Two Saint-level Magical Beasts

In the square at the center of town.

Linley stood on the raised platform, looking down at the noisy crowd. He took a deep breath.

"Everyone, quiet! Listen to me!"

His voice, infused with Battle-qi, carried across the entire square.

"The magical beast tide really is here! It's to the southeast! It'll reach Wushan Town soon!"

"If you don't want to die, come with me now! Run to the left! You haven't prepared, so you can't take anything from your homes. Follow me right now!"

"Hurry!!"

When he finished, the crowd fell silent for a moment, then erupted into even louder clamor.

"What? It's really here?!"

"Oh, heavens! I thought it was a joke!"

"Run!!"

Everyone panicked.

The young people who had originally scoffed at the warning were especially pale now, their legs weak.

Fear spread like a plague.

"Everyone, don't panic!"

Linley shouted.

"Hurry!!"

With Linley keeping order, the panicked crowd finally regained some semblance of order and began surging north.

Meanwhile.

Five kilometers southeast of Wushan Town.

Haoyue stood in a tree, looking grimly at the beast tide sweeping toward him.

There were too many.

Far too many.

Magical beasts stretched as far as the eye could see, sweeping in like a tide.

Wherever they passed, grass and trees were destroyed, and the earth rumbled.

Low-level Rabbit Wolves, mid-level Bear Tigers, high-level griffins, Behemoths...

There were magical beasts of every kind.

And at the very front of the beast tide were extraordinarily powerful auras.

Those were...

Saint-level magical beasts!

And there was more than one!

"Whew..."

Haoyue took a deep breath and slowly clenched his fists.

He knew the battle ahead would be the hardest he had faced since transmigrating.

"Come on."

Fierce fighting spirit blazed in Haoyue's eyes.

His magic of three elements circulated at once.

"Want to get past?"

Haoyue's voice was cold and commanding.

"You'll have to get past me first!"

As his words fell, he raised both hands.

Earth-yellow light blazed from his left hand.

Level nine Earth Element magic: Greater Gravity Domain!

An invisible gravitational field spread out instantly, covering an area several hundred meters across.

The charging magical beasts felt their bodies grow heavy, and their speed dropped sharply.

Some low-level magical beasts were even pressed straight to the ground, their bones breaking as they howled in agony.

Crimson flames soared from his right hand.

Level nine Fire Element magic: Heaven-Burning Sea of Fire!

Raging flames rose from the ground, forming a towering wall of fire that blocked the beast tide's path.

Some of the magical beasts at the front couldn't dodge in time and plunged straight into the sea of fire.

"Awooo!!"

Piercing screams rang out one after another.

The raging flames swallowed those magical beasts in an instant, burning them to ash.

But-

There were simply too many beasts in the tide.

There was no killing them all.

The magical beasts charged madly at the sea of fire and the gravity domain, wave after wave.

Though magical beasts kept dying, even more trampled over their companions' corpses and continued charging.

"Hmph."

Haoyue snorted coldly.

Did they think they could get through like that?

How naive!

"Water Element: Ice Spike Storm!"

He swept his left hand upward.

Ice spikes filled the sky, pouring down like a torrential rain.

Every spike carried a bone-piercing chill and sharp edges.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

The sound of ice spikes piercing flesh rang out in quick succession.

The front row of magical beasts was riddled with holes in an instant, collapsing in pools of blood.

For a time, the beast tide's charge was forcibly brought to a halt.

As Linley ran north, he listened to the earthshaking explosions and the roars of magical beasts coming from the southwest, his expression grim.

"Big Brother Haoyue..."

He clenched his fists.

He could sense how intense the fighting was over there.

Was Big Brother Haoyue holding back a million beasts all by himself?!

All he could do now was lead these townspeople and make sure Big Brother Haoyue's efforts weren't wasted.

"Everyone, hurry inside!"

Linley shouted.

The young townspeople who had stayed behind were all running north for their lives.

Meanwhile, south of Wushan Town,

the battle continued.

