Chapter 1642: Elder Wentian

On the main battlefield, Xu Yang had completely seized control of the rhythm. Judging by the surging momentum of his army's full charge, the renowned Northern Dynasty, with its 300,000 Kunlun warriors, was indeed not to be underestimated in terms of overall combat strength. However, facing the beast army led by Xu Yang, they still couldn't muster enough fighting power to stand against his beastly legions.

It was clear that the glory of the Northern Dynasty was on the verge of collapse under Xu Yang's sharp assault.

Soon after, from the furthest reaches of the cloud peaks, deep within the Northern Dynasty, a faint yellow cloud light ascended. Leading it was an elderly man in a light yellow robe, looking like an immortal, with white hair and beard. He stood proudly atop the hundred-foot city wall, his sharp eyes gazing down at the main battlefield.

Staring at the blood-stained plain battlefield and the scattered remains of the 300,000 Kunlun warriors slaughtered by Xu Yang's beast army, the white-haired elder's heart filled with rage.

Yet, he appeared to be someone accustomed to grand spectacles. He knew full well that mere anger wouldn't turn the tide. To resist the invincible Xu Yang and his hundreds of thousands of monstrous troops, stronger support was needed.

But merely fuming on the city wall would do nothing to change the situation.

"Elder Wentian, as the head of Northern City's Eight Formation-Guarding Elders, you have the authority to issue any defensive orders on behalf of the entire Northern City. Isn't now the time to activate the forbidden mechanisms? If we delay any longer, even this hundred-foot wall might not withstand a single sword stroke from that fellow, Xu Yang. I believe the cultivators of Northern City have already experienced his power."

The hidden warrior responsible for guarding the city wall spoke with a stern expression. Even though the elder in the light yellow robe, his status, position, and personal strength far surpassed his own, as a soldier ready to die on the battlefield, he no longer cared about etiquette or appearances. He was clearly challenging the other man with a roar.

However, there was no fault to be found in the general's words or actions.

He had done what he ought to, fulfilling his promises. The other party had no grounds to criticize him. They were all striving to protect the Northern Imperial City, stretching for a thousand miles behind the hundred-foot wall.

They merely stood at different vantage points, but their aspirations were the same. The elder in the light yellow robe also sighed deeply.

"Now is not the time to activate the mechanisms. After all, those demons are easy to lock up, but once released, controlling them becomes exceedingly difficult. We absolutely cannot go down with them until we have exhausted all other options. Reaching that point would mean the last lineage of the Kunlun Divine Dynasty is completely extinguished. Do not forget the glory we still protect in our hearts."

The robed elder's words seemed to have a profoundly awakening effect. They reignited the spark of hope in the eyes of the blood-soaked, dust-covered generals on the city wall.

"Very well, Elder, please issue your commands personally and tell us what to do next."

The robed elder nodded gravely. As the head of the Eight Formation-Guarding Elders within Northern City, this elder naturally had an intimate knowledge of all the protective formations and their core points both inside and outside Northern City. His arrival was, in essence, equivalent to awakening the living core of Northern City's formations.

The elder stroked his long, full beard and drew a sharp breath. His gaze, now fixed, locked onto Xu Yang's true form, arrogant and supreme, high in the void.

"This human youth's cultivation foundation is too terrifying. The only method we can conceive now is to avoid his sharp edge and shift the pressure of the siege as much as possible onto the monstrous army. Transmit my order! Activate the Bloodthirsty Soul Sacrifice Formation. According to my judgment, the enemy's next move will likely be a large-scale, full assault on the city. Therefore, what we must do now is to prevent them from paving a path to heaven using the lives of all these beasts."

The Bloodthirsty Soul Sacrifice Formation was undoubtedly the best defensive measure for this hundred-foot city wall. As soon as the Elder's words fell, the generals immediately waved their command flags. Hidden beneath the hundred-foot city wall, the guardian warriors on every level instantly sprang into action.

Not long after, on the outermost layer of this black, impenetrable wall, an incredibly grim, blood-red mark materialized out of thin air in the center. As soon as Xu Yang, high in the void, noticed this mark, it immediately caught his attention.

"Damn it, how do I sense an extremely powerful formation trajectory covering the outer perimeter of this city wall? Moreover, these formation eyes must be buried in the deepest, darkest corners of this hundred-foot wall. This makes the formation protecting the entire city wall not so easy to break."

Xu Yang mumbled a few thoughts to himself. He began using his wisdom eye, shining like a torch, to scan the hidden mysteries beneath the vast city wall. Not long after, Xu Yang indeed captured a perfectly complete energy flow trajectory.

Long Kun, who was commanding the siege on the main battlefield below, immediately felt an incredibly cold gaze lock onto his surroundings. The fact that it could produce such an astonishing effect on him meant, without a doubt, that this terrifying devouring aura would be exceedingly potent.

If even Long Kun could only barely contend with it, then the other beast warriors following his commands, regardless of their physical strength, would be utterly incapable of withstanding this terrifying devouring power.

"Something's happening! All warriors, stop the siege immediately."

As Xu Yang's words reached Long Kun, instructing him to carry out the subsequent orders, a dreadful devouring aura had already locked onto the beast warriors of a relatively lower tier.

Every beast warrior climbing the hundred-foot city wall, preparing for the assault, had their essence blood completely drained from their bodies in an instant, turning directly into decayed dry bones, scattered as fragmented skeletons, and fell from the hundred-foot-high colossal city wall.

The terrifying blood-red light of the formation rapidly converged to a central point. The blood-red light rays, formed from a gigantic blood-red inscription, were all the essence of blood drained from the beast warriors' bodies.

Xu Yang, standing proudly at the pinnacle of the void, gazing at this scene, immediately perceived the true mystery of this formation.

"So that's it. This formation exists specifically to counter external forces besieging the city. Once its power circulation procedure is activated, a potent bloodline devouring power is fully unleashed. Any enemy warrior attempting to climb the city wall and reach the top will have their vital essence drained instantly. Indeed, it's an ingenious formation layout. However, to think this formation alone can halt the advance of my monstrous army is utterly delusional!"