Shortly after.
Rem and his party of a thousand-plus people each condensed True Essence attacks and fired them like cannonballs, pounding against the defensive barrier of South Creek City.
Boom, boom, boom...
Striking the barrier, they immediately exploded with a tremendous sound, resembling thunder or an endless string of firecrackers.
Liu Shouyun, the Ninth-grade Martial Venerable left behind to guard South Creek City, had been watching Rem and the others outside the entire time.
He led the powerhouses of South Creek City at the Martial Saint level and above to the border gate of the city, standing guard.
Although it cut off the sounds of Rem and his group, their actions were not hard to guess.
Seeing that the enemy force of over a thousand people consisted entirely of powerhouses at the Martial Saint level and above, he abandoned any plans of leading people out to kill the enemy.
South Creek City only had one Ninth-grade Martial Venerable, whereas the enemy had twenty.
Going out meant walking to one's death.
Besides.
Chen Two had also given strict instructions not to leave the city.
Staying inside the array was the safest option.
Therefore, he had remained inside the whole time, refusing to act overly tough or make any rash sallies.
Liu Shouyun, as the person in charge of a city, naturally had to take responsibility for all its citizens.
Seeing Rem and the others attacking the array barrier, he and a few comrades mobilized the array to activate its strongest defense.
When those attacks landed on the barrier, their hearts tightened to the breaking point, terrified that the barrier wouldn't hold.
One had to know.
Those attacks came not only from over a thousand Martial Saints and Martial Venerables, but also from twenty Peak Ninth-Rank Martial Venerables!
Seeing that the barrier