Chapter 4910

Tianming City, a quiet manor.

Fu Sen and a ruddy-faced old woman in a golden robe were sitting in a cyan stone pavilion, sipping tea and chatting. "Madam Tong, it's been many years. I thought something had happened to you."

Tong Yao, an early-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal, had encountered a bottleneck in her early stage and had been unable to resolve it for years. "I was stuck at a bottleneck," the old woman in the golden robe sighed, "so I traveled extensively, including many years in the Nine-Star Immortal Realm, but unfortunately, I couldn't resolve it."

"Stuck at a bottleneck! That's rare, I..." Fu Sen said with a smile.

Before Fu Sen could finish speaking, a loud alarm blared, echoing throughout Tianming City. "Oh no, a chaos beast tide has erupted," Fu Sen exclaimed, his expression changing in surprise.

"How can there be another wave of chaos beasts? This is too frequent!" Tong Yao frowned and said.

"I don't know either. Was the last one not the Great Immortal Calamity? Is this one?" Fu Sen said. "Madam Tong, come with me to the city wall to see." Fu Sen transformed into a streak of cyan light, leaving the manor and appearing on the city wall.

He looked out towards the city and gasped.

There were tens of thousands of chaos beasts outside the city, all colored chaos beasts. Leading them were four Taiyi Golden Immortal-stage Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts. The leader, named Lei, was a giant, humanoid Seven-Colored Chaos Beast. Its body was so immense that other chaos beasts looked like tiny ants beside it. In its right hand, it clutched a black bronze hammer. "A mutated chaos beast!"

Fu Sen's expression hardened. They had actually sent mutated Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts, clearly intending to capture Taiyi Golden Immortals.

The other three Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts were all in the early stage of Taiyi Golden Immortals. They had no weapons, so it was impossible to tell if they were mutated chaos beasts. The Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts stood on a low mound, their gazes cold.

"Lei, shall we attack now?" a Seven-Colored Chaos Beast asked.

"For the tribe, kill!" Lei commanded. Chaos Beasts that cultivated to the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage could generally speak. They were named by the tribe's shaman, a name they bore throughout their lives.

A chorus of beast roars rose and fell. The chaos beasts began their assault on the city. Unlike before, this time the chaos beasts did not rush towards Tianming City en masse. Instead, they split into multiple small teams, each commanded by two chaos beasts. The chaos beasts fragmented and charged towards Tianming City. Simultaneously, the four Taiyi Golden Immortal-stage Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts also rushed towards Tianming City at high speed.

Wherever they passed, they left enormous footprints on the ground. Dozens of mid-grade Immortal Extermination Cannons fired simultaneously. Thick beams of light successively struck their bodies but left no trace whatsoever. Dozens of mid-grade Immortal Extermination Cannons were still ineffective against the Taiyi Golden Immortal-stage Chaos Beasts. They quickly arrived below Tianming City and attacked it. Lei swung the giant hammer in his hand, striking towards Tianming City.

A thick golden barrier enveloped the entire Tianming City. A Tai Chi symbol could be seen on the surface of the golden barrier. The giant hammer struck the golden barrier, producing a dull thud. Three Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts collided with the golden barrier, and three dull thuds echoed, but it remained unmoving. Lei swung his right fist, smashing it onto the golden barrier. The golden barrier dented, but quickly returned to its normal state.

Fu Sen and Tong Yao's expressions changed dramatically. They immediately cast spells to attack the four Taiyi Golden Immortal-stage Chaos Beasts. At the same time, they sent someone to seek help from the Nangong Immortal Clan.

Fu Sen flicked his sleeve, and a cyan-glowing halberd shot out. Upon closer inspection, the blade of the cyan halberd had two nail-sized chips, indicating it was a damaged high-grade immortal artifact. The refinement difficulty for high-grade immortal artifacts is quite high; it's not easy for even Taiyi Golden Immortals to obtain them. The cyan halberd struck one of the Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts, producing a dull thud, but only leaving a shallow gash.

