Chapter 170 - 32: Encountering the Beast Tide

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Divine Wind carried Yun Sheng, swiftly passing over the city gate. It was the first time Yun Sheng had the opportunity to see the beautiful emerald Wind Wings on the back of the Elf Descendant. Upon closer inspection, the Wind Wings were not natural. Wind Wings, condensed from Magic Elements, could freely control the speed of the surrounding wind. Flying this way, it felt to Yun Sheng as if she was gliding on a hang-glider, smooth and steady without any bumps. The Divine Wind, gliding through the air, had his pale golden hair unravel and flutter in the wind. His features, already exquisitely handsome, were even more vivid and charming under the sunlight. The Elf Clan indeed all possesses beauty like that of Banished Immortals. "Little Lolita, isn’t the view from above nice? You are the first to enjoy this treatment," Divine Wind said, doting as he lowered his head. Due to possessing Elf Bloodline, many in the Royal Family of Xianju Country were naturally delicate in appearance. Yet Divine Wind had a particular fondness for the soft and cuddly little Lolita he held in his arms. In Divine Wind’s heart, he even harbored the thought that it would be nice to keep flying this way and to abduct a little Lolita back to Xianju. But the good times didn’t last long. Just as the two left the city gate, they heard a series of whispering sounds of hidden crossbows piercing through the air. Repeating crossbows—that was what the Hou Qin Army used. Dozens of dark and lustrous fine iron bullets were shot at Divine Wind King. Divine Wind clicked his tongue, his brows showing a touch of impatience. What a cunning Dark Crown Prince, to have set an ambush outside the city. This was beyond Divine Wind’s expectations. He nonchalantly waved his sleeve, and from within the beautiful robe, a series of green whirlwinds began to spin. Those whirlwinds were illusions of Wind Elements; the iron bullets, without exception, were all sucked into the whirlwinds. The whirlwind reversed its push, and the fine iron bullets originally aimed at Divine Wind and company were all returned to the ambushing soldiers, sending several figures tumbling out, their chests pierced into beehives by the bullets. "Divine Wind King, where do you think you’re escaping to," as Divine Wind retaliated, the Dark Crown Prince took the opportunity to close in. Despite several of his elite men being struck dead by bullets, the Dark Crown Prince did not even frown. Although he did not have Wind Wings like Divine Wind, his fighting spirit had already been honed to purity. His feet kicked off the city wall with a few tapping sounds; he leaped, soaring dozens of meters into the air. With his strong arms bearing a fierce momentum, he launched a Black Tiger Heart Stealing strike at the back of Divine Wind King’s wings. Divine Wind King didn’t look back; the wings on his back fiercely contracted, making Yun Sheng feel as if she were plummeting in a straight line, as if a high-speed racing car had suddenly slammed the brakes. This free fall, however, was just enough to dodge the Dark Crown Prince’s iron fist. Having only dropped halfway, the Wind Wings behind Divine Wind King formed again. He looked down at Yun Shengge and cracked a smile, "Little Lolita, I’ll take you down now." Divine Wind was very considerate; ordinary people, if not protected by the Wind Elf, would find it hard to endure long periods of high-altitude flight. But unexpectedly, Yun Sheng was uneasy and said, "Wait a moment, fly a bit higher." "Little Lolita, what’s wrong? Can’t bear to descend? My embrace is quite nice, isn’t it?" Divine Wind teased her, but still amiably flapped his Wind Wings, taking them tens of meters higher. Yun Sheng stuck her head out and looked downward, and her expression changed drastically. Divine Wind, in his carefree manner, also looked down, and in the next moment, his smiling face stiffened. Outside Daoye Mountain Hunting Soldier Guard City lay expanses of lush green forests, where the birdsong and mountain quiet usually made for a beautiful scene. But today, this peaceful mountainous view was shattered. Even from high above, at this moment, a faint quaking