"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Under the influence of extreme anger and killing intent, all of Qi Ping's foundation and cultivation were mobilized beyond their limits.
Strangely enough, although Qi Ping was currently in a state of extreme fury, his own thoughts were incredibly clear. This was a very peculiar state; his anger had soared far beyond the level of a normal cultivator, yet his mind remained perfectly lucid.
In this state, Qi Ping's spatial Law power surged wildly. With the help of the spatial path, his striking and movement speeds were almost instantaneous. Every time he struck, he took the lives of many cultivators, and a single breath was enough for him to strike many times.
This rate of slaughter completely shocked Bai Liyun, who subconsciously swallowed hard.
'Is this the true Senior Bee?' Bai Liyun marveled in his heart.
Previously, even when facing those Void Refinement cultivators at the peak, Qi Ping had remained calm. Even at the death of top cultivators like the Earth Lord or Gu Shen, Qi Ping had merely sighed a few times. The difference between then and his current state was simply too vast.
Now, with Qi Ping in a state of full-powered, mad slaughter, the terror of spatial Laws was displayed to the fullest.
However, what shocked Bai Liyun most was Qi Ping's state of anger. He had never imagined that a cultivator standing at the peak would truly value the lives of ordinary cultivators!
He couldn't do it, and neither could Meng Tianqi. Or rather, he had never seen any high-level cultivator capable of reaching this level.
'Is this an Earth Immortal?'
Bai Liyun's hands did not stop their slaughter, but his eyes narrowed slightly. To become an Earth Immortal, a rarity across a thousand years, Qi Ping's peculiarities were truly different from many other cultivators. Perhaps this was the reason Qi Ping could become an Earth Immortal.
Simultaneously, besides Bai Liyun, the ordinary people who had survived also looked at that black-robed figure in the sky—whose speed was so fast it was almost invisible—with terrified and strange gazes. Wherever that figure passed, those cultivators who had previously been aloft, cruel, and seemingly unstoppable were turned into mists of blood and minced meat, losing all life...
"Is that person... here to save us?" a trembling voice asked.
Because the person was shaking with fear, their voice was unstable, and they hadn't yet recovered from the hellish scene. Terror and dread still permeated their entire body.
"Perhaps... yes?" someone answered uncertainly.
Having experienced such an inexplicable massacre, where a prosperous holy city became a purgatory in an instant, they would not easily believe that someone had suddenly come to save them. At this moment, they held a strong sense of defense and vigilance against everyone.
Especially since the ones who had killed them were the overlord sects that usually maintained the city's order. Although they knew those sects weren't exactly good things in the past, they couldn't have imagined them doing something like this.
Almost all of their family and friends had died mysteriously in this massacre, and the foundation they had worked on for an unknown number of years had been destroyed in an instant. The lives they once possessed had become nothingness...
All of this had almost instantly crushed their will and emotions, with fear filling every corner of their bodies.
It wasn't until a voice rang out among the survivors: "Is the one who struck the Bee Daoist?"
When those three words, "Bee Daoist," echoed in the crowd, almost everyone froze.
The Bee Daoist?
In that instant, countless cultivators who heard the name looked up at the sky, and a glimmer of hope flashed in their previously desperate and terrified eyes. If there was one name in this world worthy of their trust and hope, it was those three... the Bee Daoist!
This was a name that had been like a thunderclap across the entire Star-Sea Continent for the last hundred years. From the high-level members of overlord sects down to the lowliest first-layer Qi Refining cultivators, almost everyone had heard the legends of the Bee Daoist.
Especially since the Bee Daoist had single-handedly founded the most fair, just, and safe region on the Star-Sea Continent, selecting talents regardless of their background—this had become a glorious deed passed down by every cultivator.
It could be said that over the past century, cultivators from every region of the Star-Sea Continent had traveled to the Qingtian Domain. Once they settled down and established themselves, they began to constantly send reports of what they saw and heard back to their old friends, which in turn attracted even more cultivators to the Qingtian Domain.
