This scene left everyone utterly perplexed.

  "City Lord, should we release the arrows?" a bowman asked.

  "Hold on!" Han Wuxie waved his hand, and all the archers lowered their longbows.

  Under everyone's watchful eyes, the endless sea of demon beasts bypassed Fire Cloud City, heading towards the rear, always maintaining a distance of one li from the city.

  "What is going on here?"

  Han Wuxie was deeply puzzled.

  With such a massive beast tide, led by numerous Demon Kings, a single charge could instantly destroy the city's defensive formation and easily demolish the city walls.

  But why did they bypass Fire Cloud City? Is this typical behavior for demon beasts?

  Han Wuxie and Wang Ming'ao simultaneously thought of one person!

  That Lord Xiao, who lived in the Demon Beast Mountain Range and befriended demon beasts—could it be that these beasts were following his will?

  Thinking of this, the two felt a great sense of relief.

  Fortunately, they had once followed Wan Jianfeng to lend a hand, even if it was just to show their stance, and Lord Xiao remembered this favor.

  "Thank goodness we weren't foolish back then!" Han Wuxie was so moved that tears streamed down his face, finally letting out a long sigh of relief.

  "All soldiers, hear my command: do not attack any demon beasts. Those who disobey will be executed!" Han Wuxie immediately ordered.

  "Yes!"

  Under countless tense gazes, the beast tide bypassed Fire Cloud City and gradually moved away. However, the distant sea of demon beasts remained endless, with no end in sight.

  …………

  That night.

  The Beast Taming Sect's expansion outside Fire Cloud City triggered an unprecedented epic beast tide, sweeping through the entire Tianfeng Kingdom like a storm.

  From the nobles in the Capital to the common folk, everyone was shocked and armed by the news.

  The next day, according to the intelligence department of the Capital, five medium-sized cities were destroyed, thirty-six small cities were wiped out, and hundreds of martial artist outposts were bloodwashed. In contrast, small vilges with little killing intent were not attacked by the demon beasts.

  As for the various martial sects, rge and small, they were countless, including the Ask Sword Sect and the Earth Fiend Sect, which were second only to one-star sects. None of the sects near Fire Cloud City were spared.

  Fortunately, some disciples from those sects managed to escape to Fire Cloud City for refuge, preserving a bit of their legacy.

  This left people puzzled: why wasn't Fire Cloud City attacked by the demon beasts?

  As one of the four great garrison cities, second only to the Capital and the border hub Tianya City, Fire Cloud City had some resistance power. But against such a rge-scale beast tide, it was nothing more than a paper tiger, ready to be destroyed at any moment.

  Yet, the beast tide bypassed Fire Cloud City, heading north with single-minded determination, not attacking any other pces along the way.

  This led people to wonder: have the demon beasts become cowardly, fearing for their lives and no longer daring to attack humans?

  "It must be so. These demon beasts are smarter than before, definitely afraid of dying!"

  "Haha! Although Fire Cloud City is vulnerable, it can at least take down a few Demon Kings. Those Demon Kings must be scared, which is why they only bully the small sects!"

  On the city tower of Hidden Poison City, the defending soldiers chatted and ughed, completely disregarding the approaching beast tide.

  Since the Hidden Poison Sect was destroyed, its mountain gate seemed to have been occupied by a bandit leader who was half a step into the Innate realm.

  This bandit leader had no other hobbies but a fondness for women. During his occupation of the Hidden Poison Sect, countless women from Hidden Poison City were vioted by him, and his subordinates wreaked havoc everywhere, turning the entire city into a chaotic mess.

  The city lord of Hidden Poison City, Yan Tian, was originally an Innate Expert. Not only did he fail to maintain order in Hidden Poison City, but he also aided the bandit leader, spending his days in debauchery. Under such influence, Hidden Poison City became a wless, orderless, and immoral city.

  But to be fair, when Gu You was alive, Hidden Poison City wasn't much better.

