161: hand over

Liuguang City's shield was broken, and the real battle began.

All kinds of Beasts started ascending the city walls, and Beasts occasionally fell from the sky, with blood mist churning.

Generally speaking, there were two teleportation centers: one not far from the city wall, and another in the City Lord's Mansion at the city center.

The one near the city wall was dedicated to everyday passenger and cargo transport, while the one in the city center could only be used in times of crisis.

However, due to restrictions from some spatial Beasts, it was often unusable.

Luo Chen stood by the teleportation array, smelling the faint scent of blood in the air and listening to the endless sounds of battle.

Even though he could not see and his spiritual power could not scout the entire battlefield, Luo Chen still felt the brutality of the war.

Luo Chen resummoned his Azure Smoke Flowing Cloud Crane, then had it condense a seat from white clouds, which he sat upon.

His hands tightly gripped the scepter, and he sincerely said:

"Scepter, please convey my next words to the Elder."

Luo Chen's eyes were tightly shut, and his head was held high.

"Elder, if they only want a sacrificial stele, I am willing to create one for them."

Little Furball sat properly on the Azure Smoke Flowing Cloud Crane. Even though it could now float in mid-air, it still maintained its lazy nature, unwilling to move on its own.

Little Tot was like an island floating in the sky, casting a large shadow on the ground. With its size, it looked more terrifying than many Wild Rank Pets.

After a while, the voice of Yuan Shi came from the jade scepter in Luo Chen's hand.

"No, even if we hand it over, how can we know they will spare the people of this city?

Moreover, something they are so determined to seize, even willing to pay a huge price, must be extremely important to them.

In that case, we absolutely cannot give it to them. Don't worry, their appearance will not last too long; as long as we hold on, Liuguang City will return to the real world."

The Azure Smoke Flowing Cloud Crane carried Luo Chen towards the direction outside the city. Little Furball and Little Tot also joined the battle.

Every swing of Little Furball's tail inevitably led to the demise of a King-Ranked Beast.

And the area around Little Tot became a deep blue sea, with large numbers of King-Ranked Beasts being drawn in and completely annihilated.

Perhaps for the two little ones, this was their first true encounter with blood, but they didn't seem to be uncomfortable at all. Perhaps it was the atmosphere of the battlefield that infected them.

Or perhaps, killing was their instinct, ingrained in their genes.

Even with the addition of two King Rank Nine Stars Beasts, the situation on the battlefield did not change much. Beasts continued to arrive from outside the city walls in an endless stream.

"If we drag on until the time limit, how many people in the city will have to sacrifice?"

After Luo Chen's question, there was a long silence from Yuan Shi in the jade scepter. Perhaps he didn't know, or perhaps he knew but couldn't bring himself to say it.

"Alas, sometimes these sacrifices are necessary. If we give them the item and allow them to improve, the future sacrifices will only be greater than now."

To some extent, Yuan Shi's consideration was very correct.

Sometimes, sacrifices are made so that no one will have to sacrifice in the future.

Luo Chen touched the butterfly mark on his wrist, his tone inexplicably relaxed. He still had family and two friends in this city.

To him, only the people around him mattered now.

What about the future? Could those Beasts grow faster than him in the future?

"Elder, I went from Fierce Rank Three Stars to the current King Rank Nine Stars in just three months. I don't believe their growth rate can surpass mine.

Moreover, to me, only the people around me matter."

The Azure Smoke Flowing Cloud Crane's speed in the air was not fast, because there were too many 'obstacles' on the battlefield.

However, in the time it took for these few words, it had already reached the sky above the city wall. Although many Beasts targeted Luo Chen, trying to attack him from time to time.

But they were all easily fended off by Little Furball and Little Tot. With the Wild Beasts fighting on another battlefield, the two of them, being King Rank Nine Stars, were practically a major weapon at the city wall.

With these two great killing gods guarding him, within a hundred meters of Luo Chen and the Azure Smoke Flowing Cloud Crane, no Beast dared to approach.

