High-level martial arts: Invincibility starts with basic archery.

"Hello, are you Mr. Li Ping?"

As soon as the call connected, a pleasant female voice rang out.

"Yes, it's me. And you are?"

Suppressing his excitement, Chen Fan asked in a deep voice.

"I am Li Xin, employee number 3616, from the headquarters of the Awakened Ones Association in Yandi City," the woman said with a smile. "You previously spent one million points in the association's shop to purchase the learning permission for the Divine Demon-level martial art, the Observation of the Universe Technique, right?"

"Um."

Chen Fan nodded.

"OK."

The woman said happily, "Lord Lei Huang has already learned of and agreed to this matter. Please go to the headquarters of the Awakened Ones Association in Yan Di City three days from now in the afternoon, explain your purpose to the staff at the front desk, and then someone will escort you to Lord Lei Huang."

I'm not sure if you understood me. If not, I can repeat myself. Also, after you hang up, you will receive an email with detailed arrangements.

"The staff at this headquarters are surprisingly nice."

Chen Fan thought for a moment and then said, "Did you hear me clearly? It means going there on the afternoon of the fourth day, right?"

"Yes, someone will escort you to Lord Lei Huang." The woman's voice sounded quite envious.

"Okay, but could we move the time forward by a day or two?" Chen Fan asked, just to give it a try.

The current situation is a matter of life and death for Anshan City. If he could learn the method of observing the universe earlier, he would be able to absorb the energy of heaven and earth for a much longer period of time, saving a lot of meditation time.

The more spiritual energy one absorbs, the faster one's strength will grow.

"what?"

The woman on the other end of the phone seemed to be encountering this situation for the first time.

She had informed others of similar news in the past, and without exception, everyone who heard the news was so excited that they could hardly speak. Unlike this person in front of her, who was actually bargaining.

"Well, Mr. Li," she said with difficulty, "the schedule was set by Lord Lei Huang. I only called you after receiving the notification from above. So, I'm afraid I can't do anything about it being a day or two earlier."

"It's alright, I was being presumptuous."

Chen Fan sighed, knowing he was making a difficult decision, and nodded, "Okay, I understand. I will arrive at the Awakened Headquarters in Yandi City in three days."

"Okay, Mr. Li, do you have any other questions?" The woman breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's all."

"Okay, Mr. Li, have a nice day. Goodbye." The woman hung up the phone, glanced at the document in front of her, which contained Li Ping's information.

In the rating section, I filled in "B-level Awakener".

She didn't show any particularly strange expression.

Although the Observation of the Universe Technique is the highest level of martial arts, many B-level Awakened individuals have applied for it in the past, and even some C-level Awakened individuals have applied.

Lord Lei Huang met with each of them and gave them guidance. As for what they gained, only they themselves knew the truth.

"The next person is..."

She muttered to herself and turned to the next page.

"I didn't expect to have to wait three more days..."

Chen Fan hung up the phone, a wry smile on his face.

He thought that once he received the notification, he could immediately rush to his destination and obtain the cultivation technique.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, that person is one of the three top experts in Yan Kingdom. Time is more precious than gold. It is already very difficult for him to take some time out of his busy schedule to guide others.

This time, the notification to him is most likely not just to him alone, but to a group of people who will receive guidance together.

"I wonder what will happen in Anshan City in the next three days, and whether an even greater crisis will occur."

Chen Fan sighed, then closed his eyes and continued to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

……

The night passed quickly, and as the sun rose, Anshan City returned to its usual tranquility.

People walked down the street and greeted each other warmly.

Apart from the occasional passing of heavily armed guards, it looks much the same as before.

At a roadside morning tea stall, some people sat around a table, eating steaming hot buns and drinking fragrant rice porridge, chatting and laughing.

"It really feels like a dream. Even now, I still doubt that I'm dreaming," a middle-aged man said, looking bewildered.

"Hahaha, who can argue with that? Yesterday afternoon, I thought it was the end of the world. The sound of gunfire was deafening. But in less than an afternoon, the beast tide was driven back. It was like a dream." After saying this, his companion took a big bite of the bun in his hand, juice splashing everywhere, leaving a lingering fragrance in his mouth.

