The Maple City of the Black Stone Prefecture of the Heavenly River State had become extremely quiet with the occasional wisp of black mist rising into the air and the faint scent of blood wafting through the air.
There was no one on the streets and it was very clean. Occasionally, there would be severed limbs, but they were quickly swallowed up by the crawling black shadows. The only thing that remained was a dark red bloodstain on the ground.
The entire city was actually a dead city. The surroundings were deathly silent and devoid of any signs of life.
However, the sound of fighting suddenly erupted from a corner of the Maple City.
The black shadow crawled toward the man in front of it and opened its mouth, which was even larger than a human. Hundreds of sharp teeth squirmed in its mouth as a putrid stench wafted through the air. It was trying to swallow the man in one gulp.
The burly middle-aged man swung his sword with all his might and a white sword intent swept forth, repelling the black shadow.
This black shadow was a huge black ant over ten feet in length with black liquid gushing from its head.
After it was sent flying by the sword intent, three more huge ants emerged and pounced toward the man.
The man pushed aside the frail woman behind him and roared, "Su Su, run! Go to the Heavenly Cloud Palace! "
"Father!" The woman's eyes were red and her body trembled as she gritted her teeth and retreated.
She knew that if she didn't run now, she wouldn't have another chance. "You have to stay alive and come find me!"
The woman was just about to turn around and flee when she saw that the man had already been pounced on by the huge ants. She stood rooted to the spot with her eyes wide open as if she had fallen into an icy cavern.
The woman's mind went blank as she stared at the sharp teeth that were closing in on her father's head. She even forgot to scream.
Right at this moment, a light breeze blew past.
A handsome man had appeared in front of the man on the ground. His inky-black longsword was still surrounded by a white gust of wind, but it quickly dissipated.
"Phew … Good thing I ran fast." The man heaved a light sigh of relief as he stowed his longsword into his storage ring and didn't look at the four huge ants again.
"Chi …"
The heads of the four huge ants slowly slid off as black blood gushed forth.
The man on the ground stared blankly at the scene unfolding before him.
He didn't understand what had just happened. All he knew was that when the man in front of him came over, the four giant ants all died.
However, he quickly realized that this was definitely a powerful figure. He immediately knelt on the ground and thanked him gratefully, "Thank you for your help, Senior. Liu Hu is very grateful!"
The beautiful, slightly thin woman also ran over and thanked the middle-aged man together with him.
The man who was addressed as Senior was taken aback at first, then he cleared his throat and said calmly, "Heh, there's no need to be so courteous. It's nothing."
As he spoke, he helped the father and daughter up.
"The city has already been ravaged by the swarm of ants. Why did you still take the risk to come here?" the man who was addressed as senior asked.
A sorrowful expression appeared on Liu Hu's face, but because of the senior's question, he clenched his fists and answered truthfully, "My home is in this city. A few days ago, my daughter and I were searching for medicine outside, but unexpectedly, the ant swarm suddenly broke into the city. My parents, wife, and son were all killed by the ants. I have to avenge them! "
"I heard that the Heavenly Cloud Palace is the only sect within Maple City that has organized resistance against the ant swarm. I thought the ant swarm had already left the city, so I wanted to go home to gather resources and weapons before heading to the Heavenly Cloud Palace. I didn't think that there would still be ants hiding here … "
A remorseful expression appeared on Liu Hu's face as he spoke, clearly ashamed of his foolish decision.
The senior nodded and sighed. "The Ant Tribe is bloodthirsty and cruel. Ever since the Black Mist Bridge appeared, they have committed heinous crimes against humanity and are the public enemy of all cultivators. I also intend to join the Heavenly Cloud Palace and join you in your crusade against the Ant Tribe. "
Liu Hu's eyes lit up. "Would you like to come with us, Senior?"
If they had a powerful senior accompanying them, their journey to the Heavenly Cloud Palace would be much safer.
The senior nodded with a smile. "But I don't know the way, so please lead the way."
"No problem." Liu Hu nodded.
"May I ask your name, Senior?"
