Inside the cultivation chamber.
Hong, dressed in black, held a completely black spear in his hands.
Lei Shen, the bald man dressed in white, gently stroked the purple black sabre in his hand.
“Excellent weapon.” Hong’s eyes lit up.
“The structure and balance of this sabre feel perfect in my hands. It suits my sabre techniques extremely well.” Lei Shen could not help praising it. “And it’s incredibly sharp.”
He casually swung it through the air.
The blade sliced through the atmosphere as though it were cutting the air itself.
Hong smiled at Lei Shen.
“That close fitting armour is a treasure too. You got the better deal.”
“Haha. Looks like we aren’t the only brothers who’ve found treasures from ancient civilisation ruins. Luo Feng clearly has some treasures of his own.” Lei Shen laughed. “Could he have discovered an ancient civilisation’s armoury? Otherwise, how could he find weapons that suit both of us so perfectly, and weapons of such quality?”
Hong and Lei Shen already possessed their own domains.
Their level of understanding was extremely high.
Even with a weapon they had just received, a few simple swings were enough for them to unleash more than one hundred percent of its potential.
“Master.”
A deep voice sounded.
“The Devouring Beast has just appeared off the west coast of America. It devoured an abandoned shipyard in the wilderness area, consuming many rusted ships. It remained above the sea for only two minutes and eighteen seconds before diving back underwater.”
Hong and Lei Shen’s expressions changed.
Last night, the Devouring Beast had surfaced twice.
Including this morning, it had now emerged three times.
Each time, it stayed above the sea only briefly before swallowing huge amounts of steel and immediately returning beneath the waves.
“It’s become much more cautious.” Hong said coldly. “The laser cannon attack has clearly made it wary. But since last night it’s surfaced three times to feed. It must have been seriously injured and needs to absorb large amounts of energy to recover.”
“Exactly. We can’t wait any longer.” Lei Shen said seriously.
Hong nodded.
Originally, they had intended to ambush it whenever it surfaced.
Instead, every appearance had been extremely brief before it hid itself again.
“Continue tracking its life force. We’ll fly above the ocean and keep following it. The moment it surfaces…”
Lei Shen’s eyes sharpened.
“Let’s go.”
Hong was even more decisive.
They both understood.
The Devouring Beast was currently severely injured.
If they wasted this opportunity and allowed it to recover completely, their chances would become even slimmer.
On the outer wall of Yangzhou City.
Jiangnan Base City consisted of the main city and eight satellite cities surrounding it.
Once the war began, the real fighting naturally took place around the eight satellite cities.
The main city, protected in the centre, remained relatively safe.
Only an aerial assault from the Devouring Beast posed a real threat.
Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.
Flying blades streaked across the wide river beneath the steel city walls.
This river had been dug out by countless sea monsters from a point along the Yangtze River.
It stretched twelve kilometres in length and nearly sixty metres in width.
Endless sea monsters charged along it towards Yangzhou City without fear of death.
“They’re retreating! They’re retreating!”
The soldiers atop the wall shouted excitedly.
“So many monsters have died that they’ve completely blocked the river.” Li Dawei looked down below. “The monsters behind can’t get through. And Luo Feng just killed so many monster leaders. Of course they’re retreating to clear the river and gather more forces.”
He nodded.
“We should have around two hours to rest.”
Looking down at the countless monster corpses clogging the entire river, Luo Feng slowly shook his head.
There were simply too many monsters.
Every single day, the oceans produced countless new monsters.
Could humanity possibly kill them all?
In the short term, they could hold them back.
But the longer the war dragged on, the worse humanity’s position became.
The greatest threat remained the Devouring Beast.
If it destroyed the steel walls protecting the base cities.
Once those defensive walls, built over decades, disappeared, the sea monsters would pour directly into human settlements.
At that point, humanity would truly be finished.
The Devouring Beast had to be eliminated first.
“Hm?”
Luo Feng looked at his communication watch.
A joint announcement had just been issued by the Extreme Dojo and the Thunder Dojo.
The two Headmasters.
Hong and Lei Shen had already departed for the Pacific Ocean.
Their battle against the Devouring Beast was about to begin.
Beside him, Li Dawei also lowered his head to read his communication watch.
“So it’s beginning?”
For perhaps the first time, nervousness appeared on Li Dawei’s face.
“Commander Li, I’ll return to my residence. Notify me immediately if anything happens.”
After saying that, Luo Feng quickly flew away.
Flying above Yangzhou City, Luo Feng clearly saw giant screens throughout the streets switching to live footage from the Pacific Ocean.
On every screen appeared two figures flying side by side.
One dressed in black.
One a bald man dressed in white.
Luo Feng’s heart ached.
“Humanity’s final hope…”
He silently understood why the Extreme Dojo and Thunder Dojo had chosen to broadcast this battle live to the entire world.
The founders and leaders of both organisations were about to risk their lives.
They might never return.
How could the two greatest leaders quietly sacrifice themselves without anyone knowing?
For the nations of Earth, this was also a chance to ignite humanity’s fighting spirit.
If Hong and Lei Shen won.
