169: Kui Su Si Lang

A thick scent of blood surged from all directions. As soon as the group stepped into the inner courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion, they heard an earth-shattering roar from outside the mansion.

The ground trembled violently, and the glazed tiles on the eaves rattled down, shattering into pieces on the bluestone pavement.

A blood-soaked instructor staggered in, followed by several injured Cadets. Their uniforms were already drenched in blood, and one Cadet even dragged a severed arm.

"This is bad!" the instructor roared hoarsely, his left eye burned by some corrosive liquid, constantly oozing pus and blood. "Outside... outside, tens of thousands of Prodigies from Guanyin Hall are rushing up! They've breached the city walls!"

Xiao Yunfeng's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. He grabbed the instructor's shoulder: "Where is Zhao Ting? Wasn't he stationed outside the city with three thousand iron cavalry?" Seeing the other party shake his head, Xiao Yunfeng spat fiercely, then turned to the assembled Cadets and roared: "Second and third phase Cadets, listen up! Follow me and charge out to block these Prodigies! Lu Chen, Chu Yu, the twelve of you continue to pursue Ge Hong, you must capture him!"

Lu Chen gripped his long spear and said in a deep voice: "Instructor Xiao, please be careful!" He didn't say another word, leading Chu Yu, Li Qingyao, and eleven other Geniuses to chase after the winding corridor.

At this moment, outside the City Lord's Mansion, chaos had erupted.

Xiao Yunfeng led ten instructors and over a hundred Cadets to the main gate, where the sight was horrifying—

Countless Prodigies surged like a tide. Some resembled humans but had beast heads, others were rotting and oozing pus, and some were simply writhing masses of flesh.

These monsters let out ear-piercing shrieks, brandishing their deformed limbs, frantically assaulting the main gate of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Form a defensive matrix!" Xiao Yunfeng commanded, and the Cadets quickly formed a defensive formation.

The instructors stood at the forefront, activating their True Qi barriers.

As soon as the golden light barrier formed, the first wave of Yao Beasts had already charged forward.

At the very front were a dozen rabbit-shaped female demons wearing tattered kasayas. They had slender, maiden-like bodies but large rabbit heads, with sharp fangs exposed from their three-lobed mouths.

These "White Guanyin" appeared harmless, with prayer beads tied to their pink, long ears, but they opened their mouths and sprayed highly corrosive green viscous liquid.

"Watch out for the venom!" an instructor shouted, but it was already too late.

A Cadet's arm guard was hit by the viscous liquid, and the steel arm guard instantly emitted white smoke.

He screamed, and his arm's flesh began to rot at a visible speed, exposing the stark white bone.

The nearby instructor was quick, and with a flash of cold light, he severed the Cadet's arm. When the severed limb hit the ground, it had already turned into a puddle of pus and blood.

More Yao Beasts charged over, stepping on the corpses of their kin.

Among them, a group of "Yellow Immortals" wearing yellow monk robes were particularly insidious. They maintained their weasel form but walked upright, their front paws clasped in a gesture of prayer, appearing like devout ascetics at first glance.

But as they approached the defensive formation, a bone tail over three meters long suddenly whipped out from under their monk robes, its tip barbed, specifically targeting the Cadets' throats and vital points.

"Hold the gate!" Xiao Yunfeng continuously released his Cloud-Dispelling Palm, capable of unleashing palm strikes ten meters away, directly blasting the heads of three rabbit demons.

Foul-smelling blood splattered on his face, but he didn't even blink, instead, he backhanded and blasted a sneaking weasel demon, roaring: "For Tianwu! For Feiyun City!"

The Cadets shouted in unison, swords clashing, and a fierce battle unfolded in front of the City Lord's Mansion.

The rabbit demons revealed their true viciousness, tearing off their disguised Buddhist robes, exposing their corpse-spotted bodies, their nails growing into sharp claws, specifically aiming for the Cadets' eyes.

