172: That man in the sky above Tongcheng is incredibly handsome!

Tong City, a medium-sized satellite city located in the eastern part of the Yanhuang Alliance, was currently on the brink of collapse.

The pitch-black tide of insects was like a surging ocean of asphalt, completely surrounding the city's Guardian Array.

Several massive Fifth-Tier Winged Insects with wingspans exceeding thirty meters hovered in mid-air, their sharp screeches directing the insect swarms below to launch wave after wave of suicidal charges.

The heavy energy cannons on the city walls had long since gone silent, riddled with holes from acid corrosion.

"It's over... we can't hold it!"

The million citizens inside the city looked at the flickering, dimming energy shield above their heads, as despair spread through everyone's hearts.

On the internet, Tong City's plea for help had already been pushed to the top of the trending searches. Countless people prayed in the comments section, yet even more understood that distant water could not quench a nearby fire.

"Crack!"

With a tooth-aching crunch, a corner of the Guardian Array finally gave way under the pressure, splitting open a massive gap.

Desperate screams had just begun to ring out.

"Boom—!"

A rolling thunderous sound suddenly came from the horizon.

A giant flying boat emblazoned with the Martial Artist Guild emblem tore through the thick clouds, cutting through the sky like a salvific Noah's Ark.

The reinforcements had arrived!

The moment the hatch opened, dozens of powerful auras soared into the sky.

It was an elite support group led by two Fifth-Tier Gene Grandmasters, with eighteen Fourth-Tier War Sect Masters following close behind.

And among those powerful figures, a young silhouette was the most conspicuous.

Qin Lang.

He didn't even wait for the flying boat to land, flying out directly on his sword and hovering in mid-air.

"Fire, come!"

Qin Lang gave a low shout, his hands forming seals.

The vast sea of elemental energy within his body instantly boiled, and with the enhancement of his Fourth-Tier Soul Manifestation Realm Mental Energy, its power doubled.

Rumble!

The originally dark sky was instantly lit up by a crimson firelight.

Hundreds of giant fireballs, each over several meters in diameter, smashed down toward the insect tide below like a Meteor Fire Rain carrying destructive high temperatures.

That was the Tenth-Tier Fireball Technique!

"Screeech—"

The dense insect swarm was instantly turned into charcoal in the sea of fire, and the offensive that was about to pour into the gap was forcibly cut off.

"It's the reinforcements! We're saved!"

Deafening cheers erupted from the defenders and citizens within the city.

Qin Lang did not stop, stepping through the Void Realm like a sharp knife, plunging directly into the heart of the insect swarm.

"Hiss!"

A Fourth-Tier Scythe War-Insect, skilled in stealth, silently appeared behind Qin Lang under the cover of smoke, its sharp bone scythe aiming straight for his neck.

"Seeking death."

Qin Lang didn't even turn his head, a cold smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

As his Chaos Power circulated, the boundary between Martial Artist and element completely blurred at this moment.

Buzz!

A sword formation composed of twelve Saint Grade Flying Swords instantly swirled out to kill, and at the same time, a peerlessly sharp Micro-Level Sword Intent erupted from his fingertips.

"Puchi!"

The Fourth-Tier War-Insect didn't even have time to react before it was pinned in the air by the Flying Swords and then shredded into a spray of meat by the Sword Qi.

This smooth and flowing Dual Cultivation combat style left several fellow Fourth-Tier War Sect Masters dumbfounded.

"Is this the combat power of a Dual Mythic Gene? Too brutal!"

However, there were simply too many insects.

Despite the reinforcements fighting hard, Tong City's defensive line was just too long.

In the gap while everyone was tied down by high-tier War-Insects, the southeast corner of the Guardian Array completely shattered.

A tide of low-tier War-Insects poured frantically through the gap, and the once peaceful streets instantly turned into an asura field.

"Mama! I want Mama!"

At a street corner, a little girl in a pink dress was separated from the crowd, falling to the ground and crying helplessly.

A hideous black beetle spotted her, opening its fanged mouth and lunging forward with a foul wind.

"No!"

From a distance, the mother, swept away by the crowd, let out a heart-wrenching scream.

At the critical moment.

A dazzling sword light seemed to pour down from the Nine Heavens' Milky Way.

"Boom!"

The sword light landed, transforming into a circular Sword Qi barrier.

The beetle lunging at the little girl, along with all the insects within a dozen meters, was instantly ground into dust.

The dust cleared.

A tall figure stood before the little girl, the broken sword in his hand still emitting a soul-stirring cold light.

