The Chen family's spear technique—the threatening Lethal Throat-locking Spear!

Although the giant crawler looked completely different from a person, most creatures had the same weakness.

Chen Yifan's spear was aimed at the giant crawler's throat, which was a vital point. As he attacked, the violent wind whistled in the air as though it was not inferior to the crawler at all.

Given that the giant crawler was a great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast, it had certain wisdom. As such, it squinted its eyes the moment it heard the whistles, and instead of attacking the scrambling soldiers, it shifted its body to look at Chen Yifan.

The creature's eyes were cold and unfeeling. They were filled with killing intent, as if killing was its sole living purpose.

In actuality, for half-spirit beasts that had not possessed true wisdom, they needed to keep killing and devouring to survive and support themselves through constant growth. Staying alive was their priority, followed by endless killing.

Chen Yifan shuddered because the great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast's prominence affected his mental state at that moment.

Nonetheless, he gritted his teeth and charged at the beast without any hesitation.

His countless stabbing practices since young seemed to have been preparing him for this exact moment.

The spear tip penetrated the air and pierced through the void, carrying a forward momentum toward the beast.

Upon seeing this, the giant crawler moved. Its body was massive, but it was so agile that it was spine-chilling. As it dodged to the side, it whipped its tail at Chen Yifan.

Chen Yifan's face took on a grave expression. He immediately turned his spear and aimed the spear tip at that huge tale.

He would not have gone through the trouble if he was up against a normal ferocious beast or a half-spirit beast in Yang Grade; he would have swept his spear horizontally to shift 500 kilograms with 4 taels. However, Chen Yifan was facing a great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast this time, and he would not stand a chance if he did not have a magic spear with him.

"Puff…"

The spear tip touched the crawler's tail, which did not believe fallacies. The creature's tough skin had no defensive effect at all as it was easily pierced like it was paper. Consequently, the spear kept puncturing the tail and went into the crawler's body, leaving an invisible hole in half of its hind leg.

Nevertheless, Chen Yifan did not feel good at all. He took the attack head-on, causing him to feel like he had just been ruthlessly hit by a hammer, by which his organs suffered unimaginable impacts. A stream of blood flowed down the corner of his mouth, and he almost lost his combat power because of the reckless attack.

On the other hand, the giant crawler shrieked and flinched backward, but its wound worsened because of his movement. Fortunately, it managed to get rid of the spear in its body, resulting in a pool of blood on the ground. Following that, the beast staggered and scurried away.

It had not possessed true wisdom, after all, hence while it noticed the spear's danger, it was injured because it chose to trust its valiant body.

In comparison, the crawler's combat power was not inferior to that of the big multicolored tiger, but their intellects were Heaven and Earth apart.

When the formidable great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast was wounded and left, the other ferocious beasts, which launched the sudden attack, were no longer that powerful. The Humans' reinforcements kept swarming out from the military camp, allowing the military to slowly turn their advantage into victory, where they finally killed every beast that invaded their territory.

Chen Yifan's hands trembled a little as he held his spear, and his vision went black. Even so, he stood still beside the military camp's broken-through weak point, but no ferocious beast dared to approach it anymore.

At last, familiar footsteps were heard, and a pair of strong hands supported him. Before he knew it, several Yang Grade powerhouses from the military arrived.

Chen Yifan sighed a breath of relief and handed them his spear. "They're finally here." Once he uttered those words, he closed his eyes and passed out.

Even a Supreme Great Ancestor dared not meet force with force against an equal-ranked half-spirit beast, but Chen Yifan risked his life in order to inflict a heavy loss on one.

He had used his magic tool to severely injure the great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast, but his injury was more terrible.

Deng Zhicai caught him and accepted his spear with a grim look on his face. He later ordered, "Send General Chen away to let him rest."

The West Camp's Guards instantly stepped forward and carried Chen Yifan.

Deng Zhicai sighed and glanced at the high-ranking officers. They had different expressions, but most of them looked relieved.

"The Immense Forest Military Camp was stationed here to wait for a great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast's appearance. Once a powerful half-spirit beast of that level leaves the forest, it can only mean one thing," Deng Zhicai expressed after a brief moment and gave an instruction, "I hereby order you to decamp and return to the city!"

"Yes—"

Everyone else responded loudly and began to move.

The people knew if the ferocious beasts left the forest and began to attack the Humans, the disaster was imminent. Despite that, a great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast's appearance was the official indicator of that thing's descent.

