Though the crowd had temporarily seized the breach, more and more spirit monsters gathered there.
The spirit monsters had come to their senses and began their counterattack.
"City Lord, hurry as much as you can! We can't hold on much longer!"
Someone beside them shouted.
Gao Zelong nodded and hurriedly got to work with several Formation Masters.
The spirit monsters on the outskirts seemed to have been enraged, each one roaring as it charged at the crowd.
At this moment, whether the spirit monsters outside or those within the Phoenix Perch Demonic Forest, their numbers grew greater with time, surrounding everyone like an iron barrel.
As the two sides battled, both seemed to have fought up real fury.
Xu Zimo raised his hands slightly. The instant endless spiritual energy surged forth, a great swath of spirit monsters fell.
He had already been quite restrained. Within several meters around him, no spirit monster could approach.
The battle between the two sides continued for quite a while, with casualties on both sides.
Just then, a roar came from behind them.
The roar sounded exceptionally furious, deafeningly loud.
The spirit monsters around them also stopped attacking, all arching their bodies as if expressing submission.
"What's going on?" someone from Tian'an City asked curiously.
As soon as his words fell, the army of spirit monsters before them automatically parted, opening up a broad path.
A far larger spirit monster walked out.
This spirit monster was twice the size of ordinary spirit monsters, and its body was blood-red.
The aura it gave off felt far nobler and more domineering.
"What is that thing?" an uninformed city resident asked curiously.
"A Spirit Monster King," Gao Zelong said with a frown.
The Phoenix Perch Empire had dealt with these spirit monsters for tens of thousands of years,