Three days later, North Shore City, Seven Star Commandery.
"Boom!"
With the eruption of an earth-shattering crash.
A familiar scene unfolded once again.
The City-Protecting Grand Formation shattered, the gate tower collapsed, and smoke rose throughout the city as it descended into chaos.
Outside the city, Gu Chenfeng stood in midair with the Mountain-Splitting Battle Axe in hand, gazing coldly at the corpses strewn before the gate tower.
These cultivators defending the city were responsible not only for protecting it, but also for guarding the military supplies stored within, intended for a future invasion of Xilin Commandery.
Once the Two Great Marquisates made their move, these troops would be deployed directly to Xilin Commandery.
They were enemies, not friends. Although Gu Chenfeng would not massacre the city, neither would he show mercy to anyone who obstructed him.
A late-stage Saint Warrior level cultivator stationed here had already been cleaved apart by him on the spot.
With his army of several thousand puppets also raining down large quantities of talismans, the defenders atop the gate tower had long since routed.
The puppet army charged into the City Lord's Manor to seize its resources.
Four Saint Warrior level puppets were surrounding and attacking the two deputy city lords stationed here.
Both were also Saint Warrior realm cultivators and had already suffered considerable injuries during the city's defense.
Under the assault of four Saint Warrior realm spirit puppets, they soon sustained grievous wounds.
"Roar...!"
Suddenly, one of the four spirit puppets let out a low roar. Blood-red light flashed in its eyes, and it abruptly darted before one of the men, plunging both hands into his chest and abdomen like sharp blades.
"Rip!"
The spirit puppet tore the man apart alive, letting torrents of blood splash over its body.
At the same time,