237: A new era

Ten thousand meters in the sky.

The wind howled, and the thin air was bitingly cold.

Fang Yuan and his two companions, along with the group of Yao Beasts and evil spirits that had been teleported up, engaged in a massacre with a foregone conclusion.

Without the constraints of civilians, the terrifying combat power of Fang Yuan and his two companions was completely unleashed.

Ferocious thunder Dragons rampaged and weaved through the horde of Yao Beasts, each swing of their Dragon claws leaving behind large swaths of charring and destruction.

Liu Lian's 'Five Finger Fist Heart Sword' transformed into a Sword Qi net, slicing all the evil spirits attempting to escape into pieces.

Meanwhile, Han Li's hundreds of Talismans formed a colorful Domain of death, with ice, flames, wind blades, and giant rocks—various spells interwoven and bombarding, leaving no blind spots.

"No! This is impossible!"

The leading evil cultivator let out a final roar filled with despair and unwillingness before being completely devoured by the Thunder Dragon.

Even as he died, he couldn't understand.

They were both in the Foundation Establishment Stage, so why was the difference so immense?

This was no longer a question of strength.

This was an overwhelming defeat.

Boom!

As the last Yao Beast was cut in half by a Sword Qi, the battle in the high sky abruptly ceased.

Fang Yuan dispersed the Thunder Dragon, his face slightly pale, but his eyes remained sharp.

Liu Lian retracted his Flying Sword, stepping on it, a little out of breath, but more so feeling a sense of exhilarating satisfaction.

"Damn it, I've finally vented this anger!"

Han Li silently put away a few Talismans he hadn't had time to throw into his Storage Pouch, his movements meticulous, as if he had just completed a very ordinary practice session.

At the exact moment they eliminated all enemies.

In Modu, Global Port Skyscraper.

Dozens of figures flew through the air, silently hovering outside the top floor of the building, completely surrounding the entire rooftop area.

These were the Kunlun Students who had rushed from all over the country after receiving Xie Wangsheng's summons.

Chen Pingan, Lu Miaomiao, Wu Gang, Zhang Qiqi, Li Qingyuan... almost all the elites of the combat departments were present.

Their expressions were solemn, their spiritual power contained but ready to burst, completely locking down the Qi of the entire building.

On the top floor, the luxurious office was already in a mess.

Xuan Xi and Xi Ci looked out through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows at the young figures hovering in the air outside, their faces turning incredibly grim for the first time.

"They... how could they find this place!?"

Xuan Xi's voice was filled with incredulous rage; his proud concealment methods were utterly useless in front of them.

Xi Ci's face was equally gloomy, so much so that it seemed water could drip from it. He stared intently at the students outside, his mind working rapidly.

"We underestimated the Dragon Country's official forces."

He spoke slowly, word by word, his voice cold.

"To be able to pinpoint our location so quickly, and to set up such an inescapable net without us noticing, there must be a master of calculation behind this, directing everything!"

"Xie Wangsheng!"

Xuan Xi gnashed his teeth as he spat out the name.

Other than the Formation System's chief, who had single-handedly outmaneuvered the entire Talisman Department, he couldn't think of anyone else!

"Good! What a Kunlun Academy!"

Xuan Xi was so angry he laughed instead, black Qi surging around him, "Do you really think you can defeat us like this?"

Xi Ci's gaze swept over the students outside, and after carefully sensing them with his Divine Sense, his previously solemn expression suddenly relaxed, and a cruel arc even appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Just a bunch of Foundation Establishment Stage Peak cultivators."

He spoke with disdain.

"Even if they are the so-called Geniuses of Kunlun Academy, there is an unbridgeable chasm between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core."

"Xuan Xi, it seems we don't need to flee after all."

Madness and greed flickered in Xi Ci's eyes.

"These, they are all excellent human elixir Materials!"

Xuan Xi instantly understood his meaning, and the rage on his face transformed into a ferocious ecstasy.

That's right!

They were Golden Core Stage cultivators!

They were higher-level beings who had already transcended the mundane!

What good was it for a mere group of students, who hadn't even touched the threshold of Golden Core, to come in such numbers?

"Issue my command!"

Xuan Xi roared into the shadows of the office.

"Everyone, swallow the 'Demonic Ascension Elixir'! Kill your way out! Turn all those so-called Geniuses outside into our nourishment!"

From the shadows, a dozen trembling evil cultivators emerged. They were the 'Company's' last remaining forces in Modu.

Upon hearing the command, extreme fear appeared on their faces.

