Wusheng was very strong.
After fighting for a while, some of the demon beast supremes realized that no immediate victory could be achieved.
Ultimately, they could only choose to retreat.
The continent of Dameria was vast, with many places that could be claimed as territory.
That demon beast was not confident in its ability to defeat the Skeleton King and Wusheng. Even if it fought to the end, it might lose this opportunity and be driven out.
In that case, all the good places would be taken by other demon beast supremes, leaving nothing worthwhile.
The demon beast supreme turned and left, going to choose a good spot.
...
"Thank you, senior."
The Skeleton King brothers clasped their fists in gratitude.
Wusheng did not speak, looking up at the stream of demon beasts still falling from the sky.
There were too many.
Wusheng's brow furrowed.
There were dozens of demon beast supremes, all of whom had demarcated their territories.
The Western and Southern regions had completely fallen.
Countless people had died in this grand division of territory.
Natural disaster, man-made calamity.
The Central region suffered the most.
With the rules of heaven and earth becoming more complete, this world seemed to be regenerating.
Places that were already rich in spiritual energy immediately became blessed lands, with spiritual energy concentrations tens or even hundreds of times higher than before.
This was the gift of heaven and earth.
The demon beasts had received this blessing, and so had humans...
This commotion continued for a long time.
The demon beast supremes occupied the best locations, while demon beasts below the supreme level occupied secondary areas, but these were still good places.
Only humans suffered heavy losses in this turmoil.
...
Three days.
It took a full three days for all the demon beasts to land and occupy ninety percent of the blessed lands on the continent of Dameria.
The turmoil seemed to have ended, but it had not.
Southern Region, Western Region, Central Region...
With these three regions lost, countless people fled towards the Eastern and Northern regions.
Currently, on this continent, only these two regions were safe.
Fortunately, the Dark Church and the Demon Beast Legion had not abandoned them.
"Kill."
From the direction of the Southern Region.
The Demon Beast Legion was protecting a large group of refugees as they retreated towards the Eastern Region.
Demon beasts appeared along the way, slaughtering humans.
In their eyes, humans were blood food, the most delicious prey.
How could the beings at the top of the food chain allow their food to escape?
The same situation occurred in the Western Region, where the Dark Church did its utmost to prevent the demon beasts from pursuing, protecting refugees as they advanced towards the Northern Region.
The Central Region was the most tragic.
The Central Region had been divided among four factions, but there were no powerful forces to guard them out of the Central Region.
The Central Region had been enclosed by demon beasts, all becoming forbidden zones where no human was allowed to exit.
Blood food, enclosed.
"Ah..."
"City Lord, save us..."
"I am a force under Wenlan City..."
"..."
It was too tragic.
Screams of agony pierced the heavens and reached the Eastern Region.
The captive humans of the Central Region were crying for help.
They did not want to die, to become food.
Now, the only ones who could save them were Wenlan City and the Skeleton Society.
Compared to the Skeleton Society, the City Lord of Wenlan City was clearly easier to reason with.
"City Lord."
Old Demon Chu hesitated.
He was not a good person; he had done his fair share of robbing and killing in his life.
But facing the tragic deaths of innocent humans, his heart ached.
Chen Fan's expression was equally solemn. He then looked at Old Demon Chu and said, "Old Demon Chu, Tinnuk, Tuomi, Linglong, Hong Si... everyone, follow me to the Central Region."
"Yes."
A surge of excitement rippled through the crowd behind him.
Especially the Qin Family Army, who looked at Chen Fan and murmured, "He's like King Qin."
King Qin had done many such things.
King Qin's slaughter was boundless, and countless powerful individuals had died by his hand, yet King Qin had never truly been aloof. He preferred the lives of ordinary people and would not allow his subordinates to suffer.
Their fighting spirit soared.
Chen Fan had chosen to march into the Central Region, even though they still had troubles to resolve in the Eastern Region.
Chen Fan continued to issue orders loudly: "Lan Kuang, take charge of all Nascent Soul or above cultivators in the Eastern Region, monitor all forbidden areas. If any demon beasts dare to harass ordinary citizens, kill them without mercy. If you cannot kill them, wait for my return, and this City Lord will kill them."
His domineering words echoed throughout the Eastern Region.
He was so overbearing, daring anyone to try and cause trouble while he was away.
He would deal with them upon his return.
"Yes."
Lan Kuang accepted the order: "Ashdai, you will be in charge of the guards of Wenlan City. All members of the Lanting family, follow me to various regions."
"Yes."
The emboldened powerhouses of Wenlan City straightened their backs and responded.
This was the first time they felt proud to be subordinates of Wenlan City.
This was a truly great power.
Having a patron was a good thing.
"Attack."
Chen Fan personally led the charge towards the Eastern Region.
"Attack."
The voices of the Qin Family Army were in perfect unison.
The group quickly marched towards the Central Region.
...
The border between the Central Region and the Eastern Region.
Countless demon beasts blocked the border, preventing any human from leaving the Central Region.
"Kill."
Without any further words, he waved his hand.
Hong Si led the troops, charging forward.
The battle erupted...
In the blink of an eye, the demon beasts guarding the border were slain.
The demon beasts dispatched to guard the border could not be too strong, as the truly powerful ones were cultivating in their own blessed lands.
A breach was opened in the blockade.
Ahead...
The originally smooth roads had long been destroyed, and the former asphalt roads had completely crumbled.
Ancient trees, seemingly transplanted or mutated, appeared.
The entire Central Region had transformed into an ancient and primeval forest.
Behind them lay a modern steel jungle, but ahead was a primeval wilderness, creating a strong visual impact with this contrast.
"Roar."
From within the ancient forest, the roars and howls of demon beasts could be heard.
It was like a warning to Chen Fan not to enter.
Entering meant war.
"Advance."
Chen Fan gave the order without a moment's hesitation.
"Kill."
His flaming saber pointed forward.
With a 'boom,' the forest ahead was cleaved open by a single strike.
Some demon beasts, unable to evade, were cut down by this blow.
More demon beasts, however, fled madly.
"There are people there."
Chen Fan swept his divine sense and found the captive humans.
The group quickly swept forward.
Ahead, in the center of a row of ancient trees, lay piles of white bones.
In the center of the bones, several hundred people were held in place.
Despair and fear filled every face.
They had been imprisoned here, witnessing too many of their kin being devoured as food, being cruelly eaten alive by demon beasts.
Some had attempted suicide but failed, as demon beasts constantly monitored them.
If they committed suicide, they would face something worse than death.
They had personally witnessed a middle-aged woman fail in her suicide attempt.
Afterward, the woman was carried in the mouth of a demon beast, its jaws chewing. They could hear her screams, which lasted for half an hour before finally fading as the demon beast swallowed her whole.
Not committing suicide meant enduring pain for only a moment.
Committing suicide meant enduring it for half an hour.
They were in despair, utter despair.
And at this moment, an Eastern face appeared in their sight.
"City, City Lord..."