GA: Chapter 235+236: The Being in the Sea of Blood and Mountain of Corpses; The Beast Tides Breaking Out in Every City
A figure could be seen sitting atop the massive corpse of a mutated wild boar, eyes slightly closed as if resting.
A long blade was plunged into the corpse, with crimson blood dripping down from the remaining length of the blade.
In the midst of a sea of blood and a mountain of corpses, a man sat regally upon a carcass, surrounded by long swords thrust into the ground.
Such a scene appeared somewhat magnificent.
As if sensing their gaze, Chu Han opened his eyes and looked at them.
Then he stood up and pulled out a long sword.
"Since you've arrived, I'll leave the rest to you."
He couldn't handle the corpses of these Mutated wild beasts alone, yet he couldn't leave them behind for other Mutated wild beasts to consume either.
Now that the authorities had arrived, he no longer had to worry about it.
After saying this, he didn't wait for their reaction and started walking toward the city.
He was exhausted after the prolonged slaughter.
His body could still fight, but his mind desperately needed rest.
However, this slaughter had brought him gains; he had even comprehended things like Sword Qi and Sword Intent, concepts usually found in novels.
At present, he was likely the only person on Earth to have comprehended such power, right?
The reinforcements just stared blankly as Chu Han left. They wanted to speak, but they didn't know what to say.
Finally, they turned their gaze to the corpses of the Mutated wild beasts on the ground, each of them wearing a bitter smile.
It seemed that their'support' was only good for tasks like this.
Time passed slowly. Because of Chu Han, Cloud City suffered no losses in this beast tide; not even a single soldier had died.
This made them deeply realize how important it was for a city to have a powerhouse of the First Sequence level.
Although Chu Han wasn't officially of the First Sequence, he possessed that level of ability.
If he hadn't single-handedly slaughtered his way through the beast tide, it would have been impossible for Cloud City to have zero casualties.
Even if they could have used firepower suppression, the result wouldn't have been the same.
Besides them, Ning City, which was not far from their city, also relied on Ning Guang's ability to resolve its beast tide in a very short time—even faster than they did.
The same was true for Hangzhou City, the Imperial Capital, and Sky Sea.
Although other cities weren't resolving things as quickly, they were able to withstand the beast tides' attacks. Given a little more time, the beast tides would be over.
But in the end, some cities weren't so lucky.
Yan City.
An underdeveloped small city.
Unlike other cities that had experienced beast tides to some degree, Yan City had never encountered one from the second Spiritual Energy Tide until today.
Although Mutated wild beasts occasionally appeared, they had never made a move against the city.
Unfortunately, such luck would not last. During this spiritual energy feedback, they were hit by a beast tide.
Unlike other cities that had powerhouses to suppress the threat or relied on firepower to hold the line, Yan City's gates were breached in an instant after a brief suppression due to the appearance of a specific mutated wild beast.
"Roar! Roar!"
"Roar, roar, roar!"
Violent beast roars swept through the entirety of Yan City.
One mutated wild beast after another could be seen on the streets. Sensing the scent of humans in the air, they used their abilities to locate them and then devoured them without mercy.
The scenes that had once occurred in Sea City were now repeating in Yan City.
"No, please no!"
A boy wearing glasses trembled, constantly backing away, his eyes filled with despair.
His reaction didn't concern the mutated wild boar in front of him. With a violent charge, a large amount of blood erupted from his body, blooming in the air.
Massive tusks tore the boy's body apart. After a few grunts, the mutated wild boar began its meal.
It wasn't just him; such scenes were happening all over Yan City.
Fleeing young girls, women clutching their children, husbands covering their wives' escape...
Without exception, they all became nutrients for the evolution of the Mutated wild beasts.
Despair permeated Yan City. Everyone struggling to survive was praying for the country's support.
"Anyone, please, is there anyone who can save us?"
"Why hasn't the support arrived yet? If they don't come soon, we're all going to die!!!"
"Where are those powerhouses the country trained? Dragon Emperor, White Emperor, hurry up and save us! Otherwise, what use are you!"
"Just die. It's better if everyone dies. Dying sooner or later is still Death."
Some held onto hope, some wailed and cried out, while others were filled with rage and despair.
Yan City's defensive line was broken, and countless Mutated wild beasts poured in.
They hunted every human exposed to their sight, devouring their bodies.
For those who remained, the meaning of their survival seemed to be merely waiting for Death.
