Global Catastrophe: I Begin to Evolve from an Ancient Tree-Chapter 258: Beast Tide Approaches

"This is what the Sacred Land has decreed, Elder Liu, you must follow it to the letter. If something truly happens to the Demon Suppression Barrier, neither you nor I can escape responsibility.

If the Sacred Land holds us accountable then, who can bear this burden?"

Zhuo Wen’s gaze was icy, and his words were unkind. As he exuded the aura of a True Monarch at its peak, the other’s expression slightly changed.

It was only then that Elder Liu realized that the man before him was Zhuo Wen, the Patriarch of the Zhuo Family, an elder wielding real power in the Celestial Thunder Sacred Land.

The other party always acted ruthlessly; many who offended him, even fellow elders, found it hard to gain any advantage.

"I will inform the others and have them monitor the Demon Race’s movements!"

Elder Liu could only lower his head.

With a wave of his hand, Zhuo Wen dismissed him.

Alone in the City Lord’s Mansion, Zhuo Wen watched Elder Liu’s departing figure, his gaze slightly cold.

But moments later, the coldness in Zhuo Wen’s eyes disappeared.

After all, Elder Liu was still an elder of the Celestial Thunder Sacred Land; Zhuo Wen could not act rashly over a trivial matter.

"I just hope nothing unexpected happens!"

Zhuo Wen sighed to himself.

By tradition, he needed to stay here for ten years.

Though the Demon Suppression Barrier was peaceful, its Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi could not compare to the Celestial Thunder Sacred Land.

No choice.

This place was near the Demon Realm, making the cultivation environment somewhat harsh.

Back then, the Demon Race arose from the Demon Realm. The reason they left with their entire race was the thin Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of the Demon Realm, its harsh cultivation environment, and the abundance of Spiritual Qi elsewhere.

If possible, Zhuo Wen would never have come to this place.

...

As messages came from the various Sacred Lands and families, the ancient bell of the Demon Suppression Barrier, silent for a hundred thousand years, tolled once more. Everyone who heard it seemed to witness scenes from ancient times.

Demon Race invasion.

Countless human ancestors resisted the Demon Race.

Both sides battled fiercely at the heavenly barriers, with many Demon and human cultivators falling, staining the fortified walls with blood.

Many loose cultivators and cultivators from ordinary sects and Sacred Lands were now in shock.

"What’s going on, could it be a Demon Race invasion?"

"Don’t be ridiculous, the Demon Race hasn’t invaded once in a hundred thousand years, where does this talk of invasion come from?"

"I heard the bell from the Demon Race’s Demon Emperor Bell a while back, that’s the signal for a Demon Race invasion."

"Nonsense, a signal for a Demon Race invasion? I’ve been at the Demon Suppression Barrier for over fifty years and haven’t seen a single Demon Race member, just wash up and go to bed..."

Many scoffed at the orders from the Sacred Lands, for in a hundred thousand years, nothing was heard of a Demon Race invasion. Who would believe such news now?

A hundred thousand years of peace.

Made this once fierce defense line against the Demon Race untouched by blood.

Many cultivators coming to the Demon Suppression Barrier were merely seeking a stable environment for cultivation.

Even though the cultivation environment at the Demon Suppression Barrier was harsh, the Spiritual Qi not as rich as other places, the peace made it worthwhile.

After all, since ancient times, it was a rule at the Demon Suppression Barrier that no internal disputes among humans could take place here.

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"Old Zhao, do you think the news of the Demon Race invasion is true?"

On top of the walls, a simple-clad cultivator asked with a smile.

Beside him stood another ordinary-looking elder cultivator.

The latter shook his head slightly at the question: "Who knows if the Demon Race invasion is true or not, I’ve been here a hundred years and haven’t seen the Demon Race."

"So, this news might not be accurate then."

"Hard to say if it’s accurate or not, but it’d better be false. Otherwise, if it’s true, you and I will be in big trouble."

Old Zhao said with a bitter smile.

Though they didn’t know the current strength of the Demon Race, just the magnificent Demon Suppression Barrier built by humans in Ancient Times suggested how strong the Demon Race must have been.

If the Demon Race were to invade, ordinary Refining Organ cultivators like them would be no different from cannon fodder.

Outside.

Refining Organ could be called a Grandmaster, Dragon Transformation a Great Grandmaster.

But at the Demon Suppression Barrier, a Refining Organ Grandmaster was not at the bottom, but not that far from it either.

After all, even the weakest cultivators at the Demon Suppression Barrier were in the Blood Refining realm. Those below Blood Refining had no right to enter.

As the two spoke, the ground suddenly trembled slightly, then sand began to move of its own accord, more and more violently.

"What’s happening, could it be an earth dragon turning?"

The first speaker’s expression changed.

However.

As his words fell, the shaking intensified, and the entire Demon Suppression Barrier seemed to shiver ceaselessly.

"Quick, look ahead!"

Old Zhao pointed ahead, trembling; the other followed the direction and his face changed drastically.

Trees were collapsing, rocks crumbling; immense Fierce Beasts were crushing mountains and rivers as they charged towards the Demon Suppression Barrier.

"Beast Tide, Beast Tide assault, hurry, light the wolf smoke!"

The man’s expression turned dire.

A Beast Tide was no joke.

Though Demon Race sightings were rare, many Fierce Beasts lived in the Demon Realm, frequently attacking the Demon Suppression Barrier, which wasn’t too uncommon.

The problem was that this Beast Tide was far more intense than previous ones, with many Fierce Beasts exuding auras that made the two shiver.

It was clear.

The strength of these Fierce Beasts was at least at the Dragon Transformation realm, possibly even stronger.

Soon.

Wolf smoke rose.

Thin black smoke soared into the sky.

Everyone saw the wolf smoke appear, but they no longer needed the smoke signal, for the entire Demon Suppression Barrier was under Fierce Beast attack.

All city cultivators stepped onto the walls, continuously fighting off the cultivators attacking the Demon Suppression Barrier.

"Whiz!"

A sharp sound cut through the air as a giant bird, dozens of feet across, spread its wings and surged towards the Demon Suppression Barrier, only to fall abruptly from midair.

This was one of the functions of the Demon Suppression Barrier’s Array, the Anti-Air Array.

It could suppress all beings attempting to cross the Demon Suppression Barrier by air.

But even so, some Fierce Beasts climbed the walls, and the defending cultivators engaged them in combat.

"Kill!"

A cultivator thrust a spear through the air, instantly piercing a Fierce Beast, tiger-like in form. But before he could withdraw his weapon, another Fierce Beast attacked, crushing his skull, ending his life on the spot.

Chaos!

The entire Demon Suppression Barrier was engulfed in chaos.

Countless Fierce Beasts charged the walls, engaging in deadly combat with the cultivators.

"Elder Zhuo, this is bad, a massive Beast Tide has erupted, and many cultivators have already fallen. We hope Elder Zhuo can come and support us!"

At the City Lord’s Mansion, Elder Liu came again. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

But this time, his clothes were stained with blood, looking rather disheveled, fear evident in his eyes as if he had seen something terrifying.