Chapter 159: Dark Beast Tide

Ah?

Lu Xun never expected Fu Xue to assign him such a task.

To have him cooperate with her in protecting this star‑annihilating cannon.

With her strength, does she still need me to cooperate?

"Don't worry, there won't be much danger; I brought you up mainly to let you see the world and, by the way, earn some battle merits."

Fu Xue thought Lu Xun was worried.

"Teacher, I'm not worried."

Lu Xun quickly shook his head.

With Fu Xue here, what is there to worry about?

"Then that's good."

Fu Xue stopped speaking.

She stood on the high platform, hands behind her back, calmly gazing at the starry sky.

The other cultivators on the platform were somewhat curious about Lu Xun.

With Fu Xue present, no one came up to chat with Lu Xun.

Lu Xun looked this way and that out of curiosity, then came to the edge of the platform.

From here, looking down he could see over half of Lan Xing; looking up he could behold the starry sky.

Lu Xun began observing on his own.

He first glanced at the sky, then lowered his gaze to the ground.

Being far above the ground, after activating his Far‑Sight, Lu Xun clearly saw the situation below.

All he saw was that within the capital city, the city‑protecting grand formation was rising.

In the sky above the capital, a transparent film appeared.

This was the curtain of the city‑protecting grand formation.

It looked thin, but breaking through it was far from simple.

After the city‑protecting grand formation was activated, the protective grand formations of many cultivation academies, such as Beidou University, were also activated.

And if he looked toward other regions, he could see that the protective grand formations of many cities had already been lit.

At the same time, the sunlight in the sky gradually faded.

The Dark Universe Passage was blocking more and more sunlight.

On Lan Xing's surface, it was hard to see what the Dark Universe Passage looked like.

People on Lan Xing need to rely on videos transmitted from space to see the full appearance of the Dark Universe Passage.

On the space fortress, Lu Xun could see it more directly with his Far‑Sight.

The whole passage looked like a huge rift torn out of nowhere.

As Lan Xing kept accelerating, its front finally reached the edge of the passage.

At that moment, the entire planet seemed to be devoured by an invisible giant maw, plunging into it at astonishing speed.

From Lu Xun's perspective, the blue planet that nurtured human civilization vanished completely into the gloom of the Dark Universe Passage in just a few dozen seconds.

The surroundings fell utterly dark.

But on Lan Xing's surface, one actually couldn't feel it.

Because the space fortresses above Lan Xing projected bright beams downward; looking up from the ground, it seemed as if the sky were filled with stars.

These stars shone brightly, bathing the whole of Lan Xing in light like daytime.

Darkness easily brings panic.

Light is forever the best calming agent.

So, each time Lan Xing enters the Dark Universe, the space fortresses in the sky emit light, illuminating the entire planet.

In fact, these space fortresses are linked together, forming a grand formation that protects the whole of Lan Xing.

Lu Xun's generation is actually fortunate.

Because a few decades ago, before these space fortresses existed, each time Lan Xing entered the Dark Universe, many people would die.

Lan Xing thus speeds through the Dark Universe.

Although Lan Xing travels at tremendous speed, those on its surface feel little of it.

"Interesting."

Lu Xun first used Far‑Sight, then the God‑Breaking Divine Eye, then the Fiery Eye of Golden Light, and finally the Heavenly Dao Eye.

He was trying to observe the Dark Universe.

The Dark Universe is wondrous; here it feels like the inner layer of space—no matter which direction you look, it's pitch black.

Even space gives Lu Xun an unreal feeling.

All kinds of physical laws of the universe seem not to exist here.

Lan Xing traverses the Dark Universe; whether fast—several days—or slow—several tens of days—it can cross an unknown number of light‑years to reach the next node of the Starry Ancient Road.

"Patience is truly good."

Soon, half a day passed.

Fu Xue stood still as frost, like a statue, utterly motionless.

The other cultivators, each one, were not impatient either.

On the contrary, Lu Xun, after the initial novelty wore off, felt a bit bored.

There's nothing to be done; everyone else earned their place through solid cultivation.

Any cultivator, after years of training, can endure this bit of boredom even if they have to wait days or months.

Lu Xun lay flat every day, naturally feeling bored.

This doesn't mean his willpower is lacking.

Murong Wan's return also involved a return in the martial will aspect; his martial will remained very firm.

This is just human nature.

"There's something."

One day later, Lu Xun suddenly discovered that there was something in the darkness.

"Wuu wuu wuu~"

In the space fortress, the alarm sounded loudly.

"Dark beasts are coming, prepare for battle!"

On the platform, all cultivators perked up.

"Dark beasts!"

Lu Xun was not unfamiliar with these two words.

In the dark universe, there was no other life, but a special kind of beast existed, namely the dark beasts.

These dark beasts never leave the dark universe.

Any planet that enters the dark universe will inevitably suffer their attacks.

When Lan Xing first entered the dark universe, the dark beasts killed hundreds of millions of people; fortunately, their numbers were low that time, and Lan Xing managed to escape the dark universe in time, otherwise more would have died.

"So many... this is a beast tide!"

Lu Xun made further discoveries.

"Beast tide!"

"Damn, how exciting."

On his first trip into space, he encountered a dark beast tide.

The dark beast tide was extraordinarily fierce; the space fortress could be said to bear the brunt, and whenever they encountered it, even a careless fourth-realm cultivator would be doomed.

"It's a beast tide; everyone, take battle positions!"

"Yes, Elder Fu."

Fu Xue also noticed, her voice tightening.

The cultivators on the platform sprang into action.

They formed teams of three, flying to different sections of the cannon barrel.

"Lu Xun, stay here, don't run around; Yuan Zhen, you watch over him."

"Okay, Elder Fu."

After Fu Xue gave Lu Xun a warning, she moved and flew to the middle of the cannon barrel.

"Lu Xun, right? You just stay there for now; we'll handle the rest."

After Fu Xue left, Yuan Zhen said:

She was a Fifth Realm Grand Master and a capable aide under Fu Xue.

"Are we about to attack?"

Lu Xun noticed that the barrel of the giant cannon they were guarding was glowing.

Many patterns on the barrel lit up.

It was about to launch an attack.

Before the giant cannon fired, clusters of extremely brilliant light burst forth in the darkness around Lan Xing, like a Milky Way pouring down, magnificently splendid.

Some human powerhouses took the lead in acting.

"So strong."

Lu Xun felt his heart race and his spirit sway.

The might displayed by those powerhouses, even from tens of thousands of miles away, still made Lu Xun's heart palpitate.

Those who made a move were likely top-tier human powerhouses.