Chapter 118: The Art of Armor and Weapons
There were over two thousand soldiers defending the city, and now there are nearly ten thousand soldiers on the city walls after reinforcements arrived from Lincheng. Apart from a large number of soldiers holding bows and arrows, many skilled craftsmen operated the repeating crossbows and machinery. With one loud shot, dense arrows poured down like a storm, creating a magnificent sight. The only sound in everyone's ears was the "whooshing" of arrows piercing through the air. Suddenly, a flock of birds flying overhead collided with the hail of arrows, instantly staining the sky with blood, and falling like rain!
I don't know how many birds wailed and fell from the sky, either dying directly or struggling to survive, only to be trampled by ferocious beasts on the ground and turned into pulp. Moreover, some of the ferocious beasts that were running exhaustedly were overtaken by those behind them, trampled to death instantly!
Mu Yuan's eyes were dazzled and his spirit was startled, when a stout monk with big ears beside him suddenly said, "We should also take action! With just ordinary strength, we can't withstand the attack of so many fierce beasts!"
A man with a square scarf on his head smiled and said, "What Dragon Hidden Master said is right, Master's Vajra Angry Eyes are the most powerful, Ten Miles Screen, Fierce Beasts Can't Cross!"
The monk known as Long Yin burst out laughing, spoke a few humble words, and suddenly his hands shone with golden light. A golden Vajra deity rose from the back of his head, its entire body gilded in gold color, holding a massive Vajra pestle. His eyes blazed with fierce anger, standing on a dragon's head. As Long Yin Master changed his hand seals, it suddenly transformed into a golden light sky curtain, flying out in anger, spreading over the city walls, and instantly extending ten miles away. Fierce beasts crashing onto it were all knocked open, surging forward and backward, instantly filling the air with angry roars, and countless trampled each other to death!
As Long Hui and Shang put out their hands, the others also displayed their magical powers, either with solid ice or fierce fire, shooting out like a violent rainstorm. Birds found it hard to fly, and ferocious beasts found it hard to pass by, and they all died instantly!
Muyuan and Shangguan Shuqing didn't idle around either. Although Shangguan Shuqing's flying sword was destroyed, he still had magic spells. The true energy stirred up the heavenly phenomenon, gathering into a water dragon that rolled back and forth. The ferocious beasts were numerous, but they couldn't block the magic spell. Muyuan released the Water Restriction Breaking Sword, transforming it into a thick and large sword light that charged back and forth, killing everything in its path. With their combined strength, the two of them managed to hold off one side!
That scholar saw the two casting their spells and walked up, smiling, "Looking at your techniques, they seem to be from Qing Shui Palace in Nan Huang's Ten Million Great Mountains. I've heard that many sects within the great mountains were destroyed by demonic beasts, how did your sect fare?"
Shangguan's voice was cold and clear as she hummed a response, but didn't answer. Muyuan smiled without explanation.
Fang Jin's bookish student got a disappointing result, but he just smiled slightly. Mu Yuan looked at him and found that his aura was stirring up thunder, his true energy condensed without dispersing, directly piercing through the nine heavens. It seemed that he was also a master of combining hardness and softness, and his cultivation was on the same level as his own!
Among the people present, apart from the Taoist and Buddhist sects, there were also a few chanting sorcerers who relied on their spiritual consciousness to sense the spiritual energy of all directions, transforming it into water arrows that killed the monster, with methods that were quite different!
Muyuan had also heard that in the Tianlong Empire, there were many such practitioners who only cultivated their spiritual consciousness and fought against others with it. They didn't cultivate their physical bodies, which made them extremely fragile. In the end, they sought to preserve their spiritual consciousness, but their physical bodies would perish early on, making it an extremely difficult path. He never thought he'd see someone like that here!
Except for the Dragon Hidden Master and Fang Jin Shu Sheng, the others present seemed to have mediocre magical powers, either pinching symbols or wielding swords to cast spells, summoning gods and ghosts, quite a fresh scene!
"Alas, I originally wanted to try my luck here and see if I could find a disciple of the Eternal Sect who had come down from the mountain to hone their skills. Who would have thought that they were all just some unaccomplished wild foxes!" Mu Yuan sighed inwardly, but didn't think that he would encounter them so suddenly. Although he felt a sense of loss, he wasn't particularly disappointed!
