Chapter 129: The Second Beast Tide

After copying all the bamboo slips, Ding Huan swept his hand and brought out the rack that held all the bamboo slips and jade slips.

As expected, the moment the rack came out, all the bamboo slips turned to flying ash.

Ding Huan gathered the ash with a flick of his hand, rolled it into a ball, and tossed it into the trash bin.

After finishing this, Ding Huan tidied up the jade slips, carefully put them away, and stored them once more in the Sumeru space.

He hadn't had time to look through these jade slips yet; he'd study them slowly when he had the chance.

The Sumeru space was still very spacious, so Ding Huan immediately sent the two sections of energy vein and one section of vital-energy vein inside.

The only thing he regretted was that the energy vein had been severed by him.

Following that, Ding Huan also sent over a hundred thousand God-Sparkling Crystals into the Sumeru space.

With the God-Sparkling Crystals and energy veins taken away, the Blue Star ship suddenly felt spacious.

This put Ding Huan in a good mood. Although these God-Sparkling Crystals and energy veins were good things, having them sitting in front of him taking up so much space was also a bit of a hassle.

Now it was fine; the living space was spacious once more.

The demon cores, fierce-beast demon cores, and that one hide scroll in his bag were also sent by Ding Huan into the Sumeru space.

Finally, Ding Huan looked at the pot beneath his feet. This pot should be extraordinary. Ding Huan picked up the pot, and as his divine sense stirred, he tried to toss the pot into the Sumeru space as well.

To Ding Huan's surprise, he actually failed.

Ding Huan tried several times in a row, but the pot wouldn't budge an inch.

It really was no ordinary pot—even the Sumeru space couldn't take it in.

Forget it, let it be. Leaving the pot on the Blue Star ship didn't take up much space either.

Looking at the small star-shaped stone in his hand, Ding Huan was filled with emotion. The rules of heaven and earth were truly wondrous.

So many things could actually exist within this little stone in his hand.

If he told others about this, probably no one would believe him, would they?

Why did Sumeru spaces exist in the universe? This very likely had something to do with new disciplines that science had yet to touch.

That was the rules of the universe.

It couldn't be said that the rules hadn't been touched. The rules touched upon now all had traces to follow, and might even only exist within the solar system.

Principles and definitions like gravity, buoyancy, attraction, electromagnetism, quantum fields, and so on—these all counted as a kind of rule.

Beyond that scope, all the rules humanity had summarized would probably cease to function.

Rules like space, time, dimensions, and so on.

What a pity, he didn't understand a single one of them right now.

This Sumeru space should be the most valuable treasure on him; he should give it a name…

Let's call it the Star House. After all, it looks like a star.

"Xiaotu…" Qi Qi Xinyue's voice rang out.

Ding Huan looked at Qi Qi Xinyue in confusion. Three days had passed, yet Qi Qi Xinyue's cultivation didn't seem to have improved at all.

This place was filled entirely with God-Sparkling Crystals.

"This is for you." Qi Qi Xinyue handed a pale-yellow pendant to Ding Huan.

"What is this?" Ding Huan took the pendant and asked in confusion. It seemed meant to be worn on the chest.

But the moment Ding Huan saw the pendant's design, he immediately understood.

Qi Qi Xinyue glanced at the now-spacious space, knowing in her heart that Ding Huan must have stored his things away:

"Your Sumeru space has nothing to hold it, so I made something. You can put the Sumeru space inside this pendant and then wear it around your neck."

Ding Huan was overjoyed. Wearing this around his neck was the most suitable option.

"Thank you, Xinyue."

Ding Huan hadn't expected Qi Qi Xinyue to be so thoughtful.

She must have thought of this the moment she saw his Sumeru space.

Qi Qi Xinyue smiled charmingly:

"The cord was made from a protective charm my mother gave me. Every single thread on this charm can't be snapped. Don't worry, wear it on you—it won't fall off."

"Then won't you be left without a protective charm?"

Ding Huan realized—this thing was Qi Qi Xinyue's only connection to her mother. If she gave it to him, what would she do?

Qi Qi Xinyue's face lit up even more, seeming happy to be able to do something for Ding Huan:

"When your strength is greater in the future, Xiaotu, make one for me too. Besides, I'm always by your side, so isn't the charm on you the same as it being on me?"

Ding Huan looked at Qi Qi Xinyue and nodded firmly:

"Xinyue, don't worry. I will definitely make a protective charm for you."

He had just obtained the second half of the Dao Talisman. If he couldn't find the first half in the future, he would study the talisman runes himself.

Then make a protective charm for Qi Qi Xinyue.

Placing the Star House into the woven pouch Qi Qi Xinyue had made was a perfect fit, as if tailor-made.

"Xinyue, from now on this will be called the Star House. Take a look." Ding Huan handed the Star House in his hand to Qi Qi Xinyue.

Qi Qi Xinyue looked at it for a while, then took the initiative to help Ding Huan hang it around his neck.

Just as she was about to say something, a brilliant light burst forth outside.

Ding Huan's divine sense swept outward, and he saw endless fierce beasts charging toward the human corridor defense line.

He grabbed his long halberd:

"Xinyue, the beast tide has begun. I'll go down and take a look first."

"Let me go down with you." Qi Qi Xinyue said quickly.

Ding Huan figured that with him by Qi Qi Xinyue's side, and given that Qi Qi Xinyue was also a powerhouse, as long as they didn't run into freaks like demon dragons or giant apes, they should be fine.

"Alright, then follow me."

Ding Huan finished speaking and opened the hatch of the Blue Star.

As soon as he opened it, Ding Huan saw Zhong Chi hurrying over.

"Brother Ding, I was just coming to find you. This beast tide is large—according to what they say, it's no weaker than the last one."

