90: Chapter 9 Beast Tide Siege? No, this is takeout delivered to your door.

Southern Commandery of Central State, Canglan City.

This thousand-year-old ancient city standing on the banks of the Canglan River was currently like a small boat, teetering amidst black, terrifying waves.

That wasn't water, but beasts.

Endless Yao Beasts, their eyes crimson and salivating, were frantically charging at the city's defensive Formation like a horde of zombies.

In the sky, flying Yao Beasts blotted out the sun; on the ground, the thunderous roars of giant rhinos and demonic wolves slamming into the city walls were incessant.

Atop the city walls.

The City Lord of Canglan (Golden Core Great Perfection) was covered in blood, the spiritual sword in his hand already chipped and dull.

He looked at the flickering light barrier, his eyes filled with despair: "We can't hold it... The Heavenly Demon Cult actually drove the Yao Beasts of the entire Southern Commandery here!"

"Where are the reinforcements? Why haven't the reinforcements from the Zhengdao Alliance arrived yet?!"

Beside him, countless defending Cultivators were already exhausted, lacking even the strength to self-detonate.

At the rear of the beast tide, a Blackwater Poison Flood Dragon, a hundred zhang long and covered in black scales, was coiled on the river surface, coldly watching the city that was about to fall.

It was a Beast King at the Half-Step Nascent Soul level!

Standing atop its head was a black-robed demonic Cultivator playing a Bone Flute.

"Woo—woo—"

The eerie sound of the flute penetrated the battlefield; with every note, the Yao Beasts grew a fraction more frenzied.

"When the city falls, not even a chicken or dog shall be left alive."

The black-robed demonic Cultivator lowered his Bone Flute, a cruel smile curling at the corners of his mouth: "A blood sacrifice of a hundred thousand lives will be enough to open the gates of the Water Manor."

BOOM!!!

Receiving the command, the Blackwater Poison Flood Dragon's massive tail, carrying ten thousand catties of water lightning, smashed down hard against the already crack-riddled city defense Formation!

"It's over!!"

The commoners within the city closed their eyes and waited for death.

At that critical moment.

RIIIP—!!

The sky seemed to be violently torn open by someone.

A dazzling tricolor stream of light (purple, white, and red), like a falling meteorite accompanied by a piercing sonic boom, accurately smashed onto the Blackwater Poison Flood Dragon's massive tail!

THUD!!!

The commotion from this strike was ten times louder than the Beast King's previous attack on the city!

The terrifying shockwave instantly reduced hundreds of low-level Yao Beasts in the vicinity to blood mist.

“Aowuuu—!!!”

The originally majestic Blackwater Poison Flood Dragon suddenly let out a shrill scream of agony.

Its tail, powerful enough to crush mountains, had actually been... stomped into the ground! Standing upon that mangled, bloody dragon tail was a young man wearing a black battle robe with a black saber slung over his shoulder.

"So noisy."

Lin Que picked his ear, looking at the flood dragon beneath his feet with a look of displeasure: "I just arrived in the Southern Commandery and I see you doing demolition work. Do you have a construction permit?"

The entire field fell into a dead silence.

Whether it was the defenders on the city walls or the surrounding Yao Beasts, everyone was stunned.

One foot... crippled the tail of a Half-Step Nascent Soul Beast King?

Where the hell did this humanoid tyrannosaur come from?!

"Young Master... Young Master Lin?!"

On the city wall, an Elder from a branch of the Su Family recognized Su Qingyu behind Lin Que and was instantly moved to tears: "It's the Eldest Young Miss! The Eldest Young Miss has arrived with reinforcements!!"

"Reinforcements?"

Lin Que glanced at the millions of Yao Beasts covering the mountains and plains, his mouth twitching slightly: "There's only the two of us; what kind of reinforcements are we?"

"However..."

Lin Que looked up, his gaze locking onto the dazed black-robed demonic Cultivator standing on the flood dragon's head and the beast-controlling Bone Flute in his hand.

"With so many Yao Beasts, it would be too exhausting to kill them all."

"Better to... let them change their taste."

[Wide-area mental control frequency detected!]

[Source: Rank Five Magic Treasure 'Soul-Consuming Bone Flute'.]

[Command Content: All Yao Beasts -> Attack -> Canglan City (human aura).]

[Logic Reorganization Initiated—Aggro Tampering!]

[Modified Command Target: All Yao Beasts -> Attack -> Person playing the flute (and all demonic Cultivator auras)!]

"Turn... against them!!"

Lin Que snapped his fingers.

Buzz!

An invisible ripple of Karma instantly covered the entire battlefield.

The next second.

The million Yao Beasts that were frantically climbing the city walls and biting the defensive Formation suddenly paused in unison.

