I fabricated myths to guide the revival of spiritual energy.

Chengdu in early winter should be a damp and cold season, but these past few days have been unusually warm like spring.

Since the establishment of Kunlun University, Gu Qing published the basic cultivation methods to the world, and with the country's vigorous promotion, the concept of cultivating immortality has taken root in people's hearts. The elderly men and women practicing Tai Chi in the park no longer talk about everyday matters, but about trendy terms like "qi sensation" and "dantian".

The whole society is immersed in an optimistic atmosphere that "the revival of spiritual energy will bring about the evolution of the whole nation".

Tianfu Wildlife Park is no exception.

"Dr. Liu, the physiological indicators of these three Bengal tigers—'Dashan,' 'Erwei,' and 'Xiaobawang'—remain unchanged."

Through the thick bulletproof glass, zookeeper Lao Zhang looked at the three tigers inside, sprawled together, sleeping like logs. His tone was tinged with worry, but mostly with anticipation: "Everyone says that animals nourished by spiritual energy become smarter, turning into 'spiritual beasts.' Could these three of ours be on the verge of becoming spirits?"

Standing beside him, Dr. Liu, the veterinarian, adjusted his glasses, looked at the data on his tablet, and shook his head with a smile: "Old Zhang, you have to believe in scientific cultivation. According to the latest 'Preliminary Exploration of Biological Spiritualization' released by the Spirit Realm, animals do indeed enter a deep sleep when absorbing spiritual energy; this is 'marrow cleansing.' Look at the lions and black bears in the other enclosures; although they are also sleepy, their appetites are very good. These three... are indeed a bit special."

These three tigers are not only special, but also incredibly lucky.

The inconspicuous little mound where they were lying happened to be located above a damaged point in the underground spiritual veins of Chengdu.

That was a tiny flaw.

Over the past 72 hours, the spiritual vein has been undergoing its periodic self-cleansing. A vast amount of spiritual energy surges underground, and while the leaked energy may be insignificant to the entire spiritual vein, it is the most precious tonic in the world for the three tigers lying on it.

They haven't mutated because energy is still accumulating. Like a constantly compressed spring, they're waiting for the moment to be released.

……

There was no warning whatsoever.

The surge of spiritual energy that had been flowing underground finally came to an end.

According to the laws of nature, spiritual veins will self-repair after being cleansed. However, in the last second before repair, the immense spiritual pressure accumulated at the end of the channel needs to find an outlet.

Om-!

A tremor that only the soul could hear swept across the entire capital of Chengdu.

That tiny flaw instantly bore the brunt of the final and most intense eruption of the spiritual vein.

That wasn't a trickle; it was a burst of spiritual energy like a high-pressure water gun!

"roar……"

Inside Hall Three, the three tigers that had been sleeping suddenly twitched. The amount of spiritual energy, enough to burst an elephant, was forcibly poured into their bodies.

Immediately afterwards, the earth began to ripple.

After releasing its last breath of spiritual energy, that tiny hole silently closed up, thanks to the earth's self-repairing mechanism.

The vulnerability disappeared, but the source of spiritual energy was cut off.

But inside these three tigers lies a volcano about to erupt.

"What... what's going on?" Old Zhang, who was watching a "cultivation livestream" in the duty room, was so shocked by what he saw on the monitor screen that he dropped his phone.

On the screen, the bodies of the three tigers are undergoing some kind of biological transformation.

Because of the sudden burst of spiritual energy, they could no longer digest this violent energy slowly through sleep, and their bodies instinctively chose the most extreme form of evolution—physical mutation.

Click!Click!

Their once-smooth muscle lines began to swell and twist wildly. Their yellow and white fur instantly fell off, replaced by layers of bluish-black keratin with a metallic sheen. The bones, as if injected with water, grew thick and pierced through the flesh, forming a row of stark white bone spurs on their spines.

This is no longer the gentle evolution of a "spirit beast"; this is "demonization."

In just five minutes.

