The Calamity Descends, the Human City Falls

Heavenly Human City, the sky was as black as blood, devoid of the sun and moon, and filled with jagged, grotesque rocks.

In the eternal night, which even a thousand years of torrential rain could not wash away, the inhuman howls and whispers of ghosts and wolves echoed from time to time, sending chills down one's spine.

A magnificent and desolate Great Wall has become the dividing line between the human world and hell.

The history of the three cities of Heaven, Earth, and Man is passed down orally. The outside world is a forbidden zone for the human race, Heavenly Human City are two separate worlds.

Of course, there are those who don't believe it. After all, some people will wonder, if the ancestors didn't intend for them to leave, why would the city have gates?

Those who defied the superstition, once they dared to step out of the city, would ultimately disappear without a trace, becoming a bloody lesson.

Some sages also say that the Heavenly Human City originally consisted of more than three cities: Heaven, Earth, and Man. However, the outermost cities were lost and gradually forgotten in the long river of time.

But at this moment, this dividing line is also on the verge of collapse.

Boom--

A tall and terrifying figure relentlessly charged at the city wall, causing the barrier, which had absorbed the power of heaven and earth, to teeter on the brink of collapse.

With blood spilled, the natural patterns on the barrier show a clear decline in spirituality.

Under the dark sun, a tragic atmosphere spread and fermented, with warriors from the dungeon and demons from the outer city dying every second.

On the city wall, two celestial beings were looking out at the hellish scene outside, their faces solemn and their backs drenched in sweat.

"If this continues, the city's garrison will be exhausted. Are we going to have the ordinary people from the city who transport supplies take their place?"

With silver-white fur, he was incredibly handsome and tall. The Celestial Clan member slammed his hand on the table:

"The place we two Guardian is clearly not the area where the disaster is most severe!"

The city wall of the human city has three gates. This one is relatively remote and has always been the least burdened and least defensive.

Demons are simple-minded; they only know to flock to places where there are many people.

"It's different... this time it's different."

Beside him, a celestial being with a bronze body and divine runes on its upper body murmured to itself:

"I've figured out what's wrong. This time, the demons seem to be organized. They appear chaotic, but their movements are actually well-planned! They know the South Gate is vulnerable, which is why they launched such a large-scale attack!"

"Someone is behind them!"

If you eliminate all impossible possibilities, then the remaining one, no matter how low the probability, is the truth.

The towering Celestials still find it hard to believe.

How could those demons, whose intelligence was lower than that of wild beasts and who often fought amongst themselves, actually unite and act like an army, obeying unified commands?

"That's a pipe dream, how could that be...?"

Before he could finish speaking...

Call--

A fierce wind blew, and a snake's head covered in thorns and barbs rose from the city wall.

How big is it?

When the two eyes opened, it was as if two blood-red suns were rising on the horizon. On the snake's head stood a figure, his body like an iron tower, his gaze coldly fixed on the city tower below.

Indeed, the city gate tower standing atop the giant city is shorter than it.

Gundam Celestials have a dry throat:

"Damn it, something's happened."

The outermost city wall was breached in a single day.

By the time the other Celestials sensed the fall of their kin Guardian the South Gate, it was too late.

The city has fallen, and the demons' momentum in breaching the city is overwhelming. Even a thousand-mile dike can be destroyed by an ant hole, let alone the fall of an entire city gate.

The atmosphere inside and outside the Imperial Capital was extremely low, and everyone had different expressions.

"I remember last time during the Celestial Person Trial, the first round of natural disasters passed very easily, it was no different from going through the motions. What's going on this time?"

"All the members of the Demon Summoning Cult have gone in, and there's still one strange being there. Could he be the same as last time?"

"Yes, those demons were clearly driven by the Secret Method of the Demon Summoning Cult's Hundred Beast Hall!"

"No wonder they are stronger and know how to act in groups."

"The Celestial Clan has withdrawn across the board and retreated to their underground city for defense!"

"What does Jiang Yu mean? Is he going to abandon the city of people!?"

In the Heavenly City, Jiang Yu sat on the dragon throne, with the divine sword stuck in the vermilion beam directly above him.

"The walls of the human city have been breached, and we have no choice but to make a painful but necessary retreat to the new city walls that extend from the underground city."

"If that's the case, what about the villages and towns that haven't yet been incorporated into the city's jurisdiction?"

Feng Zhi's face was ashen, and her breath was much weaker than usual. She frowned and asked.

"I have repeatedly ordered them to submit to the Great Yu, but there is nothing I can do about it."

Jiang Yu showed little emotion, and said indifferently:

"I am still some distance from fully mastering the Heavenly Human Divine Sword. How can we possibly manage such a large area? If we lose manpower because of this, it will be a greater loss than gain. Accumulating strength and waiting for the decisive moment is the right way."

Feng Zhi remained silent.

The other celestial beings exchanged glances, also finding Jiang Yu's words to be reasonable.

An elder of the Celestial Clan, who had lived through countless ages, sighed:

"In that case, we can only let those uncivilized people suffer."

The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Imperial Capital and its surroundings were in an uproar.

An awkward silence fell beneath the canopy where the royal family resided.

The fourth prince's face stung as if he had been slapped.

He had just praised the Crown Prince as wise and mighty, saying that his elder brother was benevolent and would surely overcome this natural disaster in a humane way.

Now that things have come to this, all he can do is try to salvage the situation:

"Yes, the small self is for the greater self; sometimes, to achieve great things, necessary sacrifices are required."

"So what if you're afraid of death? There are quite a few murals here."

Suddenly, a voice clicked its tongue beside them.

Fourth Prince: "?"

A woman in green stood there and sneered, "The Celestial Clan clearly had the resources to relocate the uncivilized people before the demons fully occupied the human city, while preserving their strength. Yet they just stood by and watched."

"To be so concerned with one's own safety when one aspires to great things—Your Highness is indeed unreliable."

Zhong Qin had remained silent until now, spoke calmly.

Princess Yuyang could find no rebuttal, and could only angrily say:

"If we can't rely on our eldest brother, then who can we rely on? Ying Bing?"

"It's not just her, how could you separate Xiao Mo from her?"

Shang Qinqing looked at her with displeasure.

"What you're saying, Young Hero Li... oh no, he's Old Man Li now, half his body is in the ground, what can he still do?"

Tu Yan sighed, looking as if she couldn't bear to watch.

The other women who had been invited also had complex expressions.

What may have taken only a few days to unfold in the outside world could have represented decades of history in the Map of Mountains and Rivers.

They watched helplessly as the spirited young man grew into a gray-haired old village chief, spending his days either forging iron or toiling in the fields from dawn till dusk.

There was no longer a trace of his extraordinary nature in Li Mo; he had completely blended into the crowd.

And so, the last vestige of their romanticized image of this young prodigy shattered.

"You're not just inferior to Little Bing in appearance."

Shang Qinqing clicked her tongue and shook her head, then grabbed a handful of melon seeds and walked away leisurely.

Princess Yuyang was furious and embarrassed, but Zhong Qin, who was standing to the side, spoke up:

"Stop it."

"Prince of Southern Pacification, you are Prince of my Great Yu, how dare you side with outsiders?!"

"But Li Mo calls me sworn brother and even acts as my sugar daddy."

"???"

There were many doubts raised in the audience.

However, Huang Donglai, Xiao Qin, Xie Xuan, and the others did not intend to argue with anyone.

I simply clenched my fists and silently believed in him.