Beast Taming: My spirit beast bloodline is overloaded

Chapter 289 Taking Black Mountain City

Li Zhen also breathed a sigh of relief. Although Ning Ye and the others wouldn't blame him, this all-out attack was ultimately led by Li Zhen, including the use of signal flares.

The appearance of Wu Ying and his group greatly relieved the pressure on Li Zhen and his men. Although Wu Ying did not bring the entire fighting force of Black Mountain City, the monsters were now surrounded from both sides and thought that everyone in Black Mountain City had come out to help, which immediately caused their morale to collapse.

After half an hour of hard fighting, the two teams finally joined together. Wu Ying looked at Li Zhen with excitement and said, "When I saw the signal flare, I thought it was you. I didn't expect it to be you."

Li Zhen asked in surprise, "Is this all the troops left in Black Mountain City?"

Wu Ying's smile froze, and a hint of guilt appeared on her face. Finally, she sighed and said, "We'll talk about that later."

Li Zhen nodded. The most urgent task now is to drive these monsters out.

After nearly half an hour of fighting, the demonic beast was in retreat and was about to give up when suddenly, a demonic aura shot into the sky, and an eighty-level demonic beast appeared out of nowhere, stepping into the air and looking down on all living beings.

Wu Ying was stunned when she saw this scene. She said to Li Zhen, "We didn't see any such powerful demons during the previous battles."

She wasn't joking. If the other side had a level 80 demon, Black Mountain City would have fallen long ago with its defenses. How could a demon beast possibly be willing to share territory with them?

Li Zhen laughed and said, "It's nothing, I'm only level 80."

In Black Mountain City, the departure of Wu Ying and his companions still caused quite a bit of controversy.

Some people actually felt that Wu Ying was right, but they didn't dare to say so because of Wang Jiang.

However, someone still said, "Lord Wang, should we send someone out to take a look?"

Wang Jiang glared at the man, then suddenly said, "I'll say it again: if he gets out of this line of defense, there will be no place for him here anymore."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Just then, an eighty-level demonic beast appeared in the air, making it difficult for countless people to breathe.

How come there's a level 80 monster hidden here?

While everyone was alarmed, Wang Jiang said smugly, "I told you, this is a trap."

"I saved you."

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed that it made sense, and many people quickly expressed their gratitude to Wang Jiang.

Meanwhile, the beast tamers of Black Mountain City who were present were also filled with fear upon seeing the great demon that had appeared. Wu Ying glanced at these beast tamers, his eyes full of apology.

Unexpectedly, the second man who followed said, "We're all going to die sooner or later anyway, at least we'll die standing up."

“Yes.” Others chimed in, “There are no cowards in the Monster Hunter Guild.”

Li Zhen sensed something was amiss; it was clear that internal strife had broken out in Black Mountain City.

He then smiled and said to Wu Ying, "Level 80 is all you need."

Wu Ying and the others paused, and then they saw a beautiful figure soar through the air, dressed in green, walking on air and becoming the focus of the entire scene.

The great demon, who was originally preparing to wreak havoc, looked up at Qin Shao Shao, his pupils immediately contracted, and his first reaction was to run away.

But Qin Shaoshao simply flicked out a leaf, instantly freezing it in place.

Qin Shaoshao took out another leaf, preparing to cut off its head, when Lin Chen flew over riding the little blue fish and stopped him, saying, "Senior, wait a moment."

Qin Shaoshao stopped what she was doing. At that moment, Wu Ying noticed Lin Chen. Her eyes lit up, and she looked at Li Zhen, saying, "Isn't that him?"

Lin Chen's name is now well-known throughout the country. Wu Ying had interacted with Lin Chen before, so he naturally remembered him.

Li Zhen smiled and said, "We were saved this time thanks to this kid."

Li Zhen then recounted the Black Bear Clan's revenge against Nine Star City. Upon hearing this, Wu Ying was shocked and exclaimed, "Four demon kings?!"

Li Zhen nodded, but he concealed the fact that Lin Chen had defeated the four demon kings and told them that Lin Chen had brought back a powerful figure who ultimately saved Nine Star City.

Wu Ying did not question this. Lin Chen was the most outstanding person in the Beast Fighting Tournament and the Heavenly Realm Mountain Tournament. It was not surprising that he had some kind of power protecting him.

