Xu Qi'an, God of War

It was a dark mass of flying beasts, including the Red Bird Clan led by Red Tassel, the Eagle Clan led by Golden Eagle, and the Crane Clan.

They formed the flying beast army of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons, swarming in from the horizon like locusts.

At the same time, sentry posts ten miles, five miles, and three miles south of the city sounded their horns one by one, and then the summer heat abruptly ceased.

"The Demon Race! The Demon Race is here!"

The voices of the defenders on the city wall echoed in the night sky and reverberated on the towering walls.

Immediately afterwards, the deep, resonant sound of drums began to beat, echoing through the night.

Large numbers of soldiers climbed the steps and ascended the city wall.

Some people methodically prepared the oil, logs, rolling stones, and other supplies needed for the city's defense.

Another group of defenders launched crossbows onto sacks and aimed at the woods a hundred meters away.

The South City was built on Wanyao Mountain. When the city wall was built, the people from the Western Regions cut down all the trees within a hundred meters of the city wall, creating a vacuum zone.

This design was intended to prevent the Demon Race from taking advantage of the terrain to sneak up on the city walls.

There was no wind at night, but the dense forest in the distance rustled incessantly in the moonlight.

In the darkness, countless enemies were approaching.

A corporal drew an arrow, rolled the arrowhead on the torch, and the arrowhead became coated with oil and burned fiercely.

He shot the arrow into the air, and the energy contained within it suddenly exploded, igniting a burst of fire that illuminated the surroundings.

Below, in the firelight, a dozen or so gray wolves, stealthily approaching the city wall, subconsciously looked up at the sky.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"

They were immediately covered by a dense rain of arrows and shot dead on the spot.

This was like the fuse that ignited a great battle; swarms of dark figures burst out of the dense forest and charged toward the city gates.

Most of them are on all fours, while a small portion are humanoid.

"Release the arrows!"

The archers on the city wall immediately released their bows, the twanging of the bowstrings echoing across the city.

Under the attack of arrows and crossbows, large numbers of dark figures fell to the ground, dying in the first wave of attacks.

The deaths of their companions could not deter the Demon Race; the wildfire of revenge and the longing for their homeland made them fearless of death.

"Release the arrows!"

The second wave of arrows shot out, and this time, the "dark clouds" sweeping across the sky also entered the firing range.

The defenders on the city walls unleashed a dense rain of arrows towards the ground and sky.

One by one, the bird demons fell from the arrows, letting out mournful cries.

"Release the arrows!"

The third wave of arrows rained down, taking the lives of hundreds more Demon Race.

At this moment, the "air force" composed of bird demons had already rushed to the city wall and was about to tear apart the defenders' defenses.

Buzz!

A golden beam of light shot up from Nanfa Temple, located atop Wanyao Mountain, and soared into the sky.

It spread out in the high sky, transforming into a golden light shield that enveloped the entire southern city.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Hundreds of bird demons crashed into the golden light barrier, their flesh mangled and feathers flying everywhere.

The bird demon leaders, including Hongying, led their remaining forces into the sky, circling unwillingly.

The soldiers guarding the city wall had just breathed a sigh of relief when they suddenly froze, staring ahead with expressions of terror.

A huge iron-eating beast lay on the city wall, like a child lying on a shop window display.

Its head is round, as are its ears. It has white fur as its base color, while its eyes, nose, and round ears are black.

Its gaze was somewhat dull, which made it look rather simple and honest, if it weren't for its large size.

"Awoo."

The iron-eating beast let out a calm roar, its size continuing to grow, causing the city wall to continuously shrink, from being as tall as it, to its chest, and then to its waist.

The Iron-Eating Beast raised its two paws and tapped the golden light barrier.

It remained unshaken.

It seemed angry and knocked again, but still couldn't budge it.

Bang bang bang. It knocked harder and faster, and the round face that was originally innocent became ferocious, with fangs protruding.

The golden light shield trembled violently in an attempt to dissipate the terrifying force.

"Boom!"

The light shield shattered, exploding into golden light fragments.

The force of the explosion created ripples that swept across the area, causing the Iron-Eating Beast to stumble and fall.

"Rage!"

As soon as the light barrier broke, the bird demon army swooped down with shrieks, charging into the rain of arrows to attack the defenders on the city wall.

The defenders dropped their bows and arrows and drew their weapons to kill the bird demons, but they were quickly overwhelmed by the swooping bird demons, their heads pecked open and their necks severed.

With their arrows no longer raining down, the attacking Demon Race scaled the city walls and engaged the defenders in fierce combat.

A giant python, hundreds of feet long, climbed onto the city wall, its tail lashing out so hard that the wall cracked repeatedly.

A giant, snow-white dog led the wolf pack atop the city wall, charging and rampaging.

Lush green vines sprouted from the cracks in the walls, attacking the Western Regions defenders.

Chaos erupted on the city walls as Buddhist School monks and skilled soldiers fought desperately. Oil flammed the walls, illuminating the night sky.

At this moment, one hundred and eight golden rays of light shone down from the mountaintop and hovered above the two sides engaged in battle.

Those were 108 Zen masters whose bodies were covered in golden light. They sat cross-legged in the void, surrounding a gaunt old monk with long eyebrows in the center.

The Zen masters sat cross-legged with their eyes closed, seemingly oblivious to the fierce battle below, and continued chanting scriptures and reciting Buddhist mantras.

The chanting was initially barely audible, but gradually it drowned out the sounds of fighting and the roars of beasts.

Before long, only the sound of chanting remained in the world.

