186: Chapter 186 The Curtain Falls

"Huancai, give up. Do not make any more futile struggles." Governor Guo Lei waved his Formation Flag to tighten the Formation. Huancai had changed from her previously bloated form, shrinking her body to the extreme, attempting to escape through the gaps in the great net.

"Dream on. The Yao Race shall never be slaves," Huancai said resolutely. She had not expected Huanling to be captured by Governor Guo Lei so quickly. The Jellyfish Clan's last hope was shattered in her hands, and Huancai had no face to return to see the clan leader. Moreover, to quickly break free from the trapping Formation of Cao Liangcai and the other two, the price she had paid was simply too great. Thus, using her Beast Core as fuel, she detonated herself. Even if she died, she would not let the Human Race benefit.

"Not good! You three, retreat quickly!" As the military and political chief of a prefecture, Governor Guo Lei possessed the necessary sense of responsibility and did not lack it at all; he single-handedly bore the shockwave of Huancai's self-detonation.

With the 5th Rank Formation blocking the front, the energy that finally leaked through merely fluttered a few corners of Governor Guo Lei's clothes.

"Sister Cai."

The massive shockwave from Huancai's self-detonation awakened the last trace of clarity deep within Huanling's Sea of Consciousness. She shed silent tears alone. Huanling's momentary playfulness had not only harmed herself but also dragged Huancai into the abyss. She should not have been reckless.

"Prefect Lord, are you alright!" Martial King Chu Yunxuan was the first to clear away the shockwave generated by the explosion, arriving beside Governor Guo Lei to ask with concern.

After this battle, Martial King Chu Yunxuan's admiration and reverence for Governor Guo Lei reached an unprecedented height. He had planned in advance, setting up a 5th Rank killing and binding Formation at both the front and back exits of Hulu Island, waiting for the Yao Beast to walk right into the trap.

Previously, Martial King Chu Yunxuan had not been optimistic about Governor Guo Lei's calculations. With over a hundred exits to the sea, why would the two 5th Rank Great Yao of the Jellyfish Clan choose Hulu Island to return to the East Sea!

Not to mention before, even now, Martial King Chu Yunxuan had not figured out this point.

But this was no longer important; the facts had already proven just how precise Governor Guo Lei's calculations were.

With one 5th Rank Great Yao dead and one captured, if this battle record were to be delivered to the desk of the King of Donghai, one wondered how the King of Donghai would reward the three of them.

"It is fine. Quickly clean up the battlefield; do not let the Grade 4 Demonic Beasts all run away." Governor Guo Lei shook the water stains off his body, looked at the jellyfish fleeing crazily everywhere in the East Sea, and instructed the three.

"Yes." This time, the three responded with extreme seriousness, not only because the Prefect's strength far exceeded the three of them, but also out of respect for a 5th Rank Formation Master who was skilled in calculations.

In the end, the four captured over fifty Grade 4 Demonic Beast jellyfish and several hundred 3rd Rank jellyfish. Only when the nets could no longer hold them did they stop and head home.

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The Four Great Clans of Linhai Prefecture, except for the Song Family which did not suffer much loss, the losses of the other three clans in this beast tide were immeasurable!

Although the Zhao Family heavily injured a 5th Rank Tiger Shark Yao Beast, one Old Ancestor of the Zhao Family was also severely injured by the Tiger Shark Clan and the 5th Rank Great Yao. Not to mention the ten or so Martial Ancestor clansmen who were killed or injured; the bodies of clansmen below the Martial Ancestor level were piled into two mountains.

The situation of the Ouyang Family was similar; one Old Ancestor was severely injured, and eight Martial Ancestors were killed or injured. If it were not for Ouyang Jingxuan exerting his power later and unleashing the Sword Concealment Art that he had been brewing for decades, the casualties would have been even greater.

As for the Ding Family, not many clansmen were killed or injured, but it was a pity that nearly one-third of that three-hundred-mile peach orchard was gnawed away. The Family's decades of effort were almost ruined in one fell swoop.

