Crushed in an Unstoppable Sweep
A single volley of fire broke through the city's defensive formation, and nearly half of the city wall was destroyed!
The commander on the city wall, his eyes bloodshot with rage, shouted at the top of his lungs, "Counterattack! Counterattack now! Use the catapults! Use the arrows!"
However, the Holy Domain's garrison's counterattack appeared so pale and powerless in the face of the Flying Cloud Boat.
Arrows struck the Flying Cloud Boat's defensive shield without even causing a ripple, and the catapult's stones couldn't even reach the Flying Cloud Boat's height.
"Second volley, cover the city walls!"
Another volley of shots.
This time, the beam of spiritual energy landed precisely on the defensive fortifications atop the city wall.
The arrow towers collapsed, the catapults were blown to pieces, and the defenders fell in droves.
The defensive forces of Holy Radiance City were instantly reduced by more than half.
"Wu Earth Divine Soldiers, attack! Break down the city gates!"
Li Yunjing gave the order again.
On the ground, three thousand heavily armored Wu Earth Divine Soldiers pushed a massive battering ram slowly toward the city gate.
With each step they took, the ground trembled slightly.
The arrows, rolling stones, and hot oil thrown by the Holy Domain's defenders landed on their heavy armor but caused them no damage whatsoever.
"The Netherworld Shadow Slayer Army, infiltrate the city, and behead the defending general!"
Five hundred dark figures, like ghosts, dispersed and, under the cover of the smoke, silently crept into the city.
"Nine Heavens Thunderfire Army, suppress the firepower on the city walls!"
Five thousand Thunderfire Army soldiers raised their Thunderfire Crossbows in unison.
A dense barrage of crossbow bolts, accompanied by piercing whistles, blanketed the city walls.
The three groups of soldiers each performed their duties perfectly, cooperating seamlessly.
The defending troops on the city wall had already suffered heavy casualties from the flying cloud boats, and their morale was low.
Now, they are suppressed by the Thunderfire Crossbow and cannot lift their heads, and are completely unable to stop the advance of the Wu Earth Divine Soldiers.
Bang!
The massive battering ram slammed violently into the city gate.
The heavy city gate instantly deformed, groaning under the strain.
"Hit it again!"
Hei Feng personally took to the field, carrying the battering ram, and delivered another powerful blow.
"Snap!"
The city gate was completely shattered.
"Kill them!"
The Wu Earth Divine Soldiers roared and surged into the city like a tidal wave.
At the same time, the Netherworld Shadow Slayer Army successfully infiltrated the City Lord's Mansion.
The defending general was still frantically deploying troops, but he was soon silently executed.
With their commander dead, the city's garrison was instantly leaderless and completely collapsed.
"Surrender! We surrender!"
"Don't kill me! I surrender!"
"..."
A large number of the defending troops dropped their weapons and knelt down to surrender.
Within about fifteen minutes, Holy Radiance City was declared captured.
The allied forces captured the first gateway to the Holy Domain with almost no significant casualties.
Even Ice God and Shen Tian found this result hard to believe.
"The war Law Artifact of the Luozhen Sect are so terrifying..." Shen Tian murmured to himself as he looked at the flying cloud boat slowly descending from the sky.
He originally thought that the warriors of the Hundred Tribes of the Southern Region were already powerful enough.
But compared to the war machines of the Luozhen Sect, the warriors of the Southern Region's hundred tribes were simply playing house.
The Ice God also sighed, "No wonder Young Master Li is confident in conquering the entire Dao Realm. The foundation of the upper realm sects is indeed beyond our imagination."
After breaching the city, the allied forces did not linger.
A small force was left to take over Holy Radiance City, while the main army continued its advance.
For the remainder of the journey, the allied forces advanced with unstoppable momentum.
The Mystic Crane Flying Cloud Boat cleared the way, and the Spirit Crystal Cannon blasted away all defensive fortifications.
The three groups of Dao soldiers launched a frontal assault, sweeping all before them. The defending forces of the Holy Domain collapsed at the first touch, either surrendering or fleeing.
Occasionally, a few foolish elders from the Holy Domain would try to organize resistance, but they were all silently beheaded by the Netherworld Shadow Slayer Army.