Through this process, more and more news from the Qingtian Domain spread. Every detail about the Bee Daoist, the Qingyuan Academy, and the Qingtian Domain became known. Thus, almost anyone on the current Star-Sea Continent who had even a bit of communication with the outside world would hear numerous pieces of information about the Qingtian Domain in their daily chatter. The name of the Bee Daoist was clearly etched into everyone's hearts, becoming a miracle almost on par with a god.
Therefore, when those three words were spoken, these cultivators were able to break through their internal fear and darkness, and a sense of hope was born. For if that person truly was the Bee Daoist, then he was here to save them! This was the reaction of almost every surviving cultivator.
Immediately after, the survivors noticed the massive bee swarms. The overwhelming numbers of bees were incredibly clear evidence of the person's identity. Those most numerous bees... weren't they the Nascent Soul-level Heaven-Radiant Bees and Netherworld Bees? Regarding these two legendary swarms, they had not only heard the names frequently but had also seen many recorded images of them.
Who else on the entire Star-Sea Continent besides the Bee Daoist possessed such swarms?
"It truly is Senior Bee!"
"Senior Bee has come to save us!"
At this moment, many surviving cultivators couldn't stop their tears from falling, and a joy of having survived a disaster slowly rose in their hearts.
"Who is the Bee Daoist?" a childish voice asked.
The little girl's voice was thin and somewhat choked up, but because she was afraid her mother would worry, she hadn't cried. Anyone could hear the suppressed sob in her throat. Seeing the adults' reaction, her clever mind realized that this person called the Bee Daoist seemed to be respected and trusted by all of them.
"Oh, little Yao Yao, you cannot call Senior Bee by his name directly. You must call him Senior Bee or Senior Bee Daoist. Although he wouldn't mind, we must show him respect, do you understand?" The beautiful woman holding the little girl looked at her daughter with an incredibly serious expression.
The woman also had two lines of tears at the corners of her eyes. Her husband had just been cleaved in two by the sword of a Nascent Soul elder. she wanted to wail and collapse, but because of the daughter in her arms, she forced herself to hold back her emotions. If even she collapsed, how would her daughter survive?
"Is that so? Yao Yao will listen to Mommy! Who is Senior Bee? Why do you all seem to know him?"
"Mhm..." The woman holding the girl thought for a moment before continuing. "He is the best person in our world and a hero who stands between heaven and earth. Anyone who goes to his place will never have to worry about being bullied again, do you understand?"
"Wow, so amazing? As long as we go to his place, we won't be bullied?" The little girl's eyes lit up upon hearing her mother's words.
"Yes, that's right. It will be fine once we go there..."
"Is Daddy not coming back? Can we go there then? That way Mommy won't have to be afraid."
"Mhm, we are going there..." The woman nodded firmly.
However, she did not answer her daughter's question about her father. Since she hadn't yet recovered from the tragedy herself, how could she speak of it? Now, the only thing supporting her was the Qingtian Domain governed by the Bee Daoist. She would go there and raise her daughter well—this conviction was her only current strength.
The little girl in the woman's arms seemed to understand her mother's emotions. She suppressed her own unease, raised her head, and made a strong face, comfortingly touching the tears that fell from her mother's eyes.
"Mommy, don't be afraid. When Yao Yao grows up, I will surely protect Mommy..."
The conversation between this mother and daughter clearly reached the ears of the surrounding survivors. The hope born from their despair also watered the desperate hearts of others.
Senior Bee's Qingtian Domain...
In this instant, the Qingtian Domain was like a light rising in the darkness. Yes, they still had this place, and this place still held hope! Especially those survivors who still had ties and responsibilities; they were encouraged by this conversation. In this desperate world, it wasn't that there was no hope at all.
