After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

Zhou Ran looked at Wu Heng.

Who controls the grand formation of Blackwind City?

Wu Heng knelt on the ground, his forehead pressed against the stone slab.

"My subordinates control the main formation, but the Earth Fire Formation base in the North City is in Yan Lie's hands."

"With the combined authority of the two parties, the Black Wind Burning Heaven Formation can be activated."

Zhou Ran tapped on the table.

"How long can it last?"

Wu Heng gritted his teeth: "Drain all the city's earth fire and magic crystals, and it will take at most half an hour."

"What are the casualties?"

Wu Heng's fingers scratched white marks on the stone slab.

"The northern part of the city will be 30% destroyed."

Zhou Ran remained silent.

He tossed a black token to Wu Heng.

That was the token for the Netherworld's territory.

"Evacuate the northern part of the city."

"All civilians, merchants, and low-ranking demons should be relocated to the Southern District Refuge."

"Those who are willing to defend the city will be rewarded."

"Those who want to leave, let them go."

Wu Heng stood there, stunned.

Blackwind City is a chaotic border town of demons.

Here, no one cares about the lives of the lower-level demons before a major battle.

The law of the jungle prevails here.

Zhou Ran insisted on releasing the people first.

Wu Heng's expression was complicated.

"Your Majesty, releasing them will cause chaos."

"Then it will be chaotic."

Zhou Ran's tone was flat.

"What I need are men to defend the city, not corpses waiting to die."

Yan Lie clenched his fist: "I understand."

Zhou Ran looked at him.

"Go."

"Activate the formation."

Tell Bone Swallower that Blackwind City is closed to visitors today.

Yan Lie stood up and walked out of the secret room.

He stopped at the door without turning around.

"Emperor."

"I hope you will be out in half an hour."

Zhou Ran replied, "You'd better live to see that day."

Yan Lie walked out of the inn.

Yan Lie strode through the inn's corridor.

His dark armor made a dull thud under the force of gravity.

At the north gate, three thousand black-armored soldiers were already lined up in formation.

The wind and sand swept over the city walls, carrying the pungent smell of sulfur.

Yan Lie climbed the city wall and plunged the Blood Fiend Halberd heavily into the city bricks.

"Activate the formation!"

He growled.

The sixteen earth fire array bases lit up with red light at the same time.

City Lord's Mansion, Warlord's Mansion, Beast Bone Society, Black Scale Clan, Lava Fortress...

All forces that had sent tribute received mobilization orders.

Some people cursed angrily, while others tried to escape.

But the 100,000 warships of the Bone-Swallowing Army had already approached, and the city gates were sealed off by the formation.

Outside the city is a Grand Duke in the Tribulation Transcending stage, inside the city is the Demon Emperor.

They had nowhere to retreat.

Yan Lie stood at the highest point of the North Gate, his expression pale.

He stared at the Bone-Swallowing flagship thirty miles away and raised his military command.

"The Zhenbei Military Commander's Mansion, form ranks!"

"Three thousand black-armored warriors, follow me to the death to defend the northern city!"

"Activate the Black Wind Burning Heaven Formation!"

The magma underground was forcibly drawn up by the formation.

A crimson-black fire dragon rose along the city wall, hovering in the sky and blocking the warships' path.

Standing on the main ship, Tun Gu looked at the activated array, his expression turning cold.

"Yan Lie".

"You dare betray me?"

Yan Lie gripped his halberd tightly and responded loudly.

"This humble general dares not betray the Duke."

"This humble general is merely following His Majesty's orders to defend the city for half an hour."

The 100,000-strong army on the warships remained silent.

He swallowed the bone in extreme anger, but then laughed.

"it is good."

"Since you desire death, I will grant your wish."

He swung his hand down.

The magic cannons of 100,000 warships simultaneously charged up and aimed at Blackwind City.

In the secret room of the inn, Zhou Ran closed his eyes and focused his consciousness into his dantian.

The sounds of fighting outside the city could already be heard.

The fire array is roaring, and the magic cannon is charging up.

time flies.

In Zhou Ran's sea of ​​consciousness, the black-gold illusory form of the Nascent Soul stage raised its head.

Beneath the illusory figure's feet, the last foundation of the old nascent soul began to crumble.

