I started by slashing through the enemy's territory, and I drew so many affixes that my hands w

This journey was so long, it was an ordeal that could drive a person mad.

The torment can be enough to change a person's character.

Although thousands of years only amount to two years in reality, for Jiang Qin, these thousands of years were all experienced firsthand. He endured the long years and successfully returned to Earth.

Jiang Qin regained his composure and calmly focused his gaze on Su Lingwei's missing right arm.

"What happened to your hand?"

"And your strength..."

Su Lingwei shook her head, indicating that she did not want to talk about these things here.

Jiang Qin had no choice but to look at Chen Xiaohu and the others, his gaze sweeping over them one by one. "Let's talk somewhere else. I need to understand the current situation on Blue Star."

"Yes!" Chen Xiaohu nodded emphatically, his confidence stronger than ever before.

A group of people were about to leave and return to the base building.

Jiang Qin suddenly stopped in his tracks: "I almost forgot."

Under the astonished gazes of the others, he uttered softly, "Sword, come."

It was just two words, without using a single trace of spiritual power.

The Humanity Sword, deeply embedded in the soil, received a signal, burst forth from the ground, circled twice in the sky, and then slowly floated in front of Jiang Qin.

Jiang Qin gripped the hilt of the sword and swept it across the blade.

"You were created by me. The name 'Humanity Sword' is too common. From now on, you will inherit her name, Cangling."

Cangling Sword.

Jiang Qin used to become stronger only to eliminate the ferocious beasts and the Cult of Gods, for his mother and for China.

But now he has one more thing to do: sooner or later, he will wield this sword to slay gods and conquer the heavens!

We must seek justice for her.

...

Ten minutes later, the group returned to the conference room.

But the atmosphere was much worse than before.

Jiang Qin naturally walked to the head seat and sat down, while Chen Xiaohu casually found a seat and looked at the only two women present, who were also the executive deputy base directors of Dongxing Base City.

"Sister Qiu, you know the domestic situation better than I do, so why don't you tell the boss about the current situation in China, starting from when the war broke out completely two years ago."

Deputy Base Commander Qiu Jie pondered for a moment, carefully choosing his words before speaking:

"A lot has happened, so I'll just pick out the key points."

"First, the edge of the world barrier shattered. Our human race's strongest members worked together to restrict the passage for ferocious beasts to invade Blue Star. However, it was not stable. At first, only fifth-tier ferocious beasts could enter the passage to invade Blue Star. But now the passage can accommodate sixth-tier ferocious beasts, which are equivalent to the Heavenly Martial Realm."

"Fortunately, these powerful beasts were kept outside the country's borders, providing a buffer time for all nations."

"Our country urgently built the Great Wall to surround the border and summoned high-level martial artists from all over the country to resist high-level ferocious beasts. The area inside the Great Wall is called the 'inner circle' and the area outside the Great Wall is called the 'outer circle'. Because all the country's high-level martial artists were transferred to guard the Great Wall, the inner circle has been extremely chaotic in recent years, and even cannibalism has begun to occur."

After listening.

Jiang Qin keenly noticed the key point and spoke up:

"Chaos? Since ferocious beasts of the fourth rank and above are kept outside the circle, even if the number of ferocious beasts inside the circle is far greater than that of human martial artists, with technological weapons, the manpower of the military and the Spirit Suppression Bureau, and those martial arts families, it would be easy to defend the city... The disaster has only been going on for two years, and some people can't hold back anymore."

Qiu Jie nodded helplessly and replied:

"The upper echelons were forced to relinquish city management due to a shortage of manpower. This was intended to protect the people, but powerful martial arts families seized the city and even joined forces with the Pantheon. Meanwhile, some people in the Zhenling Bureau were turned against them. Instead of contributing, they targeted and killed the righteous people under their command."

The final result was that these martial arts families successfully occupied the base city.

But they don't treat the people as human beings. They spare no effort to amass wealth and resources, allowing their clan members to act recklessly and disregard human life in the city.

Among the more than one hundred base cities, Dongxing Base City is not considered wealthy; ordinary people can only fill their stomachs with potato porridge.

But even so,

Their living standards are considered excellent among the more than one hundred base cities.

This shows just how serious the situation is within China right now.

Just as Jiang Qin was still gathering information, a sudden, urgent air raid siren sounded throughout the city.

The original air raid siren now serves only one purpose.

When it sounds, it means that a beast tide is approaching the city.

Chen Xiaohu's communicator rang.

The call had barely connected when a garrison officer's urgent voice came through the line: "Base Commander, radar has detected a beast horde of tens of thousands heading straight for our Dongxing base city. They're moving very fast and are currently less than ten kilometers away. Requesting backup!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the others in the conference room changed drastically.

This statement reveals a lot of information. While it seems that tens of thousands of ferocious beasts are the greatest danger, the key point is that tens of thousands of ferocious beasts are rushing towards Dongxing Base City at an extremely fast speed.

The ferocious beasts are not a monolithic entity; even if tens of thousands of ferocious beasts were to attack a city, their movement speed would be very slow.

Unless... there are dozens of fourth-tier ferocious beasts controlling the beast tide.

In the past, Chen Xiaohu would have been overwhelmed by the pressure.

But at this moment, he remained calm.

Jiang Qin pushed back his chair and stood up. "You've come at just the right time. I need to get used to this new body."

"You can proceed as planned."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Chen Xiaohu.

Chen Xiaohu calmly said, "According to the arrangements left by Director Yue, the boss is now the highest leader of the Zhenling Bureau in the circle, and has the right to manage the military and political affairs of all cities in the circle."

The group looked at each other and then saluted in unison.

"yes!"

They acted swiftly, deploying personnel and allocating resources as needed. Time was running out, so they had to prepare to fight this medium-sized beast tide in the shortest possible time.

As the sirens blared repeatedly, people on the street hurriedly returned to their homes and locked their doors and windows.

The base city was not immune to attacks. Although the beast tide was eventually cleared out, those who died could never return. Therefore, whenever the beast tide attacked the city, all they could do was hide in their homes.

Jiang Qin stepped lightly into the air, surveying everything in the city.

He walked calmly toward the distant city wall.

Strangely, even though he only took one step, his figure had already reached dozens of meters away.

If there were any Earth Martial Realm martial artists here, they would be able to see that Jiang Qin already possesses the rudimentary form of a domain. Although his realm is still at the peak of the Divine Manifestation Realm, once his domain and mental state are perfected, he will be able to break through to the next realm on the spot.

On the city wall, soldiers stood guard at their posts.

Holding old-fashioned spiritual weapons, they gazed at the dark, approaching tide of beasts in the distance. It was impossible not to feel fear, but courage sustained them as they stood there, giving them the courage to fight.

This is also a legacy passed down from our ancestors.