The secret realm invasion began, a baptism of Spiritual Power shells, opening the formation for a fight to the death!

On the city wall of the South City of Dafeng City, Zhao Feng stood with a sorrowful expression.

The moment the Demonic Beast burst out of the secret realm, Zhao Feng ordered the remaining Guard Army to retreat back to Dafeng City.

In the wild, the human Guard Army are at a disadvantage against the overwhelming hordes of Demonic Beast.

Using the city walls and protective arrays to launch a defensive counterattack is the best option.

However, the moment the Demonic Beast burst forth, it also meant that his son Zhao Mubai and the Guard Army who had entered the secret realm were likely doomed.

The Dafeng City has a total of 100,000 Guard Army.

There were 20,000 Guard Army entered the secret realm.

Of the remaining 80,000 Guard Army in the city, 30,000 were Capture members of the Gu Emperor Sect, leaving less than 50,000 Guard Army currently participating in the defense.

However, the Capture of the Gu Emperor Sect went relatively smoothly, and it won't be long before these 30,000 Guard Army are able to join the battle.

Now is not the time for sorrow. Zhao Feng brandished his longsword and issued his first order.

"Artillery in position, Spiritual Power shells loaded, fire from three miles south of the city!"

Following Zhao Feng's command, countless streams of light Jian Yi out from within Dafeng City, like Potian Daodao piercing the Yunxiao, tracing arcs as they landed outside the city.

Immediately, a series of booming explosions rang out, and Tuantuan of small mushroom clouds almost merged into one, stretching endlessly from near to far.

Countless Demonic Beast were torn to pieces amidst the violent explosions.

Spiritual Power projectiles are a product of the combination of technology and cultivation in this world.

Not only is it extremely lethal, capable of instantly injuring Foundation Establishment and severely damaging Golden Core cultivators, but it is also clean and unpolluted.

If they were to be targeted by a barrage of Spiritual Power, even a Nascent Soul Realm expert would have to run away and wouldn't dare to take the hit head-on.

This barrage of Spiritual Power bombardment lasted all night, from dawn to dusk, and then from dusk to dawn again.

Even so, the Demonic Beast continued to swarm in.

Clearly, this offensive was a process of mutual attrition.

The Demonic Beast were consuming the Spiritual Power cannonballs of Dafeng City, while the humans were also consuming the Demonic Beast.

The explosions finally stopped at 6 a. m. the next day.

The Guard Army below the city walls had reached 80,000.

The Guard Army previously Capture the Gu Emperor Sect are now standing on the city walls.

This means that the Gu Emperor Sect in Dafeng City has been eradicated.

Next comes the time for close combat with the Demonic Beast.

The low-level Demonic Beast have already been mostly consumed; the Demonic Beast charging forward now are all at the Foundation Establishment Stage or above.

" Magic Mage legion, cast slow spells! Cultivators, cast ranged spells! Martial Practitioner, prepare for close combat!" Zhao Feng, showing no panic, loudly issued the next order.

"The rest of you, stand in your designated areas and prepare for Combat. Do not attack indiscriminately before the Demonic Beast get close."

"South Sector 22, engage! Prepare for battle!"

Following Zhao Feng's command, an opening slowly appeared in the South City section of the city's protective formation.

Unlike Spiritual Power cannonballs, Spiritual Power cannonballs have markings indicating shielding Formation on their outer shells, allowing them to penetrate protective formations to launch attacks.

However, cultivators' attacks are unmarked; they can only be launched when an array is activated.

On the city walls, besides the Guard Army, there were also cultivators from various factions within the city.

Their numbers even exceeded those of the Guard Army.

Although the city wall is wide, its area is limited. Not to mention other non-official cultivators, even the Guard Army cannot all stand on the city wall.

Fewer than 10,000 people were actually engaged in direct Combat.

The Guard Army had long been divided into different squads according to their numbers, ready to replace their frontline colleagues and participate in the Combat at any time.

Not only the Guard Army, but also the non-official cultivators were divided into different squads under Gu Xue's arrangement.

Only in this way can unified command be achieved.

Ling Yi, along with a hundred men, mingled among the crowd.

Ling Yi and the others were all wearing identical black hooded capes and Death God masks.

These one hundred people were the one hundred experimental subjects that Ling Yi rescued from the Wanfu Auction House.

After Yu Tao repaired their bodies, Ling Yi reintroduced his divine soul into their bodies.

Ling Yi originally intended to let them leave.

However, these people have all suffered mental problems to varying degrees due to prolonged and immense suffering. If they are allowed to leave, trouble may ensue.

They were all test subjects for cultivation techniques. Their survival meant that each of them had mastered at least one Perfection- level cultivation technique.

Their individual strengths are both at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, approaching the Golden Core Realm.

So Ling Yi simply took control of their souls and incorporated them into his army.

During this time, he also practiced the Spirit Martial Heaven and Earth Art at Wanfu Company, and his strength increased dramatically.

Although their cultivation level was only at the Foundation Establishment Realm Perfection, their Martial Practitioner Realm had all reached the Marrow Refining Realm Perfection.

As for whether these people will betray Ling Yi because their strength surpasses his.

That's impossible.

Ling Yi directly made a preset in their Soul Control Seal.

Once their strength reaches a certain threshold, they will immediately stop cultivating.

Moreover, the Spirit Martial Heaven and Earth Art that Ling Yi gave them was not the complete version.

Another point Ling Yi noticed was that although others were making Divine Speed progress in cultivating the Spirit Martial Heaven and Earth Art, they were still far behind Ling Yi.