Qin Lang bent down, picked up the dusty doll from the ground, gently patted it, and handed it to the little girl.

"Don't be afraid."

He rubbed the little girl's head, and a warm smile appeared on his handsome face, which was stained with insect blood but still exceptionally striking.

"Take this and hide well."

"When you grow up and become as strong as me, no one will dare to bully you."

The little girl hugged her doll tightly and looked at the big brother before her; a mysterious light suddenly appeared in her originally fearful eyes.

That scene was etched into her heart like a brand.

Having settled the little girl, Qin Lang turned to look at the gap where the insect swarm was still pouring in.

His gaze instantly became as sharp as a knife.

"No passage here!"

His figure flashed, and he stood directly in the center of the gap.

One man, one sword.

Like an indestructible chasm, he cut down every insect that tried to cross the line.

"Roar—!"

Just then, a massive Fifth-Tier Heavy Armored War-Insect suddenly charged toward the gap like it had gone mad.

One of its compound eyes had been blinded by a fifth-tier expert on the flying boat, and it was currently in a state of rage, attempting to rush into the city to start a massacre.

The defensive power of a fifth-tier insect was extremely terrifying; ordinary fourth-tier attacks simply couldn't break its defense.

"Watch out! Get out of the way!"

Huang Zheng, the Fifth-Tier Gene Grandmaster who was in pursuit, had a change of expression and shouted urgently.

But Qin Lang did not retreat.

Within his eyes, golden light flowed frantically.

Chaos Eye, open!

Under the insight of his mythic-level vision, the high-speed charging Fifth-Tier War-Insect's movement trajectory and the only crack in its carapace were clearly presented in his eyes.

"Die!"

Qin Lang took a deep breath, and the Chaos Power within him erupted without reservation.

The Space Magic taught by Ofina was instantly activated.

Although it was only a slight spatial interference, it was enough to cause the War-Insect's movements to stiffen for a split second.

Now!

The broken Sacred Artifact in Qin Lang's hand erupted with a blinding light, carrying the Peak Transformation-Level Myriad Tribulations Sword Intent, turning into a rainbow that pierced through heaven and earth.

"Puchi!"

The broken Sacred Artifact sword accurately pierced into that tiny crack, and the Sword Intent exploded violently inside the insect's body.

The Fifth-Tier War-Insect that had been rampaging like a tank suddenly jolted, and then, under the force of inertia, it slid to Qin Lang's feet and crashed to the ground.

Dead.

Huang Zheng, who had been in pursuit, stopped abruptly in mid-air, his eyes nearly popping out.

What did he just see?

A young man who ostensibly only had a "fourth-tier" aura had actually solo-killed a Fifth-Tier War-Insect?

And it was such a clean and efficient instant kill?

"Senior Huang, leave this place to me."

Qin Lang pulled out his broken sword and shook off the green insect blood, his tone as calm as if he were speaking of a trivial matter.

"Go help the others."

Huang Zheng gave Qin Lang a deep look, suppressed the shock in his heart, and nodded heavily.

"Good kid! You've got guts!"

"I'll leave this place to you!"

With that, he turned and charged toward the other high-tier War-Insects.

With the fall of the Fifth-Tier War-Insect, Qin Lang's heroic figure guarding the gap completely became the focus of the battlefield.

The citizens who were originally fleeing in panic now couldn't help but stop in their tracks.

They looked with awe at the young figure standing on the ruins.

It was no longer a tragic city defense battle, but seemed to have become his personal martial arts arena.

Sword Qi swept across, and Spells boomed.

Every time Qin Lang swung his sword, a patch of insect corpses fell, and uncontrollable cheers would erupt from the crowd.

"Look! That big brother is so cool!"

Someone took out their phone and tremblingly recorded this soul-stirring scene, starting a live stream across the entire network.

The video signal followed the internet and quickly spread throughout the entire Yanhuang Alliance.

Inside the live stream room.

The viewers who were still praying for Tong City were instantly in an uproar.

The number of people online skyrocketed from tens of thousands to millions, and then to tens of millions!

The comments flooded the screen like a waterfall, completely drowning it out.

"Holy crap! Which academy's Genius is this? He's too fierce!"

"That man is smokin' hot! I want to have his babies!"

"One man, one sword, guarding a city! This is our true hero!"

"I have a feeling he's about to become a god!"

In this disaster sweeping the globe, Qin Lang's name soared into the clouds with an unstoppable momentum.

Unintentionally, he had become the savior hero in the spotlight of millions.