A moment of confusion appeared in their crimson eyes, and then they abruptly turned their heads! They stared deathly at the Heavenly Demon Cult's overseer squad in the rear! Especially at that black-robed demonic Cultivator standing on the flood dragon's head with the Bone Flute in his hand!

In their eyes, that was no longer their master, but... the most delicious braised meat!

"Woo woo?"

The black-robed demonic Cultivator hadn't reacted yet and subconsciously blew the flute again.

This blow was like a dinner bell.

ROAR!!!

The million-strong beast tide instantly turned around!

Like they were crazed, they no longer attacked the city but instead surged back like a black tide toward the Heavenly Demon Cult's camp!

"What's going on?! You beasts! What are you doing?!"

"Ah!! Don't bite me! I am your master!!"

"Help!! The beast tide has rebelled!!"

Shrill screams instantly pierced the clouds.

The demonic Cultivators who were originally hiding in the back to watch the show were instantly submerged by the beast tide. Facing this kind of suicidal attack, even a Golden Core Stage demonic Cultivator couldn't last three seconds before being torn to shreds.

"This..."

The City Lord of Canglan on the city wall was dumbfounded.

"The beast tide... is fighting amongst itself?"

"What did he do? He just snapped his fingers!"

...

The center of the battlefield.

"Bastard!!"

The black-robed demonic Cultivator (Sect Protector, Early Stage Nascent Soul) standing on the flood dragon's head finally reacted. Although he didn't know why, this was definitely Lin Que's doing!

"How dare you ruin my Holy Sect's great plans! Blackwater Poison Flood Dragon, swallow him!!"

He stomped his foot hard, attempting to control the Beast King beneath him.

However.

Lin Que was no longer giving him the chance.

"Swallow me?"

Lin Que applied force with his foot.

Crack!

The Blackwater Poison Flood Dragon's tailbone completely shattered.

He didn't draw his saber.

After just advancing to the Mid-Stage Undying Blood Body, he was currently filled with violent impulses that he wanted to vent.

"Little loach, get down here!"

Lin Que's hands formed claws, glowing with dark-gold divine runes, and he actually plunged them directly into the Blackwater Poison Flood Dragon's iron-hard scales!

"Up!"

BOOM!!!

Under hundreds of thousands of terrified gazes.

With a roar from Lin Que, his arm muscles bulged, and he actually grabbed the Blackwater Poison Flood Dragon's tail and swung the hundred-zhang-long, several-hundred-thousand-catty behemoth... right up into the air!

Like a whip!

Whoosh—Snap!!!

The Blackwater Poison Flood Dragon's massive body blurred through the air and then smashed heavily onto the ground!

The earth cracked and dust soared into the sky.

The demonic Protector standing on the dragon's head was directly thrown off by this terrifying centrifugal force, flying like a cannonball into the city wall so deep he couldn't be pried out.

“Aowuu...”

From that fall, half the bones in the Blackwater Poison Flood Dragon's body were broken; it saw stars and couldn't even let out a scream.

But it wasn't over yet.

Lin Que took a step forward and instantly stepped on the flood dragon's vital seven-inch spot.

"I've heard that a flood dragon's entire body is a treasure."

"Blood can refine the body, the gallbladder can brighten the eyes, and the skin can be made into armor."

Purple fire flickered in Lin Que's eyes as his hands grabbed the large tendon on the flood dragon's back.

"Open... for me!!"

RIIIIIP—!!!

The sound of muscle tearing, enough to make one's teeth ache, rang out.

Under the speechless and shocked gazes of everyone, Lin Que actually tore this Half-Step Nascent Soul level flood dragon in half from its seven-inch spot with his bare hands!

Flood dragon blood sprayed across the sky like a rainstorm.

Lin Que bathed in the dragon blood, the Undying Blood Body within him greedily absorbing this top-tier vitality.

His skin became even tougher, and a layer of fine, dark-red scale patterns even faintly emerged.

[Devoured Blackwater Poison Flood Dragon essence blood!]

[Physical Body strength increased!]

[Obtained Passive: Immune to All Poisons (Poison Resistance +1%), Underwater Breathing.]

"Phew... refreshing!"

Lin Que tossed aside the two halves of the dragon corpse, casually pulled out the still-beating deep blue Yao Core, and threw it into his mouth, crunching and swallowing it like a jelly bean.

At this time, the surrounding beast tide was still frantically tearing at the demonic Cultivators.

Standing atop a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, Lin Que turned to look at the already petrified crowd on the city wall and revealed a bright smile stained with dragon blood:

"My apologies, the commotion was a bit loud."

"Lord City Lord, may I ask... would you like this flood dragon meat steamed or braised?"

The City Lord swallowed his saliva, his legs going weak as he almost fell to his knees.

Are these reinforcements? This is clearly a demon god a hundred times more terrifying than a beast tide!