If it wasn’t for the fact they saw the life force of the Giant Spider Demon King truly disappear, they would have thought the old guy had just dozed off.
How could he die so peacefully?
“What happened?”
“He’s dead?”
“He hardly took any attacks, how could he be dead?”
Several Demon Kings were terrified and felt a chilling horror.
Monarch Bai’s pupils constricted as he thought back to the moment when he had sacrificed his chance of defying fate to escape.
That strange sensation of impending death closing in.
Looking at the sky filled with sword shadows, he suddenly realized and roared, “Don’t resist these Sword Qi attacks with your physical bodies at all costs!”
“As long as you make contact, you might die!!”
Hearing his roar, the other three Demon Kings were astounded.
Physical bodies can’t touch these ubiquitous sword shadows?
The sword shadow attacks aren’t that strong; could there be hidden killer moves or deadly poison within?
Although they were perplexed, the death of the Giant Spider Demon King seemed indeed related to enduring these sword shadow attacks.
They immediately defended with all their might, using Demon Art and weapons to protect themselves.
When in doubt, it’s best to err on the side of caution.
The death of the Giant Spider Demon King slowed down the pursuit of the other Demon Kings. At this moment, the Liangzhou commander at the top of the city saw Li Hongzhuang and others racing towards them and urgently bellowed orders to the generals beside him to lend their Array commands.
As soon as he got his hands on the Array commands, he rushed out of the Array, handed them over to the few, and ushered them inside.
Only after entering the Array did Li Hongzhuang, Li Xuanli, and others completely breathe a sigh of relief.
Li Xuanli looked back only to see his own army rushing towards the Array, but in their rage, the Demon Kings struck down upon the Xuan Troops, slapping continuously like giant mountains crushing down, and in a few moments, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were turned upside down, with countless dead or wounded.
Li Xuanli’s eyes turned red as he tightly clenched his fists.
“Dad.”
Li Wushuang ran over, her face still streaked with tears.
Li Xuanli gave her a look, and although relieved to see her unharmed, he numbly and sorrowfully watched his Xuan Troops continue to fall in front of him.
Li Hongzhuang also saw and stepped forward, standing atop the city walls, once again projecting three military flags to cover the Xuan Troops.
But this time, the Demon Kings had learned their lesson, heading straight for the Xuan Troops as soon as they saw the military flags, wanting to see if the flags’ attack would indeed only harm the Demons and spare the Human Race.
Seeing the cunning of these Demon Kings, Li Hongzhuang’s heart sank, but she did not tear up the military flags, as that would also severely damage the Xuan Troops.
Witnessing this, the Demon Kings realized the flaw in this military flag Sword Array and scoffed coldly as they plunged into the Xuan Camp, slaughtering relentlessly.
Continuous screams arose; outside the city was a one-sided massacre.
But the people on the city walls could only watch with wide eyes, helpless to intervene.
As the Demon Kings charged into the midst of the Xuan Troops, they also dared not attack from a distance, and their attacks were but a minor itch for the Demon Kings.
Soon, as their numbers dwindled, the Xuan Troops were slaughtered even more swiftly, and in a blink, only corpses littered the ground.
Although they fought valiantly, burning their Divine Souls, they still couldn’t stop the slaughter. Under the onslaught of the four Demon Kings, they couldn’t even catch a glimpse of their figures.
Watching the blood-soaked, tragic scene of corpses, the many soldiers on the city walls breathed heavily, their hands tightly gripping their weapons, feeling both ashamed and heartbroken.
At that moment, after the four Demon Kings vented their rage by slaughtering the Xuan Troops, Li Hongzhuang furiously detonated the three military flags.
Three streams of Sword Qi burst forth, chasing after the Demon Kings.
The faces of the Demon Kings changed slightly as they quickly retreated, but the Sword Qi relentlessly pursued them, smashing their Demon Art to bits. The might of the Sword Qi was incredibly formidable, unstoppable, injuring two Demon Kings and forcing them back.
Monarch Bai was locked on by a stream of Sword Qi, and panic climbed in his heart, prompting him to flee swiftly into the distance, sprinting at full speed, not daring to confront the Sword Qi.
He felt an intense bitterness in his heart; he, a mighty Demon King, was actually being chased to a frantic escape by that young man’s Sword Qi.
“Bastard!”
The remaining three Demon Kings, looking at Li Hongzhuang standing atop the city walls and the dozens of military banners behind her, wore ugly expressions.