This was because only that thing could order a mighty great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast.

From this day onwards, Changlong County and Linlang County were in an urgent state, and the notice was delivered to their respective prefectures like snowflakes.

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The atmosphere was tense in the prefecture.

Deng Xiyuan and Li Xinfan, who were entrusted with an important task by the imperial family, assembled representatives from top-notch forces in the prefecture. The representatives included Fang Zhaoyang, the Fang famliy's great ancestor, as well as Ni Jingshen and the other Ni family's great ancestors.

Being one of the eight counties, Changlong County did not have as many talents as the capital and had way fewer great ancestors, but there were still about 20 top-notched great-ancestor-level powerhouses in the prefecture. Needless to say, there were many great ancestors scattered in the county's other cities, but they could not be gathered in the prefecture.

Deng Xiyuan cleared his throat and said in a serious tone, "My fellows, I believe you've seen the urgent notice from the Immense Forest Military Camp. They encountered a great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast, which means that fella… Is finally here."

Everyone fell dead silent. It was the Humans' greatest disaster, after all. Even if they joined hands and fought, they dared not say they could successfully survive the calamity.

Besides, all of them belonged to a clan, which meant that numerous people were under their protection.

How many people could they protect?

Deng Xiyuan looked around and asked, "Where's Elder Universe? He's the only one who experienced the previous disaster, so why isn't he here?"

"I personally invited him here, but the elder said he'll make a move when the time is right; he won't be stingy with his old body in this catastrophe." Li Xinfan smiled bitterly and added after a short pause, "Judging from his tone, he sounded like he's ready to die."

The other people gasped at once. Elder Universe was the oldest Supreme Great Ancestor and had a profound cultivation base. Rumors had it that he was already at the peak of Extreme Grade and had arrived at the mysterious and unreachable threshold of supremacy.

If a person like him was ready to die, how would the other people end?

"Okay. Since that's what the elder said, we shan't disturb him." Deng Xiyuan's face changed, but he forced himself to calm down. He then turned to force a smile at Ni Jingshen and asked, "Brother Ni, how's your preparation going?"

Everyone else's eyes lit up right away, and they looked eagerly at Ni Jingshen.

The Ni family and the He family were the keys Changlong County and Linlang County could stand firm during the past disasters.

Who knew, Ni Jingshen sighed and replied to the governor, "Gentlemen, frankly speaking, Yinhong has entered the Land of Inheritance but only for a short period, so I'm afraid that it'll be tough for her to unleash her full powers. I hope that… You'll give her sufficient time before she successfully finishes her cultivation."

The crowd had ghastly looks on their faces.

He Liangce had repeatedly shown up and displayed his forceful combat power, thus the Supreme Great Ancestors dared not underestimate him at all. That said, they knew very well that both counties had only been able to survive the past disasters not only because of the He family, but the cooperation between the He family and the Ni family!

Without the sacrifice for a noble cause, could the Iron Blood Loyal Heart be enough to kill the spirit beast? At the moment, everyone was doubtful.

As for the problem with time, it was even more despairing because they knew it would be at the expense of lives—the lives of thousands and ten thousands of martial artists!

Fang Zhaoyang raised his eyebrows and asked, "I recall that Lil' Friend Ou did quite an impressive job in the capital. Could he bring us some good news?"

Deng Xiyuan scoffed and remarked, "Ou Yangming had indeed done an impressive job, but he was so successful that His Majesty ordered him to stay in the capital before the disaster ends. Hehe, so you shouldn't count on your Master Ou anymore!"

"Lil' Friend Ou isn't someone who clings to life like a coward and fears death; I believe he'll come back." Fang Zhaoyang furrowed his eyebrows.

"Brother Fang, you have no idea. His Majesty has bestowed on him a marriage with Her Royal Highness the Princess. He'd be reluctant to leave the prosperous capital, so why would he care about us?"

The other people were stunned, and their faces took on strange expressions.

On the contrary, Ni Jingshen kept a straight face as though he did not hear the governor.

Just as Deng Xiyuan was about to speak again, someone hurried in. It was the prefecture's advisory, who was known to be a steady man, but he lost his head at the moment.

Deng Xiyuan's face darkened. "What is it?"

"Sir!" The advisory explained with a bitter face, "Those ferocious beasts suddenly appeared behind us and cut off our connections with the capital and the other areas! We've become a lone city!"

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