Chapter 317: The War Begins (asking for guaranteed monthly ticket)

The Kraken is attacking the city!

Chu Ning never thought that he would encounter it the first time he came to the East China Sea.

The moment the bell rang and Chu Ning heard the monk next to him exclaiming "Siren's attacking the city", his first thought was to leave through the teleportation array.

He doesn't want to be a hero.

The sirens that dare to attack the city are almost all monsters that have reached the level of gods.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths.

Chu Ning's expression became serious when he discovered that there was no energy fluctuation in the teleportation array under his feet.

"Cultivators above the Jindan level please gather at the city guard immediately!"

There was a sound in the city, and Chu Ning heard a Jindan cultivator beside him muttering with a depressed expression: "How can I be so unlucky to encounter a sea monster attacking the city as soon as I arrived."

"Stop mumbling and go to the City Guard House first. According to the East Sea Alliance's regulations, if a sea monster attacks the city, all the monks in the city, regardless of their origins, must participate in the defense, otherwise they will be hunted down by the alliance."

"It's just a few breaths away. If I had stepped onto the teleportation array a few breaths earlier, it would have been great. Now the siren is attacking the city, and the teleportation array is no longer usable."

"Yes, the sirens have become smarter now. They will destroy the teleportation array as soon as possible. If you step on the teleportation array at this time, you will most likely get lost in the void. For safety reasons, the City Guard can only shut down the teleportation array."

Chu Ning listened to these conversations and had a guess in his mind. The reason for closing the teleportation array was not only because they were worried that it was unsafe, but also to retain these cultivators.

There were quite a few monks with depressed expressions. Chu Ning knew that these people, like himself, came from outside the city. Now that the sirens were attacking the city and the teleportation array was closed, they were forced to stay in the city and could only participate in the defense.

Chu Ning swept his spiritual sense across the entire market town, and saw more cultivators heading towards the city guards with serious expressions on their faces.

Looking at the two groups of people with distinct expressions, Chu Ning knew clearly that those who immediately rushed to the city guard were cultivators from this city or the East China Sea.

For them, defending the city is their responsibility, no matter where it is.

"Since we can't leave, let's understand the situation."

Chu Ning followed the crowd towards the city guards.

The city guard's headquarters was outside the city wall. When Chu Ning arrived, an old man immediately came out to greet him.

"Who is this fellow Taoist?"

"Ji Yang from Jinglan Territory." Chu Ning answered truthfully.

"Friend Ji, please follow me."

The old man nodded. He sensed the Nascent Soul aura on Chu Ning and immediately took Chu Ning into the central courtyard of the base.

There are already twelve Nascent Soul cultivators gathered in the yard, including three in the late Nascent Soul stage.

"Everyone, the sea monster suddenly attacked the city. I have already asked the East Sea Alliance for help, but it will take three hours for the alliance's strong men to come. I have to wait for these three hours."

The middle-aged man in the middle slowly glanced at Chu Ning and others, and finally stopped at Chu Ning and another middle-aged man.

"Who are these two fellow Taoists?"

"Ji Yang from Jinglan Territory."

"Lin Jin from Shaoyang Territory."

"So it's Fellow Daoist Ji and Fellow Daoist Lin. I'm Shi Lianghong. I wonder which sect you two are from?"

"Feiying Palace."

"Purple Sky Sect."

The former was answered by Lin Jin, and the latter was answered by Chu Ning.

"Thank you both for helping to resist the invasion of the sea monsters at this time. Once the sea monsters are driven away, the alliance will reward you handsomely."

Shi Lianghong clasped his fists, and Chu Ning and Lin Jin quickly bowed their hands. Chu Ning smiled and said, "We are all human cultivators. When we encounter a sea monster invasion, how can we cultivators just sit there and watch."

"Daoyou Ji is righteous!"

Shi Lianghong's face was moved and he clasped his hands together again.

Lin Jin on the side curled his lips slightly. If he had not seen Ji Yang on the teleportation array in the city before, he would have almost believed what Ji Yang said.

At this moment, Chu Ning was also thinking in his heart that Yue Yaotian’s senior brother was from the Zixiao Sect in Shaoyang Region.

What a coincidence, I have met a disciple of Zixiao Sect again.

"My fellow Taoists, the good news is that no sea monsters at the Spiritualization level have appeared yet. But the bad news is that twenty sea monsters at the Nascent Soul level have appeared on the beach, and these twenty sea monsters are destroying the formation."

"Friend Shi, just arrange it directly. Time waits for no one."

Another Nascent Soul cultivator interrupted Shi Lianghong. Shi Lianghong did not get angry, but nodded and said, "In that case, Daoist Qian and I will guard the east, while Daoist Ji and Daoist Lin will guard the south."

