Chapter 881: Cut off the way out
The demon group of the curtain sky and the earth swarmed towards the royal capital, this time the demon army is no longer just a bird demon soaring in the sky, the ground is also dense, the river is endless, like the beast demon of the migratory ant colony, and even on the river, it is also a torrent, the waves are churning, and the scales and claws of the water demon are exposed from time to time.
The sky became dark, the earth was trembling, the river seemed to be boiling, and the demon army was surrounded in all directions, advancing in three directions, causing a kind of mountain collapse and a raging momentum of impending rainstorm.
Fortunately, the defenders of the royal capital were all border soldiers who had been transferred back from the front line before, and they had rich combat experience, coupled with the baptism of war a few days ago, and the emperor's early order, their response was extremely fast, and almost at the same time as the alarm was raised, the city was opened.
After the demons entered the firing range, all kinds of magic weapons were powerful, such as thunderous crossbow arrows surging like a storm tide, and the cannons carrying true flames roared in unison, and the pitch-black dark clouds in the sky were suddenly torn open a thick crack, and mushroom-shaped red flame clouds were blown out on the ground, but these vacancies were immediately filled by endless demon groups.
Under the charge of casualties, the demon clan quickly approached the city, and they all played their own natural powers, stirring up circles of ripples on the formation light mask, as dense and numerous as nests on the beehive.
This time, there is no palace formation to divide the spiritual energy, and the city protection array can give full play to its full power, so even though the number of demon troops is much larger than last time, it will take more time to break through the formation.
However, the city protection array cannot block all the attacks, and the offensive that originates from the demon king and the third-order heavenly demon after the demon body appears, if it happens to find the weak point of the formation's energy, it can penetrate and enter.
Correspondingly, the Terran monks have the cultivation of the Yuan Infant Period, and if they condense their true essence into a point, they can also penetrate the blocking of the formation to attack the demon clan, and they can get the guidance of the formation magician, so they don't need to work hard to find the formation eye, so they are more quick to counterattack.
In addition, the large array of city protection shields psionic energy and living beings, but does not block the passage of dead things, so the Terran soldiers can also use some mechanical weapons to bombard, in contrast, the demon clan is not good at tools, and it is a long-distance attack, and it does not carry siege weapons at all, all by the benefit of the body, even if some big demons know how to move mountains and stones, they will be sniped in advance.
Every moment and every breath there are demons and people who die miserably, and the blood-colored flowers accompanied by flesh foam bloom sadly on the battlefield, in the midst of the tragic battle, the excited both sides did not notice that those surging killing qi were pulled by the invisible force, converging towards the county lord's mansion in the royal capital.
Judging purely from the shape of the battle situation, it was the Terrans who had the upper hand, after all, in siege warfare, the defending side had a natural advantage.
But the demon clan is not panicked, because in this kind of battle, it is not the soldiers at the bottom who decide the victory, but the strong at the top, in the war of mortals, no matter how brave the generals are, it is impossible to truly be invincible, they can only exert their wisdom and formulate tactics to be completed by the army, but in the war of the supernatural powers, the strength of the top powerhouses can even exceed the number of cages, and their life and death can really determine the victory or defeat of a battle.
Everyone knows that the current battle is nothing but the consumption of cannon fodder, and the opportunity for a decisive victory has not yet come, but the king has the responsibility of the king, and the pawn also has the obligation of the pawn.
The Terran side needs to rely on cannon fodder to stall for time, and each time it drags on, it can add an extra chance of winning.
The demon clan side needs to rely on cannon fodder to consume the strength of the human race, so that after breaking through the protective array, it will not be hindered too much.
The high-level leaders of both sides have a tacit understanding to choose to wait, maintain restraint, the demon emperor has not shown up for a long time, and those demon kings only occasionally make a few moves to weaken the power of the city protection array, and will never launch a series of offensives to excessively consume their vitality.
In the county lord's mansion, the murderous aura gathered by the formation became more and more intense, and it was firmly restrained by the turnip killing stone, without leaking out half a point, and poured into Mingxi's body, which was at the core of the formation, and Mingxi gradually couldn't resist, showing a painful expression, but she didn't make the slightest painful sound, and forcibly held back with a resolute will.
In fact, this kind of method of rapid external force will bring great hidden dangers, because they have not accumulated step by step, and do not have the corresponding resistance, once they cause a calamity, they will be powerless to resist, and the slightest impact will be reduced to a heavy blow.
But according to Luo Feng's plan, it was the Ancient Origin Bow and the Dao Passing Arrow that fought against the Killing Dao, which had nothing to do with Mingxi, and skillfully avoided this hidden danger, and having a superior treasure was a huge advantage in itself.
