161: Chapter 161 The Rending Prodigy Launches a Frenzied All-Out Offensive; Ye Qing Leaves the City to Slay the Vanguard

On the morning of the fifth day of the standoff, as the first ray of sunlight pierced through the lead-gray clouds and fell upon the towering walls of Black Wind City, the thunderous sound of war drums finally echoed from the Yao Race camp outside the city.

Those war drums seemed to be made from the skin and bones of some giant Yao Beast; every beat sounded like a thunderclap exploding in the heavens and earth, causing people's blood to surge and their spirits to waver.

Accompanied by the stirring sound of war drums, the gates of the Yao Race camp swung wide open. Squads of neatly arranged Yao Race elites poured out like a tide, and under the leadership of their respective Yao generals, they formed massive attack phalanxes in front of the camp.

Blades and spears stood like a forest, and banners blocked out the sun.

The soaring Demonic Qi condensed into a thick, almost tangible black cloud that hovered above the Yao Race army, emitting a suffocating pressure.

In front of the central command tent, Patrol Inspector Lietian, clad in black battle armor with a long saber of ancient design emitting a fierce Evil Qi hanging at his waist, rode a strange beast covered in dark red scales with a single horn on its head, his gaze cold as he looked toward Black Wind City.

He slowly raised his right hand, then suddenly waved it forward!

"Attack!"

At his command, the earth shook and the mountains quaked!

The Yao Race army, like a bursting flood, launched an overwhelming general offensive against Black Wind City!

The first to attack were the long-range units located at the rear of the formation.

Thousands of tall Ape Yao with astonishing arm strength shouldered massive crossbow bolts made of thousand-year-old black ironwood, aimed at the city walls, and fired them fiercely!

At the same time, hundreds of Harpies flew into the high sky, and with a flap of their wings, countless feathers shimmering with cold light poured down onto the city walls like a torrential rain!

Furthermore, some Yao Foxes and Snake Yao proficient in Spells began chanting incantations, condensing massive fireballs, ice cones, and wind blades that bombarded the city walls, covering the sky and earth!

For a time, the sky was filled with the light of Spells and arrows, crashing down upon the defensive array of Black Wind City like a meteor shower!

Hum—!!!

The massive black walls of Black Wind City shook violently, and a layer of black light curtain resembling water ripples suddenly lit up, enveloping the entire city within it.

Those crossbow bolts, feathers, and Spell attacks, capable of splitting stones and breaking monuments, merely stirred up ripples upon the black light curtain before vanishing, unable to advance even an inch!

"The Heifeng Xuantie Great Array truly lives up to its reputation."

Ye Qing stood in the courtyard of the inn, looking up at the black light curtain that guarded the entire city tightly, inwardly marveling.

He knew that this light curtain was not just for defense. It also possessed certain effects of rebounding and weakening attacks. Unless the attack force exceeded its tolerance limit, it would be difficult to break through.

Although the first wave of long-range attacks by the Yao Race army was grand in scale, it clearly failed to shake the foundation of the Heifeng Xuantie Great Array.

Patrol Inspector Lietian clearly realized this as well.

He remained expressionless and waved his hand to issue another order.

The second wave of attacks followed closely behind.

This time, the Yao Race's heavy-armored infantry and siege units were deployed.

Hundreds of massive, thick-skinned Rhino Yao, clad in heavy armor and bearing huge battering rams on their heads, charged toward the city gate like moving mountains, under the cover of dozens of rock giants several zhang tall with immense strength!

The ground trembled violently under their heavy footsteps!

Meanwhile, the powerhouses within the Yao Race army also began to make their moves.

Several Mid-Nascent Soul Stage Yao Kings soared into the air, each unleashing their Divine Abilities; some condensed massive claws of demonic power, some spat out demon fire that could burn mountains and boil seas, and others summoned thick thunderbolts, all fiercely bombarding the same point on the Heifeng Xuantie Great Array!

Clearly, they wanted to concentrate their power to forcibly break through the array's defense!

Black Wind City immediately responded.

On the city walls, several powerful Auras rose up.

