Chapter 41: Everyone, Attack—Crush Them All

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The battle raged on, with the shrieks and thunderous crashes outside the building unceasing. The city was enduring unimaginable devastation. Yang Dai and Liang Zixiao dared not poke their heads out, but could only wait anxiously inside.

"That man must have reached the ninth level of the Spiritual Illumination Realm," Liang Zixiao murmured to himself, his expression complicated. "Such an imposing aura—I've only ever sensed that within the Ghost Abyss Sect..."

He knew that the Transcendents had only arrived in the Great Xia for a mere decade, and for someone to reach the ninth level in ten years—such talent even surpassed his own.

Yang Dai could sense his disappointment and quietly consoled him, "Don't overthink it. Each of us Transcendents has a different gift. In terms of spiritual root aptitude, he might not be your equal."

Yang Dai himself was of average aptitude, but he could rely on his Yin Minions to speed up his cultivation. The mighty S-rank talent, Sunsteel Vajra Body, surely brought its own amplifying effects, though the details were unknown even on the secret web.

Boom!

A demonic bird crashed through the floor-to-ceiling window beside Yang Dai, flattening all the office furniture within. Yang Dai looked closer—thankfully, the thing was already dead.

It was a gigantic raven, scarcely smaller than the pigeon demon. Its body was pierced through with a gaping wound, flesh mangled and aflame at the edges.

"How far are they from us?" Yang Dai asked in a low voice. Though he possessed spiritual sense, it couldn't match the range of Liang Zixiao's.

"Five hundred yards away. For now, we're safe here. That man is formidable—though beset on all sides, he still holds the advantage. It appears the great demon is no match for him," Liang Zixiao replied.

Upon hearing this, Yang Dai couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

No wonder his father idolized Xiong Lie so much—Xiong Lie was truly powerful.

Liang Zixiao continued, "If he slays the great demon, the beast tide should disperse. That great demon is nearly a demon king, which is why it can command so many monsters."

Yang Dai suddenly understood. No wonder Xiong Lie had appeared here—it was to deal with the source of the beast tide.

Naturally, he hoped for Xiong Lie's victory; otherwise, the Hanxi Province would be doomed.

Time ticked by, second after anxious second.

The building in which they hid trembled constantly, yet remained untouched by the battle.

...

An hour later.

Xiong Lie plummeted from the sky, crushing the head of a yellow hound the size of a bus beneath his heel. Blood sprayed across the ruined street.

As he landed, Xiong Lie gasped for breath. His upper body seemed cast in blood, the very image of a man forged in carnage, yet his eyes still blazed with killing intent. All around, for several kilometers, the streets and buildings were littered with monster corpses—too many to count.

All of them were his doing!

His gaze locked on a horned ape demon slumped against the corner of a bank building a few hundred meters away.

The horned ape demon was in dire straits as well—both horns broken, several fist marks caved into its chest, the building behind it stained red with its blood.

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Both sides were exhausted, yet neither would yield. Each was determined to slay the other.

Xiong Lie rolled his neck and staggered toward the horned ape demon.

The demon, too, struggled to its feet and advanced, step by step.

Above, demonic birds still circled, their miasma gathering. Dark clouds churned, blotting out the sun. In the shadows of the neighborhood, many monsters lurked, staring hungrily at Xiong Lie and waiting for their chance.

It seemed as if Xiong Lie was the only living human left in this ruined city. Even when surrounded by countless monsters, he showed no fear—his eyes were fiercer than any beast's.

"Bastard. Once I kill you, my work here is done," Xiong Lie muttered. The horned ape demon was the tyrant of the land beasts; as for the sky, that demon had already fallen to him the previous night.

Though his movements were swift, urgency gnawed at him inside—for every hour that passed, who knew how many died?

With this thought, Xiong Lie quickened his pace. His blood-soaked muscles tensed, radiating a palpable sense of power—like a war god incarnate.

Meanwhile, Yang Dai and Liang Zixiao still hid within the building.

"They're about to face off for the final time. Both are at the end of their strength, but things look grim for Xiong Lie—he's still surrounded by so many monsters," Liang Zixiao whispered. "Should we run?"

Yang Dai fell silent.

Had this been the Deep Domain, he would have fled without hesitation—survival was paramount. But here in reality, this battle was critical. It concerned tens of millions in Hanxi Province, including his own family.

"Let's wait a bit longer."

...

Boom!

At last, the horned ape demon's massive, terrifying body toppled. Xiong Lie held his fist raised, gasping for breath—he was clearly at his limit.

With a thud, his legs gave out beneath him and he knelt before the fallen demon, eyelids heavy as if weighed down by lead.

"Damn it... My spiritual energy's gone, and my strength is at its end..." Xiong Lie thought bitterly, but the knowledge that he'd ended the beast tide filled him with pride.

"Even in death, I'm a hero!"

Suddenly, he saw the horned ape demon stir, and his pupils shrank in alarm.

It wasn't dead yet?

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The horned ape demon struggled upright and let out a sky-shattering roar, louder even than before. Afterward, it collapsed back down, its gaze fixed on Xiong Lie.

"Human... you must die..." it spat in human tongue, its voice brimming with venom and murderous intent.

Raising its right hand, demonic energy gathered in its palm.

Swish—

A sharp sound tore through the cacophony—a flying sword pierced the horned ape demon's throat, its force dragging the beast several yards backward, its right arm falling limply to the ground.

It glared in fury at Xiong Lie until its breath finally ceased.

Xiong Lie, still holding the sword gesture, panted furiously and grinned savagely. "I'm not just a body cultivator... Even if I die, beast... you'll go first..."

With those words, he could hold on no longer and collapsed backward.

Lying in the street, gazing up at the circling demonic birds, a sliver of hope flickered in Xiong Lie's heart.

Would someone from the Combat Bureau come to save him?

But thinking of the hardship at the front lines, he could only sigh inwardly.

No matter what, he had completed this mission thoroughly.

To die with such an ending was the outcome he had always wished for.

Watching as the demon birds drew lower, with growls rising from all directions, Xiong Lie slowly closed his eyes, preparing to meet his end.

Such a shame that, in his final moments, he could not see the sun of Taihe City. To die bathed in sunlight would at least have brought him peace.

"All of you, charge! Crush them to pieces!"

A voice rang out from afar. Perhaps it was too distant, or perhaps he was hallucinating, but Xiong Lie thought he was hearing things.

Then came the sound of something tearing through the air, followed by footsteps landing nearby.

Yang Dai, under the cover of Liang Zixiao, summoned his Yin Minions while feeding Xiong Lie a healing elixir provided by the Intelligence Bureau.

Xiong Lie opened his eyes to see a very young man and was taken aback.

When Yang Dai summoned the demonic black gorilla, Xiong Lie's eyes widened in shock.

The black gorilla, towering six stories high and even larger than the horned ape demon, stood on two feet and pounded its chest in rage, its roar shaking the heavens and forcing Yang Dai and Liang Zixiao to cover their ears.

A true Vajra incarnate—invincible and unmatched!