Seeing this, the city lord nodded inwardly. As expected of the elite forces left behind by the old city lord, despite years of trials and tribulations, the selected great cultivators still maintained considerable combat power.
Muster Platform alone, it was enough to completely overwhelm the North and South Divisions' dojos. It truly was the City Lord's Manor's trump card.
A state with a thousand chariots—its reputation is well-deserved!
" Heavenly Dao's justice is just, and cultivators have a duty to seek redress! People are filial, and even the humblest person will avenge any wrong they have committed!"
"Our Phoenix City has stood strong in this Land of Exile for countless years. When has it ever shown any sign of being oppressed by the Mist Beast Tide? What has happened today is absolutely intolerable!"
"In my capacity as the Phoenix City, I hereby issue this order: Commander Deng Shouchong of the Muster Platform charge, and engage the Mist Beast horde in open battle outside the city!"
After the city lord glanced at the entire army from the air, the rolling sound waves drowned out the drumbeats.
His expression was solemn, and a rare hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes as he addressed the cultivators, almost roaring.
At this moment, Deng Shouchong, who was below, trembled with excitement upon receiving the order. He looked up at the two Earth Immortal in the sky and bowed deeply to the City Lord once again.
He then hung the jade pendant on his waist and solemnly bowed to the city lord, saying:
" Deng Shouchong is willing to leave the city and fight in the open! He will not return until the Mist Beast retreat!"
"We will not retreat until the Mist Beast are defeated! We swear we will never return!"
"We will not retreat until the Mist Beast are defeated! We swear we will never return!"
As Deng Shouchong the order, a sound wave suddenly resounded throughout the arena. The cultivators on the carriage roared out a single sentence to the city lord. This was their heartfelt sentiment and their promise to Phoenix City.
The rolling sound waves, like ocean waves, rose and fell in the Muster Platform. The sound waves, one higher than the next, surged violently, threatening to engulf the horde of Mist Beast surrounding the city.
A sonic boom suddenly swept through the long-quiet camp, its soaring momentum seemingly capable of shattering the heavens and earth.
The rolling sound waves were also accompanied by a dense killing intent, which seemed to have crossed over from the primordial era, bringing with it an unstoppable force as it descended upon the mortal world once more.
Meanwhile, the city lord, his face reverent, bowed devoutly towards the City Lord's Manor. Then, he stretched out his arms and flicked his wrists in the direction of the City Lord's Manor, and a high-pitched phoenix cry immediately resounded through the air:
"Bah!"
The two stone statues that had been hovering above the City Lord's Manor suddenly came to life.
The enormous stone statues soared through the air, and even the binding force of the Land of Exile could not obscure the divine bird's unique handsomeness.
The awakened stone statue left afterimages as it swept through the air, its golden wings constantly tumbling, and an extremely ancient aura permeated Phoenix City.
The mythical bird totem from the ancient times has been reawakened today!
Phoenix City, awaken today!
The afterimages in the air did not dissipate, but instead condensed into illusory shadows, all of which eventually headed towards the Muster Platform.
At this moment, with a wave of the city lord's wrist, the illusory totem shadows all landed on the wide carriage, and the shadows that had been flying just now settled on the bronze beams.
Command flags appeared on it, and the entire camp seemed to awaken.
With the incorporation of totems, the bronze chariot has fully unleashed its original power.
A murderous aura soared into the sky and dominated the airspace. At this moment, a north wind suddenly blew up in the east of the city, and the tall command flags fluttered in the wind.
The fluttering banners, which have carried the hopes of cultivators for countless years, are now ready to march for civilization and for the spark of life!
"Move out!"
Seeing that the army's morale was high, the city lord waved his sleeve towards the city gate, and a huge light screen appeared instantly. Then, he roared out a sentence in a murderous tone.
"Kill!"
Before the bronze chariots rolled after the city lord gave the order, everyone gathered their voices and shouted a command. As the rolling sound waves soared into the sky, countless chariots had already entered the light screen.
The city lord watched his troops depart, and as the mighty army disappeared into the light barrier, he said to the young man beside him:
" Fellow Daoist Xu, we will still need your help in this battle! I will be waiting for your return in the city; the teleportation channel will surely be open by then!"
The young man silently clasped his hands in a fist salute to the city lord, then flashed into a streak of crimson light, disappearing instantly into the light barrier like a shooting star.
When Xu Long left the city, he was with Ma Fang and her group. As the rolling carts passed through the light curtain, a strange energy emanated from them.
Xu Long knew that this was a safety barrier within the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram, which had always been controlled by the city lord.