"My name is An Lin."
"Oh, Senior An Lin! The Heavenly Cloud Palace is to the southwest of Maple City, about ten kilometers from here. "
"That's fine, let's go."
Thus, An Lin, who had been addressed as a senior for the first time, embarked on the journey to the Heavenly Cloud Palace with Liu Hu and Liu Susu.
Ever since the Black Mist rose up from the Abyss of Evil and formed the Black Mist Bridge, the Ant Tribe had rushed toward the Kingdom of the Nine States in a frenzy.
Over eighty cities in the Heavenly River State had already fallen to the Ant Tribe. Wherever the Ant Tribe passed, not even a blade of grass would grow. They were truly vicious creatures that devoured humans without spitting out their bones.
It was because of this Ant Tribe disaster that An Lin and the others' end-of-year examination was completely different.
The Heavenly Cloud Palace of Maple City had already sent out a message inviting cultivators from all over the world to defend against the Ant Tribe and to protect the refugees fleeing from the city.
An Lin inquired about the Heavenly Cloud Palace along the way. Liu Hu had always admired the Heavenly Cloud Palace, so he had learned a lot of information about it.
For example, the Palace Leader of the Heavenly Cloud Palace, Chen Tianyang, was a mighty figure of the Spirit Nurturing Final Stage. Grand Elder Chen Yan was a mighty figure who had already reached the threshold of the Immortal State. There was also a divine flower in the palace that possessed unfathomable power …
An Lin listened to Liu Hu's words and nodded occasionally.
Liu Susu glanced at the handsome senior beside her from time to time before blushing slightly and averting her gaze elsewhere. No one knew what she was thinking about.
After a while, the young girl seemed to have mustered up her courage and initiated a conversation. "Senior An Lin, are these adorable puppies and adorable monkeys your pets?"
An Lin faltered slightly upon hearing this. Then, he looked at Mini Bai, who was following behind him, as well as Xiao Chou, who was lying on his shoulder. He stroked his chin in silence.
Adorable monkeys? This young girl is blind at such a young age?
He obviously wasn't going to say what he was thinking. Instead, he introduced the two beast pets to the young girl with a smile.
"They're not pets, they're beast pets. The puppy's name is Dabai and the monkey's name is Xiao Chou. "
"Wow, Senior An Lin is so awesome … I'm going to get a few of these adorable beast pets when I get the chance in the future!" The young girl smiled lightly.
Even though she had a frail figure, her smile was extremely pure and beautiful.
Xiao Chou blushed upon hearing Liu Susu's compliment and scratched his fur in embarrassment.
Liu Susu saw that An Lin was an easy-going senior who didn't put on any airs, so she quickly became more talkative and chatted with him along the way.
Soon, a huge palace built along the side of a mountain appeared before their eyes.
"We're finally here …"
An Lin raised his head to look at the palace, and his expression darkened slightly.
His eyes turned snowy white as he looked up ahead.
Heh, a rank detection spell formation? An illusionary spell formation? That's pretty thorough …
An Lin pointed his ring finger at a certain spot in the air before clasping his hands behind his back.
Soon, everyone arrived at the entrance.
An Lin informed the guard of their purpose, and the guard took out a blue mirror to examine himself, then glanced at An Lin and the others before speaking in a respectful tone.
"Fellow cultivators, please come in, I'll take you to see the palace leader!"
We can see the palace leader as soon as we enter? Both Liu Hu and Liu Susu were overwhelmed by the unexpected favor they were receiving.
However, they came to a sudden realization when they turned to look at An Lin.
This was definitely an opportunity given to them because of Senior An Lin.
An Lin nodded with an indifferent expression before following the guard forward.
The Heavenly Cloud Palace was very lively with many cultivators bustling about. There were also many cultivators standing in battle formations on the empty ground, chanting slogans to exterminate the Ant Tribe. Liu Hu and Liu Susu were extremely excited to hear this.
An Lin walked forward with a calm expression on his face, but the cold intent in his heart grew colder and colder.
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