Haoyue had already dropped from the tree to the ground.

Though he had stopped the vanguard of the beast tide, the magical beasts behind it were still pouring in without end.

More importantly-

Those Saint-level auras were drawing closer and closer.

"Finally here?"

Haoyue raised his head and looked into the depths of the beast tide.

There, two exceptionally powerful auras were rapidly approaching.

Mid-stage Saint-level!

And there were two of them!

"Thud! Thud! Thud!"

Heavy footsteps struck at the heart like war drums.

Immediately afterward, two enormous creatures appeared in Haoyue's field of vision.

The one on the left was a giant bear over ten meters tall, its body covered in earth-yellow scales. The ground trembled with every step it took.

An Earth Violent Bear!

The one on the right was a giant white tiger with wings on its back. It was nearly twenty meters long, lightning crackled around its body, and its eyes were fierce.

A Thunder-Winged White Tiger!

It too was a Mid-stage Saint-level magical beast!

The two great Saint-level magical beasts stood to either side, staring fixedly at Haoyue.

Their terrifying auras bore down like two mountains, making it hard to breathe.

"A human?"

The Earth Violent Bear spoke in a voice like muffled thunder.

"You, a human, dare stand in our way?"

"You're courting death!"

The Thunder-Winged White Tiger was even more direct. With a beat of its wings, it pounced at Haoyue.

"Whoosh-"

It was extremely fast, and lightning surrounded its body, making the air crackle wherever it passed.

Saint-level magical beasts truly lived up to their reputation!

"Hmph."

Haoyue neither dodged nor retreated.

He knew the real test was only beginning.

"Come on."

He slowly drew the miaodao that had been made heavier.

"Hummm-"

The miaodao gave a soft hum. Its blade grew thick and solid, gleaming like earth-yellow crystalline jade.

The power of Earth Element magic merged into the blade.

"Roar!!"

An even more piercing tiger roar burst from Haoyue's mouth.

His figure suddenly grew taller.

Blue tiger stripes spread across his body.

White fur emerged from beneath his skin.

His tiger-striped Ultimate Warrior form was fully unleashed!

At that moment, Haoyue's aura soared to its peak!

It instantly rose to a level infinitely close to Saint-level.

"Die!"

Haoyue stamped his foot and shot toward the Thunder-Winged White Tiger like a cannonball.

The heavy miaodao in his hands cleaved downward with the force to split heaven and earth!

Wielding the Heavy as Though It Were Light!

The strike looked effortless, but its weight was immense!

"Clang!!"

The heavy miaodao slammed into one of the Thunder-Winged White Tiger's front paws.

The clash of metal was deafening!

"Awooo!!"

The Thunder-Winged White Tiger let out a piercing scream.

Its hard front paw had been cleaved so fiercely that its bones were knocked out of place and its flesh split open!

The tremendous force even sent its enormous body flying backward!

"What?!"

The Earth Violent Bear was stunned.

This human... was actually that strong?!

It knew better than anyone how strong the Thunder-Winged White Tiger's defenses were.

Although the tiger was among the weaker Saint-level magical beasts of the same stage, its opponent was clearly not even Saint-level, so he should have had a hard time breaking through its defenses.

Yet the human before it had severely injured the Thunder-Winged White Tiger with a single slash?!

Wasn't that too outrageous?

"Who exactly are you?" the Earth Violent Bear asked in a deep voice, watching Haoyue warily.

Haoyue shook the heavy miaodao in his hand, shaking the tiger's blood from the blade until not a drop remained.

He slowly raised his head and looked at the Earth Violent Bear, his gaze blazing.

"If you're going to fight, then fight. Why all the nonsense?"

His voice was not loud, but it carried an air of supremacy over all under heaven.

Intimidated by Haoyue's presence, the Earth Violent Bear did not dare advance for a moment.

A brief standoff followed.

It did not last long.

"Roar-!"

The Thunder-Winged White Tiger climbed to its feet and let out a furious roar.

It was injured.