"This is all thanks to Chairman Li. If it weren't for him, our Anshan City would probably be destroyed by now, and we wouldn't be sitting here eating breakfast like this."

"Yes, this morning when I passed by the Awakened Ones Association, I overheard several Awakened Ones talking. They said that a small city less than 500 miles from here had been overwhelmed by the beast tide. The people inside were either dead or had fled, suffering heavy losses!"

"Huh? Really? Is it that bad?"

"That small city?"

"It's less than 500 li from here, could it be Wangcheng? Or Shucheng?"

Many eyes turned to them, and some who knew the surrounding area even mentioned the name of the city.

"Well," the man shook his head and said, "I forgot."

The atmosphere suddenly fell silent.

Although we don't know exactly which city it was, the name doesn't really matter, because the fact is that a city fell and the death toll, conservatively estimated, is over 100,000.

"It's other cities that have fallen, not ours, so everyone's scared," someone laughed. "Didn't our Anshan City also experience a beast tide yesterday? And what happened? Our Anshan City held on. In my opinion, even if it breaks out again, there's nothing to worry about."

"That's right, that's right. So many ferocious beasts, not only did they not break through our city, but they also left us so much beast meat."

"That's right, even if we ate it for a month, we might not be able to finish it."

There was an atmosphere of optimism all around.

Many others remained silent.

They naturally hoped that everything would go smoothly from now on, but would reality grant their wish?

"Huh? What's going on?"

Just then, someone exclaimed, looking down at the ground they were sitting on, "Why does it feel like the ground is shaking?"

"Is the ground shaking?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present turned visibly pale.

Yesterday's earthquake was caused by a wild animal tide.

This time, another earthquake. Could it be that another beast tide is coming?

"It's still moving! It's still moving!"

The man's voice grew louder and louder, and a look of panic appeared on his face.

Because he discovered that the ground around him, which was two or three meters in diameter, was rising!

This scene also shocked the others, who stared wide-eyed, completely bewildered by what was happening.

"What are you all standing there for! Run!"

Just then, a woman's reprimanding voice rang out.

"They're burrowing beasts! They're about to emerge!"

"What! A burrowing beast?"

"A ferocious beast?"

"A ferocious beast!"

In an instant, everyone ran very fast, and in the blink of an eye, the once bustling street was deserted.

"Beautiful lady, help me, help me, I, I can't move."

The man sitting in the chair was on the verge of tears.

Because it wasn't just under his feet; in the distance, many sections of the road surface were also beginning to bulge, as if something was about to break through the soil. However, the road surface was relatively solid, making it difficult for anything to emerge.

"What a piece of trash."

Wang Lingling gave him a disdainful look, then leaped over, grabbed the back of the chair, and carried him away to a distance.

"Thank you so much, beautiful lady." The man finally felt his stiff legs regain their feeling and hurriedly thanked her.

"Need not."

Wang Lingling glanced at him, then her gaze turned extremely serious as she looked down at the street dozens of meters away.

There, more than a dozen ground bulges have appeared, each three to five meters in diameter. If they were connected, it would be hard to imagine what enormous creature might emerge from them.

"Are all those people in the City Lord's Mansion just sitting around doing nothing? Such a big thing has happened, and not a single one of them has come."

She frowned and muttered to herself.

If a ferocious beast emerges from underground in a moment, will she have to take action?

To be honest, she didn't want to put herself in danger, especially so early in the morning, but she had promised others that she would lend a helping hand if she encountered any situation that she could.

From all directions, many people hid in corners or inside houses, watching that spot.

No way, could there really be ferocious beasts emerging from underground? After all, the beast tide has already been repelled, so how could there still be ferocious beasts appearing, especially directly inside the city?

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, a black, insect-like ferocious beast burst forth from the ground!

It looked like a longhorn beetle magnified dozens or hundreds of times. Its size alone was the size of a truck. The pincers on its forehead were as long as an adult's arm and covered with dense serrations. Its mouthparts below were also full of teeth, which gleamed coldly in the sunlight.

"It's an iron beetle!"

Wang Lingling let out a soft cry.

This is a high-level ferocious beast that is adept at burrowing underground and can launch attacks from all sorts of unimaginable places.

