Chapter 206: The War Has Begun

The tiger rogue on the huge black bear's back did not rush to Beast Transformation; amid the cruel war, he searched among the massive enemy beast herd.

Only by finding the War General leading this legion and killing him can the battle be ended.

The strongest Beastfolk always lead at the front.

Unlike the hot‑blooded, excited beast herd, the herd behind them surged past on both sides; the Flower Leopard continued to stride gracefully across the sand, as if the snarling, roaring beasts opposite were not foes, each step firm and steady.

Actually, Hua Zheng walked so steadily because there was a person on his back.

Mo Lie stood quietly on the Flower Leopard's back.

He protected with one hand the slender figure in a Black Cloak cradled in his arms.

Under the blazing sun, Lin Manzhi was entirely wrapped in a black robe, obediently leaning in his embrace; her heartbeat quickened, evidently affected by the murderous battlefield.

The soft little body, cramped yet tense, pressed tightly against him.

Mo Lie lowered his gaze, extended his hand, and slowly brushed the Little Female's back, whispering, "Go wait for me in the space."

Lin Manzhi lifted her head from the black cloth, her hands instinctively clutching the fabric of Mo Lie's chest, her heart seeming ready to burst out of her throat.

Indeed, Mo Lie has now fully recovered, so she no longer needs to hide.

The original plan was to follow to the battlefield, then hide in the space while Mo Lie and his group fought.

She took a deep breath: "Then I'll go in first; you be careful and don't get injured."

Mo Lie lowered his head and gave a light kiss on Lin Manzhi's crown of hair.

He nodded, "Alright, half an hour."

His voice was gentle; after the Little Female vanished from his arms, the aura around him instantly turned into a sharp, murderous field, like a ferocious beast locked in an iron cage having its bars flung open.

The dense killing intent spread through the desert like a signal; Hua Zheng's blood was stirred, his golden beast eyes narrowing to a thin slit, and amid the roars of beasts, his four claws leapt forward like arrows tearing through the air.

Before long, the two legions met in the desert; the raging beast horde charged straight ahead, and a frenzy of savage fighting erupted.

The Beastfolk of Sajin City knew that victory would let them seize superior medicinal herbs than those of Wushen Temple, the treasure vault of the Kuangsha City lord, and that the females could be taken at will; killing the self‑styled Kuangsha City lord would spread the feat across the continent.

The raiding nature of Sajin City's Beastfolk turned inexplicable anxiety into a scalp‑tingling thrill, a fearless, blood‑thirsty craving for killing.

The Beastfolk warrior legion of Kuangsha City was numerous, but they had only just completed training.

Compared with the warriors meticulously chosen from Sajin's lands, these equally massive beast bodies were inferior in combat skill and could not match the opponents' death‑defying vigor; the Sajin City warriors, renowned for their barbaric strength across several realms, shredded the charging gray elephant herd, and their overwhelming might made them grow ever less afraid of death, fighting ever more ferociously.

Next second, a stone bear beast lunged forward; seeing the human figure on the Flower Leopard's back, its wild eyes glittered with bloodlust, it let out a roar and opened its mouth, trying to bite the opponent in one gulp:

Roar—

The stone bear beast's body lunged forward, but suddenly its neck throbbed as sharp, curved‑blade‑like claws struck.

The black‑haired male beast sauntered a step forward on the Flower Leopard's back; the golden sand blade, made of the softest harmless sand, effortlessly sliced off the stone bear beast's head and forepaws, whose fur was as hard as stone, causing its massive body to collapse onto the sand.

Mo Lie had long been accustomed to battle.

He withdrew his gaze, expressionless, watching the raging beast herd ahead, his eyes ice‑cold.

At the same time, beneath the feet of all the Beastfolk, the golden desert seemed to come alive, raising a sea of yellow sand that swallowed the beasts charging into Kuangsha City's forces.

The bones and flesh of the Sajin City warriors were shrouded by the yellow sand as they, in excited, brutal, hoarse slaughter, killed Kuangsha City's male beast warriors.

The next instant, they vanished, engulfed by the sandstorm and swallowed into the golden sand; as the ground undulated, red blood stained the sand's surface.

Countless beasts vanished in the blink of an eye, and the desert seemed to gain an unseen, terrifying force.

In the Sajin City camp, the tiger rogue witnessed this scene, feeling a multitude of gooseflesh crawl up his spine as his fur instantly flared.

The tiger rogue's pupils constricted; he abruptly looked up toward Mo Lie within the yellow sand.

Mo Lie sensed the gaze upon him.

He scanned with his cold, emotionless eyes.

Through the blood‑stained battlefield and the faint yellow sand, the gazes of the two highest commanders collided.

The tiger rogue shouted: "!!!!"

His mind went blank; reflexively he leapt from the black bear's back, and mid‑air, as the human vanished, a golden‑shimmering, black‑striped 2,600‑pound male tiger appeared, landing agile and light on the sand.

Standing on the scorching sand baked by the sun, the tiger rogue hadn't yet recovered from the shock; his chest pounded wildly from the intense emotion, his eyes still fixed on the silhouette of Kuangsha City's legion ahead.

The opponent was tall and slender, with a handsome face and sapphire eyes like an ever‑admired sky, appearing as if a Heavenly Beast God gazed down from above.

"Roar roar roar roar!!" Retreat! Everyone stop! Surrender! We surrender!

The tiger rogue, frantic, issued commands in beastly cries; amid the chaos, the Sajin City warriors, initially fighting with reckless fervor, were later swallowed by the sand that claimed countless comrades, as if a bucket of ice water poured over their heads, chilling their spirits and making them fight timidly out of fear.

At that moment, hearing the War General's words, the Sajin City warriors joyfully halted immediately, fleeing wildly in the opposite direction of Kuangsha City's troops.

The beleaguered Kuangsha City warriors stared bewildered at the scene, each with a dumbfounded expression.

??

What's wrong, what's happening?

Why did they retreat? Does that count as us… winning?

Before tens of thousands of shocked onlookers who could not believe, a yellow figure leapt against the Sajin City Beastfolk legion, cutting a golden lightning across the sea of sand.

Coiled muscles compressed then expanded like springs; the yellow‑black mottled fur stretched into a streamlined shape in the air; the forelimbs extended like a drawn sword, the spine undulated like a wave, delivering terrifying thrust, and in a blink it arrived among Kuangsha City's legion.

Kuangsha City's Beastfolk tried to block, but the opponent's speed was too great; they could not stop it, watching helplessly as the fierce tiger beast plunged into their ranks.

Seeing that the foe headed toward their lord, the Kuangsha City warriors felt even more reassured.

The opponent was overreaching.