Azure Heaven Saber

But this method was only a temporary solution, not a cure.

It had since added a few troubles.

Yet, too embarrassed to seek help, one could only endure the hardships.

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It was also on this very night that Feng Yin, after an exchange of views with the great masters Qing Ming and Green Wolf, returned to the forest and magically transformed a hundred large trees, suddenly feeling a stirring in his heart.

The long-anticipated breakthrough period had finally arrived.

At that moment, the spiritual awareness in Feng Yin’s mind surged back and forth like tides.

The Dao Classics flickered with golden light, slowly turning to a new page—a streak of golden light emerged, quietly imprinting itself in his mind.

"No Injury Technique!"

Feng Yin’s spirit was instantly invigorated upon seeing it.

Finally, there was something good, not just the Spiritual Transformation Technique anymore.

Meanwhile, the blade continued to tumble and shimmer, a series of luminous blade lights crisscrossing heaven and earth.

Then, quietly appeared a sword technique, precisely the Sky Opening Nine Styles, Fourth Blade—

Forest of Blades Performance!

It was just as Feng Yin had assimilated the bursting spiritual energy of his breakthrough and was sorting through the gains from the sudden increase in his cultivation level.

Suddenly, he felt a pang of discomfort in his heart, as though he were losing something!

Although that thing was not closely related to him, it definitely felt vividly real and true, like a tangible loss.

Feng Yin did not dare take this lightly, even feeling slightly panicked.

"Who has left?"

It felt like a faint discomfort, as if the last thing these departing beings did was bid him farewell.

That was it, nothing more!

Or perhaps, it was not just that!

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At roughly the same time, at a distant post of the Demon Beasts.

At the Abyss outlet guarded by the Cat Clan, it was boiling like a pot.

Countless creatures from the Abyss surged out frenziedly, only to be instantly annihilated by Peng Wanli and other members of the Cat Emperor.

More and more elite Demon Beasts continued to arrive for support—Emperor Jiao, Dragon Emperor, Fox Emperor, Emperor Peng...

Innumerable Demon Beast elites endlessly arrived, joining the ranks to exterminate the creatures of the Abyss.

But for some reason, this Abyss outlet displayed an unprecedented frenzy in its assault. Although all creatures emerging were almost instantly smashed to bits, the onslaught continued relentlessly, each trying to outdo the others.

It seemed as if they’d rather be killed upon emerging, driven by something fierce.

It felt as if ancient demons were chasing them from behind.

Everywhere was a sight of devastation, utter destruction everywhere.

It was during the first wave of outbreak, when everyone was still unaware of the sudden assault by the Abyss creatures. One moment everything was peaceful, and the next, an explosive eruption occurred, thrusting a wave of creatures forward.

Luckily, at this critical moment, it was Feng Yin who had magically transformed the circle of trees here, which responded first, rushing forward.

They found the just-emerged creatures of the Abyss and perished together with them!

After a series of consecutive explosive surprises, Cat Clan elites arrived subsequently, stabilizing the situation for a brief period. Then came the reinforcement from Feng Ying and his subordinates in the valley, finally defending the entrance.

Fortunately, this defense provided the Demon Beasts’ upper echelons time to come to the aid. Even as the Abyss’s assaults grew more intense and crazier, the Demon Beasts’ elites grew in number, always managing to annihilate the emerging Abyss creatures promptly.

As this stalemate continued, the longer it lasted, the more advantageous it became for the defenders.

But the once lush and verdant circle of trees stationed at the edge of the Abyss would never revive again.

They had completed their mission, they had sacrificed their lives to fulfill their master’s request, and after saying farewell to their master, they perished together with the enemy!

They only had this one method of attack, to protect by sacrificing themselves, perishing together with the foe.

At the same time the Cat Clan’s masters set up the second line of defense, the Cat Emperor announced to the entire continent of Demon Beasts: the Abyss Clan has broken out!

Prepare for war!

Rush to help at full speed!

Then, envoys were sent into human society to inform them: the Abyss demons are assaulting the seals, prepare for war!

In this battle, the hard mountainous terrain around the entrance to the Abyss was cracked with fissures spreading hundreds of miles due to the residual impacts of the combat.

The small entrance to the Abyss now resembled a boiling kettle, throbbing and shaking, as countless bizarre and grotesque Abyss creatures desperately scrambled out.

Wave after wave, one after another, they just kept coming!

Heads that had just burst forth together were instantly smashed into pieces, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, but then more than a dozen rows of monstrous heads surged out!

Every wave of Abyss creatures that emerged numbered in the tens of thousands!

But every time, they were annihilated.

Even so, the terror could not deter them, the Abyss creatures seemed completely mad, fixated solely on breaking through the entrance and entering the human realm!

Carrying the Dragon-subduing Club, Peng Wanli landed before the Cat Emperor, covered in blood, gasping repeatedly, his awe-inspiring presence as a peerless powerhouse of both demon and human realms nowhere in sight.

His Dragon-subduing Club was stained with blood.

The reason Peng Wanli, a peerless powerhouse, was exhausted to this extent was that he had been fighting continuously for eight hours.

The souls under his club numbered at least in the tens of millions!

Every strike dealt with full force, each swing of his club meant the annihilation of dozens to hundreds of Abyss creatures!

If it were not so, how could someone like him, with his swift recovery, be reduced to this state?

But facing the full force of the elite from the entire Demon Beast race, the creatures of the Abyss still maintained a reckless and fearless surge upward, which left Peng Wanli, who had battled the Abyss all his life, utterly baffled.

"What’s going on? These half-human, half-ghost things, have they gone mad?"

Peng Wanli was extremely tired; since the battle began, he hadn’t rested at all.

He was truly exhausted!

The Cat Emperor, known as the greatest sage of the Cat Clan, was equally bewildered.

She also didn’t know what the problem was.

Guarding the Abyss for so long, eruptions happened occasionally, but never had there been such fierce intensity!

Completely disregarding their lives as they surged outward!

Previously, an eruption would have lasted a few days at most.

But today was unfathomable madness!

She estimated roughly that in less than a whole day, twelve hours, their side had already slain billions of Abyss creatures.

Yet the creatures of the Abyss continued to surge outward.

Do they not realize that such a narrow entrance simply cannot accommodate too many Demon Beasts rushing out at once?

They can’t even form basic battle formations.

Rushing out so blindly was akin to charging into a massive execution ground designed for beheadings.

They couldn’t even assume combat stances before being killed.

But they still kept rushing, heedlessly charging!

Why?

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