108: Chapter 108: First Battlefield Appearance, Amazing Spectacle

"Kill!"

Above the city wall, the cries of battle shook the heavens.

The light of countless Spells, the fiery glow of Talismans, and the cold gleam of Magical Artifacts intertwined at this moment into a brilliant and fatal net of light, pouring down toward the area below.

Blood splattered, and severed limbs flew everywhere.

In the air, the originally fresh Spiritual Qi was instantly replaced by a thick, fishy stench.

The battle, from the very beginning, entered a white-hot intensity.

Many young Cultivators experiencing such a scene for the first time were so frightened by the bloody maws inches away that their limbs went soft, their Spells cast askew, leading to perilous situations.

Even the few Guest Elders brought by the Gu Family, despite their rich experience, were tense at this moment, each summoning their Magical Artifacts, standing in battle formation, with fine beads of sweat seeping from their foreheads.

Only Gu Yan remained.

He stood with his hands behind his back at the edge of the battlement, the fierce wind whipping his moon-white robe, causing it to snap loudly.

There was not a hint of tension on his face; his deep eyes calmly watched the hideous horde of Yao Beasts surging like a tide below, as if they were not man-eating monsters, but a flock of livestock waiting to be slaughtered.

"Family Head, watch out! They're charging up!"

A Gu Family Guest Elder exclaimed.

Three massive Iron-Backed Gray Wolves, using the cover of their companions' corpses, suddenly leaped up, baring fangs dripping with saliva, and lunged fiercely in a triangular formation toward Gu Yan's face!

A foul wind hit his face, their sharp claws chillingly cold!

The Guest Elder instinctively prepared to summon his Flying Sword to rescue him.

However, before his sword could even be unsheathed, his movements froze in mid-air.

Because he saw that Gu Yan had moved.

He did not draw his sword.

He didn't even make any unnecessary movements.

Gu Yan merely raised his right hand slowly, pressed his index and middle fingers together, and tapped gently at the Void Realm.

Hum!

A crimson light suddenly ignited at his fingertips.

That was not ordinary firelight.

It was a force that merged the density of water with the explosiveness of fire, presenting a strange, dark red luster, as if it were... True Essence finger energy condensed to the extreme, like flowing magma!

"Burning Sea Art!"

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Three crimson finger winds shot out from his hand, tracing three straight red lines in the air and emitting a sharp, heart-stopping sound as they pierced through the air.

It was too fast!

So fast that the three Gray Wolves were still in mid-air, completely unable to make any evasive maneuvers.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Three dull sounds of flesh being pierced rang out almost simultaneously.

The heads of the three Gray Wolves instantly exploded like ripe watermelons!

Red and white matter splattered everywhere!

Their massive bodies, under the force of great momentum, still surged forward for a distance before finally falling weakly from the city wall, crashing into the dense horde of Yao Beasts below.

"This..."

The Guest Elder who was preparing to rescue him opened his mouth wide, the sword in his hand half-drawn, but he could no longer thrust it forward.

Killing wolves... with a flick of a finger?

And three of them?!

Is this even human?!

However, this was merely the beginning.

As the Yao Beast tide surged, more and more Yao Beasts climbed up along the city wall.

Black-Scaled Snakes, Bloodthirsty Berserk Apes, Gale Hawks...

All kinds of First Grade Yao Beasts, like an endless nightmare.

The other defense sectors on the city wall were already in complete chaos. The screams and roars of Cultivators rose and fell.

Only in the area where Gu Yan was located did the scene change dramatically.

He was like a reef standing amidst raging waves; no matter how turbulent the tide, he remained unmoved.

He didn't even move a single step.

He just stood in place, one hand behind his back, his right hand waving casually.

Every time he curled his finger, every time he tapped.

There would inevitably be a crimson finger energy that precisely pierced the vital point of a Yao Beast!

Between the eyebrows, the throat, the heart...

Not a single strike missed!

Not a single strike needed a follow-up blow!

Those Yao Beasts that were extremely ferocious in the eyes of other Cultivators were as fragile as paper in front of him.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

The dull sounds of explosions rang out densely on the city wall like rhythmic drumbeats.

Gradually, the people around discovered a phenomenon that was hair-raising yet extremely shocking.

Along the entire war-torn, blood-soaked northern city wall defense line.

Only in the hundred-meter area where Gu Yan was located, below the city wall...

There actually appeared a...

Vacuum zone!

Within a range extending ten zhang (about 33 meters) outward from the base of the city wall.

There was not a single living Yao Beast!

