Chapter 1727: Chapter 1584: The City Still Stands, You Must Hurry There
A terrifying claw strike appeared on the city tower, almost tearing the entire structure in half.
Princess Jinrou was forced back several steps by its strength; however, before her, the strange domain still held firm. The claw strike of Ning Tianyouâs Life Blood Beast did not pierce through Princess Jinrouâs unique domain entirelyâonly the clawâs force managed to penetrate to the tower.
The city tower of Wanxiang City could never withstand the attack of a High-Immortality-level creature. One could say that Ning Tianyouâs assault had its power significantly reduced after piercing through a barrier and the domain. The cityâs defenders needed only a Rock Soul Pet to chant a spell, and the fissures on the tower would be quickly repaired.
âThat woman actually withstood the clan leaderâs Life Blood Beastâs attack!â The Ning Clanâs leaders were stunned, staring in disbelief at the strange ghostly woman.
The Life Blood Beast was a High-Immortality-level creature. Just one such Soul Pet was enough to wreak catastrophic destruction upon Wanxiang City of the New Moon Land.
Its attacks were supposed to be unstoppable. Yet, that ghostly woman, shrouded in an unknown aura and surrounded by unknown forces, had not only blocked the Ning Clan army entirely outside the city but also resisted the attacks of their clan leaderâs Life Blood Beast.
âDonât stopâkeep attacking!!â Ning Tianyouâs sharp gaze swept across the army, and he shouted angrily.
Whether it was a barrier or spiritual protection, with enough power, it could definitely be shattered. Ning Tianyou refused to believe that a ghost could truly withstand his and his entire armyâs offensive!!
The Life Blood Beast withdrew a short distance, thick blood energy emanating from its body, overlapping with a sinister blood shadow.
The force of the Blood Beast gathered. Dominating the sky, the Life Blood Beastâs figure looked lofty and imposing, framed by blood shadows and dense blood energy!
âROAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!â
With an arrogant bellow, the Life Blood Beast unleashed a beast soul blood shadow from its body!!
The overwhelming beast soul blood shadow charged fiercely towards the ghostly barrier.
A terrifying flash of blood light erupted where the barrier stood. A single claw capable of crushing the city tower barreled forward, crushing and deforming the ghostly barrier under immense pressure.
Simultaneously, the Ning Clanâs elemental army completed their incantations. A storm of skills followed this beast soul blood shadow, unleashing a relentless bombardment upon the ghostly barrier!!
The elemental barrage, powerful enough to obliterate the middle city, painted the streets with dread. As the people raised their heads, they no longer saw a blue sky but an overwhelming expanse of ominous elemental energies, pulsating with death.
Between these destructive forces and the people stood only a fragile barrier. Everyone knew that this thin barrier could not possibly withstand the deluge of skills raining down.
In the streets of the middle city, there was no widespread panic. Those who had nowhere else to flee merely raised their heads and watched as the brilliant yet terrifying elemental onslaught detonated on the barrier aboveâa spectacle both beautiful and horrifying.
The streets, packed with intersecting crowds, stood as dire testimony to human vulnerability. Any stray skill could easily claim the lives of hundreds, or even thousands, in an instant.
The barrier flickered, wavering ominously, leaving people with the dreadful sense that at any moment, it could shatter, bringing deadly meteoric destruction upon them.
Yet, the barrier did not break. Beyond it lay another unseen spiritual barrier.
This spiritual barrier was shaped by Princess Jinrouâs willpower. The enemy armyâs every attack battered directly against her vast spiritual world.
As long as her spiritual world didnât collapse, the barrier formed from her thoughts and spirit would not shatter!
âSheâs shielding the entire city with her mental strength.â Holy Guard Captain Yi Wu, wearing a shocked expression, couldnât believe his eyes as he gazed at the sacred and ethereal woman perched on the rooftopâs edge.
All Soul Pet Masters possessed mental strength, or Soul Sense. With Soul Sense, they could perceive the world, replace vision, attack othersâ spiritual worlds, and form Soul Sense shields to protect their souls.
However, forming a massive barrier with mental strength to protect an entire city was something completely unheard of.
The amount of mental power required to block an entire army, shielding an entire city from wave after wave of devastating attacks, was unfathomable.
After merging with nearly four thousand ghosts, Princess Jinrouâs body no longer appeared half-transparent.
But each time she was struck by devastating assaults, especially the attacks from Ning Tianyouâs Life Blood Beast and the other Immortal-level powerhouses, Princess Jinrouâs ghostly glow would dim, and her body would become a little more transparent.
From her once mysterious and opaque form, her figure began to fade, allowing glimpses of the sky through her body. It was clear that maintaining this protection for the city was rapidly depleting her soul power.
Shen Mo realized that when Princess Jinrouâs body became fully transparent, with no silhouette left, it would mean she and her ghostly power had exhausted all their energy. Ghostly beings relied entirely on spiritual strength, and once that was depleted, it also signified their endâŠ
Her power wasnât limitless. Although she stood motionless and betrayed no signs of pain, she was straining with everything she had to fight for the last glimmer of hope for Wanxiang City.
