Daqin Zhentiansi

"put!"

The command flag was swung down fiercely.

“Buzz—boom!!!”

A volley of arrows!

The rain of arrows was no longer arrows, but transformed into a deep blue glacier that swept across the sky!
The ice bat demons, swooping down and trying to tear open the rift in the air, were the first to be hit and instantly frozen into countless crystal-clear ice sculptures, before exploding in the surging demonic energy field behind them!

The sky was filled with ice crystals mixed with scarlet demonic blood and shattered bat wings, like a rain of death, which pelted down on the city walls and the light barrier!

At the edge of the Barrier of Light, three enormous, battered yet even more menacing "Sea-Suppressing" rune-inscribed gunboats stood like suspended steel fortresses, their monstrous dragon-headed main cannons emitting a deep, thunderous roar.

Driven by the continuous supply of "Mysterious Flow Fire Crystals" from the rear, and with the on-site control of the Master of the Ministry of Works, a terrifying red-gold light cluster gathered at the muzzle, and the brightness of the light climbed to its peak!

The next moment——

"boom--!!!"

A beam of crimson-gold light, several meters in diameter and condensed to a blinding degree, ruthlessly tore through the surging demonic clouds and mist. Like a punitive spear thrown down by a god, it carried the power to incinerate all things and pierced precisely into the center of the densest charging formation of the skeletal demon soldiers!

Where the beam of light passed, the extremely hot shockwave instantly vaporized more than ten skeletal trolls along with the bluish-white ice flames they spewed!
All that remained was a huge, instantly melted, glazed pit, with molten lava churning and boiling at the bottom!

The crystal-armored war demon, which could not be avoided at all, had its hard crystal armor emitting a "sizzling" sound under the high temperature radiation, instantly softening, twisting and deforming!
"Mountain--!!!"

The roar of tens of thousands of heavily armored warriors from the Rock Camp shook the heavens!
With a heavy, muffled thud, the specially made "blood-patterned shield" slammed heavily onto the black iron array base.

The dark red "mountain" characters lit up wildly, and the soldiers' boiling blood and deep fighting spirit were poured into the core of the defense system below, which was closely connected to the earth's veins, through the giant shield and the array base runes.

The entire base of Riftwind Fortress emitted a deep rumble, and a thick, earthen-yellow halo rose from the foundation, mingling with the light of the ramparts and the brilliance of the Dragon Elephant Prison Monument.

The impact of the lava dragon, the smashing of the skeletal hammer, and the concentrated fire of the annihilation beam struck this unwavering will, causing only rapid ripples to spread violently across the triple light shield, yet it remained as solid as a rock, steadfast and unmoving!

Between the narrow gaps of the shield formation, a million new recruits of the Riftwind Camp and hundreds of thousands of newly armed half-demon auxiliary soldiers with eyes burning with the flames of revenge, holding newly issued blood-patterned spears, gritted their teeth and fiercely stabbed the rotting corpse puppets that had climbed up the corpse mounds and were trying to swarm and attack the city, knocking them down to the ground!

Each thrust was fueled by pent-up anger.

……

Qingtianzhou.

The Secret Hall of the Myriad Tribulations Talisman Sect.

The flowing runes and shadows on the stone wall reflected the fierce battles and defenses beneath Riftwind City.

An elderly man with white hair and beard, holding a Thunder Jade Pendant, watched as the Crystal Armored War Demon tore through space and the heavy shields of the Rock Camp stood like mountains. A glint of light flashed in his cloudy old eyes: "The Dragon Elephant Prison-Suppressing Stele... the prototype of the 'Ten Directions Prison-Suppressing' has actually manifested? Marquis Qingyang has actually turned Riftwind Valley into the foundation of his own Daoist temple? Unbelievable..."

He unconsciously stroked the jade pendant with his fingertips and whispered to the disciples standing by, "Pass on the order to activate the 'Gui' level contingency plan and secretly mobilize 30% of the 'Demon-Slaying Thunder Talisman' inventory... It may be of great use once the situation in Xuzhou becomes clearer."

