492: Global turmoil

The bloody picture sent by Wei Wuya, along with his words, 'The holiday might end early,' was like a ten-thousand-year-old profound ice crystal dropped into a pot of boiling oil.

The previously noisy second-phase New Student communication group, which had just been lamenting over five-thousand-word reports, fell utterly silent.

Hundreds of people in the group, hundreds of pairs of eyes, were fixed on that photo.

The background of the photo was a messy grove.

A little girl in a school uniform lay unconscious on the ground, her body covered in blood.

Not far from her was the massive corpse of a giant wolf, its head separated from its body with a smooth cut.

But the most glaring sight was the two mutilated, torn-apart human corpses nearby.

It wasn't a monster from a Secret Realm, nor was it special effects from a movie.

It was the bloody reality that had truly occurred around them.

The atmosphere in the group instantly plummeted from casual banter to freezing point.

After a long while...

The first person finally typed out a trembling line of text.

Kim Soo-hyun: "Is this... Region in China?"

Wei Wuya quickly replied: "Yes, my hometown, a third-tier small city."

Su Xiaoxiao sent an emoji on the verge of tears: "How could this happen... Things feel off here too, the air smells strange."

Adebayo: "Many strange beasts have also appeared around my tribe; they are much fiercer than before."

Message after message popped up.

Students from all over the world, as if by prior agreement, shared the anomalies in their hometowns.

Before, they had only thought the Spiritual Qi resurgence was a good thing, an Opportunity.

Now, Wei Wuya used a photo to show them the other side of Opportunity: lethal danger.

Han Li sent a sighing emoji in the group.

"Everyone, be careful. The Dean was right. This is both an Opportunity and a challenge. We are the first to taste the crab, and we must also be the first to stand in front of ordinary people."

Xie Wangsheng: "Han Li is right. Everyone stay vigilant. If you encounter danger you cannot handle, immediately ask for help in the group. Don't be reckless."

This sudden discussion made all the New Students shed their holiday laxity.

A heavy sense of responsibility weighed on everyone's heart.

They were no longer ordinary people; they were students of Kunlun Academy.

At the same time...

Just as the students had sensed, the entire world was in chaos.

In America, New York City's Central Park, a giant shadow monster emerged from the ground, devouring all living things that approached. Bullets were useless against it.

In Europe, London's night sky saw the stone gargoyles on an ancient church come to life, circling above the city, causing massive panic.

Special Affairs Management Departments worldwide simultaneously received a blizzard of alarm reports.

But facing these supernatural demons and evils, their strength seemed so insignificant.

For a time, the extraordinary management agencies of all countries were almost paralyzed.

Despair spread across the globe.

Everyone's gaze, as if by prior agreement, turned to the East.

To that Kunlun Immortal Mountain which had recently displayed a divine miracle... Japan, Tokyo.

Piercing alarm sirens wailed throughout the entire city.

Countless people rushed out of their homes in panic, flooding the streets, looking up towards the direction of Tokyo Bay.

They saw that the once calm sea surface was now churning with monstrous waves.

A shadow as large as a small mountain loomed faintly beneath the seawater.

"ROAR!"

An ear-splitting roar raised waves tens of meters high, crashing violently towards the shore.

Seawater surged inland, countless buildings were washed away, vehicles swept off like toys.

Then, the giant beast finally revealed its true form.

It was a massive sea monster over a hundred meters in size, resembling an octopus but with a crocodile-like head and densely packed tentacles, each covered in sharp barbs.

The Self-Defense Forces' attack helicopters looked as insignificant as flies before it.

"Open fire! Open fire!"

In the ground command center, a commander with a general's star on his shoulder roared hoarsely into the microphone.

The next second, countless missiles and artillery shells, trailing long plumes of fire, blanketed the sea monster.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Fierce explosions erupted on the sea monster's body, flames shooting into the sky.

However, when the smoke cleared...

There wasn't a single scratch on the sea monster's massive body.

Those shells powerful enough to destroy a building were nothing more than an itch to it.

"ROAR!"

