Chen Yang Shows His Might

The plains battlefield had entered a white-hot stage of combat.

All clan soldiers desperately held the final line, using their own flesh and blood to block the demonic beasts' assault.

They roared and charged, their bodies drenched in blood, their eyes completely red with fury, fearless of death!

If they had a blade, they'd hack with it; if not, they'd pounce and grapple with the beasts.

Despite such a tragic battlefield, not a single person chose to flee.

This was because their dearest loved ones were behind them; they absolutely could not retreat even half a step!

Human and beast lives continuously vanished. Before the last defensive line, corpses had piled up half a person's height.

This formed a barrier, but it also provided a springboard for the beasts.

The clan soldiers tried their best to intercept, but due to the sheer number of beasts, a few small, agile ones managed to step on the wall of corpses and leap over their heads.

Once they bypassed the clan soldiers' defense, the beasts could advance unimpeded, reaching the Yang Family's courtyard.

Several beasts, smelling the scent of humans within, became extremely excited. They hopped and climbed the surrounding wall, then leaped inside.

"Filthy beasts, you're seeking death!"

"All of you, fight! Fight hard!"

They had expected to walk into an all-you-can-eat buffet, but to their surprise, the people in the courtyard were also armed with swords, sabers, and clubs.

Although they lacked professional training, they had the advantage of numbers.

A few beasts that were lucky enough to pass through the defense line were immediately surrounded and beaten by over a dozen people as soon as they landed.

Yang Feiyun and Yang Xiaolei directed from within the courtyard, instructing people to protect the old, weak, women, and children in the center, while the young people stood on the outside. They themselves also picked up weapons and stood at the forefront.

After all, they had practiced martial arts in their youth; killing a few beast cubs was not a problem.

At this moment, everyone inside and outside the Yang Family, regardless of their origin or status, united against a common enemy, fighting bravely solely to secure their right to survive in this cruel world.

Suddenly, a loud noise came from the very front of the battle line – the sound of the yak demon collapsing from exhaustion.

Yang Lingrui seized the opportunity and unleashed three Gale Winds to finish it off. After nearly an hour of back-and-forth fighting, they finally managed to end the life of this powerful demonic beast.

His clothes were already soaked with sweat, and he was panting heavily.

Killing this yak demon by challenging a higher level had severely drained him; he was now in a semi-exhausted state.

However, the current intense situation offered no time for rest. Yang Lingrui immediately withdrew to the front line to support the heavily wounded and near-collapse positions.

Since Gale Wind was difficult to condense, he resorted to using his fists and feet.

A cultivator's physical fitness far surpassed that of ordinary people. Even without using any techniques, his combat power was exceptionally strong. He single-handedly held off three breaches and repelled several waves of beast attacks, relieving a great deal of pressure on the clan soldiers behind him.

Just as he was preparing to move elsewhere to provide further support, he noticed that the positions that were about to develop breaches had already been reinforced.

Several small squads of clan soldiers were weaving back and forth behind the front line, filling in wherever needed, ensuring the line never broke under the assault of the beast horde.

Through everyone's persistent efforts, by the time morning arrived, the beast tide finally showed signs of weakening. The beast horde's attacks became less coordinated, and no new demonic beasts appeared.

On the cliff, after the monkey demon's death, four more demonic beasts appeared.

Yang Lingqing and Yang Linghu jointly killed two of the Second Level of Qi Gathering demonic beasts. The remaining one, a Third Level of Qi Gathering, and one Fourth Level of Qi Gathering, both fell to Chen Yang's spiritual energy impact.

Looking at it this way, Yang Guanfeng's decision to entrust Chen Yang to Yang Lingqing at that time was extremely correct.

Without that move, Linghu and Lingqing would surely have died tonight. Not only would they have died, but the Yang Family below the cliff would have faced the merciless slaughter of demonic beasts, and after the beast tide, the Yang Family would cease to exist.

Hearing the beast roars gradually subside, the heavy weight in their hearts finally lifted.

"Xiaoqing, we held them off, didn't we..."

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

He was only at the First Level of Qi Gathering. This entire night, every battle had been an overload for him.

If not for his naturally outstanding physical talent and his successful cultivation of Brute Ox Strength, he would never have lasted until the end.

"Mhm! We held them off! You worked hard, Huzi!"

Yang Lingqing leaned against a tree trunk for support, barely able to stand.

Her hand holding Chen Yang's trembled uncontrollably, a faint smile on her lips.

Old Ancestor, Lingqing did it! she thought to herself.

After resting for a while, they helped each other up.

There was no longer any movement from the beast tide on the cliff. They planned to go down and help.

Buzz!

A violent tremor from her hand made Yang Lingqing's eyes widen in horror.

There were still demonic beasts!

The two quickly turned around and saw a fox demon with fiery red fur, staring at them from a distance with cunning eyes.

It had been observing from afar, and after witnessing the power of the strange stone in Yang Lingqing's hand, it patiently waited.

Only after the previous four demonic beasts were all dead, and the two of them were utterly exhausted, did it finally appear as the last opportunist.

Yang Lingqing's expression stiffened. For the first time since her birth, despair flickered in her eyes.

This wasn't just because the two of them were powerless to resist, but also because she learned the demonic beast's cultivation realm from Chen Yang's feedback.

Sixth Level of Qi Gathering!

Such a massive gap in cultivation left Yang Lingqing feeling utterly helpless.

Yet, a stubbornness in her heart forced her to suppress her fear and raise the Exotic Stone.

Yang Lingqing poured her last wisp of spiritual power into launching a spiritual power impact.

However, the power of this attack was only equivalent to that of the Fourth Layer of Qi Gathering, posing no threat to the fox demon. It easily blocked the attack with a raised paw.

Seeing that the strange stone possessed only this much power, the fox demon completely let down its guard and strode towards the two of them.

Facing an insurmountable enemy, Yang Linghu and Yang Lingqing exchanged a look, seeing determination in each other's eyes. They both knew what they had to do.

Things had come to this; they would use their own lives to protect the clan one last time!

Watching the two adopt a desperate stance, the fox demon's eyes glinted with amusement.

Knowing they had no chance of fighting back, its foxy nature surfaced, and it felt playful, wanting to toy with the two humans.

With its Sixth Level of Qi Gathering cultivation, it could have instantly killed them the moment it appeared. But now, it chose to walk towards them unhurriedly.

It was this foolish thought that sealed the fox demon's doom.

It lowered its large head, and the moment it neared the two, the scene before its eyes was instantly replaced by a blinding white light.

In the next moment, the fox demon's body was pierced through from head to tail by a spiritual power impact.

The demonic beast died confused and bewildered, filled with surprise and disbelief.

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

"Lingqing, did... did you do this?" Yang Linghu asked dazedly.

Yang Lingqing shook her head numbly, then looked at the Exotic Stone in her hand.

She had initially thought this treasure could only sense enemies and provide early warnings. Now, it seemed she had underestimated it.

Because that spiritual power impact just now had been emitted by the Exotic Stone itself!