A faint cracking sound echoed deep within the soul.

The miniature primordial spirit, with its black and gold colors, opened its eyes.

One hundred thousand demon soldiers charged forward in unison.

The floating array beneath the warship began to advance, the war beasts stepped into the Fire Canyon, and the northern city wall of Blackwind City trembled continuously.

Tun Gu stood at the bow of the ship, ready to watch the inn be crushed into pieces.

Just then.

In the secret room, Zhou Ran's white bone pen fell to the ground.

[Sharing the Lightning Tribulation.]

The four characters were written into the lightning-attracting array plate.

Zhou Ran's hand split open, and blood dripped down his knuckles onto the array patterns.

These four words did not command the Heavenly Tribulation to help him kill.

Heavenly tribulations are not so obedient.

What he did was to separate a portion of the extraordinary karma within himself and attach it to the army of bone-devouring warriors.

Every demon soldier, every warship, and every war beast brought by the Bone Devourer was providing him with the power of his army.

The army formation continued to swallow bones.

Using this connection, Zhou Ran changed the target of the tribulation from himself to 100,000 people.

The sky fell silent for a moment.

Grand Duke Swallowing Bones raised his right hand.

"All troops halt!"

Nobody understands.

The next moment, the first bolt of black lightning struck.

It did not strike the Magic Crystal Inn.

It landed on the foremost warship of the Bone-Swallowing Army.

There was no loud bang.

The black warship, hundreds of feet long, disappeared from its bow. The thousands of demon soldiers on board, the demon generals controlling the array plates, and the war beasts on the deck all vanished without a trace.

There was only an empty space left.

The second bolt of black lightning struck.

The third way.

Black lightning covered the Fire Canyon.

The formation of the 100,000-strong army began to break down.

The demon soldiers in the front row tried to retreat, but the warships behind them continued to advance. Several giant war beasts were struck by lightning and fire, their bodies stiffened, and when they fell, they crushed the army formation behind them.

The vice admiral of the Bone-Swallowing Army rushed out of the main ship, holding up a military order.

"Hold the formation! All warships take off! Don't huddle together!"

He had just finished shouting when a bolt of black lightning pierced through his body.

The person is gone.

The military order fell onto the deck and burned to ashes.

Everyone in Blackwind City was stunned.

Yan Lie stood on the north gate, his Blood Fiend Halberd falling to the ground.

He had recently tried to take advantage of Zhou Ran's breakthrough.

Now he was suddenly grateful that Zhou Ran hadn't killed him back then.

It doesn't matter if this person isn't the reincarnation of the Demon Emperor.

At least he's better at using heavenly tribulations to attack people than the Demon Emperor.

Yan Lie looked at the chaotic scene of 100,000 troops outside the city, his back covered in cold sweat.

He thought he had calculated things very carefully when he sent the Soul-Locking Nails over.

As a result, his array plate was used to overcome his tribulation, his soul-locking nails were used to turn against him, and in the end, his 100,000-strong army of bone-devouring soldiers were dragged into the lightning tribulation.

This is not a difference in cultivation level.

This means your brain isn't in one place.

Inside the inn, blood trickled from the corner of Zhou Ran's mouth.

The lightning tribulation sharing was successful.

The consequences also fell on him.

The target of the heavenly tribulation did not disappear; it was simply broken into many parts. The portion he was enduring was still flowing into his body through the lightning-attracting array.

The lines on the forehead of the primordial spirit were burning hot.

The last layer of the old nascent soul's foundation was shattered by the black lightning.

Zhou Ran's consciousness went blank for a brief moment.

He grabbed the Taihuang Black Blade, its tip piercing the ground to steady himself.

It must not be tilted.

There's another bone outside.

Xiao Rou ran to his side, wanting to help him, but Qin San stopped her.

"Don't touch him, he has residual power from a lightning tribulation on him."

"What should we do then?"

"wait."

Xiao Rou looked at the blood between Zhou Ran's fingers, said nothing more, and simply placed the Gu box at his feet.

Hundreds of Nourishing Essence Gu burrowed into the array's core and began to devour the scattered impurities of the lightning tribulation.

Outside the city, Lei Hai pressed down.