330: Chapter 330 The fate of a blade of grass is never just fate!

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Dozens of grey sword shadows, carrying a decaying aura, instantly enveloped Jin Kuang.

Jin Kuang had no way to dodge.

A fierce light flared in his eyes, and Dark-Gold Yao power frantically gathered on his body's surface. Instead of retreating, he actually charged forward, throwing his body directly into the sky full of sword shadows.

Pfft!

As the sword shadows pierced his flesh, over a dozen bloody holes were instantly gouged into Jin Kuang's chest and abdomen, and the decaying Sword Intent frantically ravaged his life force through the wounds.

However, the bones of the Dark Gold Lineage were as tough as refined steel, stubbornly withstanding those lethal sword edges, as he was dead set on trading injury for injury!

"Are you insane?!"

The young man's expression changed abruptly. In battles between Human Race Cultivators, they always valued measured advances and retreats. Who would throw away their life right from the start?

"Go to hell! You damned Human Race!"

Jin Kuang grinned, his mouth filled with bloody froth, and let out an earth-shaking roar.

Forcing his way against the sword blades, he closed the distance. His left claw shot out like lightning, clawing viciously toward the young man's heart...

The young man was terrified. He wanted to withdraw his sword and retreat, only to find that the iron sword was locked tight by Jin Kuang's claw, making it impossible to pull out.

It was a split second between life and death.

The young man could only let go of the hilt and sacrifice a Profound Iron Shield to block in front of him.

Crack!

The Dark-Gold claws tore through the Profound Iron Shield like slicing through tofu, continuing forward to pierce right through the young man's chest.

The young man's eyes widened. He looked down at the bear claw protruding from his chest, his lips trembling, but he could only spit out a large mouthful of blood.

With a violent swing of his right arm, Jin Kuang threw the young man's corpse against the rock wall, embedding it inside. Panting heavily, he casually tossed the iron sword onto the ground.

"Damn, this fellow's combat methods are incredibly fierce."

"Fortunately, he was just a greenhorn with an obvious lack of combat experience. It seems he was an elite Disciple of Taiqing. Killing one is well worth it!"

Jin Kuang burst into laughter. Then, enduring his injuries, he completely smashed the young man's corpse into mincemeat before finally stopping.

From the minced flesh, he rummaged around and found an exquisite Storage Pouch.

Sending his Divine Sense inside, Jin Kuang's eyes instantly lit up.

"As expected of an elite of the Taiqing Sect, he really has quite a few good things."

Inside the Storage Pouch, there were not only over ten thousand Spirit Stones, but also several bottles of healing Medicinal Pills radiating Tier Two or even Tier Three energy. At the very center lay a sword talisman sealed with a terrifying Sword Intent.

Jin Kuang poured out two Medicinal Pills and swallowed them. The bloody holes in his chest began to heal at a speed visible to the eye, his vitality surging back!

He barely managed to piece together the young man's head from the minced flesh, hung it from his waist, and laughed wildly toward the sky.

"Human Race Prodigy? It is precisely you Human Race Prodigies that I eat!"

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Wei State, Taiqing Sect.

Inside the Soul Lamp Hall, a soul lamp engraved with the name "Ji An" suddenly went out.

The Elder guarding the soul lamps turned pale. Forcing down his grief, he let out a sigh.

"Ji An's soul lamp has also gone out. Ji An... what a truly terrible pity..."

Inside the main hall, True Monarch Qingxuan sat in the host seat. The jade ruyi in his hand was crushed to powder, with jade dust rustling down as his face turned terrifyingly dark.

That young man, Ji An, was one of the personal Disciples he had poured his heart and soul into nurturing.

To possess strength comparable to the False Core Realm yet actually die at the hands of a Foundation Establishment bear demon—he was truly a mediocre fool, stupid beyond belief!

True Monarch Qingxuan massaged his forehead, sighed, and ordered:

"Pass down the order. All Disciples stationed outside are to immediately retreat to the sect. Activate the Grand Sect-Protecting Array and temporarily Seal the mountain."

"For now, abandon all peripheral Spiritual Veins and resources."

"Sect Head, what about the subordinate Families and Mortals below?"

"We cannot worry about them anymore. Let those below fend for themselves. As long as our Taiqing lineage is not extinguished, everything can be rebuilt from scratch." True Monarch Qingxuan turned around, saying no more.

It was not just the Taiqing Sect.

The upper echelons of the Shangqing, Yiqi Dao Sect, and Zhengqi Sect across the four kingdoms reached a surprising consensus at this moment. Their high-level Cultivators shrunk back and stayed in, allowing over a hundred bear demons to run rampant within the Human Race's territory.

They chose silence, and they also chose to push the billions of living beings at the bottom into the abyss.

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Without the constraints of high-level Cultivators, the bear demons completely unleashed themselves.

Qingcang Kingdom, Yin Province.

A Foundation Establishment Family with a century-old Legacy was trampled and flattened by three Thunder Bears.

