Chapter 399: Chapter 399: Why is it you again, the unrelenting spirit?
“Why?”
“We just experienced a period of Heavenly Dew, initiating an era of prosperity. Yet, we have to face such an unstoppable formidable enemy?”
The citizens of County King City were filled with indignation.
They wanted to escape as well.
But the speed of the Vine Giants and the Demon Fiend army was too fast.
It hadn’t been long before the four Tree Kings and thousands of Element Gathering Realm Demon Fiends had entered the territory of County King City, surrounding the area to the southeast.
Even if they wanted to escape, it was too late.
“Don’t hold back, just kill your way in!”
The voice of the Grey Vine Demon transmitted from the rear.
The Vine Giant was a manifestation of one of her arms, acting as an avatar. The voice first spread through Divine Sense and then emitted from the Vine Giant. In an instant, it arrived above County King City.
Upon hearing this, there was an uproar among the people.
Kacha!
The Vine Giant finally made its move.
It began to accelerate, its steps heavy as mountains, and with a sudden stomp, it smashed through the sturdy city walls, sending rubble tumbling.
“Attraction Technique, activate!”
Mo Wenshi was the first to rush out, flicking his horsetail whisk, which connected with countless threads to all living beings in this district, forcefully pulling them and sending them hundreds of miles away to the inner city area.
“Do the weak deserve the rescue of the strong?”
A Tree King sneered.
Mo Wenshi replied sternly, “If a strong person doesn’t protect the weak, what kind of strong person are they?”
He flicked his horsetail whisk again, saving countless more people.
The people landed on the ground, casting grateful glances at Mo Wenshi’s aged back as tears blurred their eyes.
Mo Wenshi, a respectable elder!
“Nonsense!”
A Tree King swooped across the sky, lifted his hand, and condensed a treasured seal made of intertwined vines. With a “bang,” he sent Mo Wenshi flying.
Pfft!
Mo Wenshi spat out a mouthful of blood; he was no match.
He had just broken through to the Spirit Sea Realm. How could he be an opponent for a Tree King, an experienced Spirit Sea Realm King?
“Elder Mo Wenshi, the Top Ten Noble Families have come to support!”
Ancestor Ning, along with nine Spirit Sea Realm experts, arrived by air, and along with Mo Wenshi, eleven Spirit Sea Realm experts formed a solid defense line.
Behind them, more than ten Spirit Sea Realm and several hundred Element Gathering Realm experts arrived in succession.
They also wanted to steal life.
But they couldn’t overcome the hurdle within their hearts.
If they retreated from this battle, even if they survived, they would be haunted by their Heart Demon for life and their cultivation level would never advance.
“Heh heh, a bad life is better than a good death. You all are heroes, I’m not, but thank you for buying us time to escape.”
However, not everyone had the courage to face death with generosity, and people continued to rise into the sky, enveloped in escaping light, fleeing into the distance.
Among them, there were some established Spirit Sea Realm experts.
No one mocked, no one was angry.
Choosing between life and death is a very difficult thing to do.
Choosing to live is not wrong.
“First, kill those who are escaping; not one should be spared!” came the harsh voice of the Grey Vine Demon from the Vine Giant.
Upon these words, those fleeing stumbled, almost falling from the sky.
What the hell!
They don’t kill those who don’t flee?
This is preposterous!
They wanted to cry, cursing and swearing.
“Kill!”
The thousands of Element Gathering Realm Demon Fiends charged forward, instantly crushing many cultivators in the midst of their escape, their bodies bursting open or being pierced through like dumplings, falling from the sky.
“How dare you!”
Mo Wenshi, Ancestor Ning, and the others all took action.
“Everyone, do not panic, we have come to support!” a robust voice came from inside County King City.
Subsequently, the Ten Great War Kings under Commandery Prince’s command soared into the sky, like magnificent beams of light, rapidly reaching the battlefield.
They unleashed powerful spells, terrifying vital energy piercing heaven and earth, instantly killing hundreds of Element Gathering Realm Demon Fiends.
For a moment, the hearts of the people in County King City were filled with reassurance.
Countless cultivators raised their arms and shouted, singing the praises of these powerful individuals.
“Kill!”
The four Tree Kings, enraged, merged into one gigantic Tree King standing a hundred meters tall, releasing a mighty aura at the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm. They instantly knocked Mo Wenshi and dozens of Spirit Sea Realm experts flying.
“`”Run!”
