Chapter 1636: Fierce Battle

Regrettably, the past was already gone; all their former glory was buried in the annals of time. Now, they too had to face their own destiny.

Someone let out a roar, and an overwhelming volley of arrows rained down from the sky. So potent were these arrows, capable of destroying almost anything in an instant, that the moment they descended, Xu Yang unhesitatingly gave the command to defend.

Following the brilliant Law of Light, each golden ray seemed to transform into a sharp weapon capable of neutralizing the powerful arrows from bows and crossbows. Under Xu Yang's spiritual guidance, these rays became hundreds upon thousands of golden sword gleams.

Like reflected arrows, these golden gleams wildly swept across the crossbowmen on the hundreds-of-feet-high city wall. More and more armored archers and soldiers were instantly pierced by the Swords of Light unleashed by Xu Yang. Before the materialized power of Xu Yang's light, no matter how heavy their armor, it offered absolutely no resistance.

In but a moment, the bodies of these crossbowmen and warriors were completely pierced.

Naturally, the power of light manifested by Xu Yang alone was still insufficient to withstand the might of tens of thousands of powerful arrows and crossbow bolts.

Still, over fifty percent of the arrows escaped the coverage of Xu Yang's power, penetrating the ranks of the hundreds of thousands of demon beast troops below. Weaker demon beast warriors were continuously pierced by these arrows.

These powerful arrows and crossbow bolts had been treated with special elemental energy. While they looked no different from ordinary arrows, once they pierced the bodies of the demon beasts, they would unleash many subsequent effects.

For example, if the arrowheads were imbued with poison-attribute elemental energy, then upon hitting a target, an incredibly potent corrosive toxin would spread throughout the demon beast's body. Consequently, even if these demon beast warriors were struck in the foot, the effect would be pervasive and systemic.

This greatly enhanced the battlefield lethality of these powerful arrows and crossbows beyond their inherent capabilities. Fortunately, Xu Yang's six major demon beast legions now possessed combat capabilities far superior to their previous state, making them incomparable.

Now, after being instilled with Xu Yang's battle experience, they could immediately make the most perfect response, regardless of the enemy's attack pattern. The six legion formations spread out in a V-shape, advancing horizontally in a meticulously organized manner.

This significantly extended the range requirements for the enemy's archers and maximized the warriors' defense against these long-range arrow and crossbow attacks through the battle formation.

As expected, after the formation change, over a dozen waves of arrow and crossbow fire from atop the city wall saw their lethality reduced to about one-fifth of their previous impact.

Instead, Xu Yang immediately organized a large contingent of thousands of flying demon beast warriors to serve as a suicide squad. They soared into the sky, launching the first powerful counterattack towards the hundreds-of-feet-high city wall.

Meanwhile, typical warmongers like Long Kun and Demon Saint Qijian could no longer suppress their lust for battle. Treading on the flying demon beasts, they immediately surged towards the top of the hundreds-of-feet-high Beihuang City wall.

"Hahaha, I'd like to see just how powerful you Kunlun warriors, clad in your exquisite armor, truly are."

Seeing Long Kun elevate the entire team's fighting spirit to its peak, Xu Yang revealed a satisfied smile. This fellow wasn't just useful as the strongest enforcer; having him lead the vanguard often inspired a 'fight-to-win' mindset among the vanguard warriors.

This was crucial for a team; morale often brought a significant boost to a team's overall combat strength.

If a team lacked the conviction to win at the start of a battle, it could at most exert about seventy percent of its combat power. However, when an invincible aura was released, as it was now, the overall combat power would be demonstrated beyond its normal level.

At this moment, as the sole commander of the entire legion's main battlefield, Xu Yang's role was not to charge into battle immediately like Long Kun. Instead, he meticulously observed the Kunlun Legion for any powerful subsequent counterattack methods, making predictions in advance and implementing the most perfect countermeasures immediately.

As expected, from the Kunlun Divine Nest, a place of profound heritage and formerly its rescue department, how could there not be powerful cultivator teams among these 300,000 Kunlun legions?

Just as Xu Yang was contemplating this, behind the hundreds-of-feet-high city wall, a large number of powerful rogue cultivators, each with unique appearances and attire, continuously emerged.

They wielded various dazzling ancient spirit treasures, flying from all directions, and continuously unleashed various powerful cultivation techniques towards the hundreds of thousands of demon beast troops below.

The appearance of these individuals was precisely Xu Yang's true target for unleashing his unparalleled capabilities.

"The cultivation heritage of the Kunlun Divine Dynasty from hundreds of thousands of years ago... I truly want to see what kind of strength you old-timers can display!"

With a furious roar, Xu Yang forcefully intercepted their incredibly violent first wave of offensive fire. After just this initial attack from the few thousand rogue cultivators of the former Kunlun Divine Dynasty, nearly ten thousand demon beast warriors had already fallen below.

It was clear how powerful this group's combat ability was. However, their actions had preemptively enraged Xu Yang, the one who controlled everything.

"To slaughter so brazenly before me, you people are truly too presumptuous!"

As Xu Yang finished speaking, the Heaven-Drawing Divine Sword reappeared in his palm. With Heaven-Drawing in his left hand and Jade Bone in his right, the two divine swords crisscrossed. Xu Yang, by himself, stood proudly atop the void, continuously evolving the most complete Eternal Sword Dao.

Hundreds upon thousands of brilliant sword gleams, guided by Xu Yang's mental power alone, simultaneously attacked hundreds of the enemy's top experts. Each sword gleam unleashed was bound to claim the life of a powerful Kunlun cultivator.

"My heavens, is this human the strongest leader of these demon beast legions? Truly a peerless prodigy. The sword mastery he displays is absolutely astonishing!"

One of the rather influential rogue cultivators couldn't help but repeatedly exclaim in admiration at Xu Yang's terrifying and world-shocking cultivation. However, Xu Yang quickly responded with a cold sneer,

"Stop acting like wise old men. I am from the same era as you; I also hail from that epoch hundreds of thousands of years ago. It's just that I came earlier than you, because when I left the main continent, the so-called Will of the Supreme God had not yet fully awakened. Otherwise, how could I have allowed the current continent to develop into such an era!"