The divine steed continued to pull the bronze chariot at full speed. It seemed like a long time had passed, or perhaps a moment had elapsed, as the energy within the barrier began to shift. At this moment, the sound of "killing" had not yet disappeared.
Xu Long's eyes lit up slightly as a rolling cart appeared outside Phoenix City with a loud rumbling sound.
Upon reaching the outskirts of the city, all that could be seen was the surging blue mist filling the sky. This was the result of the dense gathering of the Mist Beast tide, and the mist they spewed out darkened the sky.
At this moment, there were no living creatures left in the billowing fog, only rustling and hissing sounds. Before the rolling chariots, streams of blue water flowed.
A chilling coldness permeated the air, accompanied by the sound of scales rubbing against each other. Patches of blue spread across the land, stretching as far as the eye could see to the horizon.
The billowing blue mist seemed to rise from the sky, spreading in from all directions until there were no gaps left, the thick blue mist threatening to freeze the entire world.
The outskirts of Phoenix City have been completely occupied by the horde of Mist Beast. Their goal may no longer be to besiege the city and attack reinforcements, but to freeze the entire area and allow countless Mist Beast to spread within it.
When the tide of Mist Beast erupts within the city, they will attack from both inside and outside. Even with Earth Immortal being in charge, Phoenix City will inevitably face the crisis of falling.
After the bronze chariot entered the city, it was engulfed in a rolling blue sea.
Patches of blue, like surging waves, rolled endlessly outside the city, as if to engulf the sky.
The chariots caused a great commotion in the Mist Beast tide after leaving the city. The first chariot to break out of the city carried a strong killing aura and crashed hard into the blue waves.
The rumbling sound, like rolling thunder, echoed across the earth. The chariot pulled by the divine steed was like a derailed locomotive, carrying an irresistible force that caused the tide of Mist Beast to disperse.
The tanks behind continued to pry open the path, peeling away the original ground beneath the blue carpet.
The earth, which resembled a blue scroll, was suddenly cleaved open by the rolling wheels, revealing a completely new scene.
Between the azure sky and earth, it was as if a huge gash had been torn open by the chariot. The ever-flowing mist also stopped in front of the chariot, and the overwhelming power of the Mist Beast tide was shattered in an instant by the chariot.
The title of "a kingdom with a thousand chariots" is indeed well-deserved!
Amidst the dense horde of Mist Beast, a column of bronze chariots resembled a bubble in the ocean waves. They exuded an aura of slaughter, and even though they were only the size of a bubble, the power they emanated was enough to shake heaven and earth.
Xu Long, atop the carriage, kept surveying the area outside the city, while Ma Fang and his entourage beside him kept an eye on the hordes of Mist Beast on either side.
They were tasked with eliminating the giant blue python clinging to the carriage shaft and the Winged Mist Beast attacking from above.
This was to ensure that the divine steed always maintained its powerful explosive force, allowing it to carry the heavy bronze chariot and crash heavily into the blue waves.
As the chariots continued to expand their gains, their unstoppable power became increasingly concentrated, and even a small bubble in the waves seemed poised to sweep across the sea.
The churning blue waves dispersed beneath the rolling cart shafts, and countless Mist Beast turned into a streak of blood between the cart shafts and the earth.
The divine steed galloped across the land, and as the chariot ventured deeper into the horde of Mist Beast, its previously unstoppable power gradually weakened.
Xu Long knew that this was Higher Mist Beast creature from the Mist Beast tide that had discovered the war chariot.
It must have locked onto the approaching chariots, and then urged the Mist Beast horde to gradually change its strategy, so as to slow down the chariots and overwhelm them with sheer numbers.
Higher Mist Beast are beings capable of fighting against the Immortal Realm; their intelligence should not be underestimated.
Xu Long thought to himself: Now that we have penetrated deep into the Mist Beast tide, with Higher Mist Beast among them, the confrontation between the Mist Beast tide and the tanks will be extremely fierce, and the change in tactics will reduce the results of the battle.
Now it's time for cultivators at the Earth Immortal Realm level to find a breakthrough!
With a thought, Xu Long indeed saw the young man's figure behind him.
A streak of crimson light followed closely behind the rolling chariot. As they raced forward with unstoppable momentum, they were completely unaware of the young man's presence.
Seeing that the chariot was showing signs of weakening, Xu Long and the young man secretly communicated and decided that they needed to find Higher Mist Beast to fight them.
Otherwise, if the Higher Mist Beast organize Mist Beast tide that gets the chariots stuck in it, then no matter how many Earth Immortal powerhouses there are, they will have no choice but to return to the city.