He stopped mentioning leaving and began preparing for possible "investments".

Deep within the permafrost of Xuzhou lies a hidden stone fortress.

Inside the secret chamber, the ancient totems on the stone walls flickered intermittently.

Several clan leaders of the remnant people, dressed in heavy beast robes and exuding a solemn aura, nervously "watched" the battlefield below Riftwind City, which resembled a meat grinder, through a floating, snow-covered ice mirror.

The scene in the mirror fluctuated violently, but the sight of the crimson gold barrier clashing against the molten flow of the demonic dragon and the floating gunboats shattering the giant skeletal soldiers was still awe-inspiring.

"The Rock-Solid Camp, an immovable mountain formation... can it really withstand the main force of the Three Emperors' attack?"

An elder's voice was hoarse, filled with disbelief.

"The oppressive aura of the Dragon Elephant Prison Monument is terrifying even through the Ice Mirror!" Another clan leader stroked the ancient bone sword at his waist. "Send another team of 'Ice Shadow Scouts' to observe closely! If, if Riftwind can truly survive this calamity..."

He didn't continue, but beneath the ice layer that had remained silent for millennia, something seemed to be quietly loosening.

……

"boom--"

Northwest Barrier of Rendingwind!
A barrier node, which was somewhat weakened by the previous attack from the Crystal Armor War Demon Space Collapse, experienced violent fluctuations in its crimson-gold light shield under the relentless onslaught of the Lava Demon Dragon and the Skeleton Demon Soldiers.

Cracks are becoming visible.

An elite squad of crystal-armored warrior demons is attempting to tear open the breach and pour in!
The demonic energy surged, and the soldiers guarding the city walls paled in fear!
At the critical moment——

"town!"

On the Demon-Suppressing Platform, Zhang Yuan, who had been standing like a stone statue, suddenly opened his eyes, and two beams of golden light, as solid as metal, shot out from his eyes!

His words are truthful, and his voice is like thunder!
The illusory image of the thousand-foot-tall Dragon Elephant Prison-Suppressing Stele behind him suddenly materialized, and the stele's shadow was instantly projected onto the precarious point in the sky!

On the stele, the four characters "Prison Locks Evil Spirits" shone brightly!
An invisible, extremely heavy realm instantly opened up!

Within a radius of several hundred feet, the air suddenly solidified as if lead and mercury had been poured onto the ground!

Gravity increased a hundredfold!
The charging crystal armored war demon's movements instantly slowed down, as if it were trapped in an ancient icy swamp, making every step extremely difficult, and even the annihilation beam gathered by the rhombus cone in its hand became distorted and scattered.

The rotting corpse puppets that lunged at the breach were frozen in mid-air as if in slow motion!

"Xue Dingyue!"

Zhang Yuan's icy voice pierced through the area.

Xue Dingyue, who had been observing from a high vantage point, had already drawn his bow to its fullest extent, his eagle eyes locked on the target, and the bowstring vibrated like thunder!

"Thunderbolt—Starfall!"

An arrow beam crackling with blinding lightning tore through the solidified air, piercing the core of the three-headed crystal-armored war demon with unparalleled precision!
"Puff puff!"

The purplish-black filthy blood and energy fragments exploded with a bang!

The momentum vanished instantly!

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The frenzied onslaught, which had lasted for an unknown period, finally subsided, much like the receding tide.

The corpses piled up below the city, forming new, dark red ice mounds that emitted sulfurous fumes and a strong stench of blood.

The surface of the crimson-gold triple-barrier light shield was covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

The light had dimmed considerably.

Yet, like a reef weathered by storms, it stands firm and unbroken!
The demonic alliance slowly retreated like the tide, leaving behind only countless deep pits and purplish-black, corrosive scars on the scorched frozen earth.

On the city wall.

Countless soldiers and civilians leaned on their weapons, panting, their armor soaked with sweat and blood.

