361: The veteran is here... one is better than many

“Shubao, you don't think we really just came here to cheer the troops and drink with you, do you!”

Cheng Yaojin laughed.

“This... my strength... it's incredibly strange!”

Qin Shubao punched the crenelation of the city wall, easily smashing the half-meter-thick masonry to pieces, and a look of shock could not help but appear on his face.

“This wine is a special medicinal wine from the Si Tian Jian, made using peaches from the Holy Monk's courtyard as the raw material, supplemented by various Heaven And Earth Treasure. Besides strengthening the body and bones, it can also grant immense strength within two hours, increasing physical fitness exponentially...”

Li Jing stroked his beard and smiled, saying to Qin Qiong, “Alright, enough idle talk. The battle in the city is ours now... Come, come, soldiers, follow me to subdue the demons and monsters!”

At this moment, not only the soldiers guarding the city, but even the Jinwu Guard responsible for patrolling the city, as well as the soldiers from the Five City Garrison Command, sixty or seventy percent of the Great Tang soldiers had drunk that medicinal wine. They were now filled with heat, itching to beat a couple of tigers to death. Following Li Jing's order, everyone donned their gear, brandished their weapons, and charged into the city with roars.

“So... they were prepared all along!”

Pigsy watched what was happening on the city walls and couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

“I wonder if, with their strength, they can hold back such a large army of the Yao Race...”

Shi Jingmo looked worried.

“Why don't we go up and see for ourselves! Waiting here is so nerve-wracking!”

Wu Zhen had a straightforward temperament; she flew up and looked into the city. After just one glance, she couldn't help but click her tongue and say, “Wow, are the Great Tang soldiers really this fierce?”

Hearing this, the others couldn't help but raise their positions slightly. Sha Wujing looked at the scene before him and exclaimed in shock: “Are these monsters really so fragile?”

The scene inside the city was indeed enough to surprise these immortals; even Ksitigarbha pressed his palms together, recited a Buddhist chant, and revealed a gratified smile.

As for what the scene inside the city was like, it could be described as a purgatory on earth; of course, this purgatory was specifically for the Yao Race.

The North Street was the territory of the Jinwu Guard; several great generals led archers to blockade the front and rear of North Street. The archers drew their bows and nocked arrows; the moment the demons appeared, a large rain of arrows covered them. These soldiers had also drunk the wine, and the longbows and sharp arrows in their hands had all been specially crafted by the Si Tian Jian... simply put, they were enchanted. Low-level monsters basically died the moment they were touched or grazed.

The generals gave orders with extreme decisiveness, and round after round of arrow rain blew the heads off those monsters that dared to show themselves, until finally, these monsters didn't dare to appear from this direction and turned to advance into the city from other directions.

However, as soon as they appeared in the South Lane and looked up, they saw a bright, snowy blade light descending from above. In the blink of an eye, a large number of animal heads rolled onto the ground, and blood and black Qi erupted simultaneously. When the demons were beheaded, even their souls were split from their bodies by the steel blades in the hands of the Jinwu Guard.

On the other side, some snakes, insects, rats, and ants that had not yet taken human form but possessed extremely sturdy bodies slowly crawled out. However, what greeted them was General Xue Rengui's unit.

This team, which he had established from the very beginning, were all highly skilled in martial arts. Furthermore, ever since drinking the “great tonic wine” from the Si Tian Jian, their strength had become just like General Xue Rengui's—immense. These monsters, who only knew how to cause destruction with their own physical bodies, could not possibly be their match.

Plus, after the Si Tian Jian enchanted the weapons, all these blades and weapons became incredibly sharp and extraordinarily powerful. Especially the Fangtian Halberd in General Xue Rengui's hands; with one strike, it actually chopped a giant python, as thick as a water vat and over a dozen zhang long, into several pieces, splashing foul-smelling blood everywhere.

The surrounding houses were also not a concern for being destroyed because, at the beginning of the siege by the Yao Race, apprentices sent by the Si Tian Jian had already drawn Talismanic Incantation on every house. Although it couldn't provide 100% protection, it could always provide defense for a time, so these soldiers let loose and charged head-on at the monsters.

At the East City Gate, a group of old generals, holding weapons, instantly faced off against several beast-monsters that looked extremely ferocious.

These guys were either tigers or lions, and among them were things like elephants and wolves. They held weapons in their hands, and one look showed they were not comparable to ordinary small monsters.

However, against these “mutated” old generals, these monsters were truly in for a streak of terrible luck.

Cheng Yaojin put his broadaxes on his back and actually wrestled with a giant bear, and he forcefully swung this giant bear around, slamming it over a dozen times, almost smashing its intestines out. Seeing that this thing was so weak, old Cheng lost the mood to play around, drew his broadaxes, and finished it off.

The twin maces in Qin Shubao's hands danced with a fierce wind; three tiger spirits surrounded him and fought for a long time without gaining the slightest upper hand. If it weren't for the fact that Qin Shubao was a relatively soft-hearted person, these three would have already had their brains splattered.

However, he understood the principle that one should not hold compassion for the enemy. After the other side had unreasonably besieged him for a long time, they finally annoyed him. With the short mace protecting his body and the long mace striking out, the three tigers only saw a golden phantom before they all fell to the ground, brains flowing all over the floor!

Li Jing was not using a long weapon; in fact, since he stepped down from his post, he hadn't used a long weapon for a long time. Now he only had a long sword in his hand, but this long sword had become a nightmare for these monsters.

His opponents were dozens of Yao Race members who had Cultivated into spirits from wolves.

You must know, wolves are both cunning and ferocious. The weapons in their hands were curved blades, and their attack speed was extremely fast. They slashed wildly around Li Jing, never leaving his vital points, but every time they were about to successfully slash Li Jing, he would calmly dodge, as if taking a leisurely stroll.

It must be known that Li Jing was already a world-renowned invincible swordsman in his youth, having slain countless bandit chiefs with a single long sword.

If it comes to martial arts techniques, few in the world can match him, let alone these crude fellows who only know how to win by relying on speed and strength.

This sword was just an ordinary long sword, but the angle of its strike was incredibly tricky and the speed was astonishingly fast. Every time he dodged an attack, he could thrust out a sword, and this strike would inevitably hit a vital point.

In less than three minutes, these twenty wolves were covered in wounds, with flat wounds all over their bodies.

Blood flowed out gurglingly; the sight was too horrible to look at.

Finally, these guys were afraid and dared not attack anymore; they jumped out of the battle circle to run, but it was already too late.

Their movements had become sluggish due to their severe injuries; before they could even make a move, they felt their throats turn cold, having already been pierced through.

A few seconds later, the twenty wolf-monsters knelt on the ground, clutching their necks, and ceased to breathe.

“Wow, you are still the ruthless one, Old Li!”

Yuchi Gong, his face covered in blood, carried two steel whips and stood beside him, clicking his tongue, “Your methods are cruel enough!”

Li Jing said with a wry smile, “You're one to talk. Don't think I didn't see that you twisted that elephant's trunk into minced meat!”

Yuchi Gong smiled awkwardly, “That's not my fault. Who told it to come up and try to coil me with its trunk first!”