The sea monster seemed enraged.

Dozens of its massive tentacles suddenly whipped out of the water, lashing through the sky like giant whips.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

In the sky, one attack helicopter after another was smashed mid-air by the tentacles, turning into fireballs and plummeting.

On the ground, dozens of priests from the Shinto Agency danced and chanted around a hastily erected altar, attempting to exorcise it in the traditional way.

However, it had no effect.

The sea monster's giant head turned towards them, opening its bloody maw.

It's over.

These two words surfaced in the hearts of all Tokyo citizens witnessing this scene.

Despair enveloped the entire city.

At this critical juncture...

Two streaks of light shot across the horizon, one after another, coming to a halt in front of the sea monster.

It was Yanagawa Yoko and Xie Siyu, who had rushed all the way from Romania.

"It's... it's people from Kunlun Academy!"

In the ground command center, a young staff officer pointed at the screen, his voice trembling with excitement.

The commander shuddered, as if grabbing the last lifeline, and immediately picked up the communicator.

"We request... request the Immortals to act, save Tokyo!"

Yanagawa Yoko and Xie Siyu naturally heard this plea infused with Spiritual Qi.

Xie Siyu glanced at the chaotic city below, then at the giant beast flaunting its power, her delicate brows slightly furrowing.

"Foundation Establishment Peak cultivation, very low intelligence, just a big brute acting on instinct," she quickly assessed.

"Kill it directly?" Yanagawa Yoko's hand was already on her sword hilt, her gaze sharp.

"Not yet," Xie Siyu shook her head. "It's too close to the city. If we fight here, the aftermath would destroy most of Tokyo. Lure it back to the sea first."

As she spoke, her hands formed seals. Over a dozen jade talismans glowing with golden runes flew out, forming an arcane Formation in the air.

"Qimen Dunjia, Illusionary Word Technique!"

HUM!

With her soft shout, an invisible ripple spread out.

The roaring sea monster's movements faltered, a trace of confusion appearing in its crimson eyes.

In its vision, the bustling city disappeared.

In its place was a vaster expanse of deep sea, and within that sea, a female of its own kind, several times larger than itself, was sending out mating signals.

"Roar?"

The sea monster's low growl was filled with excitement.

Its massive body slowly turned, abandoning the city within reach, and swam back towards the illusion created by Xie Siyu.

Everyone in the ground command center and the global live streams was stunned.

What was happening?

Why did that world-destroying monster suddenly leave?

Only a few high-level officials understood that the two Immortals from Kunlun had performed a Divine Ability beyond their comprehension.

"Yoko, it's almost out of the safe zone," Xie Siyu reminded.

"Mhm."

Yanagawa Yoko nodded, gripping her sword hilt.

"Leave it to me."

She took a step forward, and her entire Aura changed.

If before she was a sharp blade sheathed in its scabbard, now, that blade was drawn.

Unity of Man and Sword!

Her figure and the long sword in her hand seemed to merge into one at this moment.

There was no earth-shattering Aura, only a sword light that was the epitome of speed and purity.

All the live-streaming cameras worldwide captured only an afterimage at that instant.

The sword light flashed and vanished.

Yanagawa Yoko reappeared in mid-air, slowly sheathing her long sword.

The sea monster behind her was still swimming excitedly towards the illusion.

Everything seemed as if nothing had happened.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

Just as everyone was puzzled...

Pfft!

A fine line of blood appeared on the sea monster's massive head.

Immediately, the bloodline rapidly expanded.

That arrogant giant beast, its enormous body, was cleanly sliced in two from the middle.

The giant corpse crashed into the sea with a thunderous impact, raising waves that dyed the sea surface red.

One sword strike, instant kill!

The entire world fell silent at that moment.

All Kunlun Academy students' communication devices vibrated simultaneously once again.

It was Dean Li Heng.

Li Heng: "I am aware of the situation. Effective immediately, you are permitted to teach the most basic Qi Refining method of Kunlun Academy, the 'Qi Guiding Origin Mantra,' to trusted family and friends around you for self-protection."