Sitting on the white cloud seat, accompanied by wisps of azure mist, Luo Chen at this moment resembled an exiled immortal inspecting the mortal world.

It was just that this 'exiled immortal' had his eyes tightly closed, clutching a jade scepter in his hand, not looking like he was about to participate in the battle.

Luo Chen gathered energy in his throat, and then a clear, youthful voice spread across the entire battlefield.

"The sacrificial stele is with me. Which one of you is the person in charge of the Beasts?"

Luo Chen's loud words did not have much impact on the King-Ranked Beasts besieging the city.

However, in the Wild-Ranked Beast battlefield, there was a momentary pause. The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy even abandoned the three Beasts in front of it and flashed towards Luo Chen's direction.

Along the way, any Beasts from the Colorful Moon Secret Realm or human Beasts or Beast Masters that blocked its path were annihilated into smoke by the moonlight emanating from it.

When Yuan Shi heard Luo Chen's voice, he knew something was wrong. A green light flashed over his body, and then his figure became illusory for a moment, reappearing floating beside Luo Chen.

He took back the scepter from Luo Chen's hand, and a blue-green shield unfolded from the jade scepter, encompassing both Luo Chen and Yuan Shi.

The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy's speed was extremely fast, reaching Luo Chen in the blink of an eye. It stared intently at Luo Chen, continuously uttering a few words: "Where is it? Hand it over."

Luo Chen slowly opened his eyes, staring blankly in the direction of the voice, a faint smile playing on the corner of his lips.

He said, "You are the spokesperson for the Colorful Moon Secret Realm, aren't you? As long as you can make the beast tide retreat and promise not to launch another beast tide for the next ten years, then I will give you the sacrificial stele. What do you think?"

The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy stepped lightly forward in the air, instantly arriving at the edge of the blue shield protecting Luo Chen.

It extended a claw and gently placed it on the shield, saying in a chilling tone:

"Do you believe that if I press down with a little force, you will immediately die, and even that old fellow beside you won't be able to stop it?"

Luo Chen, however, was not afraid. He responded with an equally cold tone, "Then do you believe that only I in the entire Liuguang City know where the sacrificial stele is?"

Hearing Luo Chen's words, the Pure Moon Imperial Envoy suddenly became agitated.

It let out a sharp, long howl from its mouth, and all the Beasts on the battlefield, as if receiving some command, slowly retreated towards the outside of the city.

The battlefield seemed to have been put on pause and rewind, but the corpses and severed limbs left on the ground still spoke of the brutality of the recent battle.

After retreating about two kilometers, the Beasts stopped in a well-trained manner.

They looked at the city from afar, as if they could return at any moment.

The Wild-Ranked Beast Masters of Liuguang City, led by Zhou Yun, also rushed to Luo Chen's side.

Of course, Tang Ce was there to explain the current situation to Zhou Yun.

"Hand it over." This time, the Pure Moon Imperial Envoy's eyes were fixed on Luo Chen, as if it would tear him to pieces if he didn't agree immediately.

Luo Chen sighed inwardly, it seemed this Pure Moon Imperial Envoy was very cautious, and not one to let go of a rabbit before seeing the hawk.

Luo Chen took out a stele about ten meters high from Little Tot's spatial dimension, but there were no characters on it.

The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy first looked at it curiously, then said sinisterly, "Human, are you playing games with me?"

Luo Chen looked at it strangely and said as a matter of course, "Don't I have to make it for you now? Otherwise, where would the sacrificial stele come from?"

"Make it?" The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy paused for a moment, as if this was a new word to it.

Luo Chen smiled, "That's right, what? Don't tell me if your sacrificial stele breaks, you won't know how to repair it? No way, no way?"

The Pure Moon Imperial Envoy gave Luo Chen a cold look, then pointed its tail in a direction outside the city. A dense moonlight fell from the sky, completely annihilating all living creatures within a few hundred meters of that spot.

"Human, you see? I will only give you half an hour to make it. For every minute you exceed, there will be a moon penalty, randomly falling within the city. So don't think about stalling for time."