70: Chapter 70 The Earth Bear

Most of the Qi Refining Cultivators and Martial Artists on the city wall were pale, their aura fluttering, their internal spiritual power and true essence nearly exhausted.

They could only rely on continuously absorbing Spiritual Qi from Spirit Stones and consuming Medicinal Pills to stabilize their foundations, forcibly propping up the crumbling defensive line.

The battle-hardened Martial Artists and Cultivators all understood clearly: the current slaughter was merely the beginning; the truly fatal and dangerous test was still lurking deep within the beast tide, yet to arrive.

Everyone knew that hidden within the depths of the beast tide were Tier 2 Yao Beasts comparable to those in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Like top-tier predators waiting patiently, they lay quietly behind the torrent, waiting for the right moment to strike, just waiting for the city-protecting Formation to exhaust its power and the defending Cultivators to become exhausted and weak, so they could launch a world-destroying, fatal surprise attack.

Sure enough.

As the setting sun, red as blood, dyed half the sky and a ghastly crimson glow spread across the horizon, several terrifying auras, violent and bone-chilling, suddenly surged from the deepest part of the beast tide!

Three high-tier Yao Beasts, with sizes far exceeding ordinary Yao Beasts and terrifying pressure, slowly stepped out from the crowd, shocking everyone present.

The first was the Earth Bear, its figure as towering as a mountain, its head square and heavy. A thick, sturdy, earth-yellow horn stood on its forehead, covered in spiral patterns. Earth-elemental spiritual power surged ceaselessly within it, and its aura firmly rested at the Tier 2 Middle Stage.

The second was the Twin-winged Demon Tiger, with a pair of pitch-black wind wings sprouting from its ribs. It stepped through the air, and a vertical pupil on its forehead flickered with lightning. Crackling electric light wrapped around its body; it was also a Tier 2 Middle Stage Yao Beast.

The last one, with a body as green as jade and cold, terrifying scales, leaked poisonous fog from its slightly opened snake mouth. The miasma corroded bones; it was actually a Tier 2 Peak Stage Yao Beast, the Green-Scaled Giant Python, with terrifying combat power!

"The Tier 2 Yao Beasts have finally appeared."

Li Xuance exhaled a long breath of turbid air, his expression extremely grave. He immediately used spiritual power to transmit his voice, issuing military orders: "Huaming, Changqing, follow me out of the Formation to meet the enemy! Remember, the combat range must not exceed five hundred meters from the city wall!"

"Leave the Tier 2 Peak Stage Green-Scaled Giant Python to me. The remaining two Tier 2 Middle Stage Yao Beasts are to be intercepted and contained by the two of you in coordination with the Family Spirit Beast, the Golden Feather Eagle! You must not let them get close to consume the Formation or impact the city defenses!"

Before his voice faded, Li Xuance moved, taking the lead as he swept through the air.

Li Changqing and Clan Leader Li Huaming, the two Foundation Establishment Initial Stage Cultivators, moved in response, while the Tier 2 Middle Stage Spirit Beast, the Golden Feather Eagle, raised by the Family, flapped its wings and took to the sky.

Four figures turned into four sharp rays of light, passing through the gap specially opened in the city-protecting Formation. They took the initiative to charge out of the city, rushing straight at the three Tier 2 Yao Beasts, forcefully intercepting the fatal killing intent outside the city walls.

Everyone dared to leave the city to face the Tier 2 Yao Beasts head-on because they naturally had something to rely on.

The Li Family had been passed down for thousands of years, so naturally, they had some foundation. In the Treasure Pavilion, there remained several precious Tier 3 life-saving Talismans.

At this moment, Li Xuance had two Tier 3 Talismans hidden in his Storage Pouch, serving as his ultimate trump cards to deal with sudden desperate situations in the beast tide and reverse the battle situation.

All the Cultivators and Martial Artists on the city wall held their breath, their hearts hanging in their throats.

Everyone knew that this Peak duel between Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Tier 2 Yao Beasts was the key to victory in the first round of the beast tide defense battle.

The low-tier beast tide beneath the city remained endless and fearless. The Cultivators and Martial Artists of Wangshan Town gritted their teeth, exhausting their last ounce of strength to output attacks and frantically slaughter the low-tier Yao Beasts, just to minimize the pressure of containment on the high-end battlefield and win a better opportunity for the three Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators to fight the Tier 2 Yao Beasts.