Over three hundred members of the Family, from the head of the Family down to the toddlers, none were spared. The Thunder Bears set up large cauldrons in the courtyard, stewing the flesh and blood of the Human Race Cultivators. After gorging themselves, they swaggered away, leaving behind only a ground littered with white bones.

Xuanzhen Kingdom, Huang Province.

A Loose Cultivator market of tens of thousands of people was blocked by two Monolith Giant Bears.

Revealing their true forms, the giant bears rolled through the streets like bulldozers. Houses collapsed, wails of grief filled the air, and countless low-level Qi Refining Cultivators were crushed to death.

Slaughter spread frantically across the lands of the four kingdoms.

Wei State border, Luoyan City.

This was a city where Mortals and low-level Cultivators lived together. With a population of three hundred thousand, it was originally an obscure little city.

Today, the sky was dim and gloomy.

Boom!

A loud boom echoed from the direction of the city gates. A large section of the thirty-meter-tall bluestone city wall was forcefully smashed down...

Amidst the swirling dust, a Primeval Giant Bear, as massive as a small hill, stepped over the ruins and slowly walked into the city.

It was covered in greyish-brown long fur, its eyes as crimson as blood lanterns, with half of a human guard's thigh still hanging from the corner of its mouth.

"Y-Yao... A Yao Beast has entered the city!"

The city instantly erupted into chaos as countless Mortals screamed in terror and fled in all directions.

Countless stampedes occurred on the streets, and the sound of crying and screaming shook the heavens.

The Primeval Giant Bear let out an excited roar. Opening its bloody maw, it inhaled sharply, causing wild winds to sweep backward like a sudden hurricane on flat ground.

Hundreds of fleeing Mortals and low-level Cultivators on the street could not resist this suction at all. Screaming, they were swept into midair and fell straight into the giant bear's abyss-like maw.

Crunch! Crunch!

As the giant bear's jaws closed, the hair-raising sound of bones shattering echoed through the area.

Blood fell from the gaps between its teeth like a rainstorm, staining the bluestone pavement a deep red. A single bear devouring a city!

"Vile beast! Do not be so insolent!"

A furious roar came from the direction of the City Lord's Mansion.

A white-haired old man soared into the sky, stepping on a Flying Sword, his entire body radiating spiritual energy fluctuations of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

He was the City Lord of Luoyan City, as well as the person with the highest cultivation in the city.

Looking at the tragic scene below, the old man's eyes turned blood-red, his eyes nearly splitting. He knew he was no match for this bear demon, but he did not shrink back.

"I have guarded Luoyan City for a hundred years. If the city stands, I stand; if the city falls, I fall!"

The old man suddenly bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of essence blood.

His spiritual energy instantly went berserk. Transforming into a dazzling fireball with a resolute determination to die, he charged toward the giant bear's head.

Boom!

A violent explosion erupted at the giant bear's chin, with flames soaring into the sky.

The giant bear was forced back two steps. A large patch of fur on its chin was charred black, with traces of blood seeping out.

Enraged, the giant bear dispersed the remaining flames with a slap of its paw and let out an earth-shaking roar, its killing intent growing even stronger:

"Human, you hurt me!"

Roaring, the giant bear bit down on the old man, swallowing him into its stomach to refine him.

The old City Lord died a tragic death, but it also ignited the fiery spirit of the people in the city. Some Cultivators who had been recruited by the old City Lord were now burning with rage!

"The City Lord is dead! Fight this beast to the death!"

"Kill the Yao!"

With bloodshot eyes, over a dozen Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators controlled their Flying Swords and fireballs, charging at the giant bear like moths to a flame.

"Our Human Race will never stretch out our necks to be slaughtered!"

"May our Dao flourish! You Yao Race, do not be so arrogant!"

Even those Mortal Martial Artists with no cultivation dragged out the city defense ballistas, pulling the bowstrings taut and violently shooting refined steel bolts as thick as a child's arm toward the giant bear.

Pfft! Pfft!

When Spells hit the giant bear, they could not even break through its fur. Even when the bolts hit, they only left shallow white marks.

A flash of cruelty crossed the giant bear's eyes. It raised its massive bear paw and slammed it down.

Bang!

The seven or eight Qi Refining Cultivators charging at the very front did not even have time to scream before being directly flattened into mincemeat.

Yet, no one retreated.

If one fell, two more would take their place!

If their Magical Artifacts shattered, they used their teeth to bite. If their spiritual energy ran dry, they detonated their Dantians. Rather die than submit, they stubbornly defended this solitary city.

The Human Race of Luoyan City used their own bodies of flesh and blood to construct a desperate yet incredibly resilient line of defense.

They were as weak as ants, yet at this moment, they displayed tenacity and unyielding spirit. However, noble people do not necessarily have beautiful endings.

From the moment the various factions of the Human Race chose to abandon the low-level Cultivators,

no amount of sacrifice could change the minds of those in power. The people of this city would ultimately become the food of the Primeval Giant Bear!

A young Loose Cultivator, limping and covered in wounds, still straightened his back and pointed his sword at the giant bear:

"For our home and country! For our future generations! May our Dao flourish!"

"Everyone, please join me..."

"Slay the enemy!!!"

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