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Chapter 563: Peril
🕑 Added 2024-04-13 05:16:10 +0000 UTCImmortal Path Space : Table of Content/Chapter List
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Outside the King's City of the Great Chu Immortal Nation, the situation had become dire. The city was completely surrounded, and as one stood on the city walls, a sea of Demonic Beasts stretched as far as the eye could see, their dark forms blotting out the horizon.
Countless Demonic Beasts surged toward the King's City like a tidal wave, only to be met with volleys of arrows from the soldiers on the city walls, protected by a formidable formation.
Beneath the city walls, the pile of corpses grew higher, turning the ground below into a blood-soaked battlefield.
Thanks to the protection of the formation, the soldiers on the city walls had yet to suffer any casualties.
At this moment, above King's City, the sky was ablaze with radiant light, accompanied by thunderous flashes and roars, as various magical weapons and mystical powers clashed.
Jia Liang and Liu Changsheng were facing a relentless onslaught from six fourth-tier Demonic Beasts, and the battle had grown increasingly difficult.
Liu Changsheng's left arm had been severed at the shoulder, leaving a gruesome wound that bled profusely, and his internal organs had been jolted out of position.
Though Jia Liang was somewhat stronger, he faced a higher number of attacks, resulting in several wounds and two broken bones.
Confronted by the assault of fourth-tier Demonic Beasts on the city's defensive formation, the two of them had no choice but to bravely venture outside the city walls to distract and disrupt the enemy. Otherwise, the protective formation wouldn't hold for long.
Initially, only three fourth-tier Demonic Beasts were attacking the defensive formation. Their plan was to engage them outside the city briefly, preventing them from attacking the formation. However, to their surprise, as soon as they left the city, three more fourth-tier Demonic Beasts emerged from the ranks of the Demon Clan army, cutting off their retreat.
Now the two of them found themselves surrounded by six Demonic Beasts of the same tier, with limited room to maneuver.
"You go back first, I'll cover you!" Jia Liang shouted, his aura surging as he unleashed countless bursts of lightning towards the six fourth-tier Demonic Beasts.
"Hurry! I only have one attack left. If we don't leave now, we won't make it out," Liu Changsheng urged, realizing that staying within the encirclement would be futile. He took advantage of the distraction caused by the Demon Clan and swiftly made his escape.
Once Liu Changsheng had escaped the encirclement, his form gradually blurred and then vanished completely. He was more skilled in covert and stealthy tactics than direct combat.
The Cultivators within the city watched this scene from a distance, but there was nothing they could do. Battles at the Nascent Soul level were not something just anyone could intervene in.
At that moment, Luo Zhongjie and his daughter Ling Shuai organized two hundred Golden Core Cultivators and used two green leaf-shaped magical weapons to fly out of the defensive formation, ready to assist the two men in returning safely.
Within the encirclement, Jia Liang unleashed his most powerful attack, causing countless lightning bolts to erupt from his body, creating a dense Thunder Sea that covered an area for miles. The six Demonic Beasts were also forced to employ their most potent defensive abilities.
The thunderstorm persisted for over a dozen breaths before gradually dissipating. By that time, all six Demonic Beasts bore varying degrees of scorch marks.
However, Jia Liang, standing in the center of the thunderstorm, now had a pallid complexion, and his figure swayed unsteadily, appearing terribly weakened.
"You do have some talent, but it's a shame that your life ends here. You won't have another chance to unleash such formidable powers in the future!" A Demonic Beast with the head of a lion combed its singed fur with its hand and then launched a bone-white spike toward Jia Liang.
At the same time, the other five injured Demonic Beasts also launched lethal attacks against Jia Liang.
Facing the fierce and relentless assault from these six foes, he was powerless to resist. As he gazed at Ling Xue, who was rushing towards him with a worried expression from a distance, he couldn't help but regret not spending more time with his beloved in his heart.
Just as he had resigned himself to await his impending doom, a radiant light aimed at him suddenly extinguished. Simultaneously, a cluster of green leaves appeared in front of him, blocking all incoming magical attacks and mystic powers.
In the distance, a black figure suddenly emerged behind one of the Demonic Beasts, the same figure that had disappeared earlier – Liu Changsheng. He was now wielding a black blade and swung it towards the creature's neck.
This particular Demonic Beast was an experienced Old Daoist, and in the critical moment, it managed to shift its position slightly, causing the black blade to cut into its shoulder instead of its neck.
Although severely wounded, the Demonic Beast managed to save its life with this evasive maneuver.
After delivering this single strike, Liu Changsheng wasted no time and once again vanished from sight.
When he reappeared, he was by Jia Liang's side, grabbing him and heading towards the injured Demonic Beast they had just attacked.
The wounded Demonic Beast hadn't had a chance to tend to its injuries yet when Liu Changsheng, carrying Jia Liang, rushed towards it again, shielded by the cluster of green leaves.
As it instinctively moved to evade, Liu Changsheng and Jia Liang slipped past its side.
All of this may sound lengthy, but it happened in a matter of moments.
Once Liu Changsheng and Jia Liang had escaped the encirclement, they saw that several other Demonic Beasts were now closing in on them from different directions. They hurriedly fled towards King's City.
However, just then, another fourth-tier Demonic Beast appeared in front of them, blocking their path.
Turning to see the six pursuing Demonic Beasts behind them and another one in front, with formidable enemies on both sides, they had no choice but to change direction once more to escape.
But they had hardly taken a few steps when another fourth-tier Demonic Beast emerged ahead of them. As they contemplated changing direction yet again, another one appeared on a different side.
At this point, the six Demonic Beasts from behind had also caught up, once again trapping the two men.
The number of Demonic Beasts besieging them had increased from six to nine, leaving the two of them utterly desperate.
"Hand over that magical weapon, and I can spare your lives," said a Demonic Beast with a single horn on its head, pointing at the cluster of leaves that Liu Changsheng had summoned above his head.
After the previous battle, the top-ranking members of the Demon Clan were well aware of the power of Wang Hong's leaf-shaped magical weapon. When they saw Liu Changsheng summon a similar one, they wanted to seize it for further study.
Liu Changsheng had no idea that it was the leaf-shaped magical weapon that had drawn three more formidable enemies to him. Otherwise, he would have regretted his actions deeply.
Just as Liu Changsheng was torn between thoughts, Luo Zhongjie and his group of over two hundred Golden Core Cultivators arrived nearby.
Before they could get any closer, the single horn from the Demonic Beast flew towards Luo Zhongjie's group, attempting to annihilate these Golden Core Cultivators in one fell swoop.
At the same moment, a cluster of green leaf-shaped magical weapons appeared above the Golden Core Cultivators, blocking the powerful attack from the fourth-tier Demonic Beast.
Surprised by this unexpected turn of events, the lone horned Demonic Beast hadn't anticipated that these Golden Core Cultivators possessed such magical weapons.
Seizing the opportunity while the Demonic Beast was distracted by attacking the Golden Core Cultivators, Liu Changsheng quickly took a sip of Spirit Wine. While the leaf-shaped magical weapon was potent, it consumed his spiritual power rapidly.
The previous battle, where he endured attacks from numerous Demonic Beasts, had already drained his spiritual power in an instant.
With a gulp of Spirit Wine, he felt his energy quickly replenish, and he exchanged a glance with Jia Liang. They had already discussed their plan through a silent message transmission.
Both of them prepared to unleash their full power for a final strike against the lone horned Demonic Beast.
Just as they were about to strike, a powerful figure flew over the vast Beast Tide, arriving in the sky above King's City.
It turned out to be Sloppy Old Daoist, who had returned at just the right moment.
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