Chapter 1143: Made up for the Regret of Not Having Fought with Qi Refining Stage Demonic Beasts

"Your Majesty’s virtuous nature remains as it was, your talent is unparalleled, and you have created new idioms based on the wisdom of your predecessors. You are truly a model for scholars throughout the land."

"Upon my return, I will immediately instruct Elder Qinghe to record the idioms Your Majesty has created into the annals of history, ensuring they are passed down through generations, and that the good names of both Your Majesty and myself, as ruler and subject, will endure for eternity."

As the Imperial Tutor, Lu Yang initially intended to correct Immortal Fairy's incorrect use of the idiom. However, he reconsidered: How could such a great Emperor make a mistake? This wasn't the Emperor misusing an idiom; it was clearly the Emperor creating a new one.

This was something that should be recorded in historical texts. "Hehehe, you can praise this Immortal even more if you like."

After being praised so much by Little Yangzi, Immortal Fairy felt a bit embarrassed, chuckling as she rubbed the back of her head.

...

"Tiger Roar Fist!"

Immature tiger roars rose and fell, soft and lacking any real deterrence.

At first, the one-eyed, limping lone wolf, facing the students' siege, thought nothing of it. They were just ordinary humans, merely meals delivered to its doorstep. But after enduring two Tiger Roar Fists, it realized something was amiss.

While one or two punches were ineffective against it, there were thirty-two people here, sixty-four fists. It simply couldn't withstand a single punch from each of them.

The lone wolf went mad, trying to break through the encirclement. Gong Che and Shi Yi were ready, anticipating this move.

Gong Che's parents were cultivators, and Shi Yi came from a family of hunters. Both had experience dealing with wild beasts and demonic beasts through their upbringing.

"Tiger Roar!"

The tiger roars continued, and everyone's fist techniques reached mastery.

Gong Che now gradually understood Teacher Lu's painstaking efforts. Teacher Lu had intentionally made their Tiger Roar Fists sound immature, which naturally lowered the enemy's guard. Being prepared to strike an unprepared foe meant they had already won a third of the battle before it even began! The lone wolf let out a wail, its soul returning to the netherworld. The students were initially stunned, unable to believe they had truly accomplished something even their parents couldn't. Then, they erupted in cheers.

Moreover, this was a level two Qi Cultivation demonic wolf! Although its fur was tattered from the battle, it was still demonic wolf fur and could be sold for money.

"When skinning a wolf, cut along the grain," Shi Yi, being from a hunting family, was the most experienced in this area, explaining as he skinned the wolf.

Just then, Fang Zhige also returned, his face and body covered in blood. "Success?" Lu Yang asked with a smile, his legs crossed.

"Success!"

As everyone was immersed in the joyful atmosphere, Lu Yang's expression suddenly changed, and he acted decisively.

A mass of white fur sprang from the snow, suddenly pouncing towards the students. The students instinctively sensed danger and screamed.

Lu Yang appeared before the group, scattering the creature with a single punch. It turned out to be a rabbit, at the Qi Cultivation stage.

"It's a Rodent Demonic Rabbit!" Shi Yi cried out in horror.

One demonic rabbit was nothing, but Rodent Demonic Rabbits always appeared in swarms!

Fang Zhige's expression also changed slightly. According to his knowledge of demonic beasts, seeing this type of demonic rabbit meant his first reaction should be to flee for his life!

Sure enough, demonic rabbits tumbled down the snow-covered mountain, their red eyes fixed on Lu Yang. And the leader of these demonic rabbits was astonishingly a Foundation Establishment stage creature!

A drop of cold sweat trickled down Lu Yang's forehead, and a chill ran down his spine. One Foundation Establishment stage demonic rabbit and nearly a hundred Qi Cultivation stage demonic rabbits—this lineup would be troublesome even for a Golden Core stage cultivator.

And his current cultivation level was fluctuating to the Foundation Establishment stage; how could he possibly be a match for these demonic rabbits?

He feared he would perish here.

His demise didn't matter, but the children must not be harmed!

"Run, quickly! I'll hold them back!" While confronting the demonic rabbits, Lu Yang turned his head and shouted sternly, death clearly in his eyes!

A demonic rabbit, taking advantage of his distraction, suddenly pounced. Lu Yang punched it away. "Teacher Lu!"

"Go, quickly! Can't you see, we're just a burden to Teacher Lu!"

"We're useless here. Teacher Lu is a blessed person, he'll be fine!"

Gong Che and Shi Yi said, their eyes red and tearful, already looking like they were about to cry. The students knew Gong Che and Shi Yi were right, and they retreated while shouting for Teacher Lu.

A faint premonition settled in their hearts: perhaps this parting would be their last.

Only Fang Zhige had a strange expression. If he hadn't mistaken it, the demonic rabbit that Teacher Lu had punched to death seemed to be the Foundation Establishment stage demonic rabbit!

Lu Yang's eyes turned red with determination, and he rushed forward to fight the demonic rabbits.

If Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi's auras were still present, they could have scared away these demonic rabbits. But after being in the Extreme North for so long, their auras had long since vanished without a trace.

He could only rely on himself. "I'll fight you to the death!"

Lu Yang dared not underestimate these Qi Cultivation stage demonic beasts. Throughout his cultivation, he had fought demonic beasts of all levels, except for those at the Qi Cultivation stage. He had never truly battled a Qi Cultivation stage demonic beast.

When facing demonic beasts he had never encountered before, one could never be too cautious! The demonic rabbits, seeing their leader struck down, immediately turned and fled in terror.

Lu Yang pursued them relentlessly. Distant commotion then caught his attention.

He noticed snow mist rising in the direction the demonic rabbits had fled, and a group of demonic beasts were running towards him.

The demonic beasts in the lead were still tundra wolves, and behind them seemed to be even larger demonic beasts, but the snow mist obscured their species.

Couldn't defeat him, so these demonic rabbits called for backup?

"Fairy, what's happening? Why are so many demonic beasts coming over?" Lu Yang finally understood why he hadn't found any demonic beasts despite searching for so long; it turned out they were all waiting here for him.

Immortal Fairy, draped in white wolf fur, sat regally on the throne. "This must be a beast tide. There are many reasons for them: perhaps a demon king recently ascended and is establishing dominance, or something in the city is attracting them, or their natural habitats have been encroached upon, and so on."

"I remember when the Nine-Heavens Immortal was catching Golden Crows for breeding, it was just as chaotic, with suns flying all over the sky."

"...I just went out for some extracurricular activities, why can't I have class now? Never mind, I'll deal with these demonic wolves and rabbits first."

The demonic rabbits moved nimbly, weaving left and right through the wolf pack, running deep into the beast tide.

Lu Yang pursued them relentlessly. The leader of the tundra wolves, a Golden Core stage great demon, had its head explode from a single strike by him.

The tundra wolves, showing great resolve, tried to avenge their leader, but all were smashed to a pulp by Lu Yang's punches.

Behind the tundra wolves came a pack of bears three zhang tall. These bears were incredibly strong, thick-skinned, and even more numerous than the wolves. Several of them were Nascent Soul stage demonic bears. Lu Yang, being only at the Foundation Establishment stage, found them truly difficult to fight.

He activated a wooden sword, sweeping through hordes of bears. The bears were mercilessly mown down like wheat, without even a whimper.

After releasing a sword qi, the wooden sword shattered and could no longer be used. Lu Yang could only continue to take out new small wooden swords from his identity jade token.

Later, finding it too troublesome to retrieve wooden swords one by one, he poured out all the wooden swords from his sack and used his mind to make them float behind him, forming a forest of wooden swords.

A beast tide was a catastrophic disaster for the cities in the Extreme North, not only because several great demon kings presided over them, but also because the endless demonic beasts made humanity's scalp tingle with fear.

However, no matter how numerous the demonic beasts were, they were no match for Lu Yang.

Lu Yang strolled casually through the beast tide. With a light flick of his finger, small wooden swords flew out, and swathes of demonic beasts fell.

By the end, even the maddened demonic beasts regained their senses, no longer daring to charge forward, gazing in terror at this seemingly weak human.

"Where are the demonic rabbits?"

The demonic rabbits ran too fast and were hard to find amidst the beast tide. Moreover, Lu Yang was sweeping with his wooden swords, and the rabbits were too small to be hit by the sweeping attacks.

"Found them." Lu Yang cupped his hand over his brow, spotting the demonic rabbits not far away.

*Whoosh—*

A wooden sword flew out, shattered, and annihilated the group of demonic rabbits.

Lu Yang wiped away non-existent sweat from his forehead. He had finally killed them, it was truly difficult.

*Thump—*

An elephant's foot, dozens of zhang thick, descended, shaking the earth and drawing Lu Yang's attention.

Those massive figures emerged from the snow mist, revealing their true forms.

Mountain-sized Cold Elephants, white snakes carving rivers as they slithered across the ground, Saber-toothed Tiger Kings capable of shattering mountaintops with a single leap, and Northern Whales for whom the snowy land was their ocean... Even the generals of Muxue City's guard would tremble in fear here. These were the infamous great demon kings of the ice plain!

The Cold Elephants exhaled white mist; those snow mists were surprisingly all breath expelled by the colossal Cold Elephants!

Lu Yang instinctively continued to flick his finger, but no wooden swords flew out. He turned to look and realized he had run out of small wooden swords.

*Roar, roar—*

*Heh heh—*

The great demon kings emitted various sounds, mocking Lu Yang's predicament. The only wooden swords that could threaten them were gone; what could a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator do now?

The great demon kings' voices were highly infectious. Laughter spread through the demonic horde, and all the beasts in the tide began to laugh.

Seeing this, Lu Yang sighed helplessly and retrieved another sack of small wooden swords from his identity jade token. The previous wooden swords were forged when he was at the Integration stage. These wooden swords were forged when he was at the Tribulation Transcendence stage.

The laughter of the great demon kings abruptly ceased.