could be felt. As far as the eye could see, the lush greenery of the distant mountain ranges was rapidly being stripped away at the blink of an eye. Just like inferior paint washed away by water, it vanished. Besides the trees, the beasts of the mountains were also in a frenzy, rapidly running towards Daoye Mountain’s direction. Their speed was quite fast. The Dark Crown Prince had already arrived. He followed Divine Wind’s gaze and looked over as well. The distance was simply too far; even with Divine Wind and Dark Crown Prince’s eyesight, they couldn’t clearly make out what was happening ahead. "Could it be an earthquake or a landslide?" Divine Wind muttered. "I’m afraid it’s neither. It’s a Beast Tide," the little person in his arms declared in a voice that shocked both Divine Wind King and the Dark Crown Prince. Beast Tide?! A Beast Tide had arisen near Daoye Mountain, yet there were no groups of Demon Beasts dwelling nearby – only ordinary wild animals in the mountains, so where could such a Beast Tide originate from? "Perhaps, it’s not a very powerful Demon Beast. It might be small, but due to their vast numbers, they are able to form a significant Beast Tide," said Yun Sheng, a Summoner. Among the three, she might have the weakest cultivation, but she could sense a powerful and unique Beast Language fluctuation drawing closer and closer. On the Magic Continent where Demon Beasts coexist with humans, Beast Tides are not a rare occurrence. Based on the scale of the Beast Tide, they are classified as Hundred Beast Tide, Thousand Beast Tide, Ten Thousand Beast Tide, and the legendary Hundred Thousand or even Million Beast Tide. But such large-scale Beast Tides appeared before Demon Beasts were exiled from the Wuji Continent. Over these past thousands of years, the frequency of Beast Tides had diminished greatly. However, Yun Sheng was certain that the upcoming Beast Tide that could affect Daoye Mountain and even destroy the entire Southern Great Zhou would not be small in scale. Not very powerful Demon Beasts, but still capable of earth-shattering presence. "Ridiculous, unheard of, unseen. Divine Wind King, you can’t possibly believe her nonsense, can you?" The Dark Crown Prince’s slim eyes filled with disdain. A weak woman who only knew how to hide behind the Divine Wind King, daring to spout nonsense in front of the seasoned Dark Crown Prince. Divine Wind responded bitterly with a smile, "I also don’t want to believe it, but look ahead again. It seems the little lass is right; we really are damn unlucky to encounter a Beast Tide." Several Hunter Soldiers came running madly. They did not dare to even turn their heads back, exerting all their strength as if their lives depended on it, running towards Daoye Mountain Guard City. They were shouting, "Beasts... Beast Tide, Beast Ants... save us... save us!" It was actually Beast Ants! Not particularly strong, but their number was astonishing. They appeared as a dark tide, like dark clouds looming over, endless and without bounds. Rapidly moving across dozens of mountain ridges, wherever they went, trees were uprooted and rocks turned to dust. Even ants, when in great numbers, can be overwhelming. A single Beast Ant may only be a few centimeters in size, but to form such a surging Beast Ant Swarm, there must be at least tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Beast Ants. Under the leadership of the Ant King, the Beast Ants frenziedly devoured mountain ridges, wild animals, and even humans – any form of life they encounter is undoubtedly fatal. "Go!" Divine Wind swept up Yun Sheng and swiftly flew up into the sky. The Dark Crown Prince also gathered his fighting spirit and leaped onto the highest tree nearby. "Huff, huff," the few Hunter Soldiers who were out on a mission and unfortunately encountered the Beast Ant Swarm were close to reaching Daoye Mountain City. However, the bloodthirsty Beast Ants chasing behind were about to devour them at their heels. "Whoosh—" The last Hunter Soldier, who was not fast enough, got swept into the Ant Beast Swarm and, in the blink of an eye, was reduced from a living person to a pile of bones.

Chapter 170 - 32: Encountering the Beast Tide

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