Chapter 80 - 78 The Initiator of the Beast Tide in Qianluo Mountain (Seeking Subscriptions)

"It was Master Ding Huan," Yi Zhenjiang explained, "he left the city. And he told me to hold off the Fierce Beasts' counterattack, then wait for his return." "Ding Huan? The Master Ding Huan from Yujiang University?" Xing Baisen's eyes immediately lit up. Ding Huan was renowned. "Yes, that's Master Ding Huan." "So he just told you to hold your position? Until he returns?" "Yes, Captain." "Well, no wonder the Washing Blade Association is gone," said Xing Baisen. "Notify the whole troop, not a single beast from outside is allowed to enter Luoh River City." ... When Ding Huan left, he didn't see any powerful Fierce Beasts. If he had seen any Genetic Beasts above third-level, he would have killed them on the spot before entering Qianluo Mountain. Fierce Beasts below third-level could be held off by Luoh River City's defenses, but anything above that was dangerous. Yet not seeing any high-level Fierce Beasts was even more peculiar to Ding Huan. Without high-level Fierce Beasts, a beast tide wouldn't occur. Ding Huan hurried along from Luoh River to Qianluo Mountain, encountering various kinds of beasts along the way, all madly rushing towards Heluo. Ding Huan planned to visit the Great Wilderness Golden Ape's lair. He thought that even if this beast tide had nothing to do with the Great Wilderness Golden Ape, the Ape would surely not be unaware of it. However, Ding Huan only covered half the distance when he stopped. For he saw the Great Wilderness Golden Ape, accompanied by Lao Liu and a giant ape at least five meters tall. This must be the true giant ape. Even Ding Huan marveled that Qianluo Mountain truly was teeming with various apes. Lao Liu stood on a huge rock and immediately called out upon seeing Ding Huan, greeting him. The Great Wilderness Golden Ape also saw Ding Huan and instinctively stepped back. Ding Huan's fierce reputation had made a deep impression; after all, the Ape was a third-level Fierce Beast, but it seemed powerless before him. When the giant ape saw Ding Huan, it roared in anger, then at least a thousand Fierce Beasts lunged towards him. Ding Huan lifted his hand, and a Wind Blade Wall swept out, slicing the approaching row of beasts into halves. The ground was soaked in blood, resembling a slaughterhouse. "Lao Liu, tell this guy to stop, or the next thing I'll kill is it," Ding Huan said, realizing that this giant ape had already reached level four. He hadn't expected to find a fourth-level Fierce Beast in a place like Qianluo Mountain. Lao Liu understood Ding Huan's words and immediately started howling at the giant ape. This action clearly enraged the giant ape. Despite being shocked by Ding Huan's methods, it would not allow anyone to act so boldly on its territory. In its eyes, Qianluo Mountain and even Luoh River City were its domain. It threw a punch at Lao Liu, who was sent flying back in fright. The giant ape paid no attention to Lao Liu and turned to lunge at Ding Huan. The fierce aura almost stirred the air in this space, locking down the area where Ding Huan stood. Instead, Ding Huan relaxed. He confirmed that the genetic beasts here and cultivators like him, who cultivated through their Spirit Root, were not just on different levels; they were worlds apart. It wasn't obvious when he was a first-level gene cultivator, but as his cultivation increased, so did the disparity. Though the giant ape looked ferocious, in Ding Huan's eyes, it posed no real threat. Ding Huan hadn't even set down his bag; the spatial lock attempted by the giant ape was far from effective. Under the Divine Will, Ding Huan almost instantly found the flaw in the giant ape's locked space, stepped out in one stride, and simultaneously, a Wind Blade slashed at the giant ape from the side. This technique of using aura to lock space worked only against those weaker than the giant ape. "Bang!" A sound like beating leather resounded; Ding Huan saw that the Wind Blade had merely left a deep gash on the giant ape's back. Blood mixed with some fur splashed out but did not split the giant ape in half or even count as a serious wound, which somewhat surprised Ding Huan. How thick could this creature's skin be? Although his Wind Blade didn't represent his full strength, it could ordinarily tear through metal yet failed to open the giant ape's body? Enraged by Ding Huan's Wind Blade, the giant ape roared furiously and lunged at him again. Ding Huan felt he needed a more powerful weapon; if he had one, he would definitely make the giant ape bleed badly. Gathering his True Yuan, this time he aimed for a brutal strike at the giant ape's neck, its most vulnerable spot. The giant ape presumably thought that under its oppressive aura, Ding Huan couldn't possibly strike at its almost five-meter-high neck. But Ding Huan had Divine Will, and under its influence, he saw flaws everywhere. While other level four gene cultivators couldn't leap under such pressure, Ding Huan could easily jump up and strike the giant ape's neck. A miserable shriek caught the prepared Ding Huan by surprise; he hadn't even acted yet when he saw the giant ape falling. It had not managed to execute its attack either. In the giant ape's waist was a spear, deeply lodged into its heart, with the other end still in the hands of the Great Wilderness Golden Ape. The Great Wilderness Golden Ape had actually helped him instead of the giant ape? Ding Huan couldn't understand what was happening. This spear struck the giant ape's vital spot, and as it lay on the ground, it looked unwillingly at the Great Wilderness Golden Ape and roared. Even if Ding Huan didn't understand the giant ape's meaning, he could feel it—it was questioning why Lao Liu would backstab it for a human. Ding Huan instinctively looked toward the real Lao Liu and saw Lao Liu's face filled with smugness. Ding Huan suspected that the Great Wilderness Golden Ape had once again been incited by Lao Liu. "Lao Liu, come here." Ding Huan motioned to Lao Liu with a