Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

The sky cracked.

The once azure sky seemed to have been cleaved open by an invisible, blunt knife, revealing the cold void behind it.

Dark purple lightning crackled and hissed at the edge of the crack.

Inside the Desolate Abyss City, the cultivators who were cheering for the "Star Energy Cannon" suddenly fell silent, as if a duck had been choked.

Fear is an instinct.

Faced with this display of power from a higher level, even standing became difficult for lower-level cultivators.

"Coming...coming!"

"Is that a Protoss army?!"

The crowd began to stir, and despair spread once again.

Jiang Yining stood on the city wall, her clothes fluttering in the wind.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, casting her divine sense like a net across the crack.

"Not a large army."

She spoke softly, her voice amplified through the sound system and resonated throughout the city, carrying a calming and reassuring power.

"They're just a few scout dogs."

The voice just fell.

Roar--!

A strange roar came from the crack. The sound was not like the vibration of vocal cords, but rather like metal rubbing against glass, extremely piercing.

Immediately afterwards, three enormous black shadows squeezed out from the crack.

Those were three colossal beasts, each over five hundred feet tall.

It resembles a vicious dog, but it has no skin. Its body is covered with a flowing layer of black keratin, and its limbs have only claws and no paws. It also has a long tail that burns with eerie blue flames.

The most terrifying thing is their heads.

It has no eyes, no nose, only a huge mouth that takes up two-thirds of its face.

Its mouth was filled with countless barbed fangs, constantly dripping corrosive saliva.

The saliva fell into the void and burned out black holes.

"Void Hound!"

Situ Kong's expression changed, and he clenched the abacus in his hands, making a clicking sound.

"These are biological weapons specifically designed by the Protoss to clean up 'abandoned pastures'! Each one possesses physical strength comparable to a peak Mahayana stage cultivator, and can devour spiritual energy, making it immune to most elemental spells!"

"Three heads... a full three heads at the peak of the Mahayana stage!"

The confidence that Lin Yunyuan and other sect leaders had just built up collapsed instantly.

Is this just a scout dog?

How powerful must the true master be?

"What's the panic?"

A lazy voice rang out.

Ye Wuhen had somehow already stood on the battlement, holding the demonic sword in his hand, looking at the monster in the sky with a look of disgust.

"It's so ugly, it doesn't look appetizing at all."

"It's really disgusting."

Bai Ze also walked over, holding a cup of freshly brewed flower tea, his posture as elegant as if he were strolling through his own backyard.

"But this leather looks quite sturdy; it should be able to make a pair of durable boots for Wubao."

"boots?"

Jiang Yining raised an eyebrow, her gaze sweeping over the three Void Hounds before finally settling on their tails burning with blue flames.

Her eyes changed.

They were no longer looking at the enemy, but at... the ingredients.

"That flame is pure void fire; it should be good for grilling meat."

"As for that physical body... although it's a bit ugly, it contains a lot of vital energy, which is perfect for nourishing the children."

Jiang Yining waved her hand and shouted to the crowd behind her who were still in a daze:

"What are you standing there for? Start a fire and set up the pot!"

"Extra meal tonight!"

The entire audience was left bewildered.

An extra meal?

That's a Void Monster at the peak of the Mahayana stage! Do you think it's a pig being slaughtered?!

However, the big shots in the Desolate Abyss proved with their actions that, in their eyes, this really was just slaughtering pigs.

"Erbao, fire!"

Jiang Yining coldly gave the order.

"Okay!"

Chu Anyan excitedly pressed the launch button, which was already fully charged.

"Try my new toy!"

boom--!

The Star Energy Cannon, which had just cooled down, roared again.

The blue-white beam of light instantly traversed a distance of several thousand meters, precisely striking the gaping maw of the Void Hound in the very center.

Before the hound could even unleash its power, it was pierced through the body by this energy, which originated from the same source but was far more violent.

puff!

It's like poking a rotten watermelon.

The enormous creature exploded in mid-air into a dazzling firework, with only its tail and a few of its hardest bones falling to the ground.

Sold out instantly!

The remaining two hounds were clearly surprised that this group of "ants" had such firepower, and their movements faltered for a moment.

And that one moment is enough.

"My turn!"

Ye Wuhen let out a wild laugh, his figure transforming into a black lightning bolt, soaring directly into the sky.

"Demon God Slayer!"

He instantly grew to enormous size in mid-air, his Dharma form encompassing heaven and earth, and the demonic blade in his hand swelled to a thousand feet in length, slashing down at the hunting dog on his left.

That strike carried an overbearing power that seemed capable of cleaving the heavens and earth in two.

The Voidhound tried to block with its claws.

Click!

Those claws, powerful enough to tear through space, were like paper in front of the demonic blade.

A flash of light appeared.

The dog's head hit the ground.

At the same time, the hunting dog on the right was about to turn around and run away.

"Where are you going, little puppy?"

Bai Ze's figure appeared like a ghost above its head.

The nine snow-white fox tails instantly grew longer, like nine giant white pythons, tightly coiling around the hunting dog's body.

"Nine-Tailed Fox - Strangulation".

Bai Ze's eyes turned cold, and he gently clenched his fist.

Crack! The sound of bones breaking rang out.

That Void Hound, known for its physical strength, was actually twisted into a pretzel by being strangled alive!

"Awooo..."

With a final, mournful cry, the third hound also turned into a puddle of mud.

From its emergence to its complete annihilation.

Less than ten breaths.

The whole process was so fast that it took no time to react.

Within the desolate city, there was a deathly silence.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the three demon-like figures in the sky and the huge piece of corpse slowly drifting down.

Is this the power of the Desolate Abyss?

Is this the sense of security they get in exchange for paying protection money?

It's so... so damn worth it!

"What are you waiting for!"

Jiang Yining's voice rang out again, breaking the silence.

She had already flown into the air, skillfully directing the butcher team and porters who were already waiting.

"That tail! Be careful when you put it away, don't put out the fire!"

"Send those bones to the weapon-refining workshop!"

"Cut the meat into chunks; the whole city will feast tonight!"

"Remember, we in the Abyss do not support idlers, nor do we waste a single resource!"

that moment.

Amidst the worshipful gazes of countless monks.

Jiang Yining's image as a greedy, protective, and extremely powerful woman is deeply imprinted in everyone's mind.

Protoss?

It doesn't seem so scary after all?

As long as you follow this City Lord Jiang, even if the sky falls, she can probably patch it up and collect a fee for doing so.