160: Jingyue

Zhou Yun floated above the void, watching as the Secret Realm exit had expanded to over a thousand meters long and a hundred meters high.

At this moment, a continuous stream of Beast Master armies was emerging from within; there were almost no Fierce-Ranked beasts, Spirit Rank beasts served as foot soldiers, King Rank beasts as the main force, and Wild-Ranked Beasts in the sky were the generals.

Zhou Yun's gaze was deep; if it were just like this, even with seventeen Wild-Ranked Beasts on the opposing side, Liuguang City's eleven Wild-Ranked Beast Masters could barely hold them back.

As the City Lord, he possessed three Wild-Ranked Beasts; the two from the Beast Master Association were the same as him, each owning three Wild-Ranked Beasts.

The patriarchs of the other six great families owned one to two Wild-Ranked Beasts, totaling nine.

The overall number was one more than the opponent's, but actual combat was not as simple as trading pieces; some Beasts could easily take on two or even three opponents.

Therefore, without a true comparison, the real outcome would forever remain unknown.

Zhou Yun looked at the colorful Beast groups outside the city and decided to issue a challenge first; he needed to know what the battle was for.

"I wonder, esteemed members of the Colorful Moon Secret Realm, what is the reason for such a grand mobilization today?"

The voice spread far and wide, and the Red Moon Chakram Beast, with its constantly rotating chakrams, licked its claws.

A voice filled with killing intent emanated from its body, causing the heads of lower-ranked Beast Masters to ache.

"Humans, the Sacrificial Stele has appeared in your city. Hand it over, and we can withdraw."

Tang Ce, standing beside Zhou Yun, twitched at the corner of his eye; wasn't that one of the materials Luo Chen used to evolve the Bai Yue Beast?

However, it had evolved in the Illusion World, never appearing in the real world, so how could these Beasts sense it?

Perhaps what they needed was not just the Sacrificial Stele, but the sacrificial chant.

Zhou Yun, on the other hand, had never heard of the Sacrificial Stele, but even if he knew, he wouldn't easily hand it over.

"Sacrificial Stele? I haven't heard of it. Could it be that you've sensed incorrectly?"

The Red Moon Chakram Beast bared its teeth, while a Beast with verdant branches on its head loudly interjected,

"Humans, if you don't hand it over, we'll charge in and find it ourselves."

A Beast with blue patterns and tiny streams of water swirling around its body echoed:

"Exactly. We'll know whether it's there or not once we search."

Zhou Yun was almost amused to anger; did they really think Liuguang City was their home, to just waltz in and search?

"I advise you all to retreat as soon as possible. This city is not as easy to attack as you imagine. You might even have to leave one or two of your Beasts behind for us."

Despite saying this, Zhou Yun was also curious why the army outside the city was merely gathering and not actually launching an attack, as if waiting for something.

As the defending side, Liuguang City was not in a hurry. The city walls were already filled with Beast Masters, most of whom were Spirit Rank, with King Rank Beast Masters interspersed as junior commanders.

Various Beasts stood on the thousand-meter-wide city wall, intently awaiting their commander's orders.

"Hahaha, let me try first to see if this city wall's shield is really that thick."

The Lanyue Chaosheng Beast (Blue Moon Tide Beast) resembled a large toad, but it was entirely deep blue, with tiny streams of water swirling around its body.

Looking at it this way, it wasn't particularly ugly; indeed, sometimes atmosphere and surrounding decorations are very important.

It opened its mouth, and a water column carrying immenseImpact force and corrosiveness slammed into the somewhat transparent shield above Liuguang City.

The shield, made of unknown material, remained completely still, absorbing the attack.

Although the previous strike wasn't its full power, the Lanyue Chaosheng Beast (Blue Moon Tide Beast) understood the shield's strength; it wasn't something it could break at its current level.

So, after one attack, the Lanyue Chaosheng Beast (Blue Moon Tide Beast) retreated back into the Ranks, continuing to wait for something.

Zhou Yun was utterly puzzled and looked at Tang Ce beside him, "Elder Tang, in your opinion, what are they waiting for?"

"The moon seems to be getting brighter and brighter," Tang Ce sighed softly, "Our connection with the outside world is growing weaker and weaker. This feeling is like..."

Tang Ce's gaze flickered, as if searching for an accurate description.

"It's like Liuguang City on Earth Star is being pulled into another realm."

Zhou Yun looked at the increasingly faint sunlight and the progressively ethereal scenery in the distance of Liuguang City, agreeing that Tang Ce's words made a lot of sense.

Before they could react, the colorful moon in the sky suddenly brightened immensely, slowly reverting from a rainbow of colors to its purest white.

A pure white Beast with a white Moon Wheel on its head appeared in the center of those several Wild-Ranked Beast leaders.

It had two long, large horns on its head, a rounded head somewhat resembling a fox or a raccoon cat, and its neck and body were hidden beneath long fur.

Especially, it also had broad, bird-like wings on its back, and its tail was very large. The first impression given by this Beast was one of laziness.

However, the occasional glint in its eyes indicated that it possessed no small amount of intelligence.

