Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

"All archers, onto the city wall! Target: flying monster! Three volleys, regardless of spiritual energy consumption!"

"Talisman team, on my command, throw the 'Thunderbolt Talismans' at the densest part of the beast horde and blast an opening!"

"Wang Mazi! You lead the guards to defend the east gate. That's the weak point in the formation. If you dare to retreat even a step, you'll be punished according to military law!"

Jiang Yining's voice was no longer its usual cool and aloof tone, but carried an undeniable decisiveness. Standing atop the city wall, her black outfit fluttered in the wind, her eyes shining brightly as she calmly surveyed the entire battlefield, issuing commands in an orderly fashion.

Her composure seemed to be a natural fit for such situations.

Beneath the city walls, Chu Jinglan single-handedly withstood the first wave of the beast horde's onslaught. The golden light wall, though sturdy, was rapidly draining his strength with each impact. He was, after all, only an avatar, and could not sustain this for long.

But the sky poses an even greater threat.

Hundreds of bloodthirsty bats, iron-feathered eagles, and other flying demonic beasts bypassed the light barrier in front of them and swooped down on Jiang City like a dark cloud. Their sharp claws were enough to tear through the protective spiritual light of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"put!"

At Jiang Yining's command, hundreds of refugees on the city wall, who had only picked up bows and arrows a few days earlier, trembled as they fired their arrows. These arrows were all coated with simple "armor-piercing talismans" specially made by Jiang Yining; although their power was not great, their quantity made up for it.

Arrows rained down like locusts, covering the sky and the earth.

Although most of the shots missed, dozens of bloodthirsty bats were still hit and fell from the sky with screams.

"Second team, cover! Keep firing!" Jiang Yining's voice rang out again, carrying an undeniable calmness.

This composure infected everyone on the city wall. As they looked at the woman standing at the highest point, her slender figure seemingly able to hold up the sky, their fear was replaced by an inexplicable fighting spirit.

They are not risking their lives for others; they are protecting their own home!

While Chu Jinglan was fighting off the beast horde below, he also spared a wisp of his divine sense to monitor the movements on the city wall. He had expected to see a panicked woman, but the scene on the wall surprised him. She was strategizing and had managed to unite a group of scattered soldiers into a single force. Every command she gave was precise and effective, making the most of the meager resources at hand. She had even calculated the angle and timing of the flying monsters' dive, ensuring that the talisman team's attacks detonated precisely when they were at their most concentrated.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

More than a dozen "thunderbolt talismans" exploded in the air, fire and lightning intertwined, instantly clearing a large area of ​​the sky, and charred feathers and bits of flesh fell like rain.

This woman is not a parasitic flower that needs to depend on him to survive. She is a pine tree rooted on a cliff, standing proudly even in the fiercest winds and rains.

Chu Jinglan's heart once again went out of control.

Just then, a deafening roar erupted from within the beast tide.

A massive, six-armed demonic ape, as large as a small mountain, suddenly rose from the pack of beasts. It stood a full ten zhang tall, its entire body covered in black keratin, and its six thick arms swung about, each punch capable of creating a large crater in the ground.

He is a fifth-order demon king, whose strength is comparable to that of a human Nascent Soul cultivator!

"roar!"

Ignoring the light wall set up by Chu Jinglan, the six-armed demon ape leaped over the golden barrier that was tens of meters high, and crashed down on Jiangcheng's city tower like a meteorite!

Its target was Jiang Yining, who was standing on the city wall giving orders!

"Patriarch, be careful!" Wang Mazi and the others' expressions changed drastically. They wanted to come to the rescue, but they were forced to stand still by the oppressive aura.

Chu Jinglan's expression changed. He wanted to defend himself, but he was held back by tens of thousands of demonic beasts and seemed unable to break free.

It looked as if that enormous fist was about to smash the entire city tower into dust.

A small figure rushed against the flow of people.

It's Jiang Lei!

"Anyone who bullies my mother shall die!"

The three-year-old child uttered a low growl inappropriate for his age. Purple-gold lightning surged from the heavy iron sword in his hand, and he transformed into a bolt of lightning, actually charging headlong at the demon king!

"Da Bao!" Jiang Yining's heart jumped into her throat.

"Clang!"

A deafening clang of metal rang out.

The Xuan Tie sword collided violently with the enormous fist.

Those around them thought this was tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock, but the result was beyond their expectations.

Jiang Lei's small body flew backward, somersaulted several times in the air, and landed steadily on the city wall, with only a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

On the arrogant six-armed demonic ape, a deep sword mark that revealed the bone appeared on its enormous fist, which was comparable to a magic weapon!

The purplish-gold lightning burrowed into the wound, continuously ravaging its flesh.

"roar!"

The six-armed demonic ape roared in pain, its eyes filled with savagery and astonishment as it looked at Jiang Lei.

"What a natural swordsmanship!" Chu Jinglan exclaimed in admiration as he witnessed this scene. To withstand a fifth-tier demon king with only early Foundation Establishment cultivation, and even injure him—such combat prowess was beyond the reach of even the direct disciples of those holy lands!

As expected of my child.

However, the six-armed demonic ape was enraged. It swung its other five arms simultaneously, unleashing a devastating force as it slammed down on Jiang Lei once more.

This time, it seems Jiang Lei has no way to avoid it.

At this critical moment.

Erbao, who had been quietly watching everything while being held in the arms of the maid, suddenly yawned.

He stretched out his chubby little hand and made a grasping motion towards the air.

Om-!

The entire defensive array of Jiang City instantly shone brightly. The array patterns that were originally only used for defense underwent a strange change. They twisted and recombine, and quickly condensed into an incomparably thick, earthen-yellow giant shield in front of Jiang Lei.

A faint golden dragon aura swirled around the giant shield.

That was the imperial dragon energy that Erbao "ate" from Chu Jinglan!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Five giant fists slammed heavily onto the earthen-yellow giant shield.

The earth is shaking and the mountains are shaking.

The giant shield trembled violently, its surface covered with spiderweb-like cracks, but in the end... it withstood the test!

"this……"

On the city wall, everyone was stunned.

If Da Bao is a combat genius, then what is this newborn Er Bao...? A formation master?

Sitting in the cradle, Erbao looked at the enraged demon king, a sly glint in his large, clear eyes. He opened his little mouth and blew out another bubble.

boo.

The bubble burst.

In the distance, a gap suddenly appeared in the golden light wall that Chu Jinglan had set up.

Thousands of demonic beasts instantly found the outlet and surged in like a tide, but their target was not Jiang Cheng, but rather the rear of the six-armed demonic ape!

Use one tiger to devour another! Use another to do the dirty work!

This newborn baby seems to know a little about military strategy!

He was actually directing the beast tide, making those low-level demonic beasts deplete the demon king's power!

Chu Jinglan stared at this scene, momentarily lost in thought.

One is unparalleled in swordsmanship, the other is almost demonically intelligent.

He suddenly realized that his previous idea of ​​taking the two children back to the capital to receive the "best" education... was it a bit too presumptuous?

Do these two little monsters really need him to teach them?