They gazed at the surging demonic clouds and sea of ​​monsters outside the city, their weary eyes burning with the intensity of war.

On the Demon-Suppressing Platform.

Zhang Yuan slowly raised his hand that was resting on the array plate.

With a flick of his dark black python robe sleeves, his fingertips traced a profound yet simple path in the void before gently pressing on a rune node of the core array plate.

"Om-"

The immense power of the earth's veins was activated.

The three layers of barriers shimmered with light, like a living body, mending the last tiny cracks caused by the immense impact.

Amidst the smoke of war obscuring the sun, I remain as steadfast as a mountain!
"boom--"

The demon army charged forward once again.

The deafening roars and crashing sounds, like an endless tide, surged one after another, relentlessly battering the triple-layered crimson-gold walls of Riftwind City.

The light shield fluctuated violently, and the spiderweb-like cracks on its surface resembled hideous scars, shimmering with a chilling luster against the backdrop of inky black demonic clouds and purplish-red demonic energy.

Beneath the city walls, the corpses of half-demons, demon soldiers, and demon armies had already piled up like mountains. The frozen soil was soaked by scorching demon blood and filthy ice dust, forming a viscous, dark red swamp that exuded a pungent sulfurous and bloody stench.

Each impact is accompanied by the annihilation of more lives and the dimming of the barrier's light.

"Roar--!!!"

Deep within the icy abyss, the projection of the will of the Mountain-Shaking Demon Emperor erupted with a furious roar that tore apart the soul!
Its massive, lava-like body undulated violently, causing thousands of feet of ice to collapse like rain!

The two tainted blood demonic suns of the Blood-Eyed Eyes surged to their extreme, and the crimson light caused even the space itself to emit a corrosive "sizzling" sound!

The ghostly form of the Netherworld Demon King silently expanded, filling the air with soul-corroding gray smoke, echoing the wails of countless dead souls!
The demon commander, the messenger who floated above the demonic clouds with "Void Ember Demon Flame" dancing at his fingertips, revealed extreme coldness and irritation on his face, which was covered by a distorted shadow cloak.

"Useless! Ten thousand demon soldiers and tens of millions of monster troops couldn't even take this tiny place!"

The demon commander's chilling mental fluctuations, like a venomous snake's tongue, pierced the consciousness of the Three Emperors.

"The fortifications haven't been breached, but our morale has already been dampened! If we drag this out any longer, are we just waiting for the Qin reinforcements to encircle us?!"

"I will not rest until Riftwind City is destroyed! Ten Thousand Demons Devour the Heavens—Form the Formation!" The Mountain-Shaking Demon Emperor's molten roar shook the icy plains.

"Nine Netherworld Demons, rise!" The demon commander's fingertips flickered with the Void Ember Demon Flame, issuing the final command.

In an instant, the atmosphere on the entire battlefield suddenly became tense and heavy!
The inky black demonic clouds and purplish-red demonic energy that covered the sky no longer surged chaotically.

Instead, it was as if it were being stirred by an invisible giant hand.

It began to rotate and compress wildly around the northwest corner of Riftwind City, an area that had been repeatedly impacted and where the barrier rune chains fluctuated most violently!
on the ground.

The remaining Lava Demon Dragon, the main force of the Frost Wolf Demon Guard, the Crystal Armor War Demon Array, the Skeleton Demon Army...

All the most elite demon soldiers, as if whipped by an invisible lash, roared furiously and converged on that one point without regard for anything else!
Their bloodlust and madness were forcibly ignited to the extreme.

The immense demonic power and energy were no longer dispersed, but instead were frantically poured into the core of the massive vortex that was forming, constructed from demonic clouds and energy, through some strange contractual link!
"Buzz—Rumble—!!!"

A massive, filthy, and destructive hybrid magic array, covering an area of ​​dozens of miles, suddenly took shape at the center of the vortex!

The array patterns were formed by the interweaving of inky black demonic energy and purplish-red demonic flames.