And it had been injured by a human it looked down on.

To it, this was a profound humiliation!

"I'll kill you!!"

The Thunder-Winged White Tiger roared, and the lightning around it grew even more violent.

Crackling arcs danced across its body, ionizing the surrounding air until it glowed blue.

"Thunder-Winged Heavenly Assault!"

It beat its wings and soared tens of meters into the air.

Then it opened its great maw.

A massive pillar of lightning several meters across shot from its mouth and blasted down at Haoyue's head!

This attack contained all its power!

It was enough to instantly kill a level-nine expert with ease!

Faced with this terrifying attack, Haoyue's expression turned grave.

A full-strength attack from a Mid-stage Saint-level magical beast was not to be underestimated.

"Earth Element: Saint-level Earth Guardian Armor!"

Haoyue let out a low roar.

An earthy yellow light poured from his body, forming a suit of crystal-clear diamond armor around him.

At the same time-

"Water Element: Profound Mystery of Roundness Water Domain!"

A translucent curtain of water appeared outside the Saint-level Earthguard Armor.

The Taiji principle of roundness and yielding, combined with Water Element magic, maximized the effect of dispersing force.

Boom-!!!

The pillar of lightning slammed into the water curtain.

The Profound Mystery of Roundness Water Domain shook violently, and the water curtain was pressed into a deep hollow, but it never broke.

The violent power of the lightning was cleverly guided and dispersed by the water curtain, then channeled into the ground.

Crackle, crackle...

The ground was scorched black, and a huge crater appeared.

Yet Haoyue, behind the water curtain, was completely unharmed.

"What?!"

The Thunder-Winged White Tiger was utterly stunned.

Had its full-strength attack really been blocked so easily?

How was that possible?!

"My turn."

Haoyue's voice rang out coldly.

He thrust up his right hand.

"Earth Element: Greater Gravity Spell!"

Rumble-!!

Everything within a hundred meters was subjected to extraordinarily powerful gravity, and the nearby level-eight and level-nine magical beasts all stopped in their tracks!

And that was not all-

"Fire Element: Meteor Fire Rain!"

Haoyue waved his left hand.

In the sky, enormous flaming meteors appeared out of thin air, trailing long tails of flame as they hurtled toward the Thunder-Winged White Tiger and the surrounding magical beasts. A continuous barrage of flaming meteors rained down as if magic cost nothing.

An attack from above and below!

The Thunder-Winged White Tiger's expression changed drastically.

It hurriedly beat its wings to dodge.

It was indeed fast, dodging every flaming meteor, but the other level-eight, level-nine, and lower-level magical beasts within the area were all killed or injured by the meteors.

"An opening!"

A fierce glint flashed in the Earth Violent Bear's eyes.

Taking advantage of Haoyue's attention being on the Thunder-Winged White Tiger, it charged over.

"Earth Shattering!"

Its enormous paw, carrying tremendous force, struck at Haoyue's back!

If the blow landed squarely, even a small mountain would be smashed to pieces!

Yet Haoyue seemed to have anticipated it.

The instant before the Earth Violent Bear's paw could hit him-

"Earth Element: Short-Distance Earth Travel Technique!"

Whoosh-

Haoyue plunged into the ground and vanished.

Bang-!!

The Earth Violent Bear's paw slammed into empty space.

The tremendous force smashed a crater tens of meters wide into the ground!

Dust billowed up, blotting out the sky and sun.

"Where did he go?"

The Earth Violent Bear froze.

Had he run away?

Just then-

Whoosh!

A figure shot out of the ground beneath the Earth Violent Bear's feet.

It was Haoyue!

He raised the heavy miao saber in his hand high.

He poured his Fire Element mana into the blade without holding anything back.

Roaring flames coiled around the blade, heating the entire weapon until it glowed crimson.

"Die!"

Haoyue let out a low roar.

The flaming sword in his hand, with the force of a mountain-splitting blow, came down toward the top of the Earth Violent Bear's head-

Slashing down viciously!