Great Cyan Mountain.
Deep within lies a towering peak, entirely green and shrouded in mist.
At the summit, a golden figure stood on a brown boulder.
Nangong Luo was focused, her mouth slightly open, as she operated her cultivation technique, continually absorbing the outside spiritual Qi.
Under the sunshine, her divine body glowed, radiating rings of golden halo!
After the Spiritual Energy Revival, the spiritual Qi in the world wasn't evenly distributed. Generally, in secluded places like high mountains and deep ravines, the Qi was more concentrated and better suited for cultivation.
Though Great Cyan Mountain wasn't among the top in the Great Qin Empire, it could be counted as a Spiritual Land, where the Qi was much more abundant compared to the outside world; otherwise, how could such Spirit Plants like the Thunder Spirit Fruit Tree be nurtured?
The place where Nangong Luo stood, that mountain peak, was the spiritual Qi hub of the entire Great Cyan Mountain range, the area with the densest Qi.
These past two days, Nangong Luo, aside from practicing Thunder Power, spent all her remaining time on cultivation. After finding this Spirit Peak, she hadn't descended.
Her big brother had already reached the second tier, so naturally, she couldn't lag too far behind him.
Roar!
At this moment, a roar echoed.
"Is my big brother back?"
Nangong Luo immediately ceased her cultivation and turned to look.
She saw Jiang Che standing not far away, the fur around his mouth stained with fresh blood, and on the ground lay a hunted black giant boar.
This black giant boar was the prey Jiang Che brought her.
"Roar!"
Nangong Luo responded happily, leaping from the boulder and quickly running over.
She began gnawing on the black giant boar.
In recent days, Nangong Luo had been busy cultivating, relying mainly on Jiang Che's hunts for food, sometimes bringing Spirit Fruit.
Nangong Luo was greatly moved by Jiang Che's full-hearted care, and therefore, she grew even closer to this big brother in attitude.
"Little sister! Your big brother didn't even sleep in, running here and there just to help you find food and cultivation resources. You must show some spirit!"
Noticing Nangong Luo's aura had slightly increased, Jiang Che sighed inwardly.
His goal was simple: he wanted Nangong Luo to focus entirely on her cultivation, to break through sooner, and also advance himself further.
Since he was reborn as a ferocious beast, destiny was set, and no matter how unwilling Jiang Che was, sooner or later he would clash with humans.
Facing human firearms with only his flesh and blood, Jiang Che was understandably uneasy.
Fortunately, he learned from Nangong Luo that her third-tier Spiritual Energy Shield could withstand guns and cannons, putting Fang Yuan at ease.
Feeling invigorated.
He planned to help Nangong Luo quickly improve her cultivation.
The faster she broke through, the sooner he could ascend to the third tier.
Once he reached the third tier, human weapons would pose much less of a threat to Jiang Che.
Then even if missiles targeted him, as long as Jiang Che wasn't precisely located, thanks to his speed, the danger would be minimal.
Buzzz!
Suddenly, a cacophony resounded above the sky.
Nangong Luo and Jiang Che simultaneously looked up.
In the distant sky, seven helicopters were flying toward Great Cyan Mountain.
"That's humans!"
Nangong Luo's eyes flickered, her tiger body instinctively tense.
"It seems humans have started the cleansing operation against the beasts hiding in the mountains! It appears… it's earlier than in the previous life?"
Nangong Luo suddenly recalled this and her sense of impending crisis surged.
In her past life, during this period, humans launched a nationwide cleansing operation to curb beast evolution, removing beast threats!
The entire Great Qin Empire's army was dispatched.
The coming time would be a nightmare for the beast clan, as humans wielding hot weapons would slaughter the beasts.
Although this temporarily halted the rise of beasts, such slaughter would naturally result in a deep-seated grudge.
The beasts who escaped feared humans while their hearts filled with resentment!
She knew that in her previous life, many Demon Emperors in the beast race were survivors of this disaster, they strongly resented humans and wanted to eradicate the human race.
Now she was also a beast!
Having become a beast, Nangong Luo no longer hoped for peaceful coexistence with humans. Since she resolved to rise again, she had abandoned thoughts of closeness with humans.
She understood that it was extremely dangerous for beasts to establish friendly relations with humans.
Because facing beasts, humans always followed the philosophy that different species must have divergent hearts.
"This little sister sees very clearly! Anyone who became Empress in the previous life surely wouldn't be naive about this matter!"
Hearing Nangong Luo's thoughts, Jiang Che nodded internally, agreeing with her perspective.
"Since in this life I am a beast, humans are the other race! I won't kill humans indiscriminately, but if they provoke me, then don't blame me for being unkind!"
Jiang Che's eyes were firm, speaking to himself.
On the outskirts of Great Cyan Mountain.
Seven helicopters dispersed in the sky, their altitude slowly descending, hovering in a fan shape in the air, many soldiers rappelled from the helicopters.
These soldiers were fully armed, some held long guns, some carried rocket launchers, and others hefted boxes containing mortars.
They formed seven teams, each with twenty men, resembling seven long snakes heading into Great Cyan Mountain.
The seven helicopters then took off, trailing behind, providing guidance to the teams via special radar, and the missile pods beneath were poised to fire rockets.
Bang bang bang!
Roar…"
Before long, gunshots rang out in the forest, followed by the beasts' shrill screams.
The seven teams resembled seven reapers, spewing fire snakes from their hands, harvesting the lives of mountain beasts.
"Roar!"
Downhill, a giant black pig riddled with bullet holes and covered in blood rushed toward the team ahead, eyes blazing red.
"Attack!"
Bang bang bang!
"Roar!"
The oncoming barrage staggered the giant black pig, but it went berserk, charging at the team once more without regard for its life.
"Prepare the rocket launchers!"
"Fire!"
Someone ordered from within the team.
Boom!
Suddenly, three rockets were fired, exploding on the giant black pig, unleashing blinding firelight and rolling heat waves.
After the dust settled, the giant wild boar fell to the ground, half its body blasted apart, flesh scattered everywhere.
As the Qin Army advanced, the scope of the slaughter continually expanded, causing many beasts in Great Cyan Mountain to scatter and flee.
Bang!
With one smack, he crushed a panicked green wolf. Jiang Che's expression was grave.
The humans were already venturing deeper into Great Cyan Mountain, drawing closer to their position.
This place was not suitable to linger!
"Roar!"
At this moment, Nangong Luo lightly roared to Jiang Che, signaling him to follow, heading to the other side of Great Cyan Mountain.
Nangong Luo decided to leave Great Cyan Mountain.
They hadn't grown enough yet to confront humans now.
Since the Thunder Spirit Fruit was already obtained, staying here was meaningless.
Next, they should go capture the Bodhi Holy Tree!