Shen Mo clenched his fist; he couldnât allow Princess Jinrou to endure this alone. He and the others had to take action!
He glanced towards the Nightmare Demon Legion swarming atop the city walls.
The Nightmare Demons, numbering around fifty thousand, on average fell short of Emperor level. These were reserves of the Nightmare Demon World Dynasty. They, too, were fighting desperately to buy time for Wanxiang City.
Shen Mo gritted his teeth and commanded, âNew Moon Palace Army, divide into two squads! Use the secret passage to exit the middle city and flank the enemyâs elemental army from behind and the sides!â
With that, Shen Mo leaped from the tower, leading one squad of the New Moon Palace Army through the secret passage towards the outer city.
Xia Zhixian watched Shen Mo depart.
Shen Moâs New Moon Palace Army was heading straight for the unprotected outer city. Their plan to harass the enemy was tantamount to thrusting their necks under the enemiesâ machetes.
She couldnât tell if Shen Moâs actions were worth it. All he might achieve would be a fleeting moment of hesitation before the enemy struckâŠ
âBeneath the Wanxiang Altar lies a Garden Forest containing a Flower Kill FormationâŠâ Xia Zhixian spoke to Holy Guard Captain Yi Wu.
âSpeak plainly, Lord Xia. If the city falls, I wonât have any use for this worthless life of mine,â Yi Wu replied with firm resolve.
âThe energy for the Flower Kill Formation must be collected by the Elders. The formation nodes only need to be set in place. However, this formation was originally intended to protect the Imperial Concubine Palace within the Wanxiang Altar. Iâll need ten experts to embed the formationâs anchoring flowers within the enemy forces for it to take effect,â Xia Zhixian explained.
The Flower Kill Formation, designed by Yu Suo, was meant to defend her domain.
The formation was exceptionalâits lethality increasing with the number of Energy Crystal Stones sacrificed. At this moment of life and death for Wanxiang City, if the city fell, hoarding those Soul Crystals and Magic Stones would be pointless.
Though Xia Zhixian wasnât sure if altering the Flower Kill Formation would work, not trying meant losing everything!
âIâll personally oversee this. Just tell me what to do, and Iâll get it done!â Yi Wu resolutely declared without a trace of hesitation.
Embedding the formation nodes within enemy linesâŠ
This task was even more perilous than Shen Moâs foolhardy diversion!
âThe nodes are simple to place. Just bury these seeds in soil sacs,â Xia Zhixian handed some seeds to Yi Wu.
âHow many enemies can this formation kill?â asked Holy Guard Captain Jian Feng.
âThe energy of two Emperor Soul Crystals can kill one Emperor-level enemy. Two Dominator Soul Crystals can kill one Dominator-level enemy,â Xia Zhixian replied.
Jian Feng took the anchoring seeds and then removed his Space Ring, handing it to Xia Zhixian. âThe Soul Crystals in here can kill three more Dominators and twenty Emperors.â
Xia Zhixian froze momentarily, holding the ring in her handâŠ
âTell me where to bury these seeds,â Jian Feng said.
âNear the enemyâs elemental army,â Xia Zhixian replied. She suddenly felt her idea cruel, realizing she might have just sent the young Holy Guard Captain to his grave in the enemyâs elemental forcesâŠ
Jian Feng nodded without further words, his gaze fixed upon the enemiesâ elemental army from atop the city walls.
âLord Xia, go set up the main formation. Princess Jinrou canât hold out much longer. Sheâs clearly exhausted.â Yi Wu urged, âLeave the rest to us.â
âAlright. Be safe,â Xia Zhixian nodded and flew towards the Wanxiang Altar on her Dome Butterfly Queen.
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Wave after wave of energy bombarded Princess Jinrouâs spiritual world, throwing it into disarray. Her head felt as though it were splitting apart, yet she bit her lip, her face pale as death.
âThat isâŠâ Suddenly, Princess Jinrou spotted a squad.
Leading it was Shen Mo, who had somehow already reached the outer city with his small contingent of New Moon Palace soldiers.
Without the barrierâs protection, there was no way they could withstand the enemyâs massive army.
They would dieâŠ
From above the city walls, more figures mounted their Demon Spirits and took off.
These individuals bypassed the protective barrier, exposing themselves to enemy attacks.
These were likely the strongest of the New Moon Guards. Now, they were riding their Demon Spirits to infiltrate the enemy army. Leading them were Holy Guard Captain Yi Wu and the promising young Holy Guard Captain Jian FengâŠ
Seeing them step out of her barrierâs protection left Princess Jinrouâs heart heavy.
Everyone was making their final efforts for Wanxiang CityâŠ
âChu Mu, the city still stands. You must arrive in time,â Princess Jinrou silently prayed in her heart.
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