Chapter 131: Beast King Suddenly Appears

It was no wonder he was skeptical. Even the Azure Cloud Sect disciples standing on the city wall, who hadn't yet had a chance to act, found it somewhat unbelievable. The Ding family patriarch, their strongest prodigy, along with Ding Wanping and many other formidable young Ding family members—together, their total kills were less than half of Jiang Fan's! Who would believe it if word got out?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan leisurely picked out a beast core and put it into his pouch. Only then did he glance at him, his expression blank, and say, "Cheating? Yes, yes, I totally communicated with the demon beasts and told them to stand still and wait for me to kill them. Satisfied now?"

Ding Xuhui looked at Ding Wanping with disappointment. How foolish must one be to accuse someone of cheating in this situation? This wasn't some competition; it was a direct battle against demon beasts! How could cheating even be involved? Losing wasn't the issue; being unable to accept defeat was truly shameful. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed for Ding Wanping.

However, Ding Xuhui finally grasped something about Jiang Fan's performance. Frowning, he said, "I can't believe that you, a dignified Azure Cloud Sect disciple, have actually learned cultivation techniques from the Spirit Beast Sect. If the Azure Cloud Sect Leader knew, you would surely face severe punishment."

He mistakenly believed that Jiang Fan's ability to quickly kill one Foundation Establishment realm demon beast after another was due to him employing certain Spirit Beast Sect techniques that confused demon beasts. Only then could he achieve a one-hit kill effect by striking while the demon beasts were disoriented. He had no idea that every one of Jiang Fan's swords strikes was aimed at the demon beast's most vital weakness.

Of course, Jiang Fan didn't need to explain himself. He simply continued, expressionless, to collect the beast cores and valuable materials from the demon beast corpses.

After clearing the area, Jiang Fan asked, "Are all the demon beasts that attacked Yunyang City here?" Ding Xuhui's mouth twitched as he glanced at the piles of demon beast corpses, more than half of which lay before Jiang Fan. He nodded slightly. "They're all dead." Including the few killed by the three great families during the previous attack, all the remaining ones had met their end here. Yunyang City's crisis was over.

An Azure Cloud Sect disciple let out a sigh of relief. "This mission wasn't as perilous as it was described, after all." Ding Wanping, whose face was still dark, snorted. "That's because this is Yunyang City. With powerful cultivators from my Ding family guarding it, they were driven away during the last attack. Without my Ding family, Yunyang City would have fallen long ago!"

Indeed, it wasn't an exaggeration. If the same demon beasts had appeared in Guzhou City, it would have likely fallen, and its inhabitants would have suffered immense casualties. Not to mention the subsequent smaller beast tide; who in Guzhou City could have withstood just that Crag-splitting Beast? Yunyang City's safety was indeed due to the powerful cultivators from the three great families who had taken action within the city.

The Azure Cloud Sect disciple, reprimanded, grumbled angrily, "So many people from the Ding family, yet they're not even as good as Junior Brother Jiang alone. What are you boasting about?" Ding Wanping glared, but the facts left him speechless.

Ding Xuhui also felt his face burning with shame. He said, "Azure Cloud Sect disciples, since the beast horde has been quelled, you may return now." He waved his hand, not even bothering to host a celebratory banquet. He was simply dismissing them.

Without another word, the Azure Cloud Sect disciples summoned their flying beasts and ascended into the sky, preparing to depart.

Chen Siling gave them a nonchalant look. She felt Jiang Fan had been greatly undervalued. Suddenly, her eyes sparkled. She feigned a gentle scolding, "Husband, why weren't you more modest? Look how much face you've made the Ding family lose!" Jiang Fan replied helplessly, "They brought it upon themselves. Let's go too!"

He put his arm around Chen Siling and, under the furious glares of the Ding family members, leaped onto their flying beast. This was practically naked humiliation! However, the Ding family had indeed performed terribly this time. They had initially looked down on the Azure Cloud Sect disciples. Now, they had been severely humiliated by an Azure Cloud Sect disciple.