On the ground of County King City, countless ordinary people, with the help of some kind-hearted cultivators, fled towards the temporarily safe city center with the fastest speed.
In the face of such a disaster, even many Spirit Sea Realm experts felt extremely vulnerable at this moment.
Let alone joining the battle, even being affected by the aftershocks could reduce them to dust.
In the sky.
The combined might of the four Tree Kings in the form of a hundred-meter giant was extraordinary, putting even the Glaze King at the city center under pressure.
“These demon fiends are so strong! Even if I take action myself, I’m far from enough. Only that scoundrel of a County King can kill them.”
The Glaze King stared at the hundred-meter giant’s back and noticed a Vine Giant thousands of feet high strolling behind it, with a mocking glint in its eyes.
“Moreover, with this terrifying Vine Giant of the Divine Origin Realm present, what use would the County King’s breakthrough be? He would still be suppressed!”
“Hehe, County King City is definitely going to fall.”
“As for me, I need to quickly find a chance to escape.”
With this thought, the Glaze King took out a piece of paper.
It was an Instantaneous Movement Talisman inscribed by a Divine Origin Realm Great Power of his clan, capable of letting him evade mortal dangers at critical moments.
Boom!
Inside the Sect Main Hall, a deafening sound suddenly echoed.
Hall Master Liu Ming had finally made his breakthrough.
Carrying the aura of a Middle Rank Demon King, he forcefully joined the battlefield, along with County King City’s Ten Great War Kings, Elders of the Top Ten Noble Families, and Mo Wenshi and many other Spirit Sea Realm experts, to suppress the hundred-meter tall combined Tree King.
Crack!
Under the forceful attack of dozens of Spirit Sea Realm experts, after just a few exchanges, the Tree King was cracked open, sent flying back, and unable to maintain its combined form, it split back into the four Tree Kings.
However, there was no hint of joy on anyone’s faces.
Because the Vine Giant was still watching. It stood like an insurmountable, towering peak, giving off an invincible feeling.
“You are all too weak!”
The Vine Giant finally spoke, its words filled with mockery.
Boom!
Wielding a seven-hundred-foot-long giant sword, it violently slashed down.
Just the fierce wind brought by the falling sword was enough to tear the land apart, causing countless creatures to perish. Strong individuals like Liu Ming, Mo Wenshi, and Ancestor Ning were all blown away, crashing heavily into the ground, coughing up blood.
“Ah!”
Many Element Gathering Realm cultivators were swept away by the force and exploded on the spot, dying a violent death.
Within hundreds of miles, more than twenty million ordinary people were shaken by the terrifying sound waves, vomiting blood on the spot.
And some were directly vaporized into mist.
Such was the horror of a single sword strike!
“Damn it, I hate this!”
Mo Wenshi slammed his fist heavily on the ground, his eyes filled with madness.
Watching tens of millions of people grievously injured and nearly a million fall, he felt as if his body were about to explode with hatred, as two streams of bloody tears ran down his eyes.
At County King’s Manor.
Shu Hongyu watched this scene, tears streaming down her face.
She was the lofty Commandery Princess, the future County King, and now, as she watched the city’s people under her suffer such terrible harm, her heart bled.
“I hate how I’m not an unparalleled great power!”
Her figure staggered as she knelt in front of the railing.
If she had been powerful enough, the tragedy before her eyes wouldn’t have happened.
Clang!
The Vine Giant raised its giant sword, showing a disdainful smile to the ant-like creatures below.
“Under the pressure of this avatar of mine, you ants think to steal life? Today, I will blood cleanse County King City and summon my true self and the Ancient Vine Ancestor!”
The Vine Giant spoke, emitting a cold voice.
“Demon fiend, eat my staff!”
Just then, from the southern sky came a resounding, piercing cry, and the next moment, a terrifying shadow of a staff descended from the sky, landing heavily on the head of the Vine Giant.
Boom!
Staggering, the giant took several steps back, feeling its head nearly splitting apart, and it hurriedly looked towards the source of the sound with a resentful stare.
It wasn’t just the giant – everyone on the scene turned their attention to the source of the sound.
In the sky.
An imposing large Spirit Boat emitting powerful pressure flew in.
At the bow.
Five figures, each in different stances, looked at the Vine Giant.
Seeing the leading handsome youth, the pupil of the Vine Giant shrank, and it let out an angry and murderous voice:
“Why is it always you, you lingering wretch!”