Chapter 1936: Battle of Heavenly Sword (Part 2)

Volume Ten: The Demon Realm War

It was Han Li, Elder Qinglong, and the other four Integration-stage cultivators, alongside a few other late-stage Void Refinement cultivators from the city.

All of them remained silent, staring intently at the distant black demon sea.

Suddenly, a blue light flashed in Han Li's eyes.

A strange cackle suddenly echoed from within the demon sea. Then, the demonic energy parted, and several streaks of light flew out from it.

One, in black armor and wielding a hammer, had a gloomy expression, while another, in a white robe, appeared cold and boyish. These were precisely the two Integration-stage demon cultivators they had encountered before.

As for the other two streaks of light, one figure, clad entirely in red armor, stood thirty feet tall with flames swirling around them. The other was a petite woman, bare-footed, standing on a red and a green giant python, with a smiling expression.

Although the latter two had unfamiliar faces, Han Li, who had already gathered considerable information about the four demon venerable lords, naturally recognized them at a glance. His expression subtly shifted as he mentally verified them against the information he possessed.

These two were both at the early Integration stage of cultivation. As long as they didn't possess some ultimate treasure or cultivate some heaven-defying technique, they shouldn't pose a threat.

Furthermore, it had been decided during the previous discussion in the hall that these two newly appearing demon venerable lords would be handled by the female cultivators, Silverlight and Lin Luan. The black-armored man and the white-robed youth, whose divine abilities were clearly superior, would need to be restrained by Han Li and Elder Qinglong.

According to Elder Qinglong, they didn't need to actually defeat their opponents. As long as they could restrain the four demon venerable lords, preventing them from splitting their forces, and endure until the Day of the Five Suns' Transformation, it would be considered a great victory.

Although their group watched as the four demon venerable lords flew out of the demon sea, after a brief commotion, they all remained standing motionless atop the grand hall.

After flying a certain distance from the demon sea, the four demon venerable lords simultaneously retracted their escape lights and revealed their forms.

After a brief low-voiced conversation, they quietly halted in mid-air, showing no immediate intention of advancing to challenge them.

"These devils are quite patient," Elder Qinglong said, his expression sinking slightly with a hint of helplessness. "It seems they won't begin attacking the city until all five suns have completely lost their heavenly yang power."

Han Li heard this and smiled faintly, saying nothing. Instead, he raised his head and swept his gaze across the high sky once more.

He saw that in the sky at this moment, four of the seven suns had already completely dimmed. Only the fifth sun was now largely covered by grey spots, which were rapidly spreading across its remaining surface at an almost visible pace.

"Of course!" Lin Luan interjected with a smile. "As long as the phenomenon of the Five Suns transforming into the Moon hasn't fully completed, these devils will be wary of the Nine Suns Great Array still being active."

"So that's it," Elder Qinglong said after a slight pause for thought, a hint of joy on his face. "But these devils probably don't realize that we already deactivated this ultimate array ourselves before it could even fail. That's why they are acting so cautiously! This is good; dragging out the time will always be beneficial for us."

"But I'm afraid we can't drag it out for much longer," Silverlight Immortal said with a bitter smile, glancing at the sky.

"Hehe, every moment we gain adds to our chances of victory," Elder Qinglong chuckled. "This is certainly better than the demons immediately launching an attack on the city!"

Hearing Elder Qinglong say this, Silverlight Immortal also smiled charmingly and said nothing more.

Time passed little by little, and the fifth sun in the sky gradually grew dim and lusterless.

The moment five dim, grey suns simultaneously appeared in the sky, a chilling aura of death erupted simultaneously from both the demon sea and Reliance City!

Elder Qinglong took a deep breath, just about to say something, when the black-armored man in the distance suddenly spoke in a buzzing voice:

"Fellow Daoist Qinglong," the black-armored man boomed, "the grand array you relied upon has already lost its effectiveness. Why cling on so stubbornly? If you are willing to lead the way and submit to our Saint Race, this venerable one can request the Saint Race Lord to perform anointing for you, allowing you to become a member of our Saint Race. This is your last chance, Fellow Daoist. If you refuse, hehe, our army will immediately flatten your small Reliance City!"

The black-armored man's voice was exceptionally loud, reverberating over the battlements of Reliance City, allowing most of the human race to hear it clearly.

Hearing this, Elder Qinglong's expression turned somewhat grim. He let out a cold snort and replied sharply without hesitation:

"Hmph, this venerable one has never considered becoming a demon," he retorted. "Don't waste your efforts. I would rather die in battle on the spot than surrender to an alien race!"

Elder Qinglong's words were exceptionally spirited, causing countless humans who heard his reply to feel their spirits greatly uplifted!

"Good, very good," the black-armored man said. "I originally saw some capability in you and intended to spare your life. Since you are so stubborn, then await the moment your cultivation dissipates and you perish." Though furious inside, he merely smiled grimly.

He then suddenly waved his sleeve upwards.

After three "bang" sounds, three green orbs of light shot out from his sleeve. They vanished in a flash, reappearing a thousand zhang up in the sky, and then burst open with deafening roars.

Three acre-sized masses of green flame immediately floated high in the sky, erupting with dazzling light.

From the demon sea behind the black-armored man, sharp, piercing cries immediately rose and fell. Gigantic battle-arks, each over a thousand zhang long, slowly emerged from the demon sea like moving mountains. Simultaneously, several large gates on them opened, and swarms of low-level demonic beasts charged out.

