High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

That's the good thing about Zhao-style Tai Chi; it allows you to persist for a very long time by using the technique of using minimal force to overcome great strength.

Zhao Lianqi (Super Long Battery Life Promax)

"Master Zhao, how long can you hold out?"

Gu Feng looked at the completely collapsed cave and couldn't help but swallow.

"Don't worry, I can hold on with this much force."

Zhao Lianqi looked very relaxed. He just couldn't go out to join in the fun; it wasn't like he couldn't hold on.

The main reason was that the combined attack of Grandmasters Xu Gengtian and Gao Xing was too terrifying; he was afraid that if he tried to sneak out, he would be vaporized.

"By the way, Xiao He Miao, could you ask my older brother how he's doing?"

After stabilizing the situation here, Zhao Lianqi finally had the mind to ask his elder brother how he was doing.

"I see."

He Miao mobilized his mental energy and began searching for that faint signal amidst the chaotic energy.

Three full minutes passed, and just as Zhao Lianqi's expression began to turn ugly, He Miao finally managed to contact Kong Dexian.

"Commander Kong, is Grandmaster Zhao Liancheng with you?"

Kong Dexian, who was under Zhao Liancheng's protection, was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

"He Miao, we are with Grandmaster Zhao. All the martial artists are now under Grandmaster Zhao's protection."

"We can't even find out what's happening outside."

Kong Dexian glanced back at the tens of thousands of martial artists and the giant blood and qi hands, feeling somewhat anxious.

"Also, how is Chen Mo? Is he still alive?"

"Everything is fine here, but our captain is seriously injured and is just a skeleton. It will take him more than an hour to recover."

"Master Zhao judged that there was a level 14 Emperor Beast above, and Masters Xu Gengtian and Gao Xing were using a combined attack to fight it."

He Miao reported the situation to Kong Dexian truthfully.

"..." There was a moment of silence on the other end of the earpiece. Kong Dexian didn't know where to begin his吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for complaining/criticizing).

Who calls someone who gets beaten so badly that they're just a skeleton seriously injured? That's practically death!

Also, even if it's a serious injury, it shouldn't take more than an hour to recover, right?

Putting that aside, why did a level 14 Imperial Beast appear during the siege of the Abyss Church?

Wait, where's the Archbishop of the Abyss Cult?

Chen Mo was seriously injured, and the cave began to collapse...

A terrifying thought popped into Kong Dexian's mind.

The Abyss Cult's Archbishop, a master who was extremely well hidden, was killed by Chen Mo...?

Kong Dexian quickly shook his head. He had been hanging out with these unruly kids too much lately, and his mind had started to wander.

How is that possible? Let alone Chen Mo being just a level seven martial artist, being able to last five minutes against a grandmaster is already his limit.

He even single-handedly killed a Grandmaster. Why not mention that he can poop 300 pounds at a time?

He might be able to do it if he eats more, but how could a level 7 player possibly kill a level 13 player?

If Kong Dexian had ever played a game where a designer thought with their intestines and filled in numbers with their feet, he wouldn't have said such a thing.

Do you even understand the significance of a level 7 Udyr killing a level 13 Ekko in three hits?

"It's good that you're safe. We don't need to worry about the outside world for now. I trust the commander won't let the level fourteen imperial beast do whatever it wants."

After thinking about it, Kong Dexian took back his words of criticism and chose to believe Alati.

"I understand. The current instructions are to wait until the fighting outside ends before we take action, right?"

He Miao nodded; that was all they could do now.

All we can do is pray that the fighting outside ends soon...

......

"The eighth one..."

Xu Gengtian looked somewhat exhausted; he had already had seven ribs removed.

If it weren't for his own blood armor protecting him, his chest would have collapsed long ago.

"Why is this monster recovering so quickly?"

"Even the power of heaven and earth couldn't kill him?"

Xu Gengtian looked at the level fourteen imperial beast that was still trying to emerge, and once again placed the golden rib in his hand on the bowstring.