With such fearsome military flags, and there being about twenty or thirty more, who could withstand that?
If the other side were to burst out all at once, they couldn’t be sure they wouldn’t end up like the Giant Spider Demon King.
“What should we do?”
“Wait for the Great Elder to arrive. Send a message to the Great Elder; only he can solve this.”
Several Demon Kings looked at each other and decided to signal the Great Elder at Tianji Palace, awaiting his reinforcements.
In the meantime, they would besiege the area.
Seeing the Demon Kings retreat without attacking the Array, everyone atop the city walls, although heartbroken, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the Demon Kings and the distant tide of demons had not retreated. They were standing still ten miles outside the city, within visual range of each other.
The people on the city walls realized that the Demon Kings were contemplating their next move. At this moment, they too could only wait for the reinforcements of the Human Race to arrive.
“General Hongzhuang, we’re lucky you arrived in time.”
The commander of Liangzhou glanced at the three Demon Kings hovering in the distance, then turned his gaze to Li Hongzhuang.
Had she not arrived in time with reinforcements, Li Xuanli and the Thousand-Mechanism Taoist would have likely perished outside the city, and they would now be facing the fierce assault of five Demon Kings. The Array wouldn’t hold for long.
Li Hongzhuang nodded slightly, her heart also trembling at the thought of facing five Demon Kings. If not for the war banner given by Li Hao, ten of her would have been of no use.
Thinking of Li Hao, concern welled up within her. How was Heavenly Gate Pass faring after she left?
However, seeing the multitude of war banners on the city walls, her heart felt somewhat at ease.
“Whose war banner is this?” Li Qingling looked at her niece, unable to contain her curiosity.
Li Hongzhuang quickly called out “Aunt,” and then said, “This is Hao Er’s war banner, the son of Tiangang.”
“Is this the same Hao Er whose talent surpasses Little Junye? Does he already possess such a renowned name?”
Li Qingling and Li Xueyun were both surprised. They had suspected as much, but to hear it confirmed by Li Hongzhuang was still shocking.
The fame of Li Hao had spread far and wide, and given he was from the Li Family, even though they were married far from Qingzhou, they had heard the news and paid close attention to it.
If she remembered correctly, that child was only fifteen years old this year, right?
“Indeed, it belongs to General Haotian.” the commander of Liangzhou thought to himself.
Previously in the court, he had doubted the Li Family for taking Heavenly Gate Pass lightly, letting a youth be in charge and neglecting the lives and deaths of the people of Liangzhou. But now, it was because of him that they were saved.
Li Wushuang heard their conversation, her eyes filled with bewilderment. She had been trying so hard, but why did it seem that she was drifting farther and farther away from her cousin?
The closest they had been was during that confrontation under the tree…
“Tiangang has indeed fathered a fine son!”
Li Qingling looked at the many war banners on Li Hongzhuang’s back and couldn’t help but exclaim, “Looking at these demons, it seems they recognize the destructive power of this war banner. Compared to Junye back in the day, Tiangang’s son’s fame exceeds by several times.”
“Indeed,” Li Xueyun agreed.
Li Junye’s death ten years ago had been a pain for the whole Li Family. But now, that scar was covered by a young man who burst forth with an even more dazzling light.
“Report!”
Suddenly, a scout rushed in, arriving in front of the commander of Liangzhou and spoke quickly:
“Just spotted a distress signal on the east side!”
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Li Xuanli, still numbly staring at the siege outside, suddenly turned his head.
He quickly stood up, his wounds having slightly healed during this brief respite—after all, he had taken some medicine before, and the medicinal power combined with his own self-healing was continuously repairing his injuries.
“We’re facing five Demon Kings here. The eastern region is guarded by Duke Xingwu; there must be Demon Kings there too, right?” the commander of Liangzhou said, his expression changing.
Li Xuanli’s face looked grim. There were already five here; the eastern region might have just as many.
“Is it the Seventh Brother asking for help?”
Li Hongzhuang’s face also darkened as she quickly said, “I’ll go provide support!”
“I’ll go too,” Li Qingling immediately said. “I still have the strength to fight.”
“Me as well,” Li Xueyun added. “I haven’t used my Unwithering Strength yet.”
“Aunts, please don’t go,”
Li Hongzhuang immediately shook her head and said, “If the Demon Kings pursue us, you going will be of no use. I’ll use Hao Er’s war banner to fight, which should deter the Demon Kings.”
With that, she wasted no more time, took two Array tokens, and flew into the air.