Chapter 0704: The War Beasts
The flying spears possessed tremendous piercing power.On the battlefield, the threat they posed was shocking—golden shields could be seen penetrated by spears, stained with blood.
No matter how agile and evasive the jackal-people were, in the chaos of battle, under the dense rain of arrows, they were still shot into pin cushions one after another. Any flaw or gap in their movement would result in immediate impalement.
It was as the saying went—in ancient times, martial artists in the jianghu could fly through the skies and vanish into thin air, entering and exiting cities at will, robbing the rich to help the poor, assassinating officials and villains, completely unstoppable. A single strike could kill, a thousand miles traveled without leaving a trace.
But when had it ever been heard that a martial artist dared to face a regular army head-on?
Once a military formation was set and ten thousand arrows were fired in unison, no matter how strong you were, you'd be turned into a hedgehog. Let alone this—here, all the archers were cultivators, each one a powerful fighter. To charge into a military formation with brute force alone was nothing short of suicidal—pure foolishness.
"Charge!!"
"Kill! Let our Boarmen show what we're made of!"
Massive groups of Boarmen surged forward with broadswords in hand, flooding toward the Iron-Blood Great Wall like a tide.
The space between the wall and the ground had long since been filled with countless corpses.The once-formidable height of the wall was now leveled—flattened by blood and bone.
"Minotaurs, advance!!"
At that moment, the Minotaur forces moved out. Towering warriors with bull horns carried massive axes in one hand and gigantic totem-marked shields in the other.
The shields bore engravings of what seemed to be ancient demonic gods—mystical and primeval.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Rune arrows struck the shields, releasing crisp metallic chimes.
These weren't ordinary shields—they were forged from Xuanwu Stone, possessing defenses akin to the mythical Black Tortoise. Among divine weapons of the same grade, these Xuanwu Shields ranked at the very top.
These shields were a special countermeasure, jointly prepared by the Beastman Alliance, specifically to defend against the bolt and arrow barrages of Xuanhuang City's Divine Machine Crossbows. Xuanwu Stone was extremely rare, and forging these shields had required the help of the Dwarf clans. Even attacks from Yellow-rank divine weapons couldn't penetrate them, and even Mysterious-rank divine techniques might struggle to do so.
Under the protection of the shields, piercing arrows were deflected, flaming arrows exploded harmlessly outside, and the ice power of frost arrows couldn't freeze the surface.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Minotaurs marched steadily forward, raising their shields to absorb a hailstorm of hundreds or thousands of arrows at every step.
Though the Xuanwu Shields could withstand the arrows, the force behind each shot remained. Even the mighty Minotaurs felt numbness in their arms and rattling in their bones. Their strength drained at a terrifying rate. If this continued for long, even without breaking the shields, they'd eventually lose their grip—and a dropped shield was nothing more than dead weight.
Behind them, waves of jackal-people followed closely, using the shields for cover. Flying spears streaked through the air like lightning as savage beasts stormed forward in an unending tide, scrambling up the slope of corpses to breach the wall.
"You want to climb my wall? Delusional. If that's the case—I'll devour this flesh and blood."
Yi Tianxing's eyes gleamed coldly.
The corpses outside had piled so high they reached the wall's top, forming a flesh-and-bone staircase the beastmen could use to scale the ramparts. Though devouring them would cause the Iron-Blood Great Wall to extend dramatically—requiring more territory to defend and spreading the soldiers thin—it was far better than letting the enemy overrun the walls.
Boom!!
A flash of blood light flickered atop the wall. In an instant, the mountain of corpses vanished—devoured.
Instead, the Iron-Blood Great Wall began to grow at an unnatural rate, expanding over a thousand li in mere moments—then surging past 1,500 li, pushing outward dramatically and engulfing the battlefield.
The beastmen, standing atop the corpse-ramp ready to charge the wall, now had nothing beneath their feet. One by one, they plummeted from midair, crashing to the ground in startled cries.
Even the towering Minotaurs tumbled down, rolling helplessly.
Thwip! Thwip! Thwip!
The archers atop the walls seized the moment and let loose. A storm of bolts and arrows rained down.
Even the mighty Minotaurs, exposed during their fall, were pierced by bolts. Not even the Xuanwu Shields could save them—death was swift and certain.
The black bricks of the Iron-Blood Great Wall seemed to seethe with killing intent. A dark aura of slaughter roiled above it.
"You think a mere wall can stop the advance of my beastman horde? You're mistaken. Bring forth the War Beasts—tear that wall down!"
A cold gleam flashed in the Golden Behemoth King's eyes. He showed no disappointment at losing the corpse-stair—he had never counted on it in the first place.
His real trump card had yet to appear:
The War Beasts! ⚠️
Roar!!
At his command, the earth suddenly cracked open with deafening tremors. Massive figures emerged from the ground, towering above the battlefield.
These were true War Beasts—the most terrifying war machines of the Beastman race.
Only the royal bloodline possessed them. The secrets of their breeding and raising were known solely to the royal family.
They resembled gigantic pangolins, magnified to terrifying proportions. A single horn jutted from their heads, and their bodies were covered in ancient yellowish scales, emanating a primeval aura.
Most terrifying of all were the countless bone spikes jutting from their bodies—each one like a massive spear, gleaming coldly, seeming able to pierce even space itself.
Their massive limbs crushed the ground beneath them, each step shaking the earth. Over a hundred zhang tall, each beast was a colossus. Even a single scale on its body was the size of a giant shield, with tightly layered coverage leaving no weak points or openings.
These were the living embodiments of slaughter—walking siege weapons.
Legend had it that a fully-grown War Beast could collapse sacred mountains, shatter heavenly pillars, and reduce city walls to rubble with a single charge.
The most terrifying of them could grow to thousands or even tens of thousands of zhang, their strength capable of destroying worlds.
And now, four of them stood upon the battlefield. ⚠️
Each radiated a pressure that could suffocate even a Divine Sea Realm cultivator, as if a mountain were crushing their chest. Even willpower faltered in the face of their overwhelming presence.
ROOOAAAR!!
One of the beasts let out a deafening cry, shaking the entire battlefield. With slow, thunderous steps, it began moving toward the Iron-Blood Great Wall.
Even the elite veterans atop the wall—all hardened by countless slaughters—turned pale. This was their first time witnessing such terrifying monsters.
"I never imagined the beastmen possessed something like these War Beasts. With their size, a single step could vault the wall—one breath would unleash a hurricane."
"Attack! Archers! Target the War Beasts! Volley—FIRE!!"
"No matter how strong they are—if they're the enemy, we kill!"
Despite the shock, the soldiers reacted swiftly. Bolts and arrows rained down like a storm.
But the beasts were too large to dodge. Every arrow hit its mark.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Arrows struck the armored scales and were instantly deflected, sparks flying. Even special war arrows could not pierce the hide.
Their defense rivaled—or even exceeded—the Xuanwu Shields. ⚠️
Some arrows aimed at their eyes, but the beasts simply closed their eyelids and the bolts bounced off harmlessly.
ROAR!!
A single breath from a War Beast turned into a mighty gale, blowing the arrows back the way they came.
The arrows and bolts—completely ineffective.
These monsters stood as natural, invincible fortresses.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A War Beast advanced toward the wall. Each step shattered the earth, sending tremors far and wide. In mere moments, one beast arrived at the foot of the Iron-Blood Great Wall.
Its cold, emotionless eyes stared at the wall.
Then, the massive tail behind it rose high—and whipped forward, striking the wall with devastating force.