Chapter 222: Saving the World

Roar!

The three remaining heads of Te Xiu Si locked the cold manifestation onto Mu Yi; though they had lost their intelligence, they still sensed danger.

Without any hesitation, the massive beast charged straight ahead.

The ferocious heads, bearing negative energy solidified into form, slammed toward Mu Yi.

In just an instant, they struck down with destructive power.

"Animals must be dealt with using animals!"

"Animal Realm!"

The Mu-shaped battle banner fluttered, and the crocodile dragon and white dragon sealed in the Animal Realm leapt out, crashing straight at Te Xiu Si.

The huge body was instantly knocked over, its serpentine head swaying as it slammed into the two beasts.

The three ferocious heads of the beast instantly tangled together.

Roar!

"Asura Path!"

"You guide countless sentient beings through Reincarnation, earning massive special profession experience!"

When Mu Yi spread the Reincarnation Barrier over the entire city, the feast of gluttony that Te Xiu Si had prepared was intercepted by Mu Yi.

After all, its size here looked especially fierce, making people uneasy; many soldiers who had died once couldn't help recalling the recent shadow of death.

But gaining even a little time was enough; compared to animals, he still trusted humans more.

Yet this was not the limit: a sea of blood fell from the heavens, raging within the barrier; a shrill, roaring howl rose from the crimson sea, and countless hungry ghosts crawled out, turning into scarlet chains that tightly bound the beast.

At the same time, countless monsters were sent to be sealed by Reincarnation.

Nevertheless, Mu Yi showed no panic; his perception of power was even clearer.

Roar!

The three‑headed beast roared, having torn the two beasts it fought into fragments; although they once possessed great power, now they are merely puppets driven by the Animal Realm, unable to oppose Te Xiu Si.

The souls of the dead and the mad monsters are separated by the burning fire of the Hell Path; the pure souls are cleansed of all sins and sent to Reincarnation, while the sins they leave behind circulate through the Six Paths, emerging again from the Asura Path.

Mu Yi calmly observed the information flashing across his retina; even without Zongwang Prompt, he could sense it clearly.

The overwhelming momentum made the soldiers under Mu Yi's command gasp for a moment.

"Celestial Human Path!"

"Throwers, launch spears to suppress!" Mu Yi ordered.

A surging breath surged from the Celestial Human Path like a torrent, attaching to each soldier's body; their aura rose at that moment, becoming as holy and imposing as "Heavenly Soldiers and Generals."

Even Ao Mo, who was roaming outside the formation, was infused with divine power at that instant; his blood veins became more active, making him feel power coursing through his whole body.

Since advancing to Master of Reincarnation, his perception of power has risen; he realized the Zongwang Prompt does not directly grant power, but acts like a key opening a door, channeling power into the body to awaken it.

The whole world was dyed a deep red by blood; all soldiers' eyes glowed with scarlet light, Asura warriors crawled out of the blood sea, merging with the soldiers, their bodies forming a thick layer of Asura armor.

Te Xiu Si's roar snapped Mu Yi back to reality; now was not the time to contemplate the nature of power.

The cycle of life and death caused the Six Paths' power to surge wildly.

The roaring beast let out a blood‑curdling howl, then surged at high speed toward the gathered formation.

At that moment, the Six Paths were fully manifested by Mu Yi, seamlessly integrating into the formation; the soldiers whose power had been drained by battle recovered wildly under the barrier's influence.

A mountain‑sized beast rolled over, posing a considerable psychological challenge to anyone.

Scarlet Cloud Energy instantly rose from above the formation.

Countless dead souls were sent to Reincarnation.

It would only take a few blows before Te Xiu Si dismantles it.

"Absorbed massive sins; Asura Path LV1 upgraded, current Asura Path level LV2!"

When the final low chant sounded, endless flames ignited the blood sea, turning the entire world into a furnace.

"Hell Path!"

Mu Yi glanced at the crocodile dragon and white dragon, whose bodies turned transparent in an instant, realizing that these beasts, temporarily manifested by Animal Realm power, could not be opponents.

"Due to class traits! Your level has increased! Current level is 18!"

"Asura Path level up: Asura Path gains more Asura warriors, their strength receives a slight boost."