Ji Yang and Lin Jin looked at each other. Both of them were powerful outsiders in the late Nascent Soul stage. Finally, they nodded in agreement.

Chu Ning has seen the map of Dongshi City. Dongshi City faces the sea to the east and south, but there is a long and narrow mountain range on the south that separates it from the sea. If the sirens want to attack the city, the probability of them choosing the east side will be greater.

Shi Lianghong arranged the two of them to guard the south side of the city, leaving the east side with the greatest risk to themselves, and there was nothing wrong with it.

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Ning and Lin Jin led four early Nascent Soul cultivators and dozens of Golden Core cultivators to the south of Dongshi City.

When Chu Ning and others arrived in the south of Dongshi City, many cultivators guarding here breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's the current situation?"

"Senior, there is no sign of the Siren at the moment."

The late Jindan cultivator who was in charge of guarding the south reported the situation, and Chu Ning also looked towards the sea.

The entire sea area is turbulent, with huge waves from time to time. The clouds in the sky above the sea are also constantly changing, and the entire sea surface and the sky seem to be integrated into one.

Depressed, suffocated! Chu Ning frowned, and his consciousness began to spread along the sea surface.

The seabed is turbid.

After a while, Chu Ning withdrew his consciousness and shouted, "Everyone, get ready. The sea monster is about to come."

Chu Ning's words made the expressions of the cultivators present tense. Lin Jin asked, "Daoyou Ji, have you discovered any trace of the sea monster?"

"No, but there aren't any fish on the entire seabed, which is a bit abnormal."

Chu Ning had never experienced the scene of a sirens attacking a city, but he knew one thing: no matter how strong the wind and waves were, there would always be living creatures under the sea.

But just now, when he used his spiritual sense to check, he found that there were no fish creatures in the sea area within a radius of several miles. This unusual situation made him alert.

"Friend Ji is right. This situation is indeed abnormal."

Lin Jin nodded, agreeing with Chu Ning's opinion. Chu Ning glanced at the thousands of cultivators present.

These cultivators mainly focus on foundation building, but there are also a small number of cultivators in the Qi Condensation stage.

"Qi Condensation cultivators also have to go to the battlefield?"

Chu Ning looked at a cultivator from the region who was in the early Nascent Soul stage.

"Senior Ji, you don't know that when a sea monster attacks a city, once the city is breached, both cultivators and ordinary people will be devoured by the sea monster. Although these Qi Condensation cultivators are not strong, they can still delay a little time if it really comes to that."

After hearing this answer, Chu Ning looked at these Qi Condensation cultivators again. Although these low-level cultivators looked nervous and afraid, this fear was not dread, but fear of facing life and death and powerful enemies.

No matter how brave a soldier is, when he goes into battle, he will feel fear in his heart, afraid of losing his life. This is not cowardice, but the instinct of human desire to survive.

"I hope these little guys can survive this time."

A Nascent Soul cultivator sighed softly, but Chu Ning did not respond. Instead, he suddenly looked towards the sea.

The sea was already turbulent and treacherous, and suddenly a huge wave hundreds of feet high rose into the sky and hit the shore.

One mile away from the coast, countless lights flashed and stopped the huge waves.

The city defense formation of Dongshi City has been activated.

"Senior Ji, the formation is the last resort, we cannot let it be broken."

The formations of various cities and islands in the East China Sea are different from those in other regions. The formations of various sects in other regions can resist enemies at critical moments.

But the formation in the East China Sea is the last line of defense. As long as the formation is there, it can still protect ordinary people and low-level cultivators. Once the formation is broken, it means that the sea monsters will be able to pass unimpeded.

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"Cultivators above the Jindan level will kill the enemy together with me!"

At this point, Chu Ning also knew that he couldn't be so vulgar anymore.

If he had escaped in a cowardly manner before the siren attacked the city, it would not have been a big deal, but now he was the highest commander here. If he still cowardly retreated and dared not to meet the enemy, it would affect the fighting spirit of all the monks.

Swoosh! Chu Ning took the lead and appeared on the sea. The moment he appeared, dozens of waves on the sea surface turned into sharp swords and stabbed towards him.

At the same time, Lin Jin and several other Nascent Soul cultivators also appeared on the sea surface. Although the Jindan cultivators were a little slower, the difference was only one or two breaths.

On the turbulent sea surface, waves appeared one after another, and in each wave there was an ugly mermaid.

Chu Ning slapped his storage bag, and dozens of flying swords flew out, turning into sword lights and slashing towards the sea monsters.

More than a dozen sirens fell onto the sea without any resistance, and their blood soon dyed the entire sea surface red.