Every breath made their bodies tighter and their spirits more desperate.
Fortunately, because of the beast tides that occurred in other cities during the second Spiritual Energy Tide, many people had realized the importance of defense and feared the arrival of danger.
Before this beast tide occurred, the city had established underground shelters.
According to the original estimates, while the soldiers resisted the beast tide, the citizens would quickly enter the shelters according to their prior drills.
Everything was going well initially.
Until suddenly, an incredibly powerful mutated giant bear appeared and smashed through Yan City's defenses amidst a hail of bullets.
Countless Mutated wild beasts rushed in, causing the city's interior to collapse instantly. Citizens scattered in flight, even forgetting the existence of the shelters.
At this moment, they could only feel at peace when there were no Mutated wild beasts in their line of sight.
Under the threat of Death, they could no longer think rationally.
This day was destined to be filled with countless bloodshed and sacrifices.
But in such times, there would always be people who stepped out from the crowd to use their abilities to protect the people.
For example, in a city near Yan City.
Because it was close to the mountains, the beast tide it encountered this time was even more ferocious than in other cities.
The city's defensive line was on the verge of collapse.
It seemed that in the next second, those Mutated wild beasts, greedy for human flesh, would break through the line and slaughter humans at will.
"Must it come to this after all?"
"Fine. No parents, no wife, no children—I have no attachments to this world myself."
"Even if I am bound within it, it doesn't matter."
"It's just a different way of being lonely."
A middle-aged man looked at his right hand; there was a mysterious golden rune in his palm.
This was his Supernatural Ability, Mountain God.
What is a Mountain God?
As the name implies, it is the deity of a mountain.
The power his Supernatural Ability possessed was to allow him to completely merge with a mountain, becoming its Mountain God.
Rocks, trees, flowers, rivers, springs, and even communicating with the life forms within the mountain.
Does it sound powerful?
And indeed, it was.
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GA: Chapter 236: The Heavens are Vast with Qi, My Dao Prospers Daily
However, any exertion of power requires a price, and he is no exception.
After becoming a Mountain God, he became completely bound to this mountain, casting aside his human body, abandoning his human identity, and becoming the life of this mountain.
In fact, for many people, this is a dream come true.
Becoming a Mountain God means that as long as the mountain exists, he possesses infinite life; furthermore, because we are now in the era of Spiritual Energy Revival, mountains and rivers are often the places Spiritual Energy favors most.
As the Spiritual Energy gathered by the mountain becomes denser, his strength will also grow stronger.
Even now, as long as he merges with this mountain, within it, he does not fear even a First Sequence.
It can truly be called a meteoric rise.
Of course, it is not the case that you can merge with any mountain just because you want to; otherwise, he could completely go to mountains like Kunlun, Mount Tai, or Mount Hua to become the Mountain God of those famous mountains, and wouldn't his strength be even greater?
To become the Mountain God of a mountain, your Supernatural Ability only gives you a key.
You must have understanding of, affection for, and even receive the acknowledgment of this mountain.
He was born here and grew up here.
His ancestors have all been here too.
Never having left.
In terms of sentiment, in this backward city, this backward hometown, how many people still have the same thoughts as him?
Since the decision had already been made, the golden rune in his hand emitted a dazzling radiance.
"Rumble, rumble."
Accompanied by the trembling of the earth, a rock giant hundreds of meters tall appeared in the eyes of the world, bearing countless Mutated wild beasts. Its huge palms knocked away the Mutated wild beasts on its body and head, and then it launched a fierce attack against this group of Mutated wild beasts.
"This is the territory I protect."
It was not just him; in other cities, one Ability User after another also stepped forward.
Perhaps their Supernatural Ability was not as powerful, allowing them to instantly ascend and possess the capability to defend the city; but their inner desire to protect this city was the same, and many of them even participated in the beast tide that erupted during the second Spiritual Energy Tide.
It is just that after the beast tide ended, they hid themselves again, returning to ordinariness.
They emerged from among the masses in times of crisis, and walked back into the masses after the crisis ended.
"What are you still staying here for? Why don't you hurry up and fulfill your duty!"
An old man with a head full of white hair was striking the man in front of him with his cane.
"I, this old man, have lived for so long; even if I die now, this life has been worth it."
"What is the use of you staying here to protect me? I am your father; do I need you to protect me!"
"You are a retired soldier, a person who protects the home and defends the country; our Zhao family has no cowards who fear death!"
