Chapter 52 Bandits Attack the City (Part 2)
"Today, all the inhabitants of Donglin City shall meet their demise! Behold, as Yan Hong takes the lead in breaching these city gates!"
With a leap, Yan Hong descended from the heavens, bringing down a mighty hammer blow. The impact resonated with a terrifying explosion, creating a ghastly crater at the base of the city gate. The entire gate collapsed thunderously, having lost its foundational support.
His cultivation was truly fearsome, likely reaching the fifth or sixth stage of transcending the mortal realm. Soldiers on the city walls sensed the entire structure trembling, on the verge of collapse. If subjected to a few more strikes, the entire wall might crumble.
The power of a warrior is indeed formidable.
"Brothers, follow me into the city. Today, not a single soul shall escape within Donglin City!"
As the external bandits surged towards the fallen gate, a massacre awaited them once inside.
"All regular soldiers, retreat into the city!"
With the gate's collapse, a figure swiftly reached the gate's entrance. Clad in the armor of the City Lord's residence, the person's voice preceded their arrival.
At this moment, the Twelve Rays of Heavenly Radiance gathered a considerable force of warriors to assail the city. Faced with the attacks from opposing warriors, regular soldiers had no resistance to speak of. Retreating into the city became the optimal choice.
Swiftly arriving, a sword thrust unleashed a dozen terrifying sword auras towards the gate's entrance. These sword auras pierced through the surging crowd of bandits, causing a chorus of agonized roars. In a single stroke, nearly a hundred bandits met their demise.
The figure stood proudly in the gate's opening, a lone figure with a sword, staunchly halting the torrent of bandits, preventing further advance.
"Trouble! Retreat into the city; the city walls can't endure!"
As the defenders on the city walls began to descend, a sudden thunderous roar echoed, and the hundred-meter wall seemed as though it were forcefully crushed by a giant hand, collapsing with a resounding crash.
Countless painful cries were drowned in the collapsing noise. Leaping down, Luli swung the Scarlet Sleeve Blade, and the heads of two bandits beneath the city met a gruesome fate.
Behind him, regular soldiers suffered heavy casualties. The battle of warriors was indeed beyond the capacity of ordinary individuals to participate in.
Surviving military warriors gathered with Luli, resisting the onslaught of bandits.
At this moment, heavy footsteps reverberated from within the city, sweeping towards them like the crushing of stars.
In view, rows of soldiers, adorned in the armor of the City Lord's residence, brandished their blades, advancing towards the breached wall.
These guards of the City Lord's residence exhibited astonishing martial prowess, entirely composed of warriors, holding the bandits at bay atop the ruins of the city wall.
At the broken section of the city wall, the two factions engaged in relentless combat, corpses covering the ground. The blood of warriors seemed to rain down, saturating the earth.
The intense scent of blood seemed to invigorate the Scarlet Sleeve Blade. A crimson radiance blossomed on its surface as Luli, with blade in hand, reaped lives. The Gale Blade Technique, in this frenzy, unleashed a torrent of ruthless blade strikes, causing severed limbs and heads to scatter.
The incessant system prompts echoed in his mind, indicating that the ferocity of warriors in combat indeed surpassed that against common bandits.
Finally, military warriors converged with the guards of the City Lord's residence, but in this brief period, the military had already suffered more than half of its forces.
The battle was ferocious; on the front lines, warriors from both sides clashed incessantly. Each moment witnessed someone meeting a gruesome end. As Luli decapitated another head, a flash of blade light suddenly struck towards him. With the Scarlet Sleeve Blade, he broke through the oncoming force, but was forced to retreat a few steps.
"Transcendent Realm!"
Luli's ruthless killing had drawn the attention of a formidable expert among the bandits. Now, a Transcendent Realm expert made a move, forcing Luli to step back.
Swiftly consuming a Qi Condensation Pill, Luli raised his blade and charged towards the Transcendent Realm expert.
Even before reaching the Seventh Meridian Fusion, he had slain Transcendent Realm experts before. Now, at the Seventh Meridian Fusion, how could he fear a newly advanced bandit?
A strike shattered the opponent's sword aura, and the momentum remained unchanged, like the force of an unstoppable landslide.
The opponent raised their sword to meet him, and their blades clashed. The Scarlet Sleeve Blade, too sharp, severed the opponent's sword, sending forth a gush of hot blood, bisecting the Transcendent Realm expert.
"Kid, to be able to kill a Transcendent Realm expert at the Meridian Fusion stage, truly a remarkable talent. However, geniuses are destined for tragic fates. Prepare to die!"
A surge of sword energy swept in, followed by successive sword qi attacks. Having eliminated a Transcendent Realm bandit, Luli had now thoroughly attracted the attention of this formidable opponent.
Evidently, this sword-wielding adversary was no recent Transcendent Realm cultivator. In an instant, several sword qi attacks nearly sealed off all of Luli's escape routes.
Though Luli shattered two of the sword qi attacks with the Scarlet Sleeve Blade, several others were too fast to be dealt with.
The opponent was too strong, far surpassing Luli.
At this critical moment, a flash of blade light shattered the sword qi, and beside Luli, a guard of the City Lord's residence had already engaged him in battle.
"Young Master Luli! The opponent is too strong; I'll assist you!"
Casting a glance at the guard, Luli and the guard fought back-to-back amidst the bandits. With the guard's aid, Luli was able to confront the sword-wielding warrior at the Transcendent Realm, gradually forcing the opponent to retreat.
"Is that the youth you mentioned?"
On a distant hillside, a group of individuals gathered. One among them gazed towards Luli. Beside them stood the bandit leader who had previously led the siege on Donglin City, the formidable figure of Han Hu, the leader of the Tiger Roar Bandits.
"Yes, a mere cultivator at the Qi Meridian realm, yet he has already slain several Transcendent Realm warriors. If not for a Transcendent Realm cultivator protecting him last time, I would have killed him then."
"To kill Transcendent Realm cultivators with only Qi Meridian cultivation is indeed impressive. I have a particular fondness for eliminating such talented youths."
"The Master is here!"
At this moment, a woman slowly walked down from the hillside. Her movements were mysterious; although seemingly limited in steps, she had already reached the group, as if the earth itself contracted beneath her feet.
Her figure was perfect to the extreme, and her countenance was exquisitely terrifying. However, within that face, there emanated an alluring enchantment, as if a mere glance could enthrall any onlooker.
Approaching, the leaders of the Twelve Rays of Heavenly Radiance dared not speak, their breaths restrained.
At this moment, all the leaders kn
elt down simultaneously, displaying utmost deference. Despite being formidable experts in the Transcendent Realm, none dared to meet the woman's gaze.
"Greetings, Master!"
The leaders all knelt in unison, displaying utmost respect. The leaders of the Twelve Rays of Heavenly Radiance were all powerful Transcendent Realm cultivators, yet none dared to show the slightest disrespect to this woman.
"A cultivator at the Qi Meridian realm is worth such attention? Truly useless! You've lived for so many years, yet you still fuss over such matters."
"Yes, Master. Your guidance is invaluable!"
"How interesting. The Dragon Blood Guards of the Dragon family in the capital have appeared. It seems there is still the bloodline of the Dragon family within this city. No wonder they dared to lay hands on those who belong to me."