"And I've checked outside—the ferocious beasts keep pouring in from the Sea Road. I fear this one may ultimately surpass the last in scale."

Zhong Chi shouted.

As for worry, he truly had little.

Not only because Ding Huan was here, but also because there was a colossal war-disk here.

Ding Huan had never seen how large the last one was.

But this beast tide was indeed substantial.

At least a million ferocious beasts charged against the steel defense wall, and thousands had already scaled it.

Moreover, this time there were many powerful cultivators—Nong Yizhen, Li Chuan, Yan Xia, Qu Weimin, and others were all Pre-Nascent Soul or Post-Nascent Soul experts.

Under their leadership, the thousands of beasts that scaled the wall were swiftly slaughtered.

Soon after, another thousand beasts surged up.

Ding Huan was certain that if he weren't here, and if there were no war-disk, humanity's Corridor Defense Line would be breached a second time.

This was the qualitative change brought by sheer numbers.

"Big Brother Ding, the beasts are coming again."

Seeing Qu Yi also heard the commotion, stopped her cultivation, and stepped out of the Blue Star.

Seeing Seeing Qu Yi emerge, Qi Qi Xinyue hurried to close the Blue Star's hatch.

"How does it compare to last time?" Ding Huan asked.

Seeing Qu Yi had experienced the last beast tide; she looked at the ferocious beasts surging up the defense wall, still shaken:

"This beast tide is about the same as last time. I see more beasts pouring in from afar—this one may even be larger."

Last time, Seeing Qu Yi had been slaughtering beasts nonstop—even after the defense line broke, she kept killing.

If the Chief Executive Hu Jiatian hadn't intervened, she would have already been devoured.

"Teacher Ding, should we use the war-disk's weapons?"

Fan Fan Yibing ran over anxiously—the beast attacks were too fierce.

Despite the defense line's bullets, artillery shells, and laser weapons raining down, they still couldn't stop more and more beasts from scaling the wall.

"Old Zhong, get inside the war-disk and wait for the signal. Remember, don't bring the war-disk over yet."

After speaking, Ding Huan turned to Fan Fan Yibing:

"Director Fan, I estimate that in a little while, the Demon Dragon and the Giant Ape will arrive."

"They dared launch this beast tide—they've healed. When the Demon Dragon appears, give Old Zhong the signal to have the war-disk move in and hunt the beasts."

"Yes." Fan Fan Yibing was military-trained—her words and actions were direct and decisive.

"Big Brother, I'm going to kill beasts." Seeing Qu Yi said urgently.

Though there were many strong ones here, more and more beasts were scaling the wall, and more and more humans were dying.

"You and Xinyue both go—give it your all, no hesitation." Ding Huan said.

Seeing Qu Yi and Qi Qi Xinyue naturally didn't hesitate—there was no time for hesitation. The endless beasts charged forward, utterly indifferent to life or death.

With the addition of Qi Qi Xinyue and Seeing Qu Yi, continuous wind-blades cut down wave after wave of charging beasts.

In just a short time, the beasts on the wall rapidly diminished.

Qi Qi Xinyue and Seeing Qu Yi weren't particularly powerful, but their wind-blade technique was an absolute scourge to beasts.

If beasts couldn't scale the wall, they were left exposed to slaughter.

No matter how thick-skinned or ferocious a beast was, if it couldn't reach the wall, it couldn't withstand the relentless barrage of thermal weapons.

The defense line had been breached last time precisely because beasts had scaled the wall, neutralizing the threat of thermal weapons.

Ding Huan's spiritual sense had been fixed on the distance; when he saw the hordes charging toward them split apart on either side, he immediately said:

"Director Fan, tell Old Zhong to bring the war-disk in and attack now."

"Yes." Fan Fan Yibing had been waiting for this exact moment; upon hearing Ding Huan's words, she sent the signal without hesitation.

Almost the instant Fan Fan Yibing sent the signal, the beasts seemed to take stimulants and went mad, surging toward the wall.

A towering Giant Ape, shielded by the beast horde, scaled the wall.

Before the Giant Ape could land, Ding Huan thrust his long halberd straight at it—swift and decisive.

Last time, he was only a Level Four Gene Cultivator, crushed under this Giant Ape's blows.

He had long wanted to settle this score.

Today, encountering this thing, how could he let it escape?

The Giant Ape, seeing Ding Huan charge toward it, roared and charged straight at him.

In its eyes, letting this little grasshopper escape last time had been its greatest failure.

Later, it had been tricked and severely wounded by this little grasshopper—pure humiliation to its self-proclaimed status as Beast King.

Now that it saw Ding Huan again, if it didn't swallow him alive, it wouldn't deserve to be king of this region.

In the Giant Ape's eyes, it was no worse than that little dragon.

The dragon had only crushed it because it had awakened earlier and gained more opportunities.

Now that its wounds had healed, vast new territories awaited its expansion.

With its wisdom and strength, someday it would surpass that little dragon.

Of course, this was merely its own belief.

In Ding Huan's eyes, it was far inferior to the Demon Dragon — not even on the same level.

So when Ding Huan struck out with his halberd, he didn't even unleash the Nine Spear Shadows, using only thirty percent of his strength.

Even at thirty percent, as that spear thrust came, the Giant Ape felt the aura of death everywhere.

Suppressed?

Only now did the Giant Ape finally know fear.

Compared to the Ding Huan it had seen last time, this one had undergone a complete transformation — how much stronger had he become?

The Giant Ape did possess some intelligence.

Knowing it couldn't dodge, it simply let out a frenzied roar, swatted its palm toward the halberd Ding Huan had thrust at it, and at the same time threw its entire body at him, jaws snapping shut.

It wanted to take some injury in exchange, to crush Ding Huan outright.