66: Chapter 66 Who is the great demon king inside the city?

Woo——!!!! A rapid and sharp alarm, sounding one after another, came from the four walls of Cloud City, instantly breaking the peace within the city!

Highest-level alert!

A beast horde is coming!

And it might even be a super-large beast horde!

Inside the warehouse, everyone's expression changed drastically!

"Highest alert?!"

Patriarch Xia Yuan's expression changed drastically. As the head of the Family, he knew all too well what this alarm meant!

How many years had it been since the highest-level beast horde alert had sounded in Cloud City?!

President Zhao Dehou instantly exploded with Yuan Power, his figure flashing and disappearing from the warehouse, leaving behind only a hurried voice echoing in the air: "Brother Xia! The city defense is in danger! I must go first!"

Inside the warehouse, Ling Tian, having just completed his transformation, felt the surging power within his body. Before he could savor the pleasure of his Breakthrough to the Yuan Spirit Realm, he was interrupted by this sudden alarm.

"A beast horde attacking the city?"

He blinked his huge eyes. "Does that mean dinner is served without me having to go get it myself?"

He moved his body. He felt that his body, now more than ten times heavier, was indeed quite laborious to move, but the majestic Destructive Yuan Power provided by the [Atomic Furnace] in his chest gave him great confidence.

Xia Youchu looked solemn. In her previous life, she had experienced countless life-and-death battles, and her sense of crisis was extremely acute.

The urgency in this alarm was far beyond the ordinary!

Moreover, in her memories from her previous life, no beast horde attack had occurred at this point in time!

This meant that this beast horde attack was highly likely caused by the escaped Great Elder Xia Mingyuan!

Damn it! Fortunately, she didn't impulsively chase after him; otherwise, Cloud City would have been in danger!

"Father, something is wrong! A normal beast horde could never make the city wall guards issue the highest alert repeatedly! Let's go to the city wall first!" She made a prompt decision.

Patriarch Xia Yuan nodded heavily, looked at the group of pale-faced elders, and said sternly: "You! Immediately go and gather all the clansmen capable of fighting, distribute the weapons from the armory, and prepare to reinforce the city wall! If there is any delay, you will be punished by Family law!"

At this moment, how could the elders dare to be the slightest bit negligent regarding Patriarch Xia Yuan's words?

"Yes! Patriarch!" Third Great-Uncle and the others scrambled out of the warehouse. At this moment, wealth, power, and dignity were all bullshit; surviving and preserving the Family was the top priority!

Xia Youchu jumped onto Ling Tian's neck: "Let's go! To the city wall!"

Ling Tian let out a low roar, his four limbs exerting force.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Every step he took left a deep claw print on the solid floor of the warehouse, and the entire warehouse shook with it!

His original weight was around two tons, and now his weight had skyrocketed tenfold, meaning it was over twenty tons!

This terrifying weight was like a natural disaster just by walking!

Ling Tian tried to mobilize his Mental Energy, which was as high as 2000 points, to cast [Gravity Control].

Hum!

The gravity field around him twisted slightly, and the feeling of heaviness in his body lessened a bit, but wanting to make this body, with its perversely high density, fully fly with his current Mental Energy was still quite a bit off.

"As expected, I still can't fly..."

Ling Tian felt a bit depressed, but his movement speed had finally increased significantly, and he rushed out of the warehouse like a Heavy tank.

"Wait! Ling Tian! The door! Use the door! Don't hit the wall!!" Xia Youchu hurriedly shouted.

Rumble!

The Heavy door of the warehouse was knocked away by Ling Tian, and bricks and stones splattered!

He was still holding the doorknob in his hand, rushing out the door and sprinting towards the city wall. Wherever he passed, the ground cracked and houses trembled!

...

Cloud City, East City Wall.

The City Lord, a dignified middle-aged man wearing armor, was already standing on the city wall, looking into the distance with an extremely solemn expression.

Patriarch Xia Yuan, President Zhao Dehou, and several other Yuan King powerhouses of Cloud City also arrived one after another, standing beside the City Lord.

When they saw the scene outside the city wall, even they, who were battle-hardened, couldn't help but gasp!

