171: Chapter 171 The Life and Death of Cangjiang County

The two 5th Rank Demon Beasts fighting selectively avoided the main battlefield. Ancestor Ye Rongming was worried that the aftermath of his battle with Cang Yun would break the Formation, and the Ye Family would suffer a catastrophe; Cang Yun was equally worried that Ancestor Ye Rongming would slaughter a large number of the Grade 4 Demonic Beasts from the Swallow Fish and Lion-head Fish tribes, making it difficult for him to report back.

"Old Ancestor." Clan Leader Ye Tuanhui watched Ancestor Ye Rongming's receding figure with a worried expression. He had not expected that in the last battle, the Old Ancestor had actually damaged his life-bound divine weapon. This time, the Old Ancestor was likely in grave danger.

Now, the members of the Ye Family could not afford to think about other matters. The Swallow Fish and Lion-head Fish tribes were swarming in from all directions, attacking the Formation light curtain repeatedly.

The intact 5th Rank Formation—the Two-Yi Taiji Bagua Formation—provided it had sufficient Spirit Stones, would not be breached by this group of Yao Beasts, no matter how they attacked.

However, Cang Yun had used a 5th Rank Formation-Breaking Talisman, shattering three layers of the Formation. The remaining two layers of defensive Formation could not form a perfect whole, leaving defensive loopholes of various sizes. This required the Ye Family's Martial Artists to take the initiative to fight the Yao Beasts, preventing the Formation from being completely destroyed and bringing about an even greater disaster.

"Shikuang, how about your tribe attacks the north and east sides, while my tribe attacks the south and west sides?" Yan Zhui said it lightly, as if the Lion-head Fish tribe would be taking a huge advantage.

"You certainly have a good plan, leaving the two strongest areas for my tribe," Shikuang mocked.

"Then how would you like to distribute them?" Yan Zhui was not annoyed at having his small scheme seen through and replied in a flat tone. He hadn't expected Shikuang to agree to this plan anyway; he was just testing the waters. What if the other party had a momentary lapse in judgment and agreed?

"Let's draw lots. We choose between the east/south and the north/west," Shikuang proposed a simple method to select sides, while also separating the two strongest defensive sides. Whichever side was drawn, both tribes could accept it.

"Fine. Let this lion make the lots. You choose first," Yan Zhui agreed without much thought. If the delay dragged on and displeased the Second Prince, no one would be able to bear the consequences. It was perfect to make use of this lion for waste disposal.

"Fine." The method was proposed by the Lion-head Fish tribe, and the person was provided by the Swallow Fish tribe, which was very reasonable.

"Bad luck." Shikuang looked at the lot in his hand with a gloomy face, then cast an unkind glance at the little lion shivering in the corner.

"Start the attack. The Second Prince will be unhappy later," Yan Zhui said.

"Hmm." Shikuang nodded. Since things had come to this, there was no use in saying more.

"Clan Chief, the Yao Beasts have started their attack," Ye Xiaosan reported to Clan Leader Ye Tuanhui after gathering the situation from all four sides.

"How is the battle on each side?" Clan Leader Ye Tuanhui asked.

"On the south side, a Grade 4 Late Stage Lion-head Fish is leading two Grade 4 Early Stage Lion-head Fish and one Grade 4 Early Stage Octopus Monster in the attack. Uncle Rongsong has already engaged them, so there is no problem for now."

"On the north side, a Grade 4 Late Stage Swallow Fish is leading two Grade 4 Middle Stage and one Grade 4 Early Stage Swallow Fish in the attack. The pressure on Jiefeng's side is relatively high. Less than a quarter of an hour after the battle began, they drove the Yao Beasts back into the Formation. Now the Yao Beasts are frantically attacking the Formation."

"On the west side, three Grade 4 Middle Stage Swallow Fish are attacking. Uncle Ronghui just engaged them and seriously injured one Swallow Fish, almost killing it."

"Understood. Xiaosan, we can hold this side. You go and support Jiefeng and the others. You must hold the north side," Clan Leader Ye Tuanhui ordered, knocking back a Lion-head Fish with one strike.

"Yes, Clan Chief," Ye Xiaosan said.

