"Hold on! We absolutely cannot let them break through the defense!"
In front of Tianyu City, a powerful figure roared, wielding a longsword and desperately guarding the fortifications alongside the city's elites. This was the city's last line of defense.
If the enemy broke through the defenses, the entire Tianyu City would collapse completely, and everyone inside would be torn to dust by these stone giants and bloodthirsty lions.
"Rumble rumble ..."
In front of the fortifications, the powerful warriors of the Stone Spirit and Golden Lion clans were frantically besieging someone. That person was none other than Chu He.
He single-handedly led the strongest forces of the Stone Spirit and Golden Lion clans. Chu He, wielding a long broad sword, fought dozens of powerful opponents alone. Wherever the broad sword passed, heaven and earth roared, myriad paths collapsed, and the pressure of the Nine Veins Human Emperor surged, forcing those powerful figures to retreat repeatedly.
At this moment, he was covered in blood. The blood was both from enemies and from himself. It was he alone who held off the strongest members of both clans and barely managed to hold Tianyu City safe.
"That old guy has suddenly become stronger. Everyone, don't be afraid of him. He's just a last burst of energy. He's already old and can't hold on much longer. Let's stay steady and not give him any chance." Jiang Yiming, the only human powerhouse in the battle circle, shouted loudly.
Although he was only at the cultivation level of a four-branch Human Emperor, his aura was not much weaker than the six-branch emperor-level Stone Spirit and Golden Lion. Under his command, the two clans' experts surrounded Chu He, using defense instead of offense to wear down his stamina.
Previously, they had been reckless and eager for credit. Based on their information, Chu He was already in his twilight years and not a threat. But unexpectedly, with the blessing of the Dragon Chen Pill, Chu He's vitality was greatly replenished. A Stone Spirit clan expert was instantly killed by Chu He in a single blow.
Several others were severely injured by Chu He, but fortunately, they had enough men and struck simultaneously, barely holding off Chu He's attack.
Chu He knew his situation. Although Long Chen's pills could supplement his lifespan, they couldn't change his aging condition; his strength simply couldn't last.
So, right from the start, he went all out, aiming to eliminate the opponent's strongest fighters immediately, so they still had hope of winning.
Unfortunately, there were simply too many enemies. Dozens of six-branch emperor-level experts and two seven-branch emperors applied pressure simultaneously, and under Jiang Yiming's command, the situation was instantly controlled.
Jiang Yiming was Chu He's disciple. He knew Chu He's strength and tactics best. With this traitor present, Chu He's rhythm was always under his control. Watching Jiang Yiming's murderous intent rise, Chu He tried several times to kill this traitor, but was always blocked.
Once, Jiang Yiming deliberately used himself as bait to lure Chu He into taking action, but under his command, Chu He suffered a heavy loss.
"Jiang Yiming, you traitor, you won't end well." Chu He shouted angrily.
Hearing Chu He scold him, Jiang Yiming laughed arrogantly: "Hahaha, even if I don't end well, you won't see it. But old man, I can see what happens to you." "
Rumble..."
Seeing Chu He's aura clearly declining, everyone was overjoyed and applied pressure. Dozens of powerful figures pressed forward, and various attacks surged toward Chu River like a tidal wave.
Chu He felt a surge of pressure. He swung his longsword, his sword energy like the sky, creating waves of chaos. But his blood energy was rapidly depleted, his strength waning, and blood was already seeping from the corner of his mouth.
In front of the fortifications, the younger generation of strong warriors were desperately resisting powerful enemies, but there were too many enemies, like a tide, and it seemed impossible to hold out.
Everyone was on the verge of despair. If this continued, everyone in the city would die. Li Yunhua watched as people kept dying around her, and couldn't help but look into the distance—that was the direction of the mysterious place.
At this moment, they were filled with regret. If they hadn't told Long Chen about the mysterious place, he wouldn't have left. As soon as Long Chen left, the two clans seemed to have heard the news and immediately attacked. Seeing the city was about to fall, Li Yunhua gritted his teeth and actually broke through the crowd.
"Senior Sister Yunhua, what are you doing?" The disciples fighting alongside Li Yunhua exclaimed, "Ahead lies the battlefield of the emperors; going there would be suicide."
Ahead was a defensive line formed by more than 18,000 newly ascended Human Emperors from Tianyu City. At this moment, many of these Human Emperors had already died in battle, leaving gaps in the gaps that greatly increased the pressure on the young disciples behind them.
Gritting her teeth, Li Yunhua charged toward the battlefield of the emperors. She knew that only by killing the stronger Human Emperor could she hope to salvage the situation. Although she knew there was no way out if she left, she still charged forward.
"Boom!"
Li Yunhua stepped forward from the crowd, swimming upstream toward the Emperor's battlefield. Just then, the Human Emperor was knocked flying by a stone spirit's punch. The Stone Spirit clan's Human Emperor fiercely kicked the Human Emperor, trying to finish him off, but Li Yunhua slashed through the sky with his sword, slashing its large head.
With a loud bang, the longsword slashed into its skull and was trapped. The tremendous recoil force made her spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Die!"
The Stone Spirit clan expert, struck by a sword strike, flew into a rage in pain and threw a punch at Li Yunhua with a roaring gust of wind.
"Senior Sister Yunhua..."
The disciples of Tianyu City were furious.
"Ssshh!"
Suddenly, with a soft sound, the Human Emperor of the Stone Spirit clan shuddered violently, then slowly split into two pieces. As his body split open, through the gap people saw a black blade, followed by a young man holding a blade.
"Senior Brother Long Chen!"
When Li Yunhua saw the man dressed in black with black hair, he shouted excitedly.
"Sorry for being late. Leave everything from here on to me."
Long Chen nodded slightly to Li Yunhua, then slashed horizontally at the Evil Moon Dragonbone in his hand. With a shout, it sounded like the roar
of a god:
"Remnant Clouds Pierce the Heavens."
Long Chen stood in the void, his eight-colored divine ring lighting up. The Evil Moon of the Dragonbone in his hand roared and exploded, and with a horizontal slash from Long Chen, A black crescent moon shot out from the blade.
The black crescent moon started out only three zhang long, but after detaching from the Dragonbone Evil Moon, it rapidly grew larger, swelling thousands of miles, with the black crescent nearly covering most of the battlefield.
"Puff puff puff... The
black crescent moon, like the blade of a god, could not withstand a single cut, cutting countless powerful beings in two.
Only those above the Three-Vein Emperor barely managed to withstand it, but they were still blasted away by the terrifying blade energy like rolling gourds.
With a single strike, more than half the battlefield was cleared away. Any powerful warrior cut in two—whether from the Golden Lion Clan or the Stone Spirit Clan—instantly lost their breath, corpses scattered everywhere, and rivers of blood flowed.
At that moment, Li Yunhua and the others were stunned. They couldn't believe what was happening before their eyes—one strike, one strike, and it had cleared out more than half the battlefield.
If it weren't for the powerful Tianyu City warriors nearby, Long Chen would have struck with a single slash, and few enemies would have survived.
"Whoosh!"
Long Chen hoisted the Dragonbone Evil Moon onto his shoulder, stepped forward, and like a bolt of lightning, charged into Chu He's battle circle. His blade was as sharp as lightning, aiming straight for Jiang Yiming.