The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 324 - 320 Attack on Jianye City

Chapter 324: Chapter 320: Attack on Jianye City

Chapter 324: Chapter 320: Attack on Jianye City

The attacking monsters were a large group of ghastly-looking purple-patterned spiders, each the size of a millstone, with armor as hard as iron and strength comparable to early to mid-level Qi refining cultivators. Shen Yu, along with the Qi refining cultivators of the Shen family, could barely resist these monsters even when they attacked with all their might.

Just as both sides were at a stalemate, the ground underneath seven or eight of the purple-patterned spiders in the front cracked open, and numerous water blades flew out, slashing the spiders.

A series of hissing sounds was heard as the hard shells of the purple-patterned spiders shattered into pieces and blood splattered everywhere. In the blink of an eye, these spiders were cut into chunks. The water blades then changed direction and cut towards the remaining spiders. Within a few breaths, all spiders were exterminated.

Not far away, Shen Luo jumped down from a carriage, dissipated the magic spell in his hand, and looked quite satisfied with this onslaught of water blades.

After this period of painstaking cultivation, he had recovered a considerable amount of mana and reached the later stage of Soul Condensation.

“Thank you, Elder, for lending a hand.” Shen Yu and others approached him to express their gratitude.

“Jianye City is not far from here, yet there are no traces of people. Instead, there seem to be quite a few monsters. This is strange.” Shen Luo waved his hand, glanced around, and voiced his thoughts.

Across the Lishui River, there was a fairly large village, but life seemed to have been sucked out of it—there was not even a single cat or dog in sight.

“Indeed, the situation isn’t looking great. Elder, do you have any insights?” asked Shen Huayuan.

“You all stay here, do not wander around. I will scout ahead.” After a moment’s hesitation, Shen Luo spoke.

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“I’ll join you.” Shen Yu stepped forward.

Shen Huayuan furrowed his brow, wanting to say something but held back.

“This place isn’t particularly safe. Monsters may appear anytime. You should stay here and protect our family.” Shen Luo then jumped into the Lishui River.

Just as his feet were about to touch the surface of the river, a well-timed ripple surged up from the river, lifting him off his feet. It whisked Shen Luo towards Jianye City at an extremely fast pace. In just a few moments, he was out of sight.

Seeing this, the members of the Shen family gasped in astonishment, their faces filled with envy.

Shen Yu stared in the direction where Shen Luo had disappeared, biting her lip with fluctuating emotions, pondering over something.

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Taking a different route, Shen Luo, using his water-control technique, travelled much faster than if he were to run. It didn’t take him long to get to a spot just ten miles or so outside Jianye City, where he heard roars, battle cries, and continuous clash of collisions.

“Has Jianye City been attacked?” Shen Luo halted, astonished.

If what the Bai family people said was true—that Jianye City had a large reserve force and an elder Half-Immortal Ancestor of the Bai family, along with several cultivators, resided there—and the city was still under attack, then the situation was far from simple.

Having witnessed the fate of Chunhua City, Shen Luo did not dare act recklessly. After some consideration, he used the Water Repelling Technique and submerged into the Lishui River, advancing underwater. Although his speed was slightly slower, it was much safer and more covert.

About fifteen minutes later, Shen Luo finally arrived beneath Jianye City, only to be stunned by the sight before him.

As he had suspected, Jianye City was besieged by countless monsters of all shapes and colors, including wolves, tigers, and leopards. From afar, they looked like a multitude of ants.

Apart from these ordinary demons, there were hundreds of entities emitting powerful demonic Qi suspended in mid-air. At first glance, they were at least at the Soul Condensation Stage, and there were even quite a number of monstrous demons at the Nascent Soul Stage.

Leading them were three half-human, half-tiger demons whose demonic Qi vastly surpassed the great demons of the Nascent Soul Stage. Shen Luo could not discern their cultivation realm.

“The Qi of these three demons isn’t inferior to the Qianyan Ancestor’s. Could they be at the Great Mahayana Stage?” Shen Luo was secretly shocked, trying hard to conceal his own Qi.

The dense army of demons launched wave after wave of fierce attacks at Jianye City from all directions.

Compared to a thousand years ago, Jianye City had undergone significant changes. The biggest change was that the city wall was much higher and thicker. Many catapult-like devices were installed on the city wall, on which were inscribed myriad runes. At this moment, they were incessantly launching enormous burning stones toward the demons below the city.

Each burning stone that landed would explode and form a sea of flames several dozens of feet wide, swallowing up a group of monsters.

Apart from the catapults, there were also many mechanical giant crossbows, several dozens of feet high, on the city wall. Each was fitted with a massive quiver full of crossbow bolts, densely packed.

Each time the giant crossbow was drawn, a shower of black arrows would be fired. The arrows emitted fluctuations of magical power, clearly not ordinary arrows. When shot into the horde of monsters, they stirred up waves of bloodshed.

Besides these city defense mechanisms, armored warriors and cultivators were stationed all over the city wall. Sword shadows and blade lights soared, their murderous aura chilling, and they joined forces with the city defense tools to fend off the demons’ attacks.

Above Jianye City, hundreds of cultivators stood in the void, their bodies radiating brightly colored spiritual light. The majority were cultivators at the Soul Condensation Stage, but there were also twenty or thirty Nascent Soul Stage experts.

Leading them were two elders wearing feather crowns and dressed in purple robes, who looked like government officials.

Both had immense cultivation Qi, most likely at the Mahayana stages.

Under the leadership of these two purple-robed elders, the cultivators, whether in groups of three to five or fighting alone, were engaged in fierce battles with the formidable flying demons.

To Shen Luo, the humans defending the city were far outnumbered and were weaker compared to the hordes outside. They could hold a stalemate against the demonic army mainly due to the giant golden light array, a thousand feet wide, suspended in the sky above Jianye City.

Countless golden runes surged incessantly within the array. Golden armored specters roamed inside, emitting chanting sounds that were soothing to the heart and intoxicating to the soul upon hearing them.

The most remarkable feature of this array was that any cultivator who entered it seemed to have their mana replenished, their fatigue eased, and even their wounds healed at a faster pace.

Furthermore, the light array continuously shot beams of golden light onto the cultivators.

A golden light shield would promptly materialize around them, enhancing their defense and attack quite substantially.

However, these golden light shields seemed to have a time limit, disappearing after a quarter of an hour.

With the aid of this marvelous golden light array, the cultivators of Jianye City managed to hold their ground against the demons outside.

“What a marvellous light array!” Shen Luo, half submerged in the Lishui River, marveled at the sight of the light array in the sky, and examined it carefully.

In the centre of the golden light array sat an elderly man with white hair and beard. He looked spirited and exuded an air of tranquility. His hands were constantly moving in front of him as he muttered words under his breath.

Golden light emanated from him in all directions, continuously merging into the golden light array, maintaining its operation.