"Get out, get out of here, and don't you dare come back until the beast tide is over!"
After saying this, he turned around and no longer looked at the man behind him.
And the man behind him looked at him in silence. After a long while, he kowtowed three times to him, picked up the long spear by the wall, took one last look, and then turned and left.
"Sigh."
Many people hesitate between their country and their home, but in many cases, you have no other choice.
It is not that they have such great ideals, that they can sacrifice themselves for the public or the country, but for the parents, wives, and children behind them, they have no choice but to go out.
Once the city's defense line is broken, the entire city will become a hunting ground for Mutated wild beasts.
At that time, the possibility of them dying will be far higher than it is now.
"If only the Flying General of Longcheng were here, the Hu horses would never cross the Yin Mountains."
At some unknown moment, a figure appeared within the beast tide, a silver spear like a dragon, weaving through the beast tide.
During the Spiritual Energy Revival, such a saying circulated.
"In troubled times, the Bodhi asks not of worldly affairs; the Old Lord carries a sword to save the common people. In times of peace, the Buddhist gate welcomes pilgrims; the Daoist Lord retreats to the mountains and forests."
Between Buddhism and Daoism, there are different choices and philosophies when facing war.
The Buddhist school is indifferent, while the Daoist school is about saving the common people.
The philosophies are different, and the methods are different; there is no right or wrong, only different choices made.
(To put it plainly, it is just cold-eyed detachment; what follows is just a nicer way of saying it.)
There is such a story: two Zen masters went out, each carrying a shovel. The shovel had two purposes: one was to facilitate production, and the other was to facilitate burial. In the process of traveling, they encountered a corpse.
One Zen master chose to ignore it and walked around the corpse to continue on; the other Zen master said "Amitabha," stopped, and chose to dig a pit to bury it.
Whose approach was right?
There is no right or wrong; each has its own reasoning.
The former is liberation, and the latter is compassion.
In the face of war, the Buddhist school believes in neither good nor evil, choosing to preserve a pure land for people in this troubled world. No matter how chaotic the world becomes, they can still preserve a bit of beauty and peace for the human world.
As for the Daoist school, it knows good and evil. Although in ordinary times, Daoist disciples are quiet and inactive, transcending the world, whenever disasters occur and the world is in chaos, Daoist disciples always choose to leave the mountains to save the common people.
So, what about now?
"The world may be chaotic, but I absolutely cannot stand by and watch coldly."
The Daoist school is like this, and the Buddhist school is also changing towards this point.
During the second Spiritual Energy Tide, one after another, the mountain gates of the Daoist and Buddhist schools were pushed open, receiving one civilian after another.
Accompanying this, one Daoist priest and monk after another walked out from the mountain gates to resist the beast tide and save the masses.
Under the era of Spiritual Energy, mystery has descended.
Those original classics also revealed their true profound mysteries.
Although only disciples truly acknowledged by the Dao or Buddha can learn them, this number cannot be considered small.
Sichuan.
"Monster, die!"
With a cold shout, countless sword shadows turned into streams of light and pierced through the Mutated white python in front of him.
"Receive!"
He formed seals with both hands, revealing strange runes, and the gourd at his waist produced a huge suction force, sucking the body of the Mutated white python in front of him into the gourd.
Placing the gourd back at his waist, he looked toward the city gate, a flash of golden light passing through his eyes.
Then he shook his head.
"There is simply no room for me to intervene."
Unlike other cities, although Sichuan does not have Ability Users with First Sequence talent, their warriors are able to erupt with unimaginable coordination and cohesion.
Inside the city, facing the surging beast tide, there was not the slightest sense of tension.
He could even see quite a few people playing mahjong.
Other cities have more or less taken many evacuation measures, but here, you cannot see these things at all.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems natural.
Hiding in a shelter before the results have come out—aren't you just interrupting their mahjong time?
"Senior brothers and junior brothers have already gone to support other cities; if I hadn't seen it, I probably would have left long ago."
"Now that Spiritual Energy Revival is here, countless classics have revealed their true power because of it."
"I am favored by the ancestors, acknowledged by them to be able to practice cultivation techniques, and I will surely act on behalf of Heaven, taking the subduing of demons and monsters as my own responsibility to protect the common people."
"The Heavens are Vast with Qi, My Dao Prospers Daily!"
"Sword Control Technique!"
As the words fell, Xu Qing stood on the long sword, turned into a stream of light, and disappeared from this place.
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