Tragic Battle Situation

The plan to thwart the demonic beasts' surprise attack was foiled, but Lin Hong couldn't relax.

With the granary destroyed and no food in the city, panic was inevitable. This, Lin Hong suspected, was the demonic beasts' true objective.

As expected, the news of the destroyed granary spread like wildfire. The city was plunged into chaos. Citizens scrambled to buy the remaining food, causing prices to skyrocket, yet their determination to purchase remained unshaken.

"This can't go on. Even the soldiers' morale is low."

Lin Hong sought out Feng Yang, hoping for assistance from the Immortal Academy in the form of supplies. Feng Yang agreed. Though usually stingy, he knew the importance of the situation and didn't hesitate.

"Roar!"

A heaven-shattering beast roar echoed again as the demonic beast army approached once more. The battlefield was shrouded in mist, causing the three Golden Core cultivators to look grim. The demon race's powerful experts were finally making their move.

A terrifying aura rose into the air. A Great Strength Giant Ape, as massive as a mountain, appeared behind the horde. Coiled around its shoulder was an Azure Giant Python, its red tongue flicking, revealing venomous fangs. The Azure Giant Python opened its mouth wide, inhaling the mist from the battlefield.

The cultivators in Ninghai City turned pale. Suddenly, hundreds of fourth-tier demonic beasts and dozens of fifth-tier demonic beasts appeared on the battlefield. In human and beast forms, they all exuded a terrifying pressure, advancing step by step, shaking the earth and hearts.

"How could this happen?"

"All of them are third-tier or higher!"

"This power is enough to destroy a large continent!"

Despite their shock, Lin Hong and the others remained composed, their eyes fixed on the ape and python standing far behind. These sixth-tier demonic beasts were capable of bringing ruin to the human world.

The Azure Giant Python exhaled, spewing the mist from its belly towards the city. It formed a strange gale, kicking up sand and stones. Wherever it touched, corrosion set in. Feng Yang extended his hand, and a giant palm appeared in the void, grabbing the gale. With a powerful surge, the gale dissipated. His palm glowed with golden light, neutralizing the poison in the wind.

Seeing the Azure Python obstructed, the Great Strength Giant Ape roared and grabbed a nearby small mountain, hurling it towards them. Rocks whistled through the air, striking fear into everyone. Lin Hong snorted and stepped forward, throwing his Pear Blossom Spear with all his might. A thunderous roar echoed in the air, and rocks rained down, engulfing everything in dust.

Feng Yang and Lin Hong exchanged a glance and each faced their respective opponents. Chen Chong, leading the other cultivators, engaged the horde of demonic beasts.

Shouts and screams filled the air, plunging the battlefield into chaos. Soon, the battlefield became a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. The fetid smell stimulated the senses of both humans and beasts, driving them into a greater frenzy.

Shen Yi's Spirit Wings flashed, streaking across the sky like a black meteor, Ninghai City now within sight.

He saw Feng Yang locked in combat with the Azure Giant Python and Lin Hong fighting the Great Strength Giant Ape. The battles were fierce and had gradually moved away from the main battlefield. The center of the battlefield was even more shocking. Even the ordinary soldiers had joined the fray, attempting to fight to the death, but against the demonic beasts, they were merely sacrificing their lives.

Shen Yi's eyes widened in fury. With a roar, he dove down, wielding the Coiled Dragon Halberd, landing in the center of the battlefield.

The Coiled Dragon Halberd exuded an aura of death. With every swing, it took the life of a demonic beast. Shen Yi, enveloped in black energy like a demon god, bathed in blood, his path marked by splattered gore.

Elsewhere, Chen Chong led the Foundation Establishment cultivators against fifth-tier demonic beasts. Seeing Shen Yi appear and effortlessly slay third-tier demonic beasts, they marveled at his formidable strength.

Shen Yi's bravery finally drew the attention of a fourth-tier demonic beast. It swatted aside a Foundation Establishment cultivator before it and lunged at Shen Yi, its eyes filled with ferocity.

Shen Yi tore through a third-tier demonic beast with his halberd, only then noticing the fourth-tier Void Leopard's attack was upon him. He activated the Indestructible Scripture, and his body glowed. The Void Leopard's strike only managed to leave a white mark on his skin.

"Die!"

Many had died innocent deaths. Shen Yi was truly enraged. He swung the Coiled Dragon Halberd down, its dragon patterns flashing, catching the Void Leopard off guard. Struck by the halberd, its aura weakened considerably, yet it didn't retreat, its ferocity intensifying.

The Void Leopard roared, its body swelling to three to five meters in height. Its eyes glinted menacingly as it looked down at the tiny human before it. It swiped a claw, swift as the wind and carrying immense force. Shen Yi rolled to evade, and where he had been, a massive crater appeared, testament to the power of the Void Leopard's attack.

"I underestimated you!"

Shen Yi sneered. His Spirit Wings unfurled from his back, and in an instant, he appeared behind the Void Leopard. The Coiled Dragon Halberd smashed down heavily. Everything happened in a flash. The colossal Void Leopard crashed to the ground, cut in half.

Though on the verge of death, the Void Leopard let out a final howl, filled with sorrow. Shen Yi sensed danger and quickly flew into the air.

"Boom!"

The Void Leopard's blood and bones exploded, creating a fierce blast wave that killed many Qi Refining cultivators nearby.

Shen Yi frowned, unable to comprehend why the demonic beasts fought so fearlessly.

Following the Void Leopard's example, explosions erupted one after another on the battlefield, causing heavy losses for the human cultivators and increasing the pressure.

Fortunately, Feng Yang and Lin Hong had already engaged the two sixth-tier demonic beasts. With Chen Chong holding the line, as long as they could hold out until reinforcements arrived, everything would be resolved.

Suddenly, a bird cry echoed from afar, causing Shen Yi's expression to darken.

"Nine Nether Sparrow!"

A wave of overwhelming malevolence washed over them. Everyone present was horrified. The Nine Nether Sparrow, glowing with a dark light, flapped its wings, obscuring the sky. In its claws, it held a bloody head, which it circled above the battlefield before dropping it.

"That's Commander Li Yao! Could it be that the reinforcements have already been..."

"Impossible! Commander Li Yao is a fourth-tier Golden Core cultivator, how could he be killed by a Nine Nether Sparrow!"

"This is terrifying! Another sixth-tier demonic beast! How are we supposed to win this battle!"

Many soldiers recognized the head as that of their long-awaited reinforcement commander, Li Yao. The death of a Golden Core cultivator made it clear what had happened to the rest of the reinforcements. Instantly, the morale of the human cultivators on the battlefield plummeted to its lowest point.

The demon army's morale surged in response. The previously stalemated battle shifted in an instant. With the addition of the sixth-tier Nine Nether Sparrow, the human cultivators began to show signs of collapsing.

Chen Chong let out a long cry, abandoning the fifth-tier demonic beast beside him, and leaped up to confront the Nine Nether Sparrow. Without Chen Chong's presence, the pressure on the battlefield instantly increased, and many Foundation Establishment cultivators fell. Shen Yi watched, his heart filled with anxiety.

Unfortunately, he was also stretched thin, surrounded and attacked by three demonic beasts, including a fourth-tier one.

Were they about to lose?