At the same time, troops of demon riders, clad in armor and mounted on various demonic beasts, surged forth like a tide, closely following the battle-arks.

In just a few breaths of time, the entire sky was almost completely occupied by low-level demonic beasts and Myriad-Form Demon Riders. They blotted out the sky, far outnumbering what Han Li had seen last time, truly countless!

Moreover, this time, as the gigantic arks slightly swayed, they released over three hundred super demonic beasts. Besides the giant rhino-like beasts seen last time, several other types of seemingly more ferocious super demonic beasts also appeared.

Among them were colossal beasts resembling mantises enlarged ten thousandfold, and unknown monstrous birds with multicolored feathers.

As for the last type of demonic beast, it was terrifying to behold: an horrific monster with a human face and a dragon-like body.

Its head was messy, at first glance resembling a wild man's. Yet from the neck down, it was a massive, dark purple dragon-like body, covered in scales, and emitting a foul, fishy stench.

Of these three newly appeared super demonic beasts, the giant mantises were the most numerous, with over two hundred. The giant demonic rhinos came next, with around seventy or eighty. However, the vibrant giant birds and the human-faced purple dragons were the fewest, with only over thirty of the former and merely three of the latter.

Under the command of these super demonic beasts, the low-level demonic beasts roared and immediately swarmed towards Reliance City like locusts.

At the same time, the gigantic battle-arks roared to life, each unleashing black pillars of light to cover the demonic beasts' attack.

As for the demon riders, this time they once again formed various magic arrays, following closely behind the demonic beast army without missing a step.

Each of them wore an excited expression, their faces filled with bloodthirsty intent.

As for the battle demons with the most bizarre appearances, they were nowhere to be seen at this time. It seemed they were still concealed within the demon sea.

However, besides the Myriad-Form Demon Riders, another type of elite demon force emerged from the demon sea.

These demons were each forty to fifty feet tall. Their hands were extremely sharp, their faces green with fangs, resembling evil spirits. Yet, they wore long green robes and had an additional jade-green eye on their foreheads, bare-handed, mingling among the Myriad-Form Demon Riders.

Although the number of this type of demon was slightly more than the Kalun Battle Demons, it wasn't significantly higher. There were only twenty to thirty thousand of them in total, each with flickering green eyes and a strange, sinister smile.

Seeing the demon army unleash its full strength at once, with seemingly no reserves held back and an overwhelming momentum, Elder Qinglong and the others naturally changed their expressions.

However, since the opposing demon venerable lords had not yet made their move, they naturally couldn't personally engage the demon army.

Almost without needing their orders, the high-level cultivators on the city walls solemnly transmitted commands to the various human factions.

At this moment, the black pillars of light sprayed from the gigantic arks, after a few flashes, overwhelmingly rained down upon Reliance City's defensive enchantments.

Compared to the previous siege, the black pillars of light unleashed by these gigantic arks were not only several times thicker, but also continuously fired, one after another, without cessation.

The power contained within each of these light pillars was almost equivalent to a full-force strike from a Spirit Transformation cultivator.

Such immense power, combined with such terrifying numbers, meant that almost instantly, the outermost layers of enchantments began to melt and crumble.

Reliance City's entire defensive enchantment system immediately showed signs of buckling under the pressure!

Seeing this, Han Li's expression subtly changed. But before he could say anything to the others, from several locations beneath Reliance City, hundreds of distinct, violent array fluctuations suddenly emerged, instantly transforming into streams of mystical power that surged towards various points on the city walls.

The massive city walls of Reliance City suddenly buzzed loudly. Then, silver runes, never seen before, densely appeared on their surface, instantaneously forming brilliant silver array patterns.

A brilliant light erupted!

The original five-colored light barrier was instantly replaced by a layer of silver light shield.

The surface of this light shield was astonishingly smooth and crystalline!

When the black pillars of light fired by the demon gigantic arks struck it, most of them slid outwards and dispersed, vanishing. Only a small portion actually hit the light shield directly, but at most, they only caused its light to flicker slightly, unable to truly damage it in the slightest.

At this, not only did Han Li feel a slight relief, but Silverlight Immortal beside him openly showed her delight.

At this time, under the urging of the high-level cultivators, the human warriors and cultivator army also launched a mighty assault.

Simultaneously, the ground in front of the city walls suddenly collapsed, and troops of bronze puppet armies once again emerged.

This was almost a replica of the previous siege, except that this time, the number of personnel deployed by both sides and the intensity of the conflict far exceeded that of the last time by several folds.

In the sky, spiritual light continuously tore through the air, while the ground trembled as if the heavens and earth were collapsing.

Within a ten-mile radius in front of the city walls, the area had completely transformed into a slaughterhouse. Densely packed light orbs exploded, almost covering the entire region. Roaring sounds echoed throughout the sky, and a bloody stench filled the entire void.

"Fellow Daoist Qinglong, do you dare to fight me?!"

Just as Elder Qinglong intently observed everything on the battlefield with a solemn expression, a burst of wild laughter suddenly came from the distant high sky. Following two thunderous booms, two murky black hurricanes swept down towards a section of the city wall. Incredibly, after just a few furious strikes at the same spot, the silver barrier on that side immediately flickered wildly, showing signs of instability.

It was none other than the black-armored man, wielding two massive hammers, furiously striking the city's enchantments.