  "They're coming, they're coming, get ready!"

  The soldiers on the city tower straightened up as they saw the dark mass of beasts in the distance.

  Not to fight, but to put on a show for the city lord.

  City Lord Yan Tian floated over from afar, his cold and sharp gaze sweeping over the soldiers, nodding in satisfaction.

  "Very good! If we withstand this beast tide, I will apply for rewards from the Capital, and everyone will be heavily rewarded!"

  "Yes!" the soldiers responded excitedly.

  "Brother Yan, hurry up, I'm getting impatient!" a burly man with a full beard shouted from below the city tower.

  "What's the rush! It's a once-in-a-millennium beast tide, we have to put on a show." Yan Tian sneered, then descended from the city tower, leaving with the burly man.

  Once Yan Tian left, the soldiers returned to their zy demeanor.

  "Brothers, how about we go to the Yi Hong Lou for a feast tonight?"

  "Sure! You're treating!"

  "Haha! Once the rewards arrive, no problem!"

  The soldiers chatted happily, as if certain that the demon beasts wouldn't dare attack Hidden Poison City.

  At this moment, the beast tide had already reached one li away, and looking up, they could see the dark mass of beasts ahead.

  "Roar!" The demon beasts roared towards the sky.

  "What are you roaring for! Get lost!" a soldier on the city tower cursed.

  "Damn it, watch me scare them off with a stone!" Another soldier casually picked up a stone and threw it towards the beast horde.

  "Roar!"

  "Howl!"

  The horde of beasts roared towards the sky and charged towards Hidden Poison City.

  "Hey, something feels off!"

  "What's off?"

  "The beast tide, why is it getting closer?" someone asked in surprise.

  "What!"

  The people on the city tower suddenly realized, and when they looked down, their eyes nearly popped out.

  The beast tide had already reached a hundred meters outside the city walls, just a few breaths away from the city gates!

  "Something's wrong! Quickly call the city lord for support!"

  "Run!"

  Faced with the beast tide, the soldiers' first reaction was to call for support, and their second reaction was to flee!

  Boom!

  A massive berserk rhinoceros rammed into the city gate, causing the entire city wall to tremble.

  Crash!

  The city gate was smashed open with a rge hole!

  "I'm coming!" A bck bear Demon King pounded its chest and charged forward, its massive body crashing into the city gate.

  Boom!

  Bricks and stones fell, and the city gate instantly shattered into pieces.

  The bck bear Demon King smmed down with its paw, creating a huge hole in the city wall. The soldiers on the wall were knocked down, and before they hit the ground, they were snatched up by several eagle demons in the sky.

  "Roar!"

  "Howl!"

  The terrifying roars of the beasts soared into the sky.

  "Kill!"

  "Kill all humans!"

  "Revenge!"

  A rge number of demon beasts poured in through the city gate, their battle cries shaking the heavens and earth.

  Inside Yi Hong Lou.

  The bck-faced bandit and Yan Tian were each holding a woman, drinking and ughing.

  "How did Fire Cloud City get so lucky that the demon beasts didn't attack it!" Yan Tian cursed with a smile.

  "Aren't they just afraid of dying? Fire Cloud City, no matter how weak, is still a garrison city. The demon beasts don't dare to mess with big cities!"

  "Haha, who cares, let's drink!" The bck-faced bandit ughed.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  As they drank, a commotion suddenly erupted outside, shaking the entire Yi Hong Lou.

  "Who dares to cause trouble!" Yan Tian smmed the table and stood up.

  "Haha, ruining my mood, even the king of heaven will be killed without mercy!"

  The bck-faced bandit casually killed the woman beside him, stood up with a grim face, and walked to the window.

  "Who! Come out if you dare!"

  The bck-faced bandit poked his head out the window.

  Whoosh!

  A foul wind swept by!

  As soon as he poked his head out, a massive bear paw spped down on his head, and with a "bang," his head exploded into pieces!

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