Chapter 0390 – The Iron-Blood Barrier

Whoosh!!

Bow drawn, arrow nocked—target: Godzilla.

An arrow pierced the sky. A golden bone war arrow transformed into a dazzling beam of golden light, streaking through the air like lightning, aimed directly at Godzilla's eye. This shot combined arrow intent, true qi, and the full might of the Meteor Bow, pushed to their absolute limit. Faster than a shooting star, the arrow was nearly imperceptible to the naked eye—it reached Godzilla in less than a breath.

This was a piercing arrow!

The Meteor Bow was no longer the same as it had been at its initial Yellow Rank Grade One, when it required 10,000 jin of physical strength to draw, 20,000 jin to unleash its main power, and 30,000 jin to fully draw it to its full-moon shape. The synergy between the war arrow's force and its supersonic velocity multiplied the impact up to threefold, delivering a theoretical power of 90,000 jin when fully drawn.

Ordinarily, no archer would risk fully drawing a war bow—it drained too much energy and couldn't be sustained.

With the support of true qi, arrow intent, and the war arrow's own strength, this shot could threaten even Sea of Divinity Realm or Life Aperture Realm cultivators.

Now, the Meteor Bow had quietly advanced to Yellow Rank Grade Two. Its minimum draw strength was 20,000 jin, and to unleash normal destructive force, one needed 40,000 jin. At its limit, it could endure up to 60,000 jin.

This shot was fired using 40,000 jin of strength. Though not fully drawn, the arrow's total force, combined with momentum, surpassed 120,000 jin. With true qi and arrow intent, the destructive potential was terrifying.

A shot like this could instantly kill or severely wound even a Tier 2 King-level fierce beast.

Clang!!But Godzilla, seeing the attack, simply lowered his eyelid, slightly tilted his head, and closed his eye. Even so, the piercing arrow struck the eyelid directly.

Incredibly, the arrow—imbued with endless sharpness and immense power—collided with the eyelid and emitted a crisp metallic clang, like steel striking steel, sending out sparks.

Roar!!

Godzilla bellowed in pain, but strangely, the arrow only made a tiny tear in the eyelid—not even enough to draw blood. In the next instant, the arrow rebounded violently.

It couldn't pierce Godzilla's defense.

Hiss!!Countless spectators who had been waiting for this shot gasped in horror.

"What kind of beast is this? Even Lord Yi's war arrow couldn't penetrate its skin—this thing is a monster!"

"If we can't even scratch it, how can we stop it from smashing through Iron-Blood Wall and destroying Xuanhuang Town?"

"Is this divine punishment? Has heaven decided to erase us? No! We can't let it end like this."

"We've already lost our homeland once during the Great Fusion. We won't let this town fall. Even if we die, we die defending it!"

Cries of determination erupted from both soldiers and civilians. Their eyes blazed with a fighting spirit born of desperation.

"Kill!!"

From the walls, Fu Hongxue let out a cold roar. A blinding saber light sliced down like a silver ribbon toward Godzilla. The saber intent contained within had clearly grown stronger—martial intent thrives on slaughter, and Fu had honed his with countless beast kills.

The saber light shot up like a pillar reaching the heavens.

Clang!!It struck Godzilla's body. But Godzilla's form, a towering mountain in the dark, was an easy target. Even so, the saber strike only created a spray of sparks. The saber light shattered, unable to breach the flesh.

Not even the saber intent could pierce the defense.

"Vile beast, you must die!"

Huang Chengyan frowned and unleashed a blinding white sword light, slashing toward Godzilla's neck. The strike, sharp enough to cleave mountains, bounced off just like the others.

None of the attacks could harm it. Its physical body had reached an abnormal, monstrous level of defense.

Roar!!

After being attacked multiple times, Godzilla—though unhurt—grew utterly enraged. It stopped eyeing the beast soul pill and instead turned its gaze toward the city, toward the people. Its expression was one of contempt, as if the humans were merely ants.

With a thunderous roar that echoed like a beast's cry mixed with a dragon's roar, it radiated immense, suffocating pressure.

Without hesitation, it swung its massive tail—as casually as swatting a fly.

That tail, like a giant serpent or dragon's tail, swept through the battlefield. Countless beasts in its path were instantly torn to pieces, unable to resist.

In the blink of an eye, the colossal tail loomed over Xuanhuang Town, as if heaven's punishment had descended, crushing all will to resist.

"Archers, fire!!"

"Crossbowmen, shoot! Continuous fire!!"

"Rune bombs, launch!!"

Command after command rang out from the walls. Arrow volleys and rune bombs filled the air, all aimed at the sweeping tail.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

But none of them worked. The attacks either bounced off or disintegrated into dust.

That tail carried a force capable of annihilating the heavens and earth.

"Brother Yi… If this is our end… Then dying by your side is enough for me. I have no fear."

Cai Yan looked at the monstrous beast and smiled gently, her face radiant. She added softly:

"It's a shame… I never got to give myself to you…"

In that moment, she let go of all restraint.

"After the beast tide ends, I'll make you mine."

Yi Tianxing smiled and replied calmly. Then, he shouted:

"Iron-Blood Wall, forged of flesh and will. With hearts united, we stand eternal. As long as the Wall stands, our guardianship endures!"

As his words fell, the Iron-Blood Wall rumbled, and waves of blood-colored divine light surged forth.

From within, countless indomitable spirits roared:

"With our flesh, we forge the Iron-Blood Wall. To protect the people, eternal and unyielding!"

"Fight! Fight! Fight!! Our will shall never perish! Our belief is our shield!"

An overwhelming surge of bloody divine light enveloped the city, forming a gigantic crimson barrier—the Iron-Blood Barrier—based on the area guarded by the wall.

All of Xuanhuang Town was now shrouded in a red protective shield.

Within the barrier, one could faintly see undying human war spirits standing sentinel, roaring with unrelenting will.

This Iron-Blood Barrier, born from sacrifice and forged from countless guardian wills, possessed unparalleled defense.

BOOM!!!

Godzilla's tail slammed into the barrier. The shockwave was cataclysmic, shaking the land and sky. But instead of shattering, the barrier rippled like a pool of water, dispersing the impact force throughout the structure and into the ground.

The barrier dimmed slightly, even dented inward, but did not break.