"Roar!"

A Gray Bear Spirit, towering over two meters high, had somehow climbed up the city wall and was swaggering towards Lou Yi.

This Gray Bear Spirit was clearly much stronger than the other beasts.

By human standards, it had at least the cultivation level of Great Circulation.

Seeing it recklessly charging at him, Lou Yi indifferently raised his axe.

"Release."

In an instant, the external blood energy mixed with his own Secret Blood erupted simultaneously from his chest.

Lou Yi's entire body's Qi-Blood surged, red light blindingly radiant.

The blood energy surged entirely into his right arm, then flowed entirely onto his axe, causing the edge of the blade to glow with a faint, dangerous red light, its speed increasing dramatically!

'Whoosh!'

A piercing sound of cutting through the air arose.

"Splitting Mountain."

Simultaneously, an invisible energy wave much stronger than before spread towards the Gray Bear Spirit.

It caused its body to stiffen, and terror showed on its face.

'Bang!'

On the chest of the Gray Bear Spirit, covered with tough, long hair and developed muscles, a blood hole larger than a winter melon instantly appeared.

The heart that was originally beating inside also exploded into fragments under immense force.

"Aow..."

With a wretched scream, its massive body crashed to the ground.

'Not bad power.'

Lou Yi silently calculated in his heart.

The extra blood energy stored within him at this time was estimated at only two tenths of what his body could endure at its limit.

And his current basic strength was fifteen thousand kilograms.

The recent strike, in terms of both speed and strength, had improved noticeably, estimated to reach seventeen or eighteen thousand kilograms.

If he stored the blood energy to its limit before exploding, doubling the power might be unlikely, but an increase of sixty to seventy percent would be easy to achieve.

Moreover, it could be used in conjunction with Splitting Mountain.

The pressure exerted by Splitting Mountain was directly proportional to the intensity of the blood energy.

Soul Devouring could temporarily enhance the Qi-Blood, which was perfectly matched with Splitting Mountain.

A Martial Artist unprepared might suffer greatly from this move.

After killing the Gray Bear Spirit, most people present glanced over then paid no more attention.

It was merely killing a fine creature comparable to Great Circulation.

Although the commotion was somewhat large, in their view, it might just be strength not properly controlled.

However, some observant individuals had different ideas.

Martial Artists possess True Strength and can master Secret Transmission.

At this moment, several sinister voices communicated among a small circle.

"That Liu Yi's strength seems to have increased again. His natural talent honed in battle is almost like a character from a storybook."

"I've never seen someone with such terrifying talent; this person cannot be allowed to remain! If we wait two more years for him to grow, none of us would be able to contain him."

"With the array left by an Immortal Master, the beast tide can't break the city, but this boy makes me restless."

"After the beast tide recedes, if this boy hides in his sect, it won't be easy to handle..."

...

Atop the city wall, Extreme Fist Sect's Minor Circulation disciple Ma Liang, wearing Profound Iron Fists, was just smashing a Monkey Spirit to death with one punch.

Feeling a cold breeze behind him, he instinctively bent down, rolling over like a lazy donkey to the other side.

Standing where he had been were three vicious wolves, eyes glinting with ferocity, their broom-like tails swinging fiercely back and forth in the air.

Behind the wolves, Xu family disciples were engaged in fierce combat with their kin.

"What's going on, how did the Xu family let them through?" Ma Liang said angrily.

If not for his vigilance, he might just have been ambushed by the Monkey Spirit, with severe consequences.

The city wall of Tai City stretched over several hundred meters, each section earlier divided among various sects and families for defense.

Ma Liang's right-side area was the responsibility of Xu family's disciples.

If one wild beast got through, it might be understandable, but letting through three?

Besides Ma Liang's situation, others had similarly encountered this issue.

An unlucky one was seriously injured and carried off for treatment.

'Bang!'

Lou Yi arrived at a location, reducing a Tiger Beast that got past into meat paste with one swing of his axe.

He glared coldly in the direction of the Xu family: "Everyone, stay alert."

In the following period, the Xu family indeed let through quite a few more creatures.

But with the Extreme Fist Sect prepared, Lou Yi, Wei Youdao, and others increased their patrols, preventing any serious incidents, though the pressure on the sect increased greatly.

These underhanded tricks couldn't be openly addressed.

Lou Yi merely harbored his killing intent internally to settle accounts with them when the time came.

At midnight, the beast tide slowly receded, and the martial artists on the city wall breathed a sigh of relief.

The City Lord stood in the central position atop the city, watching the retreating mass of beasts and birds below like a receding tide, frowning in silence.

"My lord, the beast tide shows no sign of waning. If this continues, within a month, the city's food supply will be in crisis," the high-ranking officer said softly.

Indeed, City Lord Li's concerns were not only for the losses suffered by the martial artists atop the city walls, but for the lives, safety, and basic necessities of the hundreds of thousands of citizens within the inner city, all under his jurisdiction.

With Tai City besieged by the beast tide, all connections to other cities were severed.

In the short term this was manageable, but in the long run, food, salt, and even water sources would be in short supply.

"What do you propose?" The City Lord's indifferent tone made the high-ranking officer more cautious.

"I noticed that although there are seven Wolf Demons, the other six have gray fur. Only the one in the middle has red fur and frequently issues orders, which suggests it holds the highest position and is likely the Beast King.

If we slay that Red-haired Wolf, the beast tide might retreat," the high-ranking officer suggested.

"Who will go?"

"Patriarch Fang, Chief of the Escort Lin, and Old Master Xu are willing to go.

However, they require assistance from someone with extremely strong Qi-Blood. Among everyone here, only Lou Yi, the Vice Sect Leader of Extreme Fist Sect, has the strongest Qi-Blood, capable of taking on this task," the high-ranking officer continued with a hint of nuance.

"It's unwise," Marshal Yue, standing next to the City Lord, frowned and said, "The risk is too great; if there are casualties, the city might fall."

"There's an array left by the Immortal Master; the beast tide cannot breach the city," the high-ranking officer insisted. "But the city's citizens cannot wait much longer; every day delayed results in many families being torn apart."

The mention of the 'Immortal Master' caused a sharp glint in the City Lord's eyes, forcing the high-ranking officer to lower his head.

"Let's wait a bit longer," the City Lord still did not agree to the high-ranking officer's proposal.

Yet the high-ranking officer, lowering his head, revealed a trace of satisfaction on his face, as the City Lord was obviously wavering.

Two days later, at night.

Lou Yi's realm changed to: Four Blood Warrior (600/600)

'It's time to break through,' Lou Yi thought.

Without battles at night and with the beast tide receding, apart from a few on lookout, most other people were resting on the city wall.

Lou Yi quietly returned to his residence.

Closing the door, he sat cross-legged on his bed, looking at the faintly visible '+' sign behind the realm section, feeling an urge to press it.

The state instantly changed: Four Blood Warrior (600/600) → Five Blood Warrior (0/600).

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