"It's not enough, we must continue to endure, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if it is replaced by a war between mortals, it will take a thousand wars of the same scale to achieve the accumulation of the Killing Dao, but this kind of war with a large number of celestial-level monks can be achieved once in one time. Success is just a thought of you, and now the accumulation has only reached one-tenth, if you can't bear it, you can choose to give up now, at least you can save a life. Luo Feng said in an indifferent tone.
At present, the vast majority of casualties are demon clans with low cultivation, and those heavenly and human-level powerhouses are basically still retaining their spare strength, except for a few who are particularly unlucky, and the more powerful they are, the stronger the killing aura will be.
Hearing the "poisonous words", a trace of stubbornness appeared on Mingxi's face, and the slightly impetuous mood immediately stabilized, and there was no wavering, and a cold shadow faintly appeared behind her, exuding a calm atmosphere, suppressing the madness and impulsiveness brought by the killing aura.
Seeing this, Luo Feng bowed slightly, didn't say anything more, and didn't mean to meddle in the external battle, and continued to wait patiently.
Underground of the Imperial Palace, Dragon Vein Altar.
A five-zhang high white jade pillar stands in the center of the altar, the surface of the pillar is painted with countless shackles, and the shackles are engraved with small Taoist characters, and there is a figure imprisoned inside the white jade pillar, its appearance and outline are extremely similar to the Demon Emperor, and even the origin of the breath contained in it is the same as the Demon Emperor, only the face and a few details are still blurred, and they are being outlined clearly at a slow speed.
Once this figure is completely clear, it means that the Nightmare Town Technique is completed, and no matter where the Demon Emperor is, he will be forcibly imprisoned inside the white jade pillar and sealed.
The brutal fighting of the outside world did not affect this realm, and in addition to the Taishi Li Shengjin, who presided over the ceremony, there was only the Jade Toad Zhenren who was responsible for the protection, and even today went to sit in the palace, fusing the power of the dragon vein, and always preparing for the battle with the Demon Emperor.
The ceremony of the town is extremely important, and it directly determines the outcome of this battle, and the emperor really does not dare to arrange a distrustful person to support it, but some trustworthy people around him do not have enough strength, and after thinking about it, only Li Shengjin's master Yu Chan Zhenren is eligible.
The county lord of Mingxi has Luo Feng to protect, and the jade toad real person was able to pull out, so he happily agreed to the matter, not to mention that Li Shengjin is his most proud disciple, just to repel the demon clan and fulfill the righteousness of the human race, he has an unshirkable consciousness.
In front of the altar, Li Shengjin held the scroll in his hand, leaned on his body, did not pinch the mantra, nor did he dance the witch dance, he just stood like this, so that the ceremony of the town could continue.
The difficulty lies in how to plant the town on the target, as well as finding a huge amount of luck to suppress the opponent's luck, and finding a person whose life is not lower than the target and willing to sacrifice, as long as the three prerequisites are completed, the next steps are very simple, and there is no need to use any true yuan, and mortals can also complete it.
In the reflection of the heterochromatic light, Li Shengjin's face looked very pale, this is not caused by injury, but his life is decreasing, the Demon Emperor as a reversal of the luck of the demon race and the human race, the son of destiny of the demon Dao, his life is extremely noble, Li Shengjin is also difficult to be sure, as the elder of the two dynasties, ruling the world of the human race, accumulating countless fame, whether he can completely offset the life of the demon emperor.
But at this moment, there is no room for retreat!
If the number of lives is insufficient, then use the method of blood sacrifice and directly use your own life as a bargaining chip to make up for the shortcomings!
Li Shengjin had already had such an awareness, but with the reduction of his life and the serious injury of his body, he suddenly felt that his eyes were flowery, top-heavy, frivolous, and his body was staggering, and he almost fell on his heels.
Seeing this, the jade toad was shocked, and was about to step forward to hold the person, but Li Shengjin in front of the altar stabilized his body again and stopped him.
"Master, the apprentice is fine, don't worry, now is not the time for the apprentice to fall,"
Jade Toad Zhenren was full of sadness, and sighed: "You can deceive others, how can you deceive as a teacher, your physical condition, bad Cheng dΓΉ far beyond the surface, if it is not for the purpose of performing the Nightmare Zhen Technique, there is still a little possibility of recovery, but now the oil has run out...... Not to mention the number of lives, just the body, you may not be able to support the completion of the ceremony, even if you succeed in the end, you are afraid that you will not be able to see it. β
"If you want to do something against the sky, you should pay the price for going against the sky. Fubo only wishes that the body will be returned, why does Dingyuan need to enter the customs alive!"
Li Shengjin covered his own heavenly spirit with one palm, blood splashed, and at the same time, a stream of true yuan swept the eight veins of the Qi Jing from top to bottom, and the points in his whole body vibrated violently.
