Chapter 1160: Chapter 1159: Making Up for the Regret of Never Having Battled a Demon Beast at the Qi Cultivation Stage

"His Majesty’s natural talent is as pure as it was at the beginning. With towering talents, he has created idioms based on the work of his predecessors—an exemplary model for all scholars in the land."

"Upon my return, I will ask Senior Qinghe to inscribe His Majesty’s newly minted idioms into the annals of history, so that they may be passed down through the ages, and let our names as ruler and subject be celebrated for a thousand years."

As the Emperor’s Master, Lu Yang had initially intended to correct Fairy Eternity’s misuse of idioms; however, upon reflection, he considered how could His Majesty make a mistake—these were not errors, these were idioms His Majesty had created himself.

They were indeed worthy of being recorded in the history books.

"Hehehe, feel free to lavish more praise on me."

Being praised so much by Little Yang, Fairy Eternity felt somewhat embarrassed and chuckled awkwardly while scratching the back of her head.

...

"Tiger Roar Fist!"

The immature roar of the tiger echoed, soft and feeble, lacking any intimidation.

Initially, the one-eyed, limping lone wolf faced the students’ siege with indifference—mere mortals delivering themselves as a meal—until, after receiving a couple of hits from Tiger Roar Fist, it realized something was amiss.

Though one or two punches did nothing to it, thirty-two students and sixty-four fists were unbearable.

The lone wolf went mad, trying to break through the encirclement, while Gong Che and Shi Yi stood ready, anticipating this very move.

Both Gong Che’s parents were cultivators, and Shi Yi came from a family of hunters; they had the experience to fend off both wild beasts and Demon Beasts.

"Tiger Roar!"

The roar of the tiger continued without cease; everyone’s fist techniques improved significantly.

Now, Gong Che finally understood the profundity of Teacher Lu’s painstaking efforts. Teacher Lu had intentionally made their Tiger Roar Fist sound immature. The enemy was less alert from the start—a forewarned strike against an unprepared foe, victorious even before the fight began!

The lone wolf howled mournfully and its soul departed to the Nether. The students were initially stunned, scarcely believing they had accomplished what even their parents could not, and soon erupted in cheers.

And this was a Wolf Demon at the second layer of Qi Refinement! Its fur was tattered from the battle, but it was still that of a Wolf Demon—valuable when sold.

"Skin the wolf along its grain," Shi Yi, coming from a family of hunters, most experienced in this area, instructed as he worked.

Then Fang Zhige returned, bloodied in face and body.

"Successful?" asked Lu Yang with a smile, legs crossed.

"Successful!"

While everyone was immersed in joy, Lu Yang’s expression suddenly shifted, and he struck out fiercely.

A snow-white object burst from the ground and leaped towards the students, who screamed instinctively at the imminent danger.

Bang—

Lu Yang appeared before them, his fist shattering the object.

It was a rabbit, at the stage of Qi Refinement Cultivators.

"It’s a Chewing Demon Rabbit!" Shi Yi cried out in shock.

One Demon Rabbit wasn’t much, but Chewing Demon Rabbits always appeared in swarms!

Fang Zhige’s expression also changed. In his studies of Demon Beasts, encountering such a rabbit meant one thing—run for your life!

Sure enough, more and more Demon Rabbits tumbled down from the snowy mountains, red-eyed, focusing on Lu Yang.

And among them, the leader was at the Foundation Establishment Stage!

Cold sweat dripped down Lu Yang’s forehead, his back chilled—a Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Rabbit, nearly a hundred Qi Refinement Stage Demon Rabbits, this array was formidable enough to defy even a Golden Core Stage cultivator.

And now, with his own realm fluctuating towards Foundation Establishment, how could he possibly be a match for these Demon Rabbits?

He feared this would be his end.

If he perished, it was of little concern, but the children must not be harmed!

"Quick, run—I’ll hold them off!" While confronting the Demon Rabbits, Lu Yang turned with a serious shout, his eyes already filled with a resolve to die.

A Demon Rabbit sprang at him from a blind spot, only to be sent flying by Lu Yang’s punch.

"Teacher Lu!"

"Run, can’t you see? We’re just holding Teacher Lu back!"

"We’re no use here; Teacher Lu is blessed by heavens and will be safe!"

Gong Che and Shi Yi urged with tears in their eyes, choked up with emotion.

The students, knowing Gong Che and Shi Yi were right, retreated while calling out to Teacher Lu.

They had a sinking feeling that this farewell might be their last.

Only Fang Zhige looked strange—as if he had seen something amiss. Could it be that the Demon Rabbit killed by Teacher Lu’s punch was the same Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Rabbit?

Lu Yang’s eyes turned blood red as he threw himself into battle with the Demon Rabbits.

If only the auras of Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi were still present to scare off this group of Demon Rabbits, but it had been so long since he arrived in the Extreme Northern Lands that their auras had long since dissipated without a trace.

He could only rely on himself now.

