Urban Martial Saint

In this brief moment, people saw the Fat Jiao. Many had never heard of the creature before, so upon seeing it, their expressions were filled with shock, clearly all guessing what kind of species this Fat Jiao was.

Some people around Ye Qing had heard him talk about Mount Wendao before, so upon seeing the Fat Jiao, they immediately thought of the Fat Jiao Ye Qing had mentioned earlier. As they looked at the Fat Jiao, their gazes were filled with awe. It’s a Jiao, a divine creature that exists only in myths and legends!

As he looked at the Fat Jiao, Wanyan Second Master’s complexion turned extremely sullen. He recognized the Fat Jiao, of course, because on his last visit to Mount Wendao, he had suffered greatly at its hands. If it weren’t for the Corpse Ghost Dragon saving their lives that time, they might have been left at Mount Wendao forever. However, their last visit to Mount Wendao resulted in significant losses: all two hundred thousand long-toothed rats perished, and over a dozen Peak Masters died there—such was their last battle record.

The incident at Mount Wendao last time made Wanyan Hongfeng somewhat resentful towards Wanyan Second Master, and Wanyan Second Master knew this too. Seeing the Fat Jiao again, Wanyan Second Master naturally recalled when they were chased like homeless dogs, and his anger was understandable.

”Finally seeing you again!” Wanyan Second Master took a deep breath and remotely pointed at the Fat Jiao atop the mountain, saying, ”Monster, this time, I’m going to reclaim all the shame from before. Not only will I kill you, but I will destroy all your offspring—your entire snake brood—so that there won’t be a single snake left on Mount Wendao!”

The Fat Jiao seemed not to hear Wanyan Second Master’s words and extended a small claw, slowly licking it. Its indifferent demeanor further fueled Wanyan Second Master’s rage. He roared several times, but the Fat Jiao completely ignored him.

”Jiao, what are you doing?” Ye Qing looked at the Fat Jiao both astonished and angry, ”Didn’t I tell you to retreat? Why have you come back? You... you’re just asking to die!”

The Fat Jiao certainly treated Ye Qing differently than it did Wanyan Second Master. It lowered its head, looked at Ye Qing, and waved a small claw at him as if greeting Ye Qing.

”I told you to retreat quickly, why are you back?” Ye Qing shouted loudly. The Fat Jiao didn’t respond, instead acting cute—what did that mean?

The Fat Jiao continued to smile at Ye Qing with no intention of recalling the snake swarm. Meanwhile, more and more snakes emerged from the cave, quickly covering the entire mouth of the cave.

Across the way, the long-toothed rat swarm rushed forward, standing at the edge of the mountaintop, confronting the snake swarm from the mouth of the cave. Both sides were sizable, and in truth, the long-toothed rats were somewhat afraid of the snakes. After all, they were just rats, and snakes were their natural predators!

However, Ye Qing was not optimistic about this situation at all. While snakes were indeed the natural enemies of long-toothed rats, the numbers mattered. There were millions of long-toothed rats, and if the snake swarm reached one hundred thousand, that would be impressive. A hundred thousand snakes against millions of long-toothed rats—the outcome of this battle was beyond doubt; the snakes were surely doomed to total annihilation.

Ye Qing did not want the Fat Jiao’s snake swarm to suffer such losses, so he once again urged the Fat Jiao to recall the snake swarm. But the Fat Jiao only waved its claws and did not recall them; instead, more snakes emerged from the cave, quickly covering the flat ground.

Upon seeing the situation, Wanyan Second Master laughed instead of being surprised, raising his head and shouting loudly, ”Monster, do you still want to use those few stinking snakes against me? Ha ha ha, last time you used this tactic against me, I had no temper because the snake swarm was somewhat equal in number to the long-toothed rat swarm. But this time is different. The number of long-toothed rats I brought this time is dozens of times more than before. With just these few stinking snakes, they couldn’t even fill their teeth—how do you plan to fight me?”

The Fat Jiao paid no attention to Wanyan Second Master and simply waved its hand claws. The newly emerged snake swarm instantly seemed to receive orders, charging straight at the long-toothed rat swarm.

”Come on!” Wanyan Second Master shouted, taking a step back and exclaimed, ”Open the cages, release one million long-toothed rats, let them devour all snakes on this mountain, not leaving a single one, not even a snake egg!”

The Wanyan family members received the command and hurriedly opened the cages holding the long-toothed rats, which poured out like a tide. Under Wanyan Second Master’s order, they rushed toward the flat ground.

On the flat ground, the snake swarm and the long-toothed rat swarm met, and the massive battle had begun.

The long-toothed rats were swift, agile, with powerful bite strength. However, when facing their natural enemy—the snakes—their advantage was virtually nullified. In equal numbers, long-toothed rats could not defeat snakes, as they were bitten and swallowed whole.