"Scatter my qi, sacrifice my body, burn my soul, and return the three clears to one yuan!"
Li Shengjin's whole person seemed to be burning, and the acupoints around his body were detonated, transforming into a majestic qi element, sacrificing the essence and blood of the whole body, destroying the vitality of the essence, transforming the surging essence element, burning the divine soul, pulling the innate aura, integrating with nature, and transforming a large number of soul elements.
Using forbidden techniques to sacrifice his own three elements, so that his life can be sublimated, Li Shengjin is at the peak of his life at this moment, even if he is almost exhausted, he is like returning to the last glory.
The jade toad real person was stunned by this scene, this is the forbidden technique of the Lingbao Sect of jade burning, he naturally recognizes it, this technique is divided into three layers, layer by layer, and the price is also stricter than the layer.
The price of the first layer is to become a waste person for life, and all the power is scattered, the price of the second layer is that the body does not exist, and can only be reincarnated, and the price of the third layer is that the soul is scattered, and there is no qualification for reincarnation.
"Why are you so hard, it's not yet the last moment, why do you have to cut off your life and stop at the second layer, you still have a chance to start all over again......"
Yu Chanzhen's original idea was to wait for the completion of the Nightmare Town ceremony to send Li Shengjin to reincarnate immediately, and in the future, he could reintroduce him to the Immortal Gate and continue the master-apprentice relationship, but Li Shengjin's step wiped out the last bit of hope.
"There is a cowardly ghost in the human heart, even if it is a vain, I dare not guarantee that at the critical moment, whether it can still maintain this calm and righteous heart, if because of a momentary greed for life, the guide will fail, the disciple will definitely regret it for life, rather than sit back and watch the possibility of accidents, it is better to cut off the root of this greed for life from the beginning! People are not afraid of death, God sighs, at least at this moment, I have no demons!"
Li Shengjin said resolutely, with a loud voice, and his will was so firm that it seemed to be able to hold up the entire sky.
Words are like arrows, running through the heart, evoking all kinds of memories of the past, Yu Chan Zhenren took a few steps back, as if he had been drained of strength, his eyes were confused, and he said depressedly: "A mediocre life, an incompetent life, this time I still have nothing......"
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In the spacious main hall of the palace, the Son of Heaven sat alone on the dragon chair, when he sat in this position in the past, it was always full of people below, but now it was empty, he looked at the furnishings around him, his eyes showed a bit of nostalgia, and the fierce battle outside could not affect his remembrance of the past at all.
I don't know how long it took, he suddenly exhaled a long breath and sighed: "The big waves wash the sand, and I first see the real gold flashing; All the exploits of the past are just a small line of words in the annals of history in the end, but what belongs to me, how can you flat-haired beasts be destroyed, even if it is just a line of words!"
He slapped the dragon chair, and the whole person turned into a golden dragon and rushed out of the main hall and came to the sky above the palace.
At the same time, after being attacked by the demon army for four consecutive hours, the spiritual energy of the city protection array was sharply reduced and dimmed, and the demon emperor, who had been standing by and watching, suddenly made a move, united with the rest of the demon kings, and at the same time played the most destructive move, and in the flashing of various bright lights, the city protection array was finally broken.
The army of the demon clan, which suffered heavy casualties and was quite demoralized, saw this scene, and cheered and cheered one after another, swarming up like a tide, especially the bird demon soaring in the sky, after dodging a rain of intercepted spells, went straight into the city, and fought with many monks, and the residual energy of the spread destroyed the houses in the city from time to time, but fortunately, the people in the city had already been reminded and hid in the cellar, without too many casualties.
The hand-to-hand combat, the battle became more tragic, even if it was a Jindan level of monks and demon clans, it was difficult to protect themselves in this chaotic battle, and the killing aura generated by the battlefield suddenly became stronger, several times that of before.
In the sky, a thunderous four-toed demon claw fell straight down like a meteorite, and the target was directed at the palace, and before it touched the ground, the strong air pressure had caused the earth to collapse.
The Son of Heaven did not show weakness, urging the imperial dragon vein to bless himself, and he also returned the salute with one palm, and the five-colored dragon claws were inserted towards the sky.
The claws struck each other, the energy was agitated and spread, affecting all directions, the Son of Heaven was pressed back to the earth, and the Demon Emperor was forced to emerge from the clouds, he laughed and said: "Pseudo-Emperor of the Human Race, your cultivation is the same as last time, and you have not grown at all, with such power, you also want to stop this king?"
"Hmph, demon thief, you are much weaker than last time, are you seriously injured and have not healed, or have you been affected by the Nightmare Suppression Technique? No matter which one it is, today you don't want to cross the thunder pool by half a step!"