Everyone Was Acting
"Oh? I didn't realize you had such courage. You still dare to fight me one-on-one."
Hu Xiaotian looked at Wu Qingfeng, who was covered in wounds, and his tone was full of sarcasm.
"Enough talk. Let's continue the fight."
Wu Qingfeng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and attacked Hu Xiaotian again.
Another hour passed.
A dark shadow appeared on the distant horizon.
The fifth-tier Scarlet Flame Tiger Lord led the way, followed by eight Fifth-Tier Demon Lord, and then tens of thousands of demon beasts.
"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged."
Scarlet Flame Tiger Lord landed beside Hu Xiaotian and bowed to report.
A smile finally appeared on Hu Xiaotian's face.
"Very well. Charge into the city and slaughter all the humans."
At a command, nine Fifth-Tier Demon Lord, each leading their own teams, surged into Canglan City from all four directions like nine torrents.
The city's deathly silence was instantly shattered by the roars and footsteps of the demonic beasts.
Upon seeing this, a fleeting glint of joy flashed in Wu Qingfeng's eyes.
That fleeting hint of joy vanished in an instant; he immediately replaced it with an angry expression and roared at Hu Xiaotian:
"What a despicable tactic. You dare not enter the city yourself, so you send your men to scout ahead for you."
"Haha. You only realize that now? Too late, prepare to die."
Hu Xiaotian laughed loudly, and his massive tiger claws slammed down at him again. The man and the beast clashed once more.
Inside the city, within the Four Symbols Formation.
"What should we do? Hu Xiaotian hasn't entered the formation yet. The people in the city alone can't stop these demonic beasts." Lu Qingshan's voice was somewhat anxious.
"Activate the Four Symbols Formation to attack. Hu Xiaotian is clearly testing the city's strength first. If we don't make a move, it won't be able to get in."
Xiao Tianqi glanced at the scene inside the city, then at the two people outside, and spoke.
The other three had no objections.
Then, the four of them simultaneously formed hand seals and poured their True Essence into the center of the formation.
At the same time, a transparent beam of light shone from the four corners of Canglan City, shooting straight into the sky.
Four beams of light intertwined in mid-air, transforming into a massive net of light that enveloped the entire Canglan City.
Above the light net, a three-zhang-tall white tiger phantom materialized.
The white tiger phantom raised its head and let out a silent roar, then pounced towards a Fifth-Tier Demon Lord in the city.
"Boom!"
The Fifth-Tier Demon Lord was struck head-on by the phantom, its massive body crashing into the ground and creating a deep crater.
It struggled for a moment, but couldn't get up.
Just then, a dark figure flashed by, and with a flash of his blade, a huge tiger head rolled to the ground.
[Ding! Successfully slayed a level 5 tiger demon, gaining 10,000,000 Demon Points;]
Lu Feng sheathed his sword and stood still. The attack from the Four Symbols Formation was incredibly powerful, and he had only struck once to test the waters, but he hadn't expected that the fifth-tier Tiger Lord was still alive.
However, the attack from the Four Symbols Formation not only struck the fifth-tier demonic beast, but also killed hundreds of low-tier demonic beasts around it with the aftershocks.
It's not safe to go near these Fifth-Tier Demon Lord now. Lu Feng flashed away from the other Fifth-Tier Demon Lord and charged towards the area where the low-tier demon beasts were most concentrated.
There are now tens of thousands of demonic beasts in the city. Regardless of what conspiracy the two sides have, every beast killed adds to the Demon Points.
Only when the situation becomes clear and we have enough Demon Points can we deal with any unforeseen circumstances.
Those Fifth-Tier Demon Lord didn't actively seek him out, and Lu Feng didn't provoke them either.
He wielded the sword using only his physical strength, without even activating his True Essence. One strike, one kill.
[Ding! Successfully slayed a Tier 2 wolf demon, gaining 10,000 Demon Points]
[Ding! Successfully slayed a second-tier bull demon, gaining 10,000 Demon Points]
[Ding! Successfully slayed a Tier 3 Bear Demon, gaining 100,000 Demon Points]
The system notification sounds came in a continuous stream.
Within the Four Symbols Formation.
"The Four Symbols Formation needs the time it takes to brew a cup of tea to regroup its energy before it can launch the next attack. Will Hu Xiaotian be able to see through it?" Lu Qingshan asked with some concern.
"It's alright. Even if Hu Xiaotian doesn't come in, the nine Fifth-Tier Demon Lord and tens of thousands of demon beasts have already entered the city."
"As long as we wipe out all these demonic beasts, Hu Xiaotian alone won't be able to cause any trouble."
The four said no more and continued to pour their True Essence into the center of the formation.
The array patterns of the Four Symbols Formation flowed slowly beneath their feet, accumulating power for the next attack.
Meanwhile, outside the city.
Wu Qingfeng and Hu Xiaotian.
Wu Qingfeng's movements had slowed down noticeably, each dodge was sluggish, he had more than a dozen wounds on his body, his blue robe was mostly soaked in blood, and his face was pale.
In contrast, Hu Xiaotian's ten-zhang-long giant tiger body didn't have a single decent wound, and its movements remained swift and fierce, with each claw strike carrying crushing power.
Just then, the Four Symbols Formation in the city was activated, and a Fifth-Tier Demon Lord was struck head-on by the white tiger phantom and fell to the ground, unable to get up.
Wu Qingfeng caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye, gritted his teeth, and spoke to Hu Xiaotian:
"A Fifth-Tier Demon Lord has died. Aren't you going into the city to rescue him?"
"So what? Judging from your formation, it doesn't seem like it can be activated continuously, does it?"
Hu Xiaotian didn't even turn his head, his tone nonchalant.
Wu Qingfeng's expression changed.
"So what if you knew?" Wu Qingfeng forced a defiant stance.
"As long as you don't enter the city, these monsters will soon be wiped out. Then you'll be all alone."
"Yeah?"
Hu Xiaotian grinned, a hint of mockery on his face.
"I have a question for you. You've transferred personnel from several major cities here."
"Tell me, if I were to send some troops back to attack those cities, do you think they could hold them?"
The color drained from Wu Qingfeng's face instantly.
"You... I'll fight you to the death!"
Ignoring his injuries, Wu Qingfeng unleashed his True Essence and charged towards Hu Xiaotian.
"Hahaha!"
Hu Xiaotian laughed twice and went to meet him.
The man and the beast collided again.
Inside the city, Lu Feng slayed the surrounding demonic beasts while watching the battle unfold outside the city from afar.
His gaze fell on Wu Qingfeng, a barely perceptible hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.
If Lu Feng hadn't cultivated the Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art and sensed the demonic beast aura emanating from Wu Qingfeng, he would have also believed that Lu Feng Wu Qingfeng was truly fighting Hu Xiaotian alone for the sake of the entire Canglan City.
But now they know that Wu Qingfeng is Half-Demon.
Although Lu Feng didn't know how a Half-Demon could become the Si Zheng of the West City Demon-Slaying Bureau, he knew that Wu Qingfeng was putting on an act.
Lu Feng didn't know if Wu Qingfeng's injuries were real or fake, but he knew that Wu Qingfeng wanted to lure Hu Xiaotian into the city.
As Lu Feng slashed at the demons, he slowly retreated towards the edge of Canglan City.
He tried to move towards the outskirts of the city several times. Each time, he encountered an invisible barrier.
The Four Symbols Formation sealed off the entire Canglan City, allowing entry but not exit.
"As expected, Wu Qingfeng had no intention of letting anyone leave."
Lu Feng stopped in his tracks, his brows furrowing.