Eight hundred li away from the Flying Eagle City.
An endless mountain range wound its way down, stretching for thousands of miles, like a dormant beast crouching silently on the ground.
There was no sign of human habitation in the entire forest.
Only the endless roars of countless beasts echoed through the clouds, as if they were shattering the heavens!
This was the vast Cangmang Mountains, the most dangerous region in the northeast of the entire Dacheng Dynasty.
On the top of one of the mist-shrouded mountains, a huge tiger with black fur like a golden sun lay here, its pale eyes half-closed as if in deep sleep.
And around this huge tiger, there were eleven other equally gigantic and terrifying beasts, each with a different appearance but all emanating a powerful and terrifying aura.
They each occupied a territory, forming a state of mutual confrontation, but also implicitly centering on the huge tiger.
"Report to the Tiger King, Tang Wei has sent a messenger to offer us two percent of the profits from the next five years of trade in exchange for us besieging and killing the mayor of Flying Eagle City during the beast tide," said a giant bear dozens of feet tall in a deep voice.
"Huff..."
The huge tiger exhaled two bursts of hot breath from its nostrils and slowly opened its eyes.
Then it looked across from the giant bear to a green-scaled giant python coiled on top of a hundred-foot boulder: "Nine-colored Python, I remember that the mayor of Flying Eagle City was severely injured by you and wouldn't last long, wasn't he?"
"Isn't he dead?"
The Tiger King's words were lazy, but they carried an irresistible domineering air that made the demons present shudder involuntarily.
"Your Majesty, the previous mayor of Flying Eagle City, Li Tai, has already died," reported the Nine-colored Python in a cold voice. "What Tang Wei wants us to deal with now is his son, Li Mugui, the new mayor of Flying Eagle City."
"Hmm?" The Tiger King raised his eyebrows slightly. "So now Tang Wei needs us to deal with a junior?"
"Your Majesty, that Li Mugui should not be underestimated," said a giant ape of similar size to the giant bear, with metal-colored arms. "It is said that he broke through from the second realm to the mid-third realm in less than half a year, and he is skilled in swordsmanship with extraordinary combat ability."
"Mid-third realm?" The Tiger King lost interest when he heard this. "Then let you, Zhenshan Bear, and Nine-colored Python go and kill him together."
"Your Majesty, Tang Wei has also sent you a demonic core of a late third realm demon king," Zhenshan Bear presented a jade box and said, "He requests that you personally deal with Li Mugui."
"Oh? Interesting." The Tiger King chuckled and a hint of playfulness appeared in his eyes. "Tang Wei is even willing to part with this demonic core. It seems that Li Mugui is not simple."
"Well, it's been a long time since I've stretched my muscles," the Tiger King stood up slowly and stretched his arms. "I'll take this opportunity to go out for a walk."
As soon as his words fell, his demonic qi surged upwards, immediately emanating a terrifying aura that made the demons shiver.
This aura... the Tiger King must have already reached the peak of the third realm!
If a few more years pass, he may break through to the fourth realm and become a Great Demon King!
At that time, the entire periphery of the Cangmang Mountains, and even a part of Dongshan Prefecture, will become a paradise for demonic beasts!
The demons' eyes flickered, and they quickly flattered, "Your Majesty is indeed powerful!"
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Flying Eagle City.
As the day of the beast tide drew nearer, the atmosphere in the city gradually became more solemn.
The city defense force, with first realm warriors as the foundation and second realm warriors as the backbone, was now on high alert, ready to face the onslaught of the beast tide at any moment.
If this were in the past, the city would surely be in a state of panic.
But now, the entire city was thriving.
This was all thanks to the integration of the city's strength under the new mayor, Li Mugui.
Whether they were officials affiliated with the mayor's office or arrogant descendants of powerful families, they had all, willingly or unwillingly, restrained their temperaments and dared not to step out of line.
Coupled with the support of the Qianzhu Chamber of Commerce, Flying Eagle City had received a strong boost.
The vast resources brought by the chamber of commerce not only further strengthened the city's defenses but also drove the prosperity of commercial activities within the city.
As a result, the citizens of Flying Eagle City were able to live and work in peace and contentment more than ever before.
The east gate of the city.
A large crowd gathered here, queuing up to enter and exit Feiying City.
The most noticeable among them were the martial artists carrying the heads of demonic beasts.
They were not all locals of Feiying City, but many came from other parts of Dongshan Prefecture.
They came here just to benefit from the beast tide.
This was a rare occurrence in the past.
"Go in," said Zhao Jian, a city defense soldier, as he let through another group of martial artists who had just returned from hunting.
He stretched his back and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
During the previous siege of Feiying City by the demonic beasts of Jiuqing Mountain, they, the city defense soldiers, were terrified, constantly on edge, fearing that they would have their necks bitten off by the demonic beasts at any moment.
Now, everything was fine.
The fearless and invincible city lord was now well-known, attracting countless martial artists to Feiying City, which greatly relieved their pressure.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Zhao Jian felt as if the ground was trembling.
Rumbling!
His expression changed slightly as he looked up and gazed into the distance.
He saw a black line rapidly approaching from the horizon.
Along with the rumbling sound, waves of wild demonic qi appeared, blotting out the sun and sky as they headed straight for Feiying City!
"This is..."
Beside him, another city defense soldier saw this scene and his breathing became rapid and incoherent.
Zhao Jian's pupils suddenly constricted, and he immediately shouted loudly, "Quick! Pass the order! Demonic beasts are attacking! The whole city is on alert!"
"Demonic beasts are attacking! The whole city is on alert!"
Suddenly, the entire Feiying City was in an uproar!
On top of the towering city walls, martial artists belonging to the city defense team took out their bows and arrows, aiming at the demonic beast silhouettes that were heading towards Feiying City.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
Countless sounds of arrows piercing the air resounded.
Arrows rained down like a shower towards the sky, shooting towards the demonic beasts that were running wildly.
"Pfft pfft..."
The sharp arrows produced by the Qianzhu Chamber of Commerce instantly pierced the bodies of the demonic beasts, splashing blood everywhere.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the crowd outside the city gate quickly moved into Feiying City, and the enormous city gate was immediately tightly closed.
"Phew."
Zhao Jian let out a long breath, his forehead covered in sweat.
He turned to look outside the city, and after a round of arrow fire, the number of demonic beasts did not seem to decrease at all.
Not only that, but there were more and more of them, getting closer and closer to the city walls.
He was not surprised by this.
Because every beast tide was like this.
So far, these first-order demonic beasts were just appetizers.
Hundreds of first-order demonic beasts could only reach the foot of the city wall in a handful.
But they couldn't cause much damage and would be easily slain by the martial artists responsible for finishing them off.
It was like moths flying into a flame.
"But this beast tide came too suddenly," muttered Zhao Jian, feeling somewhat strange.