The weasel demons continuously released foul-smelling yellow mist from under their monk robes. Several Cadets who inhaled the mist immediately had bloodshot eyes and began attacking their companions indiscriminately.

Blood stained the white marble steps, and severed limbs piled up like mountains.

Every time the Cadets killed a wave of Yao Beasts, more monsters in Buddhist robes would surge from the end of the street.

Some held wooden fish but tapped out soul-capturing demonic sounds, others wore rosaries around their necks that were strung with human finger bones, glowing with an eerie light under the blood moon.

The number of Prodigies seemed endless, and the Cadets' True Qi barriers had already begun to show cracks... On the other side, Chu Yu, Lu Chen, Li Qingyao, Zhang Xuan, and others continued deeper, arriving at the sky corridor, which was the only path to the main hall where the City Lord resided.

Four wolf shadows pursued them, which were precisely four wolf demons.

"The Four Wolves of Kui Constellation greet you, young friends," a voice with a metallic echo came from all directions.

A figure stepped forward, treading on starlight. Two crescent-shaped Star Blades floated on his shoulders, their surfaces flowing with a silvery glow. He was the Great Wolf, Duan Yue Lang Xiao!

The second emerged from the shadows of a corridor pillar, his entire body shrouded in starlight mist, with only the Kui Constellation pattern formed by nine copper nails on his chest clearly visible.

He was the Second Wolf, Suo Hun Lang Yan, wielding a three-pointed, two-edged blade.

The third, San Lang Zhai Xing Lang Liao, was bare-chested and covered in star tattoos, his weapon a nine-section whip forged from meteor iron.

The last assassin floated in mid-air, his strength having already reached the Transcendent Ninth Layer, with one foot already stepping into the Qi Refining Immortal realm!!

He was the most mysterious and powerful of the Four Wolves, Si Ming Lang Zheng, holding a star-patterned compass in his hand, with four constantly calculating copper coins suspended within the compass, a streak of starlight leaping with each rotation.

Chu Yu's domineering aura burst forth: "I'll deal with these four beasts!"

Zhang Xuan pressed his wrist: "Brother Chu, you and Brother Lu should quickly pursue the City Lord. We'll handle this here."

Long Ju brandished his gray long spear: "Yes, Brother Chu, they're just four wolf demons. If we can't even take care of them, what face do we have to follow you south?"

Chu Yu's gaze swept over everyone's faces, seeing unwavering determination without fear. He nodded heavily: "Good! Then I'll leave this to everyone! Brother Lu, let's go!"

The moment Chu Yu and Lu Chen passed through the corridor, the Four Fiends moved simultaneously.

Duan Yue Lang Xiao's Star Blade drew a deadly arc, Suo Hun Lang Yan's three-pointed blade aimed straight for the throat, Zhai Xing Lang Liao's nine-section whip struck out like a venomous Dragon, and Si Ming Lang Zheng directly threw his compass!

Heaven Burning Art!

Zhang Xuan formed a hand seal, and a blazing fireball exploded in the air, forming a wall of fire that blocked all the attacks of the Four Fiends.

Amidst the scattering sparks, Lang Xiao was shocked: "Damn it! This Mortal is only at the Transcendent Sixth Layer, yet he can release Spells? And it's even a Spell Transformation!"

Taking advantage of this opening, Chu Yu and Lu Chen's figures had already disappeared at the end of the corridor.

The Four Wolves of the Outer Gate did not pursue Chu Yu and Lu Chen; instead, they stared at Zhang Xuan.

Si Ming Lang Zheng's eyes gleamed with greedy ferocity, his rough claws trembling with excitement: "Haha, we've hit the jackpot! This is an Innate Fire Spiritual Root, rare in a thousand years!" He licked his stark white fangs, "He alone can be worth a whole year's sacrifice from other strongholds! Capture him, and we'll achieve first-class merit and be promoted to official Immortal Cultivation Disciples!!"

The Star Power of the four great wolf demons surged, and their wolf claws, imbued with starlight, pounced on Zhang Xuan.