Fortunately, Old Ancestor Ding Yuze finally acted decisively to cut off the losses, stopping the Yao Beast's offensive of devouring the peach orchard and preserving the remaining two-thirds of the fruit trees.

The situation was best for the Song Family, which basically had no losses. It was said that only one Martial Ancestor powerhouse died in battle, which could be called a miracle of this beast tide.

The seat of Linhai Prefecture was unusually quiet. Officials and citizens were united; some were treating injured compatriots, others were burying clansmen who died in battle. As for those unclaimed bodies, the government arranged for them to be buried collectively on a large mountain.

After three days of Hell-level combat, everyone was exhausted, and no one wanted to say another word.

The seat of Linhai Prefecture suffered unprecedented damage in this beast tide. One section of the city wall was breached and collapsed with a rumble. Tens of thousands of Yao Beasts surged into the city one after another. Houses were toppled one after another, and Great Wei citizens were killed one after another.

Fortunately, they finally withstood the Yao Beast attacks and waited for the rescue from Kuaiji Commandery, thus preserving this thousand-year-old ancient city!

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Cangjiang Prefecture. With the addition of the unexpected factor of Zhao Zuoxiang, among the four major battlefields in Cangjiang Prefecture, the Ye Family was the first to end the battle, and they had huge gains, slaying a 5th Rank Yao Beast. Ancestor Ye Rongming and Zhao Zuoxiang thus obtained a large amount of 5th Rank Dragon flesh and blood. In the coming years, both of their cultivation levels would definitely usher in a short, explosive improvement.

Later, at the Wei Family's Wutong Mountain, they were fortunate enough to share a few fragments of the 5th Rank Yao Beast's Golden Core. As for the six people present, exactly how many fragments each person found and how large they were, only the parties involved knew, and it was not something to be told to outsiders.

This was a secret that belonged exclusively to the six of them. No one wanted it to be coveted by others, so of course, they would keep their mouths shut!

"You may withdraw." Hearing the casualty figures reported by Vice Prefect Wu Jin, Governor Sun Rui sighed helplessly, waved his hand to let Vice Prefect Wu Jin withdraw, and went with Commandant Zhao Siyuan to handle the subsequent work of compensation, reconstruction, and registration.

Although Governor Sun Rui had only exchanged a few blows with the short old man of the Frog Tribe at the beginning and had not made a move throughout the rest of the time, the three days of high mental tension made him extremely exhausted, almost reaching his limit.

The pressure that the short old man of the Frog Tribe gave him was simply too great. Governor Sun Rui estimated that if he were to fight, he would not be able to withstand a few of his attacks at all.

For some reason, the short old man did not make a move for a long time.

After Vice Prefect Wu Jin withdrew, Governor Sun Rui activated the defensive Formation of the government office, and after a while, he entered a deep sleep.

Wei Family, Wutong Mountain. Wei Changyao shed his disguise, revealing his original appearance. His pitch-black hair turned snowy white in an instant, and his smooth skin also became wrinkled, appearing before Ancestor Wei Xinghe as a dying old man.

"Father, what is this?" Ancestor Wei Xinghe held back his tears, squatted beside Wei Changyao's coffin, and asked hoarsely.

"Stop acting like a girl. You know my body condition; I am just holding on to my last breath." Wei Changyao interrupted Ancestor Wei Xinghe's questioning, took out five fragments, and handed them to Ancestor Wei Xinghe, saying, "These are useless to me now. Take them back and Cultivate well, striving to raise your cultivation to the Seven-Star Martial King realm as soon as possible."

"Go now. Do not disturb this old man's rest. The Family will really depend on you from now on." After Wei Changyao finished this sentence, he fell into a deep sleep, without a single movement.

"Father, please rest assured. I will definitely make the name of the Wei Family resound throughout the entire East Sea Province." Ancestor Wei Xinghe gripped the five fragments and slowly exited the main hall.

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On the third day after the great battle ended, Ancestor Ye Rongming finally returned to Luomu Mountain.

As soon as he returned to the mountain, Ancestor Ye Rongming sent a message to Clan Leader Ye Tuanhui, asking him to summon the Elders and convene a clan meeting.