The first wave of snakes devoured the long-toothed rats and retreated immediately. The second wave came forth again to face the second batch of long-toothed rats. In this manner, they exchanged turns in waves. The snake swarm that had devoured the long-toothed rats left along the cliff, while the swarm behind them kept coming ceaselessly, appearing to have no end in sight.

Seeing the long-toothed rat swarm, Ye Qing’s group was initially so frightened they were at a loss. To them, the long-toothed rat swarm seemed completely unbeatable. They never expected anything could halt the long-toothed rat swarm. Watching the snake swarm continuously rush forward and the long-toothed rat swarm continuously being wiped out, all their hands clenched in excitement.

”Alliance Leader Ye, this... this snake swarm is too powerful!” Helian Tiehua was the most excited, standing by Ye Qing, exclaiming, ”If this continues, surely the entire long-toothed rat swarm will be eaten by the snake swarm!”

”Yes, with so many snakes, these long-toothed rats have truly met their match!”

”Without the long-toothed rat swarm, the Wanyan Family would lose their greatest weapon; there’s nothing for us to fear from them!”

”Right, right, once the long-toothed rat swarm is dealt with, we can fight them head-on, who’s afraid of whom!”

The crowd discussed excitedly, but Ye Qing alone smiled bitterly. At this moment, it seemed the snake swarm was indeed dominant. However, the crowd overlooked a crucial issue: the problem of numbers. Long-toothed rats are said to number in the millions, and the snake swarm? Surely the snake swarm is not millions strong? This situation might last for a while, but how long can it really continue? As long as Wanyan Second Master sacrifices hundreds of thousands of long-toothed rats, the snake swarm will be exhausted. When the subsequent long-toothed rat swarm rushes forward, the snake swarm will be depleted. At that point, not only the snake swarm but also everyone else would be unable to escape this catastrophe.

Ye Qing had originally intended to have everyone retreat, but seeing the current situation, he found it impossible to have them retreat. Fat Jiao was commanding the snakes to assist them. If Ye Qing and his group retreated now, wouldn’t that be ungrateful?

However, amidst this fierce battle, Ye Qing and his group were unable to intervene. On one side was the snake swarm, and on the other was the long-toothed rat swarm, neither of which they could control.

The long-toothed rat swarm kept rushing forward, while the snake swarm also continuously advanced. Without any surprises, as soon as a long-toothed rat came forward, it was immediately swallowed by the confronting snake. Then the second snake took its place. The war between the snake swarm and the long-toothed rat swarm lasted for a long time. The long-toothed rat swarm seemed endless, and the snake swarm also continued unendingly, with snakes emerging from the cave without pause!

Initially, Ye Qing was worried, but after more than an hour, his expression changed. During this hour, at least over fifty thousand long-toothed rats had been lost, yet the number of snakes never decreased. The swarm of snakes continued emerging tirelessly.

Ye Qing initially thought the snake swarm numbered only two or three hundred thousand, but unexpectedly, even at fifty thousand, there was no sign of a decrease. In this view, could the snake swarm possibly exceed five hundred thousand? Since when did Mount Wendao have so many snakes?

Helian Tiehua and the others nearby were extremely excited, continuously cheering. Watching those long-toothed rats being devoured by the snake swarm, the crowd was delighted. After all, they had been terribly oppressed by the long-toothed rats for a while. Additionally, many people among them had died under the sharp teeth of the long-toothed rats. Now, as the snake swarm devoured the long-toothed rats, it seemed to be avenging them, understandably exciting the crowd.

Down the mountain, the Wanyan Family appeared somewhat restless. Half of the hundred thousand long-toothed rats had been lost, yet the snake swarm showed no reduction at all. Could it be that all these hundred thousand long-toothed rats would end up as food for the opponent?

”Second Master...” someone from the Wanyan Family approached Wanyan Second Master, whispering, ”This... this snake swarm’s numbers are simply too great. I’m afraid our long-toothed rats may not be able to match this snake swarm. What if... what if we...”

”What if what!” Wanyan Second Master snapped at him with a glare, frightening him into silence.

Wanyan Second Master was already seeing red from the slaughter at this point; fifty thousand long-toothed rats had died this time, plus those from before, numbering seventy to eighty thousand in total dead here. The Wanyan Family’s long-toothed rats supposedly numbered in the millions, but in fact, there were about three hundred thousand. In other words, within this timeframe, the Wanyan Family had already lost a quarter of their long-toothed rats. This figure was intolerable not only to Wanyan Second Master but likely also to Wanyan Hongfeng. If this battle were lost again, he might only be able to face Wanyan Hongfeng with death!

Therefore, at this moment, Wanyan Second Master could not possibly give up. Considering the situation now, regardless of how many sacrifices were made, this battle had to continue. For if failed, he would lose even his own life!