In just one day, the allied forces broke through three lines of defense and seventeen cities, advancing directly to the foot of Primordial Beginning Divine Mountain.
The Holy Domain's army, which initially numbered 300,000, was reduced to less than 10,000 elite troops in the end.
The rest either surrendered or scattered.
Everyone was terrified by the fighting power of the allied forces.
In particular, those ninety terrifying flying cloud boats left an indelible shadow in their hearts.
Primordial Beginning Hall, the Azure Emperor and the White Emperor received a series of defeat reports, their expressions growing increasingly grim.
"Useless! A bunch of useless trash!" White Emperor slammed the battle report in his hand to the ground, furious. "Three hundred thousand troops! Three lines of defense! And they were breached in a single day! What use are these useless trash to me!"
The Azure Emperor sat on his throne, his face pale.
He never expected the allied offensive to be so fierce.
They originally thought they could hold out for at least ten days, but they reached the foot of the sacred mountain in just one day.
The Primordial Beginning Divine Punishment Cannon still needs nine more days to fully charge.
Can they hold out against the heavens?
The Azure Emperor took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "There's no use talking about this now. Issue the order: all remaining troops must retreat to the Divine Mountain and defend it using the protective barriers. No matter what, we must hold out until the Divine Punishment Cannon is fully charged!"
The White Emperor gritted his teeth and said, "If all else fails, activate the Divine Punishment Cannon ahead of time! Even if it's only at 70% power, it should still kill most of them!"
The Azure Emperor hesitated for a moment. "If we activate it prematurely, the Divine Punishment Cannon will be damaged, and its power will be greatly reduced. If we fail to kill Li Yunjing and the Ice God, we will be completely without any trump cards."
"At this point, why worry about anything else!" White Emperor exclaimed urgently. "If they attack, we'll be dead! What use will the Divine Punishment Cannon be then!"
The Azure Emperor remained silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! Let's go, let's activate the Divine Punishment Cannon ahead of schedule. I'll make them all pay with their lives for the Scarlet Emperor!"
Without further hesitation, the two got up and left the Primordial Beginning Hall, flying towards the depths of the sacred mountain.
Unbeknownst to them, three pairs of eyes were already watching them from the shadows.
Deep within the Primordial Beginning Divine Mountain, inside a massive underground palace.
The Primordial Beginning Divine Punishment Cannon stood silently in the center of the palace.
It was entirely black, with a barrel hundreds of feet long, and its surface was covered with dense, eerie runes.
An aura of destruction emanated from the cannon, sending chills down one's spine.
The cannons were pointed directly out of the sacred mountain, clearly indicating that they were preparing to bombard the allied forces' camp.
The Azure Emperor and the White Emperor entered the palace, and a fervent look flashed in their eyes as they gazed at the Divine Punishment Cannon before them.
"As long as this cannon is fired, the million-strong allied army outside will all die!" the White Emperor said with a sinister grin.
The Azure Emperor nodded, walked to the control panel, placed his hands on it, and began to channel spiritual energy into it. "Don't waste time, activate it immediately. Although its power is only 70%, it's enough to deal with them."
The White Emperor also went over and joined in, channeling his spiritual power.
The runes on the Divine Punishment Cannon began to light up slowly, and terrifying destructive energy began to condense at the muzzle.
Just then, a faint Buddhist chant came from the entrance of the palace.
"Amitabha Buddha, Your Excellencies, why must you commit further acts of killing?"
The Azure Emperor and the White Emperor's expressions changed simultaneously, and they turned around abruptly.
Three figures slowly walked in through the entrance.
Leading the group was an elderly monk in grey robes with a kind face; it was none other than the Old Monk Wuchen.
To his left was an old man dressed in a blue robe, carrying a long sword, with eyes as sharp as swords.
On the right is an elderly man in a gray robe holding a jade talisman, his expression calm, with runes faintly visible all over his body.
The auras of the three were unfathomable, all of them clearly at the Dao Union Perfection Realm!
"Old Wuchen?!" The Azure Emperor's pupils constricted sharply. "You actually dare to leave the Western Regions?! Have you forgotten the promise you made back then?!"