CHAPTER 611: CHAPTER 611: FORCED TO LEAVE SECLUSION

One month later.

Hidden Dragon Hall.

Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong walked out of the Hidden Dragon Emergence Cultivation Room.

"Are you sure you want to give up? You’ve already made breakthroughs to Seventh Grade. With your rate of cultivation, as long as you stay inside long enough, you’d definitely be able to break through to Eighth Grade. This opportunity comes only once; if you give it up, there will be no other chance."

Zhan Yuntian seemed to know they would come out and had been waiting at the doorway early on.

Xiao Zhan was very determined, "Northern City is under attack by monsters, the defense line is in dire straits, Ye Anu and the others won’t last much longer. If I don’t go back, the defense line of Northern City will collapse."

"Moreover, the safety of the Federation’s citizens depends on the defense line of Northern City. Once breached, it will lead to a major crisis. Other borders of the Federation are also under attack, and there are no reinforcements to spare. I must hurry back."

"Furthermore..."

At this point, Xiao Zhan chuckled lightly, "Furthermore, you must already know about the condition of our bodies; we have less than a month left. Even if we stay here, we won’t be able to break through to Eighth Grade."

Hearing Xiao Zhan’s words, Zhan Yuntian’s face showed a helpless look of worry; the homeland was in danger, and compromises had to be made.

Xiao Zhan stepping out of the Cultivation Room was a helpless but correct decision.

Hearing the latter part of Xiao Zhan’s words, Zhan Yuntian’s expression revealed a hint of regret.

"Jealousy towards the talented, indeed. You are the most outstanding Spirit Master I have ever seen. If you could grow smoothly, reaching Ninth Grade theoretically would probably not be a problem."

"Yes, I don’t think that’s a problem either."

Xiao Zhan nodded seriously.

This seriousness momentarily stunned Zhan Yuntian, who then realized and laughed heartily, "You lad, not modest in the slightest."

Modesty is for those who lack strength.

Xiao Zhan believed his talent was unmatched in the world, so why be modest?

"Time waits for no one, I must leave now."

Xiao Zhan bid farewell.

The situation in Northern City was on the brink of collapse. The sooner Xiao Zhan returned, the more secure Northern City would be.

Zhan Yuntian put away his smile and apologetically said, "If possible, I would gladly make a trip to Northern City, but dangers have arisen too suddenly, and there are other places that need me more urgently than Northern City."

Xiao Zhan shook his head, "No worries, I should be going back anyway."

Zhan Yuntian knew what he meant, but he was unable to solve the problem that Xiao Zhan was facing and could only say, "I wish you good luck."

"Thank you."

Afterward, Xiao Zhan said goodbye to Zhan Yuntian.

...

Very quickly.

Xiao Zhan returned to Northern City.

Without stopping by the Northern City Mansion, he went directly to the defense line of Northern City.

From afar, he saw a monster about fifty meters tall approaching the defense line. The energy weapons on the defense line had almost no effect on it; hitting its body was like scratching an itch.

And Ye Anu’s attacks couldn’t do much to it either.

After a few strikes, the monster knocked Ye Anu to the ground causing severe injuries, and he immediately withdrew back inside the defense line.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhan heaved a sigh of relief that he had returned in time. A few minutes later, and the defense line would have been breached.

Seeing the monster nearing the defense line and raising its huge paws to strike the weapons on the defense line, Xiao Zhan hesitated no longer and jumped straight out of the plane.

In his hand, the Death Demon Scythe spun, gathering strength. Then, holding it high above his head, with a Powerful Splitting Hua Mountain move, he brought it down from the top of the monster’s head onto its back!

Swoosh!

Effortless slashing!

The sharpness that surpasses top-tier SSS Artifact Spirits, along with the energy infused with a powerful Death Aura, sliced through the otherworldly beast as easily as cutting through tofu, bisecting it!

The claw that the beast had raised hung in the air, as if petrified.

Then its body stiffened for half a second before falling uncontrollably to both sides.

Boom!

A thunderous rumble resounded.

Like a small mountain collapsing.

The soldiers on the defensive line were stunned by this scene, at a loss for what had just happened. How did the previously indomitable beast suddenly die, and even get cleaved in two?

It wasn’t until they saw Xiao Zhan’s figure that they suddenly came to a realization of what had happened.

They immediately burst into excited cheers!

"Xiao Zhan, you’re back!"

Liu Xin was the first to rush up to Xiao Zhan, excitedly saying.

She couldn’t help wanting to rush up and embrace Xiao Zhan, but seeing the Death Demon Scythe in his hand releasing Death Aura, she forcibly suppressed this impulse.

However, immediately afterward, when she saw the aura emanating from Xiao Zhan’s body, her face drastically changed.

"How could you..."

"Shh!"

Xiao Zhan cut her off with a look.

He knew what Liu Xin wanted to say, but now wasn’t the time for that, and it was definitely not the time to reveal it.

Xiao Zhan’s appearance could be the backbone of these soldiers, their pillar of morale!

If they were to learn that Xiao Zhan had less than a month to live, the soldiers’ morale would be affected, and an army in disarray cannot win a battle!

Liu Xin wisely shut her mouth.

Yet, the look in her eyes when she gazed at Xiao Zhan was filled with desolate sadness.

At that moment, others also approached Xiao Zhan, all familiar faces, though most of the people she knew were still battling the beasts.

To Xiao Zhan’s surprise, Jiang Xian’er was also there.

Not just her, but the Mulan Guild’s Guild Master Su Mulan was present too.

Putting them aside for now, Xiao Zhan’s gaze turned towards the battlefield where a large number of otherworldly beasts were still attacking the defense line.

Without the fifty-meter-tall Seventh Grade otherworldly beast, the pressure on the defense line had greatly reduced, but due to the sheer number of beasts, if the battle were to go on, the line was still at risk of collapsing.

Xiao Zhan immediately hesitated no longer and, carrying the Death Demon Scythe, charged into the battlefield.

With Xiao Zhan’s involvement, the tide of battle changed instantly.

His Seventh Grade power made him like a high school student entering kindergarten among these low-level beasts; it was hard for him to lose even if he wanted to.

In less than ten minutes, he had turned the tide in an incredible way.

Seeing that the tide had turned against them, the beasts finally chose to retreat. Although they were retreating now, there weren’t many left.

Xiao Zhan didn’t chase after them, as the wide-scale slaughter over ten minutes also wore him out.

He might be powerful, but this was, after all, a battle where he was vastly outnumbered.

He wasn’t a perpetual motion machine; he needed to rest.

He surveyed the battlefield, then released Death Aura, the Death Aura enveloped the corpses of these beasts, and in less than two or three seconds, the corpses were reduced to dust.