Chapter 201: First Kill of a Chaos Beast

Chapter 201: First Kill of a Chaos Beast

Early the next morning, Zhang Yuhe and the others arrived at the city walls of Yingyue City.

Aside from the seven Golden Immortals from the Ji'an Sea Area, including themselves,

the Nangong Immortal Clan had three other Golden Immortal Cultivators in Yingyue City.

Along with Nangong Youxi, who was in command, there were eleven Golden Immortal Cultivators in total.

There were also over five hundred True Immortal Disciples.

This was their entire current force guarding Yingyue City.

As for the Cultivators in the city below the True Immortal realm, they could only perform auxiliary tasks.

Whether it was defending the city walls or going out to clear Chaos Beasts,

those Cultivators below the True Immortal realm were simply not qualified.

Chaos Beasts were incredibly powerful.

Even the weakest One-Star Chaos Beast was comparable to an Early Stage True Immortal.

As for their true combat strength, they were leagues ahead of ordinary True Immortal Cultivators.

Under normal circumstances, multiple True Immortal Cultivators had to work together just to contend with a Chaos Beast.

A True Immortal Cultivator acting alone had either forged an immortal physique and possessed some ability to protect themselves,

or they were simply courting death.

Since even True Immortal Cultivators could not guarantee their safety in front of a Chaos Beast,

those Cultivators below the True Immortal realm did not even qualify as cannon fodder.

When the beast tide truly descended,

these Cultivators below the True Immortal realm would quickly be evacuated to Heavenly Palace City via the Teleportation Array.

Standing on the city wall, Zhang Yuhe cast his gaze around.

He saw twelve Low-Grade Immortal Extermination Cannons with their long barrels pointing straight outside the city.

The Nangong Immortal Clan had not deployed any Mid-Grade Immortal Extermination Cannons in Yingyue City.

This was naturally not because the Nangong Immortal Clan could not produce Mid-Grade Immortal Extermination Cannons.

In fact,

the Nangong Immortal Clan possessed at least a hundred Mid-Grade Immortal Extermination Cannons.

they had simply deployed all of these Mid-Grade Immortal Extermination Cannons in Heavenly Palace City.

Not a single one was deployed in a Garrison City like Yingyue City.

In the eyes of the Nangong Immortal Clan,

when a crisis arose, all Garrison Cities could be abandoned.

Only Heavenly Palace City had to be defended at all costs.

As a Monarch-Grade City, Heavenly Palace City was simply too important.

A third-grade Immortal-rank mineral vein existed there.

This mineral vein was the Nangong Immortal Clan's most important resource on the Chaos Continent.

Therefore, whenever a beast tide approached,

the Nangong Immortal Clan would concentrate all of their most elite forces in Heavenly Palace City.

As for the peripheral Garrison Cities, they were mostly guarded by subordinate forces that had been conscripted.

This was the case for Yingyue City.

Outsiders like Zhang Yuhe and his group actually outnumbered the Nangong Immortal Clan's own people.

Standing on the city wall, the group conversed in low voices from time to time.

Zhuo Zhiming said with some anticipation,

"Didn't they say there's a beast tide? Why can't we see even a single Chaos Beast?"

"I really want to find a Chaos Beast to hone my Divine Abilities."

Hearing this, Long Xingxiu curled his lip and replied,

"If you want to find a Chaos Beast, that's easy."

"Just walk ten million miles outside the city, and you are bound to encounter Chaos Beasts."

Zhuo Zhiming didn't know how to respond to Long Xingxiu's words.

There were certainly Chaos Beasts far away from the city.

But how would he dare to go that far?

If he accidentally stumbled into a Chaos Beast tribe, wouldn't that be a disaster?

By staying close to the city, they could support one another.

Moreover, as long as the Teleportation Array was not destroyed,

they would still have a way to retreat.

But in the wilderness, things were not so convenient.

The wilderness of the Chaos Continent had always been the domain of the Chaos Beasts.

Unless those super-large factions took the lead and mobilized Cultivators to sweep through the Chaos Beasts together,

otherwise,

ordinary Golden Immortal Cultivators would not have the courage to venture far from the city and act alone.