Over a thousand spears were instantly hurled from the soldiers' hands; though uneasy, countless drills had turned them into instinctual throwers, and under Mu Yi's command they aimed uniformly at the massive beast.

"Hungry Ghost Path!"

Yet in just an instant, the soldiers readjusted, gripping their weapons tightly, awaiting Mu Yi's orders.

Over six thousand people centered on Mu Yi formed a Double Formation, a Yuan Yang Formation nested with a Four Spirits Formation.

Blood surged from the Asura Path; within the Reincarnation Barrier one could hear the roar of tidal waves, as if an endless real blood sea was crashing down from the heavens, turning into a raging flood that could destroy the world.

While Te Xiu Si was entangled, Mu Yi opened the Human Path, pulling all the soldiers who had fallen in battle back out.

"Human Path!"

The spears, imbued with Hell Path fire, upon release, under the dual boost of Great Army Cloud and conviction, swelled to several meters long, wrist‑thick large siege projectiles.

In almost an instant, the beast was hammered into a sieve.

Quantitative change produced qualitative change; when the over six thousand soldiers and tens of thousands of Asura warriors' power and conviction fully merged, the resulting force far exceeded imagination.

The sieved Te Xiu Si fell back, its massive charge evaporating instantly, crashing down like a collapsing mountain.

Yet it was only a momentary collapse; the three ferocious heads wobbled up from the ground, and the sieved body began to recover.

However, under countless hungry ghost chains and pervasive Hell Path fire, even the accelerated recovery slowed.

"Chang Haoran! Guan Linglong! Prepare to strike for a decapitation operation!"

Estimating Te Xiu Si's recovery speed, Mu Yi issued a new order.

The two named men froze, then instantly flexed their fists, staring at Te Xiu Si, ready to charge.

All the rest, hear my command!

Four Spirits—Black Tortoise! Immovable as a mountain!

A massive mountain rose from above the battle formation, enveloping all the soldiers within it.

The recovered Te Xiu Si lunged ferociously toward the formation.

Dong!

The entire Barrier seemed to tremble, the impact's force traveling through the formation and dispersing across the Barrier.

As if there were no pain at all, the huge serpent head swayed and slammed down again onto the massive mountain.

It was then rebounded by the mountain; no matter how frenzied the beast, this solid, massive mountain stood unshaken, embodying the true meaning of immovable as a mountain.

One person's strength cannot resist the beast, but the power gathered by the formation is enough to keep the beast immobile.

Ao Mo!

Mu Yi roared, and Ao Mo's figure flashed onto a serpent head; the Sea‑Stabilizing Spear, empowered by the army, struck the massive skull of Te Xiu Si, scales shattered, and the spear pierced its cranium.

But the next instant, the huge skull flung Ao Mo away; as the Sea‑Stabilizing Spear left the skull, the original wound began to contract, rapidly healing back to its former state.

Three serpent heads stared intently at the revealed Ao Mo, opened their massive jaws and lunged; Ao Mo had nowhere to retreat, yet his face showed no hint of fear.

He trusts Mu Yi's decision!

And Mu Yi did not disappoint; after using Ao Mo as bait to briefly lure the mindless beast...

A deep voice resonated through heaven and earth.

Seal!

A massive mountain formed from Cloud Energy rose from the ground; the crimson chains on Te Xiu Si tightened instantly, and the giant serpent roared as indescribable pressure slammed it from mid‑air, pinning it firmly to the ground.

Mu Yi raised the Mu‑character banner high; Cloud Energy began to coalesce in the sky, and spear‑like pillars that seemed to support the heavens appeared in midair, slowly aiming at the struggling beast.

As Mu Yi's banner fell, amid the Barrier's roaring, pillars from the heavens crashed down, pinning the beast's body tightly onto the ground's Barrier.

Te Xiu Si thrashed wildly, and Mu Yi could feel the Barrier emitting a strained lament; just a moment of resistance caused the Barrier to expend a great deal of power.

Iron Cavalry! Charge!

Chang Haoran pulled down his armor, roared, and led the Iron Cavalry squad behind him in a charge; under the surging spear formation, the army's power was transmitted through Mu Yi's control into the battle formation.

