"It's very simple, because of Ning Yanlan's identity, and because Sima Sheng possesses a powerful, modern military force!"

After Leng Yue finished speaking, she continued, "The catastrophe has only lasted ten days. The Holy Spirits dare not leave the Holy Spirit Building. As long as they do not step into the Holy Spirit Building, Sima Sheng has no need to fear the many Holy Spirits."

Jiang Yuan had been curious about why Ning Yanlan's race was the Spirit Race. Now that he thought about it, it must be a special change that the Golden Gate brought to humanity. Perhaps it was because of this that the Holy Spirit cared about Ning Yanlan's identity.

The earth rumbled and roared, a sound that could only be created by a thousand troops. The rumbling sound came from afar and then faded away into the distance.

The beast tide's destination is the South City, any place where humans might gather.

The two hid in the cave for a full half hour before daring to make a sound, only after confirming that the beast tide had moved away.

Leng Yue said, "The Holy Decree recorded the beast tide at 10 a.m., but I didn't expect it to have started at only 5 a.m.!"

"Holy commandments? What holy commandments?" Jiang Yuan asked with a look of surprise.

"This was a state secret!" Leng Yue looked up at Jiang Yuan seriously. "But it's not a secret anymore!"

"The Prophet race emerged after the cataclysm, and the forty-nine safe zones were established in accordance with the Prophet race's sacred commandments!"

"That's superstition!" Jiang Yuan's tone was abnormal. "There are so many swindlers these days; if you dare to believe them, they'll dare to scam you!"

"It's not superstition; there really is a race of prophets!"

Leng Yue continued, "The Prophet Clan produces a sage every thousand years, and each one can accurately predict major changes of the century! This catastrophe was predicted three days ago, which is why China was able to establish forty-nine safe zones in just three days, protecting nearly half of China's population!"

"A sage appears only once every thousand years?" Jiang Yuan exclaimed in surprise. "Where is that sage? Why doesn't he save the world?"

“A sage…” Leng Yue was stumped. She shook her head and said, “I don’t know. It is said that no one has ever seen the true face of a sage!”

"Huh!" Jiang Yuan was puzzled. He had never seen it before, yet the rumors were being spread so seriously.

"As for saving the world!" Leng Yue gave a bitter smile. "Saint is just a title. He is still a mortal. He can't even save himself, so how could he have the ability to save the world!"

"No, I think I smell something strange!" Jiang Yuan immediately forgot all about the sage.

"Holy Spirit Beast!" Leng Yue was highly alert and had already determined what kind of smell it was when Jiang Yuan spoke.

"Impossible! The beast tide has already passed, how could a Holy Spirit Beast appear here!" Jiang Yuan squinted. He was no match for the Holy Spirit Beast in his current state. He could only return to normal if the Reincarnation Scripture began to operate.

"Hoo hoo!"

Two low growls completely silenced Jiang Yuan and his companion; this really was a sacred beast.

"Be careful, let's go out of the cave and take a look!" Jiang Yuan gestured for Leng Yue to set up her gun and retreat, while he walked out.

Leng Yue has a Tier 7 derivative kinetic rifle, which is more lethal than Jiang Yuan's. Moreover, this kind of gun can drop cores when killing monsters and holy spirits, unlike other firearms that only kill them and don't give you anything else.

"You be careful too!" Leng Yue gestured to Jiang Yuan, then quickly assembled the derivative kinetic energy rifle and prepared.

Both of them were very cautious, because if they encountered any unexpected situation here, it would inevitably cause a greater disturbance. If it was just a single holy beast, it would be fine, but if it triggered a beast tide, the two of them would almost certainly be doomed.

With the spear in his hand, Jiang Yuan groped his way out of the cave. The roars of the beasts seemed to have faded away, but the scent still lingered.

The cave wasn't very long; the two of them reached the outside in just a short while.

"The Holy Spirit Beast must have lingered for a while and left now!" Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. It was clearly unwise to provoke the Holy Spirit Beast here.

"Behind me!"

As soon as Leng Yue's voice came, a bullet magnified in Jiang Yuan's eyes, and Jiang Yuan instantly turned around and stabbed behind him.

Thump, the bullets arrived first, and the status of the Tier 7 derivative kinetic rifle decreased by one, now it's at 98.

Along with the bullets came Jiang Yuan's ninth-tier spear.

"Holy Spirit Beast!" Jiang Yuan's spear only pierced the Holy Spirit Beast's skin, without penetrating any deeper. It was an instinctive strike, far from causing any real damage.

At the same time, information about the Holy Beast was also detected.

"Holy Spirit Beast, Tier 7 Elite Monster, Strength: 150, Intermediate Talent: Breath of Stone".

"Breath of Stone: Able to detect special auras within a ten-mile radius, a special talent (limited to ground targets)."

Jiang Yuan got a clear look at the full appearance of the Holy Spirit Beast in front of him. It was a huge rhinoceros with yellowish skin and a long, flat, bony nose. Its deep red, sharp teeth showed Jiang Yuan its ferocity.

Of course, there are also those unchanging, mysterious patterns.

Jiang Yuan also learned why the Holy Spirit Beast had discovered them: it was because of the aura of its innate stone, which must have sensed a special scent and lingered nearby.

With a low growl, the Holy Spirit Beast swept Jiang Yuan away at supersonic speed with its nearly meter-long nose.

Holy crap!

Jiang Yuan's only thought as he crashed into the pile of rocks was to curse—no, to curse a beast! Your speed is just ridiculous! One hundred and fifty units of force and you're moving so fast you can't even see it? Isn't that a bit too much?!

Thump, Leng Yue fired another shot at the Holy Spirit Beast.

"Are you alright?" Leng Yue asked with concern.

"Be careful, this guy is incredibly fast!" Jiang Yuan stood up. Fortunately, the Holy Spirit Beast's power couldn't be fully utilized from its nose.

Leng Yue remained silent, already in a state of stealth. Even Jiang Yuan couldn't find her by looking at the spot where Leng Yue had been before, unless he used his Heavenly Eye.

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