Golden flames erupted from Tong Yao's right hand. She clapped towards the void, and a giant golden palm, enveloped in intense flames, flew out, accurately striking one of the Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts. A rumbling sound reverberated as a wave of golden flames spread out. However, the golden flames quickly dissipated. Laws cultivated to minor attainment were utterly ineffective against Taiyi Golden Immortal-stage Chaos Beasts. Even for a Taiyi Golden Immortal, cultivating laws to major attainment is not easy; not every Taiyi Golden Immortal can achieve it.

A deafening roar of thunder came from high in the sky. A massive golden thundercloud appeared overhead. Lightning flashed and thunder roared as thick golden lightning bolts streaked across the sky, successively striking the four Taiyi Golden Immortal-stage Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts. It was like a tickle to them.

High-grade immortal artifacts also couldn't harm them. Under Lei's frantic assault, the spiritual light of the golden barrier dimmed, becoming semi-transparent. "Madam Tong, retreat quickly, retreat! We cannot stop the mutated Taiyi Golden Immortal-stage Chaos Beasts," Fu Sen said. He explained that mutated Taiyi Golden Immortal-stage Chaos Beasts had never attacked Tianming City before. In the past, they were only ordinary Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts, which they could repel using third-tier immortal formations and various treasures, but this time, it was clearly impossible.

"Trying to run? Too late," Lei roared loudly. Dazzling seven-colored spiritual light burst forth from his body. He slammed his fists fiercely onto the golden barrier. The bodies of the three Taiyi Golden Immortal-stage Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts also slammed hard into the golden barrier. A black bronze hammer descended from the sky, smashing onto the golden barrier.

The golden barrier shattered like thin paper, breaking into pieces.

At this moment, Fu Sen and Tong Yao were already flying towards Tianming Hall when a black bronze hammer smashed towards them. Fu Sen swung his cyan scythe, meeting the blow. With a dull clang, the bronze hammer struck his protective spiritual light, sending him flying backward like a kite with a broken string. He crashed heavily to the ground. Before he could stand up, a colossal fist descended from the sky, easily shattering his protective spiritual light and smashing onto Fu Sen's body. Fu Sen spat out a mouthful of vital blood, his body sinking into the ground. A thick, long black iron chain shot over, piercing through his collarbone. Fu Sen horrifyingly discovered that he could no longer use his immortal essence.

Fu Sen, a mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal, was no match for Lei. Tong Yao, facing the attacks of three Taiyi Golden Immortal-stage Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts, was quickly defeated and bound after a black iron chain pierced her collarbone.

With the formation broken, a large number of chaos beasts surged into Tianming City, capturing immortals. Fu Sen and Tong Yao were captured. The cultivators within the city could not resist at all; most were captured or killed.

"Lord Lei, you have performed a meritorious service. Perhaps you can evolve again," a Seven-Colored Chaos Beast said somewhat ingratiatingly.

Lei came from a relatively strong tribe. He was a mutated chaos beast, possessing a weapon. Although they were all Taiyi Golden Immortals, they were merely subordinate forces of Lei's tribe. Mutated chaos beasts were the true rulers of the chaos beast tribes, where the strong were revered.

"Two Taiyi Golden Immortals are too few," Lei commanded. "Come with me to other cities. Leave this place to Lan. Send the captured immortals back to the rear. This is the capital for our tribe's growth." Carrying Fu Sen and Tong Yao, he rushed into the distance. His speed was rapid; with every step, the ground shook violently.

Almost simultaneously, most of the cities under Tianfeng City's jurisdiction were attacked by chaos beasts. Several cities were breached by chaos beasts, and large numbers of immortals were captured. Unlike last time, this time, the chaos beast tribes dispatched mutated Taiyi Golden Immortal-stage Chaos Beasts and began capturing Taiyi Golden Immortals. As for capturing Golden Immortals and True Immortals, that was merely a convenient side task. The previous chaos beast tide was immense, and many cultivators believed it was the Great Immortal Calamity. Little did they expect this chaos beast tide to be even larger in scale. This made many cultivators realize how truly terrifying the Great Immortal Calamity could be.