Chang Haoran brandished his spear, and an illusory figure formed from Cloud Energy reappeared, yet compared to the coastal strategy, this apparition seemed more solid.

Smash it!

The giant‑sized illusion crashed down heavily, its fists imbued with the Iron Cavalry squad's Elite Talent, delivering a devastating, resonating blow.

Amid the beast's roar, a skull was shattered by a heavy strike.

The splintered flesh fell to the ground, turned by the flames of the blaze into a pile of ash sparkling with embers.

"Hahaha, got it!" Chang Haoran laughed; the heavy blow he couldn't deliver to the beast earlier was now exacted in revenge.

At that moment, the battlefield rang again with the beast's painful roar.

On the beast's other neck, a ferocious skull slowly fell from a grim wound.

Guan Linglong struggled to stand upright; in this great battle, she had already beheaded the beast for the third time.

The sole remaining skull of Te Xiu Si showed a terrified expression; it finally sensed the threat of death.

It became afraid and began to thrash wildly.

Roar!

Amid the sharp roar, Mu Yi felt the Reincarnation Barrier fracturing layer by layer; the Barrier, having expended too much power, could no longer contain the frenzied beast.

But it's nothing—just the beast's final frenzy.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The six‑layered Barrier shattered in an instant, turning into a roar.

Roar!

The revived Te Xiu Si hesitated not at all and fled straight toward the sea.

At this moment, Te Xiu Si was left only with fear of death.

"Can't let you get away!"

Mu Yi raised the Holy Sword in his hand, saving the city's citizens, liberating innocent souls, and the sword had already amassed a great amount of piety points.

Mu Yi drained all the piety points, frantically drawing the essence of heaven and earth through the formation, concentrating all power into the Holy Sword.

He lifted the Holy Sword with both hands; now the sword blazed with holy flame fueled by massive holy light, and to everyone's eyes it resembled the dawn of hope.

"Holy Sword Judgment!"

The holy light of the sword surged, and a divine illusion pierced straight into the heavens, as if to tear the overcast sky in two.

All the survivors saw the sword that pierced heaven and earth, their faces showing disbelief.

The sacred radiance made them feel as if they saw the last sliver of hope.

The commander of the Federal Operations Office stared blankly at the sword's illusion; now he could only pray in his heart, praying that Mu Yi could slay the sea monster, lest today's disaster replay itself someday in the future.

"Come on, hero!"

"It must succeed!"

"We're saved, we're saved!"

All the survivors began to boil with excitement, repeatedly praying that Mu Yi could slay Te Xiu Si!

They didn't know who Mu Yi was, but now they could only place their hope in him!

Ao Mo!

Mu Yi calmly watched Te Xiu Si about to plunge into the sea.

A streak of azure water fell from the heavens into the sea; Te Xiu Si, like a tiny insect trapped in amber, became motionless, the sea's power imprisoning it in place.

Mu Yi's arms swelled, veins bulging in his hands, he unleashed all his internal force, and with his utmost strength, he sliced this sword!

This sword is named Savior!

A holy light, dazzling like a Nuclear Bomb, erupted over the sea surface.

The holy sword that fell from the sky severed Te Xiusi's last head, and also tore apart the gathering dark clouds in the heavens.

A huge wound was torn open in the iron‑curtain‑like sky.

Sunlight slanted down, sprinkling over the rolling waves of the sea.

Mu Yi reached out and pulled Te Xiusi's corpse into the barrier.

Without its head, the sea demon beast is nothing but a slab of rotten flesh; if left to fall into the sea, it will resurrect again on some future day.

The best solution is to toss it into Hell Path, burn it completely, and turn it into the barrier's power.

"Hoo!"

Mu Yi gently exhaled a puff of foul breath and nodded toward the people behind him.

Relying solely on his own strength cannot slay the sea demon beast; the might of the army is the foundation of this victory.

Bathed in sunlight, all the officers and soldiers lowered their heads, their petty schemes vanished, and at this moment they were willing to follow Mu Yi forever.

Because Mu Yi can bring them victory, and victory can solve all problems.

In the face of glorious victory, all problems cease to be problems.

They are willing to become the sword in Mu Yi's hand, to campaign for Mu Yi against the unfaithful of all four directions.