The three tigers, originally three meters long, have grown into enormous creatures, over two meters tall at the shoulder and nearly five meters long. In particular, the middle one, "Big Mountain," no longer has amber eyes; instead, it burns with two eerie green flames.

They were hungry.

This rapid distortion consumed all the body's energy reserves, and the hunger from deep within the cells instantly overwhelmed their already limited rationality.

"roar--!!!"

A roar exploded.

The special tempered glass wall cracked inch by inch under the sound waves, and then shattered with a loud crash.

Three dark figures, exuding overwhelming malevolence, broke out of their cages and rushed into the bustling metropolis, completely unaware of what was happening.

……

For modern people living in the era of cultivation, seeing a few large dogs or strange creatures on the street, their first reaction is often not to run away.

When the three tigers, covered in bone spurs and resembling prehistoric giants, appeared on the highway, the surrounding cars all slowed down.

"Holy crap! Look! Is that a tiger?"

"Wow, it's huge! This must be a top-tier spirit beast! Look at that keratin layer, it's so cool!"

A young internet celebrity, driving a convertible sports car, excitedly raised his phone, livestreaming and even trying to get a close-up shot: "Family members, let me show you a real tiger from the cultivation world! This size, wow, absolutely auspicious!"

The chat was flooded with comments like, "The streamer is awesome!" and "Go pat him on the head!"

However, the next second.

The mutated tiger named "Dashan" stopped in its tracks. It slowly turned its head, its eerie green eyes fixed on the human holding a cell phone in front of it.

"roar!"

Without any warning, it pounced suddenly.

boom!

The expensive sports car was flattened like paper by the tiger's claws. The sound of metal twisting was sickening, and the internet celebrity who was still seeking attention didn't even have time to scream before he vanished into a cloud of blood mist.

The blood splattered on the road was particularly glaring.

But this is only the beginning.

A black Maybach was about to make a U-turn and flee when the rear window rolled down, revealing the terrified face of a well-dressed, middle-aged businessman: "Run! Run!"

Before he could finish speaking, another mutated tiger had already leaped onto the roof of the vehicle.

stab-

The bulletproof roof of the Maybach was easily torn open like a can lid. A huge tiger claw reached in and scooped it up, the screams stopped abruptly, and only a mangled corpse was left, flung onto the GG sign on the side of the road.

Whether they are billionaires with hundreds of millions in assets or delivery drivers riding their electric scooters after get off work, at this moment, their lives are no different.

The delivery driver desperately abandoned his electric scooter and ran away, only to be struck by a tiger's tail as sharp as a steel whip. He crashed into the wall like a rag doll and fell silent instantly.

In just one minute, the intersection turned into a slaughterhouse.

In the face of death, all beings are equal.

Fear erupted like a tidal wave, and screams tore through the night sky.

"Quickly! Evacuate the crowd! Block off the streets!"

Wang Jie, the captain of the Southwest Branch of Bureau 749, led a fully armed special operations team into the scene.

Wang Jie is a novice cultivator, currently only at the second level of Qi Refining. He holds a modified large-caliber assault rifle in his hand, followed by thirty equally well-equipped team members.

"Captain! This energy reaction... it's late-stage Qi Refining! And it's a physical enhancement type!" The technician's voice trembled.

"Don't panic! Execute Tactic C! Hold them off!"

Wang Jie forced himself to remain calm and roared, "First round, psionic explosive bombs, focus fire! Let's teach them a lesson!"

Da da da da!

Thirty specially made rifles fired simultaneously. These bullets were mixed with spirit stone powder, making them extremely powerful.

However, the bullet struck the mutated tiger's bluish-black bone armor, only sending up a series of dazzling sparks. Although it failed to penetrate the armor, the enormous impact caused the three-headed tiger to pause slightly, letting out an angry roar.

"Physical attacks ineffective! Switch to elemental suppression!" Wang Jie immediately changed tactics. "Second group, liquid nitrogen spray!"

Ten team members carrying silver canisters rushed forward, their high-pressure nozzles spewing out white, icy streams. Liquid nitrogen at -190 degrees Celsius instantly covered the road surface, and the three tigers' limbs quickly froze, slowing their movements.