While these survivors were finding hope because of Qi Ping's appearance, Qi Ping did not pay attention to their conversation or actions. Or rather, he could see them, but he had no time to spare for them. He had entered a state of ultimate and mad slaughter. Now, only the most extreme and rapid slaughter could minimize the occurrence of such tragedies.
Under Qi Ping's mad slaughter, a staggering number of enemies were wiped out in a short time! After killing them, Qi Ping did not stay. He immediately led the bee swarms and headed for the next location at top speed, leaving only a team of Soul Transformation and Nascent Soul-level bees to protect the remaining survivors. These people, who had worked so hard to survive, could not be allowed to die easily.
As he rushed to the next location through a spatial tunnel, Qi Ping had only one thought in his heart: 'Faster! Faster! Even faster!'
Every breath gained now meant fewer deaths. Thus, his current goal was to clear the places in the Fengshen Domain with large numbers of enemies as quickly as possible, leaving a swarm to handle the remnants before rushing to the next spot. This was the only way to save as many people as possible.
Simultaneously, Qi Ping's main body within the Qingtian Domain also moved. He led the remaining bee swarms out at top speed, heading for another location that needed aid. At the same time, Wang He led a massive army of the strongest and most elite cultivators of the Qingyuan Academy to assemble at the spatial teleportation array, preparing to be sent to various parts of the Star-Sea Continent.
When this army of cultivators from the Qingyuan Academy made their appearance, everyone in the Qingtian Domain was shocked. The number of Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators was simply too vast, and every one of them was a top-tier expert. Each person radiated the power of formidable battle arrays. This kind of foundation could almost be called the largest army of Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators on the entire Star-Sea Continent!
Because the Qingtian Domain had absorbed so many talented cultivators over the years, the mid- and low-tier combat power of the Qingyuan Academy had swelled to become the strongest on the continent!
"Warriors of the Qingyuan Academy! Now, Senior Bee and the Star-Sea Continent need your help. Wicked evildoers are running rampant, and you are needed to slay every last one of those who destroy the peace! Are you willing to fight?"
"We are willing to fight to the death for Senior Bee!"
An incredibly vast sound instantly echoed in every corner of the Qingtian Domain, shocking countless cultivators who didn't know the truth. This legendary army—where every member either possessed a special physique, legendary talent, or extraordinary combat power—let out a world-shaking roar before entering the spatial teleportation arrays as quickly as possible, sending them to every corner of the Star-Sea Continent!
They had already received their orders: kill every sect cultivator, demonic cultivator, marauder, and wicked practitioner who took the chance to cause chaos. Anyone who slaughtered the innocent or harmed others was to be slain on the spot!
Almost all Golden Core cultivators and above would be handled by them and the bee swarms, while those at the Nascent Soul stage and above would be dealt with by the Bee Daoist leading other experts!
"By the order of Senior Bee Daoist, we shall slay all wicked evildoers!"
Soon, this voice, along with the staggering number of elite troops from the Qingyuan Academy, echoed in every corner of the Star-Sea Continent. With this appearance, the terrifying foundation of the Qingyuan Academy was about to be revealed to the world.
"I hope this baptism of blood will help these warriors complete their true transformation and bring true stability to the Star-Sea Continent..." Lin Yue, the head steward of the Qingtian Domain, looked at the Qingyuan Academy troops heading to various battlefields. His eyes held a hint of apprehension, but more so, they held anticipation.
This legendary army, built by absorbing many talented cultivators of the continent, was one of the greatest hopes for the future struggle against the Demon Race and the revival of the Star-Sea Continent.
With Lin Yue's foresight, he believed that many among this army—who had poured their hearts into it—would surely produce experts with both the temperament and cultivation to stand tall. He had absolute confidence in this elite army of the Qingtian Domain, for each member possessed excellent talent and character, and they had received the best education and training. Now, what they lacked most was the baptism of blood!
"Principal Bee, there will surely be someone among them who can follow in your footsteps and become your most loyal follower..." Lin Yue whispered as he watched the army.