Chapter 1246 - 1092: Annihilation
"The spiritual energy between heaven and earth seems to have become denser again." Li Taichang stood before the family’s grand hall, his gaze fixed on the distant horizon. This was clearly great news, yet his expression was anything but joyful, instead tinged with an air of worry.
"Clan Leader, a number of devil beasts have emerged from the northern Changli Mountain Range once again. Although our clansmen haven’t suffered heavy losses, this marks the fourth time this month that such an event has occurred!" An elder rushed forward, his face clouded as he spoke.
The month had only passed halfway—barely over ten days!
If this situation continued unchanged, over the next ten days, there might be four or five more instances of devil beasts descending the mountain, breaching the Li family’s northern territory, and causing considerable casualties among the clansmen who lived there.
The northern region of the Li family’s territory bordered the Changli Mountain Range, which stretched for millions of miles, separating the East Continent from the Northern Domain!
Back then, when the family’s strength had been insufficient, they refrained from expanding into regions outside the north. Besides, the northern terrain was mountainous and spiritual energy was sparse, making it unlikely to foster many devil beasts. For the secular clansmen, this was undoubtedly a stroke of fortune.
But who could have foreseen that, over the years, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth would rise, and then rise again. The once spiritually barren Changli Mountain Range now rivaled a second- or third-tier Spirit Vein.
"Moreover, the devil beasts that descended this time were not only greater in numbers but also significantly stronger, resulting in many secular clansmen losing their lives to the beasts." The elder lowered his head, his tone heavy with sorrow.
After years of development, the population of secular clansmen among the northern mountains exceeded a million. Perhaps due to generations of hunting, these mountain-born clansmen were particularly resolute in temperament and physically robust.