A middle-aged man wearing heavy black iron armor and wielding a giant sword the size of a door appeared on the city tower.

He was burly, with a resolute face and eyes as sharp as a hawk's, exuding an Aura as steady and heavy as a mountain.

He was none other than the City Lord of Black Wind City, a powerhouse of the Nascent Soul Late Stage—Immortal Master Xuantie!

After appearing, Immortal Master Xuantie did not say much; he merely snorted coldly, raised the giant door-sized sword in his hand high, and then slashed fiercely toward the Yao Kings outside the city who were attacking the array!

A black sword energy, condensed to the extreme and seemingly capable of severing mountains and rivers, flew from the sword. With a piercing sound of breaking through the air, it instantly crossed several miles and slashed toward those Yao Kings!

The faces of those Yao Kings changed, and they hurriedly abandoned their attack on the array to join forces in resisting that black sword energy!

Boom—!!!

A deafening explosion erupted outside the city!

The black sword energy collided violently with the attacks of the several Yao Kings, erupting with blinding light and turbulent energy!

Those Yao Kings were forced back repeatedly by the shock, their faces turning pale.

As for Immortal Master Xuantie, his figure only swayed slightly before he steadied himself.

"Hmph! Is that all?"

Immortal Master Xuantie snorted coldly again, raised his giant sword once more, and prepared to continue his attack.

Just at this moment—

A cold voice, as if coming from the Nine Netherworlds, resounded across the battlefield.

"Xuantie, your opponent is me."

Before the words had faded, a black figure appeared not far in front of Immortal Master Xuantie, as if teleporting.

It was none other than Patrol Inspector Lietian!

He held that long saber of ancient design, its blade shimmering with an eerie black light, emitting a heart-palpitating Evil Qi.

"Lietian!"

Seeing the newcomer, Immortal Master Xuantie's eyes narrowed, and a grave expression appeared on his face.

Without the slightest hesitation, he raised his giant sword high again and took the initiative to attack Lietian!

The two top powerhouses of the Nascent Soul Late Stage launched an earth-shattering battle right above Black Wind City!

Every collision between them erupted with thunderous roars, and the scattered energy ripples dispersed the surrounding clouds and blasted massive craters into the ground below!

The battle between Nascent Soul Late Stage powerhouses was terrifyingly powerful!

On the city walls, countless Human Race Cultivators watched, their hearts racing and their blood boiling.

Meanwhile, the Yao Race army, led by several Yao Kings, continued to attack the Heifeng Xuantie Great Array frantically!

Under the continuous attacks, the light curtain of the array began to shake violently, as if it might shatter at any moment!

The situation was extremely unfavorable for the Human Race side!

Ye Qing stood in the courtyard of the inn, watching the two figures fiercely clashing in the sky, then looked at the Yao Race army surging in like a tide outside the city, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"It is about time."

He murmured to himself, then took a step forward, his figure disappearing from the courtyard like a ghost.

The next moment, his figure appeared on the walls of Black Wind City.

He ignored the surprised gazes around him and simply raised his right hand slowly, the hunyuan ruler appearing in his hand out of thin air.

Dark silver light flowed across the body of the ruler, emitting a fierce Aura.

He gazed calmly at the dense Yao Race army outside the city, and then, aimed at the most densely packed area of the army, he simply slashed down with the ruler!

Swish!

A streak of dark silver light, condensed to the extreme and seemingly capable of severing the Void Realm, flew from the ruler and instantly expanded to a hundred zhang in length. Like a silver celestial river descending from the heavens, it slashed fiercely into the Yao Race army!

Wherever the ruler light passed, those Yao Race soldiers—whether they were Golden Core Stage or Foundation Establishment Stage, whether they were thick-skinned Rhino Yao or agile Shadow Wolves—were all instantly cut in two by the terrifying ruler light, as if they were made of paper!

Blood shot into the sky like a fountain!

Severed limbs flew everywhere!

With just a single strike, over a thousand Yao Race elites were slain by Ye Qing!

The tide-like offensive of the Yao Race army faltered!

Countless horrified and angry gazes instantly focused on the seemingly unremarkable figure on the city wall, who held a dark silver iron ruler!