Chapter 29: Held Firm
The most powerful expert in Luoyu County was Ma Chao, an Earth Ninth Level expert. Luoxing City, however, was different; it had numerous awakened ones, with Earth-rank experts numbering in the hundreds of thousands, and over a hundred Sky Rank experts.
Luoxing City was merely one of over a thousand third-tier cities in the Huangyu Kingdom. Above Luoxing City were second-tier cities, and above those were first-tier cities. Above the Huangyu Kingdom was the even more powerful Wuxuan Empire, and above the Wuxuan Empire lay the legendary Central Heavenly Dynasty!
The prosperity of humanity was evident. As for the savage beasts, they were merely a herd of "dairy cows" that humans had deliberately left behind after occupying this continent and exterminating other alien races.
Although these "dairy cows" would occasionally hurt people, it was no different from lions and tigers in a zoo occasionally hurting someone. It was nothing significant, and the upper echelons of humanity did not care.
But now, a group of "dairy cows" wanted to rebel, which was truly unforgivable. As the mayor of Luoxing City, Feng Mie had no choice but to report the situation to those above.
Not long after, two burly men, nearly two meters tall, appeared from a small teleportation array.
County Magistrate Yan Huo greeted them respectfully: "Greetings, my lords."
"In which direction is the battlefield?" Tuo Ta asked straightforwardly.
"To the east," Yan Huo pointed to the east.
"Le Ao, let's go." After speaking, Tuo Ta leaped and flew toward the east.
Le Ao said nothing; he also leaped and flew away.
Yang Tong and the other students watched in stunned silence. The two men had just flown through thin air without using any spirit tools or flight devices.
"Children, you do not need to be surprised. Those two lords are Sky Rank experts from Luoxing City. With them here, our home will be preserved," Yan Huo announced loudly.
Upon hearing this, the students cheered loudly in joy and began to discuss it among themselves.
He and Feng Xiaobo were also incredibly excited. Who would really want to leave their homeland in such a pathetic state?
"Lord Magistrate, Sky Level, what rank is that?" he asked curiously. He belonged to the elite among the elite in the first wave of evacuation and was quite close to the county magistrate.
"Above the Earth Rank is the Sky Level." Because of the arrival of the two Sky Rank experts, Yan Huo's pressure was greatly reduced, and his mood improved significantly. He readily gave these children a lesson. "Everyone knows that we humans can cultivate step by step to become stronger. After awakening, we are divided into Earth Rank, Sky Level, Void Level, Saint Domain Level, Demigod Level, and True God Rank!"
The students all quieted down simultaneously and listened carefully.
Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, he became spirited and said loudly: "As long as one is awakened, one can easily reach the Earth Rank. The Earth Rank is only the beginning of cultivation. At the Earth Rank, one cultivates and accumulates qi, capable of borrowing the power of the earth, with a lifespan of 300 to 400 years. After cultivating to the Earth Ninth Level, one must break free from the shackles of the earth to become a Sky Rank expert, capable of flying through the air, with a lifespan of 1,000 to 2,000 years. After cultivating to the Sky Level Nine, one must again break free from the shackles of this world to become a Void Level expert, capable of traversing the endless void realm without eating or drinking, gaining an initial glimpse of the laws of heaven and earth, possessing incomparable power, with a lifespan of 5,000 to 6,000 years. After cultivating to the Void Level Nine, one advances further into the Saint Domain Level, capable of utilizing the power of laws, easily destroying heaven and earth with a flip of a hand. At this level, one must cultivate the soul and laws, with a lifespan of 10,000 to 20,000 years. After crossing from Saint Domain Level Nine into the Demigod Level, the soul must be converted into a divine soul, undergoing nine lightning tribulations until the divine soul is completely transformed, with a lifespan of 100,000 to 1,000,000 years. The final step is to construct a divine kingdom, ignite the divine fire, and transform into a True God. Upon becoming a True God, one ascends to the divine realm, becoming immortal and eternal."
He and the other brats were stunned, especially him, the transmigrator possessing the wisdom of an adult, who was even more dumbfounded. It took a while before he regained his senses. Only then did he understand why the humans of this world possessed such a long history. It turned out that people could cultivate to become gods. Even if they couldn't become gods, the length of their lifespan exceeded his imagination. The lifespan of a single Void Level expert could rival the long history of the Chinese nation.
A single Huangyu Kingdom had an area ten times larger than the landmass of Earth, with a population of over ten billion. How large was the Fengxuan Continent? How many humans were there? How many experts had been accumulated over countless years? No wonder humanity could calmly develop such a powerful technological system and possess such a boundless, long history. The overall strength of humanity simply could not be compared to those savage beasts in the wild.
All the students present felt infinite ambition rise within them; Yan Huo had successfully planted the desire to become a god in the hearts of these youths.
When Le Ao and Tuo Ta arrived at the front lines, the situation was not optimistic for the human side because the number of beasts was too great, and the humans were gradually retreating.
"Whirlwind Axe!" With a thought from Le Ao, the bracer on his hand transformed into a giant axe. With a shout, he threw the giant axe out.
The axe rotated and traveled parallel to the ground, falling into the herd of savage beasts like harvesting rice, with large swaths of them falling down.
With a thought from Tuo Ta, a trident appeared out of thin air. With a surge of spiritual energy, he began to "pick off" the few dozen intermediate savage beasts among the herd one by one. Beams of light shot out from the tip of the trident. Facing the powerful strikes of a Sky Rank expert, the intermediate savage beasts were slaughtered without any ability to fight back.
"Still not coming out?" Le Ao snorted coldly. Their high-profile entrance was specifically to force out that advanced savage beast.
On Ma Chao's side, the retreating humans saw the two people appearing in the sky and couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. Ma Chao shouted loudly: "Everyone, Luoxing City has sent two Sky Rank experts to assist us in battle. Let us counterattack!"
"Counterattack!" The human army, which had been gradually retreating, steadied its footing and began to deploy its formation to counterattack.
"Artillery unit in position!" The artillery unit was at the very rear of the entire retreating force and could be said to have suffered no losses, occasionally needing to stop to set up covering fire. As soon as Ma Chao ordered the counterattack, the artillerymen took out their spirit-power cannons from their rings and swapped in new standard crystal stones.
"Fire!" Three hundred spirit-power cannons fired simultaneously, blasting countless low-level savage beasts to death.
The human warriors at the apprentice level also found advantageous terrain one after another, used thermal weapons to maintain distance, and strafed the herd.
At this moment, human morale was like a vast river, and everyone was united as one. In an instant, they unleashed their aura. Everyone knew that the appearance of the two Sky Rank experts had caused a fundamental shift in the entire war situation. At this moment, everyone believed that Luoyu County, their home, was secured.
Once their aura was formed, everyone forgot about life and death, their blood boiling as they shouted loudly: "Kill!"