Seeing the great demon defeated, the other demons fled in all directions. Naturally, the human race would not let them go easily. Qin Shao Shao took action again and annihilated them all here.

As they had discussed, it would not be good for them if word got out that they had escaped a monster.

At this moment, Qin Shaoshao also controlled the demon beast to fall from the sky. She glanced at Lin Chen, and Li Zhen also asked Lin Chen why he spared its life.

Lin Chen gestured for Qin Shaoshao to release the mental restraints, then asked the great demon, "Why are you here?"

Everyone was confused.

It's not surprising that such a powerful demon appeared here.

The great demon clearly knew he was doomed, so he planned to fight to the bitter end.

Lin Chen glanced at Qin Shaoshao, who then flicked his wrist and unleashed a leaf. The great demon immediately felt excruciating pain and, unable to bear it any longer, cried out, "What benefits will I get if I tell you?"

Lin Chen said, "Of course there's no benefit in it. I'm not going to spare your life."

The great demon rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "I'm not stupid."

Lin Chen replied, "But I can make you die a quick and painless death."

The great demon's pupils contracted, and he looked at Lin Chen as if he were a demon.

The others also felt a chill; this mental torture was indeed something no human could experience.

The great demon pondered for a moment, seemingly reliving the pain it had just endured, and now it actually yielded.

"We learned that the demon race of Nine Star City was wiped out, and we were sent here to monitor the surrounding area," the great demon said.

"What's the purpose?" Lin Chen asked.

"I can't say that," the great demon said through gritted teeth.

Lin Chen signaled Qin Shaoshao to use torture, but this time the great demon remained silent.

Just as Qin Shaoshao was about to take further action, Lin Chen stopped him.

"Send it on its way, that's what I promised it," Lin Chen said.

Immediately, some people felt that Lin Chen was a man of his word, while others felt that Lin Chen was too kind.

There's a saying that goes, "To be merciful to your enemy is to be cruel to yourself."

Qin Shaoshao threw out a leaf, and the great demon instantly died.

The battlefield finally came to an end, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, cheering for the arrival of victory.

Lin Chen, however, remained frowning. Li Zhen then said, "This great demon's will is not strong. If Senior Qin applies pressure, he should be able to take it down."

"Actually, we can roughly guess," Lin Chen said. "The other side is trying their best to eliminate any unexpected factors that could lead to an attack on the South City, which is a good thing for us." "This means they haven't attacked the South City yet, however..."

"On the other hand, it also shows that they are about to launch an attack."

"We don't have much time left."

Li Zhen nodded in agreement. Just then, a group of people suddenly emerged from the city, led by Wang Jiang.

When Wu Ying saw him, a hint of disdain appeared on her lips.

Li Zhen had just learned the cause and effect of the matter and did not reveal his true intentions at this moment.

Wang Jiang didn't come up to them, but to Qin Shaoshao, saying, "This must be the Heavenly Spirit Body powerhouse of Nine Star City. Wang Jiang, the city lord of Black Mountain City, pays his respects to the senior."

Qin Shaoshao ignored him, not even glancing at him directly.

Wang Jiang was now in an awkward position. He had thought that as the lord of a city, Qin Shao Shao would give him some face after hearing his story.

Now things were really awkward, and he had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk toward Li Zhen and Ning Ye.

Li Zhen and Ning Ye had no intention of turning against each other, since having more strength now meant having a better chance of winning.

However, Li Zhen also began to be wary of this person.

After all, a person who is afraid to fight will inevitably be unable to shoulder the heavy responsibility of combat once wartime begins.

Sure enough, Wang Jiang immediately said, "Great! Now that the people from our two cities have joined forces, we can rebuild our defenses."

"Lord Wang, you misunderstand. Our ambitions lie elsewhere." Li Zhen then looked at Wu Ying and explained the plan to meet up in the South City.

Upon hearing this, Wu Ying nodded and said, "This plan is acceptable."

But Wang Jiang was different. He looked at Li Zhen and said, "President Li, this is not appropriate. Nancheng is currently a gathering place for tigers and wolves. If we go there, won't we just be throwing our lives away?"