Originally, this task was done by the old city lord. The reason why his chariots were invincible was because the old city lord himself often fought against Higher Mist Beast in the Mist Beast tides, allowing the chariots to continuously crush the disorganized Mist Beast tides.
However, the old city lord has been dead for some time now, and the Mist Beast tide, organized by the Higher Mist Beast, is showing signs of a counterattack.
As a thick blue mist rose from the sky, a series of "thump-thump" sounds came from below, and a "hissing" sound like ocean waves could be heard from the ground beneath their feet.
The world was enveloped in a dense, cyan aura, a scene of death. The oppressive force emanating from the horde of Mist Beast grew heavier with each glance, and the divine steeds within the rolling convoy were already showing signs of restlessness.
The incoming azure mist resembled a raging dragon, its body billowing as it tried to pierce the heavens.
The cultivators felt a sudden darkness before their eyes, and a suffocating feeling rose in their hearts. The blue color in their eyes magnified rapidly, and the angry blue dragon seemed to be right in front of them.
"Imperial Edict!"
At this moment, a furious roar suddenly erupted from Xu Long's carriage, and a Dharma banner abruptly rose from the command flag.
Deng Shouchong looked up at the sky with a face full of grief and indignation, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
That mysterious glimmer of light had never been so bright as it was today, almost bursting out of its sockets and piercing the sky.
The raised Dharma banner carried an immense and powerful aura. Taking advantage of this momentum, the Two Lin Brothers on the carriage urged their two divine steeds toward the rolling blue dragon.
Amidst a vast army, who among us can slay generals and capture banners?
There was the old city lord before, and now there is the old city lord's son, Deng Shouchong!
The rushing vehicle seemed to shatter a still world. The Dharma banner that rose up shone brightly, and in the howling north wind, it rapidly grew, instantly transforming into a size of tens of feet.
An ancient aura emanated from it, with the Spot ancient seal script appearing on it. A purple ghost fire burst forth from it, and a tall totem creature emerged from the precious light.
The sound of footsteps, "thump, thump, thump," resonated deep within people's hearts, rushing through layers of mist, determined to slay the enemy generals and capture their banners!
"Kill!"
As the path cleared by the Dharma banner was opened, Deng Shouchong uttered a single word in anger. His voice was not loud, but the meaning it conveyed was incredibly heavy.
In his eyes, there seemed to be a towering figure, and it was this figure that had been supporting him all along.
Many years after the Land of Exile, Phoenix City was once again surrounded by a horde of Mist Beast, and the chariots that left the city were engulfed in a thick blue wave.
At this moment, he stepped forward, and the carriage carrying Deng Shouchong towards the raging blue dragon, like a small ingot moving at full speed in a storm. Although it was very likely to be submerged, he would never retreat even half a step.
He wanted to emulate the old city lord and was determined to confront the Mist Beast Tide head-on!
Countless cultivators have fallen on this land, and the boundless blue has devoured countless civilizations, extinguishing countless sparks of life.
With the four hordes of Mist Beast gathering today, perhaps Phoenix City is the last vestige of civilized order in the Land of Exile, and perhaps they are the last cultivators in the Land of Exile.
Civilization and order, heritage and the flame of civilization— the Mist Beast Tide destroyed them all.
This is a battle between cultivators and Mist Beast!
This is a battle between civilization and barbarism!
This is a choice between annihilation and existence.
This is also a continuation of spirit and courage!
Phoenix City is now in dire straits, beset on all sides. With enemies on both sides Deng Shouchong left the city with the determination to die.
He had to fulfill not only the heavy responsibility entrusted to him by the city lord, but also to give an account to the towering figure in his eyes.
The burning passion within us has never faded!
Their indomitable gaze has never disappeared from our eyes.
The spirit of never bowing down has never disappeared from our bones!
Our ancestors pioneered a new era through hardship and struggle; our Ancestral Spirit ushered in a new age. We are cultivators in this Land of Exile, descendants of our ancient ancestors.
Even if we are banished to the Land of Exile, even if we lose our most precious opportunity, even if our bodies are constantly trampled by the Mist Beast, even if we are forever trapped in a world of darkness...
But we remain indomitable, we continue to fight against heaven and earth, and we hold fast to our belief in returning to the heavens!
We want to take back everything that belongs to us, we want to rebuild our homes, and we want to usher in a new era for ourselves!
The cultivators of Phoenix City will never bow their heads!
"Roar!"
A tremendous roar resounded from the dense horde of Mist Beast.
Upon hearing the sound Xu Long's heart tightened, and he immediately looked into the thick fog.