Nangong Youxi's gaze swept over everyone as she spoke slowly,

"According to the intelligence we have gathered, several nearby small Chaos Beast tribes are showing signs of restlessness."

"According to past conventions, once a similar situation arises,"

"a beast tide will break out within three to five hundred years at most."

"As for how large the beast tide will be, no one can say for sure."

"To minimize the impact of the future beast tide on the city as much as possible,"

"we need to clear out the scattered Chaos Beasts nearby in advance."

"Now, I will assign the tasks."

"True Immortal Disciples will remain to guard the city."

"Starting tomorrow, Fellow Daoists will form pairs to sweep the Chaos Beasts within a ten-million-mile radius."

"If you discover large groups of Chaos Beasts, remember to sound the alarm immediately."

"Understood."

Everyone nodded in response.

Except for Zhang Yuhe, who was visiting the Chaos Continent for the first time,

the others were all veterans.

They were already well-acquainted with the routine of dealing with beast tides.

Before the beast tide arrived,

clearing the periphery in advance was just standard procedure.

After discussing some specific details of the task allocation, the group dispersed.

The next day,

several streaks of light flew out from Yingyue City.

Zhang Yuhe and Yu Liwei stood on a Flying Boat, swiftly heading toward the southeast.

According to the intelligence provided by Nangong Youxi,

there was a fairly large Chaos Beast tribe southeast of Yingyue City.

Cultivators had once discovered a Six-Star Chaos Beast in this tribe.

As for Four-Star and Five-Star Chaos Beasts, there were at least ten of them.

A Chaos Beast tribe of this scale posed a significant threat to Yingyue City.

This was why Nangong Youxi had paired Zhang Yuhe and Yu Liwei together.

Should they encounter a large group of Chaos Beasts, they should be able to protect themselves and escape given their strength.

Their goal was not to clear out this small Chaos Beast tribe,

but rather to get as close to the tribe's edge as possible and clear out the peripheral Chaos Beasts.

In Nangong Youxi's view,

trying to clear a tribe with over ten Golden Immortal Realm Chaos Beasts

was clearly impossible relying on Yingyue City's strength alone.

She only hoped

to weaken the strength of the Chaos Beasts as much as possible before the beast tide arrived.

After flying continuously for nearly half a day,

Zhang Yuhe suddenly came to a halt.

Yu Liwei asked with a look of surprise,

"Did you discover something unusual?"

She had just swept her Divine Sense across the surroundings and found nothing amiss.

However, she knew that Zhang Yuhe would not stop for no reason.

He must have discovered something,

it was just that she had failed to notice it.

Even so, Yu Liwei did not urge him,

but instead scanned the surroundings vigilantly.

Caution was the primary rule of survival for Cultivators on the Chaos Continent.

Zhang Yuhe did not reply to Yu Liwei.

Instead, he extended his right hand.

The Nine Heavens Flying Spirit Staff appeared in his hand.

Soaring into the air, he swung the Nine Heavens Flying Spirit Staff and charged rapidly toward a valley several hundred miles away.

A Lizard-type Chaos Beast was cautiously poking half of its head out from the valley, peering outside.

Right at that moment,

a golden staff shadow swept directly toward the valley.

"Roar…"

Only then did the Lizard-type Chaos Beast realize something was wrong, letting out an earth-shattering roar.

It quickly dashed out of the valley.

However, it had barely taken two steps

before being enveloped by a sky full of staff shadows.

Boom…

Zhang Yuhe channeled his Law of Power with all his might, making the Nine Heavens Flying Spirit Staff descend with the weight of ten thousand tons.

It slammed directly onto the massive body of the Chaos Beast.

The Lizard-type Chaos Beast was sent flying backward continuously by the strike.

Towering mountain peaks collapsed under the Chaos Beast's massive body.

Zhang Yuhe quickly gave chase.

Before the Chaos Beast could recover its senses, he brought the staff down yet again.

After two consecutive heavy blows,

the Chaos Beast finally lay motionless.

First kill.

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