Ding Huan rushed to the high-speed rail station.
He was heading to Kunxin City, and from there, he planned to enter the Kunlun Mountain Range to search for ancient Daoist relics.
The ten-thousand-year-old ancient cypress had unsettled Ding Huan, giving him a feeling of unease; he needed to hasten the enhancement of his power.
Moreover, if he was to leave Earth, he also had to find a way to increase his strength.
Without spirit stones, cultivating in seclusion like this offered too little improvement in strength.
It had only been a few months, and the high-speed rail station had become much less busy. Nowadays, unless absolutely necessary, most people preferred not to travel by high-speed rail.
There were nearly daily news reports of incidents occurring on the high-speed rails outside.
Thus, online ticket purchasing was virtually nonexistent; knowing which train runs might be available on any given day was something even the station’s staff did not know. Most of these train services were decided spontaneously.
"Going to Kunxin City?" the ticket officer asked, looking puzzled at Ding Huan.
Seeing that Ding Huan indeed did not know, the ticket officer shook her head and said, "Three months ago, Kunxin City was taken over by demon beasts."
"Then how can I now get to Kunxin City?" Ding Huan asked.
"Drive there yourself or join a team hunting the fierce beasts," the ticket officer said expressionlessly.
Though she said this, she knew well that going to Kunxin City at these times was akin to seeking death.
Ding Huan sighed inwardly. Drive there by himself?
Alas, his strength was still too low. If he were stronger, he should have been able to fly.
According to Immortal God legends, those deities could travel through the sky and under the earth.
How could a Level 4 gene cultivator fly?
Should he fuse with the gene of a flying fierce beast and then learn to fly? That seemed absurd.
Would he suddenly grow wings after fusing with the gene of a flying fierce beast?
Flying without wings contradicted common physical principles.
"Sword Control Technique, when possessed of Divine Will, allows one to nurture their Lifebound Magic Sword, control the sword with the wind, and tread upon it.
There are three challenges in Sword Control: the first is the weapon, the second is the method, and the third is the heart. Using the weapon for control is the lowest form, using the method is intermediate, and using the heart is the highest..."
Ding Huan’s eyes widened. Indeed, whenever his cultivation reached a certain level, new Daoist Skills would emerge in the fragments of his memories.
Sword Control Technique, after his initial excitement, Ding Huan shook his head; it was just a thought.
He had acquired the method of Sword Control, but he had no flying sword.
From the bits of information on the leather scroll, he could vaguely sense that a flying sword was not just any ordinary sword.
"Then help me buy a ticket to Pu Sea," Ding Huan decided to go to Pu Sea first.
The Alliance Hierarch of the Genetic Alliance in Pu Sea, Shi Changyi, should be back by now; he would ask this fellow if he had acquired any spirit stones.
Besides, Haiyun Mutated Material still owed him nearly ten million alliance coins.
If he couldn’t find a hunting team for fierce beasts bound for the Kunlun Mountain Range in Pu Sea, then he would just buy a car and drive there himself.
Ding Huan had just retrieved his ticket when he heard a panicked voice over the loudspeaker,
"We have just received news, the news that we have just received, the human corridor defense line has been breached by the Genetic Beasts, the human corridor defense line has been breached by the Genetic Beasts...
Billions of Genetic Beasts are sweeping over from Africa and are expected to arrive in Hua Xia in no more than half a month..."
Upon hearing this news, the entire station turned chaotic.
Saying half a month until they reach Hua Xia, did they account for the countless fierce beasts native to Hua Xia?
Ding Huan looked at the chaotic crowd; he suddenly felt as though he had triggered a butterfly effect. Before he left in his previous life, he had never heard about the human corridor defense line being breached by Genetic Beasts.
"Are you Mr. Ding Huan?" an abrupt voice came from the side.
Ding Huan turned his head and indeed saw someone he recognized; he said with a smile, "Fei Tongtong, long time no see."
Fei Tongtong was the one he had met previously at the Haiyun Mutated Material factory in Pu Sea. At that time, the lady boss, Mu Tingyun, had taken him to the backyard for tea, where he saw a man and a woman— the man was Zhao Quan, and the woman was the current Fei Tongtong.
Of course, he had been disguised at that time, so if Fei Tongtong knew his name, it meant that Mu Tingyun must have recognized him all along.
Mu Tingyun still owed him over nine hundred thousand, and this trip to Pu Sea, he intended to collect that money.
"It really is you, Mr. Ding," Fei Tongtong said excitedly, her voice trembling slightly.
Before Ding Huan had a chance to respond, he saw a huge eagle falcon swoop down from the sky toward a young man.
The young man was stunned by the terrifying sight, just blankly watching the falcon descending from the sky.
What was more horrifying was that behind this falcon, a dozen more flying Genetic Beasts swooped down.
One mutated owl tore a woman’s arm apart with one claw, and instead of carrying the woman away, it just swallowed the arm on the spot.
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Ding Huan was furious. His figure flashed and he covered the hundred-meter distance in an instant, sending out dozen of Wind Blades with his movements.
"Pu pu!"
Blood mist exploded in the air, and five or six flying fierce beasts fell from the sky in pieces.
Ding Huan did not stop, continuously slashing out wind blades with both hands.
In just a dozen breaths, he had slain these flying fierce beasts.
