Fantasy: I, the Great Celestial Venerable of the Dao

Like an inverted giant bowl, it firmly protects the entire city wall and the important areas behind it.

"put!"

Another unified command resounded across the land.

In an instant, thousands of specially made demon-slaying crossbows were drawn to their full length.

The next moment, tens of thousands of arrows inscribed with talismans tore through the air like a sudden storm.

With a mournful shriek, it poured down towards the forefront of the beast tide!

At the same time, countless talismans shimmering with various colors of spiritual light were unleashed by the cultivators.

Although the individual power of various spells is limited, when they are combined into a torrent, their power is equally earth-shattering!

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

"Awooo—!"

"roar--!"

The sound of sharp blades piercing carapaces and tearing flesh was interspersed with the painful howls of the beast demon before its death.

The beasts at the forefront fell in droves, their blood instantly staining the earth red.

However, this only resulted in around 10,000 casualties.

For a beast tide numbering in the tens of millions, it is but a drop in the ocean.

Even its surging momentum did not slow down in the slightest.

The following beast demons, without hesitation, trampled over the corpses of their own kind, their scarlet eyes glaring, and continued their frenzied charge.

They used their claws, fangs, and even their bodies to relentlessly ram into the spiritual energy barrier.

The surface of the barrier flickered intensely.

Each impact sent ripples through the barrier, consuming a massive amount of spiritual energy needed to maintain its operation.

Behind the city wall, tens of thousands of highly skilled disciples sat cross-legged, their palms pressed against specific array points.

He poured his pure spiritual power into the great formation without reservation.

Their faces turned pale at a visible speed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.

Clearly, relying solely on barriers for passive defense is not a long-term solution.

Dao Xuan Zhenren's gaze swept across the entire room, and he calmly ordered, "Everyone, proceed according to plan!"

"I will obey the Master's decree!"

More than 300 experts from the Shangqing Realm, who had been waiting for a long time, responded in unison.

Their figures transformed into streaks of light, dispersing to key nodes at the edge of the barrier.

They no longer rely on the barrier for defense, but instead take the initiative to attack.

Various magical treasures lit up, and powerful Taoist magic and divine abilities blasted into the beast tide.

Several top experts from the Taiqing Realm, such as Wan Jianyi and Dugu Jiansheng, nodded slightly to Dao Xuan: "True Master, we are also going."

Dao Xuan nodded: "Thank you all for your trouble. Please be careful."

The next moment, these powerful figures who stood at the pinnacle of this world also joined the battle.

Their attacks were incredibly powerful.

Wan Jianyi was dressed in white, his swordsmanship as pure as snow. He didn't use any fancy sword techniques, just simple slashing and hacking.

Each sword strike contains the invincible essence of "slaying demons and gods," and the sword energy passes through everything in its path.

Whether it was a giant monster with thick skin or a swift demon, they were all cleaved in two, their souls and spirits destroyed.

The battle was remarkably successful thanks to the combined efforts of top experts and cultivators at the Shangqing Realm.

Within a short hour, more than a million beast demons were killed.

The open space in front of the city wall was even cleared out at one point.

However, there was no joy on anyone's face.

Because everyone could feel that the light of the spiritual energy barrier beneath their feet was dimming at an alarming rate.

Maintaining such a large-scale barrier consumes an enormous amount of spiritual energy.

Sure enough, after holding out for several hours, the formation was interrupted by a violent flash and countless disciples who were maintaining it coughed up blood and became weak.

The protective shield that had shielded everyone for so long shattered and dissipated like a bubble.

Dao Xuan's voice resounded across the battlefield once more:

"Gentlemen, the barrier has been breached. We have no choice but to fight to the death! Our homes lie behind us; we have no way out!"

"kill!"

Without the protection of the barrier, the most brutal close combat began.

The divine light of the Daoist arts clashed violently with the brute force and demonic magic of the beast demons. The sounds of weapons clashing, roars, screams, and explosions blended into a tragic battlefield symphony.

With each flash of light, a sharp blade pierced flesh, and a beast or demon died.

Some cultivators also perished.

Limbs and severed bodies were scattered everywhere, turning the city wall into a shocking dark red.

This is a war of attrition, a protracted war that will be buried with lives.

It remains to be seen whether the righteous alliance's defenses will be breached first by the endless tide of beasts.

The beast tide was first wiped out by these tenacious cultivators.

The battle raged from day to night, and from night to dawn.

One day, two days, three days...

By the fourth day, almost everyone still standing on the city wall had been killed.

Whether they are young disciples or seasoned veterans.

His eyes were bloodshot and filled with an almost instinctive numbness.

Their movements were no longer as agile and graceful as before, and the light of their magical artifacts had dimmed considerably.

They simply mechanically slaughtered the beast demons that pounced on them.

The spiritual energy was being rapidly depleted, and the mind was constantly in a state of high tension.

In the past four days, the number of beast demons killed has already exceeded 15 million!

This is a number that could break any commander.

However, to everyone's dismay, the black tide seemed to stretch endlessly into the distance.

The number of people under the Beast God's command seems to have reached nearly 20 million!

The death of the beast demons, for the whole, only caused superficial damage and failed to shake its foundation.

What's even more unsettling is the beast god who stands atop the Taotie, always remaining a bystander.

From beginning to end, he only wore that wicked and indifferent smile.

Looking down at this bloody massacre, it was as if they were watching a drama that had nothing to do with them.

Dao Xuan Zhenren has not made a move in the past four days.

He simply stood quietly atop the highest city tower, his robes fluttering in the wind.

They confronted the distant beast god across the void.

No one complained about it.

Everyone understood that Dao Xuan Zhenren was waiting—waiting for the opponent he had to deal with.

His very existence is the last trump card in the fight against the Beast God.

It is the spiritual pillar that supports everyone to keep fighting.

If he exhausts his power beforehand, then when the Beast God makes his move, that will be the real end of the world.

But reality is cruel.

The allied forces' defensive line was like a bowstring stretched to its limit, ready to snap at any moment.

If things continue like this, the Beast God won't need to intervene personally.

The sheer number of these beast demons alone is enough to wear down the allied forces!

"Master...can we still hold out?"

A young disciple, his voice hoarse and trembling with tears, asked his master, who was covered in blood, a question.

The master cleaved a beast demon that leaped onto the city wall with a single sword stroke and wiped the blood from his face.

Looking at the seemingly inexhaustible tide of beasts in the distance, a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes, but he finally gritted his teeth and said:

"We must defend it even if we can't! We have faith in Dao Xuan Zhenren!"

Just as the allied forces were about to reach their limit and the defensive line was on the verge of collapse, Dao Xuan Zhenren, who had been silent and in a standoff, finally spoke again.

He knew he couldn't wait any longer!

His voice remained calm, yet it clearly drowned out all the noise of the battlefield.

The message reached the ears of the distant Beast God.

"Beast God, stop."