3: Chapter 3 even has cultivation elements?

"What's the situation with you?" Ye Xiu asked.

"In the past, this Young Miss practiced the Dao, but now I've started Immortal Cultivation. From now on, when you see me, remember to walk the long way around," Liu Qingyan said with a face full of pride.

"Immortal Cultivation? What Bloodline did you Awaken?" Ye Xiu was somewhat puzzled. Was Daoist Immortal Cultivation actually real?

"The Yanhuang Bloodline and a Heavenly Spiritual Root. I'm not like a common mortal like you."

"Heavenly Spiritual Root?"

"There's no harm in telling you. My master said long ago that after the great change of heaven and earth, the severed path to immortality would reopen. From now on, practicing the Dao is Immortal Cultivation. Well, aren't you envious?"

"Uh... Immortal Cultivation?"

Ye Xiu fell into deep thought.

His Top Ten Martial Sages Bloodline was definitely incredibly powerful, but the level of Immortal Cultivation sounded several dimensions higher than a Martial Artist.

Seeing Ye Xiu's contemplative state, Liu Qingyan gave a light snort. "This Young Miss is missing an errand boy. Hey you, want to consider being a gatekeeper or something for a future Immortal?"

"Pah... what bullshit Immortal? With one punch, I shall suppress all enemies in the world."

Ye Xiu grumbled, too lazy to deal with this crazy woman, Liu Qingyan. He walked over to the corpse of the wild dog from before and, after searching for a bit, indeed found a pale green gemstone.

The gemstone touched his palm.

The energy within was instantly absorbed.

There wasn't much energy, far less powerful than the gemstone from the giant beast earlier.

At the moment of absorption.

Ye Xiu suddenly activated the Cultivation Technique route of the [Primordial Martial Arts General Outline], letting the absorbed energy circulate through his Meridians in a regular pattern.

After just one cycle.

That energy instantly dissolved into his physique.

The [Primordial Martial Arts General Outline] was very mysterious.

Under the operation of the Cultivation Technique, the effect of the gemstone's energy increased more than tenfold, comparable to the pale blue gemstone he had absorbed earlier.

Feeling his strength grow a bit more.

He laughed. What bullshit Immortal Cultivation? With such a powerful Bloodline, as long as he had enough resources, he could still suppress and kill anything with a single punch.

"Brother Ye, what are you smirking at? Look at those snobs."

Fatty Wang walked up to Ye Xiu and pointed at Liu Qingyan, who was being surrounded like a star, his face full of displeasure.

"Heh... it doesn't matter. Let's go, Fatty. I'll take you to level up. There are gemstones inside these monsters that can help us increase our strength."

Ye Xiu didn't care at all about those snobbish classmates.

After saying that, he grabbed Fatty's clothes and flickered rapidly through the academy.

Danger and opportunity coexist.

Although these Vicious Beasts were strong enough to kill people.

If one could summon the courage to fight, the benefits of killing these Vicious Beasts were definitely not small.

They would most likely become the first batch of powerhouses.

After all, the world outside the nine cities was surely even more cruel than inside the main cities.

Although the authorities hadn't announced the situation outside yet, Ye Xiu could still see some clues from the Top Ten Martial Sages rankings.

Yao Race!

A race that only existed in myths and legends.

On the Top Ten Martial Sages Bloodline rankings, the Yao Race occupied seven spots, which was a terrifying statistic.

Out of a global population of over 7 billion, only he and someone named Shangguan Wudao made the list. If he guessed correctly, the world outside the nine cities must be overrun by the Yao Race, with blood slaughter for thousands of miles.

Tianfu City.

Countless Vicious Beasts crawled out from the darkness, hunting humans while also being hunted by them.

This was a difficult feast.

For people who had just Awakened their Bloodlines, unless they had a spirit that was unafraid of death, it was quite difficult to kill a Vicious Beast alone.

"Where are the people? Great Xia conscripted 100 million soldiers, why hasn't anyone come to the rescue?"

As the death toll in the city gradually rose, someone finally snapped, howling piercingly and questioning Great Xia's decision.

"Help... I don't want to die..."

"Ah..."

Piercing screams echoed throughout Tianfu City.

There were too many Vicious Beasts.

Even though everyone had Awakened their Bloodlines, those who had just Awakened mostly didn't dare to rush forward when facing Vicious Beasts that were generally several meters large; they would only blindly run away.

At this moment, faith was collapsing.

The people fleeing couldn't understand why, with Great Xia conscripting 100 million, no army had come out to suppress the chaos when the Vicious Beasts ran rampant.

Life was extremely fragile, deaths were increasing, and under the lead of certain people, the voices of doubt grew louder.

But the authorities still gave no explanation.

As time passed, the strong had already begun leading people to storm the City Lord's Mansion.

But when these protesters and doubters arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, everyone showed expressions of disbelief. Where were the guards of Tianfu City?

Where was the Great Xia Army?

Boom...

A terrifying explosion sounded outside the city.

The sounds of artillery and battle cries echoed through the firmament.

Inside Jiuding Academy.

Ye Xiu stopped his hunting. After a whole morning, he had killed countless Vicious Beasts and consumed over 200 gemstones.

With such terrifying resources, his strength had only barely reached the Second Stage of the Transcendence Realm.

Yet, after consuming just over 10 gemstones, Fatty Wang had reached the surprising Third Stage of the Transcendence Realm.

"Brother Ye, what's the situation?"

Fatty Wang looked terrified, not knowing what was happening outside the city.

Ye Xiu frowned. The Vicious Beasts inside the city weren't powerful; they were mostly evolved from cats, dogs, and rats, so their strength wasn't great.

But outside the city was a different story.

With the great change of heaven and earth, the nine cities hadn't been hit that hard.

But outside was different. Powerful Vicious Beasts might just be minor characters; the Yao Race was the truly fearsome species.

No wonder there was no Great Xia Army in the city to suppress the Vicious Beast riots; they were all guarding the borders. Judging by the noise, the area outside the city was likely already piled with bones and stained with blood for thousands of miles.

Roar...

A sky-shaking roar appeared.

It traveled from hundreds of miles outside the city into the city. Clearly, the owner of the roar was powerful to an incomprehensible degree.

Fatty Wang was startled by the sky-shaking roar and collapsed directly to the ground.

"All residents of Tianfu City, hear the order: those whose strength has reached the Second Stage of the Transcendence Realm, please rush to the border defense zone to jointly resist the Yao Beast chaos. Those at the First Stage of the Transcendence Realm, stay in the inner city to kill the rioters within."

The official broadcast echoed throughout Tianfu City, playing on a loop.

Ye Xiu's brow furrowed deeply.

The authorities were asking for help. The Tianfu Army, with a regular force of ten million, was actually asking for help.

Yao Beast chaos? Is it the Yao Race?

"Brother Ye, are we going?"

Fatty Wang was a bit scared. Despite having the strength of the Third Stage of the Transcendence Realm, he couldn't even handle a Vicious Beast that wouldn't last a single punch from Ye Xiu.

"A good man should protect his home and country. If the Tianfu Army fails, even staying in the city would lead to nothing but death."

Ye Xiu patted Fatty, not forcing him. He leaped up and quickly headed toward the outskirts of the city.

With great power comes great responsibility.

Without a country, how can there be a home?

Having Awakened the Heaven-Breaking Martial Body, his strength was terrifying. At the Second Stage of the Transcendence Realm, he could shatter the earth with a single punch.

Even Vicious Beasts as large as several-story buildings could be dealt with in one punch.

With such strength, if he were to hide in the rear during a national crisis, how could he, a seven-foot-tall man, have the face to live on in this world?