Half a day later.
The ferocious beasts and demon beasts near the city walls of Demon Slaying City had been mostly slaughtered by Mu Jinyu, Wu Zhiming, and the City Lord.
Of course, a portion of them was also killed by the many cultivators standing on the wall.
However, they only accounted for a small part in the end.
"How are you all, are you okay?"
After seeing that the beast tide had nearly ended, Mu Jinyu, instead of slaughtering the remaining low-level ferocious beasts, jumped onto the city wall to find Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan, and asked.
The two women looked well; not much True Yuan was depleted, and with numerous spiritual treasures in hand, they managed to kill a considerable number of ferocious beasts during the defense of the beast tide.
"We're fine, the beast tide is almost over, right?"
Wen Rou slightly gasped for breath, feeling a bit parched and not much in the mood for talking, yet still smiled and spoke to Mu Jinyu.
"Yes, it's basically over."
As Mu Jinyu spoke, he took out a cup of Spiritual Spring from the storage bag and handed it to Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan.
Wen Rou accepted it, thanked him, and started sipping it slowly.
Jian Ruyan, being extremely exhausted, took the cup and drank it rapidly without saying a word.
The scene of Mu Jinyu conversing with Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan left some people who initially, due to the two women merely being at the Fourth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm, yet possessing nearly ten spiritual treasures, had the intention to approach them once the beast tide ended, completely dumbfounded.
They realized… they knew each other?
Initially, few people knew Mu Jinyu, nor did they know his identity, but after Mu Jinyu revealed his identity and slaughtered the ferocious beasts tirelessly below the wall, becoming possibly the one who killed the most ferocious beasts among them, his dreadful presence became well-known.
Upon seeing Mu Jinyu acquainted with Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan, the ideas they had were no longer dared to be acted upon?
Mu Jinyu poured himself a cup of Spiritual Spring as well, sipping it while scanning those on the city wall with his eyes.
He had certainly noticed the greedy stares from some people earlier targeting the two women, but since they hadn't acted, he let it go.
If they dared to act, he would show them what cruelty meant!
Then, Mu Jinyu looked towards the direction of the Demon Beast Mountain Range.
Though the large beast tide had now essentially ended, the ferocious beasts that had surged to Demon Slaying City were gone, yet in the vicinity of the Demon Beast Mountain Range, quite a number of ferocious beasts were still vaguely visible running outside!
This explained why after dealing with the Five Great Demon Kings, Mu Jinyu, though moving to deal with the beast tide behind, still hadn't completely resolved it after half a day.
"I need to head to the Demon Beast Mountain Range later to see what's going on; why does the beast tide never cease?"
Mu Jinyu muttered to himself, "Are there Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures being born? Or what could the reason be?"
Shaking his head slightly, Mu Jinyu turned to Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan, advising them, "Once the beast tide is over, you both should go back to the inn and rest. I will go check the situation at the Demon Beast Mountain Range."
"Okay." Wen Rou nodded compliantly.
She knew her own power was too weak, barely helpful during the beast tide. Mu Jinyu would soon head directly to the source of the beast tide, the Demon Beast Mountain Range, where the danger would surely be greater. If she insisted on accompanying him, she might not aid Mu Jinyu.
In case of danger, it might even require part of Mu Jinyu's attention to protect her.
Therefore, unlike before the beast tide when she insisted on joining in the fight, she agreed.
Jian Ruyan also wanted to check it out, but after hesitating for a while, she finally nodded and said, "Okay, take care of yourself."
"Mm." Mu Jinyu nodded. Then, after again casting a warning glance at those sneakily watching their conversation, he said nothing more and jumped down from the city wall to handle the remaining few thousand fierce beasts!
The people caught in Mu Jinyu's sweeping gaze felt a chill running through them, as if being drenched by a basin of cold water in an icy snowfield, completely extinguishing any malicious thoughts toward Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan.
Some were repelled by Mu Jinyu's dread, while others vaguely sensed that Mu Jinyu had left a mark on them, making them believe that if they dared act vilely, they couldn't escape Mu Jinyu's pursuit even at the Ends of the Earth.
This truly squashed any malevolent intentions they harbored.
...
Mu Jinyu jumped off the city wall and once again commenced a slaughter.
This time, he, Wu Zhiming, and the Lord of Demon Slaying City spent an hour finally slaughtering the scattered ferocious beasts left from the beast tide to the very end.
"Phew… it's finally over…"
After the beast tide ended, Wu Zhiming, completely exhausted, sat on the bloody mud ground without caring about the filth, panting heavily.
The Lord of Demon Slaying City was in the same condition. While the ferocious beasts were present, they could barely hold on and keep killing, but once the beast tide ended, fatigue hit them, making them unwilling to move.
Though they were strong at the mid-late stage of the Fanxu Realm, capable of continuously drawing Heaven and Earth Vital Energy to replenish their True Yuan, while the True Yuan could be restored, the physical and mental exhaustion could not recover as well.
Only Mu Jinyu, possessing the Mystical Little Tree and special Life Source Energy's True Essence Power, could appear unaffected after intercepting the beast tide most of the day.
Seeing how exhausted they were and considering their camaraderie, Mu Jinyu, under the guise of retrieving something from his storage bag, turned a cup of Spiritual Spring with Life Source Energy and gave it to them.
Wu Zhiming and the others were also quite thirsty, and upon seeing the cup offered by Mu Jinyu, they politely accepted and thanked him, gulping it down in one go.
After drinking, they suddenly realized the cup contained a substantial amount of life force, not just ordinary Spiritual Spring.
They looked at Mu Jinyu with shocked expressions, a bit embarrassed, "Brother Mu, this..."
Mu Jinyu waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, just a cup of water. How do you feel?"
Upon hearing it, Wu Zhiming and the Lord of Demon Slaying City stood up from the bloody mud ground, closed their eyes, stretched and felt relieved, "Very good, excellent, aside from a bit of mental exhaustion, I feel like I could kill for another half day!"
Mu Jinyu hearing this, smiled and said, "Then shall we now go check the situation at the Demon Beast Mountain Range?"
"Ah?"
Wu Zhiming and the Lord of Demon Slaying City were taken aback by Mu Jinyu's words.
They then opened their eyes, looked at Mu Jinyu, and frowned, "Go to the Demon Beast Mountain Range now?"
Mu Jinyu chuckled and said, "Of course, aren't you curious why the ferocious beasts moved abnormally, causing a beast tide? Perhaps some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are emerging in the Demon Beast Mountain Range."
Wu Zhiming, hearing this, seemed somewhat intrigued.
But the Lord of Demon Slaying City looked at the nearby bloody mud ground somewhat troubled and sighed, "I'd also like to join you, brother, but as the Lord of Demon Slaying City, although the beast tide has ended, there's still a lot of aftermath to handle, chances are I can't accompany you this time."