Chen Yang Shows His Might

On the plains battlefield, the fighting had already reached a fever pitch.

All the Clan Soldiers held the final line to the death, using their flesh and blood to block the beasts' assault.

They howled and charged, drenched head to toe in blood, their eyes wholly red with slaughter. They feared no death!

If they had blades, they hacked with blades. If they had no blades left, they pounced straight at the beasts and fought them hand-to-hand.

Yet amid such a brutal battle, no one chose to flee.

Because behind them were the people dearest to them. They could never yield even half a step!

Human and beast lives constantly vanished. Before the final line of defense, corpses had piled up half a man's height.

It formed a barrier, but at the same time, it gave the beasts a springboard.

The Clan Soldiers tried their utmost to intercept them, but there were simply too many beasts. Several small, agile creatures still trampled over the wall of corpses and leaped over their heads.

Once past the Clan Soldiers' line, the beasts could charge straight ahead and reach the Yang Family courtyard.

Several beasts caught the scent of humans inside and grew wildly excited. Leaping and scrambling, they climbed over the wall and jumped in.

"Beasts, court death!"

"Hit them! Hit them hard!"

They had thought they were entering a buffet, but everyone in the courtyard had blades, swords, clubs, and staves in hand.

Though they had received no professional training, they had strength in numbers.

The few beasts fortunate enough to slip through the line were surrounded by more than a dozen people and violently beaten the instant they landed.

Yang Feiyun and Yang Xiaolei directed everyone within the courtyard, having the elderly, weak, women, and children protected in the center while the young people held the outside. They themselves also picked up weapons and stood at the front.

After all, they had practiced martial arts when they were young. Killing a few beast cubs was hardly a challenge.

At this moment, everyone inside and outside the Yang Family, regardless of origin or status, shared the same hatred and fought valiantly, all to win the right to survive in this cruel world.

A tremendous crash came from the very front of the battle line. The yak demon had exhausted its strength and fallen.

Seizing the moment, Yang Lingrui fired three successive Gale Winds to finish it off. After nearly an hour of back-and-forth struggle, he had finally taken the life of this powerful Demon Beast.

His clothes were already soaked through with sweat, and he panted heavily without stop.

Challenging an opponent above his level and killing this yak demon had drained him immensely. He was now half spent.

But in the fierce situation before him, there was simply no time to rest. Yang Lingrui immediately pulled away and returned to the battle line, heading to reinforce the positions with severe casualties that were on the verge of collapse.

Since Gale Wind was too difficult to gather, he fought with his fists and feet instead.

A cultivator's physical constitution far surpassed that of an ordinary person. Even without using techniques, his combat strength was exceptionally fierce. By himself, he plugged three breaches, repelled several waves of beast attacks in succession, and gave the Clan Soldiers behind him a huge breath of relief.

Just as he was preparing to head elsewhere and continue providing support, he discovered that the positions about to develop breaches had all been reinforced.

Several squads of Clan Soldiers weaved back and forth behind the battle line, plugging gaps wherever they were needed, never allowing the beast horde to tear open the line.

Through everyone's unrelenting efforts, by dawn, the Beast Tide had finally begun to falter. The beast horde gradually failed to keep up its momentum, and no new Demon Beasts appeared.

Above the cliff, after the monkey demon died, four more Demon Beasts appeared.

Yang Lingqing and Yang Linghu joined forces to kill two of them at the Second Level of Qi Gathering. The remaining one at the Third Level of Qi Gathering and another at the Fourth Layer of Qi Gathering both died beneath Chen Yang's Spirit Power Impact.

It seemed Yang Guanfeng's decision to entrust Chen Yang to Yang Lingqing had been exceedingly correct.

Had it not been for this, Linghu and Lingqing would certainly have died tonight. Not only would they have died, but the Yang Family below the cliff would also have faced the merciless slaughter of the Demon Beasts. After the Beast Tide, the Yang Family would have ceased to exist.

Hearing the beast roars gradually die away, the boulder weighing on their hearts finally fell to the ground.

"Lingqing, we held it, right...?"

Yang Linghu had completely collapsed onto the ground from exhaustion, his body covered in wounds.

He was only at the First Level of Qi Gathering. Over the course of this night, every battle had pushed him beyond his limits.

If not for his naturally outstanding physical gifts, along with his mastery of Brute Ox Strength, he would never have endured until the end.

"Yes! We held it! You worked hard, Tiger!"

Yang Lingqing also needed to lean against a tree trunk just to remain standing.

The hand holding Chen Yang trembled without stop, yet a faint smile hung at the corner of her lips.

Ancestor, Lingqing did it! she thought.

After resting for a while, the two supported each other as they rose.

There was no longer any movement from the Beast Tide atop the cliff. They planned to head down the mountain and help.

Bzz!

The violent tremor suddenly transmitted through her hand filled Yang Lingqing's eyes with horror.

There was another Demon Beast!

The two hurriedly turned around and saw a fox demon with fiery red fur watching them from afar with crafty eyes.

It had been observing from a distance all along. After witnessing the strange stone's power in Yang Lingqing's hand, it had patiently held its position and remained still.

Only after the four Demon Beasts ahead had all died, and the two of them had fought until their oil ran dry and their lamps went out, did it emerge as the final yellow finch.

Yang Lingqing's expression stiffened somewhat. Since the day she was born, despair appeared in her eyes for the first time.

This was not merely because the two of them lacked the strength to resist. It was also because, from Chen Yang's feedback, she had learned this Demon Beast's realm.

Sixth Level of Qi Gathering!

Such an enormous gap in cultivation left Yang Lingqing feeling utterly powerless.

But the stubbornness in her heart still made her raise the Exotic Stone despite her fear.

Yang Lingqing exhausted the last thread of her spirit power and fired a Spirit Power Impact.

But this attack possessed only the power of the Fourth Layer of Qi Gathering. It could not threaten the fox demon at all, and it casually blocked it by raising a paw.

Seeing that the strange stone possessed only this much power, the fox demon finally lowered its guard and strode toward them.

Facing an invincible enemy, Yang Linghu and Yang Lingqing exchanged a glance. Both saw resolve in the other's eyes, and both had their answer.

Since matters had come to this, they would use their lives to protect the Lineage one last time!

Seeing the two assume a desperate stance, the fox demon's eyes revealed mockery.

Knowing that its opponents had no ability to fight back, its fox nature emerged. Playfulness surged in its heart, and it wanted to toy with the two humans.

With its cultivation at the Sixth Level of Qi Gathering, it could have instantly killed both of them the moment it appeared. Yet now, it chose to stroll unhurriedly before them.

That foolish thought cost the fox demon its life.

It lowered its enormous head, and the instant it drew close to them, the scene before its eyes was instantly replaced by a sheet of white radiance.

The next moment, the fox demon's body was pierced clean through from head to tail by a Spirit Power Impact.

Filled with shock and confusion, the Demon Beast died here in a muddle.

Linghu and Lingqing were equally stunned. They stared blankly at the fox demon's corpse, seemingly unable to believe what had happened before their eyes.

"Lingqing, th... this was your doing?" Yang Linghu asked blankly.

Yang Lingqing shook her head woodenly, then looked toward the Exotic Stone in her hand.

Originally, she had thought this treasure could only sense enemies and warn them in advance. Now it seemed she had still underestimated him.

Because that Spirit Power Impact just now had actually been fired by the Exotic Stone itself!