"I’ll fight you with all I’ve got!"

Lu Yang dared not underestimate these Qi Cultivation Stage Demon Beasts; he had cultivated up to this point, battling demon beasts of all levels, but he had never actually fought against Qi Cultivation Stage Demon Beasts.

When facing Demon Beasts he had never crossed swords with before, one couldn’t be too careful!

Seeing their leader killed, the Demon Rabbits panicked and fled.

Lu Yang relentlessly pursued them, but a noise in the distance caught his attention.

He noticed that in the direction the Demon Rabbits had run towards, snow and fog whirled around, and a herd of Demon Beasts was running his way.

At the very front ran an Ice Plain Wolf, and behind it there seemed to be very large Demon Beasts, but their species was obscured by the snow and fog.

These Demon Rabbits couldn’t beat him and they still called for reinforcements?

"Fairy, what’s going on? Why are so many Demon Beasts running over here?" Lu Yang finally understood why he couldn’t find any Demon Beasts earlier; turns out they were all waiting for him here.

Imperial Fairy Eternity, clad in White Wolf fur, sat on the throne: "This looks like a beast tide. There are many reasons for one to form, such as a new Demon King trying to establish its authority, something in the city drawing them in, or their living environment being encroached upon."

"It was a similar chaos back when Immortal Jiuchong was capturing Golden Crows for breeding, with suns flying all over the sky."

"...I just went out for some extracurricular activities, and now they don’t even let people attend class. Forget it. First, I’ll deal with these Demon Wolves and Demon Rabbits."

The Demon Rabbits were agile, darting left and leaping right among the wolf pack, running deep into the beast tide.

Lu Yang pursued without rest. The leader of the Ice Plain Wolves, a Golden Core great demon, had its head blown apart at his first encounter.

The Ice Plain Wolves, with a lot of spine, sought revenge for their leader and were all pulverized by Lu Yang’s punches.

Then came a bear group, three zhang tall, with immense strength, thick hides, and in greater numbers than the wolf pack. There were also several Nascent Soul Stage Demon Bears, and with Lu Yang only at Foundation Establishment Stage, they were difficult to fight.

With his wooden sword activated, he swept through the bear group like a scythe through wheat, mercilessly harvesting them without even a whimper.

The wooden sword released a burst of Sword Qi and shattered, unable to be used again. Lu Yang had to continue taking out new small wooden swords from his Identity Jade.

Later, finding it too bothersome to fetch wooden swords this way, he dumped all the swords from the sack, using his intention to float them behind his back, creating a forest of wooden swords.

For the cities in the Extreme Northern Lands, a beast tide was a cataclysmic disaster. Not only because of the presence of several Great Demon Kings but also because the endless hordes of Demon Beasts made the Human race’s skin crawl.

But no matter how numerous, these Demon Beasts were no match for Lu Yang.

Lu Yang strolled leisurely through the beast tide, his fingers lightly hooking forward, sending the small wooden swords flying and felling swathes of Demon Beasts.

By the end, even the irrational Demon Beasts regained their senses, afraid to charge any further, and stared in terror at this seemingly weak member of the Human race.

"Where did those Demon Rabbits go?"

The Demon Rabbits were too fast and difficult to find amidst the beast tide, especially as Lu Yang was sweeping through with wooden swords that couldn’t quite reach the smaller creatures.

"Found them."

Lu Yang shielded his brow with his palm and spotted the Demon Rabbits not far off.

Shick—

The wooden sword flew out and shattered, slaughtering the group of Demon Rabbits.

Lu Yang wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead, finally having killed them all. It hadn’t been easy.

Boom—

The stomp of an elephant’s foot, dozens of zhang thick, shook the earth, capturing Lu Yang’s attention.

The massive shapes emerged from the snow fog, revealing their true forms.

Mountainous Frost Elephants, White Snakes that carved rivers on the ground as they slid, Sword-toothed Tiger Kings that could shatter mountaintops with a single leap, Northern Whales treating the snow as their sea... Even the commanders of Muxue City’s guards would shiver at the sight of these Ice Plain’s infamous Great Demon Kings!

The Frost Elephant exhaled white fog, and the snow fog turned out to be the breath of the mountainous Frost Elephants!

Lu Yang subconsciously continued to gesture with his fingers, but no wooden swords flew out. Turning his head, he realized he had run out of small wooden swords.

Roar Roar—

Guffaw Guffaw—

The Great Demon Kings made various sounds, mocking Lu Yang’s predicament. The only weapon that could threaten them, the wooden swords, was gone, so what could this tiny Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator do?

The infectious laughter of the Great Demon Kings spread among the beast pack, causing all the Demon Beasts in the beast tide to laugh along.

Seeing this, Lu Yang could only sigh in resignation and took out another sack of small wooden swords from his Identity Jade.

The previous swords had been refined during his Body Integration Realm; these were refined during his Transcendance Tribulation Stage.

The laughter of the Great Demon Kings came to an abrupt halt.