Chapter 191 – Ten Thousand Beasts Besiege the City!

At this moment, dark clouds shrouded the full moon in the sky above.

Jianghai City outskirts!

Woooo—

A sharp, drawn-out horn blast sounded, approaching from afar.

Starting from the thick, ancient City Wall, it reverberated through glass high-rises, remote alleys, and bustling streets… echoing in everyone’s ears.

“The Beast Tide is coming!!!”

Under the horn’s call,

countless people halted in their tracks.

This horn had been passed down for a century.

It had been twenty years since it was last blown—the moment the horn sounded, it signaled the Beast Tide’s imminent attack!

The older generation’s eyes filled with terror, their hands trembling as memories of past horrors surfaced in their minds.

In an instant,

Jianghai City descended into chaos!

Cries, shouts, and curses intertwined as vehicles sped down the roads, trying to flee the outskirts and desperately head toward the innermost parts of the city center.

The Star Beasts’ oppressive aura made those near the border weep in fear, panic spreading like wildfire. Those trapped inside the city cursed in frustration.

“Everyone, stay calm!”

“Trust the Star Martial Police Department!!”

“Quickly, turn your vehicles around!”

Chaos!

Just then.

Whoosh!

A fierce gale swept over the crowd—

Everyone looked up to see two fully armed figures.

“It’s Elder Li and the others!”

Elder Li and Lin Mofeng flew side by side, soaring over the viaduct as they sped toward the City Wall.

“What a scene of disorder across the city. I hope Jianghai can safely survive this Beast Tide,” Lin Mofeng mused inwardly, gazing at the crowds below as he hurried alongside Elder Li.

Moments later.

They arrived at the City Wall.

There, on the wall,

high-powered searchlights illuminated the night sky. The powerful experts stationed in Jianghai had gathered, holding swords, raising guns, and gripping cannons, each standing firm atop the city gate in varied stances.

Thirty-six floating cannons were uniformly aimed beyond the wall.

The City Defense Array was raised high.

Mysterious Array Inscriptions resembled woven threads, crackling with purple lightning and thunder, casting a glow over everyone’s heads like an insurmountable barrier.

“Elder Li, you’ve finally arrived!”

From the crowd, the Commander strode forward, shaking hands excitedly. “For tonight’s battle, we’ll need your guidance!”

“Worry not.”

“For Jianghai’s safety, though I am aged, I still have strength to spare!”

Elder Li declared solemnly, unsheathing the sword from his back. “Since I was born in Jianghai, I will not disgrace my duty. I will live or die with this city’s people.”

As he spoke,

his gaze swept over the crowd on the wall, and he frowned slightly, doing a quick headcount. “Are… these all who can come to assist?”

At that moment, on the wall,

the number of Star Warriors was merely a scant hundred. Yet, the opposing Beast Tide approached in massive, sea-like hordes—making their numbers ultimately insufficient…

If they were to truly engage in battle…

What difference would it make from seeking death?!

“Don’t worry, Elder Li!”

Just then, Curator Li Daoming stepped forward, clad in a blue daoist robe, his hands channeling the Array Inscriptions connected to the City Defense Array. He raised a hand and pointed east, saying:

“Look over there—aren’t they coming now?”

As his words fell,

Elder Li’s white brows lifted slightly. Following the Curator’s direction, he and Lin Mofeng turned their gaze eastward.

There, in the east of Jianghai—

a surge of people swarmed forth!

A great number of Star Warriors had gathered, advancing like a tidal wave, as if celestial troops descending from heaven, arriving with a thunderous presence. Leading the crowd at the forefront were none other than Li Zixuan and Li Qinghe!

The masses followed closely behind them.

Like a flock of wild geese in flight, they swiftly approached the City Wall, occupying more space as they drew near.

Before long…The city wall was already packed to the brim, with barely any room to stand!

“Teacher, everyone is here!”

Li Zixuan leaped gracefully before Elder Li, leading her team.

Whether middle-aged or in the prime of youth, each face bore resolute determination—all were students who had answered Elder Li’s call.

Students of Jianghai Martial Arts Academy!

Over these past days, Elder Li had widely sought assistance, his persistent hopes finally receiving a response.

“You’re all such good children…”

Elder Li’s eyes glistened with tears at the sight, deeply moved as he recognized many familiar faces—some had even graduated years ago and moved far away.

But now.

Distant wanderers had returned from thousands of miles away… moving against the flow of fleeing citizens, all to face the Beast Tide crisis together!

……….

“Commander, all teams have assembled!”

A messenger stood at attention before the Police Inspector Commander, saluting:

“Awaiting orders!”

As his voice fell.

Whoosh—whoosh—

All Star Warriors in police uniforms saluted in unison, arms raised high, fully prepared and fearless unto death.

They would fight to the last!

“Qinghe!”

Li Daoming squeezed through the crowd to reach Li Qinghe, grasping her shoulders anxiously: “Why have you come too?”

As a father, claiming no selfish concern would be a lie.

With the situation so chaotic.

He naturally wished for his daughter to stay far from the battlefield.

“It’s fine, I’m not a child anymore!”

Li Qinghe brushed aside her short hair, turning toward the team she had brought.

“These are all the people I gathered.”

They were no formal army—dressed in T-shirts and casual shirts, or wearing makeshift Star Power armor, shifting restlessly, more like a group of strangers who had just met.

Not even their clothing was uniform.

“Who are these people?”

Li Daoming frowned, studying their attire with skepticism.

“They’re all spontaneously formed martial artist groups!”

Li Qinghe glanced back at them.

Jianghai was not alone—even as the Beast Tide approached, many had already stepped forward, willingly taking on the responsibility of defending the city.

After Li Zixuan and Li Qinghe brought their people.

The wall was already filled to capacity, with no space left to stand.

Yet those arriving were far from done!

In the distance.

More Star Warriors gathered—those wandering independent cultivators…

When one place is in peril, aid comes from all sides!

The defensive forces on the wall gradually took shape.

Moments later…

Everyone was in position, each assigned their role, stationed along the wall. But the sky remained moonless and starless, darkness shrouding the distance, a suffocating weight spreading through every heart.

…They could see nothing.

The far horizon was impenetrable, like an abyss… faint roars and growls echoed from beyond, the unknown breeding the greatest fear of all!

But just then.

Suddenly!

Elder Li ascended into the sky, spreading his arms wide.

His aged voice rolled like thunder, resonating in everyone’s ears.

“Everyone! Attention!!”

“Join me in lighting up this night sky!!”

As his thunderous words fell.

The stationed Star Warriors raised their hands in response, arms swaying and surging like a sea, Star Power drifting from their fingertips. In the dim sky, stars seemed to rise from the ground.

In an instant!

The vast night sky blazed as bright as day, like a white night, a river of stars stretching like satin, a jade palace across the heavens!

Bathed in the starlight.

Everyone focused their gaze, looking toward the distant border once more, finally able to see clearly—From the direction of the Great Li Mountains.

Thick smoke billowed upward.

The thunderous sound of beast hooves suddenly erupted!

A dense Beast Tide surged forth like a rolling black tide, casting vast darkness as if to extinguish all the city’s lights…

(End of Chapter)