It was a pitch-black mass!

As far as the eye could see, the wilderness was densely packed with all kinds of Yao Beasts!

From the lowest-level Demon Soldier to the fierce Demon General, they were like a black tide spreading from the horizon, their numbers too vast to estimate!

Wolves, leopards, tigers, bears, eagles, pythons... all kinds of Yao Beasts were mixed together, emitting deafening roars, and the earth trembled under their stampede.

This scale far exceeded any beast horde Cloud City had ever experienced!

And at the very back of the boundless beast horde, a terrifying Demonic Qi that made one's heart palpitate soared into the sky, like smoke from a wolf-dung fire, stirring the winds and clouds!

It was a giant ape as huge as a small mountain, its entire body covered in dark golden fur, its muscles knotted, its fangs exposed, and a pair of scarlet giant eyes gazing coldly at Cloud City.

Peak Great Demon King!

Equivalent to the Peak of the Human Race's Yuan King!

Moreover, it commanded such a large-scale beast horde, and with their support, its strength was likely already infinitely close to the Yuan Emperor Realm!

"Golden-Haired Frenzied Ape... This is trouble!" The City Lord's voice was low, carrying a hint of solemnity.

With such a large-scale beast horde, plus a Peak Great Demon King supported by the horde, the defense pressure on Cloud City was immense!

On the city wall, all the defenders gripped their weapons, their faces pale, their breathing rapid.

Fear was spreading.

...

However, at this moment, behind the beast horde, the mood of the Golden-Haired Frenzied Ape was not as violent as it appeared.

Its pair of scarlet giant eyes stared fixedly at the sky above Cloud City.

There, the huge void just blasted out by Ling Tian's [Atomic Fission Breath] had not yet fully closed, and that domineering energy fluctuation full of destructive meaning still lingered in the air.

What was that just now?

The Golden-Haired Frenzied Ape was suspicious and uncertain.

That destructive aura made even it feel heart-palpitating!

Could it be that a Great Demon King was hiding in Cloud City?

Was that blow just now a warning?

Or... had Cloud City already been conquered by some unknown Great Demon King?

It commanded the beast horde to execute the order of that big shot from the Myriad Beast Pavilion: to break through Cloud City and carry out a purge.

But if Cloud City had already been occupied by another Great Demon King, then its rash attack might lead to both sides suffering, or even being devoured by the opponent.

Among Yao Beasts, devouring each other to evolve was the norm.

It hesitated.

The massive beast horde slowed down a few miles away from Cloud City, appearing somewhat restless, seemingly waiting for the King's order.

The Golden-Haired Frenzied Ape pondered for a moment, and in its huge claws appeared a black bone talisman engraved with strange beast patterns.

It injected a trace of Demonic Qi, and the bone talisman glowed slightly.

...

Meanwhile.

Thousands of miles away from Cloud City, there was a prosperous city called Black Rock City.

On the surface, this city was managed by a City Lord dispatched by the Great Xia Dynasty, and order was well-maintained.

But beneath the city, there was a huge and eerie underground palace.

Inside the main hall of the underground palace, the lights were dim.

An old man wearing a robe embroidered with the Myriad Beast totem was sitting on a throne of white bones.

His face was withered, his eye sockets were deep, but his eyes were sharp like an eagle's, and his whole body exuded an unfathomable aura. He was actually a powerhouse of the Yuan Emperor Realm!

Myriad Beast Pavilion, Pavilion Elder, Yin Jiuzhu!

Standing respectfully below were the disheveled Great Elder Xia Mingyuan and his pale-faced son, Xia Lingfeng.

"Xia Mingyuan, there is no need to be so panicked." Yin Jiuzhu's voice was hoarse, carrying a kind of indifference that controlled everything.

"A momentary setback is nothing. As long as you serve the Pavilion loyally, Cloud City will sooner or later fall into our control, just like this Black Rock City."

He paused, and a strange smile appeared on his withered face.

"Don't look at us, the Myriad Beast Pavilion, as only being able to hide and be in a sorry state on the surface. But in reality, there are already nine cities in this Great Xia Dynasty that are under our secret control."

