(The previous chapter was Chapter 2012.)
But after the Northern Sea Dragon Palace issued its ban, the Yishui River within Mi Prefecture had dried up completely. No matter how much water flowed down from upstream, an invisible force carried it away.
The Barbarian Race continued their charge across the riverbed.
As they drew closer, the human arrows suddenly grew denser, for crossbow bolts had now joined the bowshots.
Swath after swath of Demon Barbarians were killed or gravely wounded by the arrows and fell to the ground, their blood soaking the riverbed.
"Use demonic arts to block all the human arrows!"
Lang Yuan had no choice but to give the order. Overusing demonic arts would deplete their blood qi, but without them, the barbarians would suffer even more casualties.
Once again, the humans loosed ten thousand arrows at once, blanketing the sky like clouds. Large numbers of barbarians immediately unleashed demonic arts. Flames, sound waves, black mist, blood qi, and all manner of other powers surged skyward, sweeping countless arrows away.
Cheers of delight rose from the barbarian army.
This time, the human arrows had not wounded a single barbarian.
Several breaths later, mechanisms clicked and bowstrings thrummed. Densely packed arrows traced graceful arcs through the air, flying unerringly toward the barbarian army.
The barbarian army used demonic arts again. But one breath before they did, the Water Race atop the city walls suddenly stirred and began unleashing their own demonic arts.
The world's primal qi shook violently. Ice arrows, ice spears, ice lances, waves, and countless other Water Race demonic arts formed in midair. At the same time, a mighty power descended from the sky, seeking to carry away these water-related forces.
But the Temple of Sages in the center of Ning'an City trembled gently. A streak of orange