Chapter 196: Chapter 194: The True Beast King (Part 2) Aside from Tai City, the other four cities in Wangjiang County were also simultaneously facing a harsh city defense battle. Yang City. The Human-faced Python, standing upright on the ground like a human, looked at the martial artists tenaciously resisting on the city tower, displaying a highly anthropomorphic sneer of disdain. Surrounded by thousands of giant pythons thicker than barrels, slithering around on the ground with a ’sizzle’, leaving a trail of slime, they climbed flexibly up the city walls, staging this world’s disaster of the pythons. Some coiled soldiers to death, some opened their bloody maws to bite the heads of their opponents, while others sprayed venom that corroded the martial artists’ bodies beyond recognition... Lian City. Several giant turtle monsters, as massive as small mountains, retracted their heads into their bodies, their shells covered with dense and intricate runes, launching earth-shaking attacks on the city towers time and again. ’Boom!’ ’Boom!’ With each hit, sections of the wall would become indented and damaged. At this rate. It wouldn’t take long before the entire city wall would be destroyed, and humans would no longer be able to rely on the defenses to hold. Behind the giant turtle monsters, a dark mass of wild beasts and raptors were eagerly waiting... Su City. It seemed as though dark clouds covered the top of the city tower, plunging it into darkness. Upon closer inspection, it was revealed to be giant eagles, hawks, and crows with fierce eyes. They occasionally dive down, grab a defender, and then drop them to their deaths below the city. Although a large number of arrows and stones were fired from the city tower, it was difficult to aim accurately, rendering them ineffective. Defender after defender perished, and those skilled were hampered, their thoughts directed elsewhere. There hovered an eagle monster, mythical in appearance, suspended in mid-air. Its golden eagle eyes were as large as millstones, its wings spanning nearly ten zhang, making any resistance seem futile... Jiang City. It was indeed the strongest among the cities, with martial artists numbering more than one could count on both hands. The Daoist Xuanji’s swordsmanship was as swift as flying snow, and his footwork was as mysterious as ghosts and gods; Sword Mad Yi Dong’s sword technique was divine, never requiring a second strike to kill; as well as Divine Spear Lv Yang, renowned as the best spear technique in Wangjiang County; and the recently promoted Overlord Chu Feng, whose two golden melons each weighed several hundred jin... About ten martial master level experts were besieging a prehistoric giant lizard. They had slashed the giant lizard monster, comparable to a small mountain, leaving its body covered in ravines-like wounds, with green blood pooling on the ground, and its cries of agony filled the air. "Kill it, and the beast tide in our city will naturally retreat!" someone exclaimed jubilantly. In the next moment. ’Whoosh!’ A crescent-shaped azure light, about a zhang high, silently tore through the sky. It instantly struck the martial master level expert—Sword Mad Yi Dong, cleaving him in mid-air into two halves! A martial artist was instantly killed! In the terrified eyes of everyone. A white giant tiger emerged from the midst of the beasts. It was seven to eight zhang long, its eyes shining like two small golden suns, and its body was covered with long, snowy fur. On its back, incredibly, grew a pair of huge blood-red wings, and as it spread its wings, they shaded the sky and blocked out the sun. And the azure light just now had shot out from its mouth! "What kind of creature is this!" Daoist Xuanji, normally calm, was shocked, and even when facing the lizard monster his expression had remained unruffled. Now, however, his eyes were wide open, his worldview having suffered a massive shock. A tiger with wings, capable of spitting lethal azure light from its mouth? The other martial artists in Jiang City were no less shocked, each with expressions full of amazement. Immediately, another crescent-shaped azure light was generated from the Winged Tiger’s mouth, about to shoot towards Daoist Xuanji. Daoist Xuanji naturally wasn’t going to sit still and wait for death. "Chasing Wind!" His entire body resonated with white true strength, as he pressed his right foot sharply against the ground, propelling himself into the air. His body leaned at a forty-five-degree angle to the ground, spinning rapidly like a top. When his speed reached its peak, he thrust his sword fiercely forward, the sword qi stirring the air, instantly forming a visible white column of air. ’Swish swish swish!’ In an instant, Daoist Xuanji thrust into the void three times consecutively. Three arm-thick white columns of air surged towards the crescent-shaped azure light, nearly overwhelming it. Each white column of air could force back or even injure a Circulation Martial Artist. However, the crescent-shaped azure light sliced through the three white columns of air like cutting tofu. It appeared hardly diminished and continued flying towards Daoist Xuanji without slowing. Daoist Xuanji only managed to slightly sidestep, avoiding being torn apart. But his left arm soared into the sky, blood gushing forth! "Ah!" He cried out in pain, fleeing back to the city tower without looking back. "We’re no match for it, quickly retreat!" "Back to the city tower!" Many martial artists, witnessing the tragic fates of their peers, found no courage to resist. The Winged Tiger, seeing these insects dare to escape, showed anger in its eyes. With a flap of its wings, its massive body instantly appeared a hundred zhang away. It opened its mouth and caught an unfortunate martial artist at the rear in its jaws. Only the sound of agonizing chewing could be heard, as this martial artist, prominent even in martial circles, met an ignoble end! On the city tower, the martial artists looked down at the Winged Tiger below, their hearts still trembling with fear. Even the thirty to forty-zhang-high city walls could not offer them any sense of security. Fortunately, the Winged Tiger seemed to have apprehension about the city tower and did not advance immediately. "Perhaps this is the true Beast King, and it’s come to our Jiang City!" "There’s no record in history of such a terrifying Beast King, what’s going on?" "City Lord, this creature cannot be fought with force, please activate the Immortal Master’s array to fend off this creature!" The Jiang City Lord immediately showed hesitation. Imperial Immortal Masters had historically left a City Defense Array in each city of Wangjiang County to handle the most difficult situations and prevent massacres. But activating the array came at a cost. It would take twenty to thirty years to recover. Most importantly, there was an unspoken rule. Every city lord who activated the array would hit a career dead end and would no longer be promoted. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, city lords would not dare to activate the array on their own. However, now with their lives on the line, what use was a career? The Jiang City Lord’s eyes flashed with decisiveness as he prepared to activate the City Defense Array. Unexpectedly, a calm voice called out: "No need to activate the array, leave this creature to me—Meng Konghua!" As soon as the words finished, a figure landed on the city tower like a great bird. "It’s Meng Konghua, the number one expert in Wangjiang County!" "Meng Konghua is here, the tiger has met its match!" "It seems the City Defense Array won’t need to be activated; Meng the Hero never exaggerates." Joy spread on everyone’s faces, as each seemed to have an inexplicable faith in Meng Konghua.