Great Elder Xia Mingyuan was shocked. Nine cities?! The influence of the Myriad Beast Pavilion had actually penetrated to such an extent?!

He quickly bowed, his tone filled with flattery and a hint of lingering fear: "Pavilion Elder Yin has profound Divine Ability! This subordinate is just worried that if the Myriad Beast Pill falls into the hands of Patriarch Xia Yuan, and if the Imperial Dynasty's Law Enforcement Department finds out..."

"Hmph, Myriad Beast Pill?" Yin Jiuzhu sneered, not caring at all.

"That thing has huge side effects; the user will gradually become beast-like and almost cannot see the light of day. But so what?"

His eyes became deep and cold as he swept his gaze over Great Elder Xia Mingyuan and Xia Lingfeng.

"Do you really think those high and mighty big shots care whether the person under the human skin is a human or a beast?"

"After they have enjoyed supreme power and controlled the life and death of billions of living beings, do you think they would still be willing to be like ants, living for a thousand years, and then turning into yellow earth?"

"As long as one can survive, as long as one can continue to wield power, what does it matter if one becomes a monster...?"

His words made Great Elder Xia Mingyuan's heart turn cold.

Yes, for those existences standing at the Peak, bottom lines and forms were worthless in the face of longevity and power.

"It doesn't matter if the Myriad Beast Pill is exposed; there are more big shots inside the Imperial Dynasty who take this pill than you imagine."

Yin Jiuzhu's tone was indifferent. "The most critical thing is actually... the Emerald Spirit Sparrow that your son contracted."

His gaze fell on Xia Lingfeng, making Xia Lingfeng unable to help but shiver.

"A War Beast with Emerald-level Aptitude has infinite potential and is one of the important seeds in the Pavilion. Since it has fallen into the hands of the enemy, it must be destroyed."

"Along with the entire Cloud City, everything must be reshuffled; no hidden dangers can be left behind. There is not much time left; the Pavilion's grand plan is about to be launched. We must take Cloud City within three days!"

Take Cloud City within three days!

Great Elder Xia Mingyuan's heart was filled with awe.

He had previously known that the Myriad Beast Pavilion was plotting something earth-shattering. But he didn't expect the other party to be so urgent!

He had only just had a mishap here, and they immediately dispatched a beast horde to wash the ground; they simply didn't put the Great Xia Dynasty in their eyes!

Just at this moment, Yin Jiuzhu frowned slightly and took out a black bone talisman.

The bone talisman was vibrating slightly, transmitting a message.

Yin Jiuzhu's Divine Sense probed into it, and a moment later, a trace of doubt appeared on his face.

"From the direction of Cloud City... Golden-Haired says it sensed a powerful destructive energy fluctuation, suspecting that a Great Demon King-level existence made a move inside the city? And it even warned it?"

He muttered to himself: "Could it be that the subordinates of other Pavilion Elders have also set their sights on this piece of meat, Cloud City?"

He transmitted his thoughts through the bone talisman: "Golden-Haired, describe the appearance and aura characteristics of the Great Demon King you sensed, and see whose subordinate it is, and whether I need to step in to negotiate."

Soon, the bone talisman transmitted a message again; it was an image and aura vaguely described by the Golden-Haired Frenzied Ape through Divine Sense.

A ferocious earth-dragon-like creature, not particularly huge in size, but with a fierce aura, carrying Dragon might, as well as that heart-palpitating destructive fluctuation.

Most importantly, it seemed to be carrying a human girl on its back.

Yin Jiuzhu was still pondering which Pavilion Elder had cultivated this new breed of Yao Beast.

Great Elder Xia Mingyuan, who was beside him, turned pale with shock the moment he heard the description and screamed: "Pavilion Elder Yin! That is not a Great Demon King! That is Xia Youchu's War Beast! That weird monster!!"

"What?!" Yin Jiuzhu's pupils shrank.

And almost at the same time as Great Elder Xia Mingyuan's voice fell.

From the other side of the bone talisman, the Golden-Haired Frenzied Ape's voice came with a hint of solemnity:

"He is rushing over! In my direction!! No! He is still carrying that human girl on his back!! They... they are killing their way towards me!!"