Wait for the Xia Clan's Arrival

The location of the Eighteen City.

The news traveled faster than the spirit beasts could.

At this time, near the Eighteen City, as more and more related news came in, the crowd began to become chaotic.

We can't stay here any longer.

Someone looked into the distance, their expression worried, and said:

"The city is already overcrowded and can't accommodate any more people. When the spirit beasts arrive, we'll be in great danger here. I've heard that this time, the ones that have appeared out of nowhere are all spirit beasts, and they're even stronger than the ones before."

"But where can we go? Can we go to other cities? I've heard that none of the other cities nearby seem willing to accept us."

"It's more than just unwillingness." Someone's face darkened.

"Many surrounding cities already harbor resentment towards the people of the Eighteen City, and it's said that many more cities have now been completely sealed off, no longer allowing any other people to enter."

"But what do we do now? It'll be dark soon, and it'll be even more dangerous here at night."

Anxiety, worry, panic, and all sorts of negative emotions are present.

"Can you contact the city lord and the others? The people here weren't very strong before. With them here, they might be able to hold off the beast tide."

"It's hard to say. They've all gone to the Nine-Story Tower to try and climb it. We don't know when they'll be back. Relying on them alone probably won't work. If they don't come back, we'll be in trouble."

"Sigh." Someone sighed.

"If only we could leave this secret realm. With such a drastic change, we should be able to leave as soon as possible. We were told we could leave freely; if we're left here because of this, that would be truly..."

The crowd was abuzz with discussion, but for the time being, the situation seemed unsolvable.

There were simply too many people, and the range of the city's formation was limited, making it impossible to accommodate so many people.

He couldn't enter the Eighteen City, and the other cities wouldn't accept him.

Right now, all that's left is to stick together and keep warm.

A hidden realm, inside a mountain cave.

Xia Ya took out an array plate from his storage ring, along with several stones with peculiar auras, and placed it on the ground.

After doing all that, he took out an octagonal disc.

He formed hand seals, gathering power and intention, and focused them onto the object.

Buzz.

The disc vibrated.

Immediately afterwards, light flew out from within, spreading outwards and drawing upon the power of the surrounding world to form a defensive array that enveloped the area.

After doing all this, Xia Ya took out a token and placed it on the ground.

As the token fell, an aura immediately emerged, connecting with other objects in its vicinity.

Soon, light emerged and coalesced into the shape of a flag.

On the flag, the word "Xia" is clearly visible, which has an extraordinary atmosphere.

Xia Ya seemed to realize something, his expression shifted slightly, and he unleashed another spell on it.

Brush.

The flag has disappeared.

But that power continued to accumulate.

"People of Land of the Four Directions, await the Descent of the Xia Clan."

After speaking, Xia Ya sat down cross-legged and Jingjing waited for the teleportation array to activate.

To establish a teleportation array, you need to know the location you want to teleport to.

Generally, solving this problem only requires establishing a transmission beacon.

With a transmission beacon present, the exact location to be transmitted can be determined.

The Nine-Tower Secret Realm went out of control back then because the teleportation beacons within the realm were destroyed.

Now, the beacon has been erected once again.

The arrival of the Xia Clan's powerful figures was merely a matter of how long the preparation time was.

Night slowly Descent amidst the fear of countless people.

Just like those who enter the secret realm, they will have a Nine-Story Tower mark on their arm.

The newly emerging spirit beasts are also affected by the darkness of the secret realm.

In an instant, the already ferocious spirit beasts became even more violent under the influence of the night.

Fortunately, to everyone's relief,

The city's influence on spirit beasts is still effective.

For a time, the vast majority of people chose to hide inside the city and wait and see.

Perhaps, by tomorrow, the spirit beasts will gradually retreat.

Of course, there were also those who refused to believe in the superstition and continued to gather in small groups, trying to go against the tide at a time when few people were vying for ownership of the spirit beasts.

Then, after being told that once they went out they wouldn't need to come back, they chose to give up.

Looking at the frantically charging spirit beasts outside the city, countless people had a premonition.

Tonight, the secret realm will likely belong to the spirit beasts.

Meanwhile, in a city...

"That direction, if I remember correctly, isn't that where we came in from?"

"It should be right. I didn't go too far after entering the secret realm, so that direction should be where we came in."

"So, the exit for leaving is finally open?"

Countless eyes in the city were fixed on the ball of light in the distance.

"Even the exit has reappeared. It seems that something unexpected must have happened to cause these spirit beasts to appear again at this time," someone speculated.

"But once you leave, you can't come back in. It's like voluntarily ending the competition. And right now, we haven't found anything good in this secret realm."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone glanced at him.

"Given the current state of the secret realm, what's the point of staying here? Are we just courting death?"

Upon hearing this, the man said nothing more.

Speculation is one thing, but no one actually went to try it.

The hordes of spirit beasts running rampant on the ground were not fake; the number of birds in the sky was even more terrifying.

After some discussion, everyone made a decision.

We'll try again once the number of spirit beasts has decreased.

Eighteen City.

"The number of spirit beasts is increasing; at this rate, we can't hold out for long."

"There's no other way but to persevere; where can you run to?"

"Don't crowd! Injured people should rest in the city center. Those behind can fill in as needed. Don't move haphazardly, or we'll all be doomed!"

As darkness fell, more and more spirit beasts began to gather.

Moreover, this trend is intensifying.

In comparison, the atmosphere in the Eighteen City is much better than that in other cities.

However, as the beast tides gradually increased, casualties became increasingly frequent.

Just when everyone felt powerless.

Suddenly, the previously frenzied spirit beasts all stopped moving.

The next moment, countless spirit beasts and birds, as if they had discovered something, rushed away in an even more frantic manner.

The ground trembled violently, the sound was so great that it left everyone speechless.

The pressure on everyone in the Eighteen City instantly eased, and they all looked into the distance.

What happened over there?

Meanwhile, in a valley not too far from the Eighteen City.

A drop of essence blood floated in mid-air.

It was surrounded by layers of formations, and the spirit beasts around it surged toward the drop of essence blood like madmen.