The situation was the same on Lin Jin's side. A mirror appeared in his hand. Every time a ray of spiritual power shot out from the mirror, a sea monster was killed.

The remaining four Nascent Soul cultivators also killed a number of sea monsters.

But at the same time, many Jindan cultivators were instantly engulfed by the waves the moment they rushed into the sea.

Beneath the sea, there is a sea monster in the Nascent Soul stage hidden.

But even so, neither side backed down.

There was murderous intent in Chu Ning's eyes. His consciousness locked onto a sea monster in the Nascent Soul stage. He used the Soul-Destroying Spear and formed the Mountain-Moving Seal, and the mountain suddenly smashed down towards him.

The sea water splashed everywhere, and a large number of sirens were smashed into meat paste. Even those hiding on the seabed could not escape.

As for the Nascent Soul Realm sea monster, although his body was covered in blood, he did not die. At this moment, he rose from the sea surface with a roar and let out a shrill roar.

Wherever the roar reached, the expressions of many Jindan cultivators became dazed, and in just a moment, they were swallowed by other sea monsters.

The next moment, a stream of spiritual power shot towards the siren and penetrated into its huge head. The siren's head exploded instantly, and blood splattered onto the sea.

Chu Ning turned around and glanced at Lin Jin, who was also looking at him.

"Friend Ji, my mirror can kill Yuanying monsters, but if the monster is fast, it will not be able to lock on."

Seeing Lin Jin's pale expression, Chu Ning knew in his heart that this shot of spiritual power had come at a high cost to Lin Jin.

Chu Ning swept his spiritual sense across the entire place. The situation was very unfavorable to them. More than half of the Jindan cultivators had already died. How long had it been?

The number of sirens far exceeds the number of monks on their side.

According to Shi Lianghong, they need to hold out for three hours this time.

Thinking of this, Chu Ning began to form seals with his hands and shouted, "All cultivators, withdraw first!"

Although the Jindan cultivators on the sponge did not know why Chu Ning gave this order, they carried out Chu Ning's order without any compromise.

But even so, two Jindan cultivators were still held back by the waves before retreating, and the next moment several waves swept towards them.

"Fuck you, I'm going to kill you all with me!"

Seeing that he couldn't retreat, the Jindan man had a ferocious look on his face. He roared and chose to self-destruct.

The golden elixir exploded, releasing terrifying energy, which directly flattened the several waves that were sweeping in.

With the man as the center, there were several sea monster corpses floating in the sea area within a mile around, but as for the man, there was no body left.

Such scenes were being played out in many places in the sea at this moment, and all the monks chose to self-destruct when they were sure that there was no possibility of survival.

The four Nascent Soul cultivators in the early Nascent Soul stage wanted to rescue him, but they were held back by a sea monster that was also in the Nascent Soul stage.

Lin Jin did not try to help because he was holding a mirror and staring at those Nascent Soul Sirens, ready to launch a fatal attack.

After three breaths, Chu Ning formed a hand seal and a ball of fire appeared in his hand.

"go!"

With a flick of his finger, the flame shot towards the sea. It was originally just a small flame, but the moment it touched the sea surface, it spread rapidly and burned the entire sea at a terrifying speed.

A burning smell wafted over the sea surface. Countless sirens rolled and wailed. Their huge bodies were stained by flames, and the cries they made were extremely shrill.

The monk who had retreated to the shore saw this scene, and there was no sympathy in his eyes, only joy, and he looked at Chu Ning with admiration.

Chu Ning had an indifferent expression. The fifth-level earth fire could burn even in the sea. Any sea monster below the Nascent Soul stage would die if it came into contact with it. Even sea monsters below the Nascent Soul stage did not dare to touch it easily.

The sirens retreated one after another, leaving behind only the sea area filled with a burnt smell.

The sea surface returned to calm.

Defended? All the monks on the shore couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although they dare to fight the sirens to the death, it does not mean that they are not afraid of death. It would be best if they could repel the sirens in this way.

"Fellow Daoist Ji is amazing. He can even refine earth fire."

Lin Jin looked at Chu Ning with a smile. Low-level earth fire was nothing, but the earth fire released by this fellow Daoist Ji was definitely high-level earth fire, at least level five.

The other four Nascent Soul cultivators also looked at Chu Ning in awe. He was able to repel the sea monster alone. This was too powerful.

Chu Ning's expression remained solemn, and he did not relax his vigilance even though the sea monsters had retreated. Just now, his spiritual sense had noticed that these sea monsters retreated in an orderly manner.

Although these sirens retreated because they were afraid of the earth fire, they did not disperse but retreated in an orderly manner. This shows that the person behind the scenes who commanded these sirens is still alive.

I'm afraid this war has just begun.

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