The survival and safety of the entire Wangshan Town rested entirely on this momentary life-and-death duel outside the city!

"Changqing, use your bow and arrows to dampen its spirit first!"

Li Xuance shouted in a deep voice. Before his voice faded, his figure had already turned into a dazzling silver rainbow, breaking through the wind. A sharp sword light tore through the smoke and dust of the battlefield, heading straight for the Tier 2 Peak Stage Yao Beast—the Green-Scaled Giant Python—that was slithering along the ground, attempting to sneak attack the flank of the Formation.

On the other side, Clan Leader Li Huaming followed closely. A deep roar erupted from his throat, and the spiritual light of the bronze square shield in his hand suddenly surged. The heavy shield body stacked layers of earth-yellow halos, condensing into a towering and heavy barrier of light, steadily meeting the Twin-winged Demon Tiger that was diving from high altitude with sharp, wind-bearing claws.

At the defensive position, Li Changqing gathered his mind and exhaled a long breath of turbid air.

Within his Meridians, pure spiritual power surged crazily like a rushing river and a pouring sea, pouring without reservation into the longbow in his hand.

This zhenhun bow had been specially requested by him to be re-forged by Master Han in the city before the outbreak of this beast tide, incorporating several rare spiritual materials. It had already transformed from a top-grade Magical Artifact and advanced into a genuine Low Grade Spiritual Artifact longbow.

The Low Grade Spiritual bow, augmented with specially made armor-piercing arrows, was enough to break the defenses and heavily wound the protective Yao power of a Tier 2 Middle Stage Yao Beast.

Li Changqing's gaze was fixed like a cold star, locking tightly onto the behemoth crushing forward step by step—the Earth Bear.

This Tier 2 Middle Stage Yao Beast was one of the main assault forces of this beast tide. Its thick skin was comparable to refined iron, and its muscles were knotted. Ordinary techniques and low-tier Spiritual Artifacts landing on it would at most spark small fragments, making it fundamentally difficult to cause heavy damage.

Only the eyes, mouth, nose, and underarms were its innate defensive weaknesses, and also the only flaws that could be broken.

With his mind set, he exerted force with both arms, slowly drawing the bow fully until it was like a taut full moon.

The next instant, the arrow shot out like a meteor!

A cyan arrow, wrapped in a cold, spiraling Protective Aura, sped through the air. The sharp whistling sound pierced through the noisy battlefield. It did not attack the seemingly dangerous bear head or heavy chest directly; instead, it traced an extremely tricky arc, aiming precisely at the underarm of the Earth Bear's right forelimb, which was raised high and about to smash the Formation's light shield.

This area had the sparsest fur and was the core pivot for the giant palm to exert force; once damaged, it would inevitably severely wound its combat power!

The Earth Bear was battle-hardened, and its sense of crisis was extremely keen. It suddenly let out a dull, angry roar.

A thick, earth-yellow Yao power barrier instantly condensed on its body surface, gathering layer upon layer over the vital underarm area, intending to block this arrow head-on.

But the spiritual arrow, fully driven by Li Changqing, had unparalleled speed and extremely strong penetration, carrying the highly condensed Protective Aura, making it unstoppable!

"Puchi!"

A crisp sound of flesh being torn suddenly rang out. The cold-light arrow sank deep into the thick flesh. Even though it was blocked by the tensed muscles and residual Yao power and failed to pierce through the body, it still tore open a gruesome wound deep enough to see bone. Hot, dark brown Yao blood instantly gushed out, flowing wantonly along the bear fur.

"Roar—!!!"

Bone-piercing pain instantly swept through its whole body, completely igniting the Earth Bear's ferocity.

The massive bear body stood up with a bang, its multi-ton limbs stirring up a gust of wind. A pair of bear eyes, filled with violent scarlet, stared fixedly at Li Changqing at the edge of the Formation.

The huge bear paw that was originally aimed at the Formation's light shield suddenly changed direction, carrying the terrifying, crushing force of a mountain, mixed with rich and heavy earth-stone spiritual light, and with an irresistible momentum, it smashed fiercely through the air toward the defensive position where Li Changqing was standing!

Even from tens of meters away, the oncoming, majestic pressure still made one's scalp tingle and breathing stagnate, as if in the next second, they would be crushed into meat paste by this immense force.