What in the world was going on? How could Wei Jin still be standing there, completely unharmed, after being attacked by such a powerful Spiritual Power Ball?

Shouldn’t he have been ground into dust like a rock?

The crowd held their breath, their wide eyes filled with utter disbelief.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past, and Ni Jing abruptly crumbled into dust, scattering on the breeze...

The crowd erupted in an uproar, furiously rubbing their eyes. How was this possible? It was clearly Ni Jing who had been charging up an attack on Wei Jin. So why was Wei Jin fine, while Ni Jing was the one who had turned to dust?

"Am I seeing things? Or did I want Clan Leader Wei Jin to win so badly that I’m starting to hallucinate?"

"If it’s a hallucination, we’re seeing the same one. Then it must be an Illusion Realm! Were we so desperate that our spiritual power connected and wove this pleasant dream for us?"

"It makes no sense. Ni Jing’s all-out attack left absolutely no room for someone to fight above their level. How did Clan Leader Wei Jin win? There must be something wrong with my head..."

"Maybe the City Lord attacked himself at the same time? But I’ve never heard of someone’s own Spiritual Power being able to destroy them..."

No one could believe what they were seeing. It was simply impossible—unless the Beast God himself had intervened!

At that moment, Wei Jin finally moved. He rubbed his wrists and stretched his neck. In truth, he was shocked himself. Just a moment ago, he had keenly felt the power of a Peak Fifteenth-level cultivator. He had been almost completely unable to resist. The sheer pressure had forced him to use every ounce of his strength just to avoid being shamefully forced to the ground.

Even with his many life-saving techniques, in the face of such absolute power, he had been trembling, terrified, and paralyzed with despair. He had already prepared himself for the likelihood that his defenses would fail and he would have to sacrifice himself.

He never expected to emerge without a scratch, as if a powerful gale had rushed toward him only to slam on the brakes at the last second.

Suppressing the complex emotions in his heart, Wei Jin glanced calmly at the crowd below, the corner of his lip curling into a smirk. "Ah, my apologies. It’s just that Ni Jing refused to listen to reason and insisted on a life-or-death battle with me.

"Since he wouldn’t let me live, I had no choice but to sacrifice him for my own self-preservation. You don’t have a problem with that, do you?"

They opened their mouths, wanting to point out that he was a Peak Fifteenth-level Beastman. But even a Beastman of such absolute power had still been turned to dust by Wei Jin through some unknown means.

Who with a death wish would dare to object?

At that moment, Xiao Cheng, who had returned at some point, began to howl with glee. "Father Wei Jin, you’re so magnificent! You are our hero! You eliminated a vicious and cruel Beastman for the sake of Guangshou City!

"The City Lord is mighty and domineering! I will carry your banner! Look at the Ni Family now! Still so arrogant? Heh, where did all that smugness and bluster from earlier go? They were dreaming of rebuilding Underground Yecheng City and the Beast Fighting Arena, even coveting respectable females. Their minds are truly venomous..."

’Hmph. With my reflection superpower, I wasn’t afraid of Ni Jing striking hard, only that he wouldn’t strike hard enough!’

The Snake Beastmen??!! That whole speech sounded awfully familiar. Right now, though, they were all so dejected they wished they could shrink into nonexistence. They remained utterly silent, not even daring to flick their tongues.

Si Shuo couldn’t hold back a muffled laugh. ’Goodness, Xiao Cheng is really having fun, isn’t he?’ she thought. She cheerfully grabbed his tail, which was wagging nonstop with smug delight, and gave it a light pinch. The previously arrogant Xiao Cheng immediately turned to her, his eyes welling up with tears and the corners turning red.

That innocent look of his was just too deceptive! What a shapeshifting fox.

The Beast Soldier and General Competition finally came to a perfect conclusion. Wei Jin became the new City Lord, and the other members of the City Lord Mansion were also re-screened, leading to a major staff overhaul.

Although they belonged to different families and tribes, very few people knew that they were all Beastmen who had trained in the Southwest.

This would have been one thing if they were ordinary Beastmen, but they were already high-ranking members of their clans or tribes. They could sense when something was amiss from the slightest abnormality.

After fighting for so long in the Southwest Secret Realm, they had vaguely sensed the Beast God’s intentions. The Wild Beasts there were too densely concentrated, and each one was quite powerful. If the conditions for a Beast Tide were met, it would be a city-destroying catastrophe for the Central Continent.

They worked even harder to slay Wild Beasts, increasing their cultivation and bringing back vast quantities of resources at the same time!

Each of them had a small household behind them, responsible for processing their harvest every seven days...

After becoming the City Lord, Wei Jin began to implement reforms in all areas. First, he established schools on the outskirts of every Beast Camp to teach the young cubs culture and martial arts. Beyond that, he also opened numerous skill-based courses for all Beastmen. For a tuition fee, anyone could choose a course to study based on their needs, and classes on literacy and arithmetic were included for free.

These included cooking, carpentry, farming, animal husbandry, tailoring, accessory making, and more—all practical skills that could improve one’s life and provide a livelihood. There were also courses suited for females to learn, aimed at improving their quality of life.

The price was not too expensive—twenty Level 6 Crystal Stones a month, an amount an average family could afford. It was a form of welfare for the Beastmen of Guangshou City.

In addition, the City Lord Mansion began to properly establish a newspaper, creating specialized jobs for information gathering, article writing, layout and art design, typesetting, printing, proofreading, mass production, and distribution.

Many Beastmen who had learned Beast Text from the Iron-eating Beast Clan now had official, secure jobs!

The printing of the newspaper allowed sensational news, general knowledge, useful information, and stories to be recorded and circulated among the Beastmen. This, in turn, motivated Beastmen to enroll in classes so they could read the paper themselves.

The spread of Beast Text and printing technology dramatically advanced the civilization of the Beast City.

Other reforms included building waterworks for flood and drought control, opening libraries that lent books to the public, and establishing theaters to instill positive moral values through uplifting stories. Official inns were opened to provide food and lodging for Beastmen visiting the city on temporary business. Naturally, various sporting events were also organized to encourage everyone not to give up on physical fitness and Cultivation. These included sports like kickball, field combat tournaments, and hunting competitions. Anyone who placed well had the chance to win a secure job or receive generous rewards.

It could be said that the City Lord Mansion was encouraging the well-rounded development of the Beastmen in mind, body, and spirit. The goal was to keep every Beastman occupied. After all, busy people have less time for mischief, develop a more positive outlook, and can unite as one!

Of course, many other supporting facilities such as clinics, apothecaries, and security agencies were also established, and the areas outside the city were developed in kind. The living conditions for Beastmen in the suburbs had been poor, local thugs ran rampant, and life was a struggle.

The City Lord Mansion implemented unified management in the suburbs. Roads and houses were built to be orderly and meet strict specifications, Beast Soldiers were stationed to patrol the area, and a significant number of jobs were offered to the suburban Beastmen.

The forests and mountains outside the city were also transformed. Some areas were enclosed to serve as practical combat training grounds for the young ones, while one or two mountains were developed to house an integrated academy, summer retreats, amusement parks, and more.

They also established official farms to raise chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, rabbits, and rats. A nearby stretch of grassland was systematically designated for grazing, all with the goal of making the Beastmen of the Beast City self-sufficient in meat, eggs, and milk within the next two to three years...