The moment it broke through the ground, the iron beetle raised its eight legs, each as thick as an adult's arm, and crawled out of the ground.

As soon as it emerged, the pincers of a second iron beetle appeared behind it, then another one crawled out, followed by a third, a fourth...

Not only here, but other roads around were also breached, and one after another, iron beetles emerged from the ground like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

The people observing from the shadows were all too frightened to speak.

Imagine what would have happened to them if they hadn't been warned and were still standing there watching the show?

To put it bluntly, those giant iron pincers, which are over a meter long, could probably cut all of them in half at once.

Who would have thought that going out for breakfast would lead to a brush with death?

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of iron beetles were standing on the ground, and even more were constantly emerging from underground.

Just then, sirens blared and dozens of armored vehicles drove up from both sides of the street.

Immediately afterwards, countless dark gun barrels emerged from the armored vehicles, and gunfire erupted as bullets rained down on the armored beetles in the center, seemingly without restraint.

"Clang clang clang!"

A shocking scene unfolded.

The machine gun bullets, when they landed on these armored beetles, only produced a series of sparks, causing no real damage whatsoever. Instead, they only fueled the beetles' ferocity.

Originally standing still as if waiting for something, they charged towards the armored vehicle door at terrifying speed.

"boom!"

A loud bang!

An armored vehicle was overturned by several beetles, and its steel body was pierced with several holes.

"The defensive capabilities of these ironclad beetles are already comparable to those of elite-level ferocious beasts."

Wang Lingling's expression was complicated as she glanced at the hole in the ground.

More beetles are emerging from inside, growing larger and larger. It probably won't be long before elite beetles appear.

With just a few dozen armored vehicles, trying to stop these guys is nothing short of wishful thinking. Before reinforcements arrive, these guards will surely die, and the surrounding civilians will likely suffer heavy casualties as well.

"Ugh."

She sighed, and two short swords appeared in her hands.

Seeing these guards die tragically before her eyes, she simply couldn't bear it. But she also couldn't expect to stop so many armored beetles by herself; she would help as much as she could.

Inside the overturned armored vehicle, more than a dozen guards were thrown about, some even injured, their bodies pierced by the horns of the armored beetles. Just as they were about to die, several dazzling sword energies flew in, and the armored beetles were severed into several pieces and crashed to the ground.

After killing the armored beetles, Wang Lingling didn't pause for a moment. She immediately pushed her movement technique to its limit, weaving through the hail of bullets, her arms waving as she unleashed wave after wave of sword energy.

One after another, the beetles fell, and the previously precarious situation was dramatically reversed.

The onlookers were stunned.

They couldn't see what was happening at all; all they could see were ferocious beasts falling one after another.

"Could it be that Chairman Li made a move?"

Some people thought to themselves, looking upwards, but they did not see the figure.

"Perhaps it's somewhere we can't see. Great! With Chairman Li taking action, these ferocious beasts are nothing to fear."

Everyone was thrilled, but the reality was not as easy as they had imagined.

Wang Lingling exerted all her strength, which also meant that her true energy was being consumed extremely quickly. After killing hundreds of ironclad beetles, she discovered that the number of ironclad beetles around her had not decreased but increased, and they were all coming for her.

"We can't delay any longer!"

Wang Lingling's expression changed. This was all she could do. If she didn't leave now, she might really not be able to escape.

"I didn't expect there to be another young master like him."

Not far away, Old Wang watched this scene with a smile on his face.

At such a young age, he has reached the True Essence Realm. Although he can't catch up with that little guy, he can still be considered one of the best among his peers.

Moreover, he has a good heart and was able to step forward at this time.

However, judging from her appearance, she was about to give up.

Well then, I promised Chen Fan that I would help him if anything happened in the city, so I might as well help this little girl.

A smile appeared on his lips.

Wang Lingling unleashed two more sword strikes, and then something astonishing happened.

The sword energy, which was originally only two or three meters long, suddenly increased tenfold, becoming twenty or thirty meters in size. After it was unleashed, the armored beetles in front of it fell down in rows.

In the blink of an eye, a large open space appeared in front of them.

Wang Lingling was stunned. She looked at the two short swords in her hands, and a thought popped into her mind.

When did I become this strong?

(End of this chapter)