Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 539 - : Battle of Life and Death (Part 1)

Chapter 539: Chapter 539: Battle of Life and Death (Part 1)

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Bang! Bang! Bang!

Stone bullets struck the defensive barrier of Weifa City, immediately exploding on impact, the Yin Sha Energy diffusing in all directions.

The City-Protecting Great Array’s Mana Barrier rippled in concentric circles.

Crash! Crash! Crash!

Arrayed upon the city walls, numerous Heavy Crossbows simultaneously unleashed thousands of Talisman-Engraved Bolts towards the Evil Monsters swarming from all sides.

These crossbow arrows were all far larger and heavier than the average bolt.

Once the talismans inscribed on them were activated, they would instantly be imbued with armor-piercing and spell-breaking power, and the arrowheads, infused with the essence of pure yang, possessed strong inhibitory and lethal effects against Evil Wraiths.

The city walls of Weifa City were very high, and the thousands of Heavy Crossbows fired from a high vantage point, each bolt packed with astonishing force.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The Evil Monsters charging at the front couldn’t dodge in time and were suddenly penetrated by the crossbow arrows, instantly losing balance and tumbling to the ground.

Some Evil Spirits, although formed of condensed Evil Qi, would still burst and dissipate when struck by such bolts.

A volley of retaliatory arrow rain reaped thousands of Evil Monsters!

However, the Evil Monster army, sweeping in with overwhelming Evil Qi, seemed endless. They flooded the land, relentlessly pressing towards Weifa City, utterly indifferent to their losses.

Even with the Heavy Crossbows firing at maximum frequency, they could not completely halt the advance of the monsters.

When the God-Slaying Cannons deployed on the Defense Towers began to exert their might, sending destructive beams of light crashing into the midst of the Evil Monster army, the skies darkened with the mass of looming eagles.

Huge black eagles let out shrill cries, incessantly diving towards Weifa City from the sky.

They opened their beaks and spat out spheres of dark light.

Each sphere was saturated with intense Yin Sha Energy and would explode upon striking the Mana Barrier.

While such attacks couldn’t break the barrier raised by the City-Protecting Array of Weifa City, they depleted the Array’s power nonetheless.

Under the relentless besiegement of countless Evil Monsters both on the ground and in the air, the protective barrier continuously contracted.

It was clear to everyone that if the situation continued, the City-Protecting Array would eventually collapse!

The defending Cultivators and Taoist Soldiers immediately joined the battle.

Countless balls of fire, Wind Blades, lightning, and ice spikes surged over the city walls, forming a storm, assailing the enemy.

The Cultivators didn’t need to aim deliberately; their Spells hardly ever missed.

Because there were simply too many Evil Monsters.

Some of the monsters had successfully approached the base of the city walls and then began to ram desperately into the Mana Barrier.

As for the black eagle Evil Spirits in the sky, they kept coming in waves, seemingly endless.

This defensive battle of life and death turned intense from the very beginning.

“All Disciples heed my command!”

At this very moment, atop the Carefree Pavilion, Wang Chen, Yun Feifei, and others were all listening to the voice of White Monarch True Person.

This high-tier Golden Core True Person issued an order to all Pioneering Disciples to immediately reinforce the city walls against the Evil Spirits.

Those who show fear or cowardice will be severely punished according to the sect’s rules!

Under normal circumstances, a Pioneering Cultivator like Wang Chen should be used as reserves.

But the battle had just begun, and White Monarch True Person had already issued the order for reinforcements, showing the direness of the situation!

Wang Chen, having received the True Person’s command, dared not delay and instantly soared into the sky, heading towards the city walls.

Flight within Weifa City was normally prohibited, but the Forbidden Air restriction had now been lifted, and figures flew up from the streets and alleys of the city, hastening to support the defense forces.

Moments later, Wang Chen landed on a section of the city wall.

He looked out and saw that the land beyond the wall was swarming with densely packed Evil Monsters.

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These evil spirits and bizarre monsters had forms as strange and varied as can be, and their methods of attack were equally diverse. Yet, their onslaught against the protective barrier was fierce and relentless, overwhelming in numbers to the point of inducing numbness in the scalp.

No sooner had Wang Chen steadied himself than he immediately formed a spell and cast the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.

In an instant, bolts of lightning descended from the skies, bombarding the evil monsters outside the city walls.

Evil spirits struck by the divine thunder were instantly reduced to ash!

However, the gap created by the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder was filled in the blink of an eye by new evil monsters, as if dropping a pebble into the ocean, the ripples it raised vanished instantly.

But Wang Chen was not alone.

Thousands of pioneering cultivators descended upon the city wall. Together with the battle cultivators and Taoist soldiers defending the city, they cast spells, wielded magic artifacts, and threw talismans with all their might, massacring the incoming evil monsters.

Everyone knew, the city stands, the people live; the city falls, the people perish. Even without White Monarch True Person’s strict orders, everyone contributed their strength to the utmost.

The tidal-wave-like offensive of the evil monster army was, incredibly, held back.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Just then, accompanied by a deafening roar, black tentacles burst through the earth, shooting up dozens of feet in the blink of an eye before heavily lashing at the city wall.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Each of these tentacles was thick enough to be embraced, their surfaces covered with dark red lumps, appearing exceptionally fearsome and hideous.

The power contained within them was even more terrifying; each strike brought the force of ten thousand juns, causing the protective barrier to wildly fluctuate and even show signs of collapse in places.

Seeing the bad turn of events, the battle cultivators defending the city quickly redirected their attacks toward these tentacles.

Clang!

Wang Chen summoned the Red Nether Sword, his right hand pointing straight at one of the tentacles in front of him.

The flying sword soared into the sky, quickly traversing a distance of over a hundred steps, piercing through the tentacle like a hot knife through butter.

Black pus poured from the wound, sizzling as it hit the ground.

In pain, the tentacle wildly lashed out in a frenzied assault, inadvertently wiping out a large swath of evil monsters surrounding it.

Wang Chen focused intently on controlling the flying sword, spiraling it up and down around the tentacle, avoiding retaliation while slicing deep wounds into it.

The fierce Sword Qi penetrated the tentacle’s interior like spinning blades, inflicting even greater damage.

This tentacle held on for only a few moments before collapsing into dozens of segments, crashing to the ground with a rattling noise.

Boom!

At that moment, another tentacle broke through the mana barrier and struck heavily against the city wall.

Just a few dozen steps from Wang Chen.

Two battle cultivators were unable to dodge in time and were instantly crushed into minced meat!

Although they both had body protection shield armor, it was of no use under the overwhelming power.

This was the first casualty among the cultivators defending the city since the outbreak of the battle.

And it was an extremely dangerous signal.

The City Protecting Great Array was clearly no longer able to keep the enemy out; breaches were appearing.

Like a majestic dam holding back raging floodwaters, the emergence of a single seepage point meant the entire structure was no longer safe.

Although this tentacle was engulfed in countless spells in the blink of an eye and blown apart, the course of the battle had clearly taken a turn for the worse, a dread cloud hanging over the hearts of all cultivators.

Casualties were mounting!

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Here’s the second update.