Chapter 1461: The Shoushen Sect's Sudden Surge in Power! Sacred Light!

In the gap while rushing to Qinghucheng, Su Yang also took the time to return to Lüyun Mountain Range and bring along Sister Xue Li, who had been farming in the wilderness.

Su Yang couldn't be sure just how strong that Beast God actually was.

But he was always cautious and careful — for this great battle, he would definitely have to bring out his full strength.

"Mankind is sinful, and shall perish in the end. Only by believing in the Beast God can one attain eternal life!"

"Mankind is sinful, and shall perish in the end. Only by believing in the Beast God can one attain eternal life!"

"..."

Outside the towering city walls of Qinghucheng, the Shoushen Sect believers had already gathered in great numbers.

The Shoushen Sect believers, as if struck by a fever of fanaticism, were shouting the slogan "Believe in the Beast God and gain eternal life."

On the city wall, General Yu Chenghai stood with a solemn gaze, staring into the distance at the old charlatan in a white robe, with white hair and white beard fluttering together, looking all kind and benevolent — the Shoushen Sect Sect Pontiff, Zhayun.

If one didn't know his identity, no one would probably imagine that this man was actually a cultist — the Pontiff of the largest cult organization in the Huaxia Federation back in the day!

Unlike those believers who used the Shoushen Sect to seek profit and satisfy their private desires, Pontiff Zhayun was a true fanatic.

He sincerely believed that the Beast God could shelter them, bring them eternal life, and make this dark world bloom once more with sacred light!

"General Yu, don't worry — the people we sent to report may have already reached the General Headquarters!" Peng Xiangming said in a low voice. "As long as we hold out a little longer, General Mo should be able to arrive, and General Su Yang might even come too. They won't be able to run rampant for much longer."

"Hopefully!"

Yu Chenghai sighed.

He knew very clearly that relying on their own strength to hold Qinghucheng was unlikely.

Zhayun's strength was simply too overwhelming!

Their military headquarters would need to gather several peak King-tier powerhouses just to barely hold him off.

The problem was that the other elders and members of the Shoushen Sect had all undergone a qualitative leap in strength recently!

Apart from these elders, the combat members of the Shoushen Sect, after being brainwashed by the religion, fought as if they feared no death, and their overall strength had also been greatly boosted.

This fearlessness of death was something the Northwest Army was used to by now.

But the beast tamers sent from General Headquarters and other military branches to reinforce them weren't used to facing such brainwashed enemies of the Shoushen Sect.

They had indeed clashed with the Shoushen Sect before, but they had never seen the true Beast God elites of the Shoushen Sect — the fanatics' life-for-life fighting style would put immense pressure on the military beast tamers!

Originally at a disadvantage in the Northwest, Yu Chenghai, after receiving reinforcements from General Headquarters and the other two major military branches, had thought he could fight the Shoushen Sect head-on!

But he hadn't expected the Shoushen Sect's strength to suddenly surge in recent times, catching Yu Chenghai and the other military branch reinforcements completely off guard.

They had nearly been routed on the spot.

Even Yu Chenghai was muttering to himself — could it be that the "Beast God" behind the Shoushen Sect had suddenly made a move?

Yu Chenghai's current mission was very simple: stall for time.

Stall for as much time as possible, cover the civilians' retreat.

Before the Shoushen Sect reached Qinghucheng, he had already ordered the evacuation of Qinghucheng's civilians.

Right now, he would buy every second he could.

Zhayun stood in the air, looked at Qinghucheng and said: "Yu Chenghai, at this point, you still refuse to see reason and put up a desperate last stand?"

The milky-white barrier shrouding the sky above Qinghucheng flickered for a moment, then vanished at random.

Zhayun's words contained far too much mental-type bewitching power.

The King-tier powerhouses inside Qinghucheng had all prepared for this long ago.

The vast majority of the Northwest Army's members had contracted mental-type pets.

The beast tamers dispatched to reinforce the Northwest also all possessed decent mental-type pets, and wouldn't be so easily struck by the Shoushen Sect's attacks.

"It's you Shoushen Sect fools who refuse to see reason!" Yu Chenghai shouted loudly. "I advise you to surrender immediately and give up obediently — otherwise, once our Federation's grand army arrives, you won't even get the chance to surrender."

"Yu Chenghai, I'll ask you one more time — are you willing to convert to the Beast God?" Zhayun said in a deep voice. "If you are willing to convert to the great Beast God, I can make you an elder of the Shoushen Sect, and all your past crimes will be pardoned!"

"Not interested!"

Yu Chenghai harbored a deep hatred for the Shoushen Sect.

He had personally witnessed too many tragedies caused by the Shoushen Sect.

His lifelong dream was to completely eradicate the Shoushen Sect!

"Since you remain stubbornly obstinate, then don't blame me for being rude!" Zhayun's fury blazed. "I will kill you, and use your head to sacrifice to those devout believers who were slaughtered by you, that executioner!"

"Me, an executioner?" Yu Chenghai sneered. "Come to think of it, it's your Shoushen Sect that's the real executioner, isn't it? The people I've killed are far fewer than yours!"

"Nonsense!" Zhayun flared up for a moment, then said frantically, "We haven't killed anyone — we merely sent them to meet the great Beast God, letting them merge with His Highness the Beast God, become a part of the great Beast God, and attain true eternal life!"

"Madman!"

Yu Chenghai cursed harshly!

"You lambs, blinded by the secular world, are unable to comprehend the greatness of His Highness the Beast God!"

Zhayun didn't want to waste any more time. Seeing that the recruitment had failed, he gave up on Yu Chenghai.

The two sides had been dealing with each other for so many years — they both understood the other well.

Zhayun only wanted to give it a try, because he knew Yu Chenghai's abilities and strength.

"Attack! Wipe out these stubbornly obstinate Federation running dogs, and let the Beast God's light shine upon this land!"

"For the Beast God!"

"We shall attain eternal life!"

"..."

The beast tamers of the Shoushen Sect, one by one under Zhayun's command, charged toward Qinghucheng.

At the same time, Yu Chenghai joined forces with four peak King-tier beast tamer powerhouses to surround Zhayun.

On this battlefield, Zhayun's strength completely surpassed everyone else's.

If he were truly allowed to attack at will, Qinghucheng would be breached in an instant.

Beast tamers below the King level couldn't possibly block Zhayun's strike!

Above Qinghucheng, dazzling white light erupted.

Within the white light, Zhayun wore a look of compassion: "You Federation lapdogs have no idea of the great Beast God His Highness's greatness. I'll let you see the power the great Beast God His Highness has bestowed upon me!"

"Sacred Light!"

The five Federation peak-King powerhouses immediately raised their spiritual barriers, but when the white light shone upon them, they all simultaneously felt an intense stabbing pain from within their minds!

Yet their spiritual barriers were not shattered!

This was the first time they had ever encountered such a situation!

Yu Chenghai shouted loudly: "Be careful, this madman has gotten stronger again, damn it!"

"This is the power the great Beast God has granted me. Watch! Insignificant mortals, Federation lapdogs, ants who try to block the Beast God's light from shining upon the earth—you will ultimately become the dust of history!"