Just as they simmered with resentment, the flying beasts that had just taken off suddenly flapped their wings frantically, soaring higher into the sky. They seemed to sense an immense danger.

At the same time, in the distant forest, ancient towering trees began to fall in swathes. It was as if some colossal creature was rushing towards them.

Ding Xuhui was surprised. "Oh? There's still one that got away?" He immediately stepped forward to meet it, confidently declaring, "This one is for our Ding family."

As the forest was cleared by brute force, a creature resembling a wild wolf, but enormous in size—like a multi-storied building—burst out, exuding an incredibly ferocious aura! Its entire body was covered in white fur. Its eerie blue-green eyes gleamed with savagery. Upon seeing the ground littered with demon beast corpses, it let out an angry growl and glared fiercely at the approaching Ding Xuhui.

Under that gaze, Ding Xuhui's hair stood on end. He felt an inexplicable sense of dread. But with all the cultivators in the city and the Azure Cloud Sect disciples watching, as the Ding family patriarch, he had no reason to retreat. Besides, how could he, a cultivator at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment realm, be afraid of a mere Foundation Establishment realm demon beast?

"Wave Sword!" Instead of retreating, he advanced, holding an azure-blue longsword and stabbing fiercely towards the gigantic wolf demon's eye.

On the flying beast in the sky, Jiang Fan stared at the ridiculously large demon wolf and muttered, "A White-furred Verdant Crystal Beast? But a Foundation Establishment realm White-furred Verdant Crystal Beast is only the size of an adult bull at most. Why is this one different from the description in the records?"

Suddenly, Jiang Fan realized something. His heart pounded, his expression changed drastically, and he urgently shouted, "Get out of the way! Th-this is the Beast King of Hundred Beasts Mountain!" Only a White-furred Verdant Crystal Beast that had broken through the Foundation Establishment realm and reached the Core Formation realm could grow to such an enormous size. And there was only one Core Formation realm demon beast within the Azure Cloud Sect's territory! That was the Beast King of Hundred Beasts Mountain! This Beast King had actually targeted Yunyang City for its attack! No wonder the rare Crag-splitting Beast had appeared here! So, it was led here by the Beast King!

"What?" Hearing the urgent shout from above, Ding Xuhui's entire body stiffened in shock. This Beast King was a fierce creature that even the Azure Cloud Sect elders greatly feared. Otherwise, why would they tolerate the Hundred Beasts Mountain, led by it, becoming a menace within their territory? Knowing it was the Beast King, Ding Xuhui's mind was thrown into chaos, and his spiritual energy immediately became disorderly. The sword strike he delivered lost thirty percent of its power. As a result, not only did it fail to wound the White-furred Verdant Crystal Beast in the slightest, but it also enraged it.

Roar— The White-furred Verdant Crystal Beast immediately unleashed one of its innate divine abilities: a sound wave attack. Ding Xuhui was instantly blasted backward. Blood spurted from both of his ears! A jet of blood shot from his mouth, staining his robes. His sturdy body crashed heavily into the top of the city wall, knocking over a group of Ding family members. People rushed to help him up, only to find that his chest bones had collapsed. He was severely injured! With just a single blow, Ding Xuhui, one of Yunyang City's three top experts, met such a fate!

Everyone looked at the White-furred Verdant Crystal Beast, their bodies trembling uncontrollably. Immense fear enveloped the entire scene! "It's the Beast King! A Core Formation realm Beast King!" "Run!" The crowd panicked, scattering in all directions.

However, how could a mere city wall stop the enraged Beast King? With a push of its powerful legs, it lightly leaped onto the city wall! It ferociously gazed down at the countless humans inside the city walls, like a hungry wolf that had broken into a sheepfold! Just as everyone thought it was about to jump into the city, it suddenly spun around without warning, using the city wall as a springboard to leap into the air. Its gaping maw lunged viciously towards the Azure Cloud Sect disciples suspended in mid-air!