On the open battlefield, the fighting had reached a fever pitch.

All the Clan Soldiers held the final line of defense, using their flesh and blood to block the beasts' assault.

They roared as they fought, their bodies drenched in blood. Their eyes were completely red from the slaughter, and they fought without fear of death!

Those with blades hacked and slashed; those without threw themselves directly at the beasts, fighting them bare-handed.

Even in such a brutal struggle, no one chose to flee.

Behind them were their loved ones; they could not retreat even half a step!

The lives of men and beasts faded away continuously. Before the final line of defense, corpses piled up half a man high.

This formed a barrier, but it also gave the beasts a springboard.

The Clan Soldiers struggled to intercept them, but the beast horde was simply too numerous. A few small, agile beasts managed to use the wall of corpses to leap right over their heads.

Having crossed the Clan Soldiers' defensive line, the beasts charged straight toward the Yang family courtyard.

Excited by the scent of the humans inside, several beasts scrambled up the surrounding walls and leaped in.

"Beasts, you are courting death!"

"Strike! Strike them down!"

The beasts thought they had arrived for a buffet, never expecting that the people in the courtyard were armed with swords, blades, and staves.

Although the people lacked formal martial training, their sheer numbers gave them the advantage.

The few beasts lucky enough to slip past the defensive line had barely landed when they were surrounded by over a dozen people and beaten fiercely.

Yang Feiyun and Yang Xiaolei directed the defense within the courtyard. They ordered the elderly, women, and children into the center while the able-bodied youths held the outer perimeter. They themselves took up weapons and stood in the front ranks.

After all, they had practiced martial arts in their youth; killing a few beast cubs was no trouble at all.

At this moment, everyone inside and outside the Yang family, regardless of origin or status, fought bravely against a common enemy, battling for the right to survive in this cruel world.

At this time, a loud crash came from the very front of the battle line. It was the sound of the yak Demon Beast collapsing from exhaustion.

Yang Lingrui seized the opportunity and fired three consecutive blasts of Gang Wind to finish it off. After nearly an hour of grueling combat, he had finally slain this powerful Demon Beast.

His clothes were soaked through with sweat, and he panted heavily.

Fighting above his realm to slay this yak Demon Beast had drained a tremendous amount of his strength. He was now nearly exhausted.

But given the fierce situation, there was no time to rest. Yang Lingrui immediately returned to the battle line, rushing to support the areas that had suffered heavy casualties and were on the verge of collapse.

Since his Gang Wind was too difficult to condense, he fought with his bare hands.

A cultivator's physical constitution far exceeded that of ordinary mortals. Even without using techniques, his combat power was exceptionally strong. He single-handedly blocked three gaps and repelled several waves of beasts, relieving an immense amount of pressure on the Clan Soldiers behind him.

Just as he prepared to move elsewhere to provide support, he found that the faltering positions had all been reinforced.

Several small groups of Clan Soldiers moved back and forth behind the front, filling in wherever they were needed. They never allowed the beast horde to tear a gap in the line.

Through everyone's unyielding efforts, the Beast Tide finally showed signs of fading by dawn. The horde gradually thinned, and no new Demon Beasts appeared.

Up on the cliff, after the monkey demon died, four more Demon Beasts had appeared.

Yang Lingqing and Yang Linghu worked together to kill two of them at the second level of Qi Gathering. The remaining two-one at the third level of Qi Gathering and one at the fourth level-both died under Chen Yang's Spiritual Force Impact.

Looking back, Yang Guanfeng's decision to entrust Chen Yang to Yang Lingqing had been extremely correct.

Had it not been for this, Linghu and Lingqing would have surely died tonight. Not only that, but the Yang family below the cliff would have faced the merciless slaughter of Demon Beasts. After the Beast Tide, the Yang family would have ceased to exist.

Hearing the beast roars gradually subside, the heavy weight in their hearts finally lifted.

"Xiaoqing... did we hold them off?" Yang Linghu collapsed to the ground, completely exhausted, his body covered in wounds.

He was only at the first level of Qi Gathering. Throughout the entire night, every battle had pushed him far past his limits.

If it were not for his naturally outstanding physical talent and his success in cultivating the Brutal Ox Art, he would never have held out until the end.

"En! We held them off! Good work, Hu Zi!" Yang Lingqing leaned against a tree trunk just to stay standing.

The hand holding Chen Yang trembled nonstop, but a faint smile hung at the corner of her mouth.

"Ancestor, Lingqing did it!" she thought to herself.

After resting for a while, the two supported each other and stood up.

There were no longer any signs of the Beast Tide on the cliff. They planned to go down the mountain to help.

Buzz!

A violent tremor suddenly shook her hand, and a look of horror appeared in Yang Lingqing's eyes.

There were still Demon Beasts!

The two hurriedly turned around and saw a fox demon with fiery red fur staring at them from a distance with a cunning gaze.

It had been watching from afar all along. After seeing the power of the Strange Stone in Yang Lingqing's hand, it had patiently bided its time and made no move.

It was not until the previous four Demon Beasts had all died and the two cultivators were completely spent that it finally stepped forward.

Yang Lingqing's expression stiffened. For the first time in her life, a look of despair appeared in her eyes.

This was not only because the two of them were powerless to resist, but also because she had learned the cultivation realm of this Demon Beast from Chen Yang's feedback.

Sixth level of Qi Gathering!

Such a massive gap in realms filled Yang Lingqing with a sense of powerlessness.

But the stubbornness in her heart forced her to suppress her fear and raise the Strange Stone.

Yang Lingqing mustered her last trace of Spiritual Qi and fired a Spiritual Force Impact.

However, the power of this attack was only equivalent to the fourth level of Qi Gathering. It posed no threat to the fox demon at all, and the beast easily blocked it by raising a paw.

Seeing that the Strange Stone only possessed this much power, the fox demon completely let down its guard and strode toward the two of them.

Facing an invincible enemy, Yang Linghu and Yang Lingqing exchanged glances. They both saw a look of determination in each other's eyes, sharing the exact same thought.

Since it had come to this, they would use their lives to protect the family one last time!

Seeing the two assume a desperate fighting stance, a look of mockery flashed in the fox demon's eyes.

Knowing its prey had no strength to fight back, its fox nature emerged. It felt a surge of playfulness, wanting to toy with the two humans.

As a sixth-level Qi Gathering beast, it could have killed them both in an instant the moment it appeared, but instead, it chose to walk up to them slowly and unhurriedly.

It was this foolish thought that cost the fox demon its life.

Just as it lowered its large head and brought it close to the two of them, the scene before its eyes was instantly replaced by a blinding white light.

The next moment, the fox demon's body was pierced clean through from head to tail by a Spiritual Force Impact.

Full of shock and confusion, the Demon Beast died then and there without ever understanding what had happened.

Yang Linghu and Yang Lingqing were equally stunned. They stared blankly at the fox demon's corpse, unable to believe what had just happened before their eyes.

"Lingqing, this... did you do this?" Yang Linghu asked dazedly.

Yang Lingqing shook her head stiffly, then looked down at the Strange Stone in her hand.

Originally, she had thought this treasure could only sense enemies and provide advance warning. Now, it seemed she had severely underestimated it.

Because the Spiritual Force Impact just now had been fired by the Strange Stone itself!

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