Necropolis Immortal

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A variety of arcane and divine beasts made up the tide that stemmed from deep within the Redbud Plains.
Lu Yun couldn’t identify the end of the swarm no matter how he looked.
Most of the arcane beasts were in the inferior and common realm, but there were so many of them that a lower cultivation realm didn’t matter anymore.
They turned the purple skies and plains into a murky gray.

Quite a few superior realm beasts ran with them as well.

“Mmhmm.” The little fox nodded slightly.
She showed no trace of her usual flippancy—only gravity was on her face behind the mask.

“Let me send you back,” Lu Yun suddenly said.

“What, you want to wash your hands of your responsibility now?” She looked sideways at him.

Lu Yun almost choked on the unexpected response and hacked a cough.
“It’s too dangerous here.”

“I won’t be able to come back here if I go down.
Hmph, I need to keep an eye on you for Qing Yu’s sake! What will Qing Yu and I do if you find another woman?” The little fox refused to let up on this crooked line of reasoning.

Lu Yun was rather speechless.
Hadn’t she just seemed dependable, especially in times of need? It looked like her true nature was coming out to play again.

“Mi, milords! E-everyttthing is ready, ready in the, ci-city! Everything!” A high-strung Jian Wenhe stumbled over to Lu Yun.
Here he was, a proper Hongmeng superior, but he couldn’t even form a full sentence when faced with such an overwhelming enemy.

How the hell did he make it to his current realm and the city lord of Redbud? Lu Yun had no idea.

But according to Zhuo Bufan, Redbud City was just a minor city in the Hongmeng.
It all made sense then.

“Alright, you’re dismissed.
Don’t get in other people’s way.” Lu Yun had wanted to ask the city lord a few questions, but Jian Wenhe didn’t look like he’d be able to manage any answers.

“Under, understood!” As if pardoned from a death sentence, the meatball scrambled out of sight.

“That seemed to be an act, he’s definitely hiding something from us.” The little fox frowned at the departing Jian Wenhe.

“We’ll handle him after we handle the tide of beasts.” Lu Yun nodded.
“His acting skills aren’t half bad, but his fear is real.”

The Karmic Tree was still useful in the Hongmeng; Lu Yun had been able to clearly pick up on Jian Wenhe’s emotions.
That city lord was a dunce through and through, there was no doubt about that.

……

Rumble.

Rumble.

Rumble.

All of Redbud City began to vibrate from the assembled tide.
An enormous dark green beast with horns on its head and several thousand kilometers long began to crazily ram the city walls.
It would’ve already charged through them if they hadn’t been reinforced by Lu Yun’s formations.

“Activate the formation!” Zhuo Bufan took to the air with a roar.

BOOM.

Beams of radiant gold flashed through the air outside Redbud City.
An aureate curtain draped down from overhead, slowly fluttering toward the outskirts of the city.
Wherever it passed through, countless Hongmeng beasts flew apart upon the wind.

When the curtain reached five hundred thousand kilometers outside the city, it hardened into a sturdy barrier that fully enveloped the territory within.
Heaven-shaking cheers sounded from Redbud, and in his hiding place, Jian Wenhe wiped off beads of sweat from his forehead.

“Thank, thank goodness that black-robed enforcer is a Hongmeng level supplemental grandmaster!” 

Zhuo Bufan blinked as well.
He knew that Oddmoon was on Lu Yun, which was why he felt very confident in their chances.
But… he hadn’t thought that Lu Yun’s formations would contain such power!

A supplemental grandmaster, and a Hongmeng level one! Even the kings would treat such a personage with respect!

Despite the show of force, the tide outside the city didn’t pause.
They furiously threw themselves against the golden curtain, trying to tear it to pieces.

A blood-red streak slowly gathered on the curtain and its power rapidly declined.
Finally, a tiny crack formed in it.

Crackle!

The curtain shattered completely and the boundless tides poured through.

“Activate the next!” Zhuo Bufan roared again.

A second curtain descended and slowly swept to the outskirts of the city like before.
It dusted every beast it touched, no matter inferior or common realm.
When it reached the range of its predecessor, it hardened and halted the tide’s momentum.

“Aooo aooo aoo!!” A furious howl came from the beasts and a titanic purple creature, five hundred kilometers tall, dove from the sky at the curtain.

A superior realm arcane beast!