At this moment, Ding Huan confirmed that the genetic beasts of Qianluo Mountain were also rioting.
Ding Huan was not sure what the strongest genetic beast of Qianluo Mountain was, but he knew the one with the noblest bloodline—it was definitely the Great Wilderness Golden Ape whose blood he had taken and whom he had robbed.
As expected, Ding Huan saw the streets begin to panic.
People were running out, but there were fierce beasts everywhere outside Luoh River; escaping was impossible.
"Mr. Ding, I have just received the news. The genetic beasts all over the world have suddenly started rioting. This is also the reason why the human corridor defense lines have been breached..." Fei Tongtong approached Ding Huan and said.
"Fei Tongtong, you must be looking for me for something, but I need to deal with these fierce beasts now.
Do me a favor, go to the Luoh River Security Department and tell them that Luoh River will definitely not fall. Ask them to coordinate with the patrol police to maintain order in Luoh River.
Also, tell them that I have cleared out the Washing Blade Association. Afterward, you can go to Yujiang University and wait for me."
With that said, Ding Huan left. He was worried that the patrol police and the Security Department would be apprehensive of the Washing Blade Association and hesitate to act.
Although Ding Huan did not know if the Washing Blade Association was responsible for the kind of atrocities that saw the city swept by fierce beasts, he knew they were up to no good and thus had eliminated them immediately after handling his priorities.
Watching Ding Huan leave, Fei Tongtong still called out from behind, "I will definitely deliver the message, then go to Yujiang University to wait for you."
...
When Ding Huan arrived at the Luoh River Protection Wall, its defenses had already been activated.
An endless tide of genetic beasts surged forward, marking an unprecedented scale of a fierce beast tide.
Guns and bullets poured into the crowd of beasts, and various beam weapons were also reaping the lives of the genetic beasts.
Yet these genetic beasts acted as if they were on a suicide mission; in no time, the area outside the city of Luoh River was piled high with corpses.
Seeing the flying fierce beasts also halted outside the city wall, Ding Huan realized that the dozen or so flying beasts he had killed earlier were not from Qianluo Mountain, but from within the city.
"Scram, all you miscreants!" Seeing Ding Huan approach, an officer roared at him.
He was already bloodstained, and despite the dense gunfire, nothing could stop some beasts from rushing onto the walls, especially with beasts inside the city echoing their assault.
And the beam weapons, crafted on Earth, had major flaws: firstly, they consumed too much energy and were also affected by the blood mist.
This caused beam deviation and reduced lethality; from a slight distance, they were utterly useless.
After all, Luoh River was a city in the hinterland of Hua Xia, and they had not equipped their beam weapons with nuclear reactors.
Ding Huan lamented that the laser weapons of Changyi Continent did not have the flaw of beam deviation. However, they too suffered from energy dispersion and huge consumption.
Seeing Ding Huan did not leave, the officer unhesitatingly drew his pistol.
At such a time, any bystanders coming forth amounted to nothing but trouble, and he would not hesitate to shoot.
Ding Huan raised his hand, and several wind blades slashed out, cutting several monsters that had climbed up the wall into pieces.
The officer was shocked; wasn’t this the formless wind blade?
The formless wind blade had a bigger reputation than anything lately, and here he was seeing it at the Luoh River Protection Wall—someone in Luoh River could actually wield such a powerful weapon.
"My name is Ding Huan," Ding Huan said to the stunned officer.
"So, you are Master Ding. No wonder, my name is Yi Zhenjiang. I am the captain of the seventh squad of the Luoh River City Protection Army," Yi Zhenjiang excitedly said.
Ding Huan, he was his idol.
Others might not know, but Yi Zhenjiang, being part of the military, was all too aware of the weight Ding Huan’s name carried.
Never mind that the human corridor defense lines had been breached now; Ding Huan’s students at the human corridor defense lines were renowned by everyone.
"Captain Yi, I feel this tide of genetic beasts is abnormal, definitely not your usual beast tide. I am going to Qianluo Mountain to check. Before I return, do not give up," Ding Huan said seriously.
Yi Zhenjiang immediately shouted loudly, "Rest assured, Master Ding, as long as I, Yi Zhenjiang, still breathe, not a single beast will enter the city past me."
"Good." Ding Huan immediately charged out.
"Mr. Ding, you can leave your bag with me," Yi Zhenjiang said, but Ding Huan was already amidst the crowd of beasts.
As the group of fierce beasts saw someone daring to charge out, they all pounced toward him.
With both hands raised, and under the coordination of his divine will, the wind blades were not separate but connected into a single line.
This tactic was meaningless against powerful foes, but against the beasts here, it was no different from cutting through wheat.
Of the beasts that appeared here, not many were level one genetic beasts; most were merely mutated. Under Ding Huan’s wind blades, they had no resistance whatsoever.
Standing on the city wall, Yi Zhenjiang watched Ding Huan step over the beasts, with monsters continuously falling along his path, forming an instant pathway. Amazed, he murmured, "Truly formidable."
"Who is formidable?" a deep voice sounded.
Yi Zhenjiang turned around to see several people walking over and quickly saluted, "Commander."
The person who came was Xing Baisen, the Commander of the Luoh River City Defense Army. His expression was stern, evidently aware of the unusual nature of today’s events.