Ian Song was surprised when Star King actually wanted to stay by his side as a bodyguard. He laughed, "I'm just an Upper Heavenly God, and you're a dignified God-King. Wouldn't being my bodyguard be embarrassing for you?"
Star King just smiled, "From the mortal world to the Immortal World, and now the God Realm, I've watched you grow. You carry the Pangu Bloodline, and there's an even scarier existence inside you."
Right now, you might only be an Upper Heavenly God, but with your real strength, you can already go toe-to-toe with God-Kings. And if you add in your formation skills, there aren't many God-Kings who could actually deal with you. So honestly, being your bodyguard isn't embarrassing at all—in fact, it's a huge advantage! Besides, you're someone who values loyalty and never mistreats your own people. Silverwing God-King once said if he'd met you ten thousand years ago, he'd probably be a God Emperor by now. So sticking with you is nothing to be ashamed of—it's the smart move!
"You're honest!" Ian Song grinned. "But you really don't need to be my bodyguard. You're a God-King after all. How about we swear brotherhood instead—become sworn brothers with different surnames?"
"Sounds great! Sounds great!"
Star King burst out laughing.
"By the way, how's Little Yellow Chick doing now?"
Ian suddenly remembered his top-ten pet in this world.
Star King replied, "Yeah, after all these years, it's reached the eighteenth layer of the Ancestral Immortal Realm inside the Divine Temple. It could undergo God Tribulation any time now."
"Alright, let it out then!"
Yushan Prefecture, Primordial Forbidden Zone.
A One-Star God-Demon had just accepted a Corps mission and arrived at the Primordial Forbidden Zone to scout.
He didn't dare go deep, so he stayed about ten miles from the edge and used his recording stone to capture the surroundings.
Just as he was about to leave, terrifying beast roars suddenly echoed from deep within the forbidden zone.
Crap, is a beast tide breaking out?
The One-Star God-Demon's face changed drastically. He turned and ran; he was only a Mid-Rank God, and the weakest taboo beast coming out of the Primordial Forbidden Zone was at Upper-Rank God strength. If he was spotted, he'd just get eaten.
"ROAR!"
He turned his head and nearly lost his soul—just a few thousand meters away, a towering taboo beast with two heads and blood-red eyes was staring right at him.
"Oh crap!"
Crying out in terror, he ran for the exit as fast as he could.
Too bad.
This taboo beast's strength was already at the peak of Upper-Rank God, and with only a few thousand meters between them, there was no way a Mid-Rank God like him could escape.
"Whoosh!"
A massive black shadow flashed by and instantly caught up to the One-Star God-Demon, swiping its claw down.
"Pfft!"
He spat out blood and was sent flying.
"Damn it, I'll fight you to the end!"
The One-Star God-Demon scrambled to his feet, pulled out a long spear, and charged straight at the taboo beast.
Seeing this, the taboo beast's lips curled into a faint, mocking sneer.
"Bang!"
The taboo beast swiped its claw again, sending the One-Star God-Demon flying once more. He crashed to the ground, feeling like every bone in his body was shattered, unable to move.
"Damn it, I thought this was going to be an easy job, but it cost me my life!"
The One-Star God-Demon groaned, and as the black shadow loomed over him, his vision went dark and he lost consciousness.
As the taboo beast gnawed on the One-Star God-Demon's corpse, a swarm of two-headed monsters appeared behind it.
These two-headed monsters all wore vicious, bloodthirsty expressions.
As time passed, more and more taboo beasts flooded out of the Primordial Forbidden Zone—so many that they couldn't even be counted.
Meanwhile...
Deep inside the Primordial Forbidden Zone, a slumbering existence suddenly opened its eyes, muttering darkly, "My chance to break free has finally come. As soon as I'm out, I'll turn this place into a river of blood!"
Several hours later...
A massive army of taboo beasts poured out of the Primordial Forbidden Zone, charging straight toward Yushan Prefecture.
The taboo beasts made a truly terrifying spectacle.
So, even when the taboo beasts were still tens of thousands of miles away from Yushan Prefecture, the God-Demon Corps already spotted them.
When Galen Mu learned just how many taboo beasts were coming, he was nearly scared stiff. Even as a Mid Heavenly God, with hundreds of millions of beasts, if the city fell he probably wouldn't survive either. He immediately ordered the Corps to muster, sent urgent messengers to Brighthelm Holy City for reinforcements from Corps Headquarters, and started coordinating with the Yushan Prefect.
Not long after Galen Mu got the news, the Yushan Prefect heard about it too. He quickly sent tens of thousands of soldiers to man the city walls, activated the city defense array, and personally went to join Galen Mu and the Corps to plan their defense.
Half an hour later...
The army of hundreds of millions of taboo beasts finally arrived at the gates of Yushan Prefectural City.
Galen Mu and the Yushan Prefect stood shoulder to shoulder atop the city wall, staring down at the endless sea of taboo beasts below, both feeling their scalps tingle.
"Commander Mu, do you think Yushan Prefecture can hold out?"
The Prefect asked, his face full of worry.
"Hold out or not, we have to hold out! If we don't, every god in this city is doomed!" Galen Mu replied coldly.
The taboo beasts were getting closer!
One after another, they hurled themselves at the city wall, only to be flung back by the grand formation.
"Fire!"
A general shouted the order.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Tens of thousands of divine arrows shot out from the city wall, raining down on the taboo beasts below.
Too bad.
The city troops were just too weak, and the taboo beasts were way too strong. After a whole volley of tens of thousands of arrows, only a few dozen beasts were killed and a few hundred wounded.
"Keep firing!"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
The divine arrows fell like rain, but the taboo beasts showed no fear. One after another, they shot skyward, crashing into the defensive array.
News of the taboo beasts attacking the city spread quickly through Yushan Prefectural City, and panic swept the people.
Many powerful gods rushed to the city walls to join the fight.
Meanwhile...
Ian Song had already received word that the taboo beasts were attacking the city.
When he heard that the attacking taboo beasts numbered in the hundreds of millions, his expression changed. He decided to wait for Little Yellow Chick to finish its tribulation, then rush back to Yushan Prefecture right away—after all, his family was still trapped inside the city.
One day later...
By now, more than ten thousand taboo beasts had been shot dead, but that was nothing compared to the hundreds of millions still out there.
With every charge, the taboo beasts drained the city’s grand formation even faster.
Every hour, tens of thousands of god-crystals were spent.
Once the god-crystals ran out, the city’s grand formation wouldn’t be able to hold back so many taboo beasts. Both the Prefect and Galen Mu felt a shadow fall over their hearts.
"Hey, the taboo beasts have stopped attacking!"
A city soldier shouted with joy.
Sure enough, the taboo beasts that had been furiously battering the formation all stopped and retreated.
Seeing this, Galen Mu had a bad feeling!
A moment later, the beast horde parted, and a group of taboo beasts over a hundred zhang tall appeared.
The moment Galen Mu saw these taboo beasts, his face turned ashen. Every one of them was at the Heavenly God level.