All Yao Beasts attempting to cross into this "death zone" had their lives ruthlessly harvested by that terrifying crimson finger wind the moment they stepped in!

Corpses piled up like mountains ten zhang away!

And within ten zhang, there were only mottled bloodstains, but not a single living creature!

One person!

One finger!

Carving out a kingdom!

"Who... is that?"

In the distance, atop the tower where the City Lord's Mansion was located.

The Grand Commander, clad in golden armor with cultivation already at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, had eyes like torches, locking firmly onto Gu Yan's figure, his tone filled with undisguised shock.

"That position... seems to be the defense sector assigned to the Gu Family." An adjutant checked the roster in his hand and quickly replied, "This person... should be that Gu Family Head, Gu Yan."

"Gu Yan..."

A brilliant light burst forth in the Grand Commander's eyes.

"What condensed True Essence! What seasoned methods!"

"Although this person has just entered Foundation Establishment, this combat power is perhaps even more terrifying than ordinary Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators who have been immersed in it for many years!"

The Chen Family Ancestor beside him also had a face so gloomy it was about to drip water.

Watching Gu Yan's figure as he slaughtered the Yao Beasts as if taking a leisurely stroll, the dread in his heart instantly soared to its Peak.

He had originally thought that Gu Yan winning against Town Mayor Zhao Hong was mostly due to luck or some strange secret method.

But now that he had seen it with his own eyes, he finally understood.

This person... is a true powerhouse!

That absolute control over power, that precise grasp of the battlefield situation, could by no means be explained by luck!

"This person... must not be allowed to live!"

The Chen Family Ancestor silently swore a poisonous oath in his heart.

Gu Yan did not know that he had become the focus of the entire scene.

Or rather, he didn't care at all.

At this moment, he was immersed in a wondrous Realm.

The power of the "Burning Sea Art" far exceeded his expectations!

The True Essence cultivated by this High Grade Profound-level Cultivation Technique was not only overbearing and scorching but also carried a characteristic of being as dense and continuous as flowing water.

Each burst of finger energy consumed very little True Essence, yet its destructive power was astonishing.

This efficient slaughter allowed the power that had been accumulated in his body during his seclusion to be released in the most satisfying way possible!

Satisfying!

Too satisfying!

He tapped casually, and another First Grade Peak Yao Beast, an "Iron-Armored Rhino" attempting to sneak an attack, had its hardest skull pierced by the finger energy and collapsed with a bang.

The surrounding Gu Family Guest Elders had now completely become spectators.

They held their Magical Artifacts, standing blankly behind Gu Yan, watching their Family Head's one-man show.

What should have been a bloody battle with a nine-in-ten chance of death.

Had been forcefully turned by the Family Head alone into a... one-sided slaughter show!

"Old Ancestor... mighty!"

Don't know who shouted first.

Immediately after, everyone in the Gu Family defense sector raised their weapons and let out earth-shaking cheers!

"Old Ancestor mighty!"

"Family Head invincible!"

These cheers even drowned out the sounds of slaughter on the battlefield, drawing envious and awe-filled gazes from Cultivators of other surrounding families.

However.

Just at the moment when the cheers reached their Peak.

Gu Yan's originally calm-as-water face suddenly moved slightly.

His finger, which had just been raised to tap and kill a fish that had slipped through the net, also stopped abruptly in mid-air.

His gaze instantly crossed over the mountain of First Grade Yao Beast corpses and cast toward the further... depths of the Yao Beast tide.

There.

A terrifying aura, violent, bloodthirsty, and powerful enough to make the surrounding air freeze, was moving at an astonishing speed toward this side...

Rushing over!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The earth was trembling rhythmically.

Every vibration felt as if it were stepping on everyone's heart!

"Roar————!!!"

A roar loud enough to shatter eardrums, mixed with a nauseating foul wind and pressure, exploded thunderously!

The low-grade Yao Beasts that were originally charging madly, upon hearing this roar, seemed to have encountered a natural predator; they tucked their tails and scattered in terror to both sides!

Making way for a wide passage!

At the end of the passage.

A terrifying giant beast, the size of a house, its whole body covered in crimson scales, exhaling sulfurous fire from its mouth, with eyes like two blood-red lanterns.

Walking with heavy steps, it slowly entered everyone's field of vision.

Second Grade High Grade Yao Beast!

Equivalent to a human Late Stage Foundation Establishment...

Crimson Flame Fire Lion!

Its gaze locked firmly onto the man in green robes standing on the city wall, who had just slaughtered countless of its descendants.

In its eyes flashed a cruel and furious... intelligence!

The real...

Big guy, is here.