It would be the greatest blessing imaginable.
If they failed.
Their sacrifice would still inspire humanity to fight until the very end.
At Ming Yue District, the residential area for Extreme Dojo martial artists, every resident had been called to the dojo.
Inside the largest training hall.
Nearly a thousand people had gathered.
A massive projection screen covered the wall, displaying live footage of the Pacific Ocean.
“At this very moment, Hong and Lei Shen, the two strongest martial artists in human history, are flying side by side above the Pacific Ocean. Their target is the most powerful of all sea monsters, the Devouring Beast.”
The commentator’s voice echoed through the hall.
The battle was being broadcast worldwide.
Even the leaders of every nation watched nervously.
The two strongest martial artists humanity had ever produced.
Were risking everything.
“Inspector Luo, just how powerful is the Devouring Beast? The two Headmasters will definitely win, won’t they?”
A young man standing behind Luo Feng asked quietly.
Luo Feng glanced at him.
He was a newly qualified martial artist who had only recently moved into Ming Yue District.
Looking at him reminded Luo Feng of himself when he had first moved here from the subsidised housing estate.
“They will.”
“They’ll definitely win.”
Luo Feng answered firmly.
Nearly a thousand people stood throughout the training hall, all staring up at the enormous screen.
There hadn’t been enough time to prepare chairs.
Besides, at a moment like this, nobody cared.
Luo Feng’s family stood among the crowd.
He held Xu Xin’s hand as they silently watched the screen.
At this moment.
The entire world watched the two greatest martial artists in human history.
One dressed in black.
One dressed in white.
Like legendary immortals, they flew through the night sky.
Although it was noon in China, the region of the Pacific where Hong and Lei Shen were flying had already fallen into darkness.
“Haha. Brother Hong, how many people do you think are watching us right now?”
Lei Shen grinned.
“More than six billion.”
Hong smiled at him.
“And you’re still thinking about that at a time like this?”
“So what? Can’t I enjoy myself a little before I die?”
Lei Shen laughed.
“Always joking around. You’ve spent decades smiling like that, and even now you’re still smiling.”
Hong smiled gently.
At this moment, both men’s minds had become emptier and calmer than ever before.
They had completely cast aside thoughts of life and death.
They had abandoned every distraction.
Only one goal remained.
Kill the Devouring Beast.
In this state, they felt lighter than ever.
Every cell in their bodies seemed to boil with anticipation.
They were completely prepared for battle.
“Master, the Devouring Beast is rapidly approaching the surface. It will emerge very soon.”
A voice sounded in Hong’s mind.
As for intelligent systems.
Hong possessed quite a few.
The virtual War God Palace, the deep voice answering calls within the Extreme Dojo, and many others all came from ancient civilisation technology.
The number of treasures Hong had obtained was obvious from the many rewards he could exchange with others.
As the world’s strongest warrior, he had claimed countless relics before anyone else.
Back when Luo Feng had attended his Inspector ceremony, Hong had casually produced the Extreme Inspector Token from thin air because he possessed spatial storage equipment.
In terms of quality, Luo Feng’s treasures were superior.
But in terms of quantity, Hong had obtained far more.
“It has surfaced?”
Hong’s eyes lit up.
“This way.”
He gave a low shout.
Whoosh. Whoosh.
One black streak and one white streak shot rapidly towards the southwest.
Night covered the ocean.
Violent winds howled.
The dark sea churned violently as enormous waves, over ten metres high, crashed endlessly.
Boom!
A terrifying monster burst from the ocean.
Its scaled wings spread wide.
Its four powerful claws and thick tail gleamed in the darkness.
Its golden horn pointed proudly towards the heavens.
The golden secret patterns covering the horn appeared somewhat dimmer than before.
But its pair of dark golden eyes had become even more savage.
They burned with suppressed fury.
It was steadily recovering its strength.
Once it fully recovered.
It would take revenge.
Brutal revenge.
“Woo!”
The Golden Horned Beast flew more than ten kilometres above the ocean before suddenly stopping.
It slowly turned its head.
Its dark golden eyes seemed capable of seeing hundreds of kilometres away.
It had already sensed two approaching life forces.
To it, such weak creatures daring to challenge it was utterly infuriating.
Its noble bloodline filled it with absolute pride.
Throughout the vast universe.
It belonged to one of the highest bloodlines in existence.
Yet insignificant humans from this weak little planet dared to provoke it.
Boom!
Its scaled wings beat once.
It instantly transformed into a streak of light and charged directly towards Hong and Lei Shen.
At this moment.
The entire world held its breath.
Inside the training hall of the Extreme Dojo in Ming Yue District.
Nearly a thousand people stared nervously at the screen.
Above the dark ocean.
The enormous Devouring Beast and Hong and Lei Shen were now less than a thousand metres apart.
Boom!
Boom!
Terrifying light erupted from both Hong and Lei Shen.
In that instant.
They had begun burning their souls.
The battle began in a single heartbeat.
“Hong. Lei Shen. Please.”
Luo Feng held Xu Xin’s hand.
He glanced at her stomach.
Then he raised his head and fixed his eyes upon the screen.