"What's going on?" Yan Tian shouted loudly.

  Suddenly, a giant bear paw smashed down from the rooftop.

  Boom!

  The entire Yi Hong Lou was demolished.

  Yan Tian leaped out, hovering in mid-air.

  As he floated above the street, he was momentarily stunned.

  All around him, an endless army of demon beasts surged like a tidal wave, pouring in from the city gates.

  "Roar!" Ahead, the Bck Bear King angrily pounded its chest.

  In the sky, a Griffon King looked down at him from afar.

  Behind him was a Golden Horned Giant Deer.

  Surrounded on all sides by demon kings, he was completely encircled.

  "It's over!" Yan Tian's face turned ashen.

  ………

  A day ter, news arrived.

  Hidden Poison City, one of the four great garrison cities, was completely annihited!

  Except for some ordinary citizens who managed to escape, all the human warriors inside were wiped out, not a single one survived!

  The entire nation fell into a deathly silence.

  In the Demon Beast Mountain Range, within the ape tribe's cave.

  Xiao Long's serpent body coiled in the center of the cave, which was filled with dense streams of spiritual qi, cleansing his meridians and repairing his damaged body.

  Xiao Long had purchased some fourth-grade healing pills from the Myriad Worlds Mall, and in just three days, all the hidden injuries in his body were fully healed.

  Xiao Long opened his eyes, and an indescribable, overwhelming aura shot straight into the sky, scattering the clouds above.

  "Almost there! It won't be long before I break through to the first rank of Demon King."

  Xiao Long gnced at his experience bar; as long as he cultivated within the supreme-grade spiritual vein, his experience points increased continuously, already reaching 80%.

  He looked at Huang Mao beside him.

  Huang Mao sat cross-legged, motionless. With his fifth-level Battle Saint Physique, his injuries had long since healed. The reason he hadn't awakened was likely due to encountering some opportunity.

  Suddenly, Huang Mao's entire body emitted a dazzling light, and the spiritual qi in the cave frantically converged, pouring into Huang Mao like a divine enlightenment.

  "Hmm?" Xiao Long showed an intrigued expression.

  Under the impact of such dense spiritual qi, Huang Mao's aura rose steadily.

  Seventh rank Demon General peak, eighth rank Demon General, eighth rank Demon General peak...

  Finally, Huang Mao's strength rose to the ninth rank Demon General peak before stopping.

  "Breaking through after a setback, advancing two levels, truly worthy of being a descendant of the ancient giant ape tribe," Xiao Long praised.

  At this moment, Huang Mao had already opened his eyes.

  "Boss!" The first thing Huang Mao did upon opening his eyes was to look around, searching for Xiao Long.

  When he saw Xiao Long coiled beside him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

  "By the way, Boss, what about that scum Qin Feng, and the Beast Taming Sect, how are they?" Huang Mao quickly asked.

  "Qin Feng was burned to death by me, the Beast Taming Sect was defeated, and Tian Leizi escaped. However, an unprecedented rge-scale beast tide has erupted in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, heading straight for the Beast Taming Sect," Xiao Long said ftly.

  "Damn it!" Huang Mao spped his forehead, seemingly frustrated by his defeat at Qin Feng's hands.

  The ancient giant ape tribe was extremely competitive and did not tolerate failure, and Huang Mao had perfectly inherited their character.

  "If I fight that scum again, I guarantee I'll beat him until he cries for his mom and dad!" Huang Mao cursed angrily.

  "Hey? Huang Mao, you're awake!"

  At this moment, Xiao Bai jumped in from outside, holding a purple flower in her mouth, a spiritual herb she had found somewhere.

  "Sister Xiao Bai!" Huang Mao scratched his head and grinned foolishly.

  "Wow, you've even broken through to the ninth rank Demon General, not bad at all!" Xiao Bai said with a cheerful smile.

  "By the way! Where are Da Hei and Er Hei?" Huang Mao seemed to remember something and quickly asked.

  Xiao Bai fell silent.

  Xiao Long said nothing, but a terrifying killing intent emanated from him, making even Huang Mao feel a chill.

  "Da Hei and Er Hei were captured by Tian Leizi," Xiao Bai said bitterly.

  Xiao Long remained silent, standing up indifferently and heading swiftly into the distance.

  "To the Beast Taming Sect, to rescue Da Hei and Er Hei!"

  Xiao Bai followed closely behind.

  "Beast Taming Sect! Damn it!" Huang Mao clenched his fists and leaped like an arrow, chasing after them.

  ………

  Beast City was located in the central region of Tianfeng Kingdom. The beast tide surged northward from Fire Cloud City in the south, destroying every sect in its path.

  This was still under the restraint of Xiao Long's will, preventing the beast tide from spreading freely; otherwise, it would have engulfed the entire Tianfeng Kingdom, leading to utter disaster.

  Xiao Long, Huang Mao, and Xiao Bai moved faster than ordinary demon kings, catching up with the beast tide army in just a day.

  At this moment, the beast tide army was only a hundred miles away from Beast City, and it was estimated to arrive in less than two hours.

  "We are the genius disciples of the Beast Taming Sect, how can we fear demon beasts!"

  "Kill them all! To restore the sect's prestige!"

  "Kill!"

  At the forefront of the beast tide, several Beast Taming Sect disciples transformed into beast souls, charging into the beast tide like mantises trying to stop a chariot, only to be obliterated in an instant.

  These Beast Taming Sect disciples were stationed to guard the sect and had not participated in the expedition. Now, with the beast tide pressing in, they rushed to the front, unching suicidal attacks.

  Some small sects near the Beast Taming Sect also began to organize themselves to resist the beast tide.

  "Die!"

  One person killed a demon beast before dying, torn apart by the horde, leaving with hatred.

  Another broke through during the battle, killing three demon beasts before being besieged to death.

  A Qi Condensing Realm peak expert charged into the beast horde, sying dozens of demon beasts before being personally killed by a demon king.

  Xiao Long witnessed all of this.

  "Humans sughter beasts, demon beasts kill humans, everything is fair!"

  Xiao Long's expression was indifferent, neither joyful nor sorrowful.

  At this moment, he suddenly remembered something.

  He recalled in his previous life, when he was young, he encountered a small-scale beast tide. At that time, he was still an Innate ant, and when he saw his kind being killed, he rushed in without hesitation, becoming a righteous hero, sying demon beasts, and resisting wave after wave of attacks, earning widespread accim.

  Later, his sect even awarded him an Innate Spiritual Treasure as a reward for defending against the demon beasts.

  After receiving the reward, Xiao Long proudly swore to eradicate all demon beasts and protect the people.

  "Heh, back then, how was I any different from these hot-blooded young people?" Xiao Long couldn't help but ugh.

  As Xiao Long grew, he witnessed too many massacres, even entire nations being wiped out, and he became numb to it.

  Now, Xiao Long observed this beast tide from a completely different perspective.

  His mindset was gradually changing.

  "In my past life, I always thought from a human perspective. Seeing a beast tide, I couldn't help but become a so-called righteous hero and lend a hand."

  "In this life, as a demon beast, seeing demon beasts being killed, I feel the same anger and desire for revenge against humans."

  "Without becoming human, one cannot understand human thoughts; without becoming a demon, one cannot comprehend the fury of demon beasts!"

  Xiao Long closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there seemed to be something more in them.

  "Boss, you are..." Huang Mao excimed in shock.

  He clearly saw Xiao Long floating, seemingly merging with the natural environment, becoming one with the spiritual qi of heaven and earth.

  This was the legendary—

  Unity of Heaven and Man!

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