still fighting.

Their armor was broken, their bodies mangled, their blades curled.

Still, they fought with their lives on the line.

In the end, many Thunder Bulls still charged into the city.

They rushed into the streets and began rampaging without restraint.

"Run!"

"What's happening? Why are fierce beasts getting into the city?"

"Keep up with the main group! Head for the southern city!"

Common folk and merchants were fleeing toward the southern city without pause.

Mounted soldiers in armor were organizing the civilians' escape.

Everyone on the streets looked utterly panicked.

Shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel, they fled in terror.

Some were knocked down and immediately trampled by others.

Even when they screamed, no one paid them any heed.

Anxious voices, children's cries, and sounds of collisions mingled together.

Moo!

Several flashes of lightning flickered.

The Thunder Bulls charging into the streets immediately caught the scent of humans.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Like mountains toppling and seas overturning, buildings throughout the little town collapsed.

In an instant, they became a stretch of ruined walls wreathed in bluish smoke.

"Aaah!"

Thousands of Thunder Bulls charged into the crowd like a sea of lightning.

Every charge, every bolt of lightning claimed a living person's life.

Human lives were worth no more than weeds.

"Save me!"

"Child, run!"

"Why is this happening? Why is this happening?"

Voices filled with terror and despair rose one after another.

The soldiers organizing the civilians' escape all went red-eyed.

They charged at the Thunder Bulls.

But they were too few and too weak to resist at all.

Under the Thunder Bulls' relentless slaughter, the civilians' bodies burst apart like bloody tofu.

Great pools of blood appeared across the ground.

It flowed through the gaps between the paving bricks and seeped into the earth.

Streaks of sword light flashed in the sky.

Some Lineage disciples and academy students charged toward the Thunder Bulls.

Others chose to flee.

This was no war between two nations.

The beast tide of Kui Bull and Thunder Bulls had appeared in an extremely short time.

Not a single person in the Sword Capital had been prepared.

Of course, the common folk suffered the most.

In this world, common people's lives were worth no more than ants.

Outside the city.

Squelch!

Thunder Bulls fell at Lin Tian's feet one after another.

With every kill, the power of lightning within him and the Heavenly Sword grew more terrifying.

By the end, the lightning the Thunder Bulls unleashed at Lin Tian barely did anything.

It was like scratching an itch.

But the Thunder Bulls' charges remained extraordinarily fierce.

Several more wounds appeared on Lin Tian's body.

He was drenched entirely in blood.

His sword strikes visibly slowed.

"You have killed a total of one hundred and ninety Thunder Bulls."

"Your sword's sharpness has increased by ten percent. Your cultivation has risen to Mystic Core Sixth Layer."

Hum!

Lin Tian's cultivation advanced once again.

This time, he had slaughtered nearly two hundred Thunder Bulls without stopping.

Then, as Ziwei killed a Thunder Bull.

"Zhenwu, Ziwei, you have killed a total of one thousand Thunder Bulls. Mission complete."

A grand voice resounded in Lin Tian's mind.

This time, it belonged to the Extreme Realm.

"Phew."

Ziwei let out a long, satisfied breath of stale air.