Tang Ce, using his unique Breeder talent, looked at this newly appeared Beast, and his expression grew increasingly grim.

"race: Pure Moon Imperial Envoy

Rank: Wild Rank Pet Nine Star

Type: Light-Moonlight,

State: Lazy, Uncomfortable

Aptitude: Perfect

Skills: 1. Pure Moon (Earth Tier): The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy has the duty of purifying the moon and can borrow the moon's own power (Star Rank).

2. Imperial Edict (Earth Tier): The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy issues an imperial edict, temporarily raising or lowering the Rank of creatures belonging to the Moonlight Type.

3. Moon Dance Ritual (Earth Tier): The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy is a favored child of the Moon Clan. When it dances, moonlight energy becomes active, making it easier for Moonlight-Type Beasts to advance to higher realms.

4. Moon Spirit Body (Earth Tier): Transforms itself into an energy State composed of pure moonlight.

5. Bright Moon in the Human World (Earth Tier): Domain Skill. The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy summons a moon in the target area, restricting the connection of internal and external spatial Skills, and can pull the target area out of the real world. Moonlight energy pillars will continuously rise from the ground of the domain, capable of causing damage.

6. Moon Transformation (Earth Tier): When the Pure Moon Imperial Envoy is alive, it can transform into the moon in the high sky, blessing all Moon Clan Beasts. Upon death, it will directly transform into the moon in the sky, slowly disappearing only after emitting all its light.

7. Moon Splendor (Profound Tier)...

8. Moon Blade (Profound Tier)...

9. Moon Punishment (Earth Tier): The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy acts on behalf of the Moon Spirit to execute Moon Punishment. The Heaven-piercing and Earth-penetrating power of Moon Splendor will thoroughly penetrate the target."

"Pure Moon Imperial Envoy," Tang Ce uttered a name.

The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy gently shook its head and looked at Tang Ce, "Humans are truly disgusting; in front of you, one truly has no right to privacy."

It took a few light steps in the void, speaking in a negotiating tone,

"How about you tell me the whereabouts of the Sacrificial Stele, and I'll let you all go back? You know, this shield can't stop me."

As it spoke, its claw was already pressed against the shield (energy membrane) above Liuguang City, its eyes looking at Tang Ce, clearly indicating that if he didn't agree, it would take action.

"Your Excellency must have sensed incorrectly; the Sacrificial Stele has never appeared in Liuguang City."

"The Moon True Lord's senses are never wrong. The sacrificial chant once resounded in the city. It seems you humans are not being honest."

The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy's eyes blazed with light, and extreme brilliance erupted at the point where its claw met the light shield.

Zhou Yun's expression turned grim, and the Rongjiang Yanmo (Magma Flame Demon) and the Fire Jade Wild Spirit appeared together.

The Rongjiang Yanmo (Magma Flame Demon) leaped from high in the sky, smashing its fists fiercely down towards the Pure Moon Imperial Envoy.

Meanwhile, the Fire Jade Wild Spirit, a life form composed purely of fire elements, controlled flames to form many large and small fireballs, attacking all targets opposite without discrimination.

The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy raised one of its claws, directly meeting the Rongjiang Yanmo (Magma Flame Demon)'s fists head-on. Although there was a huge size difference between the two, it was the Rongjiang Yanmo (Magma Flame Demon) that was sent flying by a single punch.

The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy's State was also briefly affected, and the brilliance erupting from its hand weakened.

Zhou Yun's expression was grim, but he gave orders methodically.

"All Wild-Ranked Beast Masters, follow me to meet the enemy. The main objective is to interfere with that Pure Moon Imperial Envoy.

The rest of the guard army will release Skills within the city to eliminate the lower-ranked Beasts outside the city."

After saying this, Zhou Yun placed his right hand on his chest, then slowly drew out a long sword glowing with fire.

A layer of flame armor formed on his body, and like an ancient general, he charged out with his sword, engaging in battle with one of the Wild-Ranked Beasts.

This seemed to signal something; the dozen or so Wild-Ranked Beasts guarding the current White Moon surrounded and attacked the Rongjiang Yanmo (Magma Flame Demon) and the Fire Jade Wild Spirit.

The family patriarchs and elders within the city exchanged glances and could only arrange for their Beasts to leave the city to engage the enemy.

However, judging by the Types of Skills they first released, which were primarily defensive and more often long-range attacks, they appeared very conservative.

Thus, for a time, Liuguang City found itself at a great disadvantage.

Not long after, an intense moonlight glow lit up on the light shield, followed by cracking sounds.

The light shield protecting the city's residents from above shattered with a crash.

The flying Beasts outside the city, fearless of death, immediately attacked the city from above.

Although most were intercepted by the various Skills of the guard army's Beasts on the city walls, there were simply too many Beasts, and scattered ones still managed to enter the city.

Luo Chen saw everything through Little Furball's eyes and couldn't help but secretly wonder, was it worth it for a Sacrificial Stele?

Besides being able to cultivate the Bai Yue Beast, what other use did it have for those Moon Clan Beasts that made them go to such great lengths to find it?