"Commander, I know you're getting old and prone to constipation, but it's been so long, why haven't you had it yet...?"

"If we don't get here soon, I might really die here."

"Say 'I'm constipated' again and see what happens?" Alati appeared beside Xu Gengtian with a rather amiable smile on his face.

"It's finally here. I've almost used up all my ribs."

Xu Gengtian gave a wry smile. How come his commander appeared without making a sound?

"Who told you to learn this nonsense, and even learn it wrong, creating this self-harming technique?"

Alati sneered; he had watched this kid grow up.

Instead of focusing on the right path, they're always thinking about how to fight opponents of higher levels.

Are you that kind of genius?

It's obvious that it can only be counted as half.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and find Gao Xing to meet up. Leave the rest to me."

Alati patted Xu Gengtian on the shoulder, his feet gathering rich blood energy as he stood in the sky, watching the giant claws raging below.

"Alright, it's up to you, Commander."

After removing his blood armor, Xu Gengtian plummeted straight towards the ground.

"You dare to cause trouble in my Northwest? You're really tired of living."

Ignoring Xu Gengtian who had fallen to the ground, Alati's forehead veins bulged.

A large, earthen-yellow door slowly emerged behind him. The door was already one-third open, and two curved blades could be vaguely seen being nurtured within.

"I originally intended to open the door after I had fully recovered, but you beast really don't know how to pick your timing."

"I'll leave this claw for my drink!"

"Golden Sand Blade of the Desert! Come!"

With a furious roar, the door, which was only a third open, swung open with a bang!

In an instant, the world was filled with sand and dust, and a pair of cracked, earth-yellow scimitars appeared in Alati's hands.

The moment Alati grasped the twin blades, his eyes flashed with a brilliant light, and countless forces of heaven and earth intertwined around the blades.

"You little beast, today I'm going to eat braised giant claws!"

"Yellow sand blots out the sky, plunging the world into darkness!"

"cut!"

Alati transformed into a sandstorm and charged toward the giant claw.

With a flash of light, the giant claw was severed in half!

What Xu Gengtian and Gao Xing couldn't do together, Alati accomplished with just one strike.

This is the difference between having your life gate open and not having it open!

It's even greater than the difference between a human and a dog!

A mournful roar rang out, and the imperial beast in the abyss rift tried to retract its claws in pain, but Alati would not give it that chance.

"I said I'd eat you, and I mean it! You think you can run away?"

The master's essence and vital energy began to collide, and the power of heaven and earth began to combine with the origin of life.

The sky darkened, and a massive amount of life essence gushed forth from Alati's vital point!

"Fierce yellow sand!"

A giant scimitar, composed of the power of heaven and earth and the essence of life, spanned the heavens and earth, causing the entire desert to stir.

"You little beast, this is my turf! Dare to come here and cause trouble? Leave your claws behind!"

With a buzzing sound, the scimitar, seemingly capable of slicing through anything, was swung out, instantly severing the giant claw with unstoppable force.

"roar!"

The roar of the imperial beast resounded through the sky, echoing like thunder in the distance!

...

Yanjing, the Forbidden City.

"Tsk tsk tsk, things are getting worse."

The slender woman slowly rose and stood by the window, gazing out at the vast Northwest.

"A level fourteen imperial beast, I haven't seen one in so many years."

The burly man also stood up, looking somewhat excited.

"This generation of children is very good, and we should give them more time to become stronger."

The slender woman glanced back at the burly man, shook her head, and sat back down.

"Our lifespans are almost over; at most, we will return to the world within a hundred years."

"Therefore, whether the Great Xia human race can continue to exist depends on these next hundred years."

"If someone is qualified to inherit what 'he' left behind..." The burly man wanted to say something, but in the end he kept quiet.

We cannot place our hopes on something unrealistic; we can only hope that these newborn children will grow up within a hundred years.

It must at least be able to support the Great Xia and the Great Xia human race.

As for other non-Great Xia human races... let's help them if we can.