"Black Mountain City is far from the emperor's reach. With us hiding here and the help of the Heavenly Spirit Elder, defending the city is not a problem."

Li Zhen smiled and said, "If you don't want to, you're free to not go. We're not forcing you to go this time."

Wang Jiang immediately said, "But doing this will take away the defensive forces of Black Mountain City."

Wu Ying finally lost his temper and said, "Wang Jiang, it's your business if you're afraid of death, but don't spread rumors here."

"Wu Ying, who do you think you are to talk to me like that?" Wang Jiang pointed his finger at Wu Ying, but as soon as he extended his finger, Li Zhen grabbed it and bent it forcefully.

"what!"

Wang Jiang immediately cried out in pain.

Li Zhen then said coldly, "From the beginning of the war, all those who participated in the battle were the most glorious warriors in the country. This is written in the Cangling Ancient Kingdom's code. If you speak disrespectfully again, I don't mind sentencing you to death."

Wang Jiang looked at Li Zhen's cold eyes and wanted to say something, but when he saw Qin Shao Shao next to him, he dared not say anything more and walked to the side.

Afterwards, Li Zhen and the others discussed their next steps. Following Lin Chen's advice, they now had at most one month. It would take at least 15 days to get from here to Nancheng, so they had 15 days left.

“Then we’ll have to change our route,” Li Zhen said.

Lin Chen nodded.

The original plan was to first relieve the siege of all the cities near Black Mountain before moving on.

The best course of action now is to continue on our way while providing assistance.

“We need to expand our strength as much as possible, so we have to be a little greedy.” Lin Chen pointed to the map and said, “After taking this city, we can split our forces into two groups. If all goes well, we can take the strength of four cities.”

"it is good."

Everyone nodded.

This time, they rested for a day and a night. After all, they had been fighting for a long time, and many people's spirit beasts had some minor injuries.

The group set off again on the second day.

At this moment, Lin Chen said to Li Zhen, "I want to go to Nancheng first."

"Only you?"

“Yes,” Lin Chen said. “Senior Qin cannot come with me; she must stay behind, just in case.”

“No,” Li Zhen said. “I know you want to activate the launch station first, but they won’t trust you alone, and you won’t be able to contact the higher-ups.”

Lin Chen was also at a loss about this matter, but unexpectedly Qin Shaoshao said at this moment: "It's alright, I will let the Soul Devouring Vine go with him, which is enough to represent me."

Lin Chen thought about it and realized that it was a good idea.

Lin Chen had originally planned to bring the people from Black Mountain City along, but Li Zhen refused, saying, "It's not that I'm being selfish, but time is of the essence, and if you go with them, it will not only slow us down but also be more dangerous."

"Your mission is to activate the launch station. The most important thing is that it can bring all the members of the Monster Hunter Guild in the south back to life."

Lin Chen pondered for a moment, then finally nodded.

Under the cover of night, Lin Chen rode the little blue fish and left with the Soul-Devouring Vine.

The Soul-Devouring Vine naturally remembered Lin Chen. At this moment, it clung to Lin Chen's shoulder and told him about Qin Shao Shao's life over the years.

Southern
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After leaving Tiandu, Zhang Jin was focused on supporting Nancheng, and he was greatly disappointed by Gu Ning's choice.

Now Zhang Jin finally understands why Zhong Nan said that none of the people here, even himself, are the most suitable to be the national advisor.

Zhang Jin could understand Gu Ning's choice to keep Gu An's affairs a secret, but he could no longer tolerate this matter.

The people standing next to Zhang Jin at this moment are from the Yin family.

This was Yin Shi, the person in charge of the Tianjie Mountain Conference.

Unlike other families, the Yin family was a family of war, so even though all the forces in Tiandu opposed them, the Yin family still resolutely sent troops south to provide support.

“Now that we’re entering the south, we need to be careful,” Yin Shi said to Zhang Jin.

Zhang Jin nodded.

Their route was to take a detour directly to the south of the city.

However, the lack of information in the south will inevitably affect the speed of progress.

"Hopefully, Nancheng can hold out in the end." Yin Shi looked towards Nancheng and sighed.

Because he knew very well that Nancheng was now fighting like a cornered beast, and the probability of it surviving was extremely small.

(End of this chapter)