Inspired by this, the Western Region garrison and Buddhist School monks gained even greater fighting strength. In contrast, the Demon Race either suffered from splitting headaches, trembled and crawled on their knees, or lost all killing intent in their eyes and their will to fight.

Taking advantage of the situation, the defenders brandished their swords, taking the lives of one Demon Race after another.

Hehehe

A sudden, soft, and magnetic laugh broke the rhythm of the chanting.

Under the moonlight, a seductive figure swayed her hips and walked through the air. As she approached the great formation formed by the Zen master, the nine fox tails that had been gathered behind her suddenly unfolded and swayed slightly.

In an instant, decadent music resounded from the city walls.

Before the guards appeared a series of graceful women, some laughing, some swaying their hips seductively, and they were instantly captivated, falling deeply into a world of tenderness from which they could not extricate themselves.

The situation immediately reversed, with the Demon Race army launching a counterattack, slaughtering the defenders and monks.

Du'e Luohan frowned, opened his eyes, and softly shouted:

"Kill the traitors!"

Both the Sanskrit chants and the seductive sounds vanished.

The black and white iron-eating beast slowly got up and roared as it charged towards the Zen formation formed by the 108 Zen masters.

Buzz!

The giant beast was immediately blocked by the golden light barrier and staggered backward once again.

The Arhat Du'e in the formation suddenly had a seven-colored halo light up in his mind, and he stretched out his palm.

A golden Buddha's palm materialized above the Bear King's head and slammed down.

The bear king immediately raised its two paws to block the Buddha's palm, but it could not withstand the power of the Buddha's palm that contained the power to kill thieves.

The Buddha's palm pressed down, inch by inch, and the Bear King's body shrank little by little until it returned to its normal size.

Just then, a burst of light appeared behind it, the light emanating from the Vajra's own body.

Asura appeared behind the Bear King at some unknown time, and slashed at the Bear King's neck with a palm like a knife, the dark golden palm blade surrounded by seven-colored light.

The bear king sensed the danger and tried to free one hand to deal with it.

Asura spoke the truth:

"Put down your butcher's knife!"

The power of the commandment was applied to the Bear King, interrupting his subsequent response.

"Puff!"

The round head flew up and landed at Asura's feet.

At the same time, the golden Buddha's palm struck down successfully, shattering the Bear King's body into pieces.

With the combined strength of two second-rank experts, defeating a third-rank Demon Race would be a piece of cake.

"Bear King!"

"No, that's impossible."

Upon seeing this, the Demon Race in the midst of battle cried out in alarm.

To their utter surprise, their Bear King was beheaded and his body torn to pieces the moment they clashed. He was utterly powerless against the two Buddhist School experts.

After succeeding, Asura and Du'e did not stop there. The former took out a golden bowl, intending to seal the Bear King.

The latter clasped his hands together, gazed at the nine-tailed celestial fox in the sky, and said in a deep voice:

"Do not kill!"

He used a Zen array formed by 108 Zen masters to amplify the power of the precepts to the extreme, eroding the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox's fighting spirit and briefly affecting her, rendering her unable to provide assistance.

Asura pointed the bowl at the Bear King, about to activate the Law Artifact, when suddenly a wave of drowsiness washed over him. His eyelids felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, his consciousness blurred, and he wished he could fall asleep immediately.

At the same time, the martial artist's sense of impending crisis was triggered.

Beneath Asura's feet, a shadow expanded and transformed into a human figure.

Is this its innate supernatural Divine Ability? No, it can't sleep, there's danger. Asuro's thoughts also slowed down.

Xu Qi'an emerged from the shadows, took a step forward with his right foot into a bow stance, held an ancient sword with a wooden scabbard in his left hand, and pressed his right hand on the hilt. He collapsed all his aura and suppressed all his emotions.

His eyes showed neither joy nor sorrow.

A few seconds later, Xu Qi'an's arm suddenly swelled up twice its size, followed by a "ding" sound as the brass sword was drawn from its sheath. Those watching the battle attentively saw a slender, thread-like, yet exceptionally dazzling sword light.

The sword light flashed and then disappeared in a flash.

Asuro's body, which was struggling with drowsiness, suddenly stiffened, and then his head slowly rolled off.

The second-rank strength to kill bandits, combined with the resilience of the Vajra Divine Skill, could effectively severely injure the physique of a third-rank Demon Race. Asura had indeed held back that day. Xu Qi'an did not continue to attack, and quickly retreated before drowsiness struck.

The Bear King's innate divine Divine Ability is indeed formidable; even Asura was affected. It's a pity this Divine Ability is indiscriminate; otherwise, I could have seized the opportunity to seal Asura's national sword's edge, combined with my Jade Shatter and the explosive power of the Force Gu, making it easy to slay a third-grade Vajra's physique. However, I probably couldn't have severed Asura's physical body after releasing his Asura Essence Blood.

Xu Qi'an's breathing rapidly declined.

The predecessor of Jade Shatter is Heaven and Earth One-Slash Slash, a sword technique designed for combat against opponents of higher levels, but at the cost of a period of weakness.

This weakness is greatly shortened upon reaching the third rank; with vigorous Qi and Blood circulation, it can be recovered in just over ten seconds.

"Under normal circumstances, you still can't use Jade Shatter, otherwise during that brief period of weakness, you'll be killed by a combo from someone of the same level."

Xu Qi'an slowly exhaled, glanced at the guards and demon soldiers on the city wall, silently removed the fire ring from the back of his head, and flung it away.

Flames danced and flowed, transforming into a fiery cloak.

At this moment, in the eyes of the Demon Race and the Western Regions garrison, he was like a god of war.

Xu Qi'an

Dueruo spoke in a low, complex tone to himself.

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