Chapter 21: A Familiar Breath

  After the Dragon Beast agreed, it took all the monsters in the sky and left Star City. Everyone in Star City cheered up, and those monsters who stayed in the city also knew their fate. Under the protection of the Great Array, they could not escape, even the leader Dragon Beast might be killed, let alone these third- and fourth-level monsters. They fought desperately, and the strength of the monsters was much stronger than that of many soldiers. At this time, people suddenly remembered that there were still many monsters in the city, and immediately put aside their joyful hearts and started fighting these monsters with all their might!

  A war that could have led to the destruction of all living things has come to a halt with the appearance of the Guardian Array, but is everything really over? The weight on Ye Chen's sleepless face remains.

  Suddenly a breath caught Ye Chen's attention, Ye Chen turned his head and stared intently, his face looked very unsightly, a fierce anger brewing in his heart, his face cold and menacing, standing straight there looking forward.

  In front of Ye Chen, an old man and two middle-aged men were fighting a fourth-level demon beast. The power emitted by the three people and the beast cleared out a large area around them. What made Ye Chen furious was the aura emanating from the old man, which he would never forget. It was this very aura that had forced him to jump onto the arena and fight against Crazy Wind not long ago, almost costing him his life!

  Ye Chen glanced at Ye Wu Mian, seeing that he was still standing upright, and then headed towards the three people and one beast. Although Ye Chen's current cultivation level was only at the second stage, he could feel himself growing stronger every moment, and his internal energy was now much sharper than before, like a difference between heaven and earth.

  Ye Chen was never someone who relied on his inner power to survive, now his inner power is even more sharp and overbearing than before. To sum it up, the current Ye Chen is not much different from the past one, the difference lies only in the thickness of his inner power, if the previous Ye Chen's inner power was a pot of water, then now it's almost a bowl of water.

  The aura emitted by the three-headed beast is not something that everyone can withstand. Without a congenital boundary, it's fundamentally impossible to even approach within a range of three meters. Now, although there are many demonic beasts in the city, they're not enough to go around. In people's eyes, all the current demonic beasts are just credit points. Except for military soldiers and commanders, who wouldn't rush to kill them? Being able to obtain a demonic beast's corpse is your own ability!

  Ye Chen walked alone, which was a bit obvious. However, everyone is now fighting against the demons, and the desperate demonic beasts' explosive power in their final moments has caused heavy casualties among the Star City guards. The ground is covered with blood-soaked corpses, and the air is filled with the smell of blood. Some people's eyes are red, and they charge forward as soon as they see a demon, regardless of its level. Often, these people meet a tragic end.

  Ye Chen stopped five meters away, the three people and one beast were fighting to the death on the city wall, with broken stones flying everywhere, smoke billowing, and it was almost impossible to see what was happening inside. One of the middle-aged men held a long knife, which flashed brightly as he swung it. A streak of blood shot out from the left side of the beast's back, and the level-four beast Snow-Misty Tiger swung its tail, heavily striking the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man spat out fresh blood and flew out, leaving a trail on the ground.

  The remaining old and middle-aged men seized the opportunity to rise up, two long swords with fierce killing intent went crazy, one attacking Snow Ming Tiger's eyes, and the other slashing at Snow Ming Tiger's neck!

  Xuē Miǎo Hǔ felt a crisis, let out a loud roar, his aura suddenly surged, and his two claws shot out, each grabbing towards the throats of the two people, completely a mutually destructive fighting method.

  The old man and the middle-aged man suddenly retreated, transforming into a lower position with faster speed, two long swords cut through flesh and blood, adding two more bloody marks on Snow Ming Tiger's body.

  Xuě Miǎo Hǔ's silver-gray fur turned blood red, but its majesty was not diminished in the slightest. Its body transformed and pounced on a relatively weaker middle-aged man. The tiger's claws faintly revealed their stripes, making their power even more astonishing. The middle-aged man's face changed greatly as he wielded his long sword, trying to block Xuě Miǎo Hǔ's attack.

  But the Snow Shadow Tiger, bursting out with its last strength, didn't even look at the sword shadow and directly swiped its claws at the middle-aged man. The long sword chopped down on the tiger's paw, colliding with the tiger's mark, producing a loud explosion sound, followed by a cracking sound, the long sword broke, the tiger's claw momentum unchanged, just about to grab the middle-aged man, the middle-aged man's expression revealed a terrified look.

  "How dare you!" The old man shouted loudly, his long sword transforming into a long rainbow that shot straight at Snow Ming Tiger's lower abdomen. If it pierced through, Snow Ming Tiger would undoubtedly die!

  But Snow Ming Hu suddenly stopped in mid-air, and with a flip of his body, he jumped back, his two claws inserted into the old man's head and chest. The old man was shocked, his internal force rotating, forming a protective shield on the outside, the long sword changing from thrust to chop, so fast that Ye Chen couldn't help but feel envious.

  "Clang!" Hu Yin and the long sword collided, forming a shockwave. This time, the long sword didn't break, and both of them flew out in opposite directions. The old man's figure rapidly retreated, while Xue Ming Hu flipped over and landed on the ground, sliding backwards in retreat. On the city wall, ten very long and deep grooves were carved out.