The world is vast, and there are opportunities everywhere for us to meet!
After a round of arrows, another round followed, plus the rolling oil from the cannons, which made it difficult for these barbaric beasts to take a step further beyond the Thunder Pond. Although the flying birds in the sky were fierce, they were killed by the arrow rain and the rotation of spells, and could not fly over. Mu Yuan watched for a moment before letting out a sigh of relief!
"How dare you block the path of our great army!"
A loud rumbling sound came from the demon beast army, and Mu Yuan's heart tightened. Behind the demon beast army, several dazzling lights rose up. The one speaking was a five-colored light that floated and slid forward. Like rain, arrows fell on it, but were all blocked or shattered into powder, showing its powerful demonic energy!
"The master has arrived, everyone be careful!"
A solemn expression appeared on Fang Yun's face, and the assistants present, except for a few who were not skilled enough, all withdrew their spells and waited in array!
There were more than ten people coming, either riding on clouds or driving the wind. Obviously, they were demons with great cultivation. In a moment, they flew to the front of the city tower and burst into eerie laughter!
"Everyone follow me out of the formation and engage the enemy. Lure these few leading demonic beasts away, don't affect the ordinary soldiers on the city tower!"
Long Hui Master shouted a Buddha's name, leading the way out of the formation. The Vajra Dharma form reappeared behind him, and a cluster of golden light clouds emerged from under his feet, carrying him flying out of the city building!
"Boundless Heaven Venerable!"
An old Taoist pointed with both hands, and a whirlwind was born under his feet. He flew out with empty hands!
Fang Jin smiled and said, "Be careful, everyone!" He moved the true energy in his body, using his flying sword to encircle himself before rapidly flying out.
Mu Yuan said in a low voice to Shangguan Shuqing, "Sister, don't go down. Just help defend the enemy on the city tower, I'll take a look!"
Shangguan Shui nodded and said, "Be careful, Mu Shidi!"
Mu Yuan recalled the flying sword, and his true energy gave birth to it. The flying sword transformed into a water dragon, which he rode on as he flew out!
"Good fellow, good trick!" Just then a sturdy man with thick eyebrows and big eyes floated up in front of him, revealing his white teeth as he smiled, looking very honest.
He saw that he was filled with a strong and vigorous aura, but behind him, a pair of golden wings sprouted out, and when flying, it was slightly unstable, obviously not yet fully mastered. Seeing his calm face, he smiled and replied, "Easy to say, be careful in the battlefield!"
"This fellow smiled and said, 'No big deal, our Baoqi Sect's martial arts are forbidden to be used in fights. With just these few feathers and eggs, you can't do anything to me!'"
Mokuren smiled, "Heiki Kōgyo-shū? I haven't heard of it before, but I have heard of Konton Kōgyo-jutsu, I wonder if there's any connection?" Mokuren thought to himself, of course not saying it out loud, and chuckled, "I've long admired you!"
Two of them said they had already met the few demon cultivators head-on. Dragon Hidden Master and that square scarf bookworm were the most powerful, without saying a word, they had already started fighting with their opponents. The demon king who spoke seemed to be the most formidable, taking on the powerful Dragon Hidden Golden Body Technique. The square scarf bookworm was facing off against a woman with a body of red light. Mu Yuan flew forward and two demon cultivators surrounded him, attacking. The foolish-looking man from earlier was also surrounded by two people. Mu Yuan didn't seek to achieve anything, but unfolded the Water Forbidden Broken Sword's mysterious technique, like a ball of light rolling back and forth, condensing water thunder to continuously bombard them. Occasionally, he would divert his attention to look at what that man was doing, but this one glance made him take in a breath of cold air!
The man was surrounded by two people, a male and a female, who were rolling around him in a flurry of attacks. The man's body, except for the iron wings on his back, was emitting a faint golden light from head to toe. His limbs and torso were constantly changing, transforming into various sharp weapons and divine arms that swept across all four directions. As the battle reached its climax, the man suddenly transformed into a heap of blades, rolling around and entangling himself with his opponents, gaining the upper hand!
