Demonic clouds pressed down on the city, threatening to crush it!
Above Ten Thousand Witch City, demonic energy churned like a black tsunami, threatening to swallow the entire massive city.
Countless ferocious demon soldiers and generals rode demonic winds, swooping toward the city walls like locusts. All manner of demonic arts, venom, and claws frantically battered the city-protecting array.
The array's light barrier twisted violently, flickering erratically as it let out a strained groan.
Upon the walls, Witch Clan warriors roared as they hurled bone spears and stone axes infused with the power of their vital energy. Drawing upon totemic power, they formed phantoms of enormous beasts that battled the demon soldiers.
The great witches, meanwhile, manifested their Ancestor Witch True Forms or unleashed powerful witchcraft, clashing from afar with the Demon Clan experts hidden within the demonic clouds!
Explosions, roars, and anguished screams echoed between heaven and earth. Lives vanished with every passing moment.
The entire Ten Thousand Witch City descended into unprecedented panic and chaos.
The Houtu Tribe's district lay relatively far inside the city and had not yet come under direct attack, but the suffocating pressure and constant tremors could still be felt.
Li Su leaped onto the roof of a tall stone house and swept his divine sense toward the city walls, his heart heavy.
The attacking Demon Clan army was immense. Among them were no shortage of demon generals at the Heavenly Immortal and True Immortal levels. Deep within the demon clouds, several terrifying presences that made his heart tremble could faintly be sensed, each comparable to a Golden Immortal!
Though the Witch Clan was desperately holding out with the city walls and grand array, they were clearly at a disadvantage. The city-protecting array likely would not hold much longer.
Once the array broke, blood would flow through the city like rivers! The Houtu Tribe, where he was staying, would not be spared either!
He had to do something!
He was no savior, but when the nest overturned, no egg remained intact! Besides, the Houtu Tribe had shown him kindness.
His arrays! Perhaps they could help!
Li Su's gaze swept across the Houtu Tribe's district, and a bold plan instantly formed in his mind.
With a flash, he found the High Priest, who was organizing the elderly, weak, women, and children to evacuate and take shelter.
"High Priest! This junior may be able to reinforce the defenses around the tribe's district, perhaps even construct a supporting array to connect with the main city array and relieve some of its pressure!"
Li Su spoke quickly.
The High Priest's expression was grave. Hope flashed in her eyes at his words, but it was immediately replaced by concern. "Young friend Mo Xing, this old woman understands your intentions.
But powerful enemies are surrounding the city. Array fluctuations could easily draw attacks at a time like this—it is far too dangerous! And time is short..."
"This junior knows his limits! Please permit me to use the tribe's reserves of Spirit Stones and part of the power of the Totem Pillars. Also, send several priests familiar with the earth veins to assist me!"
Li Su's tone was resolute. While helping maintain the array, he had already become thoroughly familiar with the tribe's array nodes and energy sources.
Seeing Li Su's determination and the urgency of the situation, the High Priest no longer hesitated. She immediately ordered, "Good! Do as you see fit!
Whatever you need, just say the word! A Shi, A Tu, take people and give young friend Mo Xing your full cooperation!"
The two peak Earth Immortal Witch Clan priests immediately accepted the order.
Time was pressing! Li Su immediately sprang into action.
Relying on his familiarity with the tribe's array and the divine ability Array Heart Clarity, he quickly devised a plan—using the tribe's original Defense Array as a foundation, he would incorporate his own stellar array techniques and the Bedrock Dao he had just comprehended to create a stronger Houtu Star Bedrock Array!
He directed the Witch Clan priests to swiftly adjust the Totem Pillars' positions and bury vast numbers of Spirit Stones at designated nodes. He himself took command at the central array eye, his hands—bamboo branches—tapping rapidly as countless starlit array runes formed from nothingness and merged into the ground and Totem Pillars.
[Drawing upon the power of Wu Earth Essence, stirring the pulse of the earth...] [Fusing the Bedrock Dao Rhythm, stabilizing the array foundation...] [Channeling the power of the surrounding stars (though obscured by demonic clouds, a meager trace could still be drawn), enhancing the array's sharpness...] [Using the Oathkeeper Jade Pendant as a temporary array eye, strengthening its protective and purifying effects...]
Li Su pushed everything he had learned to its utmost limits, even surpassing his usual abilities! The insights he had gained in the Ancestral Witch Hall now blended perfectly into the array!
One hour! In merely one hour, amid the Demon Clan's fierce assault and the earth-shaking cries of battle, a brand-new composite array covering the entire Houtu Tribe district suddenly lit up!
Bzzz!
A heavy earthen-yellow radiance mixed with brilliant starlight surged into the sky like an enormous shield studded with stars, firmly protecting the Houtu Tribe!
Within the radiance, mysterious Bedrock Runes and faint milky-white protective light flowed continuously. The array's defenses were not only astonishingly strong, but it also carried a trace of power to purify demonic evil and steady the mind!
The aura of this array even briefly drew part of the battlefield's attention! Several powerful demonic senses swept toward it!
"It's done!" Li Su let out a breath of relief, but he did not dare stop. He immediately guided the array's power and attempted to link it with Ten Thousand Witch City's main city-protecting array.
However, at that moment, another sudden change occurred!
Boom! Crack!
An earth-shattering blast came from the front of the city walls! Accompanied by the shocked cries and furious roars of countless Witch Clan warriors, Ten Thousand Witch City's enormous protective light barrier finally shattered under the Demon Clan's relentless assault, opening a huge breach!
"Haha! Men! Charge in! Slaughter Ten Thousand Witch City!"
An incomparably arrogant roar rang out from the demon clouds, and a terrifying demonic wind rushed toward the breach first!
The city wall defense line had been breached!
Countless demon soldiers poured through that gap into the city like floodwaters bursting through a collapsed dam!
The Houtu Tribe's district, not far from the breach, was the first to bear the brunt!
Though Li Su's new array had already risen, whether it could withstand this surging demon tide remained unknown!
"Prepare to meet the enemy!" The High Priest's aged voice carried utter resolve as every Witch Clan warrior capable of fighting seized a weapon and gathered along the edge of the array.
Li Su's gaze was solemn as he operated the array with all his strength. The light of Profound Star Swirl Body Protection flowed endlessly across his bamboo body.
He looked toward the hideous demon soldiers rushing in like a tide, as well as the several powerful demon general auras mingled among them, and knew that the true trial was only just beginning!
His Stellar Bamboo Array was about to undergo its first baptism of blood!
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