But facing Xuan Xi's man-eating gaze, they dared not disobey in the slightest, trembling as they pulled out black pills from their robes and swallowed them in despair.

"Ah ah ah—!"

Piercing screams instantly erupted. The bodies of the evil cultivators began to swell violently, black blood vessels appearing under their skin, muscles tearing, bones dislocating, and a surge of Qi even more violent and evil than the previous Yao Beasts suddenly burst forth!

Outside the building.

Lu Miaomiao's golden pupils suddenly constricted.

"Something's wrong!"

She said in a deep voice, "The evil Qi inside is surging! They are forcibly increasing their strength using some secret method!"

Chen Pingan's expression also became solemn.

"It's those evil elixirs, they're going all out!"

"We can't let them complete their transformation!"

Zhang Qiqi's voice was clear and cold, and she unhesitatingly performed a hand seal.

Without needing Xie Wangsheng's command, these battle-hardened Kunlun Students reached a consensus in an instant.

Strike first!

"Attack!"

Lu Miaomiao let out a soft cry and took a fierce step forward. Although she was in the Void Realm, her step created an Aura that felt like the earth was shaking.

From hundreds of meters away, she simply punched at the top floor of the skyscraper!

"Eight Desolations Six Extremes Fist!"

Buzz!

The air let out a mournful groan, unable to bear the pressure. A visible golden fist Aura shot out, instantly crossing the distance and slamming hard against the sturdy tempered glass on the top floor!

Crack—Boom!

The hugely expensive curtain wall, under this single punch, was as fragile as paper, and even the load-bearing wall behind it was blasted into a huge hole!

A furious gust of wind poured in!

This was just the beginning!

"Mountain-Shaking Fist!"

Chen Pingan also threw a punch, simple and unadorned, yet carrying the profound essence of a towering mountain.

The fist force penetrated the hole, precisely hitting an evil cultivator who was howling in pain and whose body was about to complete its mutation.

Bang!

The evil cultivator's scream came to an abrupt halt, his entire body instantly exploding into a mist of blood, as if struck by a high-speed train!

"Vast Sea Dragon Roar!"

Zhang Qiqi raised her delicate hand, and three water Dragons, formed from high-purity spiritual energy, roared out, smashing through the glass from different angles and rushing into the office, tightly entangling and strangling several other evil cultivators!

"Five Thunders Orthodox Law!"

"Wind Blade Dance!"

"Myriad Sword Art!"

At once, students from various departments no longer held back, unleashing their signature techniques.

Lightning, Sword Qi, Talisman fire, water waves... all kinds of attacks converged into a destructive torrent, completely engulfing the top floor of the entire skyscraper!

Those evil cultivators who had just swallowed the evil elixirs and were still immersed in the pleasure and pain of surging power, couldn't even fully condense their Yao Beast forms before being blasted to dust and having their Divine Souls annihilated under the overwhelming concentrated fire!

The official response was also extremely fast.

Below the building, piercing alarms blared through the sky.

Armored vehicles blocked the intersections, and members of the special affairs department quickly rushed into the mall, set up cordon lines, and began emergency evacuation of the still-panicked crowd.

In the sky, several armed helicopters circled, their searchlights firmly fixed on the skyscraper being ravaged by the 'immortals fighting'.

In the chaotic crowd, countless people pulled out their phones, trembling as they aimed them at the sky.

On the screens, the figures standing in the air, capable of summoning the power of heaven and earth with a wave of their hands, were clearly visible.

On the internet, the pot had already completely boiled over.

#Modu Global Port Suspected Yao Beast Appearance#

#Kunlun Academy Students Battle Evil Cultivators#

#Immortals Fighting#

One search term after another surged to the top of the trending topics at an unprecedented speed, each followed by a bright red 'HOT' character.

In countless live streams, the camera was aimed at the sky, and Streamers were incoherently commentating.

"Holy crap! Holy crap! It's real! It's all real! Cultivation is real!"

"What's that? A fist blew up a whole floor? Is that a Body Cultivator? So fierce!"

"And that girl playing with water, three Dragons! My God!"

"Mom asked me why I'm watching my phone on my knees..."

At this moment, billions of netizens worldwide witnessed this world-altering scene through a small screen.

If the previous finals had only made people aware of the existence of 'Cultivation'.

Then now, this bloody real battle, happening in the heart of an international metropolis, was announcing to everyone.

A new era, an era of the extraordinary, had arrived in the most brutal and direct way possible.