The Purple Flame Barrier vanished, and two Fiery Flame Mad Lions rampaged forth.
But, as the middle-aged man uttered a faint "suppress" from his lips,
the two Mystic Breakthrough First Layer demon beasts were instantly immobilized.
Together with countless other demon beasts on the field, under his terrifying aura, they were pressed into trembling, prostrating to the ground.
Clearly, he was no ordinary Mystic Breakthrough Realm Martial Artist, he must be at least at the Mystic Breakthrough Third or Fourth Layer.
Otherwise, he couldn’t possibly possess such formidable means.
"Young man," the middle-aged man’s cold gaze swept indifferently towards Xiao Yi.
"When I came here, I heard from Liu Cangya and the others that there were two hundred thousand demon beasts."
"Now, there are only about one hundred thousand left."
"In half a day, you managed to trap two Mystic Breakthrough First Layer demon beasts, and slaughtered nearly one hundred thousand more."
"Very impressive."
The middle-aged man, looking at the corpses of demon beasts scattered everywhere and the blood-covered Xiao Yi, did not spare his words of praise.
"Great Commander overstates things." Xiao Yi clasped his fists and politely replied.
As the foremost elite Martial Artist force under the banner of the Northern Mountain County King, the name of the Blood Blade Guard was known to all within Northern Mountain County.
However, the Blood Blade Guard were extremely secretive in their usual affairs, their whereabouts unknown to anyone.
It was only known they lurked in the shadows, patrolling all around Northern Mountain County.
Any person, matter, or thing that was not to the benefit of the Northern Mountain County King would silently disappear under their stern blood blades.
Should the demon beasts break through the city’s defenses and overrun it, Northern Mountain County would undoubtedly descend into chaos with demon beasts rampant.
This, of course, was a situation that would cause unrest in Northern Mountain County,
and it was something the Blood Blade Guard would not allow to happen.
The Blood Blade Guard were few in number, but each possessed extraordinary strength.
Led by five commanders, each in charge of their own Blood Blade Guard squad.
Xiao Yi was unaware of which commander the middle-aged man before him was,
but he knew that with the man’s Mystic Breakthrough Realm cultivation, he must be one of the five Great Commanders.
He guessed correctly.
The middle-aged man was indeed one of the five Great Commanders of the Blood Blade Guard.
Named Nie Rushan, a Mystic Breakthrough Fifth Layer Martial Artist.
"Let’s finish them off first," Nie Rushan said in a deep voice, with a sweep of his large hand.
His subordinates, more than a dozen Blood Blade Guards, instantly took action.
The Blood Blade Guards, all dressed in black uniforms with the character ’Blood’ on their chests and a blood-colored blade at their waists,
unleashed their attacks simultaneously, with a flash of blood.
Hordes of demon beasts fell like grass being cut down.
"Blood Blade Guard, truly extraordinary," Xiao Yi quietly marveled.
These dozen individuals were all of the Mysterious Profundity Ninth Layer cultivation.
And with extremely rich combat experience, their moves were swift, accurate, and ruthless—their true power likely far surpassing that of an ordinary Mysterious Profundity Ninth Layer.
Xiao Yi was not idle either, helping to kill the enemy.
In less than two hours, nearly one hundred thousand demon beasts were turned into souls under the blade.
Even the two Fiery Flame Mad Lions were slain by Nie Rushan’s blood blade, their bodies severed, dead beyond doubt.
With the addition of the Blood Blade Guard, the crisis of the Beast Tide in Green Light City was instantaneously resolved.
After the great battle, the dozen or so Blood Blade Guards neatly returned to stand behind Nie Rushan.
Their faces were cold, their discipline stringent.
Worthy of being the elite under the Northern Mountain County King.
"My name is Nie Rushan," Nie Rushan stepped over the corpses of demon beasts to stand before Xiao Yi.
"Young man, Yi Xiao." Xiao Yi gave a courteous bow.
"I know," Nie Rushan waved his hand and said, "The most talked about young Martial Arts prodigy of Northern Mountain County, I have heard of you."
Right at this moment, from a distance, more than a dozen figures were seen controlling the air as they approached.
It was Liu Cangya, Ye Ming, Ning Hao, Murong Ke, and other powerhouses returning.
"Commander, we pay our respects," as soon as the City Lords of the Eighteen Cities arrived, they immediately kneeled on one knee.
Murong Ke and the Captain of the Demon Hunting Team gave deep bows in salute.
Only Ye Ming gave a slight nod of his head.