Even those with higher Spiritual Root aptitude than Ling Yi are the same.

As for the reason, it can only be attributed to his own cheat code.

Ling Yi's Spiritual Root is not good, so learning cultivation techniques on his own is extremely difficult.

However, the Copy techniques, when practiced, are incredibly powerful.

To be honest, this was the first time Ling Yi had ever seen Demonic Beast in this world.

Although I had already learned about the basic information of Demonic Beast from textbooks, those were just pictures and text information.

These Demonic Beast included giant wolves the size of small cars and colorful spiders the size of millstones.

There are Great Ape that are three meters tall and have a robust build, as well as behemoths that resemble crocodiles but are hundreds of meters long.

The composition of the Guard Army Battle Power also somewhat beyond Ling Yi's expectations.

Ling Yi had previously thought that the Guard Army were all cultivators, but now it seems that they include not only cultivators, but also Magic Mage, Martial Practitioner, Ability User.

With Daodao command from Zhao Feng, these professions combined to produce an effect far greater than the sum of its parts.

The Magic Mage first casts various negative status spells such as Freeze, Slow, Entanglement, Quicksand, Quagmire, and Curse.

Then the cultivator released his Flying Sword and unleashed a barrage of attacks.

Like a tidal wave, the Demonic Beast that enter within Wu Bai of the city walls will instantly be afflicted with various negative magical statuses.

The frenzied run came to an abrupt halt.

Then, like an old lady crossing the street, she moved slowly, one step at a time, her clothes covered in colorful stains.

During this process, countless Flying Sword descended from the sky, sweeping over these Demonic Beast like a storm of swords.

One or two Flying Sword might not be powerful enough, but tens of thousands of Flying Sword create a visually stunning and Hot Blood spectacle.

"While the Body Refining in this world is a bit chaotic, the special effects are undeniably impressive."

Ling Yi murmured.

Ultimately, Ling Yi underestimated the strength of the other cultivators.

The Guard Army took turns fighting; when the Magic Mage ran out of magic, they were replaced; when the cultivators ran out of Spiritual Power, they were replaced.

Now, it's time for Magic Mage and cultivators to shine.

As for those with Ability User or Martial Practitioner, it's not their turn to take action yet.

The number of Ability User is too small to be of great use.

Martial Practitioner primarily use close-quarters combat techniques; it's not yet time for them to engage in true close-quarters combat.

The Combat seemed to have reached a stalemate.

"Who are you people?" Just then, a familiar voice rang out.

The person who arrived was none other than Zhao Wenwen's mother Gu Xue.

Gu Xue's arrival was exactly what Ling Yi had expected.

Gu Xue was familiar with the other forces in the city, but she had never seen Ling Yi Gu Xue his group of mysterious people who had suddenly appeared before.

Especially their outfits: hooded Black Wind and Death God masks.

He doesn't seem like a good person at all.

Ling Yi also felt that this outfit was a bit eye-catching, but it wasn't because he was being childish.

Because Yu Tao bought all of these outfits for me.

However, the original mask was Bai Se's Joker mask, Ling Yi didn't like, so he changed it to a Death God mask.

Ling Yi didn't speak; it was one of the masked men who spoke.

"Mr. Gu, we are from the Wanfu Company's exploration team. You can verify this with Yu Tao."

Upon hearing that they were from Wanfu Company, Gu Xue's face was filled with disgust and aversion.

How come she doesn't know what kind of Wanfu Company is?

She'd heard plenty of stories about robberies and raids in secret realms.

There is simply no evidence, so there is nothing that can be done about Wanfu Company for the time being.

"I hope you don't cause any trouble, otherwise, I'll wipe you out first," Gu Xue said coldly.

"Don't worry, Mr. Gu, we all have a unified identity now: Guardian of Dafeng City," the masked man said, bowing.

"Hmph, I hope so."

After Gu Xue finished speaking, she turned and flew away.

But a moment later, it flew back and said to Ling Yi and the unofficial cultivators around it, " Demonic Beast have also appeared in the East City. You will come with me to Guard the East City gate."

"Yes, Boss Gu!" the others replied.

Subsequently, thousands of cultivators followed Gu Xue towards the east gate.

Most of these people cannot fly; they are mostly Martial Practitioner, with less than a third being cultivators.

There were also some Ability User and Magic Mage mixed in.

Compared to the regular Guard Army, this group was far too disorganized.

Gu Xue flew above, while these people ran wildly below.

Many more people joined the team in the meantime.

By the time they reached the east gate, the number of people had already reached tens of thousands.

Ling Yi and his group of one hundred people seemed rather insignificant.

" Magic Mage and ranged attackers, go up the city walls and provide Cheng Huo support. Martial Practitioner and other melee classes, go out of the city gates and prepare for close combat!" Gu Xue shouted loudly.

With the help of Spiritual Power, Gu Xue's voice was not loud, but it could be clearly heard by everyone.

Since they weren't a regular army, the scene that followed was somewhat chaotic.

Outside the city, countless Demonic Beast were attacking the Shield of the city's protective formation.

Inside the city, some people climbed onto the city walls, while others rushed out of the city.

Despite the chaos, most people did not back down.

Every invasion of the secret realm is a life-or-death battle; retreating is utterly pointless.

Once the city falls, they will all die.

"Everyone, prepare for Combat. In ten seconds, activate the city's defensive formation. I will attack first, creating an opening. Behind us lies our homeland. Fight to the death!"

At Boss Gu's shout, everyone took it seriously.

Ling Yi, meanwhile, led his hundred-man squad and quietly arrived at the front of the group.