  With a snort, the old man spat out a mouthful of blood, his face filled with rage. "You beast, do you really think I have no way to deal with you?"

  The old man burst into rage, let out a loud roar, and raised the long sword in his hand. A series of dazzling lights flashed out in the somewhat dim night sky, "Nine Yào Sword!" Nine swords with exceptionally dazzling light transformations revolved ceaselessly before the old man, and under his swing, they charged towards Xuě Míng Hǔ with intense momentum.

  Xuē Miǎo Hǔ felt a strong sense of crisis and with all his might, he gathered all his strength in his paws and pounced forward. Yè Chén could only hear a loud noise and had to cover his ears. Then he felt a powerful shockwave, and his chest felt like it was heavily impacted, causing him to uncontrollably fall backwards.

  The rest of the onlookers also suffered from this powerful shockwave, some spat blood, some were blown up, and some were even killed by this force, clearing out a large area.

  When Ye Dust stood up, the battle had already stopped. After the smoke and dust in the field gradually dispersed, the scene inside was clear at a glance.

  Xuē Miǎo Hǔ opened his huge eyes, with a look of unwillingness staring forward, his body still standing upright, the bloodstains on him flowed to the ground, the old man on the other side was also in tatters, his long sword supporting the ground, panting heavily, it could be seen how intense the previous collision was.

  "Hmph!" The old man looked at Xue Ming Hu, who still hadn't fallen down, and let out a cold snort. With this snort, Xue Ming Hu's body suddenly burst into four or five pieces, scattering in all directions. A small ball the size of a child's fist rolled out, emitting a faint white glow.

  "Internal Elixir!" The people standing around exclaimed, and immediately many of them had stars in their eyes. A fourth-grade demon beast's internal elixir was worth tens of thousands of credits! If they could get this internal elixir, they would be able to cultivate well for several years, learn higher martial arts or inner skills.

  The old man looked around at the people, his eyes gleaming with a faint light. He thought to himself that things were not looking good. His current state was at an all-time low, and his internal energy had been almost completely depleted. At this point, he probably couldn't even defeat a first-rate master of the Innate Realm. If these people were to rush him all at once, then there was no way he would be able to obtain the demon beast's inner dan.

  "Gentlemen, this is the Su family's inner elixir. If you want it, we will auction it off at the auction house. But if you try to take it by force, don't blame the Su family for being ruthless!" The old man coldly snorted and loudly declared.

  "Su Family?" Everyone's body stiffened, in this Star City, the five major families were extremely powerful, even the various sects had to consider their faces when taking action, let alone ordinary people. And yet, the Su Family was the second-ranked existence among the five major families, a giant in this Star City!

  "Sujia!" Ye Chen's eyes flashed with cold light, finally knowing who had plotted against him. He didn't expect Su Hao to be so narrow-minded, just because of the library's own principles, he actually wanted to put himself to death.

  Facing such a powerful entity as Su's family, for the sake of their own lives, no one dared to come forward and snatch that precious demon beast's inner dan. The old man, seeing no one coming forward, clasped his fists in gratitude towards the surrounding people and said: "I am Qin Mu, thank you all for giving me some face, today's matter will be remembered by me."

  The old man Qin Mu walked towards the already dead Xue Ming Hu's body, under everyone's gaze picked up Xue Ming Hu's inner elixir, called out to those two middle-aged men who were seriously injured, had one of them go tell Ye Wu Meng a message, Qin Mu and the other middle-aged man left the city gate.

  The fourth-level demon beast was abnormally powerful, and its speed was extremely swift. The entire Star City was surrounded by the protective array of the city. There were only three fourth-level demon beasts, and there wasn't a single one above the fourth level. Therefore, the fourth-level demon beast in Qin Mu's hand made people extremely envious. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, no one dared to rob it by force, but once the crowd dispersed, things might become unpredictable.

  These reasons Qin Mu was not unaware of, but if he stayed here as a co-defender of the city, the spoils of war obtained in this battle would have to be handed over. Although relying on the Su family's power could bring many benefits, the entire Star City was not dominated by the Su family alone. In the end, it was hard to say who would get the demon beast's inner elixir, so it was better for him to take it back himself, that way the inner elixir would belong to the Su family.

  As for whether it will cause insomnia and suspicion, it's not something Qin Mu needs to consider. Being able to obtain a demon beast's inner dan for the Su family, the benefits he'll gain will be huge, completely worth the risk.

  Qin Mu's departure was unimpeded, and even Ye Wu Mian nodded in agreement, although Ye Wu Mian looked very unhappy when he heard that the other party had left.

  Watching Qin Mu leave, many people's eyes flickered and followed him out of here. The battle at the city gate was almost over. Although the counterattack by the demon beasts caused heavy casualties among the soldiers and the disciples of the sects, they were all annihilated. Ye Chen glanced around and stopped for a moment on Ye Wu Mian's body, thinking that he couldn't help much now, so he also followed Qin Mu out of here, deeply feeling that he needed to improve his strength!

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