Chapter 119: Chapter 88: The Legend of Chi Li (Part 2)

"Hmm, even without them, we can go all out."

"Miss Lai, there are many Star Evils in this city. Are those three at the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer up to the task?"

"Don’t worry, Mr. Liou and Mr. Qiu achieved impressive battle records when they were at the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer," Miss Lai said with a faint smile.

"As for Miss Zhao, there’s no need to say more. With the Zhao Family’s Thunder Talisman, even you at the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer might not win against her one-on-one."

"It’s most suitable to clear the Star Evils in the city."

Chouhuai City was once breached by a Calamity-level Star Evil. Even though it was slain by a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator from the Jin Dynasty who rushed here, the ruins and broken walls in the city were hard to repair for some time.

The surviving people, too, looked lost, some wandering aimlessly, while others desperately dug through their collapsed homes, trying to save their loved ones.

Liou Yuan, along with two others, walked through the devastated city, each with different expressions.

Just having descended from the city wall, Liou Yuan stopped before the shattered rubble.

From this spot, he could faintly see the corpses of a family of three amidst the ruins.

The parents tightly held their child, attempting to protect him in their final moments, but the bodies of ordinary people are so frail.

The child in their arms had still become a corpse. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Liou Yuan shook his head and sighed, "In these times, it’s so difficult for ordinary people to survive."

"You get numb to it after a while. In fact, every few years, a city is breached by Star Evils in the Jin Dynasty."

"This year, the celestial phenomena are unusual, so more cities have fallen."

Zhao Feiyue, arms crossed, looked indifferently at the bodies within the city, and with a detached tone, recounted a piece of history:

"According to my family’s ancestral records, two hundred years ago, there was a continuous twelve-month shift of Evil Stars."

"One day, a natural disaster-level Star Evil emerged, its evil aura darkened the skies."

"That was true devastation."

"The Jin Dynasty and our Five Extremes Mountain lost over ten Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators trying to exterminate it, countless ordinary cultivators and civilians died, their bodies piled into mountains."

"You’re talking about the Calamity of the Xinyou Year, right? I read about it in the library." Liou Yuan said, shifting his gaze from the corpses to Zhao Feiyue.

Remembering what he had read about the Calamity of the Xinyou Year, he added, "It’s said that the natural disaster-level Star Evil was crushed by an array formed by a reclusive prince of the Jin Dynasty."

"Specifically, it was jointly crushed by a Supreme Elder from our Five Extremes Mountain," Zhao Feiyue pointed out the records Liou Yuan hadn’t seen, explaining the details.

"That Supreme Elder was severely injured from that battle and has been in seclusion ever since."

"The Jin Dynasty’s prince also perished shortly after that battle. The Jin Dynasty almost had its foundation shaken by that fight, taking over a century to recover."

"In the Five Extremes Mountain’s records, they named that Star Evil ’Chi Li.’"

"Star Evils that are named and recorded have slaughtered millions," Liou Yuan sighed deeply.

"The Evil Stars have been shifting for five consecutive months; let’s just hope nothing like Chi Li, a natural disaster-level Star Evil, emerges."

Feeling uneasy by what he heard, Qiu Ming exclaimed loudly, "Stop worrying yourselves over nothing, scaring me so badly I don’t dare leave the Five Extremes Mountain anymore."

"So you do know fear?"

Noticing Qiu Ming’s genuine apprehension, Liou Yuan teasingly said, "Relax, Star Evils of that caliber require at least twelve shifts of the Evil Stars to appear."

"For now, at most, we face some Calamity-level Star Evils, which is quite something."

Qiu Ming, attempting to change the subject, mentioned the Miss Lai who was responsible for commanding the operation in Chouhuai City.

"That Miss Lai is quite nice."

Even Qiu Ming could see Miss Lai intended to ensure their safety.

"Though it’s safer inside the city than on the walls, we can’t let our guard down."

"After being nourished by the Evil Stars for so long, even regular Star Evils aren’t easy to deal with," Liou Yuan said, glancing up at the night’s sky.

As the last glimpse of light faded over the horizon, the Evil Star hanging high in the sky became distinctly visible.

Almost as he lifted his head, a ferocious roar suddenly erupted from the depths of Chouhuai City.

It was accompanied by the panicked screams of the city’s remaining residents.

Liou Yuan and the others, previously at ease, suddenly grew solemn.

"Let’s begin!" Zhao Feiyue exclaimed succinctly. Her exquisitely shaped figure wrapped in a layer of bluish-white lightning shot towards the source of the sound as a beam of thunder.

Her speed was no slower than Liou Yuan’s Treading Flowing Waves, causing him to widen his eyes in slight amazement and mutter, "Body Technique!"

The Thunder Acupoint Body Skill was indeed extraordinary, Liou Yuan felt Zhao Feiyue’s speed surpassed his own by a fraction when using Treading Flowing Waves.

Given Zhao Feiyue’s background, acquiring such a high-quality Thunder Acupoint Body Skill wasn’t difficult.

"The Zhao Family indeed has profound heritage," Liou Yuan mused, without hesitation, activated Treading Flowing Waves, transforming into a blue stream of light, following Zhao Feiyue.

Before leaving, he didn’t forget to call out to Qiu Ming, who was still standing there, "Keep up!"

"What’s the hurry, wait for me," Qiu Ming yelled, carrying the Yellow Jade Axe in pursuit.

Yet, despite using all his strength, he couldn’t catch up to Liou Yuan and Zhao Feiyue.

When Liou Yuan arrived at the site of the commotion.

Zhao Feiyue was already engaged in a fierce battle within a ruin against a Star Evil, covered in pustules and resembling a gigantic toad.