As One Waned, the Other Waxed
Lightning flashed, tearing the paper figures to shreds. The long whip in his hand, like a venomous snake, lashed out at the attacking Fallen Demon.
"Chirp chirp~ (Mind Blast!)" Qiuqiu commanded in the mind network, and the four Evil Eye Dharma Protector suddenly released multiple Mind Blast. Several attacking Demon Fly and two Evil Eye monsters were hit by the shockwaves at tricky angles and fell to the ground with screams.
The dark witch, who was casting Sword Qi spell in the shadows and whose sword energy was flashing, had to forcibly interrupt the spell and endure the backlash to dodge.
A sword mark flashed, carving a crack about a foot deep in the ground. The Qi Refining cultivator stared coldly at the Dark Witch.
A flash of black light appeared, and the eagle demon silently swooped through the air, causing a monster with Evil Eye forehead had been almost ripped open to fall to the ground.
Qiuqiu glanced at the sky and cautiously directed the Evil Eye Dharma Protector to keep their distance from their own kind to avoid being hit by the powerful spell, Mind Shock Blast.
Its growing wisdom has taught it that the key to victory in this battle lies in delay.
"Chirp chirp~ (Master is helping us restore our mana, the monsters on the other side can't, the advantage is on my side!)"
The dark mage Alaites, who was following the group of guardians, heard the cheers coming from them and couldn't help but look up at the Evil Eye fighting in the sky.
He never imagined that this monster, which originally had a large head but seemed dull and stupid, would become so cunning after being enlightened by its master.
Commanding three Dharma Protector Evil Eye and a hawk demon, it actually managed to firmly hold back the monster army in the sky, which outnumbered it several times over!
The Mountain Lord Authority commands the mountains and rivers; the underground monsters, who are the enemy, are isolated from Spiritual Qi as soon as they enter this area.
Every spell and every burst of Dou Qi unleashed by the dungeon monsters is now consuming their energy reserves.
This is the authority of the Spirit Realm Lord!
In the sky, Lin Xu controlled the fire dragon, continuously burning the Manticore. He had realized the giant beast's weakness. "Low intelligence... It only knows how to fight my spells, but it doesn't know that I am the key to this battle!"
Driven mad by the flames, the Manticore was completely enraged and no longer obeyed the giant city lord's commands, only chasing the fire dragon and spewing poisonous flames.
Having discovered this, he simply conjured a fire dragon to lure the giant beast away from the cave battlefield, and focused his main energy on the giant city lord who was relentlessly launching surprise attacks.
Compared to the powerful but mindless behemoth, this high-ranking giant warrior was the real threat. It allowed its monster army to suffer heavy losses and clash head-on with the city's defenders, while it charged directly towards Lin Xu's location.
The Black Tiger Demon was once again sent flying, its breastplate shattered, and several cracks appeared on the blade of the giant axe forged from black iron in its hand. Its tiger's mouth was shattered, and blood flowed freely. Even with the nourishment of magic power, it could not recover quickly in a short time.
It struggled a few times but could not get up. Blood gushed from its mouth and nose, spreading into a dark red pool on the broken ground. Its eyes were fixed on the charging giant.
A blood-red shadow darted back and forth, passing the giant like a ghost, but at the moment of attack, it was blasted backward by the sudden burst of Dark Battle Qi.
Suffering continuous damage from the bursts of Dou Qi, Yan Jingshu's soul became increasingly transparent, yet she still gritted her teeth and clung tightly to the giant.
Lin Xu frowned, and once again condensed into a fire dragon tens of meters long, which swept towards the giant soaring in mid-air.
The fire dragon spiraled upwards with the force of burning the sky, its scales crackling as they scorched the air; the giant city lord roared, his giant sword unleashing jet-black Dou Qi that cleaved the fire dragon in two on the spot.
Flames shot out in all directions, yet quickly gathered around the city lord.
"Boom~"
His Dou Qi erupted, shattering the incoming rain of fire.
The scattered sparks quickly coalesced, grew against the wind, and transformed into fire crows, stubbornly attacking the giant.
The giant city lord's eyes widened in fury as he swung his sword, unleashing a torrent of black flames that tore through the flock of fire crows. But then, a rain of fire rained down, transforming into a fire dragon that attacked once more.
Lin Xu rode on the clouds, rapidly soaring through the sky, dodging one sharp Sword Qi after another.
Although the strength of the high-level professional was beyond his expectations, the giant city lord's valiant efforts were merely a death throes. He firmly controlled the rhythm of the entire battle, allowing the giant to fight desperately while gradually depleting the giant's Dou Qi.
"This is my home turf, my magical power is inexhaustible. And you? How much Dou Qi do you have left? Seventy percent, or fifty percent?"
Lin Xu simply watched coldly as the Giant City Lord launched wave after wave of attacks. Although high-level warriors could fly with the help of Dou Qi, it was more like gliding than true flight. Each leap required the support of the ground or rocks.
He traversed the clouds as if walking on flat ground, his figure elusive, always staying outside the giant's attack range, gradually luring his opponent to deplete his Dou Qi.
With the Mountain Lord Authority, he was fully aware of the situation on the entire Azure Cloud Mountain battlefield. With a thought, the spirit lamp in his hand flickered, and a beam of light pierced the sky, landing on the Black Tiger Demon: "Jingshu, Hu Da, don't get entangled with the giants. Go to the cave fortress and deal with the monsters in the underground city!"
"Yes, Master!" Yan Jingshu glanced at the giant unwillingly, then turned and flew towards the battlefield in the mountainside cave.
At this moment, in front of the cave, on the stone wall that Lin Xu had hastily built, the battle between the two sides had reached a fever pitch.
The Dark Venomous Spider and Fire Salamander were the first monsters to climb the city walls, and they immediately became the target of the defenders.
Under the cover of the Red-Robed Ghosts, the demon soldiers rushed to the monsters. The magical weapons in their hands shimmered with spiritual light, easily tearing through the hard shells of the poisonous spiders and the scorching scales of the lizards, leaving behind hideous wounds.
As the nimble dark witches used magic to reach the city walls, the vanguard of the monster army was suffering a fierce counterattack.
Those monsters that first climbed onto the city walls have already suffered heavy losses under the siege of the Fallen Demon and the demon soldiers.
The monsters on the city walls were locked in a fierce battle, while below, the monsters in the dungeon were still struggling to climb, trying to scale the stone walls by forming human walls or using magic.
This is Lin Xu's purpose in building the city wall: not to completely block the enemy, but to lengthen the battle line, divide the enemy forces, and prevent them from forming a united front.
Just as the monsters were trying to scale the wall, the guardian Daoists waved the Sharp Wind Flag, and a fierce wind swept up the rock ball sculpted by Lin Xu, hurling it fiercely towards the monster army below the city wall.
These rock spheres were hastily created by Lin Xu considering the lack of ranged archers among the defending troops; however, with the underground legion already close at hand, they could only be used at this moment.
As rock spheres, each about a meter in diameter, hurtled down and crashed into the dense horde of monsters, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and severed limbs scattered in all directions.