Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 74, Sudden Beast Tide

However, upon seeing Chu Ming and the others dressed in the inner sect disciples’ attire of the Cyan Yang Sect, these wandering warriors hesitated. The Cyan Yang Sect was, after all, one of the Five Great Powers of the Great Yan Kingdom, and its influence ran deep.

Watching as Chu Ming and his group were about to disappear from their sight, some of the wandering warriors could no longer hold back. They exchanged glances and, without any warning, attacked boldly.

Boom

Four wandering warriors struck at Chu Ming. In fact, Chu Ming had been keeping an eye on these warriors but hadn’t taken them to heart, as the strongest among them was only at the Ninth Layer of the Transcendence Realm. There were a few at the Eighth Layer, but the rest were mere minions.

Without unsheathing his sword, Chu Ming stepped on his horse’s back, leaping lightly. Clenching his right hand, a spiritual power vortex formed, and he punched out with a force that raged like a red dragon.

Pfft, pfft, pfft.....

The four who had attacked him were thrown back before they even knew what had happened, their lives ending mid-air. Chu Ming had always shown no mercy to those who struck at him.

However, Red Moon and the others faced more difficult opponents. After all, they lacked the overwhelming strength of Chu Ming. Chu Ming swung a few more punches, instantly killing all the wandering warriors attacking his companions. Those who hadn’t attacked breathed a sigh of relief.

The group continued on their journey and finally reached Sunset Town before dark. The streets of Sunset Town were much wider than those in Li Family Town. There weren’t many people on the streets at this time, and most of them had bloodstains on their bodies. The bloody glow outside the town and the uncleaned bloodstains on the ground indicated that Sunset Town had just experienced a beast tide.

Seeing Chu Ming and the others in Cyan Yang Sect attire, a pale-faced martial artist approached respectfully and asked, "Are you heroes from the Cyan Yang Sect?"

"Yes."

Chu Ming responded indifferently, slightly assessing the man’s strength, which seemed to be at the Eighth Layer of the Transcendence Realm. In Sunset Town, this was neither strong nor weak.

"Are you passing through, or do you need a place to rest?" The pale-faced man continued. Actually, before Chu Ming’s group, the people of Sunset Town had encountered many sect disciples, some passing through and others staying to help defend against the beast tide.

"We need to rest!"

Chu Ming exchanged glances with his companions and replied. He noticed some youths in the distinct attire of inner sect disciples from the Burning Fire Valley busying themselves nearby.

"This way, please!"

Without further ado, the pale-faced man led the way to a manor. Unlike in Li Family Town, where the Li Family was the major clan with the most luxurious estate, in Sunset Town, the largest power was the town mayor.

Chu Ming glanced at the inner sect disciples from Burning Fire Valley—a group of three men and two women. The strongest was an arrogant-looking woman; not particularly pretty, but with an exaggerated demeanor hiding a sharpness.

Chu Ming guessed this arrogant woman was nearly as strong as Wang Yun from the Cyan Yang Sect. The rest were at the Fifth and Sixth Layers of the Transcendence Realm, indicating Burning Fire Valley had not sent their elite disciples.

The five from Burning Fire Valley naturally also saw Chu Ming, but the arrogant woman merely curled her lips disdainfully and continued her work.

"That’s Jiang Yun from Burning Fire Valley. Her strength is comparable to Senior Sister Yan Qingfeng’s!"

Following Chu Ming’s gaze, Red Moon explained. Chu Ming was still relatively new to the martial world and unfamiliar with some of the geniuses.

Chu Ming nodded. A few days ago, he might have been evenly matched with Jiang Yun, but now she was no longer his equal.

It wasn’t until Chu Ming and his group disappeared that the five from Burning Fire Valley stopped what they were doing.

"Senior Sister Jiang, the one leading seems to be Chu Ming from the Cyan Yang Sect," a delicate woman said, watching Chu Ming’s group disappear.

"Chu Ming? The one who defeated Tianxing Zi a month ago?" Jiang Yun hadn’t paid Chu Ming any attention before, but now she had to take him seriously, as her strength was on par with Tianxing Zi’s.

The three men also stopped working and listened quietly.

"It’s him. The news of his duel with Tianxing Zi has spread across the martial world, with many believing he’s the number one genius in the Great Yan Kingdom!"

The delicate woman shared what she knew. Chu Ming’s victory over Tianxing Zi, though initially only word of mouth, remained uncontested by the Celestial Star Sect, suggesting it was true.

"The number one genius of Great Yan Kingdom? Him? Worthy?"

Jiang Yun laughed lightly. As a proud disciple of Burning Fire Valley, she would never admit inferiority to another, no matter what others said.

.....

"Heroes, you may rest here tonight and leave tomorrow," the pale-faced man said, opening several rooms for Chu Ming’s group before instructing the servants and leaving with some matters to attend to.

"Rest early tonight. We leave at dawn," Chu Ming told his companions. Sunset Town, being near Ironfire City, was much safer than Li Family Town. In case of emergency, they could seek help from Ironfire City. However, the town had only two True Dao Martial Artists, though many at the peak of the Transcendence Realm.

Entering his room, Chu Ming took out a middle-grade Spirit Stone from his Storage Ring and began absorbing its spiritual power. He wanted to integrate his insight into his techniques but was afraid that the short time would lead to failure.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Chu Ming felt his "Fire Burning True Skill" tremble slightly, showing signs of breakthrough. This discovery excited him, as "Fire Burning True Skill" had been stuck at the peak of the Fourth Layer for two months, as the manual had described.

Calming his mind, Chu Ming continued cultivating. Spiritual power continuously entered his Dantian, circulating rapidly. He felt that "Fire Burning True Skill" would soon break through.

The night passed without incident.

.....

The next day, after eating breakfast, Chu Ming and his companions were about to ride out when cries erupted from the town entrance.

"A beast tide is coming!!!"

"A large number of demon beasts are approaching! Prepare yourselves!"

"Someone quickly notify the mayor! There’s a Fifth Level demon beast in the tide!"

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Chu Ming and his companions exchanged glances, immediately dismounting and running toward the town entrance, ahead of them were the five inner sect disciples from Burning Fire Valley, with Jiang Yun casting a cold glance back at Chu Ming.