Chapter 244: The King's Contempt

At this moment, Lin Fan treaded the void, gazing ahead.

The Sword Canon was a Heaven-grade top-tier technique, unparalleled in power, the progenitor of swords.

Now, complementing the Cangtian Sword, it erupted with boundless might, and what astonished Lin Fan even more was that the Cangtian Sword showed signs of condensing a second sword intent.

"Roar..."

The humanoid beast, leaning forward, roared, its eight tails flailing menacingly in the air, as if enraged by this sudden intruder.

A sky full of sword intent condensed into longswords, densely filling the void, radiating sharp edges.

"Annihilate."

At this moment, Lin Fan gently moved his fingers, his aura bursting to a critical point. The sky full of sword intents hummed, and in an instant, with a whoosh, they tore through the entire sky, a series of piercing sounds echoing through heaven and earth, as if rending the void itself.

The countless longswords, like a rain of swords, blotted out the sky and covered the earth, enveloping all the beasts.

Everyone standing on the city wall was stunned by the sight before them; when had they ever seen such a scene?

It was too vast—now it was a world of swords.

Throughout the void, one sharp longsword after another tore through the air, charging into the beast tide.

"Boom, boom..."

"Ding, congratulations on killing a high-level innate beast."

"Ding, congratulations on killing a peak innate beast."

"Ding, congratulations on killing a low-level divine beast."

……

At this moment, Lin Fan's mind was flooded with the system's prompts. One fierce beast after another was slain, drops of essence blood burst forth, and the experience points piled up so fast that even Lin Fan felt a bit alarmed.

Although the experience from each individual beast was not much, in an instant, annihilating an entire group caused the experience to skyrocket to a considerable level.

The sword intent filled the sky, seemingly endless and unceasing, with no sign of stopping.

At this moment, within the beast tide, the humanoid beast roared repeatedly at the sword intent filling the sky. The swords of intent crashed against the humanoid beast, producing a metallic clang.

As for the weaker beasts, they were instantly pierced through by the swords of intent, turning into sieves in the blink of an eye.

"Roar..."

At this moment, the humanoid beast was thoroughly enraged. Its eight tails lashed through the air, shattering all the swords of intent. Then, its sharp claws dug deep into the ground. With a furious roar, the earth trembled. The humanoid beast grabbed a large chunk of earth and hurled it violently at Lin Fan.

Lin Fan watched the scene before him, a faint smile curling at the corners of his mouth. With a flick of his finger, the scattered sword intents instantly merged, forming a powerful sword intent that cleaved the earth chunk apart.

At this moment, the system prompts ceased. Lin Fan understood that the remaining beasts could no longer be slain by sword intent.

Xiao Lihai and the others were completely dumbfounded, utterly stunned by the scene before them.

"So strong..."

In Xiao Lihai's eyes, this was no longer human power. Even compared to those sect disciples, they were like ants.

Lin Fan waved his hand, and the sword intent filling the sky instantly dissipated.

Now, in this battle, they could only watch from the sidelines, with no room to intervene. When Qingling Prefecture was on the verge of destruction, encountering such a mighty being was truly a blessing from heaven.

One step, two steps.

Lin Fan floated before the humanoid beast, a hint of gravity appearing on his face.

The Lesser Heaven realm, Great Perfection stage.

In terms of strength, the opponent could be said to completely crush him, but in terms of physical defense, he could still put up a fight.

The chick standing on Lin Fan's shoulder, looking at the massive creature before them, was also somewhat cowering, and its usual flamboyant cries dared not sound now.

"Chick, leave those beasts behind to you, and I'll handle this big guy in front." Lin Fan patted the chick's head, then set it down and stared directly at the humanoid beast.

"If you've got guts, follow me." Lin Fan crooked his finger at the opponent, said with great contempt, then flew toward the forest.

"Roar..." Flames rose in the fierce glare of the humanoid beast; it roared angrily and chased closely after Lin Fan.

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"Milord, this..." Xiao Lie's expression changed at that moment. Those great cultivators had left, and that terrifying humanoid beast had also gone, but these beasts were still here.

"What is that over there..." Xiao Lihai gazed ahead and asked in confusion.

At that moment, the chick, looking at the countless beasts ahead, couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Cock-a-doodle-doo..." The chick let out a soft cry. Now the sound lacked its usual dominance and instead felt somewhat weak.

It was as if it were saying, "Gentlemen, please pass; I won't block you."

Those beasts at the Divine Entry realm roared fiercely, then exchanged glances and finally advanced toward Qingling Commandery.

"Milord, trouble! The beasts are coming." At this moment, Xiao Lie panicked. He didn't know what had happened. What was that thing the great cultivator had left behind?

"Hmm, everyone, enter combat status." Xiao Lihai shouted. Since that great cultivator had lured away the humanoid beast, what remained could only be handled by themselves.

The vast horde of beasts advanced with heart-stopping steps; with every step, the earth trembled.

Even without the humanoid beast, the scene before them was enough to chill their blood.

At that moment, the chick stood upright, head drooping, looking utterly cowardly. Its cute chicken eyes flickered with fear, wings tucked tightly, standing obediently in place.

Before the towering bodies of these beasts, the chick appeared very small.

Then a beast passed by the chick, contemptuously raised its front paw, tapped the chick's head, then let out a low growl and continued on.

The beasts passed unhurriedly. The chick, standing still, lowered its head and peeked stealthily through its featherless wings.

On the city wall, the soldiers launched attacks, but against these Divine Entry realm beasts, they proved utterly useless.

"Milord, it's no use." Xiao Lie looked at the situation and fell into despair again.

Xiao Lihai's body trembled slightly. The aura emanating from those beasts was chilling; he feared he had no power to resist before them.

It was over... completely over. Even with the great cultivator's immense help, it was futile. Was Qingling Commandery truly doomed?

Was all this predestined by heaven?

But in that instant,

a strange sound echoed across the entire sky and earth.

"Cock-a-doodle-doo..."

The chick, cowering among the beasts, suddenly flashed a gleam of cunning triumph in its big, cute chicken eyes. It leaped up, spread its wings, straightened its claws, raised its proud head, and crowed to the sky.

That figure was so elegant. The chick, leaping into the air, jerked its head, and its big, cute chicken eyes burst forth with a sharp gaze.

It was the contempt of a king...

"What's happening..." Xiao Lihai and the others, hearing this sound, looked toward the beasts.

Suddenly, the entire sky changed...