beckoning of his finger, and then another Wind Blade flew out. This time, the giant ape was unable to block the Wind Blade. The blade cleaved through its head as if slicing through tofu. Lao Liu shivered upon seeing Ding Huan decapitate the giant ape with a single Wind Blade. What had once been trivial playthings in its eyes now filled it with fear. "Did you instigate the Great Wilderness Golden Ape earlier?" After speaking, Ding Huan took out paper and pen and threw them to Lao Liu. Lao Liu hastily wrote, "No, definitely not. That damned ape wanted to enslave Ah Huang. With such a noble bloodline, how could Ah Huang be enslaved by this bumpkin? Ah Huang disagreed, so it forced Ah Huang. Just now when Ah Huang saw you disciplining that damned ape, it simply took the opportunity for revenge." "It seems you and Ah Huang are quite close," Ding Huan said sarcastically as he glanced at Lao Liu. Talking about Ah Huang that way, their relationship must be special. "Was it the giant ape that bullied you earlier? Then you plotted against the giant ape yourself?" Ding Huan asked the Great Wilderness Golden Ape. He believed this explanation was the correct one; he had previously threatened the Great Wilderness Golden Ape, telling it not to seek death in human cities. Surely the Great Wilderness Golden Ape couldn't have forgotten that. Indeed, the Great Wilderness Golden Ape nodded continuously, indicating that what Lao Liu said was correct. The giant ape had bullied it, wanting to make it submit, but naturally, it was unwilling. "Good, I trust you should have a way to issue commands, right? Have all the Fierce Beasts attacking Lu River City return to Qianluo Mountain," Ding Huan said. Although he said that, Ding Huan was still unsure whether the Great Wilderness Golden Ape could achieve it. After all, the leader of these Fierce Beasts had been the giant ape, and with it killed by him, who knew if the Great Wilderness Golden Ape could command the other Fierce Beasts? To Ding Huan's surprise, upon hearing his words, the Great Wilderness Golden Ape immediately stood on a boulder and roared skyward, "Roar..." The ferocious roar sounded out, and Ding Huan heard various Fierce Beasts howling in the direction of Lu River. In just a short time, Ding Huan saw swarms of Fierce Beasts rushing this way. Continuously roaring, a large group of Fierce Beasts came back and then crossed Ding Huan, rushing into Qianluo Mountain. "Heh heh, that damned ape forcefully made Ah Huang its top subordinate before. Now that it's been killed, Ah Huang has the qualifications to become the Beast King here," Lao Liu wrote another line. ... On the Protection Wall against the Fierce Beasts of Lu River City, alongside the City Protection Army, the stationed troops had already moved to the wall's edge. Not only that, but related departments had begun organizing residents for evacuation. From experience, these Fierce Beasts went onwards fearlessly. Once they initiated the beast tide, they would definitely attack. Not every place had defense capabilities like the human corridor defense lines. Even the human corridor's defenses were eventually breached, right? Just then, the Fierce Beasts that previously dashed madly towards the city wall suddenly retreated like a tide. If this retreat was captured from a distance by a camera, it would appear just like a tidal flow. "What's going on?" Just arrived, the stationed troops looked perplexed at the retreating Fierce Beasts, and a battalion commander asked in confusion. Over the years, they had fought the Fierce Beasts countless times. Almost every time, unless the Fierce Beasts were crippled, they wouldn't retreat. Recently, they had heard that even if Fierce Beasts were crippled, the beast tide wouldn't retreat but would continuously replenish. Now, with the Fierce Beasts having the absolute upper hand, their sudden retreat was unbelievable. "It must be Master Ding Huan taking action, he went to Qianluo Mountain," Yi Zhenjiang excitedly said, his admiration for Ding Huan deep in his bones. "Ding Huan is powerful, but he's still just one person. How could he make so many Fierce Beasts retreat?" the battalion commander naturally did not believe it. Xing Baisen laughed and said, "That's simple. We'll just wait here, Ding Huan told us he would return when he left." ... "Tell me, why did the giant ape launch the beast tide?" Ding Huan beckoned to the Great Wilderness Golden Ape but asked Lao Liu instead. The Great Wilderness Golden Ape was still very wary of Ding Huan; seeing that Ding Huan had not killed Lao Liu after capturing him made it feel that Ding Huan might not like slaughtering. Today it saw Ding Huan's Wind Blade Wall casually killing hundreds of Fierce Beasts, and another Wind Blade chopping off the giant ape's head, making it doubt its own feelings again. Knowing it couldn't escape Ding Huan, it simply walked over when Ding Huan beckoned. Lao Liu quickly wrote, "A Great Demon Beast above level 9 has appeared on Earth, demanding that all global beast species obey it and together attack human cities. The damned ape obeyed it and then incited the Fierce Beasts around Qianluo Mountain and its vicinity to take action." A Demon Beast above Level 9? Ding Huan was startled; he certainly wouldn't confuse Demon Beasts and Fierce Beasts. Lao Liu naturally knew the difference between a Demon Beast and a Fierce Beast. A Level 9 and above Fierce Beast was far stronger than him. In terms of hierarchy, he would need to undergo Genetic Foundation Establishment to confront a Level 9 and above Demon Beast. Faced with a Level 9 and above Demon Beast now, he only had death waiting for him. No wonder the human corridor defense line got breached; with such a formidable being appearing, not getting breached would have been the strange occurrence. "Where is that Great Demon Beast?" Ding Huan asked, his tone becoming more cautious. When his strength was lacking, he had to avoid this thing, or else it was walking into death. (First update after release, please subscribe and support!)