At the core, one can vaguely see a giant molten claw phantom of the Shaking Mountain Demon Emperor, a filthy blood light projected by the Blood-Eating World Eye, a wisp of soul-corroding gray smoke condensed by the Netherworld Demon Emperor, and a wisp of pure black Void Ember Demon Flame leaping from the fingertip of the Demon Commander!
Ten thousand demons devour the heavens!
Nine Netherworld Demons!

Two completely different yet equally terrifying forces, driven by the Three Sovereigns and the Demon Commander at all costs, were forcibly merged, transforming into a chaotic pillar of light with a diameter of over a hundred feet, composed purely of destructive energy!
Inside the pillar of light, inky black, purplish red, filthy blood, gray smoke, pure black... all sorts of foul forces frantically intertwined, annihilated, and reborn, radiating a terrifying pressure that made the world pale in comparison!
Wherever it passed, the space shattered like fragile glass, leaving behind dark cracks that could not heal for a long time!

The beam of light was aimed at the weakest light shield node in the northwest corner of Riftwind Fortress!
"The demons are going to fight to the death!"

"Concentrate all resources to reinforce the northwest defenses!"

Several low shouts rang out from the top of the city wall.

"'Dragon Elephant Prison-Suppressing Stele'—Solid!" Zhang Yuan's pupils shrank suddenly on the Demon-Suppressing Platform.

He slammed his palms onto the core array plate, and the thousand-foot-tall phantom of the Prison Suppression Stele behind him burst forth with unprecedentedly brilliant light from the inscriptions "Power Suppresses the Ten Directions" and "Protects Mountains and Rivers," as the immense Prison Suppression True Meaning frantically poured into the barrier!
The entire Riftwind City was trembling!

The triple crimson-gold light shield groaned under the strain.
All the energy, like rivers flowing into the sea, surged wildly towards the northwest corner!
The light shield instantly became solid and thick, like a red-hot branding iron!

However, the chaotic pillar of light that combined the essence of the Three Sovereigns with the full force of the Demon Commander's attack was far more powerful than ordinary!
"Break for me!!!"

Accompanied by the roar of the Mountain-Shaking Demon Emperor, which was like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down, the pillar of destructive light, like a giant chaotic axe that split the heavens and the earth, slammed into the northwest fortress!

"boom--"

"Crackling sound—!!!"

Time seems to stand still at this moment!
An indescribably blinding light erupted, accompanied by a deafening roar that shattered eardrums!
The crimson barrier was like solid ice thrown into lava; the point of contact instantly caved in, creating a huge crater!

The incredibly tough rune chains emitted a series of sharp, snapping sounds, like a torrential downpour!

The flowing light runes on the surface of the several huge jade pillars that make up the "Qiankun Reverse Xuan Grand Array" suddenly dimmed, and two of them even exploded with a bang, with broken stones raining down!

The triple-layered light shield, under this earth-shattering impact, was like an eggshell struck by a heavy hammer.

In the northwest corner, a huge, twisted gap, hundreds of feet wide, was finally blasted open!

The shattered black iron base, the collapsed rune tower ruins, and the filthy torrent mixed with blood, flesh, and ice dust instantly blocked the gap inside and out!

"Roar--!!!"

"Charge in! Crush Riftwind!"

"Flesh and blood! Soul! All belong to my lord!"

Countless demons let out deafening roars of ecstatic joy!

Leading the charge were several giant lava dragons, their size reduced but their power undiminished, clearly avatars of the Demon Emperor!
Following closely behind was the Crystal Armored War Demon Overlord, whose aura was ferocious and who wielded a huge crystal cone of law, as well as several Skeleton Demon Generals whose eye sockets burned with bluish-white cold flames and whose bones were wrapped with pitch-black demonic patterns!
They mingled with the elite demon soldiers and generals surging in like a flood after a dam had burst, carrying a frenzied momentum of destroying and devouring everything, and rushed into the outer city area of ​​Riftwind Guard City through the huge gap!

The city has fallen! (End of Chapter)