Beast Tide: Reactions from All Sides

"Boom!!!"

The fierce wind from the punch passed through Qian Renxue's golden body,

Even so, it sent her flying backward in her golden form.

"As expected of Brother Qian Nuo's punch. Even my Wings of Nothingness can't completely nullify it."

No matter how many times it happened, Qian Renxue was still just as astonished. Her Wings of Nothingness could nullify and ignore a great many energy and non-energy attacks, even dealing with their aftereffects. Yet although she had taken that punch without suffering any injury, her body had still been sent flying.

That alone showed how strong he was.

"Angel Light Wave!!!"

Qian Renxue summoned her Six-Winged Angel. It had only two wings for now and had yet to finish evolving, but it was still beautiful. She pushed all the Soul Power in her body to its peak, and a sphere of light gathered around the angel. The next second, it turned into a beam and shot toward Qian Nuo.

This move was also a Self-Created Soul Skill, one Qian Nuo had helped her develop.

Using Qian Renxue's current Soul Power, which was above level thirty, it was devastating against ordinary Soul Masters.

Even against a Soul Ancestor, it could shoot them dead.

But facing Qian Nuo, she saw him simply raise a hand and lightly tap the air, blocking it.

The next instant, the beam seemed to refract, shooting straight back toward Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue immediately took to the air to dodge, activating her first Soul Skill to boost her flight speed as she charged Qian Nuo.

Facing this attack, Qian Nuo merely turned slightly to the side and dodged it.

But Qian Renxue did not give up immediately. Instead, she kept swinging her longsword, sweeping it at him.

Qian Nuo seemed to have seen through the exact order of her moves. He dodged with ease, handling them all effortlessly.

Suddenly, Qian Nuo came up in front of Qian Renxue and raised a hand to press it against her shoulder.

The next second, Qian Renxue's body seemed to be weighed down by ten thousand tons of lead, and she slammed into the ground.

Bang!!!!!!!

Dust flew as Qian Renxue lay facedown on the ground in a deep crater, her face full of pain.

But unlike before, she did not cry.

She had often cried from the pain before, but now she had grown stronger.

That was one of the effects of her training.

"All right, that's enough training for today," Qian Nuo said calmly.

As soon as he landed, he used the Reverse Cursed Technique on Qian Renxue to heal her injuries, and the ground became level again.

"Brother, you really don't hold back at all. Other people dote on a cute little sister like me, but you beat me half to death as long as it won't actually kill me."

Qian Renxue pouted and said indignantly, "Xiao Xue doesn't care. Xiao Xue's hungry! I want to eat the food Brother makes~~"

"You made good progress today too, so consider it a reward." Qian Nuo nodded.

"Yay, wonderful!" Qian Renxue jumped up excitedly.

The food Qian Nuo made was delicious.

Even now, she still savored the memory of it.

After all, Ryomen Sukuna had been a top chef before he died.

Qian Nuo had inherited what Sukuna had, so naturally he had mastered it too.

When he had time, he would occasionally visit a nearby forest to hunt Soul Beasts and gather plants for cooking.

"Awwoo!"

At that moment, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger cried out from its cage not far away.

The tiger's presence had become even more terrifying now.

It was already ninety thousand years old.

"Quiet. It won't be long. Once you reach a hundred thousand years, I'll devour you."

Qian Nuo looked at it calmly.

He planned to go out sometime soon and capture some evil-attribute Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts to keep in captivity. Once they became Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, they would become his Soul Rings. That would be convenient.

He had plenty of time to wait, anyway.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger looked terrified. It covered its head with its forelegs and crouched down, trembling.

It looked less like a majestic tiger and more like a husky.

As Qian Nuo was going inside, he sensed something and looked up, only to see a golden crane flying toward him.

"A golden crane? What is that old fellow up to now?"

Qian Nuo frowned, a little annoyed.

"Oh, it's Grandpa's golden crane~ He must have sent it to check on Xiao Xue!" Qian Renxue was delighted to see the golden crane. She planned to go play with Grandpa after she ate.

Qian Nuo snorted, raised his hand, and caught the golden crane in it before crushing it.

A message emerged.

"A beast tide? Perfect. I was planning to capture a few Soul Beasts, and this might be an opportunity."

"Silly Xue, there's a practical combat training mission here. I'll take you there after we eat."

Qian Nuo murmured, then looked at Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue had also heard Qian Nuo mention the beast tide, and she too had a bad feeling about it.

"Since a beast tide is coming, lots of people will definitely die. Has Mother gone there?" Qian Renxue asked curiously.

"That woman led a team there herself. This beast tide was caused by me too," Qian Nuo said calmly, without the slightest self-reproach. The people who died in the beast tide were worth nothing to him.

This world had always been one where the strong preyed on the weak. It was only natural for the weak to die.

Didn't want to die? Then make yourself stronger!

As for those without Martial Souls, nothing could be done for them. Those were the rules of this world, after all.

Not everyone in the world could be strong.

The weak would always make up the vast majority.

"Could it be because of those four Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts from before?"

"They couldn't find the real killer, so they attacked the human cities directly? They want to force you out?"

"The reason they didn't start a beast tide right then must have been that they were waiting for the right moment."

After hearing him, Qian Renxue's clever mind came up with many things, and she voiced her deductions.

"You're not completely stupid."

Qian Nuo raised his hand and tossed a black energy ball to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger for it to absorb as he spoke calmly.

"Xiao Xue was never stupid to begin with. Brother, could you stop calling Xiao Xue Silly Xue?"

"Impossible."

"Hmph~ Mean brother~~"

The two then headed inside, bickering affectionately.

Before long, Qian Nuo had prepared a delicious meal.

The two tucked in with gusto.

As the beast tide erupted, the major factions and the two empires soon received word of it.

When the Star Luo Empire saw that the beast tide was far from them and was on the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall's side, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief and settled in to watch the show.

Moreover, their emperor was thoroughly unscrupulous and showed no martial virtue. At this very moment, he launched another fierce attack on the Heaven Dou Empire's border.

They intended to seize the Heaven Dou Empire's cities, using this beast tide as their chance.

The Heaven Dou Empire would surely send a large number of legions to provide support against this beast tide.

Otherwise, it could only stand by and watch its territory fall.

The same was true of Spirit Hall. At a time like this, Spirit Hall, the world's balancing force, would also be unable to interfere in their affairs for the moment.

This was a perfect opportunity granted by the heavens!

Sure enough, on the Heaven Dou Empire's side, Emperor Xue Ye learned that the Star Dou Great Forest had launched a war right in his own empire's territory. Furious, he immediately sent most of his forces to provide support.

The common people could be, but the empire's territory could not be lost!

He also arranged for people to send a request for support to Spirit Hall.

After all, Spirit Hall claimed to uphold order across the entire continent. Now was the time to make use of it, and Emperor Xue Ye certainly wouldn't feel embarrassed about asking.

What they didn't know was that their request was unnecessary. Pope Bibi Dong had already led a large force to provide support.

This was also a fine opportunity for Pope Bibi Dong to make a name for herself!

She wouldn't miss it either. It was the perfect chance to make up for the embarrassing scene at her own enthronement last time.