The east side was the most open and required the most defense, so Clan Leader Ye Tuanhui had specially arranged for himself and Boss Ye, both Martial Ancestors at the Late Stage, to guard this place.

With two Martial Ancestor Late Stage experts sitting in command, they could barely cope with the attack of five Lion-head Fish.

"Indestructible Vajra Divine Art. No wonder you had the confidence to fight this King in the wild," the Black Flood Dragon looked at Ancestor Ye Rongming, who was covered in gold, with surprise, then raised his fist to strike at Ancestor Ye Rongming again. "Using such a Divine Ability must consume a lot, right? I want to see how long you can hold on."

"Noisy. It is more than enough to hold on until I kill you, you stinking black flood dragon," Ancestor Ye Rongming did not show weakness, meeting fist with fist. For a time, he was actually evenly matched with the Black Flood Dragon.

The two king-level experts had been fighting in this wilderness for less than an hour, and they had already leveled seven mountain peaks near Luomu Mountain and evaporated five lakes.

The small Yao Beasts that lived around Luomu Mountain for generations, which the Ye Family usually ignored and used as trial targets, were out of luck this time. They were wiped out by the two kings, with very few remaining.

"Dragon Water Suction." Cang Yun swept up the river water from the surrounding dozens of miles of lakes, gathering it into a water ball compressed to the extreme, and sprayed it towards Ancestor Ye Rongming, attempting to break his golden body and seriously injure him.

"Indestructible Vajra Divine Art!"

Ancestor Ye Rongming increased his own consumption, the gold on his body surface becoming more intense, gradually tinged with a hint of red. He crossed his hands and forcefully blocked this heavy blow from Cang Yun, remaining unharmed!

"Old Ghost Ye, good Cultivation Technique." As an opponent, Cang Yun had to admire it. Ancestor Ye Rongming's Indestructible Vajra Divine Art had actually withstood his own life-bound Divine Ability attack head-on. It was remarkable.

Cang Yun pondered secretly. In the short term, he could not take down Ancestor Ye Rongming. He could only increase the intensity of his attacks, waiting for Ancestor Ye Rongming's own Spirit Yuan to be exhausted, revealing a flaw, before he would have a chance to kill him.

Now, it depended on whether the Father King or the Big Brother could end the battle first on their side.

"Three families requesting aid at the same time? Isn't the agreed-upon hundred-year beast tide not due for another five years? What is going on with these Yao Beasts?" Governor Sun Rui frowned, looking at the three transmission talismans in his hand with worry.

"Hmm? What kind of Yao Beast dares to harass my Cangjiang Prefecture?" Before Governor Sun Rui could summon Vice Prefect Wu Jin and Commandant Zhao Siyuan to discuss countermeasures, a king-level pressure pierced through the entire Cangjiang Prefecture city, automatically triggering the city's defensive Formation.

"Hehe, this humble old one, Golden Toad, has specially led the East Sea Frog Tribe to visit Governor Sun. I ask Governor Sun to please not hesitate to teach me," a short, hunchbacked old man let out a few low chirps, shocking most of the soldiers guarding the city until their seven orifices bled and they swayed. It was only after the Formation was fully activated and blocked this wave of sound attacks that they were able to stand firm.

"Thief, you are courting death!" Governor Sun Rui roared, moved a few times to come outside the city, and stared at the short old man, his hair bristling with anger. Under his very nose, killing the soldiers guarding Cangjiang Prefecture was a naked slap in the face to him, the Governor. How could Governor Sun Rui spare him lightly?

Not knowing the strength of the short old man on the opposite side, Governor Sun Rui did not act rashly. He invoked the city's offensive Formation—the Profound Ice Splitting Sky Ten Thousand Sword Formation. A thousand swords crossed the sky, turning into a stream of light that fell overwhelmingly on the assembly area of the Frog Tribe, instantly killing thousands of the Frog Tribe.

"A 5th Rank Late Stage Frog Tribe!" Governor Sun Rui looked in disbelief at the old man crawling on the ground below, drumming up waves of sound to resist the attack of the thousand swords.

All three major families were being attacked by 5th Rank Yao Beasts. In such a small Cangjiang Prefecture, there were actually four 5th Rank Yao Beasts running rampant at the same time.

This was no beast tide; it was aimed directly at the extermination of Cangjiang Prefecture!