"roar……"

The "mountain" in the middle suddenly shuddered, its muscles bulging, and it actually shattered the ice on its legs!

"This beast is incredibly strong! Liquid nitrogen isn't working!"

"Use fire! Burn them!"

Several long streams of fire erupted, attempting to drive back the monsters with their intense heat. But this only enraged them, and their eyes gleamed even more fiercely amidst the flames.

The tiger on the left charged out, its body ablaze, and bit a flamethrower soldier.

Click.

The team member, along with the fuel tank on his back, was bitten in two.

"Damn it! Since that's the case... use what they fear most!" Wang Jie roared, his eyes bloodshot. "Thunder team! Install the high-voltage power grid! Even beasts are afraid of thunder!"

This is the trump card of round 749.

Four special vehicles simultaneously launched electrified grappling hooks, weaving a huge blue electric net in the air that tightly trapped the three tigers.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!

A special current of up to 100,000 volts burst forth instantly, and the air was filled with the smell of burning.

Lightning is indeed the nemesis of monsters.

Stimulated by the strong electric current, the three arrogant mutated tigers finally let out painful howls and convulsed. They instinctively tried to retreat, a hint of fear in their eyes.

"It works! Increase the voltage!" Hope ignited in Wang Jie's heart.

However, at that moment, an accident occurred.

The largest "mountain," seemingly enraged by the excruciating pain, appeared to have a ferocious nature. Instead of trying to break free of the electric grid, it suddenly stood upright, grabbed a crushed car from the side, and slammed it into the distant generator truck like a bowling ball.

boom!

The generator truck was hit, causing an instant short circuit and extinguishing the lights in the power grid.

"Damn it! Retreat!"

With the electric grid no longer suppressing them, the three enraged monsters launched a frenzied counterattack.

The "Little Tyrant" moved like lightning, instantly rushing into the crowd of the Thunder Mage Group.

"ah--!!"

Screams echoed throughout the area. The members of the Thunder Mage team, who had just inflicted such suffering upon them, were instantly torn to shreds. Blood stained the ground, and at this moment, the elite defense line of Bureau 749 completely collapsed.

In just ten minutes, all tactical methods became ineffective.

Looking at the severed limbs scattered on the ground, Wang Jie desperately drew his alloy battle sword from his back and charged forward: "I'll fight you to the death!"

boom!

A huge tiger claw swept across.

Wang Jie felt an overwhelming force strike him, and he was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the window of a shop.

"puff!"

Wang Jie coughed up a mouthful of blood, feeling as if his internal organs had shifted.

He struggled to lift his head, and through his blurred vision, he saw that the three demonic beasts had broken through the last line of defense and were moving toward the subway entrance not far away—where thousands of citizens who had not had time to evacuate were hiding.

These are only three Qi Refining stage demonic beasts...

What if it's the Foundation Establishment stage? What if it's the Golden Core stage?

Humanity's proud modern civilization and technological means are so fragile and vulnerable in the face of true immortal cultivation power.

With trembling hands, Wang Jie pulled out his communicator from his pocket and dialed the dedicated line reserved for bureau chiefs.

At this moment, he was not in a position to make a decision; he could only report this harsh reality.

The call was connected.

"I am Li Guozhong," came the authoritative voice from the other end.

"Director..." Wang Jie's voice was tinged with a sob, a breakdown born of utter helplessness, "The Chengdu defense line... has fallen."

"Liquid nitrogen, flames, high-voltage electricity... all ineffective. More than half of our brothers are dead or wounded."

"They're moving towards the subway station right now. This is downtown; we simply can't use weapons of mass destruction here. Chief, we're out of options... we're really out of options."

There was a deathly silence on the other end of the phone.

A few seconds later, Li Guozhong's voice rang out again, with a resolute tone:

"Hold on, Wang Jie. Stop them at the subway entrance at all costs, even if it means risking our lives!"

"I'm going to Kunlun right now..."