Chapter 212 - 210: Cooperation (Part 1)

City Lord Li actively moved forward, smiling: "You all are truly timely rain; I was just considering a retreat."

"City Lord Li, the Wangjiang Five Cities have always been like branches of the same tree.

The beast tide has receded on our side, and we can’t just watch Tai City suffer alone." An elderly, robust man in black with white hair said with a smile.

His body was more robust than a bear’s, with blood and qi soaring to the sky. His face barely showed any wrinkles, and his eyes shone brightly.

His two hands, significantly larger than an average person’s, appeared dark red as if tempered by iron, with white smoke seemingly rising from them at all times, evidencing his mastery of an extremely advanced hand technique.

"This is Liu Dalong, the Iron Palm Invincible, Chief of the Escort from Yang City’s Fenyuan Escort Agency, who broke through as a Martial Artist fifty years ago." Old Shi introduced to Lou Yi standing beside him.

"The one with the whip is Bone-Transforming Demon Whip Zhao Tuofeng, carrying the large saber is Dragon-slaying Saber Song Qijun, the one with only one arm left is Daoist Xuanji from Jiang City, and holding two golden melons is Overlord Chu Feng..."

Knowing Lou Yi was new to the martial world, Old Shi introduced each person to him.

They were all veteran Martial Artists from each city, famous for years.

Now, they gathered in Tai City, clearly unwilling to see the city fall.

Underneath these numerous Martial Artists were also many Full Cycle and Great Circulation Martial Artists, concentrating the martial essences of Wangjiang County in one place.

"City Lord Li, no need for courtesy; let’s kill these beasts first!" Overlord Chu Feng, bare-chested, exposed his iron-like physique.

With two golden melons the size of children in hand, each weighing over a hundred pounds, a heavy strike down, and a bear demon’s head would split open, brain matter bursting out.

"Well said! We are here today to kill beasts!" Fairly wearing red clothes, with a silver floral headdress, the stunningly beautiful Hu Niang was holding a silver sword cunning and fierce.

Her sword pierced through the ears of demons with precision, killing them in one hit, without being stained by a trace of blood, making her movements supremely elegant.

Iron Palm Invincible Liu Dalong’s face was solemn, his hands—twice the size of an average adult man’s—emitting dazzling red light.

Striking the demons’ heads, a sunken black palm print immediately appeared, with white smoke gushing out.

Top experts from the four cities quickly joined the battle against the beast tide, turning an almost dire situation stable again.

However, the situation on the battlefield was ever-changing.

Somewhere unknown miles away from Tai City, several obvious black spots appeared.

When the black spots got closer, it was found to be several giant turtles the size of small mountains.

Their thick black shells were covered with dense, mysterious runic patterns, giving an impression of being indestructible.

’Boom boom boom!’

Giant turtle creatures, about half the height of the city walls, crawled slowly up to the city, retracting their heads into their shells before launching violent assaults against the walls.

The Tai City tower trembled violently; countless stones shattered, dust and sand rolled down as if a sandstorm had descended.

A few Martial Artists, who couldn’t react in time, fell from the tower, tragically ending as minced meat.

Even the hemispherical light shield of the inner layer tower was shaking continually, in an ominous state.

"We must go down and kill these giant turtles!" someone shouted angrily.

But no one dared to respond immediately.

If they stayed on the tower, the Winged Tiger had to be wary of its attacks hitting the light shield.

But going down meant facing the terrifying Winged Tiger directly.

To kill the giant turtles, someone would have to hold back the Winged Tiger, but who would do it?

The prior encounters had shown that even Martial Artists couldn’t withstand one round against this Beast King.

"I can hold it for thirty breaths!"

At a critical moment, one person stepped forward.

His appearance was ordinary, his stature tall, clothed in a gray robe, and wielding a black long sword, seemingly with no remarkable trait.

Yet, anyone who set eyes on him showed expressions of joy.

"Hero Meng is finally here!"

"It’s Meng Konghua, Wangjiang’s number one expert!"

Meng Konghua had a prior impressive record of repelling the Winged Tiger, so no one doubted his words.

"Thirty breaths; it’s hard to kill these giant turtles in such a short time, they are much tougher to kill than ordinary demons." Iron Palm Invincible Liu Dalong sighed.

The giant turtles were sluggish in their attacks, posing little threat to agile Martial Artists, but their defenses were so thick that it was difficult to bring them down quickly.

Meng Konghua said gravely: "If someone can engage the evil tiger up close, holding it for one or two hundred breaths might not be impossible."

Engage up close?

Liu Dalong’s muscles twitched at this suggestion.

Famous for his iron palms, he was a strong close combat Martial Artist.

But to exchange blows with that evil tiger at close range? That was beyond his imagination.

"I’ll give it a try." At this time, a young male voice suddenly arose, drawing everyone’s attention.

The speaker was about twenty years old.

Wearing a black short outfit, with thick eyebrows and defined features, his appearance had a hint of heroism, none other than Lou Yi himself.

People of Tai City were already aware of Lou Yi’s exceptional abilities.

But the Martial Artists from other cities, seeing his young age and sensing only the ordinary level of Great Circulation from him.

Many frowned and advised him to abandon such ideas.

"Young brother, everything within your limits, this evil tiger’s power greatly surpasses that of ordinary demons, even Hero Meng isn’t confident of victory."

"A young Great Circulation indeed signifies extraordinary talent, but it’s currently insufficient to contend with the evil tiger."

Upon hearing these doubts, City Lord Li and others began explaining: "The experts aren’t aware, Sect Leader Liu here is presently Tai City’s strongest martial practitioner."

"What?!" On hearing this, the visiting Martial Artists and Martial Masters showed shock.

"Isn’t Xu Fangling the number one in Tai City?"

"Right, where is Old Master Xu, why haven’t we seen him?"

"I’ve witnessed this young brother’s skills earlier, indeed extraordinary, but he is still some way from being a Martial Artist."

Lou Yi heard the skepticism but remained unfazed.

Instead, he harnessed his blood qi and swung mightily at the oncoming demons!

’Bang!’

A startling red glow flashed, with white energy waves rolling turbulently.

The demons there, regardless of size or strength, were instantly reduced to pulp.

Witnessing this, all skeptics had their pupils contract, showing radiance of shock.

"What terrifying blood qi!"

"I’ve practiced martial arts for seventy years, yet I’m not half of him, terrifying indeed."

"Innate Divine Power, but isn’t this a bit exaggerated?"

Even Wangjiang’s number one, Meng Konghua, turned his gaze over: "I have been away from the martial world for a long time, and to think such a genius would appear in our county."

"Hero Meng speaks too highly of me." Lou Yi declined to waste words, "When shall we descend?"

"The sooner, the better, now is the time!" Meng Konghua, also decisive, seeing Lou Yi’s confident expression, ceased further persuasion.

Only Shi Caifeng worriedly tugged at Lou Yi’s sleeve: "Brother Shu, are you sure? I’d be terribly bored if you die."

"Worry not, I never engage in uncertain matters." Lou Yi smiled.

The plan set, Lou Yi and Meng Konghua simultaneously leaped down from the tower.

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