It could be said that the soul beasts' calculation—that Shrek's City Guard would not be able to see as far at night, making the siege much easier—was nothing more than wishful thinking.
As Yan Shaozhe and the Hell Demon Dragon King began their direct clash, Shrek's and the Star Dou Forest's top soul beasts also charged into battle.
In the distance, relying on her speed, Old Song tried to reinforce Yan Shaozhe, only to be intercepted by the Emerald Swan.
On the Star Dou Great Forest's side, several enormous figures had already rushed into the sky to protect the Emerald Swan.
The high-end combatants of both sides clashed from the very beginning.
The Soul Guidance Cannon-howitzer roared once more, firing hundreds of high-explosive shells that streaked down from the sky.
Shi Xing's command was exceptionally precise. The Soul Guidance Cannon-howitzer did not bombard the soul beasts at the very front, but aimed slightly farther back, creating a cutting-off effect against the soul beast army.
Moreover, this time, the Soul Guidance Cannon-howitzer fired at full force, unleashing three consecutive volleys. More than sixteen hundred high-explosive shells were divided into three waves, each less than a dozen seconds apart, blanketing the battlefield in succession.
Having learned from their earlier losses, the soul beasts were no longer willing to take the hits passively. Some soul beasts with cultivation exceeding ten thousand years immediately unleashed their innate soul skills when they saw the high-explosive shells fired from the city walls, launching counterattacks at them.
Even with the soul beasts prepared, nearly two-thirds of the high-explosive shells still landed among their ranks. The violent explosions made all of Shrek